1) Hempstead strength and conditioning coach, Nathan Oswalt is hosting a free “middle school strength clinic”. Any 7th or 8th grade boy or girl is welcome to attend. Session begin at 6 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. See Mr. Hatcher for more details or ask your homebase teacher.
2) Girls Dance has practice today.
3) It is time again for the Box Top contest. This is a reminder for students to bring in box tops . The contest will run from February 9th to the 12th. There is containers in each Home Room. The Home Room that receives 1st place will be awarded a pizza party and 2nd place will have ice cream treats.
4) Congratulations to our January Students of the Month! H6-1: Alec Nissen & Isaac Nissen; H6-2: Taylor Cota & Ella Heim; H7-1: Erica Brimeyer & Gage Reynolds; H7-2: Carissa Elskamp & Gabby Liptak; H8-1: Marvin Oberbroeckling & Randa Oltmanns; H8-2: Brandon Doser & Grace Tupper. https://www.smore.com/xmk92
5) Are you between the ages of 13-17? How would you like to earn $1,000 this summer? Future Talk is a program of diverse youth expanding and strengthening the community through work in the outdoors, working with local partners, environmental literacy, and service to the community. Financial literacy and employment workshops are offered to each participant to help youth reach their highest potential. Applications are available for pick up at the Multicultural Family Center or on their website: mfcdbq.org and are due by March 15, 2015.
6) Birthdays Today - February 9th...Katelynn Harvey.
7) Parent/Student/Teacher conferences are coming soon! Mark your calendars...Wednesday, February 25th from 3:30pm - 8:00pm - Regular School Day; Thursday, February 26th from 9:00am - 2:00 pm - No School; Thursday, February 26th from 3:00pm - 7:30pm - No School. We do not schedule conferences at specific times for the majority of our students*. Instead, we encourage you to come at a date/time that works best for you and your family. We encourage you to arrive at least 30 minutes prior to the end of a conference session so you are able to meet with all of your child's teachers. Teachers will be in the main gym for conferences on Wednesday and for the second session on Thursday. Teachers will be in their classrooms during the first session (9:00 am- 2:00 pm) on Thursday. All teachers will be available to meet with you for conferences during the times listed above. If a teacher shares multiple buildings, she may have a different time schedule which should have been communicated previously. There will be a "check-in" table located in the hallway leading to the main gym. We ask that all parents and students stop at the check-in table when you first arrive for conferences. At the check-in table you will receive a copy of the students schedule and report cards as well as a copy of your child's most recent Iowa Assessment results. (*This year House 6-1 core teachers will continue with student led conferences. If your child is in House 6-1 you should have received information relating to the specifics of this schedule. Conferences will be held in Mrs. Jones' classroom (U-202).) Visit our Jefferson book fair during conferences! We also will provide assistance for those who would like to receive updates on their student's grades and school announcements from PowerSchool.
8) Winter Games...Jefferson Middle School Special Olympians participated in the Iowa Winter Games at Sundown Mountain on January 12th and 13th. These athletes competed in the 100m and 500m cross country skiing events and received these awards: Payton Gibson- 1st place in the 500m, 2nd place in the 100m Simeon Johnson- 1st place in the 500m, 1st place in the 100m Ben Lahey- 2nd place in the 500m, 2nd place in the 100m Darrell Powell- 2nd place in the 500m, 1st place in the 100m Jamie Thill- 1st place in the 100m Ane Torres-Rogers- 2nd place in the 500m, 1st place in the 100m Michaela Ward- 3rd place in the 500m, 2nd place in the 100m. Basketball...The Jefferson Special Olympic Team traveled to North Scott Junior High in Eldridge, IA on January 24th to compete at the district 3 on 3 basketball competition. The athletes who competed were Anselina Jabwa, Ben Lahey, Ane Torres-Rogers, Jamie Thill, Payton Gibson, Michaela Ward, Dominic Jones, and Colin Edberg. The teams received 1st and 2nd place. Great job Hillhawks on both competitions!!
9) Jefferson's Boys Red Basketball game that was canceled on February 2nd will be made up on Friday, February 20th.
Jefferson Site Council All parents and students are invited to attend our next Site Council meeting. Here is a list of agenda items for our February 9th Site Council meeting. The list is long and we might not get to everything. We are interested in feedback on how to improve the following events. 1. Parent Teacher Conferences 2. 5th Grade Orientation in April 3. 8th Grade Registration for High School Other Items for Discussion 1. Proposed Calendar for 2015-2016 2. Box Top Fundraiser 3. Discount Card Fundraiser 4. Positive Behavior Intervention Supports 5. School Funding 6. Teacher Leadership Initiative Hope to see you at our meeting on February 9th at 5:30 pm in the Jefferson Library.
