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TJMS Jaguar Tracks

Weekly Student and Family Newsletter - Week of 9/2/24

TJMS JaguarTracksWeekly Student and Family Newsletter - Weekof 9/2/24

Parents/Guardians: Please Share this with Your Student Parents/Guardians: Please Share this with Your Student

Upcoming Events:

This Week:

9/2 Labor Day - No School

9/3-9/6 Back to School Spirit Week (Details Below)

9/3 Club Rush, MPR at Lunch

9/4 Fall Picture Day

9/6 Back to School Dance, 6:00-8:00


Coming Soon:

9/9 8th Grade Class Trip Meeting

9/21 8th Grade Car Wash

10/12 Bianca Rae Retreat, Flyer Below - Claim Your Seat Now

Quote of the Week Quote of the Week

Beach Party Spirit Week! Beach Party Spirit Week!

Show your Jaguar Spirit with this week's Spirit Days!

ALL DISTRICT DRESS CODE RULES APPLY

Tuesday - Hawaiian FLorals Day

Wednesday - Tourist Day

Thursday - Sunglasses Day

Friday - Hat Day

Club Rush Tuesday @ Lunch Club Rush Tuesday @ Lunch

Come to the MPR at Lunch to Find Great Clubs to Join

  • Environmental Club
  • eSports/Gaming
  • Club Live!
  • PRISM
  • Robotics
  • STEM Club
  • Debate Club
  • Battle of the Books
  • Drama
  • Tabletop Tournament Games

Fall Picture Day is WEDNESDAY! Fall Picture Day is WEDNESDAY!

Students will take Fall Pictures in your PE classes.

IS THIS A FREE DRESS DAY? No. You should be in uniform unless you are dressed for the Spirit Day theme.


CAN I CHANGE CLOTHES FOR MY PICTURES? Yes. But after your picture you should either be in your uniform or dressed for the Spirit Day theme.

Back to School Dance Friday! Back to School Dance Friday!

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm in the TJMS MPR

Buy Your Tickets at Lunch for $5 Beginning Wednesday!

Reading Fall iReady THIS WEEK! Reading Fall iReady THIS WEEK!

No Altered Bell Schedule

You will take your test in your ELA class period. Do your best!

Tardy Policy Enforced Tardy Policy Enforced

We NEED You in Class on Time!

  • Every Tardy Counts
  • 5 Tardies in a Week = Lunch Detention List
  • Tardies Count Across ALL Class Periods, Not Separately

Uniforms and Dress Code Enforced Uniforms and Dress Code Enforced

Uniform Expectations:

Top: Red, White, or Black collared polo style shirt

Bottom: Shorts or Pants


  • Shorts must be finger tip length
  • No holes above finger tip length
  • No Pajama Pants
  • No Sagging

Shoes: Student must wear close toed shoes that wrap all the way around the foot

Parking Lot and Traffic Safety Parking Lot and Traffic Safety

Traffic Flow During Pickup/Drop Off

  • When picking up or dropping off students, please do NOT stop in the outer lane of the drive way. If you need to stop and wait for your student to get in or out, please pull as far up as possible and stop against the inner curb (school side).
  • We must ask that all families drive safely and carefully while in the school parking lot.

Walking Student Safety

  • Students should NEVER cross Jackson street except at the cross walks where they are protected by traffic signals.
  • Please speak to your students if they walk to ensure they always walk to the cross walks.

Register for the Bianca Rae Retreat NOW Register for the Bianca Rae Retreat NOW

How to Know if You Should Stay Home How to Know if You Should Stay Home

We are Building Graduates... One Day at a Time We are Building Graduates... One Day at a Time

Follow Us on Socials Follow Us on Socials

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@JAGUARSTJMS

Thomas Jefferson MS Jaguars School Account
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@TJMSLEADERS

TJMS Student Leadership Account

Bell Schedule and Important Dates

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Thomas Jefferson Middle School Contact Information

Website: https://tjms.dsusd.us/
Phone: (760) 863-3660
Facebook: facebook.com/TJMSJAGUARNATION
Twitter: @JEFFERSONMIDDL3

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