2. Daily Announcements THURSDAY, december 10th, 2015

3. The Tiger Clause: Our Student Pledge We, the students of Thompson, pledge to: Be on time everyday and put forth our best effort by participating in the learning opportunities offered to us, demonstrate good character at all times and take responsibility for our actions. We pledge to make our school a positive, caring environment in which we respect our differences and where we pull others up instead of putting them down. Wilson, 2014

4. Let The Thompson Athletic Department Help You! Is Your Sock Game On Point? Tiger Logo Camo Crew $18 “Elite” Style With Tigers $15 If you are interested in looking fabulous on the court, making all the others envious on “crazy sock day” or just keeping your feet toasty this winter, see Mr. Donovan in Room 2359 or Mrs. Clements in the Main Office to purchase a pair!! Hurry, they will go fast!!

5. TIGER ROAR REGISTRATION IS OPEN! REGISTER ONLINE: WWW.SIGNMEUP.COM/111238 OR GET A REGISTRATION FORM FROM YOUR PE TEACHER REGISTER ONLINE BEFORE JANUARY 23 RD FOR $5 OFF REGISTRATION FEES!

6. It’s finally time to start … Thompson’s Holiday Club! Holiday Caroling Club Information 2015 Thompson’s Holiday Club starts on Tuesday, November 17 th, after school in the choir room! Don’t miss the chance to learn how to go caroling with your friends! See Mrs. Kleinmaier for details

7. PASSING PERIODS Students should not pass through the gym during passing periods…for any reason!

8. 7 th and 8 th GRADE GIRLS TRYOUTS FOR THE GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAMS WILL BE DECEMBER 14, 15 & 16 ALL GIRLS INTERESTED IN TRYING OUT FOR THE TEAM MUST REGISTER ON LINE USING 8to18. INSTRUCTIONS FOR 8to18 RESISTRATION ARE IN THE MAIN OFFICE. ALL GIRLS NEED TO HAVE A CURRENT PHYSICAL ON FILE IN ORDER TO TRYOUT. IF THE ARE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE SEE MR. TORREZ OR MR. PUCKETT

9. Come CHILL at the Winter Dance! When When: This Friday, Dec. 11, 3-4:30 Fun Stuff: Fun Stuff: DJ, food, open gym, guest appearance! *Tickets will be sold for $2 at lunch and $3 at the door.

10. Character Counts! Pillar of the Month: CARING These celebrities do more than entertain us, they CARE about others and they show it: Bulls superstar, Derrick Rose donated $1 million to an after school teen program in Chicago NFL player, Eli Manning gave $1 million to the University of Mississippi to give to students as scholarships so they could afford to attend the college Singer Taylor Swift donated $100,000 to the Red Cross in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to help the residents after a flood, among many other charities that she has helped Many celebrities give money and time to worthy causes. We might not have a million dollars to give someone, but what are some things we can do to help others? Wilson, 2015

11. TOYS FOR TOTS As of today, we have collected just over 789 toys! That means we will be calling people this week to receive prizes from local businesses! Stay tuned! We are 111 toys away from our school goal! Here are the totals so far: In first place so far is Mr. Nassis’s homeroom with 137 toys! In second place is Mr. Donovan’s homeroom with 81 toys! In third place, Mrs. Kleinmaier’s Homeroom-“1” with 78 toys!! Honorable mention is Mrs. Sackmann/Mrs. Hamptom’s combined homeroom with 61 toys!! Remember, the top two collecting homerooms will have doughnuts provided AND earn free time in the gym! Our collection ends on Dec. 16-ONE WEEK FROM TODAY If we reach: 900 toys= We will be able to pie THE OSWEGO Fire Chief at our Toys for Tots Assembly on Dec. 18!!! We are only 111 toys away!!!! Our next collection will be this Friday! If we can collect 150 or more toys this week, then we will be showing a movie during all lunch periods on a day during the week of Dec. 14! We are so close to reaching this goal!

12. This Friday---it’s a great day to… Tomorrow we will be having our last Thompson spirit day for the year 2015! Finish strong! 6 th grade—wear white 7 th grade—wear orange 8 th grade—wear black