JMS Weekly Update

Hello JMS!

This week's Update contains information about the following:

• Keystone Assessment (8th Grade Only)
• 8th Grade Celebration Permission Form
• International Parents' Community Friendship Picnic
• Athletics - Rowing
• Athletics - Rifle
• Athletics - Boys Soccer (High School)
• Athletics - Girls Soccer (High School)
• Schoology Tip for Students
  

Take Care,

Dr. Sarah Shaw, Principal

sshaw@mtlsd.net

Mrs. Amanda Jackson, Assistant Principal

amandajackson@mtlsd.net

Monday - Day 5 - Algebra I Keystones (8th Grade Only)

Tuesday - Day 1- Algebra I Keystones (8th Grade Only)

Wednesday - Day 2

Thursday - Day 3

Friday - Day 4

Monday (5/27) - No School - Memorial Day

Tuesday (5/28) - Day 5

Algebra I Keystones - 5/20 & 5/21 (8th Grade Only)

Algebra I Keystones (Grade 8 Only) begin on Monday. You can help your child to be at their best during the Keystone testing window by encouraging them to:

• Get a good night's sleep
• Eat a good breakfast before school
• Arrive at school on time
• Do their best no matter how hard the tests may be
• Know how proud you are of their abilities and their efforts

JMS Keystone Testing Schedule

• May 20 & 21 - Algebra I Keystone

Testing will begin at 8:15 a.m. and will end at 10:30 a.m. However, the tests are untimed. Any student in need of extended time may finish later than 10:30 a.m.

JMS Keystone Bell Schedule

This bell schedule will be used on testing days.

8th Grade Celebration Permission Form

If you have not yet turned in your 8th grade celebration form, please turn it in as soon as possible!

Please join us. Invite your friends. Make new friends.

Sunday, June 2, 2024

2:00-4:30

Mt. Lebanon Park (900 Cedar Blvd)

Pavilion #1, near swings

Bring a dish of your favorite food to share and a drink for yourself.

We will provide paper plates, forks, napkins and water.

Questions: intl.parent.community@gmail.com

Attendance Reminders

Attendance is a crucial component to school success for students. We have noticed an increase in students being tardy to school in the morning. Students are expected to be in homerooms by 8:00. If students are tardy without an excuse 3 times within a semester, they are given a warning letter. For each additional 3 unexcused tardies they accumulate after the warning letter, they will be assigned an after-school detention. Thank you for your assistance in ensuring that students start their day off on the right track.

Please review the attendance flyer for additional information about school attendance.

Attendance Flyer

One-to-One Technology

Students in grades 6-8 are required to bring a non-cell phone device with them to school every day. If you would like to borrow a device for your student in grades 6-8, you can submit a request to borrow one from the District on this page.

This page is also where you can report a problem/damage to your student's District-owned device using our form. This page also explains and provides a link to enroll in the District's annual Equipment Protection Plan (EPP) to limit any charges that might come from accidental damage to your student's District-owned device. This plan is optional and is not required.

Middle School Athletics

You can learn everything you need to know about Middle School Athletics, including starting dates, by visiting the MS Athletics Webpage.

Boys Soccer - High School

Interested in playing soccer at the HS? Complete this FORM to learn more!

Lebo Rifle

Attention Rising 9th graders, the High School Varsity Rifle Team hosts an introductory summer session to help athletes gauge if Rifle may be the WPIAL sport for them! Rifle is a coed Winter sport and the majority of new team members each year after tryouts are freshmen.

Attendance is required at the first session on July 10th with optional practice sessions continuing thru July into August on Wednesdays at 1:00pm.

For more information, or to register, please contact: Assistant Rifle Coach Natalie Kukla, nkukla@mtlsd.net

Mt. Lebanon Rowing

Attention 7th and 8th graders. The Mt. Lebanon Rowing Club is offering FREE, fun, and instructional Learn to Row Camps for one week in June and one week in August. No experience is necessary. Find out if rowing is your sport. Camps are in the evening at 5:30 PM at the Montour Marina Boathouse. Register at www.MtLebanonRowing.org/learn or use the QR code on the flyers in the 7th and 8th grade halls.

PTA Membership and DIrectory Access

JMS PTA Membership Toolkit is now open for the coming 2023-2024 school year.

Join the PTA!!!

A portion of your membership and donations help support these various activities and events...the school musical, Canteen Day, Staff Welcome Back Breakfast, Field Trips and class enrichment, teacher appreciation, writing celebration, supplies for the nurses office, 8th grade end of the year celebration, 8th grade career day, high notes festival, art all day, Veterans Day, international night, assemblies, and much more!

In addition, last school year the PTA was able to purchase a new water bottle filler and picnic table for the courtyard!

Directory access is available to JMS PTA members only.

Join today!

Safe 2 Say Something

Safe2Say Something is a youth violence prevention program run by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General. The program teaches youth and adults how to recognize warning signs and signals, especially within social media, from individuals who may be a threat to themselves or others and to “say something” BEFORE it is too late. With Safe2Say Something, it’s easy and confidential to report safety concerns to help prevent violence and tragedies.

Here’s how it works:

• Submit a report through the Safe2SaySomething system
• Crisis center reviews, assesses and processes all submissions
• Crisis center sends all submissions to school administration and/or law enforcement for intervention
• If needed, crisis center may contact tipster anonymously through the app

Free/Reduced Lunch Program

Children need healthy meals to learn, so the Mt. Lebanon School District is committed to offer healthy meals every school day for our students. For the 2023-2024 school year, breakfast is free for all students; lunch costs $2.65 for elementary students and $2.80 for middle school and high school students. Your children may qualify for free meals or for reduced price meals. Reduced price is $.30 for breakfast and $.40 for lunch. Click the link below for free or reduced price meal benefits, and a set of detailed instructions to help you apply.

Free/Reduced Meal Application

You can also apply for free and reduced meals online via the state's COMPASS portal.

Local Resources for Families

The MTLSD School Counselors in partnership with The Allegheny Children's Initiative Inc., have compiled a list of social services resources that may be helpful to you and your family. Please take a look and reach out to these organizations. They are here to help with any of the following:

• Food
• Rent/Mortgage
• Utilities
• Pets
• Abuse
• Mental Health
• General Assistance

The Jefferson Middle School learning community has an exceptional reputation for its dedicated teachers, staff and parents working together to provide learning experiences for our children that include high expectations, a challenging curriculum and a shared commitment to provide the best education possible for each and every student.