2024-2025 PATRIOT NEWS
Friday, Nov 8, 2024
Veteran’s Day Assembly: Our Annual Veterans Day Assembly will take place November 11th at 9:00am. Families and friends are welcome to attend this assembly as we unite to celebrate our Veterans. Visitors must present their ID during sign in.
JMMS BOOK FAIR: Our Scholastic Book Fair will be Monday November 11 through Friday November 15th. Each student will receive a brochure from their reading teacher and will come to the book fair during their reading class. If you would like to set up an Ewallet for your child please go to the following website. Please note, the book fair does close early on Friday for anyone wanting to purchase.
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/jamesmadisonmidsch2
Beta Club: We will have a mandatory Beta club meeting on November 11th, 2024. The meeting will last from 2:50 - 3:45 PM. Please make sure students have a ride available to pick them up at 3:45. If you have questions or need to discuss this with a sponsor. Please reach out to your student’s grade-level sponsor. 6th grade –Mrs. Hunt, 7th grade –Mrs. Bailey, and 8th grade –Mr. Powers.
Youth Service Center: The Youth Services Center at James Madison has announced important details for families seeking Holiday Assistance. Here’s what you need to know:
Holiday Assistance Deadline:
November 11, 2024 is the final day to apply for Holiday Assistance.
To qualify, you must call the Youth Services Center at 270-825-6160 and attend a Parent Workshop.
Remaining Workshops:
All workshops will be held at the Hopkins County Career & Tech Center. The workshops are required to receive Holiday Assistance.
Important Notes:
If you are unable to attend the workshop, you will forfeit your eligibility for Holiday Assistance.
Assistance is available only for James Madison students. If you have children attending other schools, you must notify those schools separately to inquire about their programs.
Be sure to mark your calendar and make arrangements to attend the workshop before the deadline!
6th Grade: The past couple of weeks we have been discussing citizenship in Social Studies. Students have written about what they would do first if they were president, going to the polls to see their parents vote, and writing thank you cards to our Veterans for the upcoming Veterans Day Assembly. The discussions we have had in class have been wonderful and I am so proud of the effort that was put into making some very thoughtful cards for our Veterans.
All students need to have a library book or something to read in every class. There is down time from time to time in classes as well as some teachers use the first 5 minutes of class time for reading. Any student who does not have a book will receive a foul. We as a 6th grade team have discussed this for many weeks now with our students and there are several who still come to class unprepared. Please discuss this with your child to make sure they understand our expectations from this point on.
JMMS BUTTONS for SALE: A flier was sent home last week with information about ordering JMMS buttons. Many parents ordered for the Fall Sports earlier this year so you might need a button for our Spring Sports. Click here for a copy of the flier and order form.
JMMS TITLE ONE FAMILY NIGHT:
From our Guidance Counselor:
Talent Show: Talent Show Tryouts will take place Tuesday, November 19th at 2:45pm. In order to tryout, each student must have a completed registration form: https://forms.gle/bpqGfWZ7cZTYtHCHA
Registration forms are due by Friday, November 15th. The Talent Show will take place on Friday, December, 13th at 1:00pm. Friends and family are welcome to attend to support performers. All visitors must present their ID during sign in.
Food Drive::
ESS:Just a reminder students are encouraged to come to ESS for assistance. See schedule below.
Monday 2:50-3:50 Mrs. Kirkland
Tuesday 2:50-3:50 Rotation (Announcement in afternoon for location)
Wednesday 2:50-3:50 Mrs. Carver
Thursday 2:50-3:50 Mrs. Rodgers
8th Grade Baby Pictures: If you would like to submit a picture of your 8th grade student as a baby/toddler, please use the following link. These pictures will be used in the 2024-2025 JMMS Yearbook.
If you have trouble please email Mrs. Johnson or Mr. Young. Pictures are due by December 18th!
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We would like to wish the following students from JMMS the very best as they perform next week in “Annie”: Natalie Fore, Halle Miller, Mylie Duvall and Kayla Cook.
Hopkins County High Schools will present a joint production of the beloved musical Annie on Friday, November 15 and Saturday, November 16 at the Glema Mahr Center for the Arts.
With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone’s hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. She is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a NYC Orphanage that is run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan. With the help of the other girls in the orphanage, and in adventure after fun-filled adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan’s evil machinations and finds a new home and family in billionaire, Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy.
This is a joint production of Hopkins County High Schools and a First United Bank and Trust Proud Partnership.
Admission is $12 for adults and $6 for students and children. Visit GlemaCenter.org or call 270-821-2787 for tickets or for more information.
Upcoming Dates:
11/11 Veterans Day Assembly @ 9am
11/12 Family Night @ 6pm
11/15 Future Ready Fridays
11/15 8th grade to see Annie 9:30am
11/19 Talent Show Tryouts
11/20 JMMS Spelling Bee
11/21 TRIO
11/27-29 Thanksgiving Break
12/13 Talent Show
12/18 Christmas Assembly @ 9am
12/19-1/1 Christmas Break
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