Thermopolis Middle School serves all students in the fifth through eighth grades. At Thermopolis Middle School, we are proud of our diversity of learners who come together as a collective community. Bobcats always strive to learn more, better themselves, be supportive of others and have a little bit of fun too!
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Dear TMS families,
Our philosophy during this distance learning is that every student will give their best effort on the work provided to them. We will be tracking and giving feedback on the effort given by every student throughout this process. Our aim is to not create stress and we are here to help in whatever way we can. Please reach out with any questions or concerns.
Below is a copy of the letter being sent home to all TMS families.
Thermopolis Middle School
Distance Learning Plan Spring 2020
TMS Parents - Learning will continue at TMS! We are working hard to make sure to give your children the opportunities they deserve.
Here is our plan beginning on Wednesday, April 1st.
Students will be able to hand in their work every Monday and Wednesday in front of TMS from 7:30 - 10:00 AM. At times, there will be resources there for you to pick up. This will also be the time to collect items from lockers, or exchange equipment. Please be diligent on having your child take care of the technology provided to them. Any resources available will be communicated by the teachers.
Teachers will be available for “Office Hours” starting next week (4/6/20). This can be for help on work or check-ins to see how your student is doing. This needs to be set up by your child with the individual teacher with the times they will provide to you. The “Office Hours” will be different for each teacher; for example, one teacher may be available Monday and Tuesday and another Tuesday and Thursday. The student is responsible for communicating to the teacher and setting up these individual meetings through whatever application is available to them. This may include google hangout, zoom, email, text, phone call, or anything else that is accessible and works best.
Students will be expected to do roughly 2-3 hours of work per school day (Monday - Friday) and are encouraged to do at least 1 hour of physical activity per day. The workload per class, per day will change depending on the class and grade level team. This time is based on all students; some students may take much less or a little more time to finish the work given.
Your teachers will be providing video lessons for your children about once per week - they will be communicating this with your children, but here are the days set aside for each discipline (class) to have a zoom meeting, video lesson, interactive project, or reteaching on an app that they decide is most useful. The media used will vary depending on the grade level and the teacher. This will allow the teacher to reach out to all students in each grade at the same time if they choose to. Students are not to come into the school during these times - these times are simply reserved for that individual teacher to teach so there are no scheduling conflicts.
Monday - ELA and Social Studies
ELA 9-10, Social Studies 10:15 - 11:15.
Tuesday - Math and Science
Math 9-10, Science 10:15 - 11:15
Wednesday - Electives
P.E/Health 9-10, Farm to School 10:15 - 11:15
Every day from 1-3 will be reserved for special teachers to post videos/have zoom lessons.
Thursday - Teachers and students can organize intervention/enrichment zoom meetings or videos regarding the lessons from the week. You will need to plan this day with your teacher if you need extra help.
Friday - Individual work time for students for any work for the week.
Office hours for teachers may end up falling during the 1pm - 3pm time slot for specials.
Counselors will still be available to set up their meetings - please contact them if you feel the need or have had appointments in the past.
Communication is key! Talk to all of your child’s teachers when you have questions.
Clarification on work: This is not an extended spring break! If we do not do a good job with the work provided by teachers we will need to come back and make up the school days. This would mean coming to school in June, July, and August if the state thought it was necessary. The work assigned is REQUIRED! If you are struggling with this, seek help from a teacher, counselor, or me (Mr. Soderstrom).
If you have any questions please email me or call the school. Stay safe and healthy!
Steven Soderstrom
Meals for K-12 students - read the post below...
As a follow-up to the WHSAA statement that all activities will be suspended until at least 3/28/2020, HSCSD#1 will allow HS & MS spring sport & activity PRACTICES (not competitions) as normal unless school is cancelled amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
Families/students choosing NOT to attend practices will NOT accumulate unexcused absences but must attend the required 9 practices prior to their first contest per WHSAA rules. Please be vigilant about not attending practices if you suspect you have or have been exposed to the coronavirus.
WHSAA will allow High School track practice to begin 3/16/2020 (meets can't be attended until after 3/28/2020). Middle School track practice begins 3/30/2020. High School golf practice begins 4/6/2020. Please have current physicals on file prior to those practice dates and be registered for school via the powerschool link on the district website.
Any updates to this policy will be sent out via social media ASAP. Please contact school officials or coaches for questions!
