We made it through the first semester!🙌
Students finished the semester in Mrs. Gunsaulis's 7th grade Language Arts class by participating in the Oklahoma Department of Libraries' "My Favorite Book Writing Contest," in which they wrote letters to the authors of their favorite books. Students are competing with other Oklahoma 7th and 8th grade students for cash prizes of $500 as well as $1,000 for their school library. Contests let students see their writing published authentically. Wishing them all good luck!
This semester, JMS partnered with Humble Warrior Collective to pilot a six-week yoga and mindfulness program with nine 8th graders and ten 7th graders. These brave students dove right in, learning basic yoga poses and flows, practicing guided meditations, implementing positive affirmations in their daily routine, and building themselves a small community of safety and acceptance. They have paved the way for our school to continue its partnership with HWC, as a new eight-week program will begin in January. Mindfulness and yoga have been proven to positively impact and increase hope, resiliency, self-regulation, and empowerment thereby creating the highest possible opportunity for academic and life-long success. Namaste, Trojans.
@HumbleWarriorCollective
🏆Big Announcement!! 🏆
Our 2024-2025 Teach of the Year is Hank Ratliff and our Classified Employee of the year is Heather Taylor!!
Spotlight on Mr. Ratliff✴
His nomination: "Hank truly is the most enthusiastic teacher I know! He loves science and he loves his students. He is usually here before most of us and stays late as well to craft a full experience for his students. He does lunch duty every day and is the co-sponsor of Student Council. We can count on Hank to get students to class with a fun song, inspiring message, pledge, and announcements via the intercom every morning. Notice how he's never absent? Hank rarely misses school because he wants every day to be of consequence."
From Mr. Ratliff "My professional self only exists in one form: an educator. I graduated from OU's Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education with my degree in Earth Science Education. From my first endeavor into the classroom I knew it was the place for me. I taught physical science at Norman North High School for one year before my wife's work brought us back home to Tulsa. I graduated from JHS back in '11, and getting that call from Dr. Brown to "come be a Trojan again" was pretty neat. Luckily I didn't attend JMS as a student, because Mr. Porter would have trouble seeing me as a professional colleague if I was also in his class as a 14 year old student. I'm now in my 6th year at JMS, and there is no place I'd rather be! I significantly value the process of teaching and learning science, and pour a large part of myself into my classroom to ensure the productive importance of every day here at school."
Spotlight on Mrs. Taylor✴
Her nomination: "Heather has stepped into her role seamlessly. She is always quick to respond and knows how to keep the vibes light and humorous, while maintaining a firm sense of professionalism. She is a big part of what keeps our school culture positive and uplifting!"
From Mrs. Taylor "I love everything about the middle school. The staff and especially the students. I learned from entering my 2nd year that being the 7th grade admin assistant is awesome for many reasons, but the one that I find the neatest is seeing the children grow and change from their 7th grade year to their 8th grade year.
I have worked several different places, including schools, but none of them are like Jenks Middle School. The love that each teacher, Administrator, and staff member have for this place is what makes it such a fun place to be. It truly is like being in a building filled with friends that turn into your family."
The halls of JMS are quite festive! We are seriously impressed with the creativity of students and staff!
Trojans Read the Way bookmobile is gassed up and ready to roll this Saturday!
Ms Reiter's 7th graders showed off their writing skills via a narrative book tour today! This celebration of the completion of their first big writing piece has students creating and presenting a book cover, telling what each piece represents as well as reading an excerpt from their story.
Time to bust out that ugly sweater!
7th & 8th graders🎒Here is your finals schedule for the end of the week!
Yesterday, students in Mrs. Swift's 7-4 Science classes practiced balancing chemical equations using Skittles to represent atoms. They had fun honing their Chemistry skills while enjoying a tasty treat. Yum!
Feelin' Festive⭐featuring the 100 downstairs 8th grade teachers! Happy first Friday of December!
We hope you are having a fabulous Thanksgiving!
We are thankful for our students, staff, district, and community. Have a wonderful week off.
Final Pep Rally Post #7! Pie in the face of Mr Tucci!
Pep Rally Post # 6! Scooter races! Mr Ford took it seriously with his boot off...it worked...teachers win!
Pep Rally Post #5!
Pep Rally Post #4! Musical chairs!
Pep Rally #3!
Pep Rally Post #2!
A Pep Rally to remember!
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