The Weekly Update #4

When: August 31st, 4:30-5:30pm

Where: EJMS 6th Grade Hallway

What: If your student wants to decorate their locker, this is the day! They can bring all kinds of things to make their locker their own (but please no stickers/things that don't come off easily!) Parents/guardians are welcome to come along for the fun! Please note that students are not permitted to stay after school and will need to physically exit the building before returning back in.

When: September 1st at 6:00pm

Where: West Jessamine High School football field

At EJMS we're so excited about the 26-27 school year that we figured we might as well up the ante and throw an open house block party!

We're inviting EJMS students and families to join us Wednesday, September 2nd, from 5:30-7pm for festivities, while connecting with one another, as well as EJMS teachers and staff.

As a bonus, an informational meeting for any 7th graders interested in attending the annual 7th grade Charleston trip will be held in the library from 6-6:30pm during the block party!

Come out and see why the grass is green on our side!

• 9/7: Labor Day- No School!
• 9/9: iReady Diagnostic: Math
• 9/10: iReady Diagnostic: Reading
• 9/10: Jaguar Parent Playbook Session 1; 6:00pm
• 9/18: Mid-Term
• 10/2: Club Day; Grade Level Rally; Flag Football Event ($ cost involved)
• 10/5-9: Fall Break
• 10/14: Field Trip
• 10/16: End of Grading Period

We are so excited for 6th Grade Math!

We kicked of the school year by getting to know one another, and establishing community. Coming soon, we will create social contracts in each class period, identifying what the core values are for each class.

On 8/26, students took the 6th Grade Readiness Assessment to review concepts from 5th grade. We reviewed decimal place value, and multiplication/division with decimals to prepare us for our first topic- Use Positive Rational Numbers. You can review what students will be learning (as well as access resources to support your student) below. We are so excited for what is to come, and can't wait to see what the kids can do!

Topic 1: Family Engagement

Math Department Memo about ReTake Policy

We kicked off the year with a little teacher investigation, giving students the opportunity to explore our classrooms, look for clues, and use evidence and context clues to make inferences about their teachers. Students then turned the focus inward by writing a letter to their future sixth-grade selves—a letter they’ll revisit later in the year to reflect on their growth and see just how far they’ve come!

A big part of our first week has been establishing the kind of classroom community we want to create together. Through our social contracts, students worked collaboratively to identify the core values that will guide our classrooms and help make them spaces where everyone feels safe, respected, valued, and ready to learn. By giving students a voice in shaping our classroom communities from the very beginning, we’re setting the stage for a year of meaningful learning and growth.

And now, we’re jumping right into our new HMH Into Literature curriculum! Our first unit, “Discovering Your Voice,” asks students to consider the essential question: What are the ways you can make yourself heard? Throughout the unit, students will explore how authors and individuals use different forms of expression to communicate ideas, experiences, and perspectives. They’ll read a variety of literary and informational texts, analyze how authors develop their messages, collaborate with classmates, and begin thinking about how their own voice can be used to make an impact. You can read more about Unit 1 by clicking the following: Unit 1 Information

We’re off to a great start, and we’re excited to spend the year helping our students find, develop, and confidently use their voices!

For school-wide incentives each quarter, EJMS operates on a point system. Please review the graphic, and for more detailed information, please review the EJMS Parent-Student Handbook.

Cell Phone/Electronic Device Use

House Bill 208 of the 2025 legislative session amended KRS 158.165 to require schools and districts to adopt policies that "at a minimum, prohibit a student's use of a personal telecommunications device during instructional time." While the school policy has not changed, it is now a law that cell phones are prohibited.

• Beginning at 8:40 (or entry to the building)

• The use of cell phones and other electronic devices (including headphones/earbuds of any type) is prohibited during the school day. Students may keep their cell phones in their lockers and turn them off throughout the school day.

• When a student is caught using an electronic device, the teacher will take the device and put it in a tan envelope and send it to the front office. At the end of the day a teacher will be in the office to return all confiscated devices.

• Headphones/earbuds are NOT ALLOWED in any common area (gym, cafeteria, hallway, library, ect.) during the school day unless authorized by the teacher during THAT class period.

Students in violation of the school procedure for cell phones and other electronic devices will be subject to the following:

1st offense: The device will be confiscated and sent to the office where it can be picked up by the student in the office at the end of the day.

2nd offense: The device will be confiscated and sent to the office where it will need to be picked up by a parent (guardian).

3rd offense: The device will be banned from school for the remainder of the school year.

4th (or more) offense: Administration discretion

*Electronics violations will be reset after winter break.

The 6th grade will be taking a field trip in October! This is our first behavior field trip, so students must have 4/5 points in order to attend. If you are interested in chaperoning or volunteering, please read the JCS Volunteer packet, and complete the necessary information.

Bathroom passes will be utilized beginning 8/31. The passes are in addition to any transition times. Please review the graphic, and email your child's homeroom teacher for any additional questions!

Don't be surprised with report cards! You can stay on top of your child's grades in Infinite Campus. Each week, teachers will be posting grades. Parents (and students) are able to access them at any time. Simply log on to Infinite Campus, and click grades. Please review the Summative Assessement Retake policy and the JCS Grading Policy below!