TVMS News

Greetings TVMS Families,

This past week we celebrated our 8th graders with a promotion ceremony honoring their growth, accomplishments and special memories they’ve shared with us during their time at TVMS. We wish them all the best as they move on to high school.

We also shared that our assistant principal, Mr. McMillan, will be transitioning to Oakland Mills High School for the 2025-2026 school year. We are grateful for his dedication to TVMS over the past two years and we wish him continued success in his new role.

This week we have some fun activities planned to close out the school year! Please note that Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday are 3-hour early dismissal days with dismissal at 12:15 PM.

Monday- Students will participate in indoor clubs based on their interests, followed by fun activities with their Den (homeroom), such as Kahoots, movies and digital escape rooms. Students should bring a charged Chromebook on this day.

Tuesday- It’s Field Day! Students will enjoy grade-level outdoor events. Chromebooks should stay home.

Wednesday- Students will visit all of their classes one last time and have the chance to say farewell to their friends and staff before summer break. Chromebooks should stay home.

We wish all of our families a safe, relaxing and enjoyable summer!

Thank you for your continued partnership,

Mrs. Denise Young, Principal

June

Monday, June 16- 3 hour early dismissal, Club Day at TVMS

Tuesday, June 17- 3 hour early dismissal, Field Day at TVMS

Wednesday, June 18- 3 hour early dismissal, Last day of school

Thursday, August 21- 6th grade and New Student Orientation 1:00- 2:30 PM

Thursday, August 21- TVMS Community Block Party, All Families Welcome! 5:00- 7:00 PM

Monday, August 26- First day of school for students

Thursday, September 4- Back to School Night, 6:30- 8:00 PM

Students who will be coming back to an HCPSS school for the 2025-2026 school year may keep their HCPSS-issued technology devices over the summer break. Please review the HCPSS Chromebook Care guidelines as a reminder of how to take care of your device.

If you are returning to an HCPSS school but do not want to keep your device over the summer, please bring your Chromebook to the TVMS Media Center for summer storage.

Students who are NOT returning to an HCPSS school for the 2025-2026 school year must return their assigned HCPSS technology device to the TVMS Media Center by Tuesday, June 17, 2025.

There’s still time for rising 6th to 8th graders to register and take part in a week of hands-on STEM activities focused on engineering, creativity, and essential skills like teamwork and problem-solving.

Quick Info:

Location: Mount Hebron High School

Dates: August 18–22 (No camp on August 21)

Grades: Rising 6th to 8th

Registration: WEngineer-Sign-Up

Contact: info@wengineer.org

The HCPSS Pre-K Program is accepting applications for the 2025-2026 school year! The Pre-K Program is offered at no cost to families that qualify and is made available to eligible children in all attendance areas. Children must be four years old on or before September 1, 2025, to be considered for fall 2025 enrollment and must also meet the eligibility criteria. Families who are interested in applying should submit their completed application along with the required documentation to hcpss_pk@hcpss.org or to their local elementary school. Please visit the HCPSS' Pre-K Program website for an application, information about the program, and eligibility criteria. If you have additional questions about the program, please contact the Office of Early Childhood Programs at 410-313-6836.

For schools without Pre-K, eligible families will attend the designated feeder school, so please help spread the word to the families in your community, even if you do not have a program at your school site. Direct questions to Brandy Valentine.

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.

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/

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.

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