MJS Weekly Reflection

December 4 - December 8

Table of Contents

TREP$ Marketplace

Peer Leader 6th Grade Outreach

Toys for Tots at MJS

MJSAO Boys Basketball

The Week Ahead

Additional Information/Upcoming Events

In Our Community

Looking ahead

Another exciting week at MJS! The highlights from the week include our TREP$ Marketplace and Scholastic Book Fair. These were opportunities where our community came together to celebrate the love of reading and entrepreneurship. Our students get involved in many activities throughout the school year, which provides awesome opportunities to learn and grow outside of the classroom.

TREP$ Marketplace

Our TREP$ Marketplace was held on Wednesday in the MJS Gym and it was a great success! TREP$, short for enTREPreneur$, is a project-based learning program that teaches kids in grades middle school how to start their own businesses. Over the past month our students learned various lessons and applied them as they built their business plans. The whole school community came out to enjoy the TREP$ Marketplace, where our young entrepreneurs launched their businesses together. A big thank you to our TREP$ advisor, Ms. Siso. for her guidance and leadership in providing this great opportunity for our students and community.

Peer Leader 6th Grade Outreach

Our 8th Grade Peer Leaders had their first 6th grade outreach on Wednesday. The lesson that our Peer Leaders prepared for our 6th graders focused on Self and Social Awareness with Perspective. The goal was to help our students understand other people’s thought and emotions. Our Peer Leaders did an awesome job and everyone had a great time!

Toys for Tots at MJS

I am so proud of our MJS community and their involvement in our Toys for Tots community service project that we kicked off at our recent Veterans Day Celebration. As of today MJS has collected 641 unwrapped toys and we still have one more week left. Thank you to everyone who has been able to donate unwrapped toys for this special cause. Please click this link to see a special video announcement from our Student Council Executive Board.

MJSAO Boys Basketball

Our MJSAO Boys Basketball team is off to a great start to their season. Click here for their upcoming game schedule

The Week Ahead

We are excited to Waltz into Winter 2023 with our upcoming Spirit Weeks. We have two weeks filled with spirit days to continue to bring our community closer together. Below you will find an overview. This year we continue to engage with our students to hear their voice and what they want to see at MJS. Our student council executive board brought the TikTok trend idea of "Anything But a Backpack," which is a day where students and staff bring anything but a backpack to school to carry their stuff. I am happy to share that we will be hosting this day as part of our Spirit Weeks on December 22nd. More information to follow but I know our students are excited for this day! We are also looking forward to our Orchestra and Chorus concerts, which will be held this Thursday evening.

Additional Information/Upcoming Events

2024 Yearbook Information for MJS Parents and Guardians

Yearbooks are available for online ordering. The flyer for information about how to order is below! All yearbooks must be ordered online at www.jostensyearbooks.com.

8th Grade Recognition Ads are also available for purchase. Please see the flyer below for information about how to place a recognition ad in the yearbook for your 8th-grade student.

In Our Community

Madison Public Library Newsletter

If you are interested in receiving the virtual newsletter from the Madison Public Library so that you can stay up to date with what the public library is offering , please click this link to sign up.

From our MEF

A note from the Madison Education Foundation:

On this #GivingTuesday week and throughout the holiday season, we ask that you include MEF in your charitable giving plans.

By the time this calendar year is over, we will have funded nearly 60 grants totaling more than $120,000. These impressive numbers are thanks to the generosity of community members like you that contribute to our effort year after year. Your donation now ensures our ability to fund the wonderful enrichment grant submissions we are sure to receive in 2024 and beyond.

Thank you for your continued support!

DONATE BY CLICKING THIS LINK

From our PTO

To our MJS community,

Your dues are important to the success of our mission. Please help support your children, the MJS Staff and our PTO with a donation of $50-$75 for every 6th-7th grade student and $75 for every 8th grade student. Dues are not mandatory and any dollar amount donated above or below our suggested amounts will be much appreciated. Feel free to use the square link or the venmo QR code attached below.

https://madison-junior-school-pto.square.site/

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From SEPAG

Lost and Found

Over the past 3 months our lost and found table has gathered many items. A big thank you to our office secretary, Ms. Kelly for taking the time to organize these items so we can get them back to their owners. Below are pictures of all the items we currently have in our lost and found. If you notice a item that belongs to your child please have them go to the office during their cycle period and check in with Ms. Kelly before picking up their item. Thank you for your assistance in getting these items back to their owners.