Great evening TLAM family!
This is Principal Williams. I hope you are enjoying your weekend. For the parents who attended our virtual Parent 101: Adaptive Testing and Its Impact last Thursday, thank you for the rich conversation. I hope you found the information valuable. As promised, the links for the practice test and video are below and the tutoring schedule is attached. Don’t forget to save the date for our Data and Dine Night on Thursday, April 17th at 5:30pm. Our annual Innovation STEM Day powered by CSX was a success. Two of our CTE students received a brand, new Dell laptop as giveaways and CSX donated a mini robotic dog to use in our STEM lab. This week, the 2025 BEST Writing assessment will be administered to 6th and 7th graders on Wednesday, April 2nd and 8th graders will be assessed on Thursday, April 3rd. This year, the writing section will not be a part of the overall score for Reading. Please make sure your child is at school on these assigned dates. If you are ready to order your 2025 Twin Lakes Yearbook, please reach out to Ms. Murray at murrayj@duvalschools.org. today.
Parents, please make sure your child is working on their diagnostic path on Exact Path Reading or math at least thirty minutes to improve their reading and math skills per night. To ensure students reach their weekly Exact Path goal, students can work on Exact Path every morning from 8:00am to 9:05 am and from 4:30pm to 5:30pm with Ms. Groover in the AM and Ms. Bolden in the PM. Parents, please make sure you are on time to pick your child up if your child attends the PM option. It is imperative that your child attend these opportunities to include tutoring in preparation for PM3 in the spring.
As we transition to the second week of the fourth nine weeks, students are expected to come to school daily with their school planner, student ID, and a clear or mesh backpack. Please review the attachment to help you to plan accordingly for this week’s activities. This is a great time for you to update any information on your child’s blue card or FOCUS. We are discovering that many parents need to update their information in FOCUS. Please understand if there is an emergency with your child the information in FOCUS must be accurate for us to inform you. If you have any questions regarding athletics, please email AD Larry Edwards at edwardsl2@duvalschools.org or Dean Story at storyg@duvalschools.org. Please know every time your child requests a new ID regardless if is a temporary or permanent ID that there is a cost associated with the ID replacement. Some students have racked a lot of debt due to their inability to keep up with their assigned student ID. Please make sure your child has their student ID daily. If you have any questions regarding your child’s debt, please email AP Copeland at copelandd@duvalschools.org. Please join our great body of parents, teachers, and students as we work together in Building our A+ Pack Mentality at our next PTSA/SAC meeting on Monday, April 7th at 5:30pm in the media center. A virtual link will be provided at a later time. We look forward to having you as part of our team. Have a PACKful week!
https://flfast.org/resource-item/en/computer-adaptive-tests-frequently-asked-questions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRMfiZFKO3M
Twin Lakes Tutoring Schedule 2025
Twin Lakes Week of Activities
Family Engagement - Parent Academy April 2025 Webinars
A Parent's Playbook for Pre-K-12 Testing
Saturday, April 5th 2025
VIDEO: CSX Advances STEM Partnership with Duval County Schools and Twin Lakes Academy Middle School
https://csx.newsweaver.com/thisweekcsx/1svw5padnv4hwn7xad4occ?lang=en&a=1&p=1288561&t=4717
Twin Lakes Academy Middle "Data and Dine" Family Engagement Informational Session Thursday, April 17th, 2025.
Location: Twin Lakes Cafe
Refreshments will be served!
Twin Lakes Academy Middle Invites you to "Parent 101: Adaptive Testing and its Impact" Informational Session.
Greetings TLAM family!
This is Principal Williams. I hope you have been enjoying your spring break. Just a gentle reminder, there is no school tomorrow for students. Students will return to school on Tuesday, March 25th at their normal scheduled time and it will be an A Day. For 8th grade parents only, we still have seats available for the 8th Grade Gradventure. Mrs. Bryan will be collecting funds until Friday, March 28th. If you are experiencing extenuating circumstances, please reach out to me or Ms. Bryan at bryanm@duvalschools.org. This week, we will reconnect with our business partner, CSX, for the second Annual Innovation STEM Day powered by CSX on Friday, March 28th. We have decided to push our Data and Dine Night to April 17th to allow for an opportunity to discuss the impact adaptive testing (FAST/EOC) will play on scheduling and program progression for the 2025-2026 school year. Please plan to join us for Parent 101: Adaptive Testing and its Impact on Thursday, March 27th via Teams at 5:30pm. This parent focused event is designed for a fruitful discussion around FAST/EOC testing (adaptive) and to answer questions around its impact on scheduling and program progression for the 2025-2026 school year. A flyer with the virtual link will be provided in a separate communication. If you are ready to order your 2025 Twin Lakes Yearbook, please reach out to Ms. Murray at murrayj@duvalschools.org. today.
Parents, please make sure your child is taking advantage of their day off by working on Exact Path at least thirty minutes to improve their reading and math skills. To ensure students reach their weekly Exact Path goal, students can work on Exact Path every morning from 8:00am to 9:05 am and from 4:30pm to 5:30pm with Ms. Groover in the AM and Ms. Bolden in the PM. Parents, please make sure you are on time to pick your child up if your child attends the PM option. It is imperative that your child attend these opportunities to include tutoring in preparation for PM3 in the spring.
As we transition to the first week of the fourth nine weeks, students are expected to come to school daily with their school planner, student ID, and a clear or mesh backpack. Please review the attachment to help you to plan accordingly for this week’s activities. This is a great time for you to update any information on your child’s blue card or FOCUS. We are discovering that many parents need to update their information in FOCUS. Please understand if there is an emergency with your child the information in FOCUS must be accurate for us to inform you. If you have any questions regarding athletics, please email AD Larry Edwards at edwardsl2@duvalschools.org or Dean Story at storyg@duvalschools.org. Please know every time your child requests a new ID regardless if is a temporary or permanent ID that there is a cost associated with the ID replacement. Some students have racked a lot of debt due to their inability to keep up with their assigned student ID. Please make sure your child has their student ID daily. If you have any questions regarding your child’s debt, please email AP Copeland at copelandd@duvalschools.org. Please join our great body of parents, teachers, and students as we work together in Building our A+ Pack Mentality at our next PTSA/SAC meeting on Monday, April 7th at 5:30pm in the media center. A virtual link will be provided at a later time. We look forward to having you as part of our team. Have a PACKful week!
Good afternoon, everyone,
Please see below for the 25-26 bus transportation registration link:
www.duvalschools.org/busregistration
Great evening TLAM family!
This is Principal Williams. I hope you are having a wonderful weekend. CSX is thrilled to reconnect with us this year for our second Annual Innovation STEM Day powered by CSX on Friday, March 28th. This week, we will have our business partner, Kona Ice, on campus during the lunch period on Thursday, March 13th. Students will receive the flyers on Monday and daily announcements will be made to remind them. For 8th grade parents only, the last day to collect funds for the 8th Grade Gradventure fieldtrip is Friday, March 14th. If you send your money for the trip after Wednesday, March 12th, please make sure you inform your child to turn the money into the bookkeeper, Mrs. Crews not Ms. Bryan. For more information regarding the trip, please feel free to reach out to Ms. Bryan via email at bryanm@duvalschools.org. If you are ready to order your 2025 Twin Lakes Yearbook, please reach out to Ms. Murray at murrayj@duvalschools.org. today.
Parents, please mark your calendar to attend the Twin Lakes’ Data and Dine Night on Thursday, March 27th at 5:30pm. More information to come in separate communication. Students should be on Exact Path at least thirty minutes a day to improve their reading and math skills. To ensure students reach their weekly Exact Path goal, students can work on Exact Path every morning from 8:00am to 9:05 am and from 4:30pm to 5:30pm with Ms. Groover in the AM and Ms. Bolden in the PM. Parents, please make sure you are on time to pick your child up if your child attends the PM option. It is imperative that your child attend these opportunities to include tutoring in preparation for PM3 in the spring. Spring break is next week, so there will be no school from March 17th through March 24th. The 3rd Quarter will end on Friday, March 14th with Teacher Planning Day scheduled for Monday, March 24th.
As we transition to the ninth week of the third nine weeks, students are to come to school daily with their school planner, student ID, and a clear or mesh backpack. Please review the attachment to help you to plan accordingly for this week’s activities. This is a great time for you to update any information on your child’s blue card or FOCUS. We are discovering that many parents need to update their information in FOCUS. Please understand if there is an emergency with your child the information in FOCUS must be accurate for us to inform you. If you have any questions regarding athletics, please email AD Larry Edwards at edwardsl2@duvalschools.org or Dean Story at storyg@duvalschools.org. Please know every time your child request a new ID regardless if is a temporary or permanent ID that there is a cost associated with the ID replacement. Some students have racked a lot of debt due to their inability to keep up with their assigned student ID. Please make sure your child has their student ID daily. If you have any questions regarding your child’s debt, please email AP Copeland at copelandd@duvalschools.org. Please join our great body of parents, teachers, and students as we work together in Building our A+ Pack Mentality at our next PTSA/SAC meeting on Monday, April 7th at 5:30pm in the media center. A virtual link will be provided at a later time. We look forward to having you as part of our team. Have a PACKful week!
Week of March 10th Activities
Principal's Message:
Great evening TLAM family!
This is Principal Williams. I hope you are having a wonderful weekend. Thank you to everyone who joined me for our annual Mid-Year Stakeholders meeting last Wednesday. Our basketball team did not get the victory last Thursday, but we are so proud of them and their winning season. Spring conditioning for our spring sports have started. If your child is interested in track, swim, baseball, or softball, please make sure you have completed your Aktivate account along with a current physical in order for your child to participate. If you have any additional questions, please email AD Larry Edwards at edwardsl2@duvalschools.org. We have kicked off our tutoring in preparation for our spring assessments. To ensure students reach their weekly Exact Path goal, students can work on Exact Path every morning from 8:00am to 9:05 am and from 4:30pm to 5:30pm with Ms. Groover in the AM and Ms. Bolden in the PM. Parents, please make sure you are on time to pick your child up if your child attends the PM option. It is imperative that your child attend these opportunities in preparation for PM3 in the spring. For 8th graders only, Ms. Bryan is collecting funds for the 8th Grade Gradventure in May. For more information regarding the trip, please feel free to reach out to Ms. Bryan via email at bryanm@duvalschools.org. If you are ready to order your 2025 Twin Lakes Yearbook, please reach out to Ms. Murray at murrayj@duvalschools.org. today. Please mark your calendar for spring break. There will be no school from March 17th through March 24th. The 3rd Quarter will end on Friday, March 14th with Teacher Planning Day scheduled for Monday, March 24th.
As we transition to the eighth week of the third nine weeks, students are to come to school daily with their school planner, student ID, and a clear or mesh backpack. Please review the attachment to help you to plan accordingly for this week’s activities. This is a great time for you to update any information on your child’s blue card or FOCUS. If you have any questions regarding athletics, please email AD Larry Edwards at edwardsl2@duvalschools.org or Dean Story at storyg@duvalschools.org. Please know every time your child request a new ID regardless if is a temporary or permanent ID that there is a cost associated with the ID replacement. Some students have racked a lot of debt due to their inability to keep up with their assigned student ID. Please make sure your child has their student ID daily. If you have any questions regarding your child’s debt, please email AP Copeland at copelandd@duvalschools.org. Please join our great body of parents, teachers, and students as we work together in Building our A+ Pack Mentality at our next PTSA/SAC meeting on Monday, March 3rd at 5:30pm in the media center. A virtual link is provided below. We look forward to having you as part of our team. Have a PACKful week!
Twin Lakes Week of March 3rd Activities
Principal's Sunday Message:
Great evening TLAM family!
This is Principal Williams. I hope you are having a wonderful weekend. Congratulations to the boys basketball team for their bid to the divisional round. Twin Lakes will host Baldwin Middle-High on Tuesday, February 25th at 5:30pm. Please come out and support our team to victory! This week, we have Early Release on Wednesday, February 26th. Students will be dismissed at 2:30pm. Also, we have our Mid-Year Stakeholders Meeting on Wednesday, February 26th at 5pm in the media center. At our annual stakeholders (parents, students, teachers, and community partners) meeting, you will receive pertinent information regarding the current state of our school to include student data, review our School Improvement Plan as well as Operating System. I look forward to seeing you on Wednesday. We have kicked off our tutoring in preparation for our spring assessments. To ensure students are reaching their weekly Exact Path goal, students can work on Exact Path every morning from 8:00am to 9:05 am and from 4:30pm to 5:30pm with Ms. Groover in the AM and Ms. Bolden in the PM. Parents, please make sure you are on time to pick your child up if your child attends the PM option. It is imperative that your child attend these opportunities in preparation for PM3 in the spring. For 8th graders only, Ms. Bryan is collecting funds for the 8th Grade Gradventure in May. For more information regarding the trip, please feel free to reach out to Ms. Bryan via email at bryanm@duvalschools.org. If you are ready to order your 2025 Twin Lakes Yearbook, please reach out to Ms. Murray at murrayj@duvalschools.org. today.
As we transition to the seventh week of the third nine weeks, students are to come to school daily with their school planner, student ID, and a clear or mesh backpack. Please review the attachment to help you to plan accordingly for this week’s activities. This is a great time for you to update any information on your child’s blue card or FOCUS. If you have any questions regarding athletics, please email AD Larry Edwards at edwardsl2@duvalschools.org or Dean Story at storyg@duvalschools.org. Please know every time your child request a new ID regardless if is a temporary or permanent ID that there is a cost associated with the ID replacement. Some students have racked a lot of debt due to their inability to keep up with their assigned student ID. Please make sure your child has their student ID daily. If you have any questions regarding your child’s debt, please email AP Copeland at copelandd@duvalschools.org. Please join our great body of parents, teachers, and students as we work together in Building our A+ Pack Mentality at our next PTSA/SAC meeting on Monday, March 3rd at 5:30pm in the media center. A virtual link will be provided at a later time. We look forward to having you as part of our team. Have a PACKful week!
Week of February 24th Activities
Good afternoon, everyone,
As tomorrow is Valentines Day, students are not permitted to bring candy, balloons, flowers, or stuffed animals to school.
Please partner with us to make sure that these items are not coming to campus tomorrow!
Have a great day!
Camp Kesem at University of Florida
Great Superbowl Sunday TLAM family!
This is Principal Williams. I hope you are having a wonderful weekend. Just a gentle reminder, we will have school on Friday, February 14th. It is not a weather day. Thank you to everyone who supported our students as they presented at last week’s February School Board meeting. They did a phenomenal job. This week is spirit and homecoming week. We have a weeklong of activities planned to celebrate. We will kick off our spirit week activities on Monday, February 10th with Pajama Day. Please make sure your students are wearing pajamas that are school appropriate and aligned to the district dress code policy. On last Friday, the 3rd Quarter Progress Reports were posted to Focus. We also posted our Out of Field Parent Notification letter. Please take a moment to review the letter and your child’s progress report in Focus. I encourage you to have a conversation with your child regarding their progress report. If you would like to schedule a parent teacher conference, please do not hesitate to reach the school. Our school wide tutoring to address learning gaps in core courses will start the week of February 17th in the AM and PM. This is in additional to the tutoring some teachers are already offering your child. If you are notified that your child has been selected for tutoring, please make sure your child attends. It is imperative that your child attend these opportunities in preparation for PM3 in the spring. Please mark your calendar for our Mid-Year Stakeholder Meeting on Wednesday, February 26th at 5pm in the media center. For 8th graders only, Ms. Bryan is collecting funds for the 8th Grade Gradventure in May. For more information regarding the trip, please feel free to reach out to Ms. Bryan via email at bryanm@duvalschools.org. If you are ready to order your 2025 Twin Lakes Yearbook, please see the attached flyer on how you may do so. The link will take you straight to the vendor website for you to start your order process. We have some 8th grade baby photos, we need more to make this edition extra special, so please send them to Ms. Murray at murrayj@duvalschools.org. today along with your furry friend (all grade levels). Please keep in mind that the only students allowed on campus before 9am are our students in Extended Care and tutoring. Thank you!
As we transition to the fifth week of the third nine weeks, students are to come to school daily with their school planner, student ID, and a clear or mesh backpack. Please review the attachment to help you to plan accordingly for this week’s activities. This is a great time for you to update any information on your child’s blue card or FOCUS. If you have any questions regarding athletics, please email AD Larry Edwards at edwardsl2@duvalschools.org or Dean Story at storyg@duvalschools.org. Please know every time your child request a new ID regardless if is a temporary or permanent ID that there is a cost associated with the ID replacement. Some students have racked a lot of debt due to their inability to keep up with their assigned student ID. Please make sure your child has their student ID daily. If you have any questions regarding your child’s debt, please email AP Copeland at copelandd@duvalschools.org. Please join our great body of parents, teachers, and students as we work together in Building our A+ Pack Mentality at our next PTSA/SAC meeting on Monday, March 3rd at 5:30pm in the media center. A virtual link will be provided at a later time. We look forward to having you as part of our team. Have a PACKful week!
Twin Lakes 2025 Yearbook flyer.pdf Twin Lakes Week of February 10th Activities 02.09.2025.pdf
Good evening, everyone,
Students will receive the school's Parent Compact, tomorrow, February 6th.
The Parent Compacts will be distributed to students during their 5th period classes tomorrow. Please be on the lookout for these forms to review, sign, and return to school with your student.
Have a good evening!
Great Sunday TLAM family!
This is Principal Williams. I hope you are having a wonderful weekend. Thank you to everyone who made our Inaugural Game Night a success on Friday. Twin Lakes will be showcased at the February School Board meeting this Tuesday, February 4th at the school board building on Prudential Dr. Our presentation will be one of the first before the Board agenda at 6pm. I hope you share in my excitement for our school community by joining us in person or virtual. Our school wide tutoring to address learning gaps in core courses will start the week of February 17th in the AM and PM. This is in additional to the tutoring some teachers are already offering your child. If you receive notice, it is imperative that your child attend these opportunities in preparation for PM3 in the spring. This week, Ms. Bryan will be collecting funds for the 8th Grade Gradventure. If you need further, please email Ms. Bryan at bryanm@duvalschools.org. If you are ready to order your 2025 Twin Lakes Yearbook, please see the attached flyer on how you may do so. The link will take you straight to the vendor website for you to start your order process. We have some 8th grade baby photos, we need more to make this edition extra special, so please send them to Ms. Murray at murrayj@duvalschools.org. today along with your furry friend (all grade levels). Also, we have our monthly PTSA/SAC meeting tomorrow, February 3rd at 5:30pm in the media center. Please mark your calendar for our Mid-Year Stakeholder Meeting on Wednesday, February 26th at 5pm in the media center. Please join our great body of parents, teachers, and students as we work together in Building our A+ Pack Mentality. I look forward to seeing you in person or virtual through the link below. Please keep in mind that the only students allowed on campus before 9am are our students in Extended Care and tutoring. Thank you!
As we transition to the fourth week of the third nine weeks, students are to come to school daily with their school planner, student ID, and a clear or mesh backpack. Please review the attachment to help you to plan accordingly for this week’s activities. This is a great time for you to update any information on your child’s blue card or FOCUS. If you have any questions regarding athletics, please email AD Larry Edwards at edwardsl2@duvalschools.org or Dean Story at storyg@duvalschools.org. Please know every time your child request a new ID regardless if is a temporary or permanent ID that there is a cost associated with the ID replacement. Some students have racked a lot of debt due their inability to keep up with their assigned student ID. Please make sure your child has their student ID daily. If you have any questions regarding your child’s debt, please email AP Copeland at copelandd@duvalschools.org. We look forward to having you as part of our team.
Have a PACKful week!
2025 Yearbook flyer Twin Lakes Week of February 3rd Activities
"Before Christmas, we unveiled the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program (OBPP) to our students in their lunch. We spoke with students, detailing the purpose of this program, our new bullying rules, and examples of bullying. We are working to take more preventative actions and to change the culture of bullying.
Florida Statute 1006.147, also known as The Jeffrey Johnston Stand Up for All Students Act defines bullying as, “Systematically and chronically inflicting physical hurt or psychological distress on one or more students or employees that is severe or pervasive enough to create an intimidating, hostile, or offensive environment; or unreasonably interfere with the individual’s school performance or participation”.
Our rules are as follows:
• We will NOT bully others.
• We will try to help students who are bullied.
• We will try to include students who are left out.
• If we know that somebody is being bullied, we will tell an adult at school AND an adult at home.
If your child reports bullying, feel free to reach out to us on our school number (904) 538-0825 and ask for a member of staff that can help. You may also contact us on FOCUS and our DCPS website.
We hope that you continue to encourage your students to communicate when bullying is taking place. Thank you and we welcome your support in our efforts. Communication is the key to success, and we need your help to achieve our goal of a comfortable and non-threatening learning environment."
Great Sunday TLAM family!
This is Principal Williams. I hope you are having a wonderful weekend. Just a gentle reminder. Students should not be on campus before 9am. We have parents dropping their student(s) off at 8am without informing the front office especially during last week’s weather. If you need an arrangement for your child, please contact me at raya@duvalschools.org. This week, Ms. Bryan will be collecting funds for the 8th Grade Gradventure. Please review the flyer that went home with your child last week for additional information or email Ms. Bryan at bryanm@duvalschools.org. If you are ready to order your 2025 Twin Lakes Yearbook, please see the attached QR Code and link to order. It’s time to add your baby photos to this year’s yearbook. Please read the attached flyer from Ms. Murray on how you can do so. Also, if you want to add your furry family member to our yearbook, please read the attached to find out how you can do so. Let’s make this year’s yearbook memorable for ALL. If you have any question regarding the yearbook, please email Ms. Murray at murrayj@duvalschools.org. This Friday, we will have our Inaugural Game Night that was postponed due to the inclement weather. This event is an awesome opportunity for our students to bring their gaming controls to school to game with their friends from 4:30pm to 7:30pm on Friday, January 31st. The event is $3.00 and students will need to complete the waiver passed out in their science classes in order to participate. All signed waivers are to be turned in to Ms. Collier in order for your child to participate. If you have any questions, please reach out to Ms. Collier at colliera@duvalschools.org. We will also be continuing with our make ups for PM3. If your child has not taken their PM3 assessment, please make sure they presence and on time this week. Before the Christmas break, students were provided their debt list to give to you regarding student IDs. Please know every time your child request a new ID regardless if is a temporary or permanent ID that there is a cost associated with the ID replacement. Some students have racked a lot of debt due their inability to keep up with their assigned student ID. Please make sure your child has their student ID daily. If you have any questions regarding your child’s debt, please email AP Copeland at copelandd@duvalschools.org. Thank you!
As we transition to the third week of the third nine weeks, students are to come to school daily with their school planner, student ID, and a clear or mesh backpack. Please review the attachment to help you to plan accordingly for this week’s activities. This is a great time for you to update any information on your child’s blue card or FOCUS. If you have any questions regarding athletics, please email AD Larry Edwards at edwardsl2@duvalschools.org or Dean Story at storyg@duvalschools.org. Please join our great body of parents, teachers, and students as we work together in Building our A+ PACK Mentality at our next PTSA/SAC meeting on February 3rd at 5:30pm in the media center. We will have our Mid-Year Stakeholder Meeting on February 26th at 5:00pm in the media center. We look forward to having you as part of our team. Have a PACKful week!
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Dear Team Duval,
We continue to remain in direct contact with the City of Jacksonville Emergency Management team in regard to the potential for dangerous winter weather coming into our area. Given the possibility for unsafe conditions, Duval County Public Schools and district offices will be closed on Wednesday, Jan. 22. In addition, all athletics and after-school activities scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 22 will be canceled.
All regularly scheduled athletic and extracurricular activities taking place today, Jan. 21, will continue as planned.
All district employees will be asked to work remotely on Wednesday, Jan. 22. Employees should take direction from their immediate supervisor regarding work expectations. The district will use grace and compassion regarding any employee without electricity due to the weather.
We encourage you to stay updated with the latest and the reopening of schools and offices by email messages, our website, our app, and through social media.