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Are you a fan of competitive gaming? Do you love games like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and Splatoon 3? Then the Middle School eSports Club is the place for you! 🎮🕹 We’re a brand-new club using Nintendo Switch consoles to train, compete, and have fun with other students who share a passion for gaming. It doesn't matter if you're a casual player or ready to go pro! Fill out the form for consideration: https://tinyurl.com/JMS-Esports

Here is more info for 8th grade families about the PTAG's 8th grade dance!!🕺 💃

These two ladies are very deserving of the Certified and Classified Employees of the Month award! 🥇 Congratulations go out to JMS 7th ELA teacher Lisa Averitt and Paraprofessional Grey King. 🙌

8th Graders....it's your time to save the date!

More info for 7th grade students & families.

What’s in Your Trash? 🧐 Yesterday, JMS students took spring cleaning to the next level! Team 7-2 science students teamed up with Health & Wellness classes for a recycling audit at school. Each week, Mrs. Taylor's Health & Wellness students collect blue bins across campus and empty them into our Mr. Murph containers. Yesterday, Dr. Nolte's science students sorted, weighed, and analyzed our school’s recycling to track what’s being recycled—and what doesn’t belong. These were our main findings: * About 80% of our recyclables were paper and cardboard * About 8% were plastic bottles * Too many non-recyclable items—including snack wrappers, tissues, and even a ton of pencils (really?? 🤨) Reminder: Contaminated recycling bins can lead to entire batches being rejected. Keep those blue bins truly "green"! Check your school’s recycling guide, and remember—reduce and reuse come first! ♻️

📚✨ JMS Scholastic Book Fair is Open! ✨📚 Exciting news! The JMS Scholastic Book Fair is officially open and will run through April 4, 2025. Students can stop by to explore a fantastic selection of books and find their next great read! Don't miss this opportunity to support our school and encourage a love of reading! 📖🎉 Classes will come to the library with their ELA teacher. The schedule is: 3/25=Pitchford, Clark 3/26=Smith, Traylor & Norford 3/27=Gibbs, Keeton 3/28=Bray 3/31=Averitt, Reiter 4/1=Brewer, Linder 4/2=Cline, Drouillard 4/3=Gunsaulis, Thorn (Le) & Wideman 4/4=Nguyen, Pillow

🏀March Madness is coming to JMS!🏀 Who will win the ultimate basketball battle between staff and students? This StuCo fundraiser is always an exciting time of fierce but friendly competition. Students who want to attend must buy a wristband for $5 during lunch this week. (No AP passes)The battle happens 3/28 during 5th hour.

Our wonderful PTAG has announced the 7th grade party. Save the date!

Mrs. Swift’s Advanced Science students (plus a few others) have been bringing learning to life in the greenhouse! As part of an enrichment opportunity, students planted seeds two weeks ago and have been eagerly observing their germination and growth. The greenhouse has become a hub of excitement as students witness the power of nature and science firsthand. We have zinnias, tomatoes, zucchini, morning glory, jalapenos, watermelon, sunflowers and much more. Stay tuned as these young scientists continue their growing experiment!

"Stay Gold, Ponyboy" Mrs Clark & Ms Smith's 8th grade Language Arts classes had an unforgettable time diving into The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton! At the conclusion of their unit, they brought the 1960s to life with a full day of themed fun. 🍰🥤 Here’s what went down: - We indulged in some of the Curtis boys' favorite snacks - Students created amazing Body Biographies of the iconic characters, bringing them to life in a whole new way ✍️ - They learned how to play jacks, a game straight from the 1960s, and had a blast competing! 🏆 - We tested their knowledge with a trivia game all about the 1960s! 🤓 It was a perfect mix of fun, learning, and a bit of nostalgia. So proud of how our students embraced the book and the era! 📚✨ #OutsidersDay #LibraryFun #LanguageArts #1960sVibes #TheOutsiders

Hello JMS Community! Team 7.6 and Team 7.4 are excited to announce a special Earth Day project here at JMS! This year, our students will be creating a pollinator garden to support bees, butterflies, and other essential pollinators. This hands-on project will help our students learn about the importance of pollinators in our ecosystem while making a lasting impact on our school environment! 🌱 To make this project a reality, we are selling Earth Day t-shirts as a fundraiser. All proceeds will go toward purchasing plants, soil, and other materials needed for the garden. By purchasing a shirt, you’re not only supporting this meaningful initiative but also helping us create a greener future for our students and local wildlife! 👕 T-Shirt Details: JMS Earth Day T-Shirt (several color options are available) https://store.918designcompany.com/JenksMiddleSchoolEarthDay/shop/home If you would like to donate directly to our project, you're welcome to visit our Amazon Wishlist https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/25525EB3RXCK3?ref_=wl_share

Congratulations to Jenks Middle School Math Counts team for winning third place on the state competition last Saturday, March 1. Huge congratulations to Aaron Huang who made nationals. We wish him all the best of luck in Washington DC! Congratulations to Bipul Lamichhanel for making it to the state All-Star team and the ninth place in the top 10 individuals. We also congratulate Donovan Wainwright for making the state All-Star team as well. We had several students make it to the top ranks qualifiers for state out of 160 students--Xion Miller, Tingyu Li, Letian Zhang, Musea Lin, and Elena ZhangWang. Great job MathCounts!!

🪴 Remember team 7-4's Science class experiment with radish seeds? We're here to give you an update! After four weeks of observing radish plants under different light filters (green, blue, no light, red, and white), students measured their average height, number of leaves, and color to assess their growth and health. The results showed that radish plants under white light were the healthiest, reaching an average height of 15 cm and having larger leaves. Plants under red and blue lights grew but were less healthy, with average heights of 7.5 cm and 2 cm, respectively, and small leaves. The plants in the green and no-light conditions died after one week. So basically, white light wins! 💡 Want to know why? These results align with what we know about plant growth and light absorption. Since plants need light for photosynthesis, the ones without any light did not survive. Similarly, plants reflect green light rather than absorbing it, which explains why the plants under the green filter also died. Previous lessons taught us that plants primarily absorb red and blue light for photosynthesis. This explains why plants under red and blue lights grew to some extent but were not as healthy. The white light plants thrived the most because white light contains all colors of the spectrum, allowing the plants to absorb both red and blue wavelengths effectively. Phew! That was a lot. Thanks for hanging with us as we Science! 🧑‍🔬

Jenks Middle School TSA had a great showing at the TSA Regionals competition last week. We are so proud of these students and all their hard work. Now off to State Competition! Results: 2nd and 3rd in Challenging Tech Issues (Top 10 Qualify for State) 3rd and 8th in Leadership Strategies (Top 10 Qualify for State) 2nd in Catapult 3rd in Creed 2nd in Project Fair

JMS TSA would like to invite you to Trivia Night!

At the end of their non-fiction unit study of the assassination of President Kennedy, Mrs. Gunsaulis’s seventh grade Language Arts classes did group multimodal presentations over the conspiracy theories around his assassination. They had to provide verifiable facts to disprove the theories’ claims. Students also practiced quoting, summarizing, and parenthetically citing sources through this project. Great job, researchers!

📣🎉Three cheers for our February Employees of the Month! 📣🎉 Congratulations to Rebecca Orland & Kelsey Cook.

Introducing the 2024-25 Site Teachers of the Year! These educators were selected by their peers at each JPS site because of the way they connect with students, mentor colleagues, innovate in their classrooms, and consistently demonstrate the mission, vision, and values of Jenks Public Schools. These ten individuals are relentless advocates for students and public education. Our community is so fortunate to have teachers like these (and many others), who inspire our next generation of leaders with their genuine care and passion for what they do. Please join us in congratulating them!

❗Updated Location❗Cafeteria Annex - Staff will direct you through the cafeteria patio doors still on the West side of the building. TONIGHT Mrs. Brown and Mr. Tillinghast will be hosting an informational meeting about the 🌍JMS Global🌎program for 7th grade students and their families. This one-hour meeting beginning at 7:00pm in the JMS Cafeteria will be designed to talk about the class as an elective option, the general design of the trip, and answer any questions students and parents might have for us. For those unable to attend, we will send out the PowerPoint from the meeting and a list of frequently asked questions the next morning. If you are interested in applying for the Global program, please select ONE of the Global classes as a first choice elective on your card. We will not send applications to students who list global as an alternate! Please reach out to either Mrs. Brown (morgan.brown@jenksps.org) or Mr. Tillinghast (stephen.tillinghast@jenksps.org) with any questions you have about the program!