TVMS News

March

Monday, March 31- Schools now Open for Students

April

Friday, April 4- End of Third Quarter, Spring Dance 6-8 PM

Monday, April 14 - Monday, April 21- Schools closed for Spring Break

Thursday, April 24- Take your child to work day

Friday, April 25- Third Quarter Report Cards Issued at 4 PM

Families are reminded of a recent change to the HCPSS calendar, making Monday, March 31 a full day for students. That day previously was marked as a Professional Work and Development Day for staff and schools closed for students.

Full details are available online.

As part of 6th and 7th grade third quarter science units, students have engaged in a Curricular Embedded Student Service Learning (SSL) experience. When students pass these courses in the third quarter, the 25 hours for SSL will be issued and will appear on the student report card. Similarly, there is a project in grade 8 social studies during the fourth quarter that will be documented this way. This is an updated process to ensure all students who have engaged in these learning experiences in middle school will be issued the hours if they pass that quarter. Students who do not pass the quarter of a course or are not enrolled in SSL embedded instruction will not receive hours. These students will have the opportunity to engage in high school courses that include SSL and/or engage in high school independent SSL projects. 75 Hours of SSL are required by MSDE for graduation and more information can be found on the HCPSS website here: https://www.hcpss.org/academics/service-learning/

Details:

Date: April 4th

Time: 6-8 (doors close at 6:30)

Location: TVMS gym and cafeteria

Thomas Viaduct Middle School’s Spring Fling Dance will take place on Friday, April 4th, 2025. Doors will open at 6:00 p.m. and will close promptly at 6:30 p.m. Students who arrive after 6:30 p.m. will not be admitted. Students may purchase tickets in advance for $5 or 25 Den Dollars. Sales will take place on April 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. Students must have a signed permission slip to purchase a ticket and to attend the dance. Permission slips were given to students on Friday, March 28th. The purchase of a ticket allows entry into the dance and a choice of a snack and a drink.

*Students who have received three Incident Reports and/or a suspension during the third quarter will need a parent chaperone to accompany them for the entire duration of the dance.

Our 8th graders will take their panoramic class photo on Wednesday, April 3! To ensure everyone is included, students must arrive to school on time. Order envelopes were distributed on Thursday, March 27—please remind your student to bring theirs if you plan to purchase a photo.

TVMS and HHES will be hosting our second annual, co-planned, Health and Wellness Fair on Thursday, April 10, 2025. This event is FREE with the goal of bringing our communities together and providing our students and families with a number of health and wellness resources. In addition to worthwhile resources and partnerships, we will also have student and family driven activities, food trucks, contests, local sponsors, and MORE.

Sign up for our 3v3 Basketball Tournament HERE. Students and adults are welcome to participate!

The Council of Elders of the Black Community of Howard County is hosting the fourth installment of the TCOE Community Academy: Healthy vs. Unhealthy Relationships. This session will be held in-person on Saturday, April 5, 2025 from 9:00 - 10:30 am at Oakland Mills Middle School (9540 Kilimanjaro Road, Columbia, MD 21045). In this interactive session, participants will explore the dynamics of healthy vs. unhealthy relationships, and how to start conversations with children. Families can register for the session here. For additional information, please view the flyer here.

Hershey Park Field Trip: Friday, May 16

Cost - $122 for students; $90 for chaperones – includes park admission ticket, coach bus transportation, and festival competition fees

Meals and T-shirt cost not included

Spring Band Concert: Monday, May 19 @ Guilford Park HS

Spring Orchestra Concert: Monday, May 23 @ Guilford Park HS

Spring Choir Concert: Monday, May 27 @ Guilford Park HS

*The Hershey Park trip is for 7th and 8th grade Chamber Chorus, Wind Ensemble, and Chamber Orchestra. Parents should wait to pay for the Hershey Park trip until they have received a permission form from their teacher. Mr. Bacon, Mr. Brown and Mr. Newberger will be handing out the field trip forms soon!

This summer, Inspirit AI is partnering with Howard County Public Schools to offer an in-person project-based artificial intelligence program. Inspirit AI is an AI education program developed and taught by Stanford and MIT alumni and graduate students. The program will consist of ten (10) 3-hour sessions taking place from July 14-25, 2025 at Hammond High School. The program fee is $1,500 and some financial assistance is available through Inspirit AI. Interested families should fill out this short interest form. The program brochure includes information about the curriculum, schedule, projects, and teaching team.

Effective the first day of school for the 2025-2026 school year, 1 dose of Tdap vaccine and 1 dose of Meningococcal vaccine (MCV4) are required by the state of Maryland for all students entering grade 7. Many students may have already received these immunizations, but the Health Room may not have the updated immunization record. Please contact your student’s doctor and send or fax an updated copy of your student’s immunizations to the Health Room or schedule an appointment to have your student receive these immunizations. Our fax number is 443-973-5510. The Health Department provides immunization opportunities for kids who are not up-to-date on school-required vaccinations. Call the Health Department at 410-313-7500 for more information and to schedule a vaccination appointment for your child.

If you have further questions, please email Cheryl Harris, TVMS School Nurse, at cheryl_harris@hcpss.org.

In partnership with the Local Children’s Board and the Kahlert Foundation, Fostering Hope: A Youth Mental Health Summit, will take place on April 27, 2025, for middle and high school students (grades 8 through 12).

The Fostering Hope Summit is an event that discusses topics chosen by students, for students. They will receive service learning hours, training on how to engage in healthy lifestyle practices, and resources to bring back to their school.

In an effort to support the community’s mental health, the summit will be hosting guardians/caregivers to partake in parent exclusive workshops during the summit. They will have an opportunity to learn about the community’s mental health resources, hear from professionals that specialize in the needs of children and families, and engage in breakout sessions on topics such as navigating matters out of our control and peer pressure.

* Registration is open and will close on April 19, 2025.

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• Will ship directly to your home
• Purchases can be made anytime throughout the school year
• Wear your TVMS Spirit Wear on our "Wolf Wednesdays" each week

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Our large white collection bin is at the edge of the school parking lot nearest Hanover Hills Elementary School. Please help us fill our bin with as many plastic bags of new or gently used clothing, shoes and other textiles. Our school will earn money for every pound we collect.

Update your family information for the new school year. It is mandatory that all parents/ guardians verify and/ or update emergency information for each child each school year. Updating this information provides us with the most current emergency contact information, and also ensures that you are receiving important information and updates for HCPSS and TVMS.

Log in to HCPSS Connect, select the More Options tab on the left and then select Family File in the center column.

Food delivery services (i.e. Door Dash, Uber Eats, etc.) are not allowed. Delivery will be refused as we do not have the capability to process this during the school day. If a parent would like to bring their child's lunch to the school, we ask that you do so prior to the start of your child's lunch shift. Parents will need to leave the lunch with our Front Office staff.

Website: http://www.tvms.hcpss.org
Location: 7000 Banbury Drive, Hanover, MD, USA
Phone: 410-313-8711