March
March 6 @ TJMS - Band Winter Concert - TJMS
6th grade - 6:30pm
7th grade - 7pm
8th grade - 7:30pm
March 7 @VHS - 6th grade "Almost Spring" Orchestra concert - VHS, 7:00pm
March 8 @ VHS - 7th/8th grade "Almost Spring" Orchestra concert - VHS, 7:00pm
March 9 @ VHS - Choir Winter Concert - VHS - 7:00pm
March 11 - State Science O Competition
March 12 @ Valparaiso University Arts -A-Budding 2 p.m.
6th grade That's a Wrap on Feudal Day!
Feudal Day 2023 was quite the success this year! Queens Highlan and Alberson would like to thank everyone who helped make the day one to remember. The students looked amazing in their period clothing! I feel we also need to give a shout out to the amazing 6 th grade teachers for their hard work and dedication—not only on Feudal Day, but every day!
Did someone say Pi?...
On Pi Day—March 14— we will be conducting our annual Pi Day contest in which students recite as many digits of pi as they can. In order to qualify for the contest they must recite at least 40 digits by Monday, March 10. The winner will receive an awesome trophy for their hard work!
Pencils, Pencils, Pencils!
We are noticing a bit of a shortage on the writing utensil front these days in the 6 th grade… Any and all pencil donations (or any other school supplies) would be greatly appreciated.
Parents, if you could please:
● Check grades and assignments on Skyward/Canvas weekly. The end of the 3 rd grading period is coming up!
● If you see a missing assignment, communicate with your child and let them know it needs to be completed/turned in.
● Contact your child’s teacher with any questions/concerns if your child is struggling
academically—We all want your children to be successful!
7th grade Pi Day is Coming!
In math, we are working through our Geometry unit. We took measurements of different items to see who could get closer to pi and now we are working on calculating surface area and volume of different prisms and cylinders. In Pre-Algebra, we are working through our Probability Unit. We performed a dice experiment to see how close our results were to different theoretical probabilities. March is full of fun, including pi Day, Giver Day and Spring Break. Advanced Science students will finish up their Chemistry unit as the current grading period comes to an end. Other science classes have started a life science unit and have started talking about cells. Students have also had the chance to look at things under microscopes. In Social Studies,
In English, students are reading The Giver. Social Studies is concentrating on the events that led up the Cold War and the history and culture of Korea and Japan. As the last nine weeks start and as spring break approaches, students will have an opportunity to engage in a fun day about this book! Please check in with your students to make sure they have pencils and all other supplies that they still need to get through the school day. We hope to finish the school year strong!
Builders Club
Hi, I'm Megan, the Builders Club Secretary, and I’m here to tell you about what we do. We have done many fun events, have meetings on the first and third Wednesdays of every month, and have hikes at Meadowbrook. Our most recent event was the coat check for the VHS Winter Formal. At the coat check, we had to organize the coats and make sure we remember the order we put them in. It was a lot of work but also a lot of fun. At our hike this month we even got donuts! We are very excited about this year’s spring fundraiser. I’ll tell you all about it in the next issue of TJ Today!
Did You Know?
You can set up Skyward to let you know when your child's grades drop below a certain percent? That you can also set up Skyward to notify you if your child has missing assignments?
Setting up email notifications is THE BEST way of staying informed of your student’s grades.
Log into your account.
Click on “My Account” in the top right-hand corner of your Skyward homepage. See Figure D.
At the bottom of the window, look for Email Notifications.
Check all the boxes that you would like information about and how often you would like to receive the information. The second checkmark item allows you to set a parameter if a grade falls below a certain number. In the example below, this parent put “70” in the “Low:” text field. This means the parent will be immediately notified if their student receives any class assignment, test, quiz, etc. that falls below a grade of 70. See Figure E.
Below is the link to the video instructions.
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