John Adams Middle School
May 2019
Important Dates
- May 7 7:00 PM 6th Grade Band Concert at JA
- May 9 7:00 PM 7th and 8th Grade Band Concert at JA
- May 14 7:00 PM 6th Grade Orchestra Concert at JA
- May 16 7:00 PM 7th and 8th Grade Orchestra Concert at JA
- May 21 5th grade Parent/Student Night at 5:30 or 7:00pm
- May 23 6:00 PM 6th Grade, 7th Grade 6:40 PM, 8th Grade 7:20 PM Choir Concert at JA
- May 27 No School-Memorial Day
- May 31 Last Day of School
- July 8- 26 Summer School
Congratulations to John Adams Students of the Month!
Student Medication End of Year Procedure
All student medication needs to be picked up from the Health Office by: FRIDAY, MAY 31 at 3:30pm.
Medication includes all prescription medication including rescue medication (inhalers, Epipens, anticonvulsants) & all over-the-counter medication.
· We cannot send any leftover medication home with your student
· All student medication must be picked up by the parent/guardian
· We will properly dispose of medication not picked up by the date indicated above
· We cannot keep medication over the summer for the next school year
By not picking up your child’s medication, you are giving consent for Rochester Public Schools to properly dispose of any remaining medication.
If you have questions, please contact your building Licensed School Nurse: Leah Bancroft RN LSN 507.328.5701
PTSA
Meetings and Speakers
The next meeting will be Thursday, May 16th at 6:00 p.m. in room 134. The meeting will be finished by the seventh and eighth grade orchestra concert.
Help Needed
John Adams’ PTSA needs the parents continued support for helping the students and staff. Please consider serving as the vice president, restaurant fundraiser coordinator, or book fair coordinator for the 2019-2020 school year. All of these positions have current members that will help during the transition process. Please email Associate Principal Kim Howard at kihoward@rochester.k12.mn.us if you are interested in one of the positions. The candidates will need to be voted in at the May PTSA meeting.
Teacher Appreciation Week
Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week is soon approaching May 6th through May 10th. The PTSA would love to show their gratitude to the John Adams' staff for all their hard work and dedication to the students. If you would like to donate any items for staff appreciation, please visit the below link. Any items donated can be brought to the JA office or Mrs. Howard, the associate principal. Last year the JA families were amazing contributors to Staff Appreciation Week. The staff was thankful to all the families for their amazing support. Thank you for considering to donate. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B084CA5AD2AA1FC1-teacher5
Book Fair
The BOGO (buy one book, get one book free) book fair for John Adams Middle School will occur May 13th through May 17th in the media center. The book fair will be open from 7:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. On Friday, May 17th, the book fair will be open from 7:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. Volunteers are needed to help make the book fair a success and available to the students. For more information or to sign up to volunteer, please visit the following link http://www.scholastic.com/bf/johnadamsmiddleschool.
Potbelly’s North Welcomes Back JA
Potbelly’s North welcomes JA to earn 25% of the proceeds on May 22nd from 11:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. All orders including delivery, carry out, and dine in will contribute to the fundraiser for JA.
Fundraisers
The PTSA has great ways to give back to John Adams this year! Please read below to find out how to help support the students and staff at JA.
1. Please continue your support for JA students and teachers by giving to the on-line donation drive through the gofundme page. Any amount is greatly appreciated. Some of the things the PTSA paid for last year was student field trips, rewards for the student and staff PAW store (PBIS), staff appreciation days, student attendance rewards, end of the year celebration for all grades, and 8th grade end of the year pizza party. In addition, this year the PTSA is striving to raise funds for another gaga ball pit, backboards and nets for the basketball court, and picnic tables. Click on the below link to donate to the JA PTSA gofundme page.
https://www.gofundme.com/john-adams-middle-school-ptsa
2. The PTSA has signed up for Amazon Smile. While shopping on Amazon, please follow the below directions for JA PTSA to receive 0.5% from the purchases you make on Amazon. All proceeds earned will help support the JA students and staff.
1. Go to smile.amazon.com and sign in with your Amazon account.
2. At the top of the Amazon page choose: John Adams Middle School PTSA as your charity of choice.
3. Make sure to bookmark smile.amazon.com and use it for all of your Amazon shopping (including Prime).