We are almost at the end of the 9 weeks, it for sure has gone fast. Please make sure you are staying up on your child's grades and missing assignments, if you need help accessing skyward please call the office and we can help you.

If you would like your child to stay for the after school program we have that on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:30-4:30 please let the office know if you want them to stay.

ALL Jeff West Middle School Parents (Grade 5-8) need to complete this survey! It should only take you a couple minutes to complete. Thank you! :)

7th grade students are due for the TDAP and Meningitis vaccinations. If you have not turned the vaccination documentation in yet, please do so.

If your child is new to the district, please send in a current immunization record if you have not already done so.

If you have questions please email abby.martin@usd340.org

This year the Leadership class has decided to change how student and staff awards are given. This will be done twice a month, with 1 boy and 1 girl winning from each grade level. One week we will have girl winners and one week we will have boy winners. The leadership class was able to get some Gift Card donations from local businesses to add to the award gift package. Teachers are also asked to be more thoughtful and provide the why with their nomination. When teachers nominate students they are looking for the following:

Integrity

Responsibility

Respect

Effort

Football- Home game vs Perry on Thursday 10/5. Perry wasn’t able to have enough healthy players for a 5th quarter against Royal Valley, so we will send information as soon as we find out about their situation.

Cross Country- Uniforms are due to be washed and returned by Friday, October 7. A reminder that a couple have 2 uniforms and that ALL have top and shorts, jacket and pants. If you have the bag they came in, please return that as well. Another big congratulations to all our League winners-Tenley Walder-1st, 7th grade girls; Axton Birk-2nd, 7th Grade boys; Zane Penry-3rd, 7th Grade boys-as well as our individual medalists-Tenley Walder 5th and Julia Thompson-14th at the Perry meet. IT WAS A GREAT SEASON AND YOUR COACHES LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU NEXT YEAR!

Volleyball- Uniforms must be turned into Mrs. Clark washed and in a ziplock bag by October 6.

Riverside plans to try and stream the 7th grade league volleyball tournament you can find it on their YouTube Channel, USD 114.

Girls Basketball-

MS girls basketball will start on Monday 10/2/23 We will practice from 3:30 - 6:00 the first two weeks and then will finish at 5:30 for the rest of the season. Please mark these dates on your calendar:

Important Dates

10/2 First day of Practice (3:30-6:00)

10/3 HS VB at the MS Practice 3:30-4:30

10/10 MS Vocal Concert - Practice at the HS 3:30-6:00

10/16 Game 1 at home vs Hiawatha

10/17 Game 2 at Holton

11/8 MS Basketball pictures.

Note the Parent meeting on 10/3/23 at 5:00 in the MS library. Also note that on 10/10/23 we will practice at the high school that night.

Girls MUST have a 23-24 physical on file and their $45 fee paid.

Cost for Breakfast is $2.10- we start serving breakfast at 7:30 am

Lunch cost is $3.25- We are offering a hot meal, a sandwich and a salad option please make sure you let your child know what is on the lunch menu so they know what they would like when their teacher takes lunch count.

Monday- First day of girls basketball practice ends at 6pm

Tuesday- Girls basketball parent meeting in the Middle School Library at 5:00pm

Wednesday- Pizza with Patrons and Purpose- Gambino's 5pm

Booster Club Meeting- Gambino's 6pm

Wrestling meeting for all 7th and 8th grade boys and girls interested in wrestling 3pm MS Commons

Thursday- Football at Home against Perry 8th grade plays at 4:30 with 7th grade to follow.

Friday- Late Start- buses run 1 hour later, doors open at 8:30am

Mrs. Moulden's Leadership Class participates in a Greenbush Student Leadership program where they work on how to be a representative for their grade level and school, planning and executing service projects and what it means to be a leader. Today was their first class.