JMS Announcements – 8/29/24

Johnston Middle School – Announcements
Thursday August 29, 2024

JMS TEACHER WEEKLY PLANS

CLICK HERE: https://sites.google.com/jdragonmail.us/jms-virtual-back-to-school/pass

STUDENT PICTURES

If you did NOT get your picture taken on Friday, August 26th, you will be having your picture taken on Tuesday, September 3rd. We will announce where to go when it is time.

These are NOT for picture retakes. Those will be held on October 4th.

ABSENCE REQUESTS

If your child will be absent, needs to leave early or arrive late due to an appointment or any another reason, please follow the steps below to send us the absence request through Infinite Campus Parent Portal app or the Parent Portal online (Click Here).

Log in to Campus Parent
Click More
Click Absence Requests
Select Student(s)
Select Excuse
Select Type
Full Day Absence
Arrive Late
When selecting this option please know at JMS we will mark it out for an entire day and put a comment of “late arrival”. This is due to if you can’t arrive at the time selected it will not throw the system off.
Leave Early
Select day/dates

This helps limit the number of emails and phone calls to the attendance secretary while allowing us to get the attendance added correctly and more efficiently.

*PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO NEW STATE LEGISLATION LAWS, DOCTORS NOTES WILL NEED TO BE PROVIDED IN ORDER TO EXCUSE AN APPOINTMENT ABSENCE.*

STUDENT COUNCIL

Interested in Student Council????
Ms. Comstock and Ms. Herbert will be having a meeting for all those interested on Wednesday, September 4 at 7:45 and/or Thursday, September 5 at 3pm. Both meetings will be in Ms. Comstock’s Room 123. Anyone is WELCOME! If you are unable to attend please stop by Ms. Comstock’s (room #123) or Ms. Herbert’s room (room #120) to chat or email at kathy.comstok@johnston.k12.ia.us or adrianne.herbert@johnston.k12.ia.us.

Interested in FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America)????
Ms. Comstock will be having an informational meeting on Tuesday, September 10 at 3pm in her room, #123. If you are unable to attend the meeting please stop by to chat or email her at kathy.comstock@johnston.k12.us.

Spirit Week Days – Week of September 16th:
Monday: PJ Day
Tuesday: Switch Day – Teachers as students/students as teachers
Wednesday: Decades Day
Thursday: Country or Country Club
Friday: Spirit Day

JMS FALL PLAY AUDITIONS

“MSDN – A Modern Shakespearean Night’s Dream”
A modern take on a Shakespearean comedy with a good deal of silly that doesn’t require you to understand Olde English!

When: Wednesday, Sept. 11
Time: 3:00 PM
Where: In the Auditorium

Callbacks as needed: Sept. 12 at 3:00 p.m.

See daily announcements for a link to the audition information including application and monologue to prepare

Interested in being on the crew and working backstage?
See daily announcements for the Google form to fill out to apply.

See this Google Folder for all the audition information you need:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1DBeBjabB5slX2tXCmB33EO9FxpCse_GN?usp=drive_link

SPEECH & DEBATE

The Johnston Speech and Debate team will be holding informational meetings for any 9th-12th grader interested in joining the team. Meeting will be Sept 3rd & 10th in Mr. Fitzpartrick’s room at the HS room 321 starting at 3:10. Please fill out this form to receive additional information. Speech and Debate Interest Form

GIRLS WRESTLING

Girls Wrestling will be holding a camp for k-12 grade and is also for girls 7-12th who are thinking about trying out girls wrestling before the season starts.

Registration link: https://tce.me/iOGszl

ACTIVITY PASSES

ATHLETIC PASS for Students
Students K-12 can purchase an 2024-25 school year Athletic Pass on Infinite Campus. I will attach the instructions below. Passes will be distributed by the JMS Counseling Office throughout lunch periods the first two weeks of school.

K-8th Grade Athletic Pass – $40
Students in grades K-8 can purchase an activity ticket that allows them to be admitted to home Johnston events. This ticket does not allow the student to be admitted to away events.

9-12 Grade Student Athletic Pass – SAT – $60
The CIML allows any 9th – 12th grade student who purchases a SAT to be admitted to any CIML event in which that school is participating (in other words, a Johnston 10th grader with an SAT would not be admitted to the Valley at Urbandale football game – that same student would be admitted free to the Johnston at Urbandale football game or the Waukee at Johnston boys’ swimming meet).

Purchase Here: https://www.johnstoncsd.org/infinite-campus/

JHS Phone Number, Select Accounting/Business Office: (515) 278-0449

SCHOOL DRIVER’S PERMIT

** 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 MUST log in with their jdragonmail credentials in order to watch a video and complete a quiz. One parent will need to watch the video and note that completion of 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 (cash or check only) when students pick up their DOT form. Please make sure you have your license plate number with you at the time of purchase.