Eagle Eye JMS Parent Newsletter #40

This is our LAST newsletter of the 23-24 school year! We have only two days remaining. We will wrap up final projects and exams on Tuesday. Then Wednesday is our final fun day!

If your student has ANY library books, get them turned in at the Library. If they have ANY laptops, chargers, styluses, laptop cases that they need to turn in at the Library. If they haven't cleaned out their locker, do so on Tuesday. Have them bring everything home.

It has been a great year. Let's finish the next two days strong! Thank you so much for all you do to support your children, our JMS Eagles!

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

Monday 27

• NO SCHOOL Memorial Day

Tuesday 28 B day

• 7th Grade Awards Day JPAC 9:30
• 8th Grade Awards Day JPAC 11:30
• RadioActive Brix Practice 2:45-4:30
• Girls Basketball Practice 3:00-4:30
• Boys Basketball Practice 4:30-6:00

Wednesday 29 A day

• Last day for students
• Volleyball Try-outs 1:30-3:00
• Cheer Practice 1:00-3:00

Thursday 30 B day

• Last day for teachers and TA’s
• Grade posting due before teachers leave
• Volleyball Try-outs 9:00-10:30
• Summer Bridge Camp School Planning Meeting Eagle’s Nest 1:00

Friday 31

• Schools out for Summer!

If you haven't turned in your laptop, do so on TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY to the library!

Parents must pick up any medication by NO later than May 29. Any medication left in the clinic after that date will be disposed of. A parent MUST pick them up. No medicine will be handed to students.

Any questions, please reach out to Nurse Callison at 865.425.9338

Are you a parent of a rising 9th grader in the ORHS Class of 2028?

Ms. Thompson, the Class of 2028 Principal, and Ms. Foster, the class counselor, invite you to join their Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/691461533067186/

They will of course send many updates through school email, the Class Canvas page, Instagram and other social medias, but the Facebook group is a great place for parents to ask questions, stay informed and soon (too soon!) make plans for graduation. Be sure to join them.

Also, May means it is time for SPORTS tryouts. If you have a student interested in ORHS sports, take a look at coach contact information AND tryout times.

2024-2025 Sports Physical Forms are now available for student-athletes to pick up in the in the main office, at the security entrance or during PE in the gym. All requirements, links to forms, and announcements by sport are also posted on our school website at: https://www.ortn.edu/jefferson/athletics/

Athletic Update for Newsletter:

2024-2025 JMS Athletics Try-Out Information:

JMS Athletics try-outs for the 2024-2025 school year are coming soon! Prior to trying out, all athletes must have a sports physical on file. 2024-2025 sports physical forms are available for students to pick up in the main office, at the security entrance or from any JMS athletics coach. Forms are also available on the JMS athletics website linked here: https://www.ortn.edu/jefferson/school-info/athletics/

Volleyball:

Try-Outs: May 29th (1:30-3pm) and May 30th (9-10:30am)

Cross Country:

Summer workouts begin on June 4th. Contact Coach John Smith or Coach Katie Wilson if you are interested in participating.

If you have any questions about spring athletic try-outs, please reach out to the coach of the team or to Athletic Director, Katie Bolling.

Go Eagles!

Please be sure to open the spreadsheet below or details regarding all sports tryouts for the upcoming athletic school year!

Congratulations to our students of the week for this School Year! We are always so proud; teachers and staff nominate students carefully and with specific reasons and actions displayed by each student!

This list isn't exhaustive, just all of the names we could fit on the poster!

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

When accessing Clever from the home network, it should initially pop up with this image:

Click on “Log in with Active Directory.” The next page should look like this:

This is where the student should log in using the format shown in the text boxes of this image, where “xxxxxxx” is the students username that they use to log into their laptop. Once the login has been completed, Clever should load into the page the student normally sees when their laptop is connected to our school network

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.