Programs / Activities

I am excited to invite your child to participate in the Tchefuncte Middle School Gator Band this year! Starting in 5^th grade, students have the opportunity choose one of the following instruments to play in band:

• Flute
• Clarinet
• Alto Saxophone
• Trumpet
• Trombone
• Baritone
• Percussion (including bells and snare drum)

Joining an instrumental ensemble offers many benefits to students, including but not limited to the following:

• Increased life skills such as teamwork, perseverance, and responsibility
• Self-discipline, self-confidence, self-expression
• Fieldtrip opportunities
• Scholarship opportunities to universities/colleges
• Outright joy of making music

Rehearsals will occur during your child’s regular enrichment time, so they will not conflict with academic classes. Students will need to supply their own instruments. Information on how to procure an instrument will be sent home during the recruitment process.

If you are interested in your child participating in the program as a new student, or if you want more information before deciding…….

• Fill out the band instrument test form that will be sent home and have your child drop it off in the folder outside of the band room. 

• Band instrument test day will take place Friday, August 23rd. Student names will be sent to teachers and those students that turned in the accompanying form will be tested in the cafeteria.

 

Thank you, and I look forward to creating beautiful music with your children!

Erica Reine, Band Director

Erica.Reine@stpsb.org

 

Starting in 4^th grade, students have the opportunity to participate in Chorus. 

Performing helps students build their confidence, discipline, and self-esteem. Students also learn to work together through team-work and depending on each other. More importantly, music is an outlet for enjoyment, creativity, and growing! 

Rehearsals will occur during your child’s regular enrichment time every Monday, so it will not conflict with academic classes. Students will prepare for a Veterans Day performance, a holiday concert, a Spring concert, St. Tammany Vocal Festival, and other possibilities. Chorus will begin on Monday, August 26th.

If you are interested in your child participating in the program: 

• EMAIL OR DROP OFF the attached form to jayna.morgandecuers@stpsb.org by Friday, August 23rd.

Jayna Morgan Decuers, General Music and Choir Director

24-25Chorus-EnrollmentForm.pdf
 

Your child recently attended a demonstration of orchestral stringed instruments offered at school.  In 4th, 5th grade, and 6th grade, students have the opportunity choose one of the following instruments to play in Orchestra:

• Violin

• Viola

• Cello

• String Bass

No previous experience is required!  Students learn to read music while enjoying playing in groups.  Weekly rehearsals will occur during your child’s regular enrichment time, so they will not conflict with academic classes. Some instruments may be available to borrow from TMS, but most students will need to supply their own instruments. Information on how to select the correct sized instrument and required materials will be given out at a later time.

In addition to classes during the day the students may participate in:

• The TMS Super Strings -a club that meets before school on Thursday mornings, open to any student with at least 1 year of experience. Forms and information will go out to all TMS students.

• The TMS Chamber Strings -an advanced group that performs more challenging music on concerts.  Students are selected according to their readiness for this junior high level ensemble.

If you are interested in your child participating in the program as a new student, or if you want more information before deciding…….

• Have your child fill out the enrollment form and give it to their homeroom teacher by Monday, August 26th. Email ann.young-bridges@stpsb.org for more information.

• Thank you, and I look forward to creating beautiful music with your children!

Annie Young-Bridges, Orchestra Director

P.S. We will have field trips, awesome concerts, and ice cream parties!  Parent involvement highly encouraged.

 

Beignet Buddies is a fun program to continue inclusivity in academics and beyond. General education students are paired up to a peer student with exceptionalities. These pairs work on academics and plan social gatherings together. There are parties and tutoring! It is the best of both worlds!

The National Beta Club recognizes high academic achievement, promotes character and social responsibility, encourages service involvement to school and community, fosters leadership skills, and provides settings for students to develop interpersonal relationship skills.

We encourage you to browse the National Beta Club website, www.betaclub.org to answer any questions you may have and to learn more about the benefits of membership in this internationally recognized honor society that celebrates students’ academic achievements.

Beta Club Meeting Dates for 2024-2025:

We will meet in Room 601
Pick up will be in carline at 4:20 P.M.
Tuesday, August 27 Introduction to Beta Club
Tuesday, September 10 Induction Ceremony at 6:00 PM in the gym
Tuesday, September 24 Meeting
Tuesday, October 29 Meeting
Tuesday, November 19 Meeting
Tuesday, December 17 Meeting
Tuesday, January 28 Meeting
Tuesday, February 25 Meeting
Tuesday, March 25 Meeting
Tuesday, April 22 Meeting (End of the Year)

 

Chess Club will be offered to 5th and 6th graders at TMS. You do not have to know how to play chess to join the club. Through playing chess, students practice visualizing moves, memorizing, recognizing patterns, using analytic thinking, planning ahead, making decisions, and the ability to accept the consequences of their own actions. We will begin by teaching and reviewing how each piece moves.  

Then we will continue by showing brief strategies to enhance their playing ability and finish with a friendly tournament. We are looking forward to great chess matches that provide wonderful learning experiences!

Sign up forms will be available in the near future!

Calling all 5th and 6th Graders.....Do you enjoy running and want to get in shape?  Do you want to set and achieve goals through hard work?  Do you want to have fun and be part of an after school group? If your answer to these questions is “YES”, then the “Running Gators” is the perfect after-school program for you. 

Sign up forms will be available in the near future!

Student Government Association (SGA) is composed of student representatives who strive to hold fast the principles of honesty and integrity; they consistently exhibit and maintain good conduct. The purpose of SGA is to promote a sense of leadership, responsibility, and pride within the representatives, their school and their community.