Tiverton School District

This past week, Tiverton Middle School teacher Christine Costa attended the White House History Teacher Institute in Washington, DC. This immersive workshop gathered educators nationwide to learn about White House history via site visits, historians, and access to resources that enhance their curriculum. While in the nation’s Capitol, she caught up with former student and alumna Samantha Cookinham, THS’16, TMS’12, Fort Barton’08. For her senior project at THS in 2016, she hosted and produced her own political show, “Getting Civic with Samantha Cookinham,” where she interviewed U.S. Congressmen David Cicilline, Jim Langevin, and U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse. Today, Samantha is an Associate Producer at NBC News and MSNBC on the Live News Editorial and Coverage Team. In true D.C. fashion, while out to dinner, Mrs. Costa, Samantha, and her mom Jean, THS ’85, ran into Senator Whitehouse. @TheWhiteHouseHistoricalAssociation @SenatorSheldonWhitehouse

Attached you’ll find the flyer for the Newport County Prevention Coalition's Amazon Wishlist for their Back to School Bash for our kids here in Tiverton and Little Compton. We are asking for your assistance in getting the word out about their donation wish list through Amazon. All the information is on the attached flyer.  The community event will be held here at Sandywoods for our residents and the surrounding community of Tiverton and Little Compton. Thanking you all in advance for your support and help.

LAST CALL FOR KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION! Open to all Tiverton residents 5 years old on or before September 1, 2023. Click below to begin the registration process. https://www.tivertonschools.org/o/tsd/page/student-registration

Fall Registration is now open for Tiverton Little League!🥎⚾

Hello TMS Families! Tiverton Middle School is pleased to announce its summer reading program for 2023. You will find reading suggestions that will prepare your student for Module 1 in the fall. Students may choose from Wit and Wisdom's suggested reading list for Module 1 below. Please choose from the grade your student will be entering in August 2023. There will not be a summer reading assignment. In addition to the choices below, the Tiverton Library will be running its usual summer reading programs. Here is the link for those programs: https://tivertonlibrary.org/kids/summer-reading-for-kids-families/ Happy Reading! Grade 5: Biography ● (N/A) Sacajawea, Joseph Bruchac Historical Account ● (610L) Trail of Tears, Joseph Bruchac ● (850L) A History of US: The New Nation: 1789-1850, Joy Hakim ● (890L) How We Crossed the West: The Adventures of Lewis and Clark, Rosalyn Schanzer ● (1050L) Only the Names Remain: The Cherokees and the Trail of Tears, Alex W. Bealer Novel ● (690L) Seaman’s Journal: On the Trail with Lewis and Clark, Patricia Eubank ● (790L) Zia, Scott O’Dell ● (820L) Sing Down the Moon, Scott O’Dell ● (860L) Julie of the Wolves, Jean Craighead George ● (970L) The Birchbark House, Louise Erdrich ● (1000L) Island of the Blue Dolphins, Scott O’Dell ● (N/P) Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War, Helen Frost Grade 6: Picture Book (Informational) ● (930L) Pass Go and Collect $200: The Real Story of How Monopoly was Invented, Tanya Lee Stone ● (NC1030L) Dorothea Lange: The Photographer Who Found the Faces of the Great Depression, Carole Boston Weatherford Historical Account ● (1170L) Children of the Great Depression, Russell Freedman Novels ● (730L) On the Blue Comet, Rosemary Wells ● (750L) A Long Way from Chicago, Richard Peck ● (750L) Esperanza Rising, Pam Munoz Ryan ● (800L) Moon Over Manifest, Clare Vanderpool ● (810L) My Side of the Mountain, Jean Craighead George ● (900L) Sounder, William H. Armstrong ● (920L) Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, Mildred D. Taylor ● (930L) No Promises in the Wind, Irene Hunt Grade 7: Drama ■ (N/A) Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village, Laura Amy Schlitz Historical/Scientific/Technical/Economic Accounts ■ (AD650L) Traveling Man: The Journey of Ibn Battuta 1325–1354, James Rumford ■ (920L) Miquel's Brave Knight: Young Cervantes and his Dream of Don Quixote, Margarita Engle ■ (1090L) Manners and Customs in the Middle Ages, Marsha Groves ■ (1120L) Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction, David Macaulay ■ (N/A) The Royal Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay: Life in Medieval Africa, Patricia McKissack and Fredrick McKissack Novels ■ (620L) The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog, Adam Gidwitz ■ (770L) A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver, E.L. Konigsburg ■ (780L) Crispin: The Cross of Lead, Avi ■ (880L) The Kite Fighters, Linda Sue Park ■ (920L) A Single Shard, Linda Sue Park ■ (990L) The Door in the Wall, Marguerite de Angeli ■ (1030L) Adam of the Road, Elizabeth Janet Gray ■ (1170L) Catherine, Called Birdy, Karen Cushman Grade 8: Poetry ● (NP) Spoon River Anthology, Edgar Lee Masters ● (NP) Here in Harlem: Poems in Many Voices, Walter Dean Myers ● (N/A) I Am Phoenix: Poems for Two Voices, Paul Fleischman ● (910L) 19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East, Naomi Shihab Nye Novels ● (HL620L) The Red Pencil, Andrea Davis Pinkney ● (750L) One Crazy Summer, Rita Williams-Garcia ● (800L) Inside Out and Back Again, Thanhha Lai ● (900L) Brown Girl Dreaming, Jacqueline Woodson ● (NP) Witness, Karen Hesse ● (720L) A Long Walk to Water, Linda Sue Park

Newport County Prevention Coalition is offering parents, guardians, and community members an opportunity to view the newest movie in the Screenagers series. "Under the Influence" is a film about teenagers and addition to substances, nicotine and social media. Attached is a flyer with some more info about the film. The event is free and they are offering two times and locations. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/viewing-of-the-film-screenagers-under-the- influence-tickets-652224239257

Here are the Tiverton Middle School Grade Level Supply Lists for (SY) 23/24! ✏️

Thanks to a collaboration with students in @TivertonHighSchool 's Marine Carpentry Technology CTE Program and Mr. Phillips, the Kindergarteners (or shall we say Kinder Gardeners?) at Fort Barton School have a new raised bed garden. These soon-to-be first graders have already put the new garden to use, planting herbs and vegetables with support from Ms. Peckham and Ms. Edwards. In the Fall, the garden will aid in students' learning about the needs of plants. #TomorrowStartsHere #FortBartonProud

Congratulations to the Tiverton Middle School students who proudly represented Rhode Island at the 2023 National History Day competition at the University of Maryland. The sixth graders presented their documentary and exhibit to national judges, met with Senator Jack Reed at the U.S. Capitol, toured Washington, D.C., and marched in the Parade of Affiliates at the Closing Ceremony.

Congratulations to Pocasset’s PreK graduates! Also farewell to our retiring PreK teacher Mrs. LaFleur 💙

Ranger School had a BLAST at their annual Field Day & Color-Run!! Thank you to our Tiverton School’s SRO, Officer Jackie, for surprising the students!

Pocasset School’s Fourth Graders visited the RI State House to see our government in action. Many thanks to Senator Walter Felag (Tiverton) who secured a grant for busing and who arranged this wonderful opportunity.

Our friends at Tiverton Youth Soccer are looking for volunteers!! Fall Recreation Registration is now open and information on competitive soccer will be available soon!⚽

Fall Registration is now open for the WYFFL Youth Flag Football season.🏈 Scan the QR code for more information!

Join us Saturday, May 27th from 5:30-10:00PM for Fireworks (8:45PM) and an amazing Block Party made possible by Tiverton Power! Live music, Food, and a bunch of activates for all ages. Learn more at www.TivertonCelebrates.org

Sweeten the last day of school at Tiverton Yacht Club! June 16th from 6-8PM All Proceeds to benefit the Junior Sailing Program ⛵

Ranger fans of all ages enjoyed watching the stone being delivered for the ground beneath their new Sunshade in the back courtyard that will serve as an outdoor classroom and picnic area. Ranger School Rocks!!

Our Elementary Jr. Tigers Pep Squad, consisting of 50 students from all 3 schools, can’t wait to show you our Jr. Tiger spirit and pride on Saturday at the Tiverton Celebrates Parade! Please remember to vote after the parade for parade winners at www.Tivertoncelebrates.org (our Jr. Tigers won the first People’s Choice Award last year!)

Just a reminder that The Fort Barton PTO has teamed up with Macray's Seafood to raise money for our Fort Barton students! Dine out on Thursday, May 25th from 12-8pm and 20% of sales will be donated to the Fort Barton PTO. We hope to see you there! Marcray's Seafood 115 Stafford Rd. Tiverton, RI 02878

Tiverton Middle School students in grades 6 and 8 attended a field trip to Ocean Live Park, a stopover in the Ocean Race at Fort Adams in Newport, RI. Students viewed the team bases and sustainability exhibits. They participated in the One Blue Voice Immersive Experience, which provides an understanding of ocean health. Students also toured Fort Adams, the second-largest coastal fortification in the United States.