🌟Happy National School Counselor's Week! 🌟
This week we're celebrating the remarkable school counselors here at Jenks Middle School who support, guide, and encourage our students every single day! Their impact toward success is truly invaluable. Join us in thanking our incredible counselors by dropping a comment below. 👇 Let's show them how much they mean to our school community.💓
Vote in the JPS Bond Election next Tuesday and you'll check all the boxes:
✅Civic duty
✅Make your voice heard
✅Cool free sticker
On the ballot:
- District-wide enhancements: Upgrading equipment, safety measures, technology, textbooks, and transportation.
- Facility improvements: Freshman Academy expansion, Performing Arts Center, Tennis Facility, and Trojan Aquatic Center.
Passing these bonds will NOT increase property taxes. All the details you need to cast an informed vote at https://www.jenksps.org/page/bond-election
🏅🏅🏅Congratulations to JMS Mathcounts team 1 for placing first place at East regional chapter competition on Saturday. Congratulations to Aaron Huang, Bipul Lamichhanel, Donovan, Wainright, and Musea Lin for placing first, fourth, fifth, and sixth on their individual competition. Also congratulations to Bipul Lamichhanel and Donovan Wainright for achieving the All-Star award. Coach Rasha Eliwa is so proud of you! We wish you all the best at Mathcount state competition. 🏆🏆🏆
💘Mrs. Clark & Ms. Smith's Eighth grade Language Arts classes took a trip to the library for a Speed Dating with Books event today! Students got to "meet" new books in quick rounds, choosing their next literary "match" in just a few minutes. And to sweeten the deal, everyone received a fun ring pop to celebrate their bookish connections.💘
Students in Mrs. Swift's 7-4 science class began an experiment this week to study how different light colors affect plant growth. After researching how plant cells absorb light through chlorophyll, they planted four radish seeds per pot and placed them in light boxes with green, blue, red, white, or no light. Just one week in, the seeds have started to germinate, and students recorded their first set of data on Thursday. They will continue watering the plants daily and collecting data weekly over the next few weeks to a month. We can't wait to share their findings when the experiment is complete!
Congratulations are due to two amazing JMS educators! Melanie Woolridge, 8th grade science teacher, and Joe Erwin, permanent sub, were honored as the certified and classified staff members of the month. 🙌
February is rapidly approaching and so is the annual JPS Bond Election. Please vote on Tuesday, February 11!
On the ballot:
- District-wide enhancements: Upgrading equipment, safety measures, technology, textbooks, and transportation.
- Facility improvements: Freshman Academy expansion, Performing Arts Center, Tennis Facility, and Trojan Aquatic Center.
Passing these bonds will NOT increase property taxes.
All the details you need to cast an informed vote at jenksps.org
Ms Reiter's 7th grade ELA classes did their biography collage presentations last week. Students interviewed an adult in their life and then spent 3 days creating a collage to represent the person. They then did a gallery walk to show off all their hard work! Great job!
It's that time again, Trojans. In just 3 weeks, vote in the JPS Bond Election!
What's on the ballot?
- District-wide enhancements: Upgrading equipment, safety measures, technology, textbooks, and transportation.
- Facility improvements: Freshman Academy expansion, Performing Arts Center, Tennis Facility, and Trojan Aquatic Center.
Passing these bonds will NOT increase property taxes.
Be an informed voter and learn more at https://www.jenksps.org/page/bond-election
See you on Tuesday, Trojans!
It's important to know your WHY! Students in Mrs Burkhalter's Spanish and French language courses reflected on their WHY for learning a new language.
Do you see what I see? 👀 🔬
Things 7th graders are observing with their microscopes in Science this week:
The blue specimen is a Lilac Leaf cross section. The purple specimen is a Zebrina Leaf. Students made their own slides with the Zebrina leaf using a class plant!
Need plans for Saturday night? Come to the JMS Bingo night to support our Global scholars' trip to Ireland🇮🇪
It's not Valentine's Day yet, but it's never too early for ♥️❤️♥️! Ms Baker, science teacher, and Ms Cook, vocal music teacher, just happened to be twinning! 😍
How are your New Year's resolutions going?
Team 7.6 students determined their goals and posted them in the hall for everyone to see! 💪🏻🎉
Students in Mrs. Swift's 7th-grade science class kicked off the 2025 year with a Microscope Lab. Students were introduced to microscopes in preparation for another lab later this week. They selected three slides from a variety of specimens and observed them at 4x, 10x, and 40x magnification, carefully recording their observations. This hands-on experience has equipped the class with the skills they need to prepare their own slides and delve deeper into the microscopic world later this week and in the future.🔬
Take a moment to review Jenks Public Schools' winter weather procedures. Curious how decisions are made regarding school closures and the timing of when notifications will sent? Click here or check your email to find answers to those questions and more. https://www.jenksps.org/article/1396439
Let's Go!
Students finished the semester in Mrs. Gunsaulis's 7th grade Language Arts class by participating in the Oklahoma Department of Libraries' "My Favorite Book Writing Contest," in which they wrote letters to the authors of their favorite books. Students are competing with other Oklahoma 7th and 8th grade students for cash prizes of $500 as well as $1,000 for their school library. Contests let students see their writing published authentically. Wishing them all good luck!
This semester, JMS partnered with Humble Warrior Collective to pilot a six-week yoga and mindfulness program with nine 8th graders and ten 7th graders. These brave students dove right in, learning basic yoga poses and flows, practicing guided meditations, implementing positive affirmations in their daily routine, and building themselves a small community of safety and acceptance. They have paved the way for our school to continue its partnership with HWC, as a new eight-week program will begin in January. Mindfulness and yoga have been proven to positively impact and increase hope, resiliency, self-regulation, and empowerment thereby creating the highest possible opportunity for academic and life-long success. Namaste, Trojans.
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