TJMS Jaguar Tracks
Weekly Student and Family Newsletter - Week of 9/2/24
Parents/Guardians: Please Share this with Your Student
Upcoming Events:
This Week:
9/2 Labor Day - No School
9/3-9/6 Back to School Spirit Week (Details Below)
9/3 Club Rush, MPR at Lunch
9/4 Fall Picture Day
9/6 Back to School Dance, 6:00-8:00
Coming Soon:
9/9 8th Grade Class Trip Meeting
9/21 8th Grade Car Wash
10/12 Bianca Rae Retreat, Flyer Below - Claim Your Seat Now
Quote of the Week
Beach Party Spirit Week!
Show your Jaguar Spirit with this week's Spirit Days!
ALL DISTRICT DRESS CODE RULES APPLY
Tuesday - Hawaiian FLorals Day
Wednesday - Tourist Day
Thursday - Sunglasses Day
Friday - Hat Day
Club Rush Tuesday @ Lunch
Come to the MPR at Lunch to Find Great Clubs to Join
- Environmental Club
- eSports/Gaming
- Club Live!
- PRISM
- Robotics
- STEM Club
- Debate Club
- Battle of the Books
- Drama
- Tabletop Tournament Games
Fall Picture Day is WEDNESDAY!
Students will take Fall Pictures in your PE classes.
CAN I CHANGE CLOTHES FOR MY PICTURES? Yes. But after your picture you should either be in your uniform or dressed for the Spirit Day theme.
Back to School Dance Friday!
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm in the TJMS MPR
Reading Fall iReady THIS WEEK!
No Altered Bell Schedule
You will take your test in your ELA class period. Do your best!
Tardy Policy Enforced
We NEED You in Class on Time!
- Every Tardy Counts
- 5 Tardies in a Week = Lunch Detention List
- Tardies Count Across ALL Class Periods, Not Separately
Uniforms and Dress Code Enforced
Uniform Expectations:
Top: Red, White, or Black collared polo style shirt
Bottom: Shorts or Pants
- Shorts must be finger tip length
- No holes above finger tip length
- No Pajama Pants
- No Sagging
Shoes: Student must wear close toed shoes that wrap all the way around the foot
Parking Lot and Traffic Safety
Traffic Flow During Pickup/Drop Off
- When picking up or dropping off students, please do NOT stop in the outer lane of the drive way. If you need to stop and wait for your student to get in or out, please pull as far up as possible and stop against the inner curb (school side).
- We must ask that all families drive safely and carefully while in the school parking lot.
Walking Student Safety
- Students should NEVER cross Jackson street except at the cross walks where they are protected by traffic signals.
- Please speak to your students if they walk to ensure they always walk to the cross walks.
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Thomas Jefferson Middle School Contact Information
Website: https://tjms.dsusd.us/
Phone: (760) 863-3660
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