7th Grade Bargain

7th grade students made character maps for the story "Bargain" by A. B. Guthrie. They were on display in the 7th grade hallways.

Summer Reading Pays Off

Congratulations to Tyrrell Middle School for being recognized as a top –performing school in the Governor’s 2010 Summer Reading Challenge!
Outstanding achievement for all!

Author Jake Halpern Visits TMS

On Thursday, April 14th, Author Jake Halpern made a return visit to Tyrrell Middle school. He again wove amazing stories for the students, showing them how they can use real life experiences in their writings, as he does. He was a very well-spoken visitor and we appreciate him spending time with us.

World Language Contest Winners

Tyrrell celebrated World Language month in March. Students participated in a Poster, Collage and T-Shirt Contest. Here are the winners:

Poster Contest 1st Place - Christina Santa Lucia
2nd Place - Gianna Polzella
3rd Place – Serena Nadeau

Collage Contest 1st Place - Simone Dube
2nd Place - Heatherann Esden
3rd Place - Jessica Brown

Tee Shirt Contest 1st Place - Kyler Vensel
2nd Place - Mark Emons
3rd Place - Ryan Pawlak

Tyrrell Supports Japan Relief Efforts

Many Tyrrell students expressed interest in raising money for the victims of the recent disaster in Japan. Tyrrell teachers responded by organizing a Basket Raffle. Each team of teachers decided upon a theme and then donated items corresponding to that theme. In all, the Tyrrell staff donated close to $1,000 in merchandise! The students will buy tickets for $1 each, and get to choose which baskets they want to try to win – and the decision is a tough one!
Basket themes include:
Spa Basket
Sweet Treats
Movie Night
Sports Basket
i-Pod Shuffle Basket
Snack Attack
Summer Reading
Gift Card Basket
Game Basket

The Basket Raffle will continue through April 15th. All proceeds will be donated to the people of Japan through the American Red Cross.

NewsBowl USA

Seventh grade Project Explore students Jenessa Teta, Jessica McKeon, John Belval, Billy Nicol, Susan Naseri, and Matthew Stojanov of the Raisinets Team, placed #1 in the nation in the NewsBowl USA on-line current events competition for the month of March. They beat out 288 teams from all across the country. TMS Project Explore’s other three teams, the LifeSavers, Starbursts, and GummiBears did a great job as well, finishing in 6th, 7th, and 8th place respectively.

Even More Greek Day

More Greek Day 2011

Greek Day 2011

The 7th grade students participated in Greek Day 2011 on Friday, April 1st. This was an activity to complement the Social Studies curriculum.

8th graders enjoy using the headsets that the World Language Department received through a Wolcott Education Foundation grant. Students narrated a Powerpoint describing their "fin de semana" plans.