Jordan Journal
April 6, 2015
Jordan Vision
Thank you for your input! We have finalized our vision:
Leading a community of excellence!
Welcome to our new team members!
We are pleased to announce our new team members who joined us after the GCPS Job Fair. Welcome to the following teachers:
Samantha Kendig, 7th IRR
Christen Wood, 7th IRR
Ashley Caldwell, 8th LA/SS
Apryl Scayola, 7th gifted SC
Thomas Fennell, 6th SC
Deidre Joe, 6th SC/SS
Justin Ballenger, 7th SC
Professional Learning Survey
The leadership team would like to know your interests and prior learning as we work to develop our professional learning series for the upcoming school year. Please take a few moments to respond to the survey. Please complete the survey by April 20, 2015.
Community Meet the Principal and Teachers
We will host a community meeting for our Jordan Middle School families at Central Gwinnett High School Theater on Thursday, May 7th @ 6:30 PM. We would like this to be a welcoming and energetic event that gets our community excited about our school. I would love to have some musical performances along with sign ups for clubs and activities. We can introduce our teams.
Clubs and Activities
Are you interested in sponsoring a club or activity? Please complete the attached form by April 30, 2015 so we can properly review and approve proposals. All information is required to be posted on the school website prior to students starting school.
Staff Retreat: New Date!
We have rescheduled our first staff retreat to Saturday, May 16th at the Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center. Stay tuned for more information.
Staff Information
If you have not provided your contact information, please complete the form, today. This information is used to develop our safety plan and to contact you during the summer.
CPR & AED Certified
We need several teachers and all winter sport coaches to be certified! It is essential to having a safe school to have multiple individuals certified to support our safety plan. Today, we have many options for this certification. GCPS offers a course May 28th for any teacher and July 28th for Health & PE Teachers. Space is limited sign up now!
DBQ Project
Calling all language arts and/or social studies teachers to participate in this one day professional learning! This will be part of our AKS/CQI initiative this year. Please consider joining. Materials are provided upon completion of training!
May 26th or May 27th @ J. Alvin Wilbanks Instructional Support Center 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Only for Teachers new to GCPS
Preplanning Professional Learning
Teachers in Fine Arts, Health/PE, Gifted, and ELL will participate in professional learning sessions offered on August 5th from 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM. More information to be provided in the upcoming months.
Jordan Middle School
Email: jordanmsgcps@gmail.com
Website: jordanms.org
Location: 8 Village Way Southeast, Lawrenceville, GA, United States