2024-25 Supply List

The 2024-25 school supply list is now updated and available on the Tumwater MS website.

SUPPLY LIST:

• Student Planner - First copy will be provided by PTO at no cost to all students - Replacements $5

• Backpack (without wheels)

• Reusable non-spray water bottle

• Earbuds/Headphones preferably with microphone

• (1) two-inch three-ring binder

• Notebook dividers for 7 subjects

• (5) college-ruled single subject notebooks (wireless or spiral) 

• (2) college-ruled composition notebooks for Language Arts

• (2) graph paper 8.5 x 11" notebooks (wireless or spiral) for Math

• (1) 1 high quality subject, 100 sheet, college-ruled notebook (wireless or spiral) for Science

• (1) sketchbook (Art students only)

• Pencil pouch

• Pencils

• Pens (black or blue and one other color)

• Highlighters (4 colors)

• Colored pencils

• Erasers

• Handheld pencil sharpener

• Ruler with Standard & Metric

• Small sticky notes (for Language Arts)

• Scientific calculator (Math 6/7, 7/8, and AGS 1)

• Graphing Calculator (AGS 2 and AGS 3)

Some supplies will need to be replenished throughout the year.

Optional:

• Chromebook case (9 x 11.7 x 0.8”)

 Helpful supplies for use at home:

• 3 x 5” index cards

• Scissors

• Scotch tape

• Glue sticks

• Compass (AGS 1-3)

• Straightedge (AGS 1-3)

Assistance Available

Graphing calculators are available for checkout in the library for students enrolled in AGS2 and AGS3.

If you are in need of assistance with school supplies, please call the school office or email TMS-Communications@beaverton.k12.or.us. 

Donations Accepted

The school office is accepting donations of any of the above supplies to share with other students. In addition, our Art classrooms are seeking donations of the following household items to reuse:

• Magazines

• Newspaper

Donations can be dropped off in the school office Monday - Thursday 8 am - 2 pm throughout the summer.

May 2024 Community Meeting Minutes

The May Community Meeting included updates from Vice Principal Kimberly Haskins and your Tumwater PTO Board. The Board also reviewed this year’s successes and plans for next year with current and incoming families. Highlights include:

• Information about end-of-year school events and volunteer opportunities.

• Information about changes to the school schedule and volunteer database for the 2024-2025 school year.

• PTO Committee updates.

• The Treasurer’s Report.

• Community votes to approve the 2024-2025 PTO Board and the 2024-2025 budget.

• Thanking PTO volunteers for all they do, including committee chairs and outgoing Board members.

Read the full minutes & click through the slideshow to learn more. Remember to check out the action items for parents/guardians.

We look forward to seeing you at our welcome events next school year!

Questions? Email the PTO Board (board@tumwaterpto.org)

Community Grant Program Funds 15 Projects in 2023-24

Tumwater PTO’s Community Grant program funded 15 projects this school year, supporting the afterschool clubs, science, technology, language arts, student services, band, library & PE programs of TMS.

In total, Tumwater PTO awarded over $21,000 to support these specific asks of Tumwater staff:

• Projector Screen Installation for Gym ($3,670)

• Adobe Creative Suite ($2,000)

• Inflatable Gaga Ball Pit ($3,022)

• Bottle Rocket Launchers ($856)

• ELA Poetry Books ($2,416)

• Daily Life Skills supplies for SRC and ISC Classrooms($1,650)

• Speech Therapy supplies ($379)

• Fiber Arts Club Materials ($337)

• 3 Gimkit Pro Subscriptions ($179)

• Spanish Reading Books ($361)

• WINCO gifts cards for holiday food support ($2,000)

• Lexia Incentives for ELA ($500)

• Science Expo Boards ($500)

• School-owned instrument maintenance ($2,251)

• TMS Light Up Letters ($1000)

As you can see in the chart below, the funds were really well distributed across a variety of programs and academic departments.

None of this would have been possible without the generous contributions that were made during last Fall’s Rising Tides fundraiser. Thank you to all the donors that make these grants possible.

May 2024 Board Meeting Minutes

Your Tumwater PTO Board is busy with end-of-year events and planning for next school year. Read the latest meeting minutes here. Join us on Tuesday, May 28 for the last community meeting of this year and vote for next year’s Board and budget.

April 2024 Community Meeting Minutes

The April Community Meeting included updates from Principal Matt Smith and your Tumwater PTO Board. The Board also held a listening session to plan for next year! Highlights include:

• Additional information about the school’s “off and away” cell phone policy.

• Information about upcoming school events.

• An update on all of the amazing community grants that were funded this year.

• PTO Committee updates.

• Upcoming volunteer opportunities.

• The Treasurer’s Report.

Read the full minutes & click through the slideshow to learn more. Remember to check out the action items for parents/guardians and upcoming school event dates.

We look forward to seeing you at our last Community Meeting of the year on Tuesday, May 28.

Questions? Email the PTO Board (board@tumwaterpto.org)

March 2024 Board Meeting Minutes

Your Tumwater PTO Board and Principal Matt Smith reviewed Community Grant Applications and awarded funding to an additional three projects! Your generous donations funded a total of 15 projects ($20,750) in this school year. Read the latest meeting minutes here.

February 2024 Community Meeting Minutes

The February Community Meeting included special guest Sunset High School Principal Elisa Schorr and updates from Principal Matt Smith and your Tumwater PTO Board. Highlights include:

• Updates about MYP accreditation and spring conferences.

• An overview of community grants funded in the first two of grant application reviews.

• PTO Committee updates, including Art Literacy, OBOB, Staff Appreciation, TEMPO, and Eighth Grade Celebration.

• An update on the Rising Tides fundraising campaign.

• Upcoming volunteer opportunities.

• The Treasurer’s Report.

Read the full minutes & click through the slideshow to learn more. Remember to check out the action items for parents/guardians and upcoming school event dates.

Also, mark your calendars for the next Community Meeting on Thursday, April 18.

Questions? Email the PTO Board (board@tumwaterpto.org)

Slides from 2/15/24 Community Meeting

Thank you to everyone who joined us for last night’s community meeting! Sunset Principal Elisa Schorr gave a great presentation and provided such thoughtful and helpful responses to the dozens of questions parents shared. A copy of the slides are available here. Keep an eye out for a blog post with the meeting minutes soon.

2/15/24 Community Meeting Agenda

MINUTES: See www.tumwaterpto.org/business for updated Board & community minutes

PRINCIPAL REPORT, Matt Smith

• Jan/Feb updates

• A Look Ahead

SPECIAL GUEST

Elisa Schorr, Sunset High School Principal

OFFICER REPORTS

President, Lee Carson and Laura Jensen

• Approved Community Grants

• Committee Updates: Art Lit, OBOB, Staff Appreciation, TEMPO, 8th Grade Celebration

• 2024-25 Officers: Shadows Needed

• Upcoming dates:  Solo/Ensemble Night (2/29/24), April Community Meeting & Listening Session  (4/18/2024), Theater production dates (May 9, 10, 11 + 16, 17, 18)

Vice Presidents, Julie Dibble and Lisa Teuber 

• Final Rising Tides Numbers

• Thank you to all donors!

Secretary, Eva Novick

• Communication: TMS Newsletter, Blog, Facebook, & Instagram

• Minutes online: www.tumwaterpto.org/business

Volunteer Coordinators, Kristi Nelson & Katia Kaeser

• Volunteer Thank Yous: Art Lit, Student Socials, Staff Appreciation, OBOB & TEMPO

• Upcoming Opportunities:  Art Lit (February), Staff Appreciation (March)

• Volunteer Tips & Tricks

Treasurer, Amy Heang 

• Year To Date Numbers

NEW BUSINESS

ACTION ITEMS & ADJOURN

Next Community Meeting & Listening Session: Thursday, 4/18/24 @ 6:30pm 

November 2023 Board Meeting Minutes

Your Tumwater PTO Board and Principal Matt Smith reviewed Community Grant Applications and awarded funding to eleven projects! Your generous donations funded $16,873.36 in grants in this first of three grant reviews this school year. Read the latest meeting minutes here.

Parent education event about all things puberty

JOIN US, 11/2 in the Tumwater Commons

Gather at 6:15 (arrive, mix & mingle)

Presentation starts promptly at 6:30p.m.

Virtual presentation by parent education speakers Cara Natterson, MD & Vanessa Kroll Bennett. Check out this video for a sneak peek!

Almost everything about puberty has changed since today's adults went through it: it starts earlier, lasts longer, and happens with a cell phone in hand. Talking about puberty and the host of thorny adjacent issues is, in a word, awkward. But it’s also critical for the health, happiness, and safety of today’s kids. Bewildered adults have begged for reliable and relatable information about the modern adolescent experience, Pediatrician Dr. Cara Natterson and puberty educator Vanessa Kroll Bennett answer their call. They offer guidance for the modern realities you didn’t experience in your own youth but nonetheless need to understand, covering everything from body development to gender identities, social media to easy-access pornography. Together they wrote This Is So Awkward: Modern Puberty Explained, host The Puberty Podcast, and parent six teens between them. Come hear them offer science-based explanations and share their pointed advice about how to talk about all of it.

Together we'll gather as a community, learn from experts and connect with fellow parents navigating modern puberty in all its awkwardness.

October 2023 Community Meeting Minutes

The October Community Meeting included updates from Principal Matt Smith and your Tumwater PTO Board. Highlights include:

• Information about student clubs and upcoming school events.

• An overview of the PTO’s goals for this year.

• PTO Committee updates, including Art Literacy and TEMPO.

• An update on the Rising Tides fundraising campaign.

• How to sign up for volunteer opportunities.

• The Treasurer’s Report.

Read the full minutes & click through the slideshow to learn more. Remember to check out the action items for parents/guardians.

We look forward to seeing you on Thursday, November 2 for our next community event, an adult education event on puberty.

Also, mark your calendars for the next Community Meeting on Thursday, February 15.

Questions? Email the PTO Board (board@tumwaterpto.org)