JMS Announcements – 3/21/22
Announcements for: Monday, March 21, 2022 — B Day
Today (Monday, March 21, 2022) is a B Day.
DAILY ROTATION SCHEDULE
Teachers will update weekly assignments every Friday so students know what needs to be done the following week. In the weekly updates, teachers will communicate any due dates for student work.
CLICK HERE FOR JMS TEACHER WEEKLY PLANS
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Congratulations to our PRIDE winners from Friday!!
Jaxson Hartshorn → Nominated by Mr. Smith for Excellence
Averie Couvillon → Nominated by Mr. Martinsen for Determination
Evan Jeno → Nominated by Mrs. Lane for Excellence
Grace Lahey → Nominated by Mrs. Lane for Excellence
…and our PRIDE teacher of the week…
Ms. York → Nominated by Adonawit Meshesha for Excellence
FCA: Fellowship of Christian Athletes would like to invite you to our next Huddle! It is Tuesday, March 29th at the Ostrander Household
(5490 NW 57th Ave in Johnston) beginning at 7:00-8:30pm for a bonfire!
All in grades 9-12 are welcome to attend!
Follow Johnston FCA on Twitter:
@JHS_FCA
JOHNSTON DANCE TEAM: Interested in becoming a member of the Johnston Dance Team? Tryouts for the 2022-2023 season are just around the corner. Tryouts are open to current 7th–11th graders enrolled in the Johnston Community School District for the 2022-2023 school year.
Tryouts will select our Varsity and Junior Varsity teams. Eligibility for these teams are as follows.
• Varsity – current 8th – 11th graders
• Junior Varsity – current 7th – 9th graders
Informational Parent Tryout Meeting
When: Tuesday March 22nd – 6pm
Where: Johnston High School Gymnasium
Mandatory Tryout Clinic
Wednesday March 29th – 5:00-8:00pm
Johnston High School Gymnasium
Mandatory Final Tryout
Thursday March 30th – 5:00-9:00pm
Johnston High School Gymnasium
Teams will be announced at the completion of tryouts on Thursday March 30th.
Reserve your tryout spot today by filling out the Google form below!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1aukOdPjVLc9xQGN1cj5fPvnjJhQqnJGtE5DFtwG691A/edit?usp=sharing
Questions? Contact Coach Paige at johnstonvarsitydanceteam@gmail.com
REPEAT ANNOUNCEMENTS:
2022-23 JMS CHEER TRYOUTS:
What: Cheerleading Tryouts for 2022 Team
Who: 8th grade students that will be in 9th grade next year
Where: JMS – Enter Door 15 (back side of building) – Multipurpose Room
When: April 9, starting at 8 AM, and will last all day
Questions: Email – alec.craigmile@johnston.k12.ia.us
MATHEMATICS DAY: We are planning a fun and exciting (and no cost!) mathematics event for female students in middle school on Saturday, April 9th!
The Iowa State University Sonia Kovalevsky Girls Mathematics Day will be held:
Saturday, April 9
10:00am – 2:00pm
Carver Hall
Iowa State University Campus
Ames, Iowa
The goal of Sonia Kovalevsky Day is to stimulate young women’s interest in mathematics and to encourage them to pursue a career in math and science. Participants will engage in hands-on activities through a series of workshops on exciting math topics and will have the chance to interact with other participants, mathematics graduate and undergraduate students and mathematics professors. Events will include a keynote speaker, fun hands-on activities, lunch (provided), and small group mentoring sessions with female mathematicians. We will talk about magic squares, zombie outbreak models, and hexaflexagons. Teachers as well as parents/guardians are welcome to join their students.
We hope you will help us spread the word. For more information and to register, visit:
https://math.iastate.edu/2022/03/04/sonia-kovalevsky-mathematics-day-2022/
We ask that the registration form be completed and submitted no later than March 31.
If you have questions, please email us at mathoffice@iastate.edu. We hope to see you and your students here for a wonderful event celebrating female mathematicians!
The event is open to female and non-binary middle school students and their teachers, both men and women. We hope that you will join us for this special event!
WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION WEEK: This week is Women in Construction week and Ryan Companies in Des Moines has asked their female employees to do a one page “Share your Story!” in honor of our celebration this week. Nine employees have written about themselves and being a woman in construction. You can visit the JMS Counseling website and scroll down to “Women in Construction” to learn more!
ISASP Testing: Johnston Middle School will be ISASP testing the week of April 4-8. Be looking for more information in the JMS announcements soon.
JMS WEIGHT ROOM:
Weightlifting Hours of Operation:
***9th Grade Students – 6:15-7:15am – Monday, Wednesday, Friday (NEW)
9th Grade Students – 3:00-4:00pm – Tuesday & Friday
8th Grade Students – 3:00-4:00pm – Monday & Thursday
LOCATION:
JMS Weight Room – Entrance is Door 15
WINTER SCHEDULE:
Last Day of Winter – Friday, March 4
SPRING:
1st Official Day – Monday, March 21st – 8th & 9th Informational Meeting & Instructions
Last Day of Spring – Friday, May 27
CLOSED DATES:
School Early Dismissal Days = no weightlifting
School Weather Dismissal Days = no weightlifting
Non School Days / Holidays = no weightlifting
SCHOOL PERMIT DRIVERS: School Permit drivers CANNOT drive down to Wells Fargo or any other locations outside of our district. Thank you for those that have asked questions regarding the use of your permit. When in doubt, always ask a building administrator with questions.
Thank you very much!
ATTENTION SCHOOL PERMIT DRIVERS: We want to keep you safe and legal. REMEMBER YOU CAN ONLY DRIVE TO SCHOOL–you should not be driving to any other location with this permit! Please review the laws/expectations of your School Permit.
USAGE: When can I use my School Permit?
· Only within the school boundaries
· To school or school sponsored event
LOCATIONS: ** Where do I go with my School Permit? **
· Travel the direct route (App.)
· Gas stations should be on or nearest to the route
TRANSPORTING OTHERS: Can anyone else ride with me?
· One passenger other than siblings
· This does not change the direct route expectation, passengers must start and stop at your locations
VIOLATIONS: What will happen to me if I don’t obey the law?
· Examples of Law Enforcement Consequences
· Loss of privileges (Ex: 2 or more Moving Violations = Revoked for 1 year)
· Monetary (Ex: $195 for Speeding Violation)
· Prolonged time for license
· School Consequences
· Typically: Warning, Alternative parking sight, Loss of privilege
PARKING: Where can I park while I’m at school?
· Back Lot – North side of JMS (Enter Door 15)
· Must have purchased a parking tag ($20) in the JMS Front Office
· Use only non “staff parking” spots
9th grade students who wish to obtain a school driver’s permit can follow the following link: https://www.johnstoncsd.org/school-news/school-drivers-permit-process/
This link will guide them to a Google Site. Students will need to log in with their jdragonmail credentials in order to watch a video and complete a quiz. The video contains the information that was presented at permit meetings in the past and will now take the place of those meetings. One parent will need to watch the video and note that completion on the quiz. As usual, the only students eligible are 9th graders who have completed driver’s education and have had their learner’s permit for at least six months. After the quiz has been completed, students can pick up their signed Department of Transportation form in the JMS Front Office. Students will need a parking tag to park on school grounds during the school year. Parking tags are available for $20 when students pick up their DOT form. Please make sure you have your license plate number with you at the time of purchase.