School Closure
TMS will be closed to the public until February 10th, in accordance with public health guidelines. Our campuses are closed to all but essential staff during this time, until further notice.
- Messsage from the Upper School Athletic Director (weekly news feed)
- Upper School Athletic Awards - March 2, 2020
- Athletic Wear
Messsage from the Upper School Athletic Director (weekly news feed)
Titan Community!
Hi All, I hope you find yourself in good health and have found different (and creative!) ways to stay active at home this past week. I know that our MYP students in HPE have been given many resources and daily physical activity tasks shared by their Teachers to help them stay active – DP students, how have you got your sweat on during this time? I have a few announcements and initiatives below that I would like to share with you, I really hope you can all join in and stay active as a Titan Community. Please continue to email me your feedback, issues and concerns regarding Athletics. For now, hopefully below will answer some of your questions:
How can I stay active at home? See below some ideas for next week and the future!
- Instagram - Daily Physical Activity Challenge (#tmsmovestogether) – Starting tomorrow, our@tmsathletics_upperschool, will be posting a daily physical activity challenge for you to participate in or challenge your friends and family to complete. Log-in daily and check your Instagram feed to see how you can stay active at home. We will post a quick video of a Teacher or Coach completing a DPA (sport or fitness focus) that they have designed, from the comfort of their own home. They will be challenging you to complete this DPA and share back if you like – comment on the challenge, tag us or even send a “DM” to our account and we will share your video on our story! Also, every Wednesday we will be selecting a student to take over the challenge and post a DPA that they have designed for the Community – so if you have any ideas, submit your video to our Instagram account and Gauthaman and myself will choose 1 lucky student each week! Good luck all! Next week expect to see Mr. Bisnauth, Mr. Walker, Ms. Willis and Gman challenging you in different ways to get active! Oh and remember to tag us@tmsathletics_upperschool AND use our hashtag - #tmsmovestogether – and lets spread the joy, come together as a Titan Community and stay active!
- Virtual Fitness Classes – Starting tomorrow AM, Fitness Friday will be back! Ms. Willis will run her HIIT class from 8:30 – 9:00AM tomorrow morning. This class is open to all students, staff, parents, etc. We would like to see our Titan Community active together tomorrow morning and getting their sweat on! All you have to do is join the Virtual Fitness Google Class (code - b7uspfq) OR click on the video stream link on Friday and Monday mornings to join in from your laptops!
The Friday HIIT class will run the following format:
o Quick Warm-Up
o Series of 6 exercises (cardio + resistance exercises) – 1 minute each, 15 second rest in between – 3 sets! If you would like to add intensity – please bring weights, exercise bands or even household items that you can put in a backpack (water jogs, canned food, milk jugs etc) to add extra weight and resistance! However, weights not mandatory! Also have a towel and water handy. I prefer to use a yoga mat for floor exercises, but also optional.
o 3 minutes of Abs to finish
o Cool Down/Stretch
On Monday AM, Ms. Masoudi will be running Zumba @ 8:15 AM – use the same link as above to join in!
- Elite Basketball Training – Please join in with Coach Jahniey in virtual basketball training! He will be running “live” sessions daily from 4-5pm through their Instagram account @elitecamps.
What is going to happen with Spring CISAA Sports?
- CISAA Update – An official statement came out yesterday regarding the CISAA Spring Season. It is with regret to announce that this Spring season has been cancelled, and organized School sport through the CISAA will commence in September. The good news is, that I am on a call on Monday with all CISAA AD’s to schedule the 2020-2021 Athletic Season, so there is much light at the end of the tunnel! Hang in there Athletes!
How will I complete my Athletic Pillar in Term 3?
- We are no longer mandating that you must complete an Athletic (@ TMS) this Term given the current circumstances. A majority of you had already completed an Athletic within Term 1 or 2 to meet the Pillar Requirements. For those of you who did not and were waiting for Term 3, we are no longer mandating you do so and you will not be penalized. The most important thing is that we want ALL of you to stay active daily, somehow in the comfort of your own homes. Please take care of yourselves, your mental and physical health, now more than ever is critical. Based on the Spring Declarations – it was so great to see so MANY Titans that had signed up for Spring sport, so do not worry – we know what your intentions were.
- If you would like to complete your Athletics during Term 3, please join in for Fitness Friday or Zumba Monday’s – we would love to see you. However, this is not mandatory.
That’s all for now, please stay active, continue to be socially distant and responsible.
GO TITANS!
Upper School Athletic Awards - March 2, 2020
2019-2020 Winter Season Wrap-Up and Athletic Award Recap
Yesterday at the Upper School we celebrated the Winter Athletic Season, recognizing the efforts and achievements of all of our Coaches and Student-Athletes over the past Term. This Season our Titan’s were a force to be reckoned with, all of our Teams advanced to CISAA play-offs, some teams went undefeated all season and 3 Teams earned CISAA Championship banners! Please see a short recap below, highlighting some of our accomplishments this Winter:
U14 Coed Curling - Win their qualifying match in the page playoffs, advancing to the CISAA Championship Tournament.
SR Curling DII A and B - Great season, where both teams advance to the page play-offs, however just fall short in their respective qualifying games to advance to CISAA Championships.
U13 Girls Volleyball DII - Earn 1st place after league play, host CISAA Championships and lose in an extremely close match against TYS in the Finals! Silver Medalists!
U14 Girls Volleyball DIII - 4th place after league play, TMS went in as underdogs as they entered play-offs. TMS won the qualifying matches leading up and advanced to the CISAA Championships at PC. TMS won their semi-final match against TRAF, before heading into the finals against 1st seed MS. TMS won the final match, in the 3rd tie-breaking set! 1st place and CISAA Champions!
JR Girls Volleyball DIII - 6th place after league play, TMS advanced to play-offs. They defeated TMS in the first round, before losing to CPC in a 5th tie-breaker set. Great Season!
SR Girls Volleyball DIII - 7th place after league play, TMS advanced to play-offs. In the first round of play-offs, TMS was defeated by TCS in a close match. Great Season!
SR Boys Basketball DIII - Earn 1st place after league play, host CISAA Championships and lose to a 3 point buzzer beater in the final match against ALB. Silver Medalists!
JR Boys Basketball DIII - Undefeated league season, earning 1st place heading into CISAA Championships! They dominated the semi final match against ALB, before facing BVG in the Finals! TMS won the game and earned 1st place - CISAA Champions!
U14 Boys Basketball DIII - Undefeated league season, earning 1st place heading into CISAA Championships! TMS defeated BVG in the semi finals, they then went on to face MS in the finals. It came down to the wire, with TMS winning the game with a 3 point buzzer beater! 1st place and CISAA Champions!
This Season, we had the privilege of not only hosting CISAA Championships at our new Lower School Gym, we also had our first showcase game where our SR Boys Basketball team versed RLC. It was amazing to have the opportunity to play in this spectacular new facility and also witness the energy, titan pride and sense of Community felt by all. We hope to see many more experiences like this next year!
In the CISAA, we continue to make TMS known! We compete at a high level, with class, sportsmanship and pride. Our amount of success is not only measured in our Championship wins, but the character, pride and personal development we observe in our Athletes as the season endures. We hope to see many students come out for Spring Teams, training commencing the week after March Break.
We would like to thank Gauthaman R for his outstanding MC skills as our Student Athletic Chair as well as Chloe B and Akshen S who spent many hours creating our TMS Winter Athletic Highlight Video. Please click the link to enjoy!
TMS Upper School Winter Athletics Highlight Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=7SJGIjNMnUk&feature=emb_title
As many of you know, this past year, TMS partnered with Elite Basketball and Venom Volleyball to help provide high caliber training for our Athletes at both the Lower School and Upper School. We will continue this partnership next year, and we will have even more opportunities for our Athletes to participate in. Communications will be sent home with your students or via email, please take a look at the many camps, teams and clubs each program has to offer and get involved!
VENOM VOLLEYBALL - https://venomvolleyball.ca/marchbreakcamp/
ELITE BASKETBALL - https://elitecamps.com/youth-camp/
Although we couldn’t recognize every specific Athlete, we can say with confidence that all of our Athletes are Titans at heart and did a fantastic job being ambassadors for TMS in the greater Community. Yesterday, we did recognize 1 MVP and 1 TITAN award recipient per team. Congratulations to the Athletes below who earned a trophy for their outstanding performance and commitment over the past Season. Please see the list of recipients and award descriptors below:
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Award |
Description |
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Individual Team – Each coach will nominate 1 athlete per team that best meets the criteria stated for each award. These awards are presented at the end of each respective season during our Athletic Assembly. |
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MVP Award |
This award recognizes the most valuable player for each team. They demonstrate outstanding physical performance and are highly competent and consistent when executing sport-specific and fitness skills in competitive events. |
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Titan Award |
This award recognizes a player that is extremely coachable and an excellent team player. They demonstrate exemplary attitude, commitment and perseverance. |
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U14 Coed Curling |
Titan – Nicholas C |
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SR Curling DII A |
Titan – Jeff C |
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SR Curling DII B
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Titan – Hayden L |
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U14 Boys Basketball DIII
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Titan – Ian H |
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JR Boys Basketball DIII
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Titan – Steven S |
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SR Boys Basketball DIII
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Titan – Jerushan M |
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U13 Girls Volleyball DII
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Titan – Jacqueline C |
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U14 Girls Volleyball DIII
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Titan – Yelena A |
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JR Girls Volleyball DIII |
Titan – Emma M |
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SR Girls Volleyball DIII |
Titan – Cinzia P |
Please see the link below to view photos taken at our Winter Athletic Awards Ceremony today: https://www.tmsschool.ca/parent/news-gallery
Thank you to all the Coaches, Parents and Athletes for your ongoing commitment and efforts to make the TMS Athletic Program a success each and every year. See you out at Spring Tryouts! Schedule will be posted on the TMS Upper School Athletic Portal by end of Week (User Name: TMS; Password: TMS).
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Sincerely,
Ashley Willis
Upper School Director of Athletics
Athletic Wear
TMS Athletic Wear
TMS has partnered with Under Armour for all our athletic wear. We are excited about the new options for gym uniforms and sports teams. Please remember that the new gym uniform will not be mandatory until the 2018/19 school year. To go to the TMS Athletic Wear on-line store, please click here.
Concussion Guide for Parents/Caregivers (Parachute Canada)
http://www.parachutecanada.org/downloads/resources/Concussion-Parents-Caregivers.pdf