East Jessamine Middle School

Snowie Ice will be here Thursday! Cash only! See post for details!

Dreaming of Disney! 15 of our choir members competed in Festival Disney in Orlando! After a fun flight, they got to experience 3 of the 4 Disney parks, spent time practicing in ride lines, met some characters, gained friendship, and made lifelong memories. We came home with an awesome plaque, a rating of excellent, and a drive to go back and do better next time! Opportunities like these make our choir members #proudtoroar!

Hello EJMS Family and Friends - We're excited for another great week at EJMS and hope you are too! We're excited for kids to show what they know during our spring iReady testing Tuesday and Wednesday, then we've got Red Oak 5th grade visits and our annual matball tournament on Friday. Thanks to all who have shared their feedback and let us know how we can improve our family engagement by completing the district Title 1 Survey. Please take a moment to do that this week if you have not already. The survey will close on Friday, May 1.

Here's this week's newsletter:

https://app.smore.com/n/cek9v

Have a great week!

Congratulations to our Mr. & Ms. Jaguar, Connor Prewitt and Nora Pickerill! And huge congratulations to all the nominees and superlatives winners! Check back soon to see how our 8th graders danced Under the Stars!

Behind every smooth day, solved problem, and smiling front office… there’s an incredible administrative professional making it happen 💙💚

Today we celebrate the organization, patience, multitasking, and heart that keep our school running strong. From answering calls to supporting students, staff, and families—you truly are the backbone of it all.

Happy Administrative Professionals Day to the ones who do it all (and make it look easy)! 🐾 #ProudToRoar

Who's ready for the Book Fair this week?! #proudtoroar

Hello EJMS Family and Friends -

It was so great to see so many of you at the Color Run on Friday. It was a wonderful event - such beautiful running (and walking) weather. Thanks to all who helped put that on. We've got another exciting week ahead at EJMS with our Bookfair opening today, several 8th grade nights through for our athletes and the 8th grade semiformal on Friday. Check it all out plus your chance to share your feedback about our school in this week's edition of our weekly update!

https://app.smore.com/n/gnhtc

We are still in awe of how colorful, energetic, and extremely awesome our annual Sources of Strength Color Run was on Friday! Thank you to Mrs. Montgomery! She does so many things behind the scenes that make that night possible and without her, we wouldn't be able to do it! Thank you to everyone who came and made Friday a night to remember!

Colors are being prepared! We’re ready for the Sources of Strength Color Run! See you tonight at 6:00!

Matball permissions slips and money are due tomorrow! Please bring a signed permission slip and $10 to your coach by tomorrow! Email Mrs. Becknell with any additional questions: courtney.beckbell@jessamine.kyschools.us

We love to see EJMS in green, but definitely green and yellow to support our Sources of Strength! Looking forward to the Color Run on Friday! Hope to see you there!

It's time to order your EJMS yearbook! If you want your yearbook delivered before the end of the school year, order by the deadline of April 29th. If you want to take advantage of your two FREE custom pages, complete them on the Treering website by April 27th.

https://www.treering.com/purchase?PassCode=1013482611252675

In an effort to ensure Jessamine County students have the high-quality resources needed to compete and thrive in a global economy, our middle school English teachers have spent countless hours piloting highly-rated English curriculums this year. The group focused on choosing a curriculum that highlights rigorous and engaging texts, incorporates research around the science of reading, provides differentiation to meet the needs of all students, and is aligned to Kentucky Academic Standards. The committee will be recommending HMH Into Literature. Below are links with information about this program. Please take a moment to view the brief video and read the introduction letter. In addition, you will find information to look at a student account and a form where we ask that you leave any feedback you might have for our committee. If you would like further information, please reach out to Dr. Neely Traylor, Director of Secondary Schools, neely.traylor@jessamine.kyschools.us.


Video Introduction: https://view.highspot.com/viewer/7cd0cae0a531b2a3a057417d34959087

Intro Letter: https://view.highspot.com/viewer/0bdf092fb053114796689315134fd0f2#1

Feedback Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScJgep5GgPUPMr--t0WCaLeZwJr6H0VgIjLaM8CA3jlkhzVfw/viewform

To kickoff Sources of Strength week, today our Peer Leaders ventured over to Red Oak Elementary to teach the 5th graders all about Sources of Strength. Their message to students was that protective factors are all around us, and we can lean on those supports when needed! They were so excited to share this message, and are looking forward to our celebration on Friday at the District Wide Color Run from 6:00-8:00 PM. Don’t forget, tomorrow we’re wearing yellow or green to promote Positive Friends and Mentors! 💛💚

Attention 8th Graders! Tickets for the Semi-Formal on April 24th are $20 and are being sold this week during lunch! Please check the qualifications below to ensure eligibility! Reach out to Mrs. Smallwood or Mrs. Simpson with any further questions! #proudtoroar

Hello EJMS Family and Friends -

Welcome back! We hope you had a wonderful, relaxing, and restorative spring break last week! We are coming back without slowing down at EJMS; it's a busy week up ahead with fifth grade visits starting and Sources of Strength Color Run on Friday. Can't wait to see y'all there! Be sure to wear the Sources of Strength Color each day for this spirit week. Check out what's happening in this week's update!

https://app.smore.com/n/b8r6g

It's Assistant Principal's Week and we are lucky to celebrate two of the very best! Thank you, Mrs. Borders and Mrs. Blair, for being the absolute best! We are thankful for your leadership each and every day! #proudtoroar

Students are gearing up for our Sources of Strength Spirit Week, happening when we return from Spring Break! Each day we will all wear a color that represents a Source of Strength, or protective factor we have in our lives; those supports we turn to in times of need. ♥️ Mental Health 🧡 Family Support 💛 Positive Friends 💚 Mentors 🩵 Physical Health 💙 Healthy Activities 💜 Spirituality 🩶 Generosity We will finish the week celebrating, with our district wide Color Run Family Night on Friday, April 17th from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at EJMS. We are so excited to come together to show our Strength in Colors! Save this post for later, so you’re ready next Monday!

Happy Spring Break! JCS resumes on Monday, April 13th! #proudtoroar