JCS Reminder: Tomorrow, Monday, April 8th is a 2-Hour Early Dismissal.
A reminder that Spring Break begins on Friday, March 29, with all Jefferson County schools and offices closed. Schools will remain closed April 1-5, while JCS offices will be open. Students will return to school on Monday, April 8. Enjoy your Spring Break!
Please review the JCS calendar reminders and changes for April: https://www.smore.com/n/qr4xnh
💵 Thanks to the Office of West Virginia State Treasurer Riley Moore for helping JCS middle school students "Get a Life!" Eighth-graders across the district participated in this interactive, award-winning program to learn about financial literacy. Students developed a family budget, managed an expense ledger, and participated in real-life simulations with the help of community volunteers serving as salespeople, insurance agents, and doctors. Thank you to these local business leaders for supporting our students in this crucial hands-on learning experience!
Students from all four middle schools recently represented JCS at the first-ever West Virginia Middle School All-State Band in Charleston. The event marked the first time middle school band musicians had the opportunity to earn this state-wide recognition. Visit https://www.jcswv.org/article/1386997 for a complete list of attendees!
CTMS Community:
Good afternoon. We wanted to go ahead and send out a new edition of the CTMS Prowler as we have a lot of information that we think would be pertinent to you. Please take some time to read over this edition of the Prowler to stay up to date with things that are happening before and after spring break.
https://www.smore.com/n/yzm6r4
6th Grade students in Ms. Smith's, Ms. Mc Clelland's, and Ms. Hollcroft's classes shopped in the AR store today. Students accumulated points and were able to spend their AR points on items.
6th Grade students in Ms. McClelland's classroom completed stations as an introduction to the class novel, The Summer of the Mariposas. Students played Loteria, participated in a Greek monster / creature scavenger hunt, analyzed quotes from the novel to make inferences and predictions, chose vocabulary from the novel to analyze using the Frayer model, and created their own Loteria cards.
6th Grade students completed a Whodunnit on World War I in their US History classes. Students answered 10 questions and received a clue for their answer. They used these clues to solve the whodunnit.
What an active and engaging day of professional learning! Elementary art teachers participated in hands-on activities today as they continue to grow as professional educators. It was just one of several district-wide training opportunities JCS was proud to offer staff on this professional learning day as they continue to perfect their skills in our schools and classrooms. Thank you for your ongoing commitment to student success!
Students in Ms. Agunsday's US History class completed a gallery walk on propaganda used during WWI. They viewed the propaganda, determined its objective, and answered questions.
As a reminder, there is no school for students tomorrow, Friday, March 8, 2024. This is a professional development day for staff.
Students in Ms. Purkey's 7th grade classes had a guest presenter from the STEAM WVDE Technical Assistance Center at WVU, Melissa Bane. Each group of students created a claw using hydraulics and different designs to pick up an item. Students used the engineering design process.
6th Grade students in Ms. Ervine's classes ended their biome unit with an escape room. Students answered questions about biomes to solve puzzles to get codes to help them escape.
Happy Friday CTMS Community! Check out the March edition of the CTMS Prowler
https://www.smore.com/n/7wc9u
Congratulations to the History Bowl Teams who competed in the Regional History Bowl. Members of the team are Brice Alawuru, Caleb Rice, Clayton Stolipher, Kameron Turner, Christian Ward, Joey Puzzini, Adrielle Fennell, and Yahaira Rojas. The team is led by Mr. Hoitt, 8th Grade WV History teacher.
FACS students in class with Ms. Meadows learned how to make grilled cheese sandwiches this week. Students have learned a different recipe for each meal.
FACS students taught by Ms. Meadows learned how to make pancakes for one last week. Students chose different extra ingredients for their pancakes and toppings.
6th Grade students in Ms. Ervine's Science classes participated in an engineering design challenge to create a heart out of Legos. Students received awards for the fastest, most colorful, most abstract, etc.
Shepherd University invites high school students and their families (including rising freshmen!) to one of two upcoming dual enrollment information nights on February 22 and March 12. Students will learn how they can simultaneously receive high school and college credits while getting a head start on their college education! Register to attend at https://www.shepherd.edu/admissions/dualenrollment.
