Weekly Happenings at TJMS

General Announcements
(scroll down for important information and upcoming activities)

Monday, October 3 ~ Golf match @ Heather Hills, 3pm
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October 3, 4 and 6 Intramural Cheerleading 2 - 5
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October 7 - Cheerleading Tryouts
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WEDNESDAY, EARLY RELEASE
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Intramural Girls Volleyball, Thursday 2-3
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October 6 - Boys Soccer vs. Meadowlark.
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International Culture Club will meet on Tuesdays in Trailer 5
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Multimedia/Stars Club will meet on Tuesdays in room 012
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Art Club will be on Wednesdays in room 113
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Robotics Club - Gold team ~ Tuesday and Friday
Blue team ~ Thursday and Friday
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Students interested in working for yearbook, applications are now available for 6th, 7th and 8th grade. Pick up applications on the door of room 105 and room 118, or in the office. Applications due by October 4th
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October 13th - Fall Chorus Concert
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Anti Bully Walk
Save the date on your calendars for the annual Anti-Bully walk happening Saturday, October 8th. Some of out TJMS students will be presenting this year. Make plans to come out and support them!
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Mark your Calendars for Fall Fling…

When: November 4, 2016 from 2pm to 4 pm

What: A fun event with purpose for the students of Thomas Jefferson Middle school. All money raised at the event goes towards scholarships for field trips for Jefferson students.

How can I Help: There are a variety of ways parents and the community can help with the event.

*Donate cases of soda or individually wrapped snacks

*Donate Halloween candy or gift cards for the grab bags

*Donate money to help offset the cost of the event

*Sponsor the event

*Sponsor a student that would otherwise not be able to attend

*Volunteer on the day of the event

Donations can be dropped off in the front office

Be on the lookout for more information soon

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Friendly reminder to fill out those pledge cards for this year’s Giving Campaign and send it in to your child’s homeroom teacher MONDAY.

The homeroom with the highest number of pledges and the homeroom with the highest dollar amount raised get a FREE PIZZA PARTY.

 So far, Ms KEY’s and Ms BOOTH’s Homerooms are tied in 1^ST place for the number of pledges turned in with Morris and Fossa classes trailing shortly behind.

The Homeroom that has pledged the highest amount of dollars is Ms KEY’s class… But Fossa, Booth, Couch and Morris are closing in. Stiff Competition, People! 

If you haven’t heard…This year’s Giving Campaign is called the One2One Initiative and we are raising money to put a cart full of Chromebooks in EVERY TJMS classroom.  

 So far, 68 families have given almost 16,000 dollars. 
And we say…Thank you!!! 

We still need 265 more Chromebooks and 9 more carts to 100% digitally enable ALL of our TJMS classrooms.

Soooooooo…Stop what you are doing right now…Find the pledge form…Ask your children how they use the Chromebook and give to support this One2One Initiative. 

We need these Chromebooks.  Help us make it happen!

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For more information about upcoming sports tryouts and practices, please visit the link below. http://wsfcs.k12.nc.us/Page/14519
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In an effort to minimize classroom disruptions this school year, we will be changing how dropped off lunches and forgotten items are delivered to our students. Lunches - students will be given the opportunity to check the office at their lunch time.  Missing work, forgotten items - will be put into homeroom teachers boxes.

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Early Dismissal - If your child has an appointment, etc. and will need to be dismissed from school early, please send a note with your child to the office (at start of day) and we will give them a pass for teachers to dismiss them to the office.

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Reminder to tryout for any sports programs at TJMS you must have a current physical, concussion form and proof of insurance on file.

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Monday is an A day