Middle School - A Tradition of Excellence with a Vision for Tomorrow.

Happy Halloween from the nurse's office! 🧙🏼‍♀️

More socks!🧦
JMS is happy to support Jenks Special Olympics in recognizing there is Nothing Down About it!

Sra. Gonzalez's Spanish 1 and 2 classes worked on Ancestor, Biography or Beloved Pet reports as part of their cultural study of the Day of the Dead holiday that is original to Mexico and Central America. She has taken part in the Tulsa Living Arts Day of the Dead Festival downtown for 6 years. Here are pictures of their display with student projects who elected to take part in the festival. Profe Tez's top 3 projects will also be on display.

Please consider visiting this FREE EVENT this Saturday, Nov. 1 from 11am to 11pm at the Tulsa Living Arts museum across from the Guthrie Green if you would like to see their display and learn more about the beauty of this cultural tradition that is neither Halloween nor focused on the scary side of things. Day of the Dead is truly a Memorial Day celebration focused on the warm feeling we get from remembering our loved ones, even after they are gone from this world.

Our staff showed up and showed out today in support of Down Syndrome Awareness.

This week, Mrs. Hannon and the JMS TSA leadership team attended the Trojan Leadership conference. They spent the morning learning about leadership and the afternoon serving in the community. Way to go Trojans!🙌

We’ll wrap up Health & Wellness Week with a Pep Assembly on November 21, and students are encouraged to show their team spirit by wearing their team colors listed below.

Want an easy and meaningful way to show your JMS pride? 💙
Purchase a JMS Kindness Shirt! Not only will you be spreading positivity during Kindness Week, but your purchase will also help support our JMS Blast this spring. It’s a great way to celebrate kindness and give back to our school community at the same time!

Kindness Week T-shirt: https://jmskindness.itemorder.com/shop/sale/

Red: Teams 7.1 & 8.1
Orange: Teams 7.2 & 8.2
Yellow: Teams 7.3 & 8.3
Green: Teams 7.4 & 8.4
Blue: Teams 7.5 & 8.5
Purple: Teams 7.6 & 8.6

Mrs. Tez's classes created Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead ofrendas honoring loved ones, pets, and impactful people in student’s lives. These altars often have pictures of the honored, marigolds, calavera skulls, and things that they did or liked. It was a fun project for students to remember their loved ones and people who have made an impact in their lives!

Students and Teachers voted today for their favorites and we had over 500 votes cast! ¡Muy buen trabajo a todos!

Ms. Kolar joined us in celebrating Team 8-4's completion of 495 books in Q1!🥳

Nothing better than reading on cozy furniture while it rains.

These budding authors gave up two lunches to revise and polish their letters to "My Favorite Book Contest" sponsored by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries. They were writing about how their favorite books changed them, encouraged them and helped them see the world differently. They are excited to write for an authentic writing opportunity! Thank you Mrs Averitt, 7th grade ELA teacher, for inspiring and supporting them.

📙Book clubs are in full swing. These students come into the library during lunch once a week to chat about their common-choice book. We love a community of readers. 📖

JMS is trilled to announce our classified and certified employees of the month! Marla Frick and Erin Riley excel at their jobs and literally keep things running here on a daily basis. Congratulations, ladies.

Interested in trying out for JMS boy's golf? ⛳️

Looking for a reason to NOT cook dinner tomorrow?🍔
Support our FFA students and get a delicious burger. See flier for details.

Sign Up here to volunteer at the Book Fair: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0F49A9AC2DA1F94-59503668-jmsfall

🙌 October is National Principal's Month, and we’re taking a moment to celebrate Dr. Brown 🙌

Dr. Brown leads with vision and dedication, always putting students and staff first.

Thank you, Dr. Brown, for all you do to make Jenks Middle School the best it can be! 👏

📚 The book fair is coming! 📚 Our PTAG will be hosting the Scholastic Book Fair 10/22-10/29 in the JMS library. Each student will visit with their English Language Arts teacher. Create your child’s Book Fair eWallet so they can shop cash-free, worry-free, and independently! It’s easy to set up and easy for others to contribute funds! Start here: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/jenksmiddleschool #ScholasticBookFairs

Don't forget to set your alarm, JMS!

Happy Fall Break, JMS! 🍁

"What inspires you to write?"✍️ 📖📓 Local author RA Thapa visited JMS during both lunches to talk to students about inspiration, words, and writing.