Weekly Warrior for Families
January 20, 2023
Parent-Teacher Conferences are coming soon...
Conferences are held Thursday, February 9th from 3-6pm (20 minutes intervals...last conference at 5:40) and Friday from 8am-12pm (last conference at 11:40pm).
If you are interested in meeting with your child's teacher(s), please call the Counseling Center, 378-2435, to set up a conference time during the timeframe listed above.
If teachers are specifically requesting a meeting for your child, the teacher and/or Counseling will attempt to reach you to get this scheduled. Please return the call/email promptly so we can get these scheduled. Your child's SUCCESS is our priority and we look forward to partnering with you.
Community Opportunity for Grandparents and Relative Caregivers
Dance Team Opportunity
Golf Opportunity
Cheer Opportunity
Baseball & Softball Information
Softball - Try-outs will be in early February. Information will be coming soon.
Weight Room Opportunity @ DB
Dobyns Bennett's strength and conditioning coach, Zach Fleming, will be holding workouts for Middle School Athletes on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:15-4:30 starting January 9th. There will be a bus that will take students to DB if students need a ride. Anyone planning on playing football next year needs to take advantage of this opportunity and those individuals need to come see Coach Spivey or Coach Colobro.
Note: This is not just for football. The weight room will be open to ALL Middle School athletes at that time.
8th Grade: A Night of Discovery @ DB, January 26
Please join us for a night of discovery and tours for your familly and to learn more about career opportunity courses that are offered at Dobyns-Bennett.
The doors will open at 5:00pm for sign in at the Regional Science and Technology Building (DB front entrance, glass area). Join us for a chance to win door prizes and a night to discover and explore! A flyer was sent home with each 8th grade student about this event and you can refer to the information below. Please RSVP at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DiscoverDB2023
Come see our talented students perform Fiddler on the Roof, Jr.
Kids Business Expo
A message from our Sevier PTSA
- PTSA would like to thank all the student, families and staff for all the support given for last week's Tribe Classic. Distribution of tshirts and snack bags went so smooth thanks to the helpfulness of the staff. We were so proud of student behavior and respectfulness during the event. PTA worked closely with RNR PTA to make sure both middle school student body's were representing the #ONETRIBE motto! GO WARRIORS!
- Food City is making $700,000 available to participating schools to invest in classrooms, equipment and essential supplies. For every dollar spent at Food City, using your ValuCard, one point will be earned for JSMS. All you have to do is link your ValuCard and you'll automatically earn points every time you shop! Food City is no longer processing school requests in the store. The only way to connect your card to JSMS is to do it through the Food City website. You have to register your card each year, even if you registered your card to JSMS in a previous year.Please follow the steps below to connect your card to JSMS for the 2022-23 school year:
Go to the Food City School Bucks website https://www.foodcity.com/schoolbucks/
Click the COMMUNITY tab across the top
Choose School Bucks
Login using the email address connected to your value card OR create a new account
Go to COMMUNITY and School Bucks again (yes again)
Yet again it will ask you to login (yes a second time)
There is a My School Bucks section where you can click update my school. Click update my school and type John Sevier Middle School as your option.
We appreciate your support in all our endeavors.
Love, JSMS PTSA
8th grade Washington DC Trip
8th grade appointments for high school planning
8th Grade High School Planning - Dates to Know
October 27 - Teacher Recommendations Due
Teachers should discuss these recommendations with individual students prior to Nov. 1st.
We understand that it is early for recommendations. Teachers will have an opportunity to update recommendations in April.
November 1 - 8th grade Family Night (all students and a guardian should plan to attend)
5:00-7:30pm, DB Cafeteria (the event will begin in the cafeteria, see below for more information)
5:00-5:30 - General Information from DB and Sevier Counselors
5:30-7:30 - Rotate through sessions with DB teachers to learn about different programs, course expectations, etc.
November/December - High School Planning classes with Sevier Counselors
Nov. 9 - Science
Nov. 16 - Math
Nov. 30 - Social Studies
Dec. 9 - ELA
Students will be working on their 4 year class schedule. Counselors will be walking them through each step.
November 29 - DB Visit and Tour
Students will be introduced to several opportunities available at DB. They will tour career and technical courses.
Details TBA - stay tuned
Please avoid late drop off or early pick up on this date
January 23-27 - Individual High School Planning Meetings
20 minute appointments in Sevier Library
Students will meet with counselors during the school day to review their 4 year plan and their 9th grade course requests.
Letters with appointment date/time will be mailed home in early January. Parents and guardians are welcome to attend, but not required. We are unable to take date and time requests.
General Information
Pre-orders for our 1980s-inspired yearbook, "Retro Memories". Pre-order your yearbook for the low price of $30. To reserve your copy visit https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/ and enter code "13619723".
- Please keep your contact information updated. This can be done through your Aspen Parent Portal or by contacting LeAnn Franklin in the counseling office, 378-2435 or lfranklin@k12k.com. It's vitally important that we have current contact phone numbers and a correct address for each student.
- You MUST present an ID when visiting Sevier or checking out your student.
- If you know your child is going to be absent, please email ewilliams@k12k.com, you can do this rather than calling the school. If you prefer to call, please call 423.378.2450 as early as possible on the day of the absence. Any doctors notes or other excuses can be sent to the above mentioned email as well, or brought to the front office by the student upon their return.
Service Opportunity with Prayer Warriors
January 23-27, 2023
Saturday, January 21
- 1/21--JSMS Orchestra Junior Clinic Auditions (9am-3pm D-B Instrumental Building)
Monday, January 23
- High School Planning Individual Meetings in the Library
- Leadership Ambassadors will meet from 2:45-4:00 in Mrs. Bingham's room.
Tuesday, January 24
- High School Planning Individual Meetings in the Library
- Spelling Bee at 1:00pm in the Auditorium
- Any 6th or 7th-grade girl or boy interested in trying out for the 2023/2024 John Sevier Cheer Team should plan to attend an information meeting after school. The meeting should only last about 30 minutes, please have a parent here to pick you up by 3:30pm. Please see Coach Jones in room 103 if you have any questions.
Wednesday, January 25
- High School Planning Individual Meetings in the Library
Thursday, January 26
- High School Planning Individual Meetings in the Library
- 8th grade Night of Discovery @ DB (enter through the glass area, main/front entrance), doors open at 5pm
Friday, January 27
- High School Planning Individual Meetings in the Library
Save the Date
- 8th graders will be going to DB on Feb. 3 to watch "Legally Blonde" by the Drama Hawks. Opt out forms will be sent home w/ students on Jan. 25th if they do not want their student attending.
- Spring Picture Day, February 17th. This will be for students that have pre-paid only.
End of Year Awards Programs
6th grade: Wednesday, May 17 @ 8:00 AM
7th grade: Wednesday, May 17 @1:30 PM
8th grade: Thursday, May 18 @ 9:00 AM
*All programs will be held in the Sevier Gym.
John Sevier Middle School
Email: kloudermilk@k12k.com
Website: https://sevier.k12k.com/
Location: 1200 Wateree Street, Kingsport, TN, USA
Phone: 423-378-2450
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KCSSevier
Twitter: @KCS_Sevier