Looking forward to next week's District Wide Art Show!
Local first responders and members of Tamarac's SADD club will conduct a mock crash event at Tamarac High School on Friday, May 19th at 8:45 a.m. to remind students and parents about how making the right choice behind the wheel can protect themselves and others from dangerous driving behaviors.
Brunswick Brittonkill Central School District is using the event to remind parents/guardians about the importance of talking with their teens to reinforce teen driving laws, and to set their own family driving rules to protect them from being injured or killed in a crash. The mock crash will take place in the morning of Tamarac's junior and senior prom.
The mock crash uses real crashed vehicles set up on school grounds and student participants to act out roles as crash victims. Set up for the event will begin the day prior. The school’s juniors and seniors will watch the demonstration and learn how emergency responders conduct rescue efforts in real-time.
Elementary School Parents/Guardians: Please note this is taking place around morning drop off time but will take place in the far parking lot of the Secondary School.
SPIRIT WEEK! Students in grades 6-12 are invited to participate.
Students, Faculty and Staff (Pre-K through 12) are invited to wear GOLD tomorrow to kick off Red, White and Gold day, which is held on Saturday!
Share the gift of music with Mom this Mother's Day. Mark your calendar for this free and local concert featuring the Tamarac High School Choralaires - Sunday, May 14th at 6 p.m.
Starting off 'Teacher' Appreciation Week by recognizing some of our new tenured faculty and staff and by saying thank you to a few who are ready to retire. These photos were taken at our most recent Board of Education meeting. #ThankYou
We want to let our families know that Tamarac Secondary held a scheduled lockdown drill with the assistance of law enforcement today, Thursday, May 4th. The drill was completely precautionary and provided us with an opportunity to practice keeping our students and staff safe in the event of an emergency.
Tamarac Secondary School Library is having a Scholastic Book Fair. There are two ways to shop!
In-person
The Book Fair will be in the middle school library from May 15th - May 19th. It will be open during lunch and study hall for browsing.
The bookfair will also be open during the Art Show on May 16th. Come as a family to check out some books.
Students can bring cash, credit card or check (made out to Brunswick CSD).
Scholastic is now offering a new, cash-free payment option called eWallet, making it easier for kids to buy books! This is a secure, cash-free way to shop the fair. Simply create a free account, pre-authorize a spending limit, and have funds immediately available. https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/content/fairs/ewallet.html
Online:
Support our school by shopping at The Scholastic Store Online. All orders ship home and book-only orders over $25 ship free. Every purchase benefits our school and helps develop a love of reading! Visit https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/tamaracmiddleschool
May Cafeteria menus are out: https://www.brunswickcsd.org/documents/food-service/breakfast-%26-lunch-menus/may-2023-menus/442089
Attention parents/guardians of current 8th graders! Mark your calendars for May 22nd for Coffee with the Counselors! Register here: https://tinyurl.com/bd2hw4ht
Congratulations to the High School Chorus, Middle School Select Choir and Mr. Price on their awards at NYSSMA this week!
You drive us safely every day, you always wear a smile; So here's the THANKS you so deserve, for each and every mile! We appreciate our bus drivers and aides each and every day! #BusDriverAppreciationDay
Update: The police are in charge of the investigation and working with the parents of the student involved. The student in question will not be present at school and extra law enforcement will have a presence on campus as an additional safety measure.
We have received information regarding a picture circulating social media. We take these situations very seriously and will follow the lead from law enforcement. Our SRO is currently working with administration and Rensselaer County to investigate. Thank you to all who have shared this information so we can investigate as quickly as possible.
A message from the Life Skills Class: Lost and Found will be boxing up the clothing that has been posted from January 2-April 6 and sending it to Unity House. New lost and found clothing will be posted starting this Friday.
We welcome back our students, faculty and staff tomorrow and hope you all had a wonderful and restful Spring Break! Plug those Chromebooks in so they will be ready to go! Tomorrow is a C day.
The eSports Club is sponsoring the Second Annual Super Smash Bros Ultimate Tournament. Over 50 players participated in the Inaugural Tournament last year, including students and faculty.
The tournament will run from April 17 through April 28 with matches being played Tuesday - Friday. Sign up by April 6 to participate. It is free to compete, but students must be academically eligible.
Please see the attached flyer for details and a QR Code to sign up.
https://forms.gle/jmUp7Rqvtt9aHoeq9
Save the date - Important upcoming dates!
A reminder that tomorrow, March 31, is a half day for all students. Secondary students will follow a period 1-9 schedule with dismissal at 10:32 a.m. The elementary school dismissal will begin at 11:25 a.m., with buses being released at 11:40 a.m.
We hope our elementary school students enjoyed their viewing of Mary Poppins this morning. By the looks of things, Baxter enjoyed himself!
