Articles from October 2020

Thomas Jefferson Middle School Announcements

Tuesday, October 13, 2020 – Hybrid B

1) Birthdays Today – October 13th…No birthdays today.

2) LEAP…Homework Help today from 2:30-5:30 p.m. in the Cafeteria. Today, October 14th and Thursday, October 15th…Growth Mindset Escape Room (Test your knowledge with this fun activity that will challenge your growth mindset!) Thursday, October 15th…Art Club (Come to the Art Room to draw, paint, color, create to your hearts desire!)

3) The reservation desk is open. You can bring your Hills Bills to lunch and reserve a spot to sit with a friend from a different co-hort. The reserved tables are on a first come, first serve basis. We will start with two tables in the front of the cafeteria to start and see if we need to add more later. The cost is 10 Hills Bills per student. (2 per table). Reservations must be made a day in advance. Same day reservations will not be accepted. Bring your Hills Bills and sign up to sit with a friend at lunch.

4) The social skill for the month of October is How to Accept Feedback. Feedback is important. It allows us a chance to change things and make improvements. We may not always agree with the feedback and that is why we are going to use this month to focus on how to accept feedback and what to do if we don’t agree with the feedback. Staff in our building will be focusing on students that are able demonstrate the skill and be handing out Hills Bills.

5) 7th and 8th graders please check your email for the signing up for Girls Basketball and Wrestling. Girls basketball and Wrestling starts on October 26th.

Thomas Jefferson Middle School Announcements

Monday, October 12, 2020 – Hybrid A

1) Birthdays Today – October 12th…Sean SweeneyHarrison, Sophie Kutsch, Piper McElmeel, Chloe Thomas, Nhya Gray.

2) LEAP…Homework Help today from 2:30-5:30 p.m. in the Cafeteria.

3) The reservation desk will be open starting today, October 12th. You can bring your Hills Bills to lunch and reserve a spot to sit with a friend from a different cohort. The reserved tables are on a first come first serve basis. We will start with two tables in the front of the cafeteria to start and see if we need to add more later. The cost is 10 Hills Bills per student. (2 per table). Reservations must be made a day in advance. Same day reservations will not be accepted. Bring your Hills Bills and sign up to sit with a friend at lunch.

4) The social skill for the month of October is How to Accept Feedback. Feedback is important. It allows us a chance to change things and make improvements. We may not always agree with the feedback and that is why we are going to use this month to focus on how to accept feedback and what to do if we don’t agree with the feedback. Staff in our building will be focusing on students that are able demonstrate the skill and be handing out Hills Bills.

Thomas Jefferson Middle School Announcements

Friday, October 9, 2020 – Hybrid B

1) Birthdays Today – October 10th…Jamaria Davis. October 11th…Bryce White, Brody Schmitt, Christina Worrell.

2) LEAP…Homework Help today from 2:30-5:30 p.m. in the Cafeteria.

3) All students are invited to participate in the 2020-2021 MLK Tribute. We encourage all students (as individuals, in pairs or teams) to participate, to learn more about Martin Luther King Jr, the contributions of persons of color and/or to gain insights about what each of us can do to assure that we value and practice justice and equality. Students can create an entry and submit by Monday, November 30th.

Thomas Jefferson Middle School Announcements

Thursday, October 8, 2020 – Hybrid B

1) Birthdays Today – October 8th…Jaxon Frazier, Lillian Chapman.

2) LEAP…Homework Help today from 2:30-5:30 p.m. in the Cafeteria. Today, October 8th…Homemade Fidget (Color, cut, fold, and tape your own homemade, twistable fidget!) Also today, October 8th…Trivia (Do you like trivia? Come test your knowledge on various topics and create your very own trivia game. Students will need to bring their laptop.)

3) All students are invited to participate in the 2020-2021 MLK Tribute. We encourage all students (as individuals, in pairs or teams) to participate, to learn more about Martin Luther King Jr, the contributions of persons of color and/or to gain insights about what each of us can do to assure that we value and practice justice and equality. Students can create an entry and submit by Monday, November 30th.

Thomas Jefferson Middle School Announcements

Wednesday, October 7, 2020 – Hybrid A

1) Birthdays Today – October 7th…Tasha Sheehy, James Smith.

2) LEAP…Homework Help today from 2:30-5:30 p.m. in the Cafeteria. Today, October 7th and Thursday, October 8th…Homemade Fidget (Color, cut, fold, and tape your own homemade, twistable fidget!) Thursday, October 8th…Trivia (Do you like trivia? Come test your knowledge on various topics and create your very own trivia game. Students will need to bring their laptop.)

3) All students are invited to participate in the 2020-2021 MLK Tribute. We encourage all students (as individuals, in pairs or teams) to participate, to learn more about Martin Luther King Jr, the contributions of persons of color and/or to gain insights about what each of us can do to assure that we value and practice justice and equality. Students can create an entry and submit by Monday, November 30th

Thomas Jefferson Middle School Announcements

Tuesday, October 6, 2020 – Hybrid B

1) Birthdays Today – October 6th…Syncere Clark, Jeannie Jasper, Yarionah Martin, Cali Bockenstedt.

2) LEAP…Homework Help today from 2:30-5:30 p.m. in the Cafeteria. Wednesday, October 7th and Thursday, October 8th…Homemade Fidget (Color, cut, fold, and tape your own homemade, twistable fidget!) Thursday, October 8th…Trivia (Do you like trivia? Come test your knowledge on various topics and create your very own trivia game. Students will need to bring their laptop.)

3) 6th grade track tackled the 800m and hurdles this week! Here are some results. 800m: Jo Mootz, Cece Stork, Gillian Henson, Connor Lahey, Rj Hendricks, Grace Gassman. Hurdles: Cece Stork, RJ Hendricks, Conner Lahey, Jo Mootz, Gillian Henson, and Grace Gassman. Coach Settanni and Coach Frederick are so proud of the effort the athletes put into each event and most importantly how they support their teammates. We are proud of you, 6th grade track!

4) All students are invited to participate in the 2020-2021 MLK Tribute. We encourage all students (as individuals, in pairs or teams) to participate, to learn more about Martin Luther King Jr, the contributions of persons of color and/or to gain insights about what each of us can do to assure that we value and practice justice and equality. Students can create an entry and submit by Monday, November 30th.

Thomas Jefferson Middle School Announcements

Monday, October 5, 2020 – Hybrid A

1) Birthdays Today – October 5th…Nathan Canete.

2) LEAP…Homework Help starts today from 2:30-5:30 p.m. in the Cafeteria. Homework help will be Monday through Friday in the Cafeteria. Wednesday, October 7th and Thursday, October 8th…Homemade Fidget (Color, cut, fold, and tape your own homemade, twistable fidget!) Thursday, October 8th…Trivia (Do you like trivia? Come test your knowledge on various topics and create your very own trivia game. Students will need to bring their laptop.)

3) 6th grade track tackled the 800m and hurdles this week! Here are some results…(800m: Tamula Ware, Brennan Houtakker) (Hurdles: Brennan Houtakker, Tamula Ware, Cece Freihoefer, Aden BarkhurstClark, and Sandra Foht) Coach Settanni and Coach Frederick are so proud of the effort the athletes put into each event and most importantly how they support their teammates. We are proud of you, 6th grade track!