As we close another week of busy student Eagles and staff, we anticipate the upcoming week to be as such; we take pride here at Jefferson Middle School that we are busy doing the right things, the productive things, the best things!
We want our families to know how very much we appreciate that we are truly "all in this together", pushing our students to new heights academically, socially, and emotionally, every day, every hour. We encourage our parents to have evening conversations about their child's school day.
As this week has brought an assortment of weather patterns, we have also seen an array of activities, assignments, and academic endeavors!
Students and staff are back in full swing with academics, activities, and even setting new goals during our Zero Period SEL classes across the building this past week.
Welcome back to the spring semester! Though the cold temperatures over the last two weeks may not feel like Spring, we are now in semester 2. We hope you and your students have had a relaxing and renewing break. The staff at JMS has been using that same time to rejuvenate ourselves so we can give your students the academic opportunities to grow.
We have caught a spirit of celebration here at JMS this past week. We celebrated goal achievement across subjects, we celebrated our new students with donuts or pizza and a platform for feedback, and our staff celebrated success among departments and grade levels.
Is Winter Break and the end of Term 2 really in two weeks? We certainly see signs everywhere at JMS! We are preparing for our Winter Benchmark in all core classes, gearing up for our 7th/8th grader Chorus Holiday Concert and 5th grade Orchestra Concert, and celebrating the season’s cheer as we go!
As we continue our academic, social, and emotional journey here in the building, students and teachers are working diligently to prepare for upcoming benchmarks, our Capstone project, and the juggling of classes and assignments.
We are all filled with gratitude as we anticipate celebrating Thanksgiving with our families and friends next week!
We can hardly believe we are in the middle of Term 2! Midterms WILL NOT go home on paper this year. As we look at how we deliver our grades, JMS staff realized that by the time the printed piece of paper made it home (if it gets there at all) the grades have already changed! With Skyward and Canvas, you receive updates just as soon as teachers post grades. Additionally, the cost of printing and paper usage keeps going up. So, going forward we will NOT PRINT midterm reports. You will receive an email and Sky alert phone call alerting you that midterms are finalized.