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Everything you need to know about preparing for the first day of school on Thursday, August 1st. Remember, enrollment and re-enrollment forms are due for all new and returning students no later than Friday, July 19th

Open House Details

Open House/ Meet the Teacher is Tuesday, July 30th. This evening is a great opportunity for you to meet your child’s teacher(s), tour the school, and visit stations and booths dedicated to uniforms, PTO, lunch, and after school programming.  This drop-in event is for parents and students.  See you there!

• • Kindergarten: 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
  • 1st and 4th: 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
  • 2nd and 6th: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
  • 3rd and 5th: 6:30pm – 7:30 pm
  • 7th and 8th: 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Kindergarten Staggered Start Dates

We are excited, once again, to incorporate a staggered start for our Kindergarten students for the 2018-2019 school year.  Half of our K students will start on Thursday, August 2 and the other half will start on Friday, August 3. ALL K students will resume their daily schedules on Monday, August 6. This staggering allows students to ease into their classrooms, new classmates, teachers, and learning routines at a nice pace.

• Thursday, August 1: K students with LAST NAME beginning with A – L attend
• Friday, August 2: K students with LAST NAME beginning with M – Y attend
• Monday, August 5:  ALL K students attend

Helpful Documents

• Open House Passport
• The Parent-Student Handbook: This essential document describes in detail school policies, procedures, and programs. Once you have reviewed the handbook with your student please sign and return the last page to the homeroom teacher by Friday, August 23rd.
• Middle Grades Guidebook
• PTO Welcome Letter & Upcoming Events
• Check out the Arrival/Dismissal Plan: Please take a close look and be sure to follow the designated staggered times for pick-up.  Remember, middle school dismissal is at 3:15 pm.
• Communication Plan
• Download the 2019-2020 Year at a Glance Calendar
• Staff Contact List: Want to know who to contact for various questions?  This list provides names and email addresses of numerous support staff members and administrators ready and available to answer your questions.

Summer Packets & Supply Lists

NOTE: If if you ordered School Kidz Supply Kits from PTO in April, your student’s supplies will be waiting for them in their classroom. If you did NOT order a supply kit, click here for grade level supply lists. Consider shopping with Amazon Smile, and a donation will be made to TMS PTO.

Popsicles in the Park: Sunday, July 28th 4-6 pm

Meet your new classmates and a few teachers at Willis Park. Meet Principal Stewart, PTO board and new to this year, parent reps for all grades. Used Uniforms will be for sale (cash/credit) as well as popsicles and select TMS Spirit Gear.

Be sure to follow TMS PTO on Facebook, and be sure to opt in for the PTO Newsletter.

Parent Resources

Check out the new Parents’ Toolkit for links to the uniform policy, after school care, school lunch, and more.

Stay Informed

Communication Plan: The Museum School strives to have efficient and purposeful communication with parents and all stakeholders.  Please take a close look at the plan to understand the primary sources of TMS information.

Consider signing up for text messages from Principal Kelbaugh through Remind101 for notices on last-minute school closings and other emergency notices. See page 2 of the communication plan or text @tmsparents to (404) 445-2567. You can opt-out of messages at anytime by replying, ‘unsubscribe @tmsparents.

Additional news, resources and reminders are often shared via social media.