


EJMS Jaguar Weekly Dec. 4 - Dec. 8
Keeping our School Community in the Know
From Principal Pickerill's Pen
EJMS Families,
We had a great week back from Thanksgiving break. We were so excited to bring Devine Carama back to East Middle again this year. Please make sure you talk with your child about what message they took from our assembly last Friday. Check out the promo video below which we made for our school's morning news to help with some talking points.
Important Upcoming Dates:
- Wednesday, December 6th - iReady Math Diagnostic
- Thursday, December 7th - iReady Reading Diagnostic
- Thursday, December 7th - Band concert
- Monday, December 11th - Harlem Wizards Basketball game at EJHS
- Thursday, December 14th - Choir concert
- Friday, December 15th - Club Day
Devine encourages EJMS students to think about how our words impact others, to take other's perspectives in order to find empathy.
Be Yourself
Believe in Something
Be Brave
Balance
iReady Winter Diagnostic
Wed. Dec. 6 - Thurs. Dec. 7
On Wednesday and Thursday this week, students will follow an alternative schedule as they will be spending the mornings completing the Math (Wednesday) and Reading (Thursday) iReady diagnostic testing. Please help our students come to school on time with fully charged Chromebooks each day. We want our students to do their best in order to show what they know at this point during the school year. We look forward to celebrating their growth on these assessments from fall to winter with our students and with their families. We use the diagnostic scores along with other class and assessment data in order to make instructional decisions such as changes in curriculum as well as placement in intervention or accelerated classes. We will have one more iReady diagnostic in the spring before Kentucky State Assessment (KSA).
Come See EJMS Art Around Town
From Mrs. Cobb
EJMS Art will be displayed on the mesh display boards at JCPL for the month of December. Go check it out!
EJMS Art will also be represented at the Jessamine County Courthouse for the winter themed display during the St. Nich Festival on 12/9!
Families who ordered from the Art to Remember Fundraiser should have received their orders back. All items shipped to the school were sent home with the student on 11/17 in reference to the Remind message that was sent out by Mrs. Cobb. Let Mrs. Cobb know if you did not receive your order.
If you haven't yet, be sure to stop by the Courthouse to see evergreen trees and winter scenes created by the artistic students at East Middle (some pictured below). You'll also find featured artists from among our school community at the Jessamine County Public Library.
The Lion King Cast...drumroll please! (announcement coming soon)
Rafiki: Laney Simpson
Pumba: Nesta Domenge
Timone: Piper Jones
Mufasa: Ryker Flynn
Scar: Chloe Shafer
Young Simba: Lee Williams
Simba: Sawyer DeVoe
Young Nala: Grace Heffelbower
Nala: Lainey Maurer
Zazu: Emma Stephens
Sarabi (Simba's mom): Juliana Beasley
Sarafina (Nala's mom): Olivia Roe
Shenzi (Hyena): Aaliyah Smith
Banzai (Hyena): Jacquelyn Huybers
Ed (Hyena): Olivia Hall
Lioness Pack: Eliza Cox, Taylor Floyd, Molly Macleod, Jayna Privett, Savannah Thompson, Kynleigh Warnott
Hyena Pack: Gracie Adams, Aiden Brothers, Tegan Delacey, Lillie Harrison, Nora Pickerill
Ensemble: Savannah Bolton, McKayla Brown, Danielle Clift, Cheyenne Dickinson, Aubree Durrett, Jewelya Elliott, Nanwelie Flomo, Lili Foster, Savannah Hanson, Angel Hughes, Kayleigh Logan, Jacob Matthews, Kadi McDaniel, Mae Miller, Jill Overbey, Ava Owaimrein, Trudy Reed, Ciara Robinson, Tamya Stapleton, Reagan Tate, Harper Wolfbrandt
What's Happening at EJMS this week?
π 5:45 Boys Basketball vs. Boyle Co. (home scrimmage)
Tues, Dec. 5
π₯ 4:30 Softball conditioning @ EJMS
π 5:45 Boys Basketball vs. The Lexington School (home scrimmage
π₯ 6:30 Softball conditioning @ EJHS
Wed., Dec. 6 - Math iReady
Alternative schedule during school
π 4:15 - 5:15 National Junior Beta chapter meeting for all members (officers' meeting immediately after)
Thurs., Dec. 7- Reading iReady
Alternative schedule during school
β° 8:20 Fellowship of Christian Athletes
π 4:00 Volleyball tryouts for 5th - 6th graders
π 5:15 Volleyball tryouts for 7th - 8th graders
π₯ 4:30 Softball conditioning @ EJMS
π 5:45 Boys Basketball @ The Lexington School
π₯ 6:30 Softball conditioning @ EJHS
πΌπ· 7:30 EJMS/EJHS Band Concert in our gym π₯ πΌ
Fri., Dec. 8 -
π π€ 4:00 Beta Club Lock-in - Saturday AM
π₯ 4:10 Softball weightlifting with Coach Lyons
Sat., Dec. 9 -
πΌ π» 2:00 District Orchestra Concert @ EJMS cafetheater
Be sure to get these on your calendar for next week
Dec. 14 - EJMS/EJHS Winter Choir Concert
Dec. 15 - Club Day
A Message from PTO
Being a part of PTO doesnβt have to be attending meetings and volunteering at events. A HUGE part of PTO is fundraising so we CAN do all the wonderful things for our staff, students and families at East Jessamine Middle School.
Check out the sponsorship levels . Shoutouts to our sponsors will start in December, so go ahead and join our #jaguarcommunity!
From our Yearbook Team
You can customize TWO pages of your 2023-2024 yearbook. Here's how:
We hope to see you soon!
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