JAGUAR JAMBOREE
NOVEMBER 2022 - Family Edition
Contact Us
Email: JolliffMiddle@k12cpschools.com
Website: cpschools.com/jms
Location: 1021 Jolliff Road, Chesapeake, VA, USA
Phone: 757-465-5246
Twitter: @JolliffMiddle
October was exciting but will November be even better?
From the start of fall sports to the Halloween activities, students, staff and Jag families had a wonderful month! Here are a few of the events Jags experienced in October:
- Celebrated WBHS Homecoming week with the entire WB borough
- Congratulated Softball team in semifinals earning a VICTORY WALK through our school
- Executed our first Pep Rally since 2019
- Celebrated 8th grade fall athletes
- Participated in Orchestra Jr. District Auditions - 8th gr
- Held our first dance of the year
- Attended Club meetings and Study Hall sessions
- Participated in Region II SCA Conference
- Entered the Haunted Hallway
- Conducted our first field trip (citywide field trip for all 8th graders - World of Work)
- Reinstated WatchDOGS program
- Held a "Hat Day" for Heavenly Hats
As you can see it was another busy month! November is a month filled with days off, so even though we will rest, relax and recharge, we have lots of amazing things planned for this month!
JMS Admin!
SCHOOL NEWS!!
In honor of this event, Thursday, November 10, is MINION DAY at JMS! Students are encouraged to wear lots of YELLOW or dress like GRU!
High School Academy Night
Thursday, Nov 17, 2022, 06:00 PM
Jolliff Middle School, Jolliff Road, Chesapeake, VA, USA
November is National Native American History Month!
Explore the Site »
November is Family Engagement Month!
1) Sign up to be a WatchDOG. Click on icon below.
2) Work with our PTA. Click on icon below.
3) Join your student for Thanksgiving Dinner for Lunch on Nov 17. Click on Flyer below.
4) Plan to help with our outdoor beautification day. Date TBD and announced soon.
Monday, November 14th - Kindness Awareness
JMS Salute to Veterans- Field of Honor
Reminder - Schools will be closed to observe and honor military veterans of the United States Armed Forces.
Please support our efforts to honor our Veterans and military service members by purchasing a $2.00 miniature American Flag in observance of Veteran's Day and Military Family Appreciation Month. The field of American flags will serve as a heartfelt display of our pride and appreciation of our Veterans and JMS Military Families. All proceeds will go to benefit our JMS military students during April - The Month of the Military Child and Purple Up Day school-wide activities.
You may choose to pay by cash or check (made payable to JMS) and send it with your student or by credit card on OSP.
Please complete the Field of Honor Google Form with the information for your service member's flag
Make-Up Picture Day -- November 18th!
JMS School-Wide Fundraiser! Help our Jammin' Jags raise much needed funds!
Students received their packets on Thursday, November 3rd and will turn them in to the MAIN OFFICE on Thursday, November 17th!
2022-23 Yearbooks are ON SALE NOW!!
$35 per book – Early Bird through 12/31/22
$40 per book – starting 1/1/23
JMS Athletics: Winter Sports Tryouts Begin...
A current sports physicals must be on file with Mr. Waddell, Athletic Director, prior to staying back and try out for any winter sports!
Girls Basketball
Wrestling
Boys Basketball
GET YOUR TICKETS VIA GOFAN.CO!
Chesapeake Public Schools is providing an opportunity to purchase online and mobile tickets for ALL middle and high school athletic events (which includes all sports for home and away games). Purchasing tickets online permits fans to easily access and share tickets (email or text) without standing in line.
All middle and high schools will have a dedicated GoFan page for ticket sales. The service, which enables attendees to pay and access tickets electronically. The middle school tickets will be available prior to the start of their season.
All school accounts can be accessed using the GoFan.co (not .com) website. Click here for the JMS school account!
JMS PTA INFO
Get connected by joining and actively participating in our PTA. Our PTA is committed to enhancing staff and student experiences. Your membership supports their efforts and your participation and ideas are needed. Here is a list of some of the ways they have supported our students and staff:
Sponsored the 8th grade dance or activity
Created and sponsored the BE AWARE FAIR (Virtual informational events with leading professionals as hosts. Check them out on our YouTube Channel.)
Staff Lunches
Beautification Projects
Curtains for our workrooms
Please join the PTA and share your talents for the benefit of our school community. It is a great investment of time and energy that helps every Jag to thrive.
The JMS PTA has graciously opened up an AmazonSmile account to support our school. How can you help? Simply link your account by clicking the image above
and JMS will get a percentage of your purchase.
AmazonSmile is a website operated by Amazon with the same products, prices, and shopping features as Amazon.com. The difference is that when you shop on AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to the charitable organization of your choice.purchase.
JMS INFORMATION
Resumption of Fees for School Meals
Waivers that have allowed us to serve meals at no cost to students expired on June 30, 2022. This means that our meal programs will return to more normal or traditional operations, including charging for meals based on meal benefit eligibility. Meal prices for the 2022-2023 school year beginning July 1, 2022 are noted below:
Breakfast $1.40
Lunch $2.90
Reduced-Price Breakfast $0.30
Reduced-Price Lunch $0.40
Free Breakfast/Lunch $0.00
STUDENT INSURANCE
STUDENT CHROMEBOOK USE & CARE
GET CONNECTED AND STAY CONNECTED!
CPS Student Handbook
JMS STUDENT HANDBOOK
This is your school handbook (click the icon above) and it contains information about our school and procedures. It will acquaint you and your parents with CPS and JMS policies; however, there are situations that arise during the year that will be addressed by newsletter, Synergy and/or the Jolliff Website– https://cpschools.com/jms/
This handbook can be updated when needed. Every update will be highlighted with the date the update was entered.
SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS
We hope you will stay connected to JMS via the platform of your choosing. Our website,
is updated regularly, so please register for notifications by visiting the homepage and scrolling down the right side to submit your email address. Our website can link you to our social media accounts on Instagram - @JolliffMS, YouTube - @CPS JMS and Twitter - @JolliffMiddle.
More school resources...
TEXTBOOKS
Teachers will not be utilizing physical textbooks this year. For most classes, online textbooks are available to students. If you find that you or your student could benefit from textbooks, please call school for an appointment.
For our Virtual Jags attending CVA! Tips and Tricks for Virtual Learning for PARENTS
YOGA for Brain Breaks!
Teaching kids mindfulness activities like yoga, will provide benefits that span a lifetime. This awesome free resource from Sanford fit makes incorporating yoga breaks easy with 22 printable cards, each with pictures and descriptions of 4 yoga poses. And don’t worry—it’s not a huge time commitment. The sequence on each card is designed to take only 3-5 minutes. To see it in action, watch a demo here.