TJMS Weekly Family Newsletter

Jaguar Families,

We made it through the first two days of school. It was a flurry of activity here at Toby both days. Students met all of their term one teachers, spent a lot of time with their advocacy teacher, got their school photo taken and received their student ID card with a free Toby lanyard. They attended a super fun rally where we played games and had entertaining skits to review expectations for success. Students ALL did a fantastic job being responsible, respectful, safe and kind.

Here is the message I read Friday afternoon to all students and staff before they went home for the weekend:

"Happy Friday, Jaguars!

We've made it to the end of your first two days of school and our kickoff to the 24-25 school year. Your teachers and staff and I are SO impressed with what you've done the last two days. We saw you being responsible and wearing your lanyards, wearing your Toby Shirts, and dressing appropriately. We saw you being safe by keeping your hands, feet, and other objects to yourself. We saw that you respected the red lines and didn't cross them before school and at lunch and you cleaned up after yourselves by throwing your trash away in garbage cans. We also saw you being kind by smiling and saying good morning at the gate, please and thank you when getting your t-shirts, and visiting nicely with other students at lunch.

This will be a wonderful school year for all of us IF we each keep being safe, respectful, responsible and kind, not JUST because they are school expectations, but because we care about each other.

Acting this way will build a community in which we all feel safe and comfortable, personally thrive, and have fun together.

Monday is a regular school day and you will report to 1st period to start the day. Have a fantastic weekend. GO JAGS!!!"

Tips for success:

• Please remind students to always have their student ID card and lanyard with them (visible in a pocket, on their back pack, or around their neck). They NEED the student ID card frequently on campus.
• Check out the TJMS Student Handbook for any questions not answered here (Dress code, Personal Responsibility, Behavior Expectations, Counseling, Attendance, etc.)

Monday, August 19 is a regular day and bell schedule (see the schedule below). Students will report to their 1st period class to start the day. Check out all the details for upcoming events below, including, an opportunity to be a host family in October for French exchange students!

GO JAGS!!! 💜

Jenny Keyport

TJMS Principal

Safety will always be the MOST important priority at school. The biggest concern at the start of the school year is TRAFFIC SAFETY.

• If students can walk or ride to school, we strongly encourage it.
• If they ride a scooter, skateboard or bike, they need to WALK NEXT TO IT at ALL times anywhere on campus, NOT ride it. This includes parking lots, the library grounds, and sidewalks. They will lock it in our bike rack area in front of the school.
• Drivers: PLEASE drive slowly, be patient, expect delays, follow ALL traffic rules and know that the FRONT visitor lot is NOT for drop off or pick up before and after school. All drop off or pick up needs to be done in the back loop, on the curb on the main street, or at a designated spot further from campus.

Thank you in advance for all your support in keeping students safe.

• TJMS Website
• TJMS 24-25 Bell Schedules
  
• Reporting Student Absences
• My School Bucks
• TJMS Calendar
• TJMS Student Handbook
• TJMS Activities
• EGUSD Synergy, ParentVue and StudentVue help
  
• EGUSD Calendars
  
• 2024-2025 EGUSD Parent and Student Handbook
  

LOOKING AHEAD:

• 8/21 - Parent Volunteer Meeting
  
• 8/28 - Back to School Night for Quarter 1
• 9/2 - NO SCHOOL for Labor Day

To see all events and activities, go to the TJMS Website and click on “VIEW ALL DATES” to see our up to date activities and events calendar.

All enrolled students are welcome to receive breakfast and lunch at no cost. If your family qualifies for government services, it's important to complete the 2024-2025 Meal Application Form available on EGUSD's Food & Nutrition Services webpage. Families that qualify for government services and do not complete the 2024-2025 Meal Application Form, may be removed from the government’s eligibility list. However, all enrolled students receive breakfast and lunch at no cost whether or not they complete the meal application form.

Parents,

If you have purchased PE wear online, please remind your students to come pick up their orders at the Student Store window during lunch. Also, we have not received the DriFit shirts yet. We will let everyone know when they have arrived and when to pick up. They should arrive any day now. We apologize for any inconvenience. - From Sheila Runyon in the Student Store

From TJMS School Librarian, Ms. Khan,

"Good Morning,

Welcome back to a new school year at TJMS! During Textbook Checkout - the library floor will be closed as we will be open only for textbooks through Friday 8/23. You can find library staff at the textbook window for your textbook related needs. The library floor will be open to students beginning Monday 8/26. Normal library hours are 8-3:45 (Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri) and 9:00-3:45 on Late Start Wednesday.

Thanks,

Ms. Khan

TJMS Librarian"

TJMS will have a great opportunity for our families to host 6 to 8 French students coming to visit Northern California October 18-30. If you have any interest in hosting a French student, please complete the host application below. Completing the application does not guarantee or commit to hosting. It will let the French facilitator from "FACES", Jean Marc Humbert, know who to contact for more information and for a further information meeting in October before the students arrive.

For specific questions, Jean Marc Humbert can be reached via email at facejmh@yahoo.com.

VOLUNTEER MEETING

If you are interested in being a Toby Johnson Volunteer please join Activities Director, Jody Hill for a quick information meeting about volunteer opportunities and the requirements for volunteering on our campus. This meeting will be Wednesday, August 21st at 6:00 PM in room MC6.

WEAR IT WEDNESDAY

Show your school spirit by wearing any Toby shirt or by wearing purple every Wednesday. Staff and students with 3 or more pieces of Toby or Purple Flair (shirt, lanyard, another accessory) can spin the wheel to win prizes outside MC6 at lunch on Wednesdays.

CLUB RUSH

Club Rush will be on Friday, August 23rd at lunch. This is a time for already existing clubs to advertise their club and share information with potential members. Students will get to visit club booths at their lunch to get information about the current clubs on campus. To check out a list of clubs go to our website here.

BACK TO SCHOOL GRAMS

Will be on sale in the Student Store Annex at lunch on Wednesday 8/28, Thursday 8/29, and Friday 8/30. They will also be available for parents to purchase at Back to School Night. Grams will cost $1 each, CASH ONLY. We will have 5 designs, that come with different treats. Grams will be delivered to 5th-period classes on Wednesday 9/4.

PBIS FOCUS

We will continue to teach and reinforce our 4 core values in all locations on campus. Teachers will reward students who are meeting our core values by handing out Jag Swag. Families can continue the conversation at home by asking their child(ren) what our core values are at school and how they relate to your values as a family.

JAG SWAG PULL

This week we will have a Jag Swag Pull on Friday morning during TJTV. Students who are pulled will get to choose a prize. Prizes include a popcorn party, Jaguar pride merch, FREE Back to School Grams, a VIP event ticket, a Front of the Line Pass, or a snack bag.

Athletic Clearance applications are now accepted for the 2024-2025 Academic Year. Parents/Students must use the Home Campus website to complete the application. A new online Athletic Clearance is needed every academic year.

CROSS COUNTRY

Practice:

• Begins Monday, August 19
• Monday - Thursday, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm @ TJMS Dance

Parent Meeting:

• Choose ONE: Monday, August 19 @ 3:45 PM (In-Person in Dance Room) OR Monday, August 19 @ 7:30 PM ZOOM https://egusd-net.zoom.us/j/81973848687 Passcode: TobyXC

Want to stay in constant communication? Download the REMIND app

Class code is @2425tob or text 81010 with the message @2425tob

Coach Sarah Smoldon, ssmoldon@egusd.net

Coach Aimee Bradley, abradley@egusd.net

**Full Athletic Clearance needed to attend practice

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Open Gym:

• Monday, Thursday and Friday, August 19th, 22nd, 23rd 3:00 -5:00 PM @ TJMS Gym

• All welcome to attend, no athletic clearance needed until tryouts the following week.

Tryouts:

• August 26, 27, 29
• 3:00 - 5:00 pm @ TJMS Gym (No Wednesday tryouts due to Back to School Night)

Coach Krystle Cerda, kacerda@egusd.net

Coach Alberta Snowden, asnowden@egusd.net

CoachJacque Garland, jgarland@egusd.net

**Full Athletic Clearance needed to attend tryouts

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Open Gym:

• August 19 - October 16

• Monday’s and Wednesday’ 6:00-8:00pm @ TJMS Gym

Head Coach Jeff Gonzalvo, jgonzalvo@hotmail.com

**No Athletic Clearance needed until tryouts in October (8th grade) and January (7th grade)

LOOKING AHEAD

• Wrestling Club - TBA (approx start mid-Sept)
• Wrestling Team - October 29
• 8th Grade Basketball Tryouts - October 28-30
• 7th Grade Basketball Tryouts - January 7-9
• Boys Volleyball Tryouts - March 24-26
• Co-Ed Track - March 24

* For more information related to athletics, contact, TJMS Athletic Director, Ms. Jones at thjones@egusd.net.

Every TJMS Student received a FREE custom made Planner! It's beautiful! It was created by TJMS teachers, Jody Hill and Shelby Ganzert. Staff also get one of the planners. It is prefilled with ALL important dates and events. I use it as my personal planner for the year. When my kids went to school here, I would have LOVED to have one for myself. With that thought, we will sell the planners to any family member for $5. Each planner costs about $3.00 for us to make. It's about $5000 for us to make them for all students. Selling them to parents for $5 will also help us to raise the funds to continue making the planners for every student every year.

To help us know how many planners to print, please fill out this Planner Pre-Purchase request. At the first Back to School Night, we plan to have Planners for sale. Those who Pre-register using this form will be guaranteed a planner. We will have more planners available until supplies run out. If interest continues, we can print more at a later date. Sample graphics from the planner are below.

One way appropriate funding for schools was determined in the past was by looking at percentage of free and reduced lunch applications at schools. Now that meals are free for all, new ways to determine appropriate funding for schools were necessary.

ALL families are strongly encourage to complete the Educational Benefits form. By filling it out this quick and easy form, EGUSD schools will receive funding. The video below provides more information. The form is available digitally in ParentVue and hard copies are in the Student Services Office.

Educational Benefits Form Information

Starting August 6th, 7th grade students will be prompted to change their password when they log on to their EGUSD Chromebook using their current password. This new password will be used for all EGUSD logins.

• The new password must:
• Be at least 7 characters long.
• Include at least three of the following:
• A lower-case letter.
• An upper-case letter.
• A number.
• A special character.
• It cannot include your first or last name
• It cannot be the same as either of your last 2 passwords

Tips for Creating a Strong Password:

• Combine random words or a memorable phrase.
• Capitalize the first letter of each word.
• Replace some letters with a special character or number.

If students are unable to sign in with your EGUSD account and need assistance in changing your password, they may contact the Student Support line at (916) 686-0245. Please note that the Student Support line can only help with resetting student passwords.

2024-25 EGUSD School Year Calendar
The EGUSD 2024-2025 School Year Calendar – English | Spanish .

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Elk Grove Upcoming Events and Key Dates

Approved Fliers:

• CSD Teen Fall Classes

• Ole Soccer Academy

• Sacramento Performing Art Conservatory
  
• CSD Healthy Kids Extravaganza

• Golden Harvest Parade
  

August 22, 2024: How to Use and Navigate ParentVue (Workshop in Spanish)
You are invited to join our Spanish workshop on "How to Use and Navigate ParentVue" on Thursday, August 22, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. via ZOOM. If you have any questions, contact Alma Avalos at (916) 831-5552 or text (916) 908-8180.
Register for Workshop | More Information on Workshop

August 22, 2024: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are traumatic events occurring during childhood that can have lasting, negative effects on health, well-being, and opportunities. Join Kaiser Permanente to explore how understanding ACEs can offer insights into past trauma, how they contribute to health outcomes for individuals and communities, and how positive childhood experiences and resiliency can buffer the impact of ACEs. This webinar will be held via Microsoft Teams from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Register for ACEs Webinar

Now Until December 19, 2024: Free Food Distribution
EGUSD will continue to host bi-monthly food distribution events through the summer and fall of 2024. Please note in July and August there will be one event. These events are held at Calvine High School (8333 Vintage Park Dr.) from 3:45 to 5:15 pm.
Free Food Distribution Flyer (translated flyers included)

July to October Student Immunization Clinics
Clinics will be held at both the Newcomer Welcome Center (8661 Power Inn Rd, Elk Grove) and Trigg Education Center (9510 Elk Grove Florin Rd, Elk Grove). All immunizations required for school entry will be provided for students in Preschool through 12th grade wanting to enter into Elk Grove Unified School District. Clinic is by appointment only.
Student Immunization Clinic Location/Schedule (translated flyers included)

Sacramento County Immunization Assistance Program
Free for those who do not have commercial insurance. Serving children ages 0-18. Clinic is by appointment only. Call (916) 875-7468 to schedule an appointment.
Immunization Assistance Program Flyer (translated flyers included)

The Dangers of Smoking & Vaping Resources
As we start a new school year, talking to your children about the dangers of smoking and vaping can be daunting. EGUSD’s Youth Development’s Tobacco Use Prevention Education program has some tips and resources for having those talks.
View The Dangers of Smoking & Vaping Resources

FREE Mental Health App
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