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!
Tomorrow is opening day for Major League Baseball! EVAN’s favorite day!! To celebrate his favorite day, wear your favorite baseball jersey or wear RED for his favorite team, the Red Sox!
The Life skills students continue to be busy gathering clothing from the elementary and middle/high school to post on the Lost and Found website. Please look over the website that has been revised to just an elementary slideshow and middle/high school slideshow. Both slideshows include sweatshirts, sweatpants, winter coats, winter hats and gloves, and snow pants.
https://www.brunswickcsd.org/page/lost-and-found
In more entertainment news: We know you've been eagerly awaiting the results of the student vs. faculty pie in the face fundraiser. Tune into this mornings BNN report to see who got pied!
https://www.youtube.com/live/g-mpjqq3PlE?feature=share
Let's go fly a kite! The cast of Mary Poppins Jr. invite you to their performances this Friday and Saturday at 7 pm in the district auditorium. General admission tickets will be sold at the door for $7 each. See you then - Spit Spot!
Mark your calendars: Wear PINK on April 6th for Mrs. Tully! #TamaracStrong
𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴
The NYS Digital Equity Survey is a short questionnaire that will help districts identify students who may need access to reliable internet and/or a digital device for completing schoolwork at home. NYS requires that school districts collect this information to better serve our families needs.
Parents and guardians are asked to take the survey, which should take no more than 5 minutes to complete. Simply log in to the parent portal prior to the end of the third quarter this Friday. You should be automatically prompted to complete the survey. Thank you!
