News and events - Dec. 16, 2022
Important Dates
December 23 - January 2: Winter break, no school
January 3: School resumes
January 12 & 17: Winter Conferences - sign up in My Conference Time
Overdue Books
Parents - Our Library currently has 400 books that are overdue. Please have your student check their room and backpacks for books they may have checked out and have them return or renew the books. Thank you.
EL Cultural Connections
The EL students at Jackson participated in the first after school Cultural Connections program of the year. The goal of the program is to celebrate the many different cultures represented at Jackson. JMS alum, Brando Rojas, brought his wife Savannah, and her sister, Gabriella, to teach the students Dakota Floral Painting. The students had a blast and are looking forward to the next activity!
JMS Observatory
Open house nights at the JMS Observatory will return in January!
Join us at the JMS Observatory to look at stars, the moon, constellations, and anything else we can find in space. Public viewings will be held at least twice each month, if clear, along with special event nights when something of interest is happening in the sky above us. Weather is always an issue so if it is cloudy, raining, or snowing, the public viewing will be cancelled. Dress for the weather as the temperature of the dome is the same as that of the outdoors. Please check the Observatory page on the JMS website at 6:00 p.m. on viewing dates to make sure viewing has not been cancelled.
Monday Jan. 23, 6-8 pm
Tuesday Jan. 24, 6-8 pm
Wednesday Feb. 1, 6-8 pm
Thursday Feb. 2, 6-8 pm
Wednesday Mar. 1, 6:30-8:30 pm
Thursday Mar. 2, 6:30-8:30 pm
Tuesday Mar. 28, 8-10 pm
Thursday Mar. 30, 8-10 pm
Tuesday Apr. 25, 9-11 pm
Thursday Apr. 27, 9-11 pm
NASA Scientist "Meets" with AH Students
Congratulations to My Le and Nick West, 6th graders at Jackson Middle School, who were selected to meet with Dr. Fernando Mier-Hicks. Dr. Mier-HIcks is a NASA aerospace engineer working at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, CA. He designs electronics for rovers and rover driving. His current work is on the Mars helicopter mission.
Selected students across Anoka-Hennepin's secondary schools met Dr. Mier-Hicks via Google Meet on Wednesday, December 14. After he shared about his work on the rover missions, all selected students were able to ask questions. This was an amazing opportunity for our students. Thanks to Dr. Mier-Hicks for sharing his time and expertise with us!
2022-23 Yearbook Sales
The 2022-23 JMS yearbook is now on sale. The current cost is $25, but it will increase beginning January 1. The yearbooks sold out last year, so be sure to order yours soon!
Yearbooks can be ordered online here.
Trimester 2 Conferences
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