Countdown to Candyland: Eighth Grade Formal Dance
April 26, 2011
The eighth graders in Tabb Middle School are counting down the days until their first formal dance in middle school! The eighth grade formal is a chance for the eighth graders to celebrate the end of their middle school years and get a “taste” of how some of the dances in high school are. The... [Read more]
8th Grade Busch Gardens Trip
April 26, 2011
On April 29th, the eighth graders are going on a field trip to Busch Gardens. The students go to their first block class until about 9:00, and then go to the front of the school to load up on the buses. In order to go on the Busch Gardens trip, the students have to pay either $9.00 if they have a pass... [Read more]
Tabb Baseball is on a Roll
April 26, 2011
So far this year, the Tabb Middle School baseball team has won 7 games and lost only one against Grafton. They recently played their second game against Grafton and beat them 7-5. After a rough first inning, CJ Freedman was put in the game and shut down Grafton. Jeremy Leno was catcher the whole... [Read more]
Softball
April 26, 2011
The Tabb Middle softball team has a 2-6 record. The last game they played was an unexpected 20-10 blowout victory. The Tigers next game is at Grafton on Mon. April 18th at 4:30. Even though their season hasn’t been as successful as they’d hoped, they still can get it back on track with a good... [Read more]
Go Go for BOGO!
April 26, 2011
From fiction, to sci-fi, to Clique books, our Tabb Middle School BOGO book fair has it all. Book fairs are a tradition for Tabb. It’s one of the best ways to keep up with your book supply in and out of school. One reason for that is because the books at our Tabb book fairs are usually cheaper... [Read more]
Writers Roundtable and Art Class Fairytales
April 26, 2011
While you were learning to speak Spanish or participating in mock trials in Criminal Justice during the first semester, on of Mrs. Aliff’s art classes was drawing pictures to accompany the Writer’s Roundtable class members’ fairytales. If you are wondering what is so special about that... [Read more]
Rachel’s Challenge Stops By TMS!
April 26, 2011
On April 19th, 2011, a woman named Gretchen Reed, came to our school to speak to Tabb tigers about a girl named Rachel Scott and her challenge for everyone. Rachel Scott was the first one killed at the Columbine High School shooting in Littleton, Colorado by two peers. She was known around school as... [Read more]
The History of Mothers’ Day
April 26, 2011
Mothers’ Day is just around the corner coming up on May 8th! Mothers’ Day started 150 years ago when Anna Jarvis organized a day to raise awareness of the poor health conditions in her community. This was a cause she believed would be best advocated to mothers and she called it “Mothers’... [Read more]
‘Silly Sixth and Seventh Graders, Science SOL’s are for Eighth Graders!’
April 22, 2011
SOL’s are right around the corner! “SOL’s begin at the end of May for about two weeks,” Mr. Gaylord informs us. Sixth and seventh graders do not have to take the science SOL, unfortunately the eighth grade does. When eighth graders are testing, everyone is required to be very quiet... [Read more]
Remembering Columbine
April 22, 2011
On April 20th, 1999, one of the worst high-school shootings in history occurred , at Columbine High School. What started out as a normal day soon became a moment that would leave a lasting effect on the American people. On that day 15 people died and several more were wounded. But what no one could have... [Read more]
