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1 THOMPSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL A Tiger s Tale Volume 1, Issue 3 September 6, 2013 Special points of interest Football Games Cheerleading Tryouts 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. Attendance Line 2 Band Boosters 2 Athletics 3 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 Meet the Staff 4-5 THOMPSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 440 Boulder Hill Pass Oswego IL Phone: Fax:

2 THOMPSON JUNIOR HIGH SPIRITWEAR Deadline to order Spiritwear is September 13th. Order forms are in the main office. Caring Orders due to: Main office Make check payable to: Thompson Home & School ART CLUB HOME AND SCHOOL Please visit our website! We meet the third Tuesday of the month at 6:30 in the 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 or 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. 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. 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. 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.

3 POM TRYOUTS 7th and 8th graders: CHEERLEADING TRYOUTS 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. 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 and 8th graders: Mandatory clinic dates will be on September 30th & October 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. Boy s Soccer The boy s soccer team has 1 win and two losses in this early season. The team is coached by Mrs. Schlechte 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 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. Upcoming Events: 9/9 Herget 9/10 Cross Country home vs Plank 9/10 Bednarcik 9/10 Volleyball vs Bednarcik 7A/8H 9/12 Cross Country home vs Murphy 9/12 Yorkville 9/12 Volleyball vs Yorkville 7A/8H

4 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!

5 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. Mrs. Beth Gray, Social Studies Instructor 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.