Good evening Jaguar Families,

Following the traffic accident on Tuesday, March 19, members of Pinellas County Government and City of St. Petersburg transportation and traffic departments met with school and district leaders on Wednesday, March 20.  The team reviewed the site, construction and traffic/walking patterns for students at Thurgood Marshall.  Pinellas County Government agreed to hire an off-duty officer to support student crossing at the pedestrian crosswalk for both morning arrival and afternoon dismissal. This will be in place until the sidewalk is reopened for walkers. This support will be in place as soon as Pinellas County Government hires an off-duty officer, which is in progress. 

Please refer to the weekly updates email for other information and important dates of events.

As always, please reach out with any questions or concerns.

Have a great rest of your weekend, thank you for your time, and Go Jaguars!

 

Monday, March 25th is a B Day – Periods 5-8

 

Upcoming Events (* denotes Meeting Credit made available)

3/25-3/26 – Track Tryouts Continued

3/28 – First Official Track Practice

*3/25 – PTA General Meeting in Café at 6:00 pm

              TOPICS – Summer Programs, PTA Memberships, Board Elections and New Interest

              Recruitment Survey for PTA - https://forms.office.com/r/vwKKHdJRqw

*3/26-3/28 – Band MPAs @ Gibbs High School – Parents are Welcome

              (Band 2 is @ 4pm and Band 3 is @ 7pm)

3/27 – Spring Pictures (Outdoor portraits – online sales close at 7am on 3/27)             

              https://leonards.fotomerchanthv.com/clients/thurgood-marshall-fundamental-midd/03-27-2024-thurgood-marshall-fundamental-midd-spring/access?clearSessionAuthentication=1

3/27 – Deadline to Purchase Tickets for TB Rays Spirit Night (Game is 4/13)

3/31 – Yearbook – Last day to Pre-Order

4/1 – 4/12 – FAST Writing Assessment for all students

*4/13 – Tampa Bay Rays Spirit Night

4/18-4/20 – Theater Presents “SpongeBob – The Musical”

 

Construction of Roadways - Impact  for TMFMS Sidewalk on 22^nd Ave S

The roadwork began in late December and the 22^nd Ave S. roadway, sidewalk and drainage improvement project will continue to construct a sidewalk on the north side of the road and fill in sidewalk gaps on the south side of the road while upgrading ADA features at the side streets.  The project also includes a construction of a center left turn lane in front of Thurgood Marshall Fundamental Middle School.

Here is what we can expect:

• Sidewalk on Northside of 22^nd Ave will be closed in front of school
• Gate at main entrance of Thurgood on 22^nd Ave will be closed to pedestrians
• Gate on 38^th Street on the North side of 22^nd Ave will be open to pedestrians to enter campus on the Southeast corner in morning and exit in afternoon
• Students walking to and from school will have access to the sidewalk on the South side of 22^nd Ave S and
• All student walkers and bike riders who would be travelling to or from the West will have to make use of the detour. The trail has a signaled crosswalk with flashers to the West.
• There is a crossing guard at the corner of 38^th St S. on the Southeast corner of the school.
• UPDATE: Pinellas County Government agreed to hire an off-duty officer to support student crossing at the pedestrian crosswalk for both morning arrival and afternoon dismissal. This will be in place until the sidewalk is reopened for walkers. This support will be in place as soon as Pinellas County Government hires an off-duty officer, which is in progress. 

 

NJHS – Updates

We are very excited to announce that our fabulous Civics Teacher, Mr. Stone, has taken on the responsibilities of NJHS.

The meeting schedule will remain the same, and Mr. Stone will begin his tenure with the students Friday 3/28 @ 8:50 in Room 5-214.

 

Tampa Bay Rays and Pinellas County Schools Spirit Night:

San Francisco Giants vs Tampa Bay Rays

Saturday, April 13,2024 @ 4:10 p.m.

Lower Box and Lower Reserved seating

$25.00  - Cash, Money Order and Check made to Thurgood Marshall Fund. M.S.

Wednesday, March 27^th, 2024 deadline for ticket purchases

 

TMFMS Theater Presents  - The SpongeBob Musical - spongebob flyer.jpg 

Thurs April 18 @7:00 PM

Fri April 19 @ 7:00 PM

Sat April 20 @ 2:00 PM

 

Sports at Thurgood

Tryout Continued 3/24 and 3/25 (8:25am till 9:25am)

Practice Schedule Thursday, 3/27 (8:25am till 9:25am)

Paperwork must be submitted to participate. If a student has all needed paperwork on file from another sport this year, they do not need to complete this again.

• School Insurance https://www.pcsb.org/Page/15271
• Doctors Physical
• Middle School Activity Form https://www.pcsb.org/Page/40658
• 2.0 GPA or higher
• Great Attitude!!!!

Contact Coaches for more information

• Coach Deleone – deleonea@pcsb.org
• Coach Busse – busseb@pcsb.org

 

8^th Grade Updates

8^th Grade Calendar of Events - 2023-2024 8th grade activities letter.doc 

8^th Grade Panoramic Photo – Order yours today!

CLICK HERE! THURGOOD MARSHALL FUNDAMENTAL MIDD. Photo

 

STEM Club

The TMFMS STEM Club will be meeting on Wednesdays and Thursdays in room 5-207 from 4:15-5:15

• Wednesdays – Engineering and Design
• Thursdays - Robotics

 

TMFMS Theater Booster Fundraiser

SNACKS for SALE - Wednesday Morning in Bus Circle & Car Circle

All Sales Support TMFMS Theater Boosters

 

 

Please Donate - School Store and PBIS  

http://www.finditfunditflorida.com/pinellas/grant/39650/

 

Student Update for School Issued Computers

There has been a sharp increase since winter break of students with physically damaged computers – broken screens and purposefully damaged keyboards (removed keyboard frame and/or keys). The process for the ordering of parts to repair these devices is long – 4-6 months from receiving the damaged device to receiving the part from Dell. This has depleted our reserve of loaner computers.

This is a gentle reminder that fines will be assessed for physical damage to devices. Please remind your scholars to treat their school-issued laptop gently and that every backpack should be treated as if there is a laptop inside.

Scholars, please remember to keep your login credentials, your R2D2 and password, private. Your login can be used with malicious intent and cause problems for you and for others. Do not share this information with anyone.

 

YEARBOOK PRESALE!!!!

The yearbook costs $37 from Jan 1^st - March 31st.

 PRE-SALE will close March 31st

(We will have a very limited number of extra books for sale so we strongly encourage our families to pre-order.)

ONLINE ORDER LINK   https://www.yearbookordercenter.com/job/515

 Yearbooks can also be purchased with cash or a check to TMFMS in Ms. Katz's room – 1-121

Fundamental Policy Reminders

An Increase has been identified for Infractions that are being tracking in our Student Conductor system for Dress Code, Tardies, Lunch misconduct, and much more.  These are the items to remind students about each day as they prepare to leave for school:

* Ripped/Torn Jeans are not permitted

* Gum is not permitted at school

* Skirts/dresses/shorts are not to be more than three inches above the knee

NOTE: These infractions will continue to be tracked and students who continue violation of these guidelines will be provided consequences based on progressive discipline.

 

Dress Code 

• Please use the link below to access the Thurgood Marshall Dress Code for the 2023-2024 School year.  
• https://www.pcsb.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=102&ModuleInstanceID=62205&ViewID=6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=111833&PageID=197 
• Hoodies are not permitted on campus.  Students are only permitted to wear jackets, sweatshirts, or long sleaved items as long as they do not have an attached hood.  All items must adhere to the Fundamental Policies, be school appropriate, and meet the guidelines set forth in the PCS Student Code of Conduct. 
• We have provided multiple warnings and submitted a variety of dress code violations for this infraction.  Starting Monday, Hoodies will be confiscated if they are being worn on campus.  Parents will be able to pick the hoodies up at the front office during normal operating hours.  Keeping a hoodie in a backpack or locker is fine as long as it is not out or worn.

 

Cell Phone Policy – Phones are to remain away all day. 

Phones that are out in any school setting can be confiscated and provided to the front office where a parent will have to pick up.  Phones that are confiscated will not be handed back to students at the end of the day.  Students may use phones in the morning as they wait to enter the building, but once they enter for breakfast, the phones are put away.  Students are also permitted to use phones after school ends as they wait for buses and parent pick up.

 

PLEASE Update Parent Contact Info in Focus

Parents, please make sure you are updating your email and phone numbers in Focus so we can ensure you are receiving the most up-to-date information regarding school events, testing, academic achievements, athletics, etc.  These contact types can be updated if you go to the parent login in in Focus, look for the shortcuts on the right side of the screen, and update/change your contact information.  Addresses are still not able to be changed this was as you have to show two proofs of residency.

 

Reporting an Absence

Parents, if your student is out sick please make sure you are reporting the student absence on our school website.  In the top right corner of the TMFMS website you will see an icon that says "Student Absence." Click on the icon and you will see a large blue circle that says "Report Student Absence."  Once you open the blue icon it will open an email to our attendance clerk. In the email please state:  your child's name, date of birth, grade level, date of absence and reason for the absence.

 

UPDATED - TMFMS – Meeting and Events Calendar

Please review the attached document that includes the current list of scheduled events for the year.  Use this calendar to guide yourself in deciding which meetings to attend for your meeting credit options.  Remember, you will need to attend 6 meetings this year to be in compliance with the Fundamental school's parent agreement.  There are also options for volunteer work, chaperones, booster groups and committees that allow for you to earn credits as pertaining to the parent agreement and Fundamental policy.

23.24 TMFMS Meeting Calendar.docx 

 

R'Club

If you are interested in enrolling your child/ren at R'Club where we focus on teaching Respect, Resourcefulness, Responsibility and Responsiveness then this is the program for you for before and aftercare! Please contact Roshelle Foster (Director) AKA Ms. Ro for more details. First come first served. I may be contacted @ (727)323-7041/(727)433-4346

 

School Lunch

Free to All Students (students will use their Lunch PIN to log they have received a lunch.  This PIN will also be used for our Tardy tracking system which will begin next week)

 

School Hours – Student hours are from 9:40 – 4:10 Monday through Friday. 

• Students can be dropped off by parents in the car circle located behind the school off of 19th Ave South.   
• Students should not arrive to campus before 9:10 each day. 
• Students will be permitted to enter campus at 9:10 each morning where they will report to the cafeteria for breakfast. 
• Students must be picked up by 4:40 each afternoon. 
• If students are participating in any ELP, Tutoring, Enrichment, or club opportunities, they must be picked up by 5:15pm. 

 

Thank you for your time, 

Kevin Schottler