EJMS Jaguar Weekly Oct. 19 - 23

Parent Letter linked here

East Jessamine Middle School has received strong ratings in all tested areas, reflecting a combination of our students' strong placement levels and impressive growth. The color-coded ratings in each area are as follows;

• Green (High) - Reading and Math

• Green (High) - Science, Social Studies, and combined Writing

• Blue (Very High) English Learners' progress

• Yellow (Medium)- Quality of School Climate and Safety

East Jessamine Middle School received an overall score of 61.8, which marks an 11.8-point increase since the start of the accountability system four years ago. Our overall status rating is Yellow (medium) for the 2025-2026 school year.

Missed the first session? Check out the recap!

PTO is sponsoring a trip back to the 90s for our annual fall dance! Please see the attached flyer for details. Reminder, students must qualify for the dance by having 4/5 behavior points (as of 10/16/26) and all fees paid.

Help support our amazing PTO by participating in this Double Good popcorn fundraiser! Proceeds help fund incredible opportunities to support our students and staff all year long.

Dear Families,

This note contains important information about our Non-Traditional Instruction (NTI) plan.

Student Work & Access

• All students received NTI packets in their homeroom class in September as communicated in our previous update. These packets will contain work for all 10 NTI days and should stay at home. Please be sure you have your student's packet; if not, reach out to their homeroom teacher.

• For students with internet access, there is an option to complete assignments online. All online assignments will be posted by 8:00 AM on the morning of the NTI day.

Teacher Availability

• Teachers will be available to help students via Google Meet from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM.

• All student NTI information, including assignments and the Google Meet link, will be posted in your student's Google Classroom under the "NTI" category.

• To support families who need help in the evenings, at least one teacher from each grade will be available from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM for each NTI day. This contact information will be posted on Google Classroom and shared by individual grade levels.

• Teachers will also be available during school hours to respond to emails.

My name is Katie Jones, and I am the Mental Health Counselor at EJMS. I will be launching several small, supportive groups for students navigating challenges related to anxiety, stress, and low mood. These groups aim to provide a safe space for students to connect, learn healthy coping mechanisms, and build resilience. Groups will meet once a week for 8 weeks during a non-core academic class.

Please complete this brief form if you feel your child would benefit from this resource.

If you have questions please feel free to call at 859-885-5561 ex. 3432 or email at katie.jones@jessamine.kyschools.us.

Each Title I school must hold an Annual Title 1 Meeting in which information regarding the program's purpose and how our school uses Title 1 Funds in order to improve academic achievement and staff development at EJMS. During this meeting, parents and families also receive the School/Family Compact to sign and return back to the school. This year, the Annual Title 1 Meeting was part of our recent Open House/Block Party. If you were not able to attend the event or did not have the chance to view the presentation, you can do so and sign the family/school compact through the below Google form. There is also a narrated recording of the presentation below. Thanks so much to the families who completed this last week - we're getting closer to our goal of having a response from all of our EJMS families.

Please take a look at our district and school parent-family engagement policies. We would love to hear any feedback you have for these policies.

District Policy

EJMS School Policy - English, Spanish, Ukrainian

Looking for family resources to help you support your children in school? Check out the new KDE Parent and Family Connection Hub!

7th grade newsletter

8th grade newsletter

Arts

Monday, Oct. 19 - Team up Against Bullying - rep your favorite team

Tuesday, Oct. 20 - Shine Bright for Kindness - wear neon or tie-dye

🌟 4:15 Beta Chapter meeting with officers' meeting following

🥎 6:30 Softball open practice

⚾ 6:30 Baseball fall open field

Wednesday, Oct. 21

🎟 Dance tickets for sale during lunch ($5, cash only)

🏆 4:05 Academic Team first meeting in Rhodus' room (173)

Thursday, Oct. 22

✝ 8:10 AM FCA meeting

🎾 Health/PE field trip

🎼 5:30 Band and Choir Concerts (6th, then 7th/8th)

⚾ 6:30 Baseball fall open field

Friday, Oct. 23

📻 PTO Fall Dance - Come back to the 90's with us!

Congratulations to the 7th grade girls basketball team who won their conference championship the week before fall break. And way to go Kate Reeves for scoring her 1,000th career point in that game.

Email: Sheena.Roller@jessamine.kyschools.us
Website: https://www.jessamine.kyschools.us/o/ejms
Location: 901 Union Mill Road, Nicholasville, KY, USA
Phone: (859) 885-5561
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EastJessamineMiddleSchool

PTO Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ejpto

Instragram: https://www.instagram.com/eastjessaminemiddleschool/