These 8th grade Gators had so much fun with their DIGS activity in Social Studies today! Day 2 is rocking and rolling! 🐊💜
6th grade Reading working hard on their All About Me one-pagers! Great way to learn about each other and build relationships 🐊
Bienvenidos Three Lakes! 8th grade Spanish is starting with the days of the week this morning. ☀️
6th grade lunch time and they’re all still smiling… and hungry 😊! It’s been a great day for the 🐊’s!
Team building outside in Algebra this morning 💜💛
It’s a GREAT day to be a Gator! NJHS welcomes you to the Swamp! ✨🐊
Middle schoolers still love a read aloud! 💜💛 We’re having a great morning at TLMS! 🐊
🗣Calling all 8th grade NJHS members!
See the “stay in touch” section of the image and join our BAND app for important updates! ✨🐊
Thank you to these local sponsors for their giveaway of wonderful items Ms. Tristan Arrington won! She received gifts from Tyler Creative Co., Moss, Faith Prints, Bealls Baking, Susanne Elizabeth jewelry, Holistic Beauty and Spa, and Gotta Graze! Thanks for supporting teachers!
Ready to see 🐊’s in this cozy RLA class!It’s almost time…🤩
Our teachers had so much fun learning about new ways to engage our students! Get ready gators! It’s going to be a great year!
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TLMS 🐊’s you showed up big tonight! It was so great to have students and families back in the building to kick off a great school year. Thank you! 💜💛
If you need help finding a room or have a question about TLMS, our 🐊 Ambassadors are here to assist. Look for these leaders on campus all wearing black ambassador polos. 💜💛
TailGATOR is tomorrow, August 9th from 5-7 pm. PTA is feeding hotdogs for dinner until they run out. You can purchase your dress code approved 🐊 gear, pick up your schedule and meet your teachers. We are so excited to see you all! 💛💜
Our teachers are back and excited for the new year! We can’t wait to see everyone at our TailGATOR tomorrow! 🐊💜
🐊's, please help me welcome Tammy Pickens to our team. She is our Reading Resource teacher at TLMS.
Where are you from: I am from East Texas. I grew up in Canton. From there I went on to graduate with my Bachelors from East Texas Baptist University in Marshall. Life then lead me to Mabank, Tx to teach. Later family reasons called me to Tyler to be near my parents.
Family: I have two girls; they are currently attending school in Shreveport, Louisiana. My two dogs, Baxter and Belle, are my companions at home when girls are not home with me.
Hobbies: I enjoy anything that is outdoors. Hiking, exploring the trails, walking, and just enjoying nature. Reading, working puzzles and most importantly music!
Experience in Education: I started my career teaching In Mabank, Texas. I taught ELAR and Resource for 5th-8th grade, as well as Life Skills. This year will be my 11 year teaching and I am excited to jump in.
Favorite middle school memory: My favorite memory would have to be all the band practices. I remember so many times that my group of friends would mess up and be disappointed over the music, but we were able to overcome so much through believing in each other and working through it as a team. We accomplished so much as a team!
I am excited to be a 🐊!
Good morning! Help us welcome to the swamp, Farris Carwile! She is our ELAR Inclusion Teacher at Three Lakes and will be supporting our 🐊's around campus.
Where are you from? I am from Louisiana but I've been in East Texas for 10 years.
Family? I have an 8 year old daughter.
Hobbies? I enjoy hanging out with family & friends. I love doing anything outdoors.
Experience in education? I've taught every grade from preschool- 3rd grade. I can't wait to start my 7th year of teaching at Three Lakes Middle School.
My favorite middle school memories come from playing basketball, running track, & being in student council. The school dances were fun too!
Being from Louisiana, I feel that I was born to be in the swamp. I'm so excited for the upcoming school year. Let's go!
We are ready to spoil our teachers on Monday! 🐊 Thank you Brookshire’s for donating the awesome bags to hold their swag.
Our cheerleaders have had a great time at cheer camp this week. They can’t wait to cheer for the 🐊’s this year! Thank you Flyer Athletics, Coach Maxson and Coach Blalock for helping our squad. 💜💚💛
Hey Gators! We are thrilled to have Mrs. Dawn Dobbs join our team as our Dyslexia teacher! Mrs. Dobbs has been serving in this capacity at Hogg Middle School previously. We are so excited to have her join TLMS!
Where are you from? I have been in Tyler since 1984, but I was raised in Mineola, so I'm a small-town girl at heart.
Family? I have three children and one grandson who is Grandawny's incredlittle delight!
Hobbies? My current pastime is wedding-planning. Our daughter is getting married in November, so there is much, much to be accomplished this summer! Otherwise, I enjoy reading, studying the Bible, and traveling.
Experience in education: I have been in education since 1991, and all but five of those years were at Hogg Middle School.
Favorite middle school memory? My favorite memory of middle school was the time I brought 61 baby chicks to room 201 at Hogg and let each of my students choose one and put it in a shoebox (yes, I was still a new teacher). We organized the shoeboxes by class periods and stacked them against the wall. However, one particular chick got rambunctious and caused his entire shoebox tower to fall over, which caused a domino effect. I had chicks and 7th graders running all over the room. And that's just part of that story! I still run into former students who talk about those chicks.
