Weekly Update
August 8th, 2023
October 16-20, 2023
Message From the Principal
We have completed our 1st 9 weeks! Students have had a great start to the school year, I know they will continue working hard to reach their goals.
Parent teacher conferences are coming up this week, this is a great opportunity for parents to sit down with their students teachers to discuss strengths and areas of improvement as we go into 2nd 9 weeks. All sign ups should have been emailed out or posted in your teachers Rooms. Please let me know if you don't have the email or need help getting signed up.
Connecting with the Counselor
Jeff West SECD and C/C Survey -- Parent Permission
Thank you to those of you who have completed the Parent Permission Survey. If you haven't had a chance to do that, here is the link:
News From the Nurse
7th grade students are due for the TDAP and Meningitis vaccinations. If you have not turned the vaccination documentation in yet, please do so.
If your child is new to the district, please send in a current immunization record if you have not already done so.
If you have questions please email abby.martin@usd340.org
Students and Staff of the Month
This year the Leadership class has decided to change how student and staff awards are given. This will be done twice a month, with 1 boy and 1 girl winning from each grade level. One week we will have girl winners and one week we will have boy winners. The leadership class was able to get some Gift Card donations from local businesses to add to the award gift package. Teachers are also asked to be more thoughtful and provide the why with their nomination. When teachers nominate students they are looking for the following:
Integrity
Responsibility
Respect
Effort
5th Grade- Miranda Morales
6th Grade- Abby Downing
7th Grade- Lennox Dooley
Lifters of the Week- Week 9
Lifters of the Week- Week 3
All Things Activities and Athletics
Girls Basketball-
Monday October 16 is our first home game against Hiawatha. We will run 2 gyms, 8th grade will play at the Middle School and 7th Grade will play at the High School. A teams will play first starting at 4:30pm with B teams to follow, 7th grade B team will only play 2 quarters.
Tuesday October 17 will be our first away game at Holton. 8th grade will play at the Middle School gym, 7th grade will play at the High School Varsity gym. Games will start at 4:30 with A teams playing first.
Wednesday practice 3:30-5:30, Thursday no practice, Friday practice from 8-10am.
Wrestling- Practice begins on October 16th for all girls and boys wanting to participate. Practice will end at 5:15pm, a parent meeting will be held on October 17.
Football- Boys will turn in equipment on Monday October 16, wrestlers will have theirs bagged up and turned in for them, all other boys will ride down to the stadium, they will need picked up at 4:00pm.
7th and 8th grade Band- Maple Leaf Festival 10/21
Depart MS @ 8:45
Parade @ 11:00
Shirts $10
A permission form will be going home on Monday.
Fees
Let's Talk About Food
Cost for Breakfast is $2.10- we start serving breakfast at 7:30 am
Lunch cost is $3.25- We are offering a hot meal, a sandwich and a salad option please make sure you let your child know what is on the lunch menu so they know what they would like when their teacher takes lunch count.
JWMS Calendar
Events for the week of October 16
Monday- Girls Basketball at Home- games start at 4:30, 8th grade in the Middle School with 7th Grade at the High School
First day of wrestling practice
Tuesday- Girls basketball at Holton- games start at 4:30, 8th grade in the Middle School with 7th grade at the High School
Wednesday- School Bus Driver Appreciation Day - Please have your students take time to thank the bus drivers that get them to and from school and games.
Parent Teacher Conferences from 3:30- 7:30 pm
From 4-7pm there will be a special table set up in the high school common area to assist with any Rooms questions you may have. We will have access to customer service reps at that time, so please stop by if you are having troubles or have questions about how to use Rooms, so we can assist you.
Thursday- NO SCHOOL parent teacher conferences from 12-7:30 pm
Friday- NO SCHOOL
Saturday- 7th and 8th grade band to Maple Leaf Festival