Articles from December 2019

Thomas Jefferson Middle School Announcements

Monday, March 4, 2019 — Day A

1) Birthdays Today – March 4th…Sir Harris, Kolton Zweibohmer.

2) Attention musical cast and crew! We are doing a second t-shirt order. Your order form and money need to be turned in today, March 4th by 2:30 p.m. No exceptions!

3) Sports Today – Boys Red Basketball…Jefferson Red vs. Washington Blue. 7th grade at Jefferson and 8th grade at Washington; both games begin at 4 p.m.

4) LRC will be closed 8th and 9th periods this week. The LRC will be closed all day on Tuesday.

5) Battle of the Books meeting today during homebase. Team members should report to the LRC after attendance is taken.

6) Remember the new schedule starting today, adding additional 25 minutes to the school day.

Thomas Jefferson Middle School Announcements

Friday, March 1, 2019 — Day A

1) Birthdays Today – March 1st…Chase McElmeel, Dalton Runde. March 3rd…Hayden Billmeyer, Sigfrid De Ocampo, Alexis Nelson.

2) Attention musical cast and crew! We are doing a second t-shirt order. Your order form and money need to be turned in today, March 4th by 2:30 p.m. No exceptions! Thank you for your orders!

3) LEAP…Friday, March 1st: Homework Help.

4) Sports Today – Boys Gold Basketball…Jefferson Gold vs. Roosevelt Silver. 7th grade at Jefferson and 8th grade at Roosevelt; both games begin at 4 p.m.

Thomas Jefferson Middle School Announcements

Wednesday, February 27, 2019 — Day B

1) Birthdays Today – February 27th…Samuel Lange.

2) Attention musical cast and crew! We are doing a second t-shirt order. Your order form and money need to be turned in by Monday, March 4th at 2:30 p.m. No exceptions! If you ordered a shirt in the first round you will be receiving your shirts shortly. Thank you for your orders!

3) Wednesday, Feb 27th: Chess Club with Mark Bowers; FIELD TRIP to Creative Adventure Lab to Paint Pottery (25 students max). Thursday, Feb 28th: Yoga with Molly Schreiber; Family Literacy Night with NICC (5:30 – 7 pm). Friday, March 1st: Homework Help.

4) Sports Today – Boys Gold Basketball…Jefferson Gold vs. Washington White. 7th grade at Jefferson and 8th grade at Washington; both games begin at 4 p.m.

Thomas Jefferson Middle School Announcements

Tuesday, February 26, 2019 — Day A

1) Birthdays Today – February 26th…Juelz Buchanan.

2) Mrs. Meyer’s homebasae would like to thank everyone that participated in the Humane Society Drive this year. The winner of the competition is Mr. Rottler’s homebase. Mrs. Meyer will be in touch with Mr. Rottler’s homebase to set up the time for an ice cream party.

3) Sports Today – Boys Gold Basketball…Jefferson Gold vs. Roosevelt Black. 7th grade at Roosevelt and 8th grade at Jefferson; both games begin at 4 p.m.

4) Attention musical cast and crew! We are doing a second t-shirt order. Your order form and money need to be turned in by Monday, March 4th at 2:30 p.m. No exceptions! If you ordered a shirt in the first round you will be receiving your shirts shortly. Thank you for your orders!

5) Tuesday, Feb 26th: Kids N Canvas with Brandi Burnell. Wednesday, Feb 27th: Chess Club with Mark Bowers; FIELD TRIP to Creative Adventure Lab to Paint Pottery (25 students max). Thursday, Feb 28th: Yoga with Molly Schreiber; Family Literacy Night with NICC (5:30 – 7 pm). Friday, March 1st: Homework Help.

Thomas Jefferson Middle School Announcements

Monday, February 25, 2019 — Day B

1) Birthdays Today – February 25th…Ethan Janzig Shepherd, Owen Slaght.

2) Sports Today – Boys Red Basketball…Jefferson Red vs. Mazzuchelli Blue. 7th grade at Mazzuchelli and 8th grade at Jefferson; both games begin at 4 p.m.

3) All members of the painting crew, please report to every play practice after school until further notice.

Thomas Jefferson Middle School Announcements

Friday, February 22, 2019 — Day A

1) Birthdays Today – February 22nd…Joseph Bogovich. February 23rd…Sarah Gilles, Jaquelyn Hochrein. February 24th…Sofia Kane, Mason Lipper.

2) Today is the last day of the collection for the Humane Society. The homebase that collected the most items will win an ice cream party. Good luck to all!

3) Reminder…There will be no Jazz Band today.

4) Sports Today – Boys Red Basketball…Jefferson Red vs. Roosevelt Silver. 7th grade at Jefferson and 8th grade at Roosevelt; both games begin at 4 p.m.

5) All members of the painting crew, please report to every play practice after school until further notice.

6) The Dance Marathon Dance is coming up on Friday, March 8th.

7) PBIS Hills Bills Celebration today.

Thomas Jefferson Middle School Announcements

Thursday, February 21, 2019 — Day B

1) LEAP…Thursday, Feb 21st: Yoga with Molly Schreiber; 25 students max. HyVee activity at Jefferson from yesterday is rescheduled for Monday, March 11th.

2) The ‘Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day’ scheduled for February 20th has been postponed to Monday, April 15th due to concern about potential winter weather. The 10 (7th grade) girls who were planning to attend will be participating on April 15th.

3) Birthdays Today – February 20th…Helmet Betwell.

4) Mrs. Meyer’s homebase would like to remind ALL homebases to bring in items for the Humane Society Drive. Remember that many of these items can be found around your house and can be gently used. Items will be collected on Fridays and the last day of the collection will be on February 22nd. The homebase that collected the most items will win an ice cream party. Good luck to all!

5) Because we missed practice on Wednesday, today we would like the entire cast of the musical to report to practice after school.

6) Reminder…There will be no Jazz Band on Friday this week.

Thomas Jefferson Middle School Announcements

Friday, February 8, 2019 — Day B

1) Birthdays Today – February 7th…Zander Weis. February 8th…Faith Griffin, Ashton Hooper, Kenneth Stotlar. February 9th…Jalen Johnson. February 10th…Destinee Goellnitz, Chloe Hansen.

2) The next D.A.R.E. ski and snowboard night is tonight, February 8th.

3) Mrs. Meyer’s homebase would like to remind ALL homebases to bring in items for the Humane Society Drive. Remember that many of these items can be found around your house and can be gently used. Items will be collected on Fridays and the last day of the collection will be on February 22nd. The homebase that collected the most items will win an ice cream party. Good luck to all!

Jefferson’s Conference Schedule:

• Wednesday, February 13: 3:30-8:30 PM
• Thursday, February 24:  9:00 AM-6:30 PM

Our conference scheduler link is live.  We look forward to seeing you to talk about your student’s progress.

https://www.ptcfast.com/schools/Thomas_Jefferson_Middle_School

Thomas Jefferson Middle School Announcements

Tuesday, February 5, 2019 — Day B

1)Birthdays Today – February 5th…Fidel Edwards, Alice Hanselman, Ethan Wernimont.

2) The next D.A.R.E. ski and snowboard night is Friday, February 8th.

3) Girl’s Dance will meet today after school in the Wrestling Room.

4) Mrs. Meyer’s homebase would like to remind ALL homebases to bring in items for the Humane Society Drive. Remember that many of these items can be found around your house and can be gently used. Items will be collected on Fridays and the last day of the collection will be on February 8th. The homebase that collected the most items will win an ice cream party. Good luck to all!

5) LEAP…Tuesday, Feb 5th: FIELD TRIP to Creative Adventure Lab for Pottery Painting; 25 students max; need chaperone please. Kids N Canvas with Brandi Burnell. Wednesday, Feb 6th: Chess Club with Mark Bowers. Comic Book Frames with Sharon from Carnegie-Stout Library; 20 students max. Thursday, Feb 7th: Make a Healthy Snack with HyVee; 20 students max

6) Homework help every day after school.

7) 7th Grade Boys Red Basketball Team came away with two victories last night at Mazzuchelli Gold! The first game was a dominating win with a score of 52-29. The second game came down to the wire with a “sudden death overtime” win by a score of 23-21. Great effort and teamwork by both teams!