Weekly Update

Week 2 is done! Next week will start to get busier especially for those out for sports make sure your student is staying on top of their school work. Asking for help if they need it.

We will be starting ASAP this runs Monday-Thursday each week from 3:30-4:30, parents must pick their child up by 4:30pm. If you would like your child to attend ASAP please email me at Brenna.dooley@usd340.org so I can put their name on the list.

Things are going well in terms of drop off but pick up in the afternoon has lots of room for improvement. IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT that you are paying attention for children crossing into the parking lot. If you are waiting for your child to get to you, you need to stay parked and let them walk to you and get in the car. There is no reason to start forming a line, if you all would wait, parked in the gravel parking lot until the busses are loaded and pull through for their routes that would be great.

No ones after school plans are so important that we need to rush getting out of the parking lot and risking running a kid over, crashing into a bus or another car.

Couple of things as this is still new for some, below is what is in the Activities and Athletics Handbook.

An ineligible student means a student may not attend school events, participate in school sponsored clubs, activities (including graduation), sport competitions, plays, dances, field trips, etc. Ineligibility status will be determined on a weekly basis. Starting on the 3rd week of the semester. A student will become ineligible on Monday if they have 2 or more F’s when the grades are pulled on the previous Thursday. They will remain ineligible for the entire week Monday through Sunday.

Protocols:

1st time per semester on the ineligible list will result in a week long Probationary Period (Still eligible for activities)

2nd time per semester will result in 1 week on the Ineligible List (Not eligible for activities)

Students who are ineligible are NOT able to attend events as a fan or an athlete.

The 3rd week of school is this week September 2-6. We will run grades on Thursday September 5th, if a student has 2 or more Fs Ms. Andrews or I will pull them to have a conversation about what is going on and make a plan for bringing up their grades. They will then be on probation for the following week Monday-Sunday (September 9-15). When we pull grades on Thursday September 12th if a student on probation still has 2 or more Fs they will now become ineligible which means they are not able to practice, or participate in any events as a participant or a fan. This continues throughout the entire semester.

School is important, using the time they are given to work is important, staying organized is important, please talk with your student about this.

This policy does not just pertain athletics, eSports is in here as well as students who would like to attend district events as a spectator. If your student has 2 or more Fs it is highly encouraged that they attend ASAP.

We are officially the Big East League and will start our first round of sports competition this week with our new league.

With that there are some changes to game play.

PLEASE READ

Volleyball-

Games start at 4:30pm (this is not a change)

Court 1 will be 7A followed by 7B

Court 2 will be 8B followed by 8A

Please note a change to where the league tournament will be held- this is different from the printed Calendar.

8th Grade League Volleyball will be at Hiawatha

7th Grade League Volleyball will be at Holton

Football-

B Team will play starting at 4:30pm and A team will follow

Teams in our League-

Atchison

Hiawatha

Holton

Jeff West

Perry

Nemaha Central

Riley County

Rossville

Royal Valley

Sabetha

Silver Lake

St. Marys

Oral health is an important part of children’s overall health, and is a critical component in the child’s ability to learn and succeed in school.

Dental screenings are completed yearly for all students enrolled at Jefferson West School District. All students will be screened unless the parent/guardian does not want the child to participate.

If you wish to opt out of the screening, please complete this form by September 13th.

The form only needs completed if you choose to opt your child out of the dental screening.

For School Pictures- September 10

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For Fall Sports Pictures (Football, Volleyball, Cross Country)- September 10

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Parents can sign up for Picture Day Reminders by going to

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We want all students to be safe when exiting vehicles and buses and walking to the building. Please follow the following procedures when dropping your child off at school and picking them up.

In the morning drop off starts at 7:30am please drop off at the cross walk on the south side of the school, go through the south parking lot (gravel lot) to get to the cross walk.

NO Vehicles can be in the Bus Loading Zone.

In the afternoon please pick up in the south parking lot (gravel lot) and exit out the same driveway you came in. The unloading lane is for the shuttle bus. Do not park in this lane or block it, our shuttle bus is waiting to load up the football players to get them to the field for practice.

Do not parking in the main parking lot for picking up your child.

Please have a conversation with your child about crossing the street.

• look both ways
• give the driver a wave to make sure they see you
• use the crosswalk to cross
• do not cut between cars
  

Cost for Breakfast is $2.25- we start serving breakfast at 7:30 am

Lunch cost is $3.50- Salads and sandwiches will be offered after Labor Day

Extra Milk is $0.50

Monday- No School

Tuesday-

Cheerleaders to Rossville for the Spirit Spreader bus will leave at 7:15am

Volleyball to Santa Fe Trail

Games start at 4:00pm not 4:30 this is a change.

Game Play will be as follows 7B followed by 7A and 8B followed by 8A

Wednesday- Cross Country will practice at Shawnee North to prepare for their home meet. They will be bussed there and bused back to the high school for pick up.

5th Grade Band Instrument Display Night is at 6:30pm at the High School Band Room

Thursday- Cross Country Home Meet at Shawnee North- first race starts at 3:30pm

Volleyball at Silver Lake- Games start at 4:30pm

Football at Silver Lake- Games start at 4:30pm

Friday- Home High School Football game.