Weekly Warrior Update
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Week of the Warrior
MONDAY: December 9th
SEL - Goal Setting
Spirit Week Dress Up Days: POLAR EXPRESS MONDAY Wear your Christmas Pajamas! (Dress code applies)
6th Grade Band, Orchestra, and Chorus Concert at 7:00 am
Wrestling Practice 3-4:30 at Sevier
Girls Basketball Game vs. Church Hill at Sevier
Attention all spellers! The written spelling bee will be held on Tuesday, December 10th immediately after school in the library. This is the qualifying round in order to participate in the John Sevier Spelling Bee in January. Please see your Language Arts teachers for a permission slip and a word study list.
TUESDAY: December 10th
SEL - Tuesday - Circles
Spirit Week Dress Up Days: TREE TOPPER TUESDAY Wear your favorite Christmas accessories! (Hats, socks, jewelry)
NO Student Council meetings on December 10th and 17th.
Sevier ROTC please see Mrs. Moore if interested.
Science Olympiad will be meeting on Tuesday from 2:45-5:00.
Wrestling
Art Club 2:50-3:45 Meet in the Art Room
The robotics team will be meeting on Tuesday in the library from 3-5. If you cannot make it, please see Mr. Golden.
Boys Basketball Game vs. Church Hill at Church Hill
Girls Basketball Game vs. Hampton at Sevier
Attention all spellers! The written spelling bee will be held on Tuesday, December 10th immediately after school in the library. This is the qualifying round in order to participate in the John Sevier Spelling Bee in January. Please see your Language Arts teachers for a permission slip and a word study list.
WEDNESDAY: December 11th
SEL - Second Step
Spirit Week Dress Up Days: CHRISTMAS CHARACTER WEDNESDAY Dress up as your favorite Christmas Character! (Ex: Elf, Grinch, Santa, Rudolph, Snowman)
Wrestling Practice 3-4:30 at Sevier
Science Bowl practice on Wednesday from 2:45 - 4:00in Ms. Musselman's room.
Boys Basketball Game vs. Hampton at Sevier
THURSDAY: December 12th
- Pep Rally 2:00
SEL - Naviance
Spirit Week Dress Up Days: TACKY SWEATER THURSDAY Wear those Christmas Sweaters!!
Wrestling
Girls Basketball Game vs. RNR at RNR (JV Only)
Boys Basketball Game vs. RNR at RNR (JV Only)
FRIDAY: December 13th
SEL - Mentoring/Feel Good Friday
Spirit Week Dress Up Days:FLANNEL FRIDAY (OR WEAR RED) It’s Gameday! Wear your favorite flannel or Red to support our Warriors!
Tribe Classic at DB and Flannel Friday
Wrestling Practice 3-4:30 at Sevier
VIDA yoga and the cOMmunity collective will be coming to our school on Friday mornings from 7:00 to 7:30 a.m. to do yoga in the small gym. It is open to all students and ALL STAFF.
Save the Date
The JSMS Robotics team is selling tickets for a meal at Texas Roadhouse (KIngsport) for $10. Each ticket includes a dine in/takeout meal of a BBQ Pork Sandwich, Fries, and a Drink. The tickets are good for lunch and dinner. Please help support our Robotics team. If you are interested, please let me know.
JSMS JAM
Link to Music Concerts (Band, Orchestra, Chorus at All Schools)
Orchestra News
Parents/Guardians-- We are still needing about 4-5 parents to help distribute and collect shirts, cummerbunds and ties the night of our concert. If you volunteer for this, you will receive reserved seating for the program. Please email back to me if you are planning to help, so I can reserve your seat. The following is our schedule for the night. Looking forward to seeing you next Monday! Mrs. Cinnamon JSMS Orchestra Director SCHEDULE FOR ORCHESTRA STUDENTS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2019: Make SURE your black bottoms, shoes, tights/socks are clean, and nicely pressed. Your white shirts and ties will remain AT SCHOOL. MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2019: After school--Clean up at home. Shower, groom yourself. Look your best. Dress in your black dress pants, black dress socks, and black dress shoes and orchestra t-shirt. Check your instrument and music. EVERYONE should bring their own music regardless of whose is being used. Make sure you have everything you need (shoulder rests, rock stop, rosin, etc). 5:45 p.m. - Arrive at Sevier. Go directly to the orchestra room. Pick up your uniform from the hallway (you need to tell the parent volunteers your LAST name). Put on your white shirt, tucked in, with black tie. Allow the parent volunteers to help you get straightened. Get out your instrument and sit down quietly in your assigned seat. Do not play until we play as a group. 6:15 p.m. – Tune and Warm-up in the orchestra room. 6:30 p.m. – Auditorium doors will open for audience members. Audience members may enter the building starting at 6:15 p.m. using the doors at the bottom of the ramp by the cafeteria. 6:55 p.m. – Walk to the auditorium. No talking or playing of instruments in the hallway. Wait until Mrs. Cinnamon gives the go ahead, then walk on stage in order. 7:00 PM Play concert: Good King Wenceslas Jazzy Old Saint Nick Jingle Bell Hoedown 7:10 p.m.-File off stage into the audience to watch the choir and band. Take your instrument AND MUSIC with you EXCEPT basses. 7:45 p.m. – Audience members should exit at the end of the show. All band, chorus and orchestra students back on stage. Get ready for picture. Picture will take about 7-10 shots. Smile at the camera. No silly gestures. No Talking.
After picture, file back to the orchestra room. Put away instruments. Turn in your uniform to the parent volunteers. Go home!
Spirit Week Dress Up Days!
As we gear up for our Annual Tribe Classic, JSMS Varsity Girls and Boys face off against RNR at the Buck Van Huss Dome, show your school spirit in our Spirit Week!
MON-Polar Express Day
(Wear your Christmas Pajamas! Dress code applies)
TUES-Tree Topper Tuesday
(Wear your favorite Christmas accessories! Hats, socks, jewelry, etc!)
WED-Christmas Character Day
(Dress up as your favorite Christmas character! From Rudolph to the Grinch and everything in between!)
THURS-Tacky Sweater Thursday
(Wear your cute and ugly Christmas sweaters!)
FRI-Flannel Friday/Wear Red
(It’s the Tribe Classic! Wear your favorite flannel or all of your RED to support our warriors!)
Tribe Classic Information
Friday will be the 7th-Annual Tribe Classic held at Dobyns-Bennett. For those of you that do not know, this is when Sevier and Robinson play their boys and girls' varsity basketball games in front of both student bodies at DB. This is a great day that showcases our dance, cheer, and basketball teams as well as many facets of our school.
Concessions will be sold that morning in the Big Gym before school for $3. Students will bring snack bags to class with them and then take them to the game. There will not be concessions sold at the game.
Buses will start showing up at Sevier at approximately 8:10-8:15. Cheer and dance are going to be dropped off at DB and will not be counted absent.
The first bus will have the Girls' Varsity basketball team and their coaches along with Related Arts teachers (for supervision in the Dome) and Liz McQueen (clock operator). From there, students will be systematically dismissed to the buses. Since the construction at DB is finished, we will be able to drop our students off at the front of the Dome and enter through the main entrance up the ramp. When we enter the Dome from this side, we will sit on the right side of the gym (opposite the benches and scoring table). We are hoping to have everyone from Sevier to DB by 9:00. When the games are finished, we will exit the Dome in the same manner (6th-grade first) and reload the buses in the same place we were dropped off.
Here is an approximate schedule of how things will work at the Dome once we arrive (hopefully):
9:00 - Girls Warm-Up Begin
9:10 - National Anthem and Starting Lineups
9:15 - Tip-Off Girls Game
Halftime - RNR Cheer then Sevier Dance
Between Games - DB Sparkle Squad
10 minute Warmup for Boys
10:30ish - Tip Off Boys Game
Halftime - Sevier Cheer then RNR Dance
11:40ish Start Heading Back
When we return from Sevier, students will eat a Bag Lunch.
Tribe Classic Snack Bags!
Price: $3
Spelling Bee!
Attention all spellers! The written spelling bee will be held on Tuesday, December 10th immediately after school in the library. This is the qualifying round in order to participate in the John Sevier Spelling Bee in January. Please see your Language Arts teachers for a permission slip and a word study list.
Family University
December 17: Paint a Picture Family Event
Our Art Teacher, Mr. Hilton, is going to lead our students and families in painting a winter snowman scene. It’s on Dec 17th beginning at 4:00 in the atrium. Panera has donated pasties -yum. We have been having great turn outs to these family events . Thank you all for helping communicate to our families. It’s making a big difference!
Buy a JSMS Yearbook!
Attention Parents of 8th Graders!
Parents of current 8th graders,
High school planning time will be here soon! We want to begin introducing students to opportunities and possibilities now. We have many exciting things planned. Please mark the dates now for these important events.
On field trip days, please avoid late arrivals and early pick ups. Also, please give us 48 hours notice by calling the front office if you do not want your child to attend a particular field trip.
Dates to Know
November 26 - Field Trip to DB
8:00am-2:30pm - We will be at DB for lunch. Students may pack or pick up a bag lunch that morning.
Students will get a full tour of DB. They will be exposed to academic opportunities, career training programs, arts programs, extracurricular activities, and more.
January 23 - 5:30pm - DB Night of Discovery
Family opportunity for hands-on exploration of career programs offered at DB.
Pre-registration will be required. More information will be sent out closer to the date.
February 6 (Time TBD) - Family Informational Meeting at DB - Meet in DB Cafeteria
Introduction to the basics of DB high school and schedules, hear from DB teachers about course expectations, and receive information from Sevier counselors about the high school planning process.
January -February - Weekly High School Planning meetings in classrooms led by counselors
Late February - Appointment letters mailed to families
Week of March 9-13 (Specific date TBD) - Eastman Career Expo Field Trip
March - Individual DB Registration appointments at Sevier
We look forward to working with your family as we guide students through this process.
Thank you,
JSMS Counseling
MORNING YOGA
We have an awesome opportunity here at Sevier. VIDA yoga and the cOMmunity collective will be coming to our school on Friday mornings from 7:00 to 7:30 a.m. to do yoga in the small gym. It is open to all students and ALL STAFF. We are hoping this will help students as well as staff relax on Friday mornings. I encourage you to come and please encourage your students to do the same
Warrior Whoop!
Sevier Middle School Student Newspaper Wins National Pacemaker Award
Honoring the nation's best, the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) has named John Sevier Middle School's student newspaper, The Sequoyah Scribe, a national 2019 Newspaper Pacemaker Award winner at the National High School Journalism Convention in Washington D.C. recently. This marks the second time The Sequoyah Scribe has won the Pacemaker Award (2014).