Low quality pictures of pictures on a wall, but high quality pictures and people! I think Mrs. Stamps in 7th science loves football, what do you think? 🏈 🌹
Books that inspired this 8th grade teacher... Her plant themed room will surely nurture and grow campus leaders this year. 2 more days to TailGATOR! 🐊
💜 💛 Our CollaboGators taught each other the TRU Framework and worked through Hattie's Visible Learning. We are committed to the BEST instructional practices to TRUly impact our students! 🐊
Bus transportation requests must be completed by 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 9 for your student(s) to be able to ride the bus the first day/week of school. ⚠️🚌⏳
Victory is sweet! 🍭🥇Teachers are learning how to create the culture they want in their classrooms where everyone is included and cheering each other on! 🐊 📣
Our teachers are leading small group PD at the swamp this morning and throughout the week. We have the best EduGATORS, hands down! 🐊
Who wouldn't want to cozy up with a good book here? 🐊 3 more days to TailGATOR 💜
It's a new year with new beginnings at The Swamp! Our Gators are back & better than ever! 💜💚💛
Let's have a few sneak peeks this week of our amazing teachers classrooms as we count down to TailGATOR... #4DaysAway #TheSwamp 🐊 💜
🗣️Attention College/University Students and/or Retired Professionals:
Tyler ISD's secondary AVID sites are looking to hire academic coaches to facilitate student tutorials during the school day. Check out the information; this may be the perfect opportunity for you!
#TLMS #learningtogether 🐊💜💚💛
Masters of teaching, masters of fun,
Masters of any task to be done.
Masters of learning, data, and plans.
What we would do without these two and their shenanigans?
Here's an optional opportunity to support our feeder high school, Tyler Legacy, by ordering football spirit gear. Orders will be sent directly to you. The online store closes Sunday, August 13. https://tylerlegacykidsfball23.itemorder.com/shop/home/
Help us welcome Ronnie Parks to the swamp! Mr. Parks will be our Behavior Tech. at TLMS. We are excited to have him join us at Three Lakes! Where are you from? Vidor, Tx Family? Mom, Dad, 2 brothers and a sister. My brother Wesley Parks coaches baseball at Tyler Legacy High School. Hobbies? I love football season, high school, college, pro, it doesn’t matter. I also love to play golf. Favorite middle school memory? Playing football and being part of a team.
This picture of Mrs. Houston was taken in training today. She has been doing ALL the things to gear up for a great year! She truly has a servant heart taking care of everyone (especially Mrs. Sherman). What would we do without her? Mrs. Houston, thank you for ALL the things you do for TLMS! 💜
P.S. Also pictured Mrs. Mendez who takes great care of Mr. Sherman and the great folks over at Tyler Legacy! ❤️
✏️ Parents! Bring your student to the School Is Cool event at the W. T. Brookshire Conference Center TOMORROW from 4:30pm-7pm for FREE school supplies! 📚
We had the BEST DAY EVER with our new staff today! We can't wait to bring back all staff next week and our Gators the following week! Our new teachers got to go on a surprise shopping spree this afternoon to help get their classrooms started. It's going to be another great year for the Gators y'all!
Help us welcome Melissa McElveen to the swamp! Mrs. McElveen will be our RLA Inclusion teacher at TLMS. Coach McElveen retired from teaching (he will still be coaching high school golf) and we gained his better half ;) ; both are special to the swamp!
Where are you from? I’m Melissa McElveen and I think you will recognize my husband, David. He just retired from teaching. We moved to Bullard from Lufkin 11 years ago. I grew up in Lufkin and still have family there.
Family? I have 2 grown stepchildren and 1 grandchild. Aubrey went to Three Lakes and she keeps us busy.
Hobbies? When I’m not teaching, I love reading, singing, golfing and helping others with health & wellness. I’m also an Aussie mom to Tucker Boone.
Experience in education? This is my 18th year in education. I’ve taught gifted & talented, been an instructional specialist and an assistant principal in Tyler ISD. I trained teachers for 3 years all over the state and missed working with students. I just finished working in special education in Bullard and I couldn’t be more thrilled to have an opportunity to be back in Tyler ISD. I’m home!
Favorite middle school memory? My favorite memory about my own middle school experience is finding my voice. I had the most amazing choir teacher named Glen Miller. He taught me how to use my gift and helped me develop my talent. I sang in show choir and was the absolute best year! Just like my middle school teacher, I want to bring my best and make a lasting impact on students.
I’m so excited to be a part of the Gator family!
Congratulations to Coach Blajeski on being named a Tyler ISD Middle School Coach of the Year! 🎉
Our Gators have put in the work and they're ready to compete! Last day of camp today, but we will be seeing you all again soon! We are proud of your commitment to being the best you can be this summer! 🐊 🏈
Help us welcome Amy Drake to the swamp! Mrs. Drake is a TLMS parent and will now be our Choir Teacher here at Three Lakes. We are so excited to have 3 of the 5 Drake's here at the swamp each day!
Where are you from? I’m originally from Louisiana but have lived in Tyler for 24 years.
Family? I’ve been married to Chris for 16 years and we have 3 kids, Cooper will be a Freshman at Legacy, and I have two Gators, Emory (8th) and Micah (6th).
Hobbies? I love to SING, cook, travel, snow ski and spend time with my friends and family.
Experience working with children? I spent 14 summers working at Pine Cove Camps, much of that was with Junior High students. I’ve also volunteered with the student ministries at my church, done some substitute teaching and have taught private voice lessons.
Favorite middle school memory? I loved being a cheerleader and doing math competitions.
Anything else you want to share...I’m excited to be a part of the special team of educators and staff at TLMS and to build confidence in students’ lives through music and singing!
