Eagle Eye JMS Parent Newsletter #16

We hope you are enjoying the warmer days, the cooler days, and the very small amount of rain recently. We encourage all of our families and students to take time to embrace and enjoy each other as we approach the hustle and bustle of the holiday season. Please continue to check Skyward and Canvas for grades and class assignments as we push toward our Thanksgiving break.

Our Character focus for November is empathy.

MIDTERMS ARE THIS WEEK!

Remember, we do not send home paper midterms. You will receive a Skyalert message on Friday reminding you to take a look at Skyward. Midterms are a point in time snapshot of what your student's grades looked like at the end of day on Wednesday. If you have questions about grades, please reach out to your student's teachers.

Also, be sure to carefully review the weekly happenings in our Week at a Glance.

Over the past month, The JMS administrative team has had many opportunities to show off the hard work of our teachers and students to city council, to new parents moving to the district, to community organizations, and other schools. Your support of our programming and your students is one of the many reasons we can praise our students. We are here to support students, teachers, and families. If you need anything, please reach out to us. As always, we thank our parents and our staff for what they do to help our students be the best they can be.

Phil Cox, Principal, pcox@ortn.edu

Ben Fowler, Vice Principal, bjfowler@ortn.edu

Jacob Quilliams, Dean of Students jrquilliams@ortn.edu

Elizabeth Leavitt, Instructional Technology Coach, ealeavitt@ortn.edu

• Cheer Practice 3:00-5:00
• Atomic Eagles Meeting Science Wing 2:45-4:30
• Master Builders Meeting Rm 102 2:45-4:30
• RadioActive Brix Meeting Rm 223 2:45-4:30
• Secret Innovation Meeting Rm 219 2:45-4:15
• Basketball Practice Gym Boys 3:00-5:00; Girls 5:00-7:00

Wednesday, November 15 A Day

• NO Bells until testing complete Pre-ACT 8th Grade -no zero period/rotations/electives until testing complete
  
• Basketball Practice Gym Boys 1:00-3:00; Girls 3:00-5:0

Thursday, November 16 B Day

• Basketball vs. Cherokee @ Jefferson Boys JV-5:00; Girls V-6:00; Boys V-7:00
  

Friday, November 17 A Day

• Ms. Kala’s Class to ORHS Nutcracker Play
• Student Council Meeting Innovation Ctr 7th period
• Basketball Practice Gym Boys 3:00-5:00
  

• We will do what we say we are going to do.
• We will use data to make decisions.
• We will own our mistakes and learn from them.
  

Families and students, please be reminded that, in spite of any change to chilly weather, house slippers, pajamas and blankets are not appropriate for school. Instead, we encourage your child to "layer" proper clothing as needed. We can assure you our building keeps up with the weather and is heated well. We appreciate your support with this!

You can find more information in the ORS Code of Conduct and the JMS Handbook.

It’s Turkey Trot time again! This year’s event will be on Tuesday Nov 14th at A.K. Bissel Park from 4-6 pm. It is for Prek-5th grade students. Attached you will find the flyer and registration link/QR code

We have a busy week of JMS athletics ahead with two home basketball games on Monday and Thursday evenings! On Monday, Jefferson will host Clinton. The boys JV game will begin at 5pm followed by girls varsity at 6pm and boys varsity at 7pm. On Thursday, Jefferson will host Cherokee with the same game times as Monday. Please make plans to come out and support the Jefferson basketball teams and cheerleaders this week. Admission is $5. Go Eagles!

Please make plans to come out and support the Eagles this winter! Please see the attached schedule below!

5th grade

Zeus Stewart

6th grade

Erica White

Britten Luttrell

7th grade

Jensi Gonzalez Hernandez

Zackery Keel

Patrick Henley

8th grade

Te’a Baird

Corbin Moorhouse

Adriene Ulven

Caleb Cole

We are so proud each week, of our Eagle Character Winners for Students of the Week! Congratulations!

The links below contain resources for setting up and accessing Skyward and Canvas, an updated calendar, along with a welcome message from our ITC coach and a link to district and school websites.

• Elizabeth Leavitt, ITC: Welcome Message

• School Calendar

• ORS District Website

• Jefferson Middle School Website

• Canvas Parent Account Setup.docx
  
• Skyward Family Access Account SETUP .docx
  

Please reach out to Elizabeth Leavitt at ealeavit@ortn.edu

Oak Valley Baptist Church- Christmas Store:

Oak Valley Baptist Church is holding their fifth annual Christmas Store on December 16, 2023. This is not the same as the ORS Angel Tree. This is for families who can pay a small amount for brand new gifts for their children. If you are interested in this program please complete the attached referral form. Oak Valley looks forward to helping out!

You have received many communications this summer from the district about registering for the Bus through Skyward. If you have, but are not sure what bus your student is riding, here is how you check it.

FIRST! Log into Tyler's Versatrans E-Link https://transportation.ortn.edu/elinkrp/Login.aspx

Username: (use student’s name) firstname.lastname This is case sensitive–example: john.smith
Password: (use student birth date) in this format 03122007 for March 12, 2007

Click on Students, then View My Students. If you see a bus route there, you should be good. If you DO NOT see a bus route, you will need to update bus service! You will not have bus service on the first day of school.

To get bus service, log into Skyward and click on Forms. There is a bus request form. Transportation is working to move quickly to add new students to the bus, but it will take a few days before your student can be added to bus service.

First Student Transportation is working hard to get routes assigned to all students who requested bus service.

Once you are registered for transportation, you will be able to track your child's bus using the app information detailed below. Please see information on how to register for MyStop below.

MyStop - Parent/Student Login (You may click on the MyStop Picture to the left!)

• Username: (use student’s name - case sensitive) firstname.lastname
• Password: (use student birth date) in this format 03122007 for March 12, 2007

MyStop Phone App Available In Your App Store

Go to: Versatrans My Stop™ provides mobile access to bus information. This app displays the location of the user’s assigned school bus, as well as the estimated time of arrival to their stop. Students can plan for late or on-time arrival, and prevent missed pick-ups or being left outside in inclement weather.

Can’t Access the MyStop App?

If you are having difficulty accessing the MyStop App please take the following steps:

1. Please confirm the following:
2. You have downloaded the App from Tyler Technologies.
3. You are using the legal student name as listed in Skyward.
4. You have selected all lower case letters.First Student Transportation is working hard to get routes assigned to all students who requested bus service.

   
   

The local news has reported a small rise in COVID cases over the last couple of weeks. Below is a screenshot of the Isolation Guidance from the TN Department of Health (last updated 11 October 2022). The full document is linked below: https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/health/documents/cedep/novel-coronavirus/Isolation-QuarantineRelease.pdf