This year our Tatum Middle School cast and crew  is back again! Our One Act Play team will be traveling to Waskom, TX on Decemeber 6. The cast only has about a few days left until competition. They have been working very hard to master the 30 to 40 minute play. The cast has had rehearsal almost everyday this month. The team has even have rehearsals on Saturday.The rehearsals are closed to the public because there will be a distractions so the cast cankeep focus. Also the cast and crew usually haves 2 months until competition, and this year they only had 7 weeks to prepare before  going to Waskom. Shelby Brown said “We haven’t figured out a date to perform for the school, but we will perform on the 3rd of December for our families only.” The families must be very happy. One act play is just a simple little play that introduces theater to Middle Schoolers. Irias Barrera’s character of the play doesn’t fit her personality because her character is a tad bit more clever then she is and is always trying to figure everybody out. Before One  Act Play is over the cast and crew will  be like second family and we certainly wish them well

     The results is Tatum 2nd place out of four schools. Congrates! They also received individual rewards. Lane Sullivan got “Best Actor.” Lois Austin got “Honorable Mention.” Marissa Varner, Jason McBride, and Keyli Curnutt got “All Star Cast.” Wow, great job everyone! The cast and crew will be performing for the school on Tuesday, December 13. Hope you enjoy “The Magic Well.” Just one more congratulation to the following students:

Cast

Lane Sullivan

Lois Austin

Jason McBride

Marissa Varner

Kelyi Curuntt

Cullen Combs

Irais Barrera

Maegan Swartout

Madison Baker

Madison Cichoracki

Shelby Brown

Tegan Lemons

Yazmine Sanchez

Crew

Amanda Zahn- Lights

Rhea Sparks- Stage Manager 

Janeth Esquivel- Sound

I heard you all did a great job at Waskom. Maybe because I, Amanda Zahn was there

Hey everybody here are some of the events for UIL so come and sign up to support Tatum Middle School!!  We took first place last year and would love a repeat!

SPELLING – in Spelling you have to study a list of words and then you will take a test over them so make sure you study these words.
SCIENCE – in Science you will take a quiz over stuff that you have learned and stuff that you will learn in UIL.
SOCIAL STUDIES – you will be tested over events that have happened in the past.
ORAL READING – you will read a poem with so much expression that you want the judges to bust out crying.
READY WRITING – you will have to write a story about a random prompt that you will recieve.
CALCULATOR - you will be given a set of problems that you will have to do with a calculator.
DICTIONARY SKILLS - you will be given a dictionary and a list of words. You must try to write down every definition that you can.
EDITORIAL WRITING – in editorial writing you will have to edit a passage and make corrections.
IMPROMPTU SPEAKING – you are given a topic and you have a certain amount of time to memorize your speech
LISTENING SKILLS -you will listen to a CD or Tape and write down everything you here or all the facts about something that is mentioned
MAPS GRAPHS AND CHARTS – you interpret maps and graphs and answer questions about them
MODERN ORATORY -you will have to write a speech about a present topic
MATHEMATICS – you will have to learn many mathematic problems in order to finish a difficult quiz in the end
NUMBER SENSE – you will have to answer equations without writing it down or using a calculator
COMBINED ART – you will have to memorize pictures and paintings by their name and the artist

INTERESTED IN BEING ON ONE OF OUR TEAMS……READ THE FOLLOWING TEAM RULES!

By signing up for one of our UIL teams, you are taking on the responsibility of being on a team.
Your coach will expect you to honor your commitment to the team.
There will be practices and that takes time.
Just like sports, you MUST PRACTICE if you expect to win.
If you dont intend to practice then do not sign up.
Just like in sports, there will be first strings and alternates.
Because of the limitation on the size of the teams, not all people that sign up will be chosen to compete.
Just like in sports you must remain eligible to play.
Just like in sports, you have to be a team player, have a good heart, a good attitude, and a willingness to work.
If this is you, then sign up today.
Remember practices can be held at ANYTIME like intervention, study hall, as well as after or before school.

TMS UIL Contest- IN IT TO WIN IT!!

Morgan Langlinais was just elected TMS Student Council Class President for the 2011-2012 school year. She is now president ,but has always been a great leader showing her responsibility as head cheerleader and a wonderful athlete. Morgan is very excited about being a role model to all her fellow classmates and showing them that they can lead also and become what they want to be,  just as she did. I know Morgan will be great as president, so congratulations and good luck on your new position.

 

MTM/Newspaper is having a fundraiser and are selling school spirit survival bracelets. These bracelets consist of 2 different colors. These bracelets are $8 and have about a foot of parachute cord for every inch of bracelet. The parachute cords are twisted together and then burned at the end to keep the in place. All the money is going to help MTM/Newspaper buy there equipment, and their end of year trip. For the Homecoming Football game, we are going to start selling Tri-color bracelets.   Remember we are coming up with new colors every day  to make more varieties of bracelets. Remember first com first serve. So come support our MTM/Newspaper Crew.