Remember the $50 materials fee is due on 8/29!

Checks should have materials

fee in the memo line and may be handed in to homeroom teachers.
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Volume 3, Issue 1 August 25, 2014

Tiger Tales
312 Gregson Drive, Cary, NC 27511
919-388-0077
www.tmsacademy.org

TMSA families,
We are so excited for the new school year! It has been a joy to see all
of our returning students and welcome the new ones. We are very
proud to inform parents that we have started the school year with full
enrollment with hundreds of students on our waiting list! That is a
major feat for our school! We want to welcome our new teachers,
they are very excited to join the TMSA family and work with our
students. We know this will be a great school year. We are excited
to partner with you to help all of our students have a successful year!
All the best,
TMSA Staff
Dress Code Announcements

All students should be in uniform. If they are waiting for
purchased uniforms to arrive, have them dress as close to the
dress code as possible. Students should not be wearing everyday
clothing.
o Middle School students: wear light blue top and navy
blue or khaki pants.
o Elementary students: wear a red top with navy blue
pants.
Even though we are being more lenient with shoes, avoid neon
and bright colored laces and logos.
Girls, please remember that skirts must be no shorter than three
inches above the knee.
Remember: This year there are no spirit wear dress down days
on Fridays. We only have good conduct dress down days once
per month.

This week, we will be starting to report dress code violations.

For any questions on the dress code, please reference the student handbook or
email Mrs. Watters at lwatters@tmsacademy.org.
Upcoming Events
August 25
Bus survey closes
August 29
Student of the Month
P.R.I.D.E raffle drawing
$50 Materials fee due
September 1
Labor Day
No School!
September 5
Early Release
September 8
Teacher workday
No School!
Crossing Guard
Volunteers Needed!
We need parent volunteers to
help with traffic control during
dismissals. Please contact Mrs.
Wood if youre available to
help.
mwood@tmsacademy.org.
Homeroom Parents
We want every homeroom
teacher to have a parent
volunteer to assist them
throughout the year. If you
have the time and availability,
please contact your childs
homeroom teacher to see if
they need you!


Remember the $50 materials fee is due on 8/29! Checks should have materials
fee in the memo line and may be handed in to homeroom teachers.
Follow us on twitter! @TMSATigers



Tiger P.R.I.D.E.
We have introduced our Tiger P.R.I.D.E. behavior
system successfully this week. We are excited to see our
students participate in the program, and we already have
several success stories! Remember our first raffle drawing
will be on August 29
th
during announcements! Please make
sure you are reviewing the character traits with your
students at home to help your children understand the
program.
Student of the Month is an exciting program we
have used for the past few years to highlight a student that
is a role model in our school. We are incorporating this program into our P.R.I.D.E. system. Each month,
starting with August, we will announce a student that has demonstrated their Tiger P.R.I.D.E. and will
recognize them school wide. Each month will focus on one of the P.R.I.D.E character traits. For August, we
are looking for Proactive students. We will announce these students on August 29
th
. In September, we will
look for Respectful students!

For any questions on our Tiger P.R.I.D.E. system, please email Mrs. Watters at lwatters@tmsacademy.org.
Meet the New Principal: Mr. Kara!
In case you hadnt heard, we have a new principal!
Mr. Kara joins us with 12 years of experience in charter
schools. Mr. Kara graduated with a degree in chemistry.
However, he had so many credits in physics, that he was able
to be highly qualified for teaching both chemistry and physics
by the U.S. federal standards.
When he came to the U.S. he began as an assistant to
a Chemistry Professor. He moved into the Charter School
System in Texas and started as a Chemistry teacher and had
been in different administration levels. When he is not at
school, he enjoys spending time with his family. He has three children, two of whom attend TMSA. He loves
to go fishing and listen to music.
We are so excited to have Mr. Kara as our principal. He has jumped in with both feet and is excited to
meet our TMSA parents and get to know the students. Mr. Kara has an open door policy and wants to hear
any ideas and concerns that you may have so he can make this the best school for the students and parents!
He can be reached by making appointments and through email at mkara@tmsacademy.org.
Parents: Be sure to follow us on Twitter - @TMSATigers for announcements and updates
throughout the school year!