The Middle School Minute
St. Johns Middle School Newsletter- December 2, 2022
Important Dates
- December 8- 7th and 8th Grade Orchestra Concert
- December 13- 6th Grade Orchestra Concert
- December 14- 6th Grade Band Concert
- December 15- 8th Grade Band Concert
- December 20- 7th Grade Band/Jazz Band Concert
- December 21- MS/HS Choir Concert
- December 21- PTO Meeting 6:30-7:30
- December 23- No School for Students and Staff- Start of Winter Break!
- December 24-January 8- Winter Break
- January 9- School Resumes
- January 9-11- Girls Basketball Tryouts
- January 16- Martin Luther King Jr. Day- No School for Students
In This Edition...
New Topics
- After School Academic Support
- November Students of the Month
- Bus Pass Policy
- SJMS PTO
- SJMS Athletics- Wrestling and Girls Basketball
Academic Support- After School Program
SJMS is pleased to announce that we are able to offer additional academic support through our new after school program! On select days, teachers are available to work with small groups of students in their classrooms. Teachers may assist students with missing assignments or reteach concepts from previous lessons depending on individual students' needs. Parents may sign their students up by clicking the red bar below. The program runs M-F from 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Parents must be able to transport students. Busing is not available for the after school program at this time.
Students MUST be signed up to participate. Students can select a teacher from their class schedule or a teacher who teaches the subject they'd like extra help with if their teacher is not available.
November Students of the Month
We're so proud of our students! On November 17th, we honored the following Student of the Month recipients:
6th Grade: Morgan Cook, Nathan Copelin, Henry Goff, Annabelle Gothberg, Brynnley Henning, Ellah Ingleright, Hunter Mather, Lakelynn Schweigert, and Alayna Thelen
7th Grade: Summer Bailey, Faith Hansen, Jillian LaBean, Jay LaCelle, Andrea Leon, Lily Mironiuk, Maddie Moyer, Liam Pung, Blake Thelen, Emma Wellman and Kenzie Wolfe
8th Grade: Oakley Davis, Rylan Harlow, Arayah Medina, Cecily Ritter, Ava Schafer, Ian Smith, Liam Spenny, Kaylee Valdivia and Eve Wyrick
Bus Pass Policy
Parents must provide written notice via a note or an email to msattendance@sjredwings.org if their student is to ride a bus not assigned to them. If a student wishes to ride the a bus other than their assigned bus home with a friend, written notice must be provided by both the parties. Written requests must be received prior to noon in order for them to be processed by the end of the school day.
SJMS Athletics- Wrestling and Girls Basketball
Signs up are available in the back office for students intending to tryout for wrestling and girls basketball. Wrestling tryouts will occur towards the end of January/early February exact dates TBD. Girls basketball tryouts will be held after school January 9-11, 2023.
All SJMS athletes must have current physicals on file in order to participate in practices and/or tryouts! For the 2022-2023 school year, physicals must be dated after April 15, 2022. No exceptions. The office is open now to accept your physical forms. Click the red bar below for more information or call the Athletic Office at 227-4307. Go REDWINGS!
Yearbook Orders
Make sure to lock in the early bird pricing at $35 per yearbook. Prices will increase on Thanksgiving. Yearbooks will be delivered at the end of the school year.
Tissue Donations Needed
Please consider donating a box or two of tissues if you are able. Tissue donations can be dropped off in the main office for distribution to classrooms. Thank you!
Student Celebrations
We are proud of our students! We will use this section to highlight our students’ accomplishments in academics, athletics, arts, clubs, and service to our community. If you have a student to celebrate, please email taborp@sjredwings.org to let us know. Way to go, SJMS!
Contact Information
Email: taborp@sjredwing.org
Website: www.sjredwings.org/middleschool
Location: 900 West Townsend Road, Saint Johns, MI, USA
Phone: (989) 227-4300
Facebook: facebook.com/StJohnsMiddleSchool
Twitter: @sjmsredwings