Upcoming Events

6/7 Last Day of School, Taylor Talent Show
for STUDENTS ONLY
8th grade Promotion Party/Dance 6:30-10pm
(Millbrae Community Center)

ATTENTION Parents

New Academic Center Parent Survey
(English) (Spanish)

TMS Times

Last minute parent promotion letter

8th grade promotion letter for parents

PTA website

Renew your Safeway Club Card for the Taylor Middle School PTA

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Taylor Box Tops PTA Fundraiser Info

4/25/12 Parent Cyber Bullying Presentation

8th Grade Promotion Criteria

New 2012-13 Immunization Requirements

Nutrikids Info

Taylor Music Information 2012/2013

Millbrae School District

California Distinguished School 2013

June 3, 2013,

Dear Parents,

As we close out this school year, I would like to extend my gratitude to the Taylor community. This has been an exceptional year with so many exciting events, awards and a whirlwind of activities. Thank you for supporting the students, staff and school. We could not do this important work without your support.

As you know the students are extremely enthusiastic about the prospect of summer just a few days away. This final week is filled with school projects and goodbyes for the summer. It is a bittersweet time for many who may be moving away or going to another school in the fall. It is so important for your children to keep in touch with Taylor friends near and far. 

 What you need to know about this week:

The Taylor Homework Center and Library will be closed this week.

Monday

• Our sixth graders will participate in the annual 6th grade Spelling Bee in the auditorium during the school day
• All PE lockers will be cleaned out early part of this week so expect your student to bring home their uniform and shoes. 
• 7th graders signed up for the Sojourn trip will attend an important meeting at lunch today to learn more about details of the November trip and receive their first reading assignment.

Dismissal: 3:00 pm

Tuesday

• Yearbooks will be distributed to those students who have cleared all fines and debts (library, textbook and cafeteria).
• The 8th graders will attend their picnic at the Millbrae Community Center from 12:30-3:00 pm thanks to the Taylor PTA 8th grade Promotion Committee.
• 8th grade students will bring home their three bids (tickets) for reserved seating for Thursday’s Taylor Promotion Ceremony. Be sure to ask them for these tickets as you must bring these bids to be seated in the reserved area. You may bring lawn chairs that can be placed outside the designated area.
• The Taylor Talent Show for the families and the community will take place in the Taylor Auditorium from 7- 9 pm. There will be a $10 donation at the door to benefit the Taylor Associated Student Body.  Refreshments will be served by the Leadership class.  Hope your family will attend this very special evening with fantastic student performances.

Dismissal for all students 3 pm

Wednesday

• Students clean out their main lockers.

Dismissal Time: 2pm

Thursday will be a minimum day due to the 8th grade Promotion Ceremony.
Dismissal Time: 12:15 p.m.

• 8th graders participating in the Promotion Ceremony should report to the gym at 3:30 pm. The ceremony starts at 4:30 pm on the Taylor Field.  The Taylor Promotion Ceremony will be kept to approximately ninety minutes. It may be sunny and warm or windy and cool so be sure to dress appropriately.

Dismissal time: 12:15 pm

Friday is the last day of school

• All Students (including 8th graders) will attend all their classes in the morning and the Taylor Talent Show until the end of school day at 12:15.
• Report cards will be sent home via mail the following week.

Dismissal Time: for all students: 12:15.

Over the summer Taylor students may be resting and relaxing but the school will be humming with construction crews. The A, C, E, H wing classrooms and E computer lab and KTLR studio will be renovated. The Taylor Cafeteria construction is moving right along with plans of completion is set for this December.  Thank you Measure N funds and community support.

For those planning ahead, Maze Days will be August 22 and 23. All forms can be down loaded from the website as soon as they become available. The first day of school is Tuesday, September 3.  This is a little later this year due to the multiple construction projects on campus and at other Millbrae school sites.
This summer there are many classes and opportunities available at the Millbrae Community Center. You can access the list of classes online http://www.ci.millbrae.ca.us/index.aspx?page=106
The Millbrae Public library also has a variety of engaging activities that extend all summer long. The attached information is also posted on the Taylor Website. http://www.smcl.org/en/content/millbrae
On behalf of the Taylor staff, I wish you and your family a relaxing and restful summer and look forward to seeing you in late August.

Warmly,

Lesley Martin Ed.D.
Principal
Taylor Middle School
850 Taylor Blvd.
Millbrae, CA 94030
650-697-4096 
650-697-8435 fax

Taylor Activties

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May 19, 2013

Dear Taylor Parents,
I want to provide an update on last week’s cyber bullying incident. Our telephone and email communication succeeded in getting the word out, with many parents reviewing and managing their child’s devices. This past Friday, many students expressed concern that cyber bullying is widespread at our school.  Students voluntarily came to the school office, met with administrators, shared information and insights for us to follow up upon. 

We have learned several things from this incident. Many Taylor students are accessing the site, ask.fm.  These harassing posts are made after school hours. Administrators from middle and high schools have similar challenges with this particular website because it is not traceable.  This incident is particularly devastating since the posts are mean spirited and open to the public.

The second realization is that no matter how much we attempt to curb (cyber) bullying, it does exist.  Many of our students recognize this kind of activity is very wrong and have taken steps to prevent, speak out and have blocked or deleted the sites. This is a tough decision for some who depend of this form of communication with friends.  They know that adults (school/ home) will listen and take steps to stop the harassment. The dialogue is much more open and proactive. 

We continued to pursue leads, meet with students individually and involve the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Department in this investigation. We are broadcasting our concerns and steps for prevention on KTLR. Taylor teachers are discussing these issues in their classrooms.

As parents, please be vigilant and monitor your child’s interactions on their devices. The only way to reduce this activity is for your child to block the website aliases of those individuals who post harassing statements or stay off the site completely.

Once again, the sites are:

Ask.fm is an interest-based social Q&A website, launched in June 2010. Users invite questions from other members of the site. The responses can be received anonymously. Recently the site has been the subject of several media articles regarding cyber-bullying. This was largely in response to widely-reported cases of anonymous offensive messaging and suicides apparently resulting from such bullying. The site has courted controversy by not having workable reporting, tracking or parental control processes which have become the norm on other social media web-sites.

Snapchat is a photo messaging application in which users can take photos, record videos, add text and drawings, and send them to a controlled list of recipients. Users set a time limit for how long recipients can view their photos, up to 10 seconds, after which it will be deleted from the recipient's device and the company's servers. This may be seen as an opportunity to send inappropriate content to only be viewed once. The app's main demographic is users between 13 years to 25 years of age, with a growing 40 and over userbase as of October 2012.

Instagram is an online photo-sharing and social networking service that enables its users to take pictures, apply digital filters to them, and share them on a variety of social networking services, such as Facebook or Twitter. There are basic Terms of Use that Instagram users must follow, including an age requirement of 13 years or older, restrictions against posting violent, nude, partially nude, or sexually suggestive photographs and responsibility for one's account and all activity conducted with it. Instagram is widely used by all ages.

Thank you again for your attentiveness and support.

Sincerely,

Lesley Martin
Principal

Beyond Newtown Channel 7 link with Dr. Martin

Taylor Anti-Bully movie Link

Final Taylor Auction Items

Teacher Appreciation Week

New Taylor Cafeteria Construction Photos

New Student Registration Packet for 2013-2014 School Year

Parent Vue Info

Save the Dates!
Eighth grade Promotion Activities dates:
Tuesday, June 4th: 8th grade B-B-Q Picnic - 12:30-3:00 pm, Millbrae Community Center
Thursday, June 6: 8th grade Promotion Ceremony - 4:30-6:00pm, Taylor Field
Friday, June 7, 8th grade Promotion Dinner/Dance -  6:30-10:00pm, Millbrae Community Center

More information regarding these activities are forthcoming.

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Dear Taylor families:

Just as in our daily lives, technology at Taylor is on the rise. Our staff has been working hard to integrate technological learning tools across the curriculum. So far we have successfully integrated technology into select lessons in each content area, and we are continually expanding our scope. Some lessons include creating online science experiment posters with www.edu.glogster.com, movie making in Spanish class, studying the body in PE through interactive websites, and creating a digital school newspaper with blogger (www.tmstimes.com) just to name a few. One tool we have acquired to assist in our integration of teaching with tech is the Ed1Stop portal (www.ed1stop.net). This portal allows teachers, students and parents access to renowned subscription based learning sites like Discovery Education, Brain Pop, World Book Online, and more. Students and Parents can access this site with the login username psullivan02_stu and the password sully. Another piece of tech based curriculum we now have is www.tenmarks.com for math support. This site provides math assignments and assessments that are based on each student’s individualized math profile. Students complete the work, and, based on the results, they are assigned new work that will help them focus on improving their weaknesses and continuing to excel at their strengths. Along with the ParentVue of Synergy that allows access to see school assignments, we have sought to increase our connectivity for more effective learning. These are just a few examples to show where we are headed, with much more on the horizon. Our goal is to help provide all of our students with equitable skills that will prepare them to engage the ever changing world we live in.

Regards,

Patrick Sullivan
Technology Specialist , Taylor Middle School
psullivan@mesd.k12.ca.us
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Taylor Middle School
850 Taylor Blvd
Millbrae, CA 94030

(650)697-4096
(650)697-8435 (fax)

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Our Vision

The Taylor Middle School Community will be informed, active, reflective and conscientious citizens in the local and global arenas. All students will have access quality teachers, rigorous curriculum, 21st century technology and instruction that challenges, nurtures and honors the whole child. We will embrace diversity and strive to understand that individuals come to us with a wide variety of learning needs that will be addressed so that all students will be successful.

Our Mission

Taylor Middle School is committed to educating all students regardless of socioeconomic status, race, or gender.  Our purpose is to provide information and skills necessary for students to become responsible, healthy, young adults.  This development is possible with both parental involvement and dedication of the student.  Our expectation is that every student will succeed, and it is our responsibility to provide a safe learning environment with high academic standards.

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