Weekly Update

We have finally made it to Fall! I love this time of year, the perfect time for sweatshirts, football, football,and chili! Hopefully you were all able to enjoy the cooler temps these past few days. As the temps start to change we will see more and more jackets, sweatshirts etc. worn at school. This also means they tend to get left behind and end up in the lost and found. Please remind your child to keep track of their clothes and always check the lost and found table if they have misplaced something.

Our first Monthly Celebration will be on Friday for students who have earned it. We will be having a volleyball tournament, there will be a movie room option for students who would prefer not to play volleyball. Each month we will switch up the activity. We look forward to rewarding our students for their hard work academically and behaviorally.

Continue talking to your children about being kind, treating each other with kindness and encouraging and including their peers.

Monday- NO SCHOOL

Tuesday- Breakfast Burrito -- Chicken Strips or Chicken Bacon Ranch Salad

Wednesday- Cinnamon Roll -- Walking Taco or Taco Salad

Thursday- Biscuits and Gravy -- Sweet and Sour Chicken or Ham Cobb Salad

Friday- Long John -- Pizza or Italian Chef Salad

5th Grade

This week, we finished "The Invisible Boy." Each class had a really good discussion about empathy as we talked about each of the different situations that the main character Brian felt invisible. The story had a happy ending where one friend made Brian feel included. I told the students that one of my favorite things about this book was that a lot of the situations that Brian finds himself in where he feels invisible are all situations that THEY, themselves, have probably been in, or will be in by the end of the year.

Ask your student...

1. Have your student summarize the story and make sure they tell you the cool thing that happens to the illustrations as you read the book.

2. Ask your student if there was ever a time that they felt invisible.

6th, 7th, 8th Grade

This week, students focused on the Executive Functioning skill of Time Management. Students talked about how important Time Management is and how productive Time Management skills can lead to productivity and achieving their goals.

Ask your student...

1. What did you learn about Time Management this week?

2. Have a discussion with your student about what YOU do to manage your own time. How do you reduce distractions?

Reminder this Saturday September 24 is the Volleyball B Team Tournament at Jeff West. 8th Grade will play at the High School and 7th Grade will play at the Middle School. Matches start at 9:00 am

Monday- NO School Teacher Professional Development

Volleyball at Home against Sabetha games start at 4:30pm

8th Grade Parent Night for Volleyball and Cross Country. We will recognize students and their parents in-between A team and B team matches.

Thursday- Cross Country at Perry Lecompton, races start at 4pm

Football at Home against Sabetha games start at 4:30pm

8th Grade Parent Night for Football. We will recognize students and their parents prior to the start of the 8th Grade game

Friday- Monthly Celebration for students that have earned it

Saturday- League Volleyball Tournaments. 7th Grade is at Perry and 8th Grade is at Royal Valley

Email: brenna.dooley@usd340.org
Website: http://usd340.org/o/jwms
Location: 210 North Miller Street, Meriden, KS, USA
Phone: 785-484-2900