Tomken Road Middle School

Infobox Education in Canada
name= Tomken Road Senior Public School


imagesize= 300px
streetaddress= 3200 Tomken Road
city= Mississauga
province= Ontario
postalcode= L4Y 2Y6
areacode= 905
phone= 277-0321
fax= 277-3666
email= None
website= http://tomkenroadsr.peelschools.org|http://tomkenroadsr.peelschools.org]
schoolboard= Peel District School Board
affiliation= none
superintendent=Penny Gingell
trustee= Ruth Thompson, Rick Williams
principal= D. Gordon
viceprincipal= Griffiths
grades= 6-8
language= English French
Guidance Counselor= Margaret Furness
teamname=
colours= Red,Grey, Black & White
founded= 1968
enrollment= 788
enrollment_as_of= June 2006

Part of the Peel District School Board's Applewood Family of schools, in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, Tomken Road Middle School has been around since 1968. The school includes a French Immersion program and a Sci-Tech program. Tomken Road Middle School also offers many diverse extracurricular activities. A student can attain "Tomken T" points by participating in these activities, which contribute to a "Tomken T" award at graduation. Tomken Road's Mission Statement is "To Develop Independence, Responsible Learning & Mutual Respect".

Activities & The Tomken T

A Tomken T is an award that a student can receive at the end of eighth grade. To earn the award, a student must do two things; Achieve academic excellence (a certain percentage would contribute to a certain amount of points [see Academics] ), and participate in extracurricular activities. Extra-Curricular activities are divided into two groups, athletics and arts & community. Tabs are awarded for participation in these events.

Athletics

At Tomken, there are several athletics clubs, leagues & teams that students 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 5 athletics points are awarded for joining a team and 2 points are awarded for joining a club or league. A student must attend at least 80% of the team, club, or league to receive the points.

Arts & Community

The Arts & Communities Activities or clubs are divided into several categories:

*Music:
**Choir
**Musical
**Take 2

*Classroom:
**Lunch Bins
**Attendance
**Clipboard
**Lunch Orders

*Library:
**Tomken Reads Jeopardy Book Challenge!
**Scrabble Club Tournament
**Library Assistants, Leaders and council members.

Academics

At Tomken, students are encouraged to do well in academics. There are also awards and tabs given out to these excelling students.
*A grade of 60-69% is worth 2 Tomken T points.
*A grade of 70-79% is worth 4 Tomken T points
*A grade of 80-100% (Honours Average) is worth 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.

Dress Code

*Midriff & cleavage must be covered at all times.
*No bandannas or “dooo-rags”
*No clothing that promotes drugs/violence or alcohol.
*Clothing must not be ripped or frayed
*Disrespectful slogans must not be worn to school
*Shoulders must be covered at all times
*Any student not dressed appropriately will be counseled and be required to change either at home or at school

ci-Tech Program

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. This program is a great opportunity and involves a testing involving a written, and team challenge. The Sci-Tech program stresses Hands-On Minds On and encourage teamwork and cooperation.

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, History, 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.

External links

* [http://tomkenroadsr.peelschools.org Tomken Road Middle School Homepage]
** [http://tomkenroadsr.peelschools.org/news.htm News & Upcoming Events]
** [http://tomkenroadsr.peelschools.org/library.htm Library & Resource Centre]
** [http://tomkenroadsr.peelschools.org/teachers.htm Teachers & Departments]