Weekly Update
August 8th, 2023
A Message from the Principal
Open hours will be as follows:
Tuesday the 18th 7:30 - 6:30
Wednesday the 19th 7:30 -3:00
Thursday the 20th 7:30 - 6:30
Friday the 21st 7:30 - 1:00
Please swing by and get some books!
It’s time for one of our favorite JWMS traditions: Thanksgiving Pie with our School Family!
We are excited to celebrate Thanksgiving with our School Families again this year. To help make this special event happen, we are asking for donations of store-bought pies, along with plates and forks, for our celebration on Friday, November 21.
Please send all donated items to school by 8:00 am so we have time to prepare.
The sign-up slots below are organized by School Family. If you know which family your student belongs to, you’re welcome to sign up for that group, but feel free to sign up for any family! Thank you for helping make this tradition meaningful and enjoyable for our students!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4BAEA62EAAFEC07-60175770-piedonations
Recently in CharacterStrong, our students have been diving into meaningful skills that support both their personal growth and their relationships with others.
Our 5th graders have been focusing on gratitude, learning how to recognize the good around them and express appreciation in positive, thoughtful ways.
Our 6th and 8th graders have been exploring personal values. They’re learning to identify what matters most to them and how those values influence their choices and behavior.
Our 7th graders are learning about emotions and emotional vocabulary. As part of this unit, they’re also gaining a basic understanding of the neuroscience behind emotions and emotion regulation, along with a grounding strategy they can use to help manage strong feelings.
I encourage you to help your student make connections to these lessons by asking them about what they’re learning and inviting them to share examples from their day.
Reminder for games ALL students must pay to get in - Admission prices are $5/Adult, $5/Student (K-12)
If your child is planning to attend a lot of the home boys and girls basketball games you might want to look at getting them a pass. A pass for all Middle School games would be $35 and can be purchased from Linda in the office. If you would like a middle school and a high school pass those are $60 for a student.
Girls Basketball-
11/17- 8th grade at HOME at the MS against Atchison
7th grade will travel to Holton
11/20- Game at Home against Holton
MS Gym: 8A followed by 1⁄2 of a B game.
HS Gym: 7A followed by a full 7 B game.
Boys Wrestling-
11/18- Meet at HOME- this will be 8th grade parent night as well. We will recognize between the 2nd and 3rd round.
11/22- Meet at Rossville bus will leave at 6:15 am with wrestling starting about 8:30 am
