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Welcome to September!

Students are in the midst of NWEA MAP testing.

This is an online assessment of reading and

math skills.

We had our first fire drill this morning

during homeroom. We anticipate practicing all

of our emergency procedures throughout the

school year. This includes fire, lock-down and

sever weather.

You should expect to see the homework load

begin to increase a bit (if not already) for

your student. Please make sure you check Home

Access frequently to stay up-to-date on how

your child is doing academically. If you need

assistance with Home Access, please contact

Mrs. Vazquez in the Main Office at

630-636-2600.

Volume 1, Issue 3

A Tiger’s Tale

Special points of

interest

 Football Games  Cheerleading Tryouts Attendance Line 2 Band Boosters 2 Athletics 3 Meet the Staff 4-5

THOMPSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

September 6, 2013

THOMPSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 440 Boulder Hill Pass

Oswego IL 60543

Phone: 630.636.2600 Fax: 630.636.2691 E-mail: www.oswego308.org

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BAND BOOSTERS

The Thompson Band Boosters are asking for

donations of used books for their book sale. The sale

will be Saturday, Oct. 26, at Thompson Junior High. If

you have used books that you would like to donate,

please contact Mr. Harrison at 636-2623 or

dharrison0629@oswego308.org.

This is a great chance to clean off that bookshelf, or

get rid of a bunch of kids books that your children

don't read anymore! Please donate. Thank you.

Caring

THOMPSON JUNIOR HIGH SPIRITWEAR

Deadline to order Spiritwear is September 13th.

Order forms are in the main office.

Orders due to: Main office

Make check payable to: Thompson Home & School

HOME AND SCHOOL

Please visit our website!

www.thompsonhso.org

We meet the third Tuesday of the month at

6:30 in the

ART CLUB

Art Club will meet in room 2113 on

Tuesdays from 3:10-4 PM, beginning

Tuesday.

September 10th.

The cost for the entire year is $20.

Checks should be made payable to

Thompson Junior High and given to

Mrs. Robinson.

HOMEWORK REQUEST HOMEWORK REQUEST

HOMEWORK REQUEST

Homework request will be honored on the 3rd day of a student’s absence. Please leave the request on the Attendance Line. Homework can be picked up after 3:00pm in the main office. Thank you.

Important!

All parent pick-up is to be done in

the front circle drive.

Please do not drive into the staff

parking lot after school to pick up

your child.

Buses will be exiting through the

staff parking lot and we cannot have

additional traffic there.

Please remember to drive slowly

near school.

By law, there is NO SMOKING on

school district property and cell

phone usage in a school zone is also

prohibited.

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POM TRYOUTSPOM TRYOUTSPOM TRYOUTS

7th and 8th graders:

Mandatory clinic dates will be on

Septem-ber 30th & OctoSeptem-ber 1st from 6:30-8:30 pm.

Tryouts will be held on Thursday, October

3rd beginning at 5:00 pm.

Permission slips (last two pages of packet)

and physicals must be turned in no later

than September 27th to participate in pom

tryouts.

Information packets are outside the main

office, outside of room 1237 and outside of

the lockerroom.

CHEERLEADING

TRYOUTS

7th and 8th graders:

Clinics for Cheerleading Tryouts will be held on Mon,

Sept. 16th, Tues., Sept. 17th, Wed., Sept. 18th and

Thur., Sept. 19th.

Clinic times run from 7:00—8:30pm

TRYOUTS

will be held on Friday, Sept. 20th from

3:15-5:00pm.

OHS and OEHS FOOTBALL GAMES

Football season is here and if you plan on going to a

game, you

must

be with a parent/guardian.

If you arrive without adult supervision, you will not

be allowed to enter the stadium.

8th Grade Girls Volleyball

It has been a busy week for the 8th grade volleyball team, playing 3 games in a row! Both teams have a combined record of 4-2 with games against

Traughber, Murphy, and Plank. Our next game will be Tuesday Sept. 10th against Bednarcik at home! Please come cheer us on!

The team is coached by Mrs. Folley

7th Grade Girls Volleyball

The 7th grade A & B volleyball teams have a

combined record of 5 wins and 1 loss.

The team is coached by Mr. Nassis

Boy’s’ Soccer

The boy’s soccer team has 1 win and two

losses in this early season

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The team is coached by Mrs. Schlechte

Upcoming Events:

9/9 Soccer @ Herget

9/10 Cross Country home vs Plank

9/10 Soccer @ Bednarcik

9/10 Volleyball vs Bednarcik 7A/8H

9/12 Cross Country home vs Murphy

9/12 Soccer @ Yorkville

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Ms. Amy Shaw, Guidance Counselor

I'm Ms. Shaw, School Counselor for students last name A-L. I figure most folks would rather look at a picture of my two dogs than me! Daisy is on the left (she was my children's Christmas present last year), Ruff-N-Stuff on the right. My current personal life is pretty standard - married, two children (Lucy, 3rd grade; Miles, 2nd grade) and we live in Naperville. A long time ago BK (before kids), I lived in Chicago and went to culinary school for fun while I worked downtown. Soon after that I went to get my Masters in Counseling and have been working as a school counselor ever since. Along the way I got married, we moved to Portland, OR for four years, had two kids, then moved back to Chicago. Prior to Thompson I worked in Chicago Public Schools along with my husband...and realized we needed to move to the burbs before the kids were in school! I originally hail from South Bend, IN (GO IRISH!! Yes, I went to college at Notre Dame).In my 14 years as a school counselor I've also had many "extra duty" jobs like Senior Class Advisor, Student Council Leader, High School Drama Director, Creative Writing Club Advisor, and even Poms couch here at Thompson a few years back. As you can see from this list, my interests are quite varied. I absolutely love to cook and do it every night for my family...but I don't do dishes! I also enjoy reading, repainting the living room as many times as I can, goofing off with my kids, singing really loud in the car, drinking ice tea, and taking family trips into Chicago to cause trouble. As a person I tend to be silly and pretty straightforward, which I think my students appreciate.

Mr. Steven Howland, STARS Instructor

I grew up in central Illinois in a town known for having a maximum security state prison. I am the middle child and have two sisters. I was very involved in choir at church and school and was part of the high school Madrigals all four years. I worked for 13 years as a Property Claims Adjuster before stepping into Education. My wife and I live locally and have 2 cats, Emma and Abby. We love to travel and explore the world and catch a Cubs game every now and then. I just may see you in Hawaii next summer…or maybe at Wrigley Field!

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Mrs. Teresa Fawer-Buan, LRC

One thing many people don't know about me is that I was in a ballet company in my youth (but I don't promise to be graceful when I'm not dancing). Speaking of my youth, my grandmother was the person who influenced me the most. She was a rural school teacher who began her career in a one room school house. Throughout her career she quietly and compassionately established programs for students in need to receive food and necessities before and after school. I blame her completely (I mean credit her) for choosing to work in foster care as a caseworker and then administrator in my early career life. When I'm not at school, I love dragging my family into the outdoors in order to hike (including geocaching & orienteering), kayak, bike, and climb. At home, I drive them all crazy with my mission to live a greener life. We also have an addiction to rescuing dogs. Our current four legged members include Duncan (a mutt of many flavors) and Finnegan (a basset with an extreme drooling problem). As if they weren't enough of a handful, I had a lapse in judgment this

summer and allowed Anna to get a hamster, Pandy Po. Finally, shocking but true, I love to read, and even better, I love to encourage others to read.

I am an Oswegoan born and raised and am a former Thompson Tiger myself! My husband is from the Wisconsin Dells area of Wisconsin from a little town called Baraboo. We have two wonderful little girls- Tessa (almost 3) and Emma (4 1/2 months). I love being a teacher and have spent my entire 13 years here at Thompson as a tiger. Other than teaching history at Thompson, I also have a background in theatre as well. I enjoy directing here at Thompson, but miss being on stage. I started in theatre and OHS and then was on scholarship in my years at North Central College. I also used to play the oboe in band until my senior year of college. I guess I am a "fine arts geek!" Even though I am personally horrible at sports (I broke my nose playing softball about 10 years ago), I am a die hard Chicago White Sox fan.