Due to impending weather, The Middle School Spelling Bee has been postponed. It has been rescheduled to Tuesday, February 8th at 6:00 p.m. at Blennerhassett Auditorium.
Good afternoon Jackson parents, students, and staff,
I hope you had a great weekend. I want to update everyone concerning our i-Ready benchmark testing. Due to the snow day, we had last week, we will be taking our ELA benchmark on Tuesday and then we will take the Math benchmark on Friday of this week. Please make sure your iPads are charged and we look forward to seeing how everyone has progressed to this point! Remember you simply need to do your best!
If you happen to be absent on either of these dates, we will have you make up these benchmarks as soon as you return to school during intramural time.
I also want to mention that winter sports will be having pictures done this week on January 13. Coaches have those packets of information and should pass them out to teams accordingly.
Have a great evening and Go Generals!
Stay safe and warm!
There will be no Project Lead the Way for 7th and 8th grade students tomorrow, 1/7/22, due to WVU-P being under a 2 hr delay. At this time, we will have classes as normal. Please note there could be updates from the county.
Good evening,
It's hard to believe that tomorrow we will be taking the second I-Ready Diagnostic. The second diagnostic is an important benchmark for understanding your student's growth, which is why it's so important they try their best. These results allow us to better support them in achieving their growth goals for the year.
The most important thing we can do is prepare students and motivate them to put forth their best effort.
Hereare a few things you can do to help your student:
- Make sure their devices are fully charged.
- Make sure they get a good night's rest before the diagnostic!
- Talk to them about how important the second diagnostic is, it helps us find out how much progress they have made. It allows their teachers and them to celebrate their accomplishments!
- Try your best, do not rush - but don't spend too much time on a question either. Remember questions on the test change based on your answers to earlier questions. You will see some questions you don't know. That is okay! Just try your best!
Thank you for your continued partnership in your student's learning! We will take the ELA diagnostic tomorrow and the Math diagnostic next Friday. Again, thank you for your help with this and Go Generals!
Good evening Jackson parents, students, and staff:
This is Mr. Kisner with a quick announcement. First, I hope you all are rested up and had a great New Year’s. We look forward to getting started back to finish up the second nine weeks.
I want to remind all students that beginning tomorrow, cell phones will need to go in your lockers and stay there until the end of the day. Students may have their phones before and after school, however, during the day they need to remain in their locker. I know this is a change in our routine, but this will be the way we continue the year.
If students need to call home, there is a student phone avaible in the office. If a student is found to have their phone, it will be kept on the teacher’s desk or in Officer Jones’ office. The phone will be powered off if confiscated. Students will be able to pick them up at the end of the day. However, after February 1st or if a student has their phone removed multiple times, the parent will have to come retrieve the phone. We greatly appreciate your help with this situation and thank you for your support. Have a great evening and Go Generals!
Good afternoon Jackson parents, students, and staff!
I hope you all had a safe and healthy Christmas and are doing well. At this time, I would like to talk about a change that will be occurring for all students after the winter break.
Beginning January 3, students may only have their cellphones before and after school. During the school day, including at lunch, phones need to stay in student lockers. Over the past months, there have been too many occurrences of students using FaceTime while students are in class, as well as multiple issues involving various social media sites. Therefore, we will no longer allow students to carry phones during those times.
Again, students may have phones before and after school. Phones need to stay in their lockers throughout the day. When we get back in January, if a student violates this policy, their phone will be confiscated for the day. After February 1, all phones that are confiscated will need to be picked up by the student’s parent or guardian. We greatly appreciate your help with this situation and thank you for your support.
Have a great rest of your break and we look forward to seeing everyone again on January 3.
Go Generals!
Santa came early, and 2020-2021 yearbooks finally are here! Current seventh and eighth graders who ordered will receive books today in Developmental Guidance. Current freshmen who ordered may pick up at the main doors during school hours today, tomorrow, next week on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday only, or when school resumes January 3. (Books for those students will be sent with siblings who currently attend as possible.) Those copies are reserved and being held in the main office. Extra copies are available and will be sold on a first come, first served basis until gone. They can be purchased from Ms. Linville in room 31 for $20, cash only. Thank you for your patience with this process and for your support of JMS. Go Generals!
Good afternoon Jackson parents, students, and staff,
This is Mr. Kisner with a few announcements for this coming week. I want to invite everyone to participate in our Ho Ho Holidays Spirit Week being sponsored by our Student Council! There are lots of days that the students can participate in; including tomorrow’s Mean Green Monday by wearing your Grinchy green tomorrow!! You can find all the themes for each day on our website under News or on the Jackson Middle School Facebook page.
I also want to mention that our fundraiser items will be delivered this coming Tuesday, Dec. 14, at a time to be determined. We will get those items out to students to bring home as soon as possible. If you need to arrange pick up please call the school.
Thanks and have a great evening. Go Generals!
Jackson Bands’ Winter Concert will be tomorrow, December 9, at 6pm. Doors will open at 5:30pm.
Good afternoon, Jackson parents, students, and staff!
I hope you had a great break, and we look forward to seeing you tomorrow as we come back to school! I want to let you know about a few things as we come back tomorrow.
First, this week we will be having a book fair in the school library. Students will have the opportunity to check out the fair this coming week.
I also want to mention that there are a couple changes in rooms. Mrs. Williams’ class will now be in room 17. Officer Jones’ first period and Mrs. Snyder’s classes will now meet in room 23. Sorry for the change, but this was the best time for us to make the change. Students will be re-directed if needed.
Again, I hope that you had a terrific break and look forward to the rest of the year! Have a great evening and Go Generals!
The 2021-2022 Science Fair Winners are in! 3rd place overall goes to, Gabrielle Rodet. 2nd place overall goes to, Vic Chen, and 1st place goes to Smit Babariya.
Gabrielle, Vic, and Smit, will all advance to county.
Congratulations to all our Science Fair participants!
Off-Campus Learning Enrollment for Second Semester Now Open – Enroll Today! – https://forms.office.com/r/Rkq6bfZsGA
The JMS Social Studies Fair is scheduled for Thursday, December 16th. Interested students need to stop by Mrs. Ferrebee’s room (18) to pick up the informational packet. Sign ups close Tuesday,November 30th.
Kudos to the students of the Wood County Schools' Elementary Honor Choir for an excellent performance! Enjoy the recording of the live streamed event.
https://woodcountyschoolswv.com/honor-choir
Pardon the late text, however I stated the wrong date in my message concerning fundraiser items! The sale was over November 1 and the date I need to turn in forms is this Friday, November 5! Sorry for the confusion!
Good evening Jackson parents, students, and staff:
I would like to thank everyone that has participated in our Extravaganza Fundraiser. Please make sure your fundraiser forms are turned into the office by Friday, November 12, in the morning. We need to turn all the forms in that afternoon so we have our items ready!
In addition, I want to mention a couple quick items, as we get ready for the holiday season. You will find two surveys on our website, one for people interested in helping out with our Holiday Helping Hands and one survey for those that are in need this holiday season. You can find both of these surveys on the Jackson website under the News tab. If you can complete these items for us as we want to help our school community for the holidays. Please have the surveys completed by November 19. If you do not have internet access you can pick up a form in the office during school hours.
Have a great evening and Go Generals!
Good evening Jackson parents, students, and staff!
I would like to remind everyone that this week we will be having Jackson Spirt Week.
Meme Monday, Tacky Mom Tuesday, Wonder Wednesday, Throwback Thursday, and Fabulous Freaky Friday. You can see what each of these days are specifically by looking at the Facebook page or the website. We look forward to everyone participating in our Spirit Week!
Each day we are also participating in our Thankful Fall Food Drive. Each Developmental Guidance class will be bringing in items. The DG class with the most items brought in will win a party for their class! I hope you have a great evening and look forward to a great Spirit week!
Go Generals!
Jackson Middle School Student Council is excited to be hosting a Halloween Spirit Week from October 25th through the 29th! Here is a look at our spirit week days: Monday will be Meme Monday!- Dress like your favorite meme! (Make sure your meme is school appropriate!) On Tuesday, we will celebrate Tacky Mom Tuesday!-Break out your last-minute outfit to make a mom run for Walmart on this day! From bed-head, to messy buns, to mismatched socks... Let's take tacky to a new level on this day! Wednesday is Wonder Wednesday!-From Wonder Woman to Superman, it's time to break out your favorite superhero shirt or gear! Join us on Thursday for Throwback Thursday!-Do you feel like you belong in a different era or would like to try a blast from the past? Today is your day to step out of any era you choose! Fabulous Freaky Friday-Go fabulous or go freaky on this day! Today is your day to wear your school appropriate costume! (Stipulations will apply on this day! For example, students will not be allowed to wear full facial masks. Teachers have to know who is sitting in their classes on this day.) On top of all of this fun, we will be hosting a Thanksgiving Food Drive to collect items to provide Thanksgiving Meals for our families in need! The Developmental Guidance Class that brings in the most items will win a donut party!
