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Thomas
Jefferson
Awards Ceremony
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Thomas
Jefferson Middle School held its award ceremonies on Friday, June 5th.
Scholarship and participation awards were given to 6th, 7th, and 8th grade
students for their achievement and involvement during the 2008-2009 school
year. Congratulations to all students for their achievement. Special awards
were given to the following students:
American Legion Award:
House 8-1: Rebecca Brimeyer and Matt Pullen
House 8-2: Beverly Ambrosy and Jermaine Sterling-Ollie
Lefty
Koob Award:
House 8-1: Hailey Koerperich
House 8-2: Emily Konrardy
Dream
Award: Dionna
Appling, House 8-1
Doug
Timmermann Memorial Award:
House 7-1: Ashley Dolan
House 7-2: Alex Dupont
Hillhawk
Leadership Award:
House 8-1: Jordan Albrecht, Phillip Breitbach, Hailey Koerperich,
Todd McDonough, and Matt Pullen
House 8-2: Beverly Ambrosy, Savannah Gabel, Melissa Knockel,
Amelia Kratz and Allison Sprague
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Congratulations to the following Thomas Jefferson Middle School teachers
and staff members who will be retiring at the end of the 2008-2009 school
year. Good luck in all your future endeavors and thank you for your
many years of service and dedication.
Best wishes to:
Ann Beau, Dana Boleyn, Judy Datisman, Nancy Ferry, Lauranne Wagner,
and Joyce Wilming
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Free
Summer Food Program
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Where: Hills
& Dales Community Center
Location: 3505 Stoneman Rd, Dubuque, IA 52002, LifeTime Center
Congregate Meals
Time: 11:45am– 12:15pm
Please RSVP to Bert
at 556-3305 or click here
for more information
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Sixth
grade students from House 6-1 and House 6-2 participated in a district-wide
competition at Eleanor sRoosevelt Middle School on Friday, May 29th. Lexis
Duccini, Drew Mabusth, Andrew West, Frederic Kalb, Martin Schueller, and
Jack Doerges from House 6-1; and Emily Sprague, Samantha Roussel, Sami Kemp,
Lexey Hanson, Marisa Koontz, Derek Montgomery and Ryan LaPage from House
6-2. Check out photos from the event by visiting the Photo
Gallery. Several TJMS students were featured in a recent Dubuque
Telegraph Herald article on the races, check it out by clicking
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TJMS
held its first annual "Celebration of Learning" relays. From May
26-May 28, teams from each homebase competed in the preliminary competitions
by house. Homebases that represented each house in the school-wide competition
were: House 6-1: Mrs. Dolson; House 6-2: Mr. Putman; House 7-1: Ms. Kelley;
House
7-2: Ms. Wohlers; House 8-1: Mrs. Henry; and House 8-2: Mrs. Fettkether.
On Friday, May 29th, the winning homebases competed for the honor of being
the fast homebase. The relays included activities from all curricular areas,
from social studies to art to wellness. Winning the entire relay was truly
a team effort. Click here for pictures
from this school-wide team building activity! It was a lot of fun! |
Celebration
of Learning Relays
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Congratulations
to Mrs. Henry's homebase from House 8-1. They are the reigning champions
of the 1st annual relay event!
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Build
a Nest Challenge
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Seventh
graders in Ms. Kelley's and Ms. Weber's classes have had birds on the
brain lately. The challenge: Design a nest that can hold the most mass
in pennies. Students were given one "bird buck" to spend to
build their nest using materials like pipe cleaners, paper strips, toothpicks,
and string. Awesome engineering! Check out the Photo
Gallery for more pictures from this event.
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House
7-1: 1,011 pennies
designed by Natalie Fischer, Megan Hahn, and Katie Kozak.
House
7-2: 1,275 pennies
designed by Jenni Beck, Elizabeth Miller, Kyra Oberfoell, and Casey
Schute.
Honorable
mentions were awarded to two groups in House 7-2 whose nests held over
1,200 pennies. Brisa Hammel and Jennifer Griner designed a nest that
held 1,252 pennies. Donald Bostic, Randy Kauffmann, Tyler Koehler, and
DonDre Minor designed a nest that held 1,222 pennies.
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An
Environmental Adventure
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On
Thursday, May 28th, students in House 6-2 visited Swiss Valley Nature Center
on an environmental field trip. Sixth grade students studied water quality
in their science class earlier in the school year. At Swiss Valley students
participated in activities including: water testing, calculating stream
velocity, hiking with the GPS units, team building, and had a chance to
visit the nature center. It was a great opportunity to put their scientific
skills to the test! Check out the Photo
Gallery
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Fashion
Forward
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Seventh
and eighth grade students in Mrs. Seay's World Language class recently held
a fashion show to practice their Spanish vocabulary. But as you can see
from the pictures, they had a lot of fun posing and modeling for their teachers,
friends, and classmates. A very innovative way to make learning a new language
fun. Check out more pictures from the fashion show by visiting our Photo
Gallery. |
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graders in House 7-1 and House 7-2 participated in a field day at the Mines
of Spain on Wednesday, May 6th and Thursday, May 7th. Students participated
in sessions including canoeing, pond studies, quarry, fish biology, fishing,
hiking, nature photography and an amazing scavenger hunt. A big thank you
to the staff at the Mines of Spain, Bellevue Fisheries, Iowa DNR, and Anna
Kelley for providing equipment and support for these stations. This field
trip was the receipient of a $800 Target grant with defrayed the cost of
bus transportation. Students had a wonderful time and enjoyed the beautiful
spring weather. Check out photos from Nature Photography groups by clicking
here. For more pictures from House 7-2's day at the Mines of Spain
click
here! Thanks for a great day seventh graders! |
Mines
of Spain
May
6th & 7th
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Making
Beautiful Music
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Choir
and orchestra members recently held their spring concert in the Duane T.
Frick Auditorium on Tuesday, May 5th. Wonderful performances were presented
by our talented student musicians! Check out more pictures from the event
by clicking
here. A big thank you to Jeff Stiles, a TJMS parent, for taking
and sharing these photos! |
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Seventh
and eighth grade boys and girls track has ended. Check out pictures from
a recent track meets by visiting the Photo
Gallery. Thank you to all Hillhawk athletes, coaches, and fans!
We'll
see you back on the "hill" next year! Don't forget to schedule
your sports physicals this summer! A sports physical is good for 12 months.
If you have any questions, contact Greg
Lehman at 552-4704. |
Running
to the Finish Line!
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Student
Government is sponsoring Spirit Week from Monday, April 27th through Friday,
May 1st. The purpose of spirit week was to show school spirit, build community,
and have fun! Many students and staff participated in this fun event!
Monday,
April 27th:
High School Day
Tuesday, April 28th: Mix It Up Day - Clash and wear your craziest
outfit... the more mixed up the better.
Wednesday, April 29th: Sports Day - Wear your favorite jersey,
team t-shirt, or anything else sports related.
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TJMS
Spirit Week
Thursday,
April 30th: Twin Day - Find a friend and dress alike
Friday, May 1st: H-S-S-S Day - Hats, Jefferson spirit (Jefferson
shirt or colors), slippers, and sunglasses.
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Manding
Jata
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Thomas
Jefferson Middle School students attended a performance by the group Manding
Jata on Friday, April 24th. Manding Jata profiles the music, dance and oral
traditions of the Mandespeaking peoples of West Africa. Transcending colonial
borders, Manding Jata presents the cultural legacy of the great Manding
and Mali Empire, centered in the fabled city of Timbuktu. Students and staff
alike were entertained and informed about the culture, music, and dancing.
Click here for more information about Manding
Jata. Check out photos from the performance by visiting the Photo
Gallery. |
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Seventh
graders in Ms. Kelley's and Ms. Weber's science classes have been studying
invertebrates during the month of April. Students learned the characteristics
of each invertebrate phylum through hands-on stations based on multiple
intelligences. Once they knew the basics, they enhanced their knowledge
by dissecting clams, earthworms, crayfish, grasshoppers, and squid. Students
were even given the chance to taste calamari (fried squid) after they completed
the dissections. Check out more pictures from squid dissection by visiting
the Photo
Gallery. Who knows? We may have some future medical professionals
in this group of seventh graders! |
Cafe
Mollusca serves up Squid
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grade students in Mrs. Haverland's and Mrs. Milum's science classes recently
harnassed the sun's energy to race student-built solar cars. This project
was sponsored by the University of Northern Iowa's Center for Energy and
Environmental Education, which supplied the cars for students and training
for teachers.Check
out more pictures of solar cars by visiting the Photo
Gallery. Student
teams built the cars and competed for the honor of representing TJMS at
a district-wide competition on May 27th. |
Solar-Powered
Racers
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Students
who
will be moving on to the district competition include: Lexis Duccini,
Drew Mabusth, Andrew West, Frederic Kalb, Martin Schueller, and Jack Doerges
from House 6-1; and Emily Sprague, Samantha Roussel, Sami Kemp, Lexey
Hanson, Marisa Koontz, Derek Montgomery and Ryan LaPage from House 6-2.
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TJMS
students in House 6-2, House 7-1, and House 7-2 have become a lot more active
during 8th periods! This spring the teachers in these houses offered clubs
for their students to participate in which gave students choices about what
they wanted to do during 8th period. Student clubs include: cooking, sports
and games, walking, movies, music, flight, podcasting, Design Squad (engineering),
eye/hand coordination, virtual book club, chess, board games, and photography.
Check out the pictures from club events, taken by members of the Photography
Club, in the Photo
Gallery. Students will participate in 2 more club sessions this
school year! |
Clubs
are in full swing!
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Vroom,
Vroom!
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Ladies
and gentleman, start your engines! Eighth grade science students in Mr.
Mills' and Mr. Lee's classes have been putting their skills in physics to
use by designing, building, and racing mouse trap cars. The project is simple:
build a working vehicle using a mouse trap as the movement mechanism. Then
the mouse trap car will need to travel a certain distance in the TJMS Speedway.
Creative engineering was definitely in place as students worked in collaborative
groups to build their cars as well as complete data on the process. Check
out the Photo
Gallery for more pictures of this fun design experiment! |
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in House 8-2 created some amazing social studies projects during trimester
2. In February, students
researched and created
powerpoint presentations
on famous African Americans. Click the image to view these amazing powerpoints.
Students also completed research on immigration, relating it to their studies
of US History.
Students
created enteraining skits to share their knowledge of what it would have
been like to be an immigrant. Check out these videos by clicking
here! Great work 8th graders making history come alive through
these amazing projects. |
Super
Social Studies Projects
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Young
Citizen's Forum
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Congratulations to Jefferson's Young Citizen's Forum for their 1st place
tie Thursday at Loras College. All members showed great character and
represented TJMS extremely well. |
Congrats
especially to Keegan Delaney for being recognized as an outstanding delegate.
Way to go Thomas Jefferson Middle School YCF! TJMS participants include:
Sarah Schmitz, Carmen McDermott, Keegan Delaney, Katelyn Kozak, Andrew West,
Isaac Green, Rachael Scovel, Alyssa Reigle, Raquel Wolter, Ashley Compton,
Cody Olds, Kayla Blackman, Matt Pullen, Robert Guylash, Phillip Breitbach,
Virginia Butt, Abby McDermott, and Kristina Hockrein. |
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Congratulations
to the 6th and 7th grade Battle of the Books teams. Representing Jefferson
will be: Maria Bascom, Brenda Haupert, Sammi Jo Meyers, Casey Schute, Maryann
Flury, Taiana Butler, and Vanessa Ostrander. Great work ladies. Sixth graders
placed third and seventh graders placed second in some very tight competition
at the district battle on April 7th. Team members showed wonderful character
throughout the competition. |
Battle
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| Will
you be a new student at Thomas Jefferson Middle School next year? Incoming
sixth graders joined us to check out Thomas Jefferson Middle School by touring
the building and meeting teachers on Tuesday, April 7th from 6:30-8:00 PM.
Orientation begans at 6:30 PM with a program in the Duane T. Frick Auditorium.
See you in August and welcome to the Thomas Jefferson Middle School family! |
Heading
up the Hill?
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Belin
Blank Summer Institute
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Congratulations
to Taiana Butler and Makayla Dress, both students in House 7-2, for being
selected to participate in the Belin-Blank Summer Institute at the University
of Iowa. Taiana was selected for performing arts. Makayla was selected for
visual arts. Congratulations to both young women on this very prestigious
honor! |
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Speaking
Up!
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Students
in Ms. Rolle's language arts class recently shared their projects with their
class through informative speeches. Check out pictures in the Photo
Gallery. Great work! |
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presented "Once Upon a Mattress" on Friday, March 13 and Saturday,
March 14th at 7 PM in the Duane T. Frick Auditorium. Excellent
work to the cast, chorus, dancers, and crew who had been practicing their
parts diligently. It was a great show. Check
out photos of the performers. A video preview of the performance
is available by clicking
here or by watching Mediacom Channel 19. For a cast and crew list,
please click here. |
Once
Upon a Mattress
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TJMS
Mathcounts
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The
2008-09 TJMS Mathcounts Club culminated with a regional competition in Cedar
Rapids on February 7. Competition team participants were Beverly Ambrosy,
Alyssa Reigle, Kaitlynn Darrow, and Maria Bascom. Competition individual
participants were Brady Breitbach, Isaac Green, Richard Hardwick, and Thomas
Smith. Club participants included Emmy Bascom and Travis Garcia. Check out
the
Photo Gallery for more pictures! Congratulations
for all your hard work and enthusiasm! |
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TJMS
Mathcounts
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The
2008-09 TJMS Mathcounts Club culminated with a regional competition in Cedar
Rapids on February 7. Competition team participants were Beverly Ambrosy,
Alyssa Reigle, Kaitlynn Darrow, and Maria Bascom. Competition individual
participants were Brady Breitbach, Isaac Green, Richard Hardwick, and Thomas
Smith. Club participants included Emmy Bascom and Travis Garcia. Check out
the
Photo Gallery for more pictures! Congratulations
for all your hard work and enthusiasm! |
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Fashion
in any language
Students in Mrs. Seay's world language
classes recently participated in a fashion show. The latest fashions were
displayed and models strutted their stuff at TJMS on Tuesday, February
24th. The fashion show was an engaging way for students to practice their
new Spanish color and clothing vocabulary. Check out the Photo
Gallery for more pictures!
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| Doug
Bausch, 6th and 7th grade reading teacher was recently featured in a story
in the Dubuque
Telegraph Herald for his desire to become a teacher after a career
at John Deere. Recently, Mr. Bausch received the 2009 Faces and Voices Community
Youth Award at the Dr. King breakfast held in Dubuque. He is also very involved
at Jefferson as the advisor of the highly popular chess club and Junior
Optimist club. Thanks for all you do! |
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Bob
Holmes: One Man Volleyball
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On
Friday, February 20th, Bob Holmes, one-man volleyball team challenged TJMS
students and staff to a game of volleyball. Teams of 7th
and 8th grade girls, 8th grade boys, and faculty and staff played their
hearts out. Although no team was successful at beating Bob, the message
he presented was taken away by everyone in the audience, "Stand Alone
and Beat the Odds." For more pictures from the assembly, click
here. Read more about
Bob's message here. |
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Dance
Team
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The
TJMS dance team worked hard this winter and completed four excellent performances!
Check out their moves in photos from the dance performance by clicking
here. Well done. |
Boys
Basketball
Boys
basketball for 7th and 8th grade is underway. Check out photos from games
by clicking
here! Lost your schedule? The basketball schedule is available here.
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Congratulations
to the Jefferson's participants in the sectional spelling bee on Thursday,
February 12th: China Arnold, Savannah Gabel, Hailey Koeperich, and Hannah
Stanley. Hannah Stanley placed in the top ten at sectionals. Great spelling!
Check
out the Photo
Gallery for more pictures from the sectional spelling bee.
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Super
Spellers
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February
Dance/Activity Night
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A
dance/activity night was held on Friday, Feb. 13th from 2:30-5 PM. A teacher
vs. student volleyball game was be held! Think you have what it takes to
beat the teachers? The cost is $6 per team and proceeds will go to a local
charity. Bring your A game and see if you can take on the TJMS teachers!
Concessions will also be available for purchase! Good luck students! |
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Dance
your Heart Out!
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The
TJMS dance team recently held it's first performance. Did you miss it? Don't
worry, dance team will perform between the basketball games on the following
dates: February 12, February 18, and February 24. Check out photos from
the the dance performance by clicking
here. Well done! |
Dribble,
Pass, Swish
7th
and 8th grade boys basketball teams. Check out more pictures in the
Photo Gallery!
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There's
DNA in there???
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Seventh
grade students in Ms. Kelley's and Ms. Weber's science classes have been
studying DNA or the genetic material of living things. Students extracted
DNA from bananas and were amazed to see the amount of DNA found in those
cells. Check out the Photo
Gallery for more pictures from this amazing DNA experiement. |
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Kids
in the Kitchen
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Several
TJMS students are participating as cast members in the award winning production
of Kids in the Kitchen this school year. Students involved include: eighth
graders Jordan Albrecht, Bev Ambrosy, Hailey Koerperich, and Jermaine Sterling-Ollie;
and seventh graders Kayla Blackman and Kyra Oberfoell. Look for new episodes
coming soon on DCSD Mediacom Channel 17 or by clicking here.
Photos from the recent taping are also available by clicking here. |
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The
Photo
Gallery has been moved to Shutterfly! This will enable us to easily
post pictures from the entire event. Photos will also be more accessible
for personal use. All "archived" Photo Galleries have been linked
to this new site.
Check
out what students have been up to this year!
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Check
out the new Photo Gallery!
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Way
to Go Hillhawks!
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Joseph
Unsen won Thomas Jefferson Middle School's Geography Bee! He moves one
step closer to a $25,000 college scholarship. Good luck Joseph!
Congratulations to
all students selected to take part as cast or chorus in "Once Upon
a Mattress," our spring musical. Check back soon for updates!
Congratulations to
the 2008-2009 Jefferson Spelling Bee Finalists! Kyle Geesey, Savannah
Gabel, and Hannah Stanley, all from House 8-2.
Alternate: China Arnold 7-2
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Dribble
& Pass
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Great
work this season ladies! Check out the Photo
Gallery for more pictures. Dance team for 7th and 8th grade girls
begins Monday, January 5th.
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work on the mat gentleman! Check out the Photo
Gallery for more pictures. Basketball for 7th and 8th grade boys
begins, Monday, January 5th! |
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Takedown
& Pin
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Check
out the Photo
Gallery for more pictures (provided by Ms. Thimmesch).
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Making
Connections
In November
and early December, House 6-2 students in 2nd Period Language Arts with
Ms. Thimmesch met with residents at Bethany Homes Retirement Community.
This was a valuable character building experience as the students formed
a special relationship with the people who live there.
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Each student gained important interview skills and learned how to compose
a character sketch on the resident with whom they met. During the visits,
both the students and the older adults had the opportunity to share life
stories. Some of the students were asked by residents to return for individual
visits outside of school - the people at Bethany Homes enjoyed connecting
with TJMS students, and the students appreciated the opportunity to learn
from them. |
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Winter
Wear Drive
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Student
Government collected winter clothing for the Boys and Girls Club from Wednesday,
December 3rd and ending Wednesday, December 17th. This was a brand-new service
opportunity for students and 3 huge boxes of winter gear were donated. It
was a great way to show the pillars of caring and good citizenship to benefit
the larger Dubuque community and help students in need. |
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latest dance/activity night was held on Friday, December 5th. Students had
a real opportunity to make a difference and had a lot of fun at the same
time. We partnered with Loras College to hold the first middle school mini
dance marathon right here at Jefferson. All the proceeds were donated to
the University of Iowa Children's Hospital and the Children's Miracle Network.
These organizations help children who are battling cancer and other diseases.
The dance/activity night will have carnival games to play and the dj. Having
fun at the dance really can help make a difference! |
Mini
Dance Marathon
December
5
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Students
and staff raised over $1500 through dance proceeds and through additional
staff donations. Thank you for showing how much you care!
Check
out the Photo
Gallery for more pictures!
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Flying
Away on a Balloon
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Eighth
graders in Mr. Mills' and Mr. Lee's science classes recently constructed
hot air balloons as a class project. On a brisk day in late November, the
balloons took flight from the lower field. Students worked in groups to
build their hot air balloons out of tissue paper. Students enjoyed seeing
their balloons take to the sky, putting their knowledge of science concepts
to the test. Check out the Photo
Gallery
for more pictures from the balloon launch. Great work eighth graders! |
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graders at TJMS recently completed their Olympics with a medal ceremony,
awarding Gold, Silver, and Bronze "medals" to winners of wrestling,
track and field, and chariot racing events. Students also viewed a powerpoint
of photos from the event activities which you can view by clicking
here (note: the powerpoint is a large file). Everyone enjoyed this
team-building activity that encouraged good sportsmanship, determination,
and perseverance. Check out the Photo
Gallery
for more pictures from the Seventh Grade Olympics, including medal winners
for the events. |
Olympic
Spirit
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The
Cyclones from Ms. Wohler's homebase were the overall medal winners and
received the traveling trophy which will be proudly displayed in homebase
for the remainder of the year
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TJMS
students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade exercised their right to vote in a Mock
Election on November 4th. Students studied the election in social studies
classes. Some classes researched the candidates and made campaign posters.
Students quickly realized that this election will make history, no matter
which party wins the election. If you haven't voted, don't forget to vote!
Your vote makes a difference! Check out the Photo
Gallery
for more pictures from the election. Who won? The overwhelming majority
of TJMS students voted for Barack Obama! This also was the result for the
entire United States! |
TJMS
Mock Election
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6th
Graders Give Back
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On
Monday, October 27th, sixth grade students gave back to the Jefferson neighborhood
by raking leaves and picking up litter. They offered their services to residents
living around Jefferson and were able to help some of our neighbors. Sixth
graders stated that it felt great being able to perform service for others.
What a wonderful way to put the 6 Pillars of Character into action by showing
good citizenship! Special thanks to the City of Dubuque for providing vests
for students to wear and bags for litter. Check out the Photo
Gallery
for more pictures from this great service project. Great job giving back! |
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Three
TJMS students are learning all about the courtroom. They're participating
on the Dubuque Middle School Mock Trial team. They competed recently at
Loras College. Participants include: Dionna Appling, Shelby Scales, and
Amanda Wolters. Great work ladies! Check out the Photo
Gallery
for more pictures. |
Order
in the Court!
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Junior Optimist held a food collection drive during Make A Difference Week.
Millions of people all over the United States did things to help others.
Donated food and baby products were given to local organizations that will
put our donations to good use. A big thanks
to all who participated with this project. You showed character by giving
back! |
Make
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6th
Grade Track Meet
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Sixth
grade track team members participated in an all-city track meet on October
13, 2008 at Dalzell Field. Students participated in running and field events.
Great work 6th graders. We hope to see you in other intramural sports this
year and on our teams next year. Check
out the Photo
Gallery
for more pictures from the most recent meet. |
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On
Friday, October 17th, students in House 6-1 visited Swiss Valley Nature
Center on an environmental field trip during Earth Science Week, October
13-17th. Sixth grade students have been studying water quality in their
science class and have set up mini environments. At Swiss Valley students
participated in activities including: water testing, calculating stream
velocity, hiking with the GPS units, poetry writing, and had a chance to
visit the nature center. The day had a few sprinkles, but it was a great
opportunity to put their scientific skills to the test! Check out the Photo
Gallery
for more pictures from this great field trip. House 6-2 will take this field
trip in the spring of 2009. |
House
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TJMS
students attended the first dance/activity night of the school year on Friday,
October 17th from 2:30-5 PM. Students danced, played basketball, had their
faces painted, had snacks, and spent time with friends! Proceeds from the
dance were given to the family of Tylor , a student in House 6-2 for medical
expenses. A special thank you from Student Government to all parents, teachers,
and staff members who chaperoned the October dance/activity night. We could
not do it without you! Our next dance/activity night will be held December
5th. Check
out the Photo
Gallery
for more pictures! |
Dance/Activity
Night
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Essay
Contest Winners
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Three
TJMS seventh graders were recently awarded first, second, and third place
in an essay contest promoting October as Disability Awareness Month. The
essay
contest was sponsored by Diversity in Workplace and Mental Health America.
Award winners include:
1st
Place:
Gincie Butt, House 7-2
2nd Place: Carrie Piper, House 7-1
3rd Place: Nikea Bennett, House 7-2
Congratulations ladies! Check out the Photo
Gallery
for more pictures from the awards ceremony
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Students
in 7th and 8th grade had the opportunity to learn about the cultures
of different countries around the world on Friday, October 10th. International
students from Loras College visited Mr. Rapp's, Mrs. Wagner's, and Mrs.
Seay's classes. Students were able to learn about their schools, home life,
clothing, foods, and even dances. Students loved learning about the world
around them from the experience of these international college students.
Check out the Photo
Gallery
for more pictures from Culture Day. A thank you to the international students
at Loras College, Alejandro Pino, and Cindy Behnke for making this day possible! |
Celebrating
Diversity
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Arboretum
Service Project
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Seventh
grade students in House 7-1 and 7-2 participated in an annual service learning
field trip on October 7th and 8th at the Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical
Gardens. Students participated in tree identification, team-building, leaf
rubbings or poetry writing, and either a service project or a scavenger
hunt. The day was a great opportunity to practice classification skills
learned in science class as well as show character by caring for the Dubuque
community. Whether the day was cold and rainy or warm and sunny, everyone
enjoyed learning beyond the walls of the classroom. Check out the Photo
Gallery
for more pictures. Special thanks to the students and staff
from the University of Dubuque and Dubuque Arboretum volunteers. Check out
the recent Dubuque
Telegraph Herald article for more information about this recent
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grade students in House 7-1 and House 7-2 held opening ceremonies for the
First Annual Seventh Grade Olympics on Thursday, October 2nd. Inspired by
the recent Summer Oympics, students researched the ancient Olympic games.
In homebase, they developed a country name, flag, and motto. Students participated
in a procession of countries on the lower field, showing
their classmates their hard work and team spirit.
A torch
running and lighting ceremony was also held. Students will participate in
athletic events on Fridays during October as a part of our weekly teambuilding
activities. Events include wrestling, chariot racing, and track and field.
Check out the Photo
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Olympic
Spirit
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Pass,
Bump, Set, & Kick!
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Volleyball
and football for 7th & 8th grade have ended for 2008.Check
out the Photo
Gallery for pictures from recent games.
Don't be left out on the sidelines!
A sports physical is good for the entire school year. All
students must have a valid physical on file in the main office in order
to participate in athletics. If you
have questions about physicals, please contact Greg
Lehman at 552-4704. Sixth grade intramural sports began on September
8th. An all school 6th grade middle school track meet was held on Monday,
October 13th at Dalzell Field. Thanks for supporting the Hillhawks! |
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TJMS
students and staff participated in an all-school pep rally on Friday, August
29th. It was a chance to celebrate completing the first week of school and
building community with new friends and old. Students participated in sheet
races and cheers. Sixth graders were awarded the spirit stitch for cheering
with the most enthusiasm! It's gonna be a great year! Check out the Photo
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Thank
you to all who supported our fundraiser this year! Top selling homebases
were:
Mrs. Reeves, 6th grade
Mr. Meier, 7th grade
Mrs. Fettkether, 8th grade
Great job! We appreciate all your support! Students had a lot of fun participating
in activities.
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back here for news on TJMS students as the year progresses!
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