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.

Dr. Suess Recreated

6th graders on the Diamond Team made Dr. Suess-like superheros who fight against injustices, tying in with Dr. Seuss’ poem, “The Sneetches.”

Food Festival

On Tuesday March 29th, Tyrrell M.S. students made ethnic foods as the culminating event in observance of World Language Month. The countries represented were Spain, Italy, Norway, Ireland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, and many others.

Drug Awareness speaker Milton Creagh

Drug Awareness speaker Milton Creagh spoke to TMS students at an assembly on March 30. “Bigg Milt” shared stories from his personal experiences and travels around the country speaking to thousands of students about substance abuse.
http://www.biggmilt.com/

Today at TMS: 3.28.11

French Students Celebrate Mardi Gras

Students in French classes had fun celebrating Mardi Gras in March. They learned about the history and traditions of Mardi Gras, as well as the various ways it is celebrated in different areas of the French speaking world. Students cooked and sampled foods associated with the holiday and created their own masks. Each class then voted for the most beautiful, most original and best Mardi Gras themed masks.

CAPTivating Kids

The Tyrrell Middle School CAPTivating Kids are on the road again. Our number has more than doubled to 60 7th and 8th grade students in this year’s group. We have also added 4 new chaperones.
Our “Get to Know You” exchange took place on February 4 at Eli Terry Middle School in Terryville. Almost 150 students from Terryville, Wolcott, Meriden, and Waterbury met for the first time, enjoyed a pizza dinner, participated in ice breakers activities, reviewed the CAPTivating Kids program, and enjoyed music and games with a DJ.
On Saturday, February 26 the groups traveled to the Eli Whitney Museum in Hamden. Students were instructed in how to construct a flying pulley and were then supplied the necessary materials to put one together. After creating a pulley, students experimented with their pulleys within their groups.
As the weather gets better with the onset of spring, we are all looking forward to our future science exchanges.

Elks Club Essay Contest

Congratulations to the following Tyrrell students that were named winners in the Elks Club Drug Awareness Essay Contest for 2011:

1st Place- Serena Nadeau, Grade 6
2nd Place- Phillip Olmstead, Grade 7
3rd Place- Alexis Morrell, Grade 8
4th Place- Sarah Burton, Grade 7

Boxed Food Drive

The Tyrrell Middle School Student Council collected more than 250 boxed food items including cereal, rice, and pasta for the Greater Waterbury Interfaith Ministries.

TMS Project Explore Students in National Top 10

Seventh grade Project Explore students at Tyrrell Middle School participate in a monthly, current events competition known as NewzBrain USA. In this national challenge, TMS students work in teams of five or six competing against middle school students across the nation. Together they complete the on-line test by answering questions about people and places involved in current news.
In February, 304 schools across the country entered the competition, and all four of the Tyrrell Project Explore teams placed in the Top 10! The results are as follows:
3rd Place - Connor Callahan, Simon Kubrynski, Nicholas Roth, Victoria Sanzone, Domenic Setaro, and Carly Venditti
5th Place – Zachary Ahearn, Julia Audibert, Brandan Brown, Kaylee Hale, Sophia Santovasi, and Presley Wilhite
7th Place – John Belval, Jessica McKeon, Susan Naseri, William Nicol, Matthew Stojanov, and Jenessa Teta
8th Place – Tyler Browne, Kyle Fishbein, Allyson Hickey, Briana Japs, and Alex Tapley

Hoops for Heart

The Physical Education Department is thrilled to share Tyrrell Middle School has been supporting the American Heart Association’s “Hoops For Heart” program since 2004. This year, Tyrrell raised $1457.92. Students who raised money stayed after school on Thursday, February 24th and played organized basketball games to conclude the program. The Physical Education Department started raising money in 2004. Since that time, Tyrrell has raised $10,533.92 for the American Heart Association. Great job Tyrrell, keep up the good work!!!