Totem Middle School

Attention 6-8th grade girls!

Good News! Free Meals Program Extended The USDA recently passed a waiver to extend the free meals program into the fall. This extension means that our school district will be able to continue to provide free meals for all children ages 1 - 18 and those enrolled in our online and 18 - 21-year old programs. This good news significantly impacts our program and the ways we can provide meal services for children. We had recently shared that the free meal program had ended and adjusted the way that meals would be available. With the new extension, we are now working on developing our meal distribution procedure for the start of school and into the fall. It will be different from the spring and the summer in some ways, but most importantly, we will be able to continue to provide free meals for children. Please stay tuned for more information in the coming days.

Reminder! Our Chromebook Distribution/Pick Up Day at Totem is tomorrow, September 1st 12pm-4pm. A huge shout out to all of the amazing Tulalip Youth Services and Totem staff for helping at today's pick up event!!! Yearbooks, paperwork, and materials. We will be taking photos for this year's yearbook. Students please be ready to take a photo for the yearbook! We will be following Social Distancing guidelines, please wear a mask and maintain the 6 ft. distance between families. We will have stations to assist with maintaining distance, your patience and understanding is greatly appreciated.

Chromebook Distribution/Pick Up Day August 31st 8am -1pm Tulalip Teen Center September 1st 12pm-4pm Totem Middle School Distribution of Chromebooks, Yearbooks, paperwork, and materials. We will be taking photos for this year's yearbook. Students please be ready to take a photo for the yearbook! We will be following Social Distancing guidelines, please wear a mask and maintain the 6 ft. distance between families. We will have stations to assist with maintaining distance, your patience and understanding is greatly appreciated.

TMS Continuous Learning 2.0 Supply List Items you will need for Continuous Learning 2.0 @ Totem Middle School: * 6 composition books/notebooks- college ruled * pencils * pens * highlighters * ruler * pencil sharpener * colored pencils 8th Graders: will need a scientific calculators Suggested: (Can Desmos Online Calculator) Preferred: (TI-30XIIS or TI-30XS) TMS will provide: * 1 stylus per student for use with the computer * Math workbooks * Graphing composition book for Math

Marysville School District Continuous Learning 2.0 Plan and options for starting school in remote (online) learning on September 9. Click on links to learn more: English: https://5il.co/k21f Spanish: https://5il.co/k21g #MSDTogether

Clothes For Kids Program is back! Back-to-school clothing distribution at Clothes For Kids will begin on August 10, 2020. Any child who attends school in Snohomish County or the Northshore School District (Head Start/ECEAP through 12th grade) and requests help qualifies for Clothes For Kids. The form explains how to schedule an appointment, as well as the hours of operation and dates that Clothes For Kids is open to shoppers. For more information or to obtain a form, please contact one of our school counselors. Serena Meidinger: serena_meidinger@msvl.k12.wa.us Kristel Hollick: kristel_hollick@msvl.k12.wa.us

Dear Totem Families, It is with great excitement that I introduce myself as the newly appointed Principal of Totem Middle School for the 2020-2021 school year. Many of you already know me and have worked with me over the years here at TMS or at Marysville Getchell. If you do, you know my LOVE for this school runs deep. Our students and staff are the very best! My family loves this school as well: My mom graduated from our building in 1968 and my dad remodeled it while I attended here in the 80’s. I grew up a Marysville girl, spending my early years just two blocks from Totem. I had the privilege of learning from the best instructors Marysville had to offer, attending Sunnyside, Liberty, Shoultes, Marysville Junior High (Totem) and Marysville-Pilchuck High School. Later, I graduated from Lewis Clark State College in Idaho and then Central Washington University with my Masters in Education Administration. Professionally, my career in education began 17 years ago on the Nez Perce Reservation in a 6th grade classroom. I spent seven years teaching 7th grade, training staff, mentoring new teachers, coaching sports, Mathletes, LEGO robotics, advising Idaho Drug Free Youth and training teachers across the state for technology assessments. I returned to the State of Washington in 2011, teaching a variety of subjects at the high school level. When I completed my Administrative Internship I accepted a position as Dean of Students at TMS and was named Educator of the Year in 2017. I served at MGHS for a quarter as the Assistant Principal and returned to TMS when the Assistant Principal position opened here. I believe I was made for this position and prepared through my many previous experiences. This truly is my dream job. As a parent to five amazing adults and grandma to four littles, I feel blessed in my life. Family is everything. We are registered members of the Wyandotte Nation, and enjoy traveling to our council meetings and to see our family around the world. When I am not traveling to see my kids, I relax at home with my grandma, swimming in the lake or sleeping in my hammock. It is a bizarre, but exciting, time to lead our school, and we are living through an experience that will be recorded in the history books. I see this challenge as an opportunity for our school to be a better partner to our families and to find new, innovative ways to educate our youth. We will provide a positive, equitable learning experience where all students have access to an education that develops their purpose. I don’t have all the answers to this new adventure, but one thing I know is Thunderbirds SOAR in everything they do. I have full confidence in our team, our community and our students. To say our staff CARES about our students is an understatement. We will go above and beyond to engage, inspire and prepare each and every student everyday. Looking forward to serving you, Keri Lindsay

Our primary considerations for developing a Continuous Learning 2.0 plan that engages our staff and community to meet the instructional and social-emotional needs of each student in a safe and supportive way: Safety High-Quality Instruction Equity Sustainability Community

Virtual Graduation Ceremony Videos and Photo Galleries now posted! Let the countdown begin! Congratulations, Class of 2020 graduates! Click here to access links: https://www.msd25.org/o/district/page/class-of-2020-graduation

Totem Bulletin: May 26th - 29th

Purchase your Totem yearbooks now!

Totem Spirit Week starts TODAY! Please join us!

Current 6th and 7th graders please consider being a Totem Teammate (WEB) Coach for next year. The link for the application is below. Ms. Jones and Mr. Hippe will be reviewing the completed and submitted application forms on Saturday May 16th. Please submit the applications no later than midnight on May 15th. Totem Teammate Coach (WEB COACH) Application: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfl3JoHz6jG7GcK5Qc09_4BjTWOvL2bgU8I4Ebil9V0urWRZA/viewform Students if you have any questions regarding Teammates/WEB please send an email to Mr. Hippe or Ms. S. Jones.

Good morning! This is Teacher Appreciation Week (May 4-8). And we would like to celebrate not only our staff at TMS, but you at home teaching our amazing students. Thank you for your compassion, your courage and your grace during these challenging and changing times. You are appreciated more than you know! To show our appreciation for our TMS staff, I would like to ask that you join us in sending some kudos and words of encouragement in the form of a "flip grid" message . https://flipgrid.com/af3c41a4 Copy and paste, or click on the link to create your video message:) . Please submit your videos asap!! Thank you all for taking the time to say thank you to the teachers who have positively impacted you in the past and presently! #TOTEMCARES!!

Totem Newsletter- April 27 to May 1

Student Medication Pick Up Today, 4/28 and tomorrow, 4/29

Totem students and families, It is time for next years 7th & 8th graders to choose your electives for school year, 2020-2021. Please complete the following registration form by Tuesday, April 28th 2020. All 7th grade students will be enrolled in English Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, 1 semester of Physical Education, Math and electives. All 8th grade students will be enrolled in English Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, Math, and electives. Click here to fill out the registration form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfugfRo3ADRx12EuVKO5KHMzChhbmiEl3DiJQlmqg3V2rPFYw/viewform?usp=sf_link

Hello Totem Thunderbirds! It is time to register for next school year, 2020-2021! Please check your email, TMS Facebook page, and TMS homepage starting Tuesday, April 21st to access the form to pick your electives. And remember to "SOAR like a Thunderbird in everything you do"!

Totem Thunderbird's! Join us for a virtual spirit week!! Starting next Monday, April 20th!