Weekly Update 6.8.2020
Joan MacQueen Middle School
Principal Message
Good afternoon Joan MacQueen; this is your proud Principal Casey Currigan with the last message of the 2019/20 school year. Wow! what a year it has been! I remember last August as our brand new sixth graders came to school with high hopes and smiling faces. We endured some bumps and bruises and remained steadfast as 2020 began. In mid-March, it all became surreal, and I remember a student asking me on the way off-campus, "Do you think we are done for the year?" Honestly, I didn't, and when the weeks turned into months, the new normal became looking at friends, students, and coworkers on a computer screen.
I want you to know that it is not what any of the teachers or staff at Joan MacQueen would like to see, and we are planning for a traditional start to school in August. With all of the new knowledge that we have gained this spring. We have learned to be resilient, and we are all going to be stronger, having gone through 2020.
Please treat one another with grace and patience; we are, after all, only human. Have a wonderful summer be safe and stay healthy.
Lastly, we are asking any 8th-grade family who is not planning on attending our drive-through promotion to let us know so that we can have your child's promotion certificate and report card ready to mail home. Click Here if not attending Drive-Thru Promotion.
JMMS Promotion Video
Report Cards
Drive Thru Promotion FAQ's
End of the Year 6th Grade Camp
Summer Read-a-Palooza Virtual Book Fair!
Let's make this a summer to instill a love of reading!
Check out the 20 books that every kid should read before they turn 13.
Access San Diego Public Library Titles with Sora
Yearbook Update
The publisher updated the delivery date for the yearbooks. We are now looking at August. When the books arrive we will make all of the appropriate steps to notify families and books out to families have purchased them. The publisher has extended the deadline to purchase books. So, if you are interested in purchasing a book. If you would like to order a 2020 yearbook please use the link below.
Here is the link to order a yearbook for JMMS.
Use this number for our school: School order #8280
JMMS End of the Year Calendar
Click on the calendar above to see all of the activities and opportunities students have coming up between now and June 11.
2020 JMMS Drive Through Promotion
Returning Items to the School and Picking up PE Gear
Students are in possession of Chromebooks, textbooks, books, and musical instruments that need to be turned back into school. Many students want to pick up a favorite pair of gym shoes from the locker room. Based on guidelines from the County Health and the SDCOE we have a plan to accomplish those tasks for all students in one trip. Please also keep in mind AUSD/JMMS will be moving to a one to one school with Chromebooks so only 8th-grade and non-returning students will need to return their school-issued technology.
Click on the image above to see all the details.
About Us
Email: ccurrigan@alpineschools.net
Website: https://ca02215157.schoolwires.net/Domain/8
Location: 2001 Tavern Road, Alpine, CA, USA
Phone: (619) 445-3236
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Joan-Macqueen-Middle/596800583760039?ref=br_tf&epa=SEARCH_BOX