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Week of the Warrior
MONDAY: February 18th
Random Acts of Kindness Week February 18th-22nd
Book Clubs for Teachers Today from 3:15 to 4:15 at the ASC
Social Studies Benchmark (2 Hour Delay Schedule)
Collaborative Meetings during planning
Beta Club Math Tutoring Monday and Wednesday 3-4:15
in the LibraryWashington DC trip meeting at 1:45 in the Auditorium
Track practice will start Wednesday (2/20). Any student interested in running track that did not attend the informational meeting needs to stop by and see Coach McCormick.
Baseball practice 3-5 meeting Mr. Koth's room
An Underwater MATE informational meeting will be held Tuesday, February 19th from 3:00 to 4:00 in Room 343. If you are interested in underwater robotics, please make arrangements for pickup by car at 4:00 in the Bus Loading zone. No Previous Experience Required.
TUESDAY: February 19th
Random Acts of Kindness Week February 18th-22nd
Family University, “College, yes you can” lots of information for anyone thinking about starting or going back to college. 6:00pm
Baseball practice 3-5 meeting Mr. Koths room
Softball Practice 3-5, Softball parent meeting, 5:00pm, Wellness Room
Natural Helpers 3-4:30
Science Olympiad practice 3 - 5 p.m. in Ms. Crowe's room
ROTC Tuesday after school 3-4
Track practice will start Wednesday (2/20). Any student interested in running track that did not attend the informational meeting needs to stop by and see Coach McCormick.
Church Math Tutoring
An Underwater MATE informational meeting will be held Tuesday, February 19th from 3:00 to 4:00 in Room 343. If you are interested in underwater robotics, please make arrangements for pickup by car at 4:00 in the Bus Loading zone. No Previous Experience Required.
Spirit Shaker Information Session Tuesday, February 19th
5:30pm Little Theater at DBHS Planning - Wyatt
WEDNESDAY: February 20th
Random Acts of Kindness Week February 18th-22nd
FCA in the Small Gym 7:15
Chess in the Library. Anyone who would like to participate is welcome. Wednesdays in the library 2:45-3:45
Beta Club Math Tutoring Monday and Wednesday 3-4:15
in the LibraryTrack practice will start Wednesday (2/20). Any student interested in running track that did not attend the informational meeting needs to stop by and see Coach McCormick.
Newspaper meeting after school until 3:30. Newspaper Editors/Broadcast will meet until 5:15 pm.
Baseball practice 3-5 meeting Mr. Koth's room
Softball Practice 3-5
HS Planning - Blair/Creasy
THURSDAY: February 21st
Random Acts of Kindness Week February 18th-22nd
Science Olympiad Practice 3-5 in Mrs. Crowe's Room
Track Practice 3-5
Softball Practice 3-5
8th grade - Play at Eastman, 9-11am
Baseball practice 3-5 meeting Mr. Koth's room
FRIDAY: February 22nd
Random Acts of Kindness Week February 18th-22nd
Baseball practice 3-5 meeting Mr. Koths room
Track Practice 3-5
Softball Practice 3-5
Save the Date
Saturday, February 23rd Science Olympiad practice from 9 a.m. to noon drop off and pickup at front of school
JSMS JAM
Family University-February 19
Dear Warrior Families,
We are excited about an upcoming session for our families! It is for anyone who would like information about enrolling or re-enrolling in college. This session has lots of information on where to start and how to apply for financial assistance. This session is great for adults thinking about going back to college or enrolling for the first time, parents who have questions about college for their teens, or anyone just interested in learning about college or the high school equivalency exam.
Tuesday, February 19th
6:00pm-7:00pm
Presenter: Donna Quillen
Location: Sevier Middle School
Please contact Debbie Moore atdmoore@k12k.com or 378-2406 with any questions.
Dobyns-Bennett Spirit Shaker Information Meeting (Rising 9th Graders)
There will be an Information Session for anyone interested in trying out for the 2019-2020 Dobyns-Bennett Spirit Shakers on Tuesday, February 19th at 5:30 in the Little Theater at Dobyns-Bennett. Students and Parents are welcome to attend. Spirit Shaker tryouts will begin on March 18th
King University Women in STEM
NETN CanvasCon
We would love to have you present! Complete this form by February 8th.
More information can be found here: NETN CanvasCon
If you are interested in attending, registration will open soon!
Save the date: NETN CanvasCon is Saturday, March 2, 8:30 - 2:00 (at KCS - specific school site information coming soon)
Apply for the 2019-20 Tennessee Educator Fellowship
The State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE) launched the Tennessee Educator Fellowship in 2014 to empower classroom educators to weigh in on policy conversations at the state and local levels. During a one-year term, the Tennessee Educator Fellows learn about, reflect upon, and inform the policies, practices, and systems that affect student achievement and educator effectiveness. Successful past fellows have strategically engaged their colleagues, community members, and policymakers to advocate for improving educational outcomes for all students.
SCORE will select approximately 30 K-12 classroom teachers, librarians, interventionists, and school counselors who are interested in elevating their voices in support of teachers and students. Applicants must have at least three years teaching experience in a Tennessee public school by May 2019. Each fellow will receive a $5,000 stipend for this work while continuing in the classroom during the 2019-20 school year. You can learn more about the fellowship in this blog post.
Learn more and apply here. Applications are due by 11:59 pm CST on Tuesday, February 26. If you have questions, please contact SCORE’s Educator Engagement Associate, Leigh Cooksey, at leigh@tnscore.org.
2019 TN Retirement Information Sessions
Whether you are thinking about retirement this year or in 20 years, all employees are encouraged to attend these meetings. It is never too early to plan for retirement! These meetings will help you gain a better understanding of your plan at retirement, social security options, and other retirement plans that may be available to you to help you fully enjoy retirement.
Date: February 22, 2019
- Time: 10:00 am, Location: ASC Building, Tennessee Room
- Time: 4:00 pm, Location: ASC Building, Tennessee Room
These meetings will include the following information:
i. An overview of the retirement process for KCS employees by the KCS HR Department.
(*Note there are changes in the retirement process, such as online applications with TCRS)
ii. Tim Crawford from Great West (formerly Empower) retirement company will review the
TCRS and Hybrid plans, social security planning and optional benefits that are available
through Great West. Tim is the regional representative contracted through the state of
Tennessee to assist employees with retirement planning for those employees who
participate in TCRS or the new Hybrid retirement plan.
Please keep in mind that Great West also offers optional 401(k) and 403(b) plans for all employees if you would like to consider other retirement plan options.
Anyone who would like to hear about any of the above plans is welcome to attend. Spouses are welcome as well.
Each meeting is anticipated to last about an hour and a half.
Duty and Supervision Action Team Report
- It is an expectation that you will be at your duty at the assigned day and time. This is happening for the vast majority of you, but we have noticed that this can be an issue from time to time. We will be watching this more closely and will send an email directly to the teacher who is not on duty. Please be aware that this will be documented toward your professionalism at the end of the year.
- When you are absent, we need you to make arrangements to have your duty covered. Subs should not be covering your duty. A suggestions was made to work it out in advance with a partner teacher to cover for each other and to notify with a quick text when you are out. Whatever you plan, you need to make sure you have the duty covered. This also applied to lunch and hall/bathroom duty. All locations are essential for supervision and we will be held liable if there is not coverage due to negligence and an incident happens in that area.
- Morning duty is 7:15-7:35. Please make morning plans so that you show up on time and plan to stay until 7:35 at your duty location. Afternoon duty is 2:45-3:05. On duty days, you will need to plan to have a quick exit out of your classroom to be at your duty location on time.
I have included links to our duty schedules below for your reference. They are also available in the JSMS shared drive. It is the work of all of us that contributes to making Sevier a great place to work and a safe place for our students to learn. Thank you all for all that you do!
CULTURE CLUB DUES ARE DUE!
Warrior Whoop!
Thanks to Kyle Loudermilk!
Thank you for all teachers and IAs who tested classes and small groups! This was a huge success!
Thanks to Debbie Moore!
Painting and Pizza
Please congratulate the following students for earning a spot on the 2019 Sevier Baseball team:
Turner Stout, Harbin Gladson, Braylon Banks, Bryson Burgess, Christopher Harris, Nathan Blye
Hayden Jobe, Juan Camacho, Charlie Wissert, Bradley Anderson, Jacob Isaacs, Jacob Young, JT Robinson, Thomas Maxwell, Parker DeFord, Alex Stewart, Alex Fletcher, Cooper Adams, Jackson Jones,James Collins, Luke Dailey,
Managers: Alan Stewart, Samuel Allen
Congratulations to these ladies for making the JSMS Softball Team!
We had an incredible turn out for softball tryouts this year (37 young ladies!). There was a large amount of talent, making our decisions hard. Congratulations to the ladies below who will be part of the Sevier Softball team this year! We are expecting great things from this highly talented group of ladies. Please come out and support these ladies this year!
Karley Wilson, Savannah Hutchins, Katelin Johnson, Jayden Lemons, Deirra Laughlin,
Julianne Tipton, Emma Anthony, Catie Zani, Aviona Young, Alice Adair, Flo Wissert,
Cassidy Rhodes, Zara Phillips, Hailey Porter, Katelynn Maupin, McKenzy Owens, Maddox Fain, Aaliyah Hensley, Indiya Bristol, Victoria Browder