Weekly Update

We had a nice return back to school, the two days helped us get back into the swing of things so we are ready to come back for a full week next week!

A couple of reminders:

We will continue doing our Monthly Celebrations at the end of the month. In order to earn these students must have no F's, no more than 5 missing assignments and have no more than 2 trips to the principals office. Below are somethings we do during the day and and offer after school to help students stay up on their work:

After School Program Monday- Thursday from 3:30-4:30 pm. This is a great way for your student to get caught up on missing working, getting extra support from teachers and get their grades brought up. If you would like your child to attend please reach out and let us know.

Power Hour- Monday- Wednesday during Tiger Time, students who have 2 or more F's in a core class are placed into Power Hour instead of their regular Tiger Time so they are able to bring their grades up. We do grade checks every Monday morning so students know if they need to attend Power Hour or not. For students who have had to attend Power Hour for 2 weeks in a row they will be required to attend the after school program so we can work more with them on their assignments and missing work.

Reminder about smart watches. Students may wear a smart watch as long as they are not connected to data or they are put in school time mode. If students are texting from their watch it will be treated like a cell phone violation and will be brought to the office.

Monday- Ham and Egg Cheese Patty -- Rib Patty on Bun or Turkey Cobb Salad

Tuesday- Pancakes -- Chicken Strip Wrap or Chicken Bacon Ranch Salad

Wednesday- Cini Mini -- Burrito or Taco Salad

Thursday- Biscuits and Gravy -- Country Fried Steak or Ham Cobb Salad

Friday- Bagel -- Tomato Soup (No Salad due to late start)

It's been so great to see everyone back!

This quarter, we will be working on Career Exploration. 5th Grade will do a unit where they learn about different careers and how their interests and abilities can influence their career choices.

6th and 7th Graders will spend some time using our online Career Exploration Platform -- Xello. They will take several surveys to match them with potential career options based on their interests and abilities.

The 8th Graders will get to do our Job Shadowing Experience where they get to go out into the community and spend the morning shadowing someone in their chosen career field. We did this for the first time last year, and it was a HUGE success. This will happen on Wednesday, March 8th. In the weeks leading up to this, they will complete several activities that will prepare them for the workforce.

As always, I will be sending out things to discuss with your student about your job and prompt conversations with them about what they discovered about themselves!

Monday 1/9- Boys home basketball game against Holton. 7th grade will play at the High School with the A team starting first, 8th grade will play at the Middle School with the A team starting first, B teams will follow.

Wednesday 1/11- Jr. Cheerleader Clinic at the High School from 6-7:30pm

Thursday 1/12- Boys Basketball at Nemaha Central- Games will be played at the High School starting at 4:30pm. 8th grade will play in the main gym with 7th grade in the secondary gym. A teams will play first.

Friday 1/13- Late Start- Classes start at 9am

Jr Cheer Night at the Home HS basketball game against Hiawatha

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