Weekly Update
Joan MacQueen Middle School
Principal Message
Dear JMMS Families,
It was nice to meet all the new students, we are so excited for school to start on Wednesday. School will begin at 8:00 am sharp please remember that not everyone is going to be familiar with the traffic patterns around the school, myself included. Bring your patience hat and we will get everyone into period one safely. On behalf of the staff of Joan MacQueen it is going to be a great year.
Sincerely,
Casey Currigan
PTSA Interest Survey
Student achievement in middle school has a direct correlation with how involved parents are in their school. It doesn't matter what flag that involvement is under, but PTSA is a classic that supports public education. The first step in starting a PTSA at JMMS is an interest survey. Please take one minute to give us your feedback (Online Survey) on starting a PTSA at the middle school level.
Student Schedules
Parents and Students I want to apologize for sharing that schedules would be available online today. I did not understand that they could not be turned on for individual schools on different dates. Parent and StudentVue will go live at 4:00 pm on Tuesday.
Sora Digital Library
Alpine Union is proud to announce to a new service available to students. Sora is an app students can use to access a digital library of over 1600 books on their phones, tablets or laptops. They can also establish an account using the same app with the San Diego County Public Library where they will have access to thousands of more titles.
Requesting a Schedule Change
We want to try to make sure that every student has the best schedule to meet their learning needs. The process to request a schedule change is to attend school including the class you are interested in changing. Pick up a schedule change request form available from our counselor Mrs. Smith on in the Welcome Center (Formally the Office). Fill out the form including the reason for the change. Being in the same class as your friend us unfortunately not a viable reason for a schedule change.
Transportation
Bus riders are advised that you will be allowed to ride the bus for the first week of school. However, after the first week, you will be required to have registered and paid for the service to continue to ride. Should you have questions please contact Grossmont Union High School District Transportation at (619) 644-8186 ext. 3.
Early Drop Off
School begins at 8:00 am, if you need to drop off your child early we will open the gym daily at 7:15 am for students. All students arriving before 7:40 are invited to wait for school to begin in the gym. The campus will open for all students at 7:40 am. Should you need to drop off earlier, please contact JMMS so that we can help support.
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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