Ron Springer, Principal Dennis Gentili, Grades 5-7 Behavior Coach
923-9380, 923-9014, 923-9086, FAX # 923-3174

THOMPSON MIDDLE SCHOOL MISSION/VISION STATEMENT

Thompson Middle School depends upon the caring partnership of students, parents, and teachers to support the learning process.

As active learners, students explore options that bring them closer to their educational goals within this partnership.

Students will find their educational experience rewarding when they take ownership for their work, responsibility for their behavior, and contribute to the quality of our school.
Philosophy We believe in the concept of a middle school as a transition period between elementary school and high school. It is a developmental period in which students refine skills and accept more responsibility for themselves and their actions within their total environment. Therefore, the middle school will offer students a solid program of basic academic courses, a range of co-curricular and social activities. In addition, we will be sensitive to the physical, emotional, and intellectual changes that occur in early adolescent children and will accommodate the needs of the students at these stages of development. We will not discriminate in our educational programs or policies on the basis of race, sex, religion or physical ability. We further believe that success for individual students as well as for the total program can be accomplished best in an atmosphere of mutual respect, acceptance of regulations, tolerance for individual differences, encouragement of ideas, and cooperation between the school and home.
Goals

Thompson Middle School will:

1. Be responsive to the needs of students.
2. Encourage students to continue their studies, reach their goals, and become responsible citizens.
3. Maintain an atmosphere of respect, integrity and self-discipline.
4. Provide students with the opportunities to acquire and use with greater proficiency the basic skills necessary for continued learning, including:
  • learning to read well
  • istening and viewing with understanding
  • thinking critically
  • communicating effectively, both orally and in writing
  • understanding concepts and computing accurately in mathematics
  • comprehending factors affecting the social, cultural, historical, scientific, and technological aspects of the world they live in
  • expressing themselves through the fine arts and physical activities.

5. Enable students to increase their self-awareness and self-confidence and to achieve positive self-images.
6. Enable students to demonstrate responsibility and respect for themselves and others through decisions and actions in personal, social and academic situations.
7. Enable students to develop a sense of values.
8. Enable students to learn and practice skills of effective group interaction that will assist them in achieving worthy academic and vocational goals and to function in an ever-changing environment.