Tomken Road Middle School
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| Tomken Road Senior Public School | |
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| Address | |
| 3200 Tomken Road Mississauga, Ontario, L4Y 2Y6, Canada |
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| Information | |
| School board | Peel District School Board |
| Religious affiliation | none |
| Superintendent | Penny Gingell |
| Area trustee | Ruth Thompson, Rick Williams |
| Principal | D. Gordon |
| Vice principal | Griffiths |
| Grades | 6-8 |
| Language | English |
| Colours | Red, Black & White |
| Founded | 1968 |
| Enrollment | 788 (June 2006) |
| Homepage | Tomken Road Middle School |
Part of the Peel District School Board's Applewood Family of schools, in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, the Tomken Road Middle School has been around since 1968, and includes a French Immersion program, and a Sci-Tech program. Tomken Road Middle School also offers many extracurricular activities and by participating in these activities, you get Tomken T points. Tomken Road's Mission Statement is To Develop Independence, Responsible Learning & Mutual Respect.
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[edit] Extra-Curricular Activities & The Tomken T
A Tomken T is an award that you can get at the end of eighth grade. To earn this award, you can two things; You can get points by Academics (by getting a good percentage, you would get a certain amount of points, [see paragraph after Arts & Community]), or by doing extracurricular activities. Extra-Curricular activities are divided into two groups, athletics and arts & community.
[edit] Athletics
At Tomken, there are several athletics clubs, leagues & teams that you can participate in:
- Leagues:
- Co-Ed Indoor Soccer
- Co-Ed Football
- Co-Ed Volleyball
- 3 vs. 3 Basketball
- T.B.H.L/Handball
- 3-Pitch Baseball
- Clubs:
- Games Club
- Ultimate Club
- Rackets Club
- Basketball Shooters Club
- Ringette Club
- Road Runners Club
- Dodge Ball Club
- Hockey Club
- Teams:
- Co-Ed Flag Football
- Boys Basketball
- Girls Basketball
- Cross Country Running
- Boys Indoor Soccer
- Girls Indoor Soccer
- Boys Soccer
- Girls Soccer
- Girls Slow-Pitch Baseball
- Boys Slow-Pitch Baseball
You receive 5 athletics points for joining a team and 2 points for joining a club or league if you come to 80% of games.
[edit] Arts & Community
The Arts & Communities Activities or clubs are divided into several categories:
- Musical:
- Choir
- Musical
- Take 2
- Classroom:
- Lunch Bins
- Attendance
- Clipboard
- Lunch Orders
- Library:
- Tomken Reads Jeopardy Book Challenge!
- Scrabble Club Tournament
- Library Assistants & Leaders
[edit] Academics
At Tomken, students are encouraged to do well in the academics. They're also awards and tabs given out to these excelling students.
- If you receive 60-69 you receive 2 Tomken T points.
- If you receive 70-79 you receive 4 Tomken T points
- If you receive 80-100 (Honours Average) you receive 5 Tomken T points.
There are separate awards for outstanding achievement. Honour Roll is for students who achieve an academic average of 80% or higher, and a Tomken Medallion is for Gr.8 with the highest mark in the whole school year in a subject.
[edit] Dress Code
• Midriff & cleavage coverage is mandatory for students
• No bandannas, “du-rags”
• No clothing that promotes drugs/violence or alcohol.
• Clothing must not be ripped or frayed
• Disrespectful slogans must not be worn to school
• Any student not dressed appropriately will be counseled and be required to change either at home or at school
[edit] Sci-Tech Program
Very recently added into the school, this program exposes students to all the core subjects, but offers them additional opportunities to explore the aspects of engineering and other sciences.
[edit] French Immersion Program
The French Immersion program offers students a chance to go further into the French language with subjects such as Science, Social Studies, Geography, French Language Arts and etc. Because Canada is a bilingual country, this is a beneficial program because the children are able to communicate in both their country's languages.
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