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p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px 'Helvetica Neue'} Tennessee Middle School is proud to announce the appointment of Mark Palmer as the new head football coac...

☀️ Registration is NOW OPEN for BTCS Summer STREAM Camp! Give your child a fun, engaging summer of learning—at no cost to families. Open to BTCS students entering kindergarten...

Three Strategies Help Students Overcome ‘Learned Helplessness’ Sometimes, a student who has had several failures in a row refuses to try a new or challenging task. This react...

Create a Family Media Plan to Manage Recreational Screen Time According to one study, kids who spend seven hours or more per day in front of a screen are more than twice as lik...

Pleasure Reading Supports Students’ School Performance Reading for fun can make a big difference for your child’s success in school. Research has consistently shown that middle ...

Try Strategies That Improve Overall Wellness Many families are busy and stressed—which can have a negative impact on children’s health and grades. While it’s nearly impossibl...

This Five-Step Process Helps Middle Schoolers Solve Problems When your middle schooler faces a challenge, it can be tempting to step in and provide the solution. A more effec...

Take Opportunities to Reinforce Learning Outside the Classroom The more you can connect what your middle schooler is learning in school to the world beyond school, the more y...

Middle Schoolers Can Tackle Any Test With This Six-Step Process While there are specific ways to approach specific kinds of tests, there are some general strategies can help stu...

Test Success Begins With a Checklist & Study Schedule Middle schoolers have to keep track of lots of information for each of their classes. This is especially important at test...

TMS Baseball Preseason workouts will be January 13-15 and January 20-22 from 2:45-4:00 pm at TMS. Tryouts will be on January 26 and 27 with location and times to be announced. ...

Improve Your Child’s Ability to Remember It can be challenging for students to recall what they have learned because the human brain is wired to forget. However, with the right...

Community Service Teaches Key Skills and Helps Children Thrive Community service helps middle schoolers understand the needs and viewpoints of others. By helping, middle schoolers...

Stay on the Right Track with a Mid-Year Attendance Review The school year is almost halfway over, and the end of the calendar year is near. It is a natural time to pause and pla...

Ask Your Child To Be Responsible For Reducing Phone Use When kids spend an excessive amount of time on their phones, they miss out on more valuable activities. It’s important...

Remind your child that there is no such thing as online privacy Social media platforms are increasingly popular among middle school students, who use them to share their th...

Help Your Child Rebound from Low Grades It’s natural to be upset if your child brings home a low grade. But showing your frustration and anger won’t result in better performa...

Five Strategies Can Reduce Your Middle Schooler’s Test Anxiety Does your child’s stomach do flip-flops the night before a huge test? Does yours? Take a deep breath. Although you...

The TMS Online Store closes November 30, 2025, at 11:59 PM EST! Items are scheduled to be delivered to TMS once they arrive. Proceeds from each purchase go to Related Arts progra...

Support your middle schooler by being an academic coach An effective coach is someone who guides, encourages and inspires. Thinking of yourself in this role is an effective w...