Jay Stream Parent Newsletter

All families were emailed information from the Jay Stream PTA regarding our annual Walk-A-Thon fundraiser this past Friday. This event will take place in the afternoon on Friday, September 20th. Students are encouraged secure donations by speaking with friends and family. Participants who run in the Jayhawk Jaunt and pledge $15 will receive a t-shirt. Students may receive additional prizes based on the level of their sponsorship. Please contact jaystreampta@gmail.com with any questions.

Jay Stream Middle School continuously reviews safety procedures and protocols. Please know that beginning on Tuesday, anyone picking up a student during the school day will need to show their license or ID upon picking up their student. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Attention 8th grade families: the P-ACT will be administered to all 8th grade students on Saturday, October 5 from 8:00 am - 12:00 pm at Jay Stream Middle School. This assessment is used by District 87 to assist with the placement of freshman level courses. It is important to note that there will be no makeup test, so please make arrangements to attend the test.

The Jay Stream Student Handbook can be found in the front of every student agenda. Additionally, it can be found here in English or Spanish. Parents are encouraged to go through the handbook with their student(s). Jay Stream administration will highlight different components of the handbook in each Parent Newsletter.

Lunch: Jay Stream does not accept delivery from food delivery services like Door Dash or UberEats. If your student forgets their lunch, parents or guardians may drop off a lunch and the office will ensure that your student gets it.

Drink: Students may carry water bottles throughout the day. Water bottles can be filled up at one of the many water bottle filling stations in the hallway. Students may drink pop, juice, tea, etc at lunch, but those drinks may not be consumed outside of the lunchroom.

In examining our student data from previous years, we consistently find that:

• Students who miss 1 or 0 days of school per month throughout the school year are twice as likely to meet grade level expectations in reading and math than those who miss 2+ days of school per month.

• Students who arrive on time to school also generally outperform those who are frequently tardy.

Without question, on-time attendance truly matters to student success. Knowing this, our goal is to help students and their families to build positive attendance habits this school year, and school administrators will be making an extra effort to monitor attendance more closely than ever. Please review this info sheet for some great tips to ensure your child is consistently in attendance and on time this school year.

On Tuesday, all students will complete the i-Ready fall math diagnostic assessment. This is used to set each student's personal path and measure progress. In addition, students will use this information to set year-long growth and achievement goals.

The average student takes over an hour to complete the reading diagnostic. Therefore, Jay Stream will implement a special bell schedule. Students will spend the first two hours testing in their advisory class then they will travel though their day like normal. I have included the schedule below for your reference.