🐾The Panther Paw 🐾

December 9, 2024

🎄 JCMS Operation Spirit Dress Up Days! 🎄

Our Student Council is hosting a Spirit Week from December 16 - December 20. To kick-off our Spirit Week, students and staff are encouraged to wear your favorite Christmas sweater!

Break out your holiday gear and let the holiday spirit continue to come to life at JCMS!

🐾Operation Christmas Spirit🐾

Canned Food Drive

Our Operation Christmas Spirit Canned Food Drive continues this week! JCMS has brought in a total of 383 non-perishable food items. The current winners of our competition are The North Pole Ninjas with 135 followed by the Hawaiian Christmas! Which group will prevail?

A reminder that canned goods can be brought to your SRT teacher and Student Council members will pick them up daily!

🐾Checkpoint Testing Round 2🐾

Next week, students will begin the second round of ILEARN checkpoint testing. Students will test in their language arts and math classes. Each checkpoint has 20-25 questions and will show how your child is doing in key skills and concepts from the Indiana Academic Standards.

Students will complete checkpoint tests in their Language Arts and Math classes. Here is our testing schedule:

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - Math Test

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 - Math Test
Thursday, December 12, 2024 - Language Arts Test
Friday, December 13, 2024 - Language Arts Test

Here are a few testing tips for this week:

Get Plenty of Rest!

Make sure to get at least 8 hours of sleep each night leading up to the test. A well-rested brain performs much better!

Eat a Healthy Breakfast

Fuel your brain with a balanced breakfast on test days. Include protein (eggs, yogurt), whole grains (toast, cereal), and fruits for long-lasting energy.

Stay Calm and Positive

Confidence is key! Take deep breaths, relax, and remind yourself that you’ve been preparing all year. A positive mindset can help you perform better.

Bring Necessary Supplies

Ensure you have all the materials you’ll need for the test— Chromebook, charger, and pencil/pen.

🐾 Athletic Updates: 🐾

🐾 JCMS Volleyball Holiday Volleyball Tournament 🐾

EXCITING NEWS!!

Join us for the first annual JCMS Holiday Volleyball Tournament! This tournament serves as a fundraiser for the upcoming season. The money collected will allow us to buy things such as new balls, ball bags, etc.

We would love to get enough teams signed up to have 2 different brackets: an intermediate and an advanced.

If you’re interested, please email cmiller@jcms.org to receive a Google Form.

🐾 PARENTS & GUARDIANS OF ATHLETES PARTICIPATING IN WORKOUTS🐾

Reminder: to participate in athletics, student athletes MUST have a sports physical on file at JCMS and must be registered on Final Forms.

Schneck Urgent Care at 1124 Medical Pl. Seymour, IN 47274 is open from 8 am to 8 pm Monday-Friday and 8 am to 5 pm Saturday and Sunday. This location offers sports physicals for $25 cash/debit/credit (meaning they do not run insurance)

If your athlete attended tonight’s after school workout and did not have a physical on file, they received a form that can be filled out and taken to their physical. Having this filled out ahead of time will make your trip much quicker. If they do not have a form, they can get one from the JCMS athletic office!

For any questions about this process, please contact the JCMS Athletic office during school hours. We look forward to all of our athletes being able to participate!

🐾 December Lunch Menu 🐾

Many students often want to know ahead of time what is served for lunch each day. Here is the upcoming menu for the month of December. We appreciate all of the time and effort our lunch crew puts into making our lunches each day. Thank you to all of them!