Warrior Beat
Student Focused-World Class
City Championship! Go Warriors!
Spirit Shirts will be on sale Monday and Tuesday mornings for $5. Get yours now!
Go Warriors!
Week of the Warrior
MONDAY :
Transforming Teaching and Learning Action Team-3:00-Conference Room
TWIN DAY/SPIRIT WEEK
Dance Team Practice 3:00-4:00
Cheerleading Practice 3:00-5:00
Sevier on Stage Practice 3:00-5:00
Cheerleading and Dance Teams will be Practicing during TRIBE TIME
Girls Basketball Practice 3:00-5:00
Cross Country Practice 3:00-4:00
SEVIER/RNR Football Game T-Shirts/ $5 /Before School in the Lobby/TRIBE TIME
Room 345 (Mrs. Bingham’s Room)
REMINDER-Picture Day will be THURSDAY October 6
TUESDAY :
CLASS COLOR DAY/SPIRIT WEEK
6TH White 7th Black 8th Red
Dance Team Practice 3:00-6:00
Cheerleading Practice 3:00-4:00
Girls Basketball Practice 3:00-5:00
Swim Team Practice 3:15-4:15
Student Council 3:00-3:45 (Mrs. Wagner’s Room-344)
Cross Country Practice 3:00-4:00
SEVIER/RNR Football Game T-Shirts/ $5 /Before School in the Lobby/TRIBE TIME
Room 345 (Mrs. Bingham’s Room)
JV Football vs RNR @ DB 6 PM (Meet at Field 5:30) CITY CHAMPIONSHIP
Varsity Football vs RNR @ 7 PM (Meet at Field 6:30) CITY CHAMPIONSHIP
REMINDER-Picture Day will be THURSDAY October 6
WEDNESDAY :
Celebration and Recognitions Action Team-3:00-Conference Room
8th Grade Breakfast & Book Club/Mrs. Young’s Room 338
Dance Team (End of Football Season Party) 3:00-5:00
Girls Basketball Practice 3:00-5:00
Cross Country Practice 3:00-4:00
BOYS BASKETBALL TRYOUTS 3:00-5:00 (Football Players)
Sequoyah Scribe student newspaper will meet 2:45-3:30. All staff members are required to attend. The editorial team will meet until 5:15.
REMINDER-Picture Day will be THURSDAY October 6
THURSDAY :
Picture day
No Tutoring in Library
SAM & BUDS will be on an Extended Day Trip to Camp Explore
Swim Team 3:15-4:15
Cross Country Practice 3:00-4:00
Sevier on Stage 3:00-5:00
Bridge Club 3:00/Library
Natural Helpers 2:55-4:30
FRIDAY :
IN SERVICE –NO SCHOOL
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8
TMSSA State Meet-Clarksville TN
11:00 Girls/11:30 Boys/12:00 AWARDS
SAVE THE DATE :
BOYS BASKETBALL TRYOUTS (FOOTBALL PLAYERS) WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5 & BOYS 1ST FULL TEAM BASKETBALL PRACTICE, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6
The JSMS Jam...
- Teachers, please remember that any time you have an add or drop from your 1st period class, please make sure you have updated your 1st period rosters with up to date fire drill information. This will greatly help our subs when we have fire drills.
SPIRIT WEEK 2016!
Help us get ready and build up that Warrior Spirit as we prepare to play RNR in the City Championship on October 4th at J. Fred Johnson Stadium. Join us in participating in SPIRIT WEEK 2016! Go Warriors!
Tuesday 9/27 through Tuesday 10/4
It’s a competition…between 6th, 7th, and 8th grade!
Compete for points in the following events:
Dress-Up Days
Mon 10/3 – Twin Day
Tues 10/4 – Class Color Day
6th – White
7th – Black
8th – Red
PEP Rally Events
Human Hoola Hoop Line
Crazy Suitcase Dress-Up
Dizzy Balloon
Coin Drop
Pennies and Dollars add points for a grade
Quarters, Dimes, and Nickels subtract points from a grade
PTA Volunteers Needed for Concessions!
Volunteers needed for Concessions on Tuesday, September 27! Volunteers are needed at the following times:
5:30 - 6:30
6:30 - 7:30
7:30 - 8:30
8:30 - 9:15
This is the LAST football game this year for our PTSA to raise money for our school! Please consider helping if you have not this year.
Contact Whitney van der Biest: wvanderbiest@yahoo.com
Parent Feedback Welcomed regarding Social Studies Standards
The revised Social Studies Standards are now available online for public feedback at https://apps.tn.gov/tcas/. The site will be open through October 28th. Your feedback is greatly appreciated. After the standards revision process is concluded, the final draft of the revised standards will be implemented in Tennessee classrooms during the 2019-20 school year.
TUTORING SCHEDULE
Math Tutoring: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday afternooons 2:45-3:45
Homework Help: Monday through Friday Mornings-7:00-7:30 am and Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 2:45-3:45 in room 229.
PTA Needs YOU!
Don't forget to join PTA! Membership is just 5$ and your membership and donations help support the students of JSMS! Please print the slip below (it is also an attachment to the email with this link) and return the form and your $5 membership/donation to the JSMS office! Thank you!
From the ASC...
IET Best Practices Portal
The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET) is a public nonprofit organization committed to improving educator effectiveness. The NIET best practices portal is an interactive web tool, available to ALL TEACHERS, that provides real-time access to individualized support in order to improve instruction and evaluation.
To login, please use your KCS email address (e.g., jhooker@k12k.com), then enter your password. If you do not recall your NIET password, click "forgot password" and a new password will be sent to your email address.
From the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM)
"What Makes Music Education Great in Your School District" Recognition Program Kick Off - Beginning today, eligible school districts throughout the U.S. are invited to submit an online application with a link to an original one-minute student-produced and faculty-advised video on the theme, “What makes music education great in my school district?” Since 2014, The NAMM Foundation has hosted 13 residencies in communities throughout the U.S. celebrating music education, and students, teachers, school and community leaders that are creating music learning opportunities for all students. Your school district could be next!
Submit a Video to Win! - Review the official rules and submit an online application here. A link to your video is required. Winners will receive a two-day residency with the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, guided tours of the Bus as well as the opportunity for a group of students to work with Lennon Bus producers and engineers to create a music video for an original song. During the two-day residency, The NAMM Foundation will host a town hall event to showcase music programs in the district and feature performing groups, teachers and school administrators sharing their stories of the value and importance of music education for school and community. View the eligibility requirements and read the official rules by clickinghere.
Application OPENS: 9/14/16
Application ENDS: 11/18/16
Anticipated Award Notification: 12/1/16
2017 Best Communities for Music Education - "Save the Date” of October 11 and participate this year in the 2017 Best Communities for Music Education and SupportMusic Merit Award application, available here.
Subscribe to the "Talking Up Music Education" podcast - Talking Up Music Education is a podcast produced by The NAMM Foundation about music education. Download and subscribe today.
School Challenge - Good Sports Always RecycleTM (Deadline for Nominations is October 3, 2016)
Does your school like a little healthy competition? Are your faculty and students working to make your school and/or community more sustainable? Nominate your school for a chance to win money (and bragging rights) in this year’s Good Sports Always Recycle™ (GSAR) school challenge. GSAR will recognize 10 Tennessee schools for their outstanding environmental programs!
- Eight schools will be awarded $1,000 for the GSAR School Competition
- One exemplary school will be awarded $1,500 for the GSAR Sustainability Steward Award
- One school will be awarded $1,500 for the Best New Program
Each winning school will also receive two tickets to the November 5, 2016, University of Tennessee vs. Tennessee Tech football game, a special tailgate celebration and on-field recognition during the game.
To nominate your school online, please click here or complete the Word document found below and mail it to Jennifer Wiggins, jwiggins@akinsps.com.
For more information on GSAR educational resources, please click here.
KCS UPCOMING EVENTS
OCTOBER 2016
- Sat. 10/1 - Mon. 10/31 - National Principals Month
- Sun. 10/2 - National Custodial Worker's Day
- Mon. 10/3 - Deadline for "Good Sports Always Recycle" school challenge nomination
- Tue. 10/4 - BOE Meeting, TN Room (ASC), 6 p.m.
- Wed. 10/5 - College/Career Shirt Day
- Fri. 10/7 - NO SCHOOL, In-Service Day
- Fri. 10/7 - AWAY Football Game, D-B @ Bradley Central, 7:30 p.m.
- Mon. 10/10 - Fri. 10/14 - NO SCHOOL, Fall Break
- Fri. 10/14 - AWAY Football Game, D-B @ Bearden, 7:30 p.m.
- Tue. 10/18 - BOE Work Session, TN Room (ASC), 6 p.m.
- Thu. 10/20 - Report Cards
- Fri. 10/21 - Home Football Game/SENIOR NIGHT, D-B vs Jefferson County, J. Fred Johnson Stadium, 7:30 p.m.
- Fri. 10/28 - AWAY Football Game, D-B @ Science Hill, 7:30 p.m.
NEWS FROM THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (NEW IF IN RED)
Commissioner's Update & State Dates/Deadlines
College & Career Readiness Update
Special Education Director Update
Celebrations and Recognitions
- Thank you to all of you for participating in Spirit Week! This is what makes our school culture uplifting and unified!
- 7th Grade wants to send out a shout out to Markl and Hilton for attending their parent/teacher conferences! Thank you for sharing your voice with parents along with teams!
- Our Boys and Girls Cross Country teams were victorious last night at State Sectionals. They will compete for the State Championship at Austin Peay University on October 8th.
Sectional Results:
Girls:
1st Place: Morgan Cordell
4th Place: Jaden Potts
5th Place: Macee Pickup
10th Place: Olivia Doran
STATE ROSTER:
Jaden Potts
Morgan Cordell
Macee Pickup
Olivia Doran
Autumn Hedrick
Sara Smith
Emma True
Boys:
2nd Place: Joe Neglia
5th Place: Will Everett
6th Place: Justyn Knittel
9th Place: Jackson Farr
10th Place: Dane Sullins
11th Place: Eric McReynolds
STATE ROSTER:
Joe Neglia
Justyn Knittel
Jackson Farr
Will Everett
Dane Sullins
Jerome Jarjoura
Eric McReynolds
Both teams remain undefeated and have worked very hard.
- Thank you to Lynna BIngham for coordinating our t-shirt order for our City Championship!
- Thank you to Marty Moore for coordinating our Spirit-wear order from Fan Cloth!
Congrats to these students for auditioning Saturday and making the East TN Junior Clinic Orchestra
Madisyn Benningfield
Sohum Belagode
Anna Cole
Addison Metcalf
Molly Turner
Logan Giles
Caleb Burleson
Grant Mcdowell
Carlee Marcum
Rishita Vutukuri
Carrie Cheng
Zody Weldon
Samantha Somiah
Sara Lord