Jones Jaguars Newsletter

Good Afternoon Jaguar Nation!

We had great week at Jones Middle School! Reminder that we praise student utilizing Minga, and our kids have done an amazing job so far this year being REAL Jags ( Respectful, Empathetic, Accountable, Leaders). Check out our highlights this week from our Jag Media student broadcast below!

Have a great weekend! Go Jags!

Zach DeVito
Principal, Jones Middle School

🗓️ Monday 9/15 - XC Meet at McKinney (Myers Park)

📆Tuesday 9/16 - Wear Gold to Raise Awareness About Childhood Cancer

🗓️Tuesday, 9/16 - 8th Grade Football vs Rushing @ Jones

📅Wednesday , 9/17 - Rock Hill Home Coming Parade

📆Thursday, 9/18 - 8th Grade Girls Volleyball vs Melissa @ Jones

🔗 View our full calendar

• Monday 9/15 - XC Meet at McKinney (Myers Park)

• Tuesday 9/16 - Wear Gold to Raise Awareness About Childhood Cancer

• Tuesday, 9/16 - 8th Grade Football vs Rushing @ Jones

• Wednesday , 9/17 - Rock Hill Home Coming Parade

• Thursday, 9/18 - 8th Grade Girls Volleyball vs Melissa @ Jones

• Thursday, 9/18 - 7th Grade Girls Volleyball @ Melissa

Congratulations to 6th grade Breaktime for winning the blue out pep rally! This was a time for students to connect with friends and get a few sweet treats. Our staff and PTO were super impressed by our respectful students! Shout to our PTO volunteers for selling selling treats during break time!

We had a great week of dress up days with students participating throughout the entire week! Hope Squad did an amazing week leading our cafeteria during suicide awareness week!

Jones Teachers engaged in learning walks for our quarterly Jag Prowls. This is a structure informal observation of teachers watching other teachers to promote professional conversations about best practices, teaching strategies, and student engagement.

New to Prosper ISD 7th graders making connections with our counselors and other new students. We have over 250 new to Prosper ISD students this year at Jones, and our goal is help foster relationships and connections!

Your Jones Middle School Counseling Team is here to support every Jaguar's academic, personal, and college/career journey.

This Week’s Highlights:

• 💬 Need to Talk? Students can request a meeting using our Counselor Request Form: Link

Wellness Reminder:
It's okay to ask for help. Whether you're feeling overwhelmed or just need someone to listen, we're here for you.

Counselors Will Visit Classrooms:

The counselors will be visiting math classrooms the week of 9/15–9/26 to talk with students about stress management and emotional well-being.

If you’d like to preview the lessons, you can view them here:

6th Grade: Stress Management and Emotional Well-Being

7th Grade: Stress

8th Grade: Stress Management

You can also find them on the Jones Website by going to:

Menu → Counselor → Jones Counselor Corner → Guidance Schedule and Topics.

Stay informed with everything happening at Jones:

• 🗓️ School Calendar – Link
  

• 📝 Student Handbook – Link

• 👕 Dress Code – Link

• 🍽️ Lunch Menus – Link

• 🚌 Bus Routes & Transportation Info – Link

• 💻 Student Technology Help – Link

• 💬 Report a Concern (tip411) – Link

Come join us on Jones Middle School Rough Riders Night. Tickets are $15 and Jones PTO get's $5 for every ticket sold. Anyone can join the PTO! Please join today!