JMMS Updates
October 23, 2020
Jackson Local BOE Approved Calendar Modification for 2020-21 School Year
The Jackson Local School District Board of Education unanimously approved a recommendation from Superintendent Chris DiLoreto to allow our teachers additional planning time to accommodate teaching our students in school and remotely. In an effort to provide as little disruption as possible for our families, these three additional planning days are being built around days students already are scheduled to be off.
The additional planning days are December 1, February 16, and April 6. All three are Tuesdays. Those will be non-school days for students with no expectation of instruction. Our district teachers will use those days to plan. These days were strategically selected to allow our teachers time to collaborate and prepare instruction/curriculum.
“We recognize the incredible work being done by our teachers, who are providing our in-person and eLearning 2.0 students with instruction and our families with flexibility,” Superintendent Chris DiLoreto said. “Our board and administrative team recognizes the amount of planning time required to allow our families as much flexibility as possible as we continue to work through educating our students during a pandemic.”
During these unprecedented times, our learning models were designed to give families the ability to transition between in-person and eLearning 2.0 instruction as necessary. With cold and flu season upon us, mixed with the COVID-19 pandemic, Jackson Local families have the ability to pivot as circumstances warrant.
The changes to the calendar affect these breaks: Thanksgiving Break for students will be November 25-December 1; President’s Day will extend through February 16, and Spring Break will extend March 29-April 6. Our teachers will report to school for those additional planning days, work in their classrooms, and collaborate with their teams.
We are keenly aware of how important it is for all of us — parents, teachers, staff, administrators, and our community — to work in concert with each other. We are appreciative of the kindness and grace extended to our district. We understand the effect COVID-19 has had on our families, but we know providing a best-in-class education to our students remains a top priority. These strategically selected days will help our educators achieve that.
The Latest Information from JMMS
- Attendance Reminders:
Parents, please be sure to call off your child by 8:00am if they are going to be absent that day.
Attendance alerts are sent out through Remind, so please watch for those emails. Sometimes they get diverted to your Spam folder.
You can create a Remind account by going to our homepage at www.remind.com or downloading the free iOS or Android app. Click on Sign up. To sign up, you'll need to provide a full name, email address, and password. From there, choose your role and follow the instructions to start using Remind. Please make sure the email address you use is the email the school has on file for you.
- Peer tutoring will be starting soon. We have a limited number of tutors available. Students are now able to sign up to be tutored on Tuesdays and Thursdays after school and during study hall and SA for 7th and 8th graders. Students are still able to sign up to tutor others. We will be pairing students on a first come first served basis with the tutors we currently have and pairing other students as more tutors become available. Students can get forms to sign up on the desk outside the door of the Clinic/Student Services office.
- 6th Grade Girls Interested in Volleyball: Click here to view information and/or complete registration for the annual 6th grade volleyball clinic. Registration closes November 1st.
Girls Basketball Tryouts: Oct 23 (3-5), Oct 24 (8-10am), Oct.26 (3-5) Middle School Purple Gym
Boys Basketball Tryouts: Oct. 30 (3-5), Oct. 31 (8-10am), Nov.2 (3-5) Middle School Purple Gym
- Attention BOYS interested in playing VOLLEYBALL: Please CLICK HERE for more information on an upcoming middle school boys clinic.
- Below is a letter regarding the rollout of Polaris Parent Access. Please take a moment to read through the information. Thanks!
Say Something Anonymous Reporting System
Please click here to navigate to our parent webpage regarding the training and a helpful parent guide document.
MATHCOUNTS 2020
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Purple Star Newsletter
Please take a look at the Activities and Resources for Family Resilience article below produced by the Family and Youth Coordinators for Ohio National Guard Family Readiness.
Speech and Debate Club
Attention 7th & 8th graders! Do you have a passion for performance? Do you enjoy arguing and proving a point?
The Middle School Speech & Debate Club will have its first meeting Monday, October 19 from 3:00 - 4:00 PM in room 167. If you have an interest in debating, want to develop your speaking skills, or love performing, this is the club for you. Please see Miss Tan in room 167 if you have any questions or would like more information.
BTG - Self Care and Care for Others Challenge
Does Covid have you feeling down? Are you looking for a way to make others smile? Are you looking for a way to make yourself smile?! BTG is hosting our first annual "Self Care and Care for Others Challenge"! Each month, a new calendar with daily activities will be shared with you! All you need to do is follow these steps:
1. Open the calendar here
2. Perform the daily activity
3. Fill out the form linked in the paragraph at the top of the
calendar
At the end of each month, 12 students will be selected to come to room 115 for a special treat! Have fun and make sure you're taking care of yourself, your family and friends, and those around you! You matter! :) Stay healthy JMMS!
Athletics
69-3 is the combined record of our Girls Volleyball Teams as of last weekend. Both the 7th and 8th grade purple teams won their respective federal tournaments. 8th grade purple ended the season 18-0 and 7th grade Purple ended 17-1. Congratulations to both teams on an amazing season!! 7th grade Gold ended with a 17-1 record and 8th grade Gold ended with an 18-1 record!!
Cross Country also had an OUTSTANDING showing as the boys took 1st place at the federal league championship and the girls took a close 2nd place in their championship. They are off to the state meet next weekend in Columbus with the boys looking to repeat their state championship from last year and the girls hoping to improve on their third-place finish from last year.
LET'S GO POLAR BEARS!!!