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Friday, August 28, 2020 – Hybrid A

Friday, August 28, 2020 – Hybrid A

1) Friday, August 28, 2020 is an early release due to excessive heat.  The 1 hour late start is cancelled.

2) Birthdays Today – August 28th…Matthew Snyder, Elyse PhendVasquez. August 29th…Brandon Puccio, Julie Leban.

3) Hybrid (A) Athletes begin 7th and 8th Grade Football, 7th and 8th Grade Volleyball and 7th and 8th Grade Cross Country on Monday, August 31st after school. 7th and 8th grade football will meet on the back field. 7th grade volleyball will meet in the South Gym and 8th grade volleyball will meet in the North Gym. 7th and 8th grade cross country will meet in Room 07. A physical must be on file in the office to participate. If you have any questions, please see Mrs. Haverland.

4) In an effort to maintain appropriate social distancing, spectator seating will be limited for all Hempstead and Senior sophomore/varsity football games this year at Dalzell Field. Therefore, unless you have a family member participating in the game and have received a “limited-spectator event pass” you will NOT have the opportunity to attend Friday night football games this year. Elementary and middle school students who have a “limited-spectator event pass” and will be attending the game MUST sit with their family and wear a mask.

5) This message is for all Band/Orchestra/Choir students. 7th-8th Band/Orchestra/Choir and 6th Band/Orchestra begin on Monday, Aug 31. 6th Grade Choir does not meet. They will start at a later date. 7th-8th ensembles meet at the beginning of the day, and 6th band/orchestra meet during the middle of the day. All 7th-8th Band/Orchestra/Choir students should pick up their grab-and-go breakfast and head directly to their music ensemble. Choir meets in the auditorium, and band/orchestra meet downstairs in the music rooms.

Thursday, August 27, 2020 – Hybrid B

Thursday, August 27, 2020 – Hybrid B

  • Thursday, August 27 is a 2 hour early release due to excessive heat.
  • Birthdays Today – August 27th…Brady Metz.
  • 7th and 8th grade Football and Volleyball start on August 31st for Hybrid (A) and September 1st for Hybrid (B). A physical must be on file in the office to participate.   If you have any questions, please see Mrs. Haverland.
  • In an effort to maintain appropriate social distancing, spectator seating will be limited for all Hempstead and Senior sophomore/varsity football games this year at Dalzell Field. Therefore, unless you have a family member participating in the game and have received a “limited-spectator event pass” you will NOThave the opportunity to attend Friday night football games this year.  Elementary and middle school students who have a “limited-spectator event pass” and will be attending the game MUST sit with their family and wear a mask.

Wednesday, August 26, 2020 – Hybrid A

Thomas Jefferson Middle School Announcements

Wednesday, August 26, 2020 – Hybrid A

  • There will be an early dismissal today, Wednesday, August 26 due to excessive heat.  Students will be dismissed at 12:30 PM.
  • Birthdays Today – August 26th…Jordan River, Brionna Sloan, JonElliott Friend.
  • 7th and 8th grade Football and Volleyball start on August 31st for Hybrid (A) and September 1st for Hybrid (B). A physical must be on file in the office to participate.   If you have any questions, please see Mrs. Haverland.

Locker Clean Out / Materials Return

Hillhawk Families,

As we enter the last week of voluntary learning opportunities, please continue to encourage your children to participate. This is the last week that teachers will be emailing lessons. Thank you for supporting your children’s work from home.

We are going to be doing a locker clean out, computer/hot spot, textbook and musical instrument return next week. This will also be a time to pick up medicine from the nurse.

Following are the details, please read carefully:

When: Wednesday, May 27th and Thursday, May 28th from 7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.

Registration: Registration is required. We ask that everyone register by noon on Friday, May 22nd. Students will have 15 minutes in our school. Students are allowed to bring one family member with them (ie. parent, older sibling, etc) into school. What happens if you don’t register, you will not be allowed to enter the building unless there is an open slot. The link to register is the same one used for parent-teacher conferences so you will be familiar with it. The link can also be found our school web page and Facebook page. The link is: https://ptcfast.com/schools/Thomas_Jefferson_Middle_School

Needed Items: Your child needs to bring the following items to school with them during their locker clean out appointment: their student ID, a bag for items in their hallway/gym lockers, any textbooks or library books to be returned, school computers/hot spots and school music instruments.

Entering school: We will have three doors as entry points. They are the front, science and gym (back of school by locker rooms) doors. Doors will have staff allowing people in to the building. They will check to see if your student has an appointment prior to allowing entry. Upon entry, your child will receive a checklist of what needs to be done while at school. Please exit the same door you entered.

Expectations in the building: Students will pick up a checklist. Students will clean out their hallway lockers and return textbooks, library books and computers/hot spots to the library. Students need to clean out their gym lockers and return heart rate strap monitors. They will also return musical instruments by the music rooms. If your student has medicine they need to pick up, they should do so between 7:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. (both days) as we have staff available at that time.

Masks and Gloves: Masks are recommended when entering our building. We will have disposable gloves at the entry doors if you’d like to use them.

Picture: If possible, we’d like your child to take a picture of them at their favorite place in/at school or leaving the building. We typically take a lot of pictures on the last day of school. We would ask that the pictures be sent to Michelle Weber at miweber@dbqschools.org We will share these on social media. Please have your child include their current grade with the picture. We will try to organize them by grades.

8th Grade Students only: Please stop by the office when you are in our building. The Jefferson PTO has something they’d like to give you to say good bye.

We are the only middle school allowing our students in the building. It is important that our students have some closure. Cleaning out their locker at the end of the year is a normal routine. What won’t be normal about it this year, is that it is usually loud as students visit with friends and are excited about summer vacation. Due to social distancing, we ask that students don’t spend time visiting or lingering at school. Reminder: If you show up to clean out a locker without an appointment, you will not be allowed in school unless there is an open slot. We are limiting the number of students in our building.

Awards Assemblies: We will hold awards assemblies for our current 6th and 7th graders next school year. We are working on details of how we are going to present our 8th grade awards. More details to come next week.

Yearbooks: We are hopeful that our yearbooks will be in next week. One of the printing companies had to shut down for a couple of weeks due to illness. We will send an email to all if they arrive prior to May 27th and 28th

This is a lot of information at one time. We will send reminder emails and phone calls as May 27th and May 28th approach.  This information is available on our school website, on the school Facebook page, and was emailed to the email address set to receive school communications on 5/19.

To sign up for a time slot, visit this link or call Jefferson – 552-4709.

https://ptcfast.com/schools/Thomas_Jefferson_Middle_School

Friday, March 13, 2020 — Day A

Thomas Jefferson Middle School Announcements

Friday, March 13, 2020 — Day A

  • Birthdays Today – March 13th…Lillian McClain. March 14th…Makayla Cooper.  March 15th…Cole Johnson, Ryleigh Harmon.  March 18th…Demarrion Rolling.  March 19th…Olivia Wand, William Dean, Camryn Copeland.  March 20th…Gavin Wardle, Kora Siebert.  March 21st…Taniza Hannon.
  • Honors applications are due to the main office today, March 13th.  If you have any questions, please see Ms. Weber.
  • There will be a Student Council meeting for all members today, March 13th during Success Time in Mr. Tringale’s room, Room 1.
  • LEAP…Friday, March 13th – Homework Help only.
  • Hempstead High School is hosting a Middle School Cheerleading Clinic on March 26th. The cost is $35 dollars and you can register online and more information available at hempsteadcheer.dbqschoolscamps.com.

Thursday, March 12, 2020 — Day B

Thomas Jefferson Middle School Announcements

Thursday, March 12, 2020 — Day B

  • Birthdays Today – March 12th…Maliyah Bisdorf.
  • Honors applications are due to the main office by Friday, March 13th.  If you have any questions, please see Ms. Weber.
  • There will be a Student Council meeting for all members on Friday, March 13th during Success Time in Mr. Tringale’s room, Room 1.
  • LEAP…Thursday, March 12th – Ping Pong with Andrew Kim; CATS! with Kelsey from Dbq Humane Society. Friday, March 13th – Homework Help only.
  • The Library will be closed from 9:15 to 11:00 a.m. today, March 12th due to meetings elsewhere in the district for Library Staff.
  • This message is for the crew of The Lion King: the following crew members need to attend Thursday’s rehearsal this week…stage crew, sound, lights and curtain.

Wednesday, March 11, 2020 — Day A

Thomas Jefferson Middle School Announcements

Wednesday, March 11, 2020 — Day A

  • Birthdays Today – March 11th…Nathan Erner.
  • Honors applications are due to the main office by Friday, March 13th.  If you have any questions, please see Ms. Weber.
  • There will be a Student Council meeting for all members on Friday, March 13th during Success Time in Mr. Tringale’s room, Room 1.
  • LEAP…Wednesday, March 11th – Fun & Games with Chona Kutsch;Korean Culture/Language with Andrew Kim.  Thursday, March 12th – Ping Pong with Andrew Kim; CATS! with Kelsey from Dbq Humane Society.  Friday, March 13th – Homework Help only.

The Library will be closed from 9:15 to 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 12th due to meetings elsewhere in the district for Library Staff.

Monday, March 9, 2020 — Day A

Thomas Jefferson Middle School Announcements

Monday, March 9, 2020 — Day A

  • Birthdays Today – March 9th…Athina Goodman
  • Boys and Girls 6th Grade Intramural Basketball begins today, please make sure you have a physical on file in the main office. You must have a physical to participate.
  • Honors applications are due to the main office by Friday, March 13th.  If you have any questions, please see Ms. Weber.
  • Come to Fulton Elementary from 6-8 p.m. this evening, March 9th. Re-Imagine Comiskey is going to have a Park Plan Reveal.
  • DCSD Band Festival for 6th, 7th, and 8th grades today. Bus will pick up students at 9:15 and return to Jefferson between 1:15 and 1:30.
  • Hempstead High School is hosting a Middle School Cheerleading Clinic on March 26th. The cost is $35 dollars and you can register online and more information available at hempsteadcheer.dbqschoolscamps.com.

Friday, March 6, 2020 — Day B

Thomas Jefferson Middle School Announcements

Friday, March 6, 2020 — Day B.

  • Birthdays Today – March 6th…Albon Batongtong, Addyson Hollister. March 7th…Katelyn Brokus, Haylee Goodman, Alysa Arneson.
  • Boys and Girls 6th Grade Intramural Basketball will begin on March 9th, please make sure you have a physical on file in the main office. You must have a physical to participate.
  • Honors applications are due to the main office by Friday, March 13th.  If you have any questions, please see Ms. Weber.
  • LEAP – Friday, March 6th …Homework Help only
  • Come to Fulton Elementary from 6-8 p.m. on Monday, March 9th. Re-Imagine Comiskey is going to have a Park Plan Reveal.
  • Yesterday the 7th and 8th Grade Band traveled to Roosevelt to perform in the NEIBA Concert Band Contest. The Band performed for 2 judges and received a rating of “Superior” from both judges, which is the highest rating possible. Congratulations Band!