Jefferson Middle School

1115 S. Crescent Drive Champaign IL, 61821 phone (217) 351-3790 fax (217) 351-3754 Directions To Jefferson

"Jefferson serves a diverse student body and works daily to meet the academic, social and emotional needs of young adolescents. A strong teaching faculty and dedicated support staff offer a daily schedule of core and encore classes. Honors classes, fine arts, foreign language, as well as support programs to accelerate student learning are all opportunities at Jefferson. We welcome you to visit our school and see first hand how Jefferson is preparing our students for the future."
~ Susan Zola, Principal
zolasu@champaignschools.org

Announcements

August 6^th will be the registration date for all middle schools from 8:00am-8:00pm. Late registration will be held on Monday, August 11^th from 10:00-4:00

Open to all parents
Free presentation Saturday, June 14th
Champaign Public Library 9:30—11:30 a.m.
Robeson Pavilion Rooms A & B
The Nurtured heart approach is being used by teachers and parents throughout Champaign and around the world. You will learn: • How the Nurtured Heart Approach is different • How the approach works with toddlers to teenagers • Why this approach is so effective with challenging children • How this approach will help you as a parent

Click here for a pdf flyer about the presentation

Cross-Country News!

Practice starts Monday, August 4th @ Jefferson. We will meet at 8:00 a.m. and will practice for one-hour. Please bring a water bottle with you and a good pair of running shoes. Sports Physicals are available at the main office; and must be filled out before you are officially on the team. Our first meet is Saturday, August 23rd @ Robeson Park, hosted by Edison Middle School. Jefferson is also hosting a meet this year on Thursday,

September 11th....volunteers are needed! Please e-mail Coach Olson polson55@hotmail.com with any questions/concerns, or if you can help at the meet.

This is a great opportunity to make new friends, get in shape, earn medals and get out of school for away meets. Hope to see you there...bring a friend!

Get Tuned In with JMS! Dr. Zola will be podcasting and giving updates about news and events at JMS. Please visit the Jefferson PodCast Page to listen.

JMS Drama Class Podcasts "This I Believe" Speeches. To listen to Ms. William's students go to the JMS Drama Pod cast page.

Congratulation to Dr. Mueller: “The Jefferson Middle School 7th & 8th Grade String Orchestra was awarded the ‘Best of Day Award’ - Instrumental at the IESA Area 11 Music Organization Contest at Homer Heritage on Saturday, April 26^th. Their performance earned them a Division I rating. They were the lone orchestra among eight area bands participating in the instrumental division of the contest. The JMS Orchestra is composed of 29 string players from the JMS 7th and 8th grade string classes. This is the first time that the JMS Orchestra has received this award. The group is led by Rodney Mueller, JMS String Teacher/Orchestra Director

Scholastic Bowl Team Advances to STATE!

Jefferson's Scholastic Bowl won their sectional tournament Monday night by beating 3 teams who were all regional champions. They are now one of the top 16 teams in the state out of the 348 schools that participated in regional and sectional tournaments. The 18-1 Jaguars are coached by Jen White and Cara Gutzmer, and are now headed to their first state tournament in the school's history.

Online Grades and Communication
Parents can check their child's progress online. All you need to know is their teacher's name, class period, and your students password. (Teachers can give you the password) Simply go to the JMS teams page click on the link marked grade book. This will open the teacher's online grades or the combined team grade book.

For an alphabetical listing of Jefferson Staff members email addresses and and web pages follow this link. Contact Us

Homework Hotline

Parents are also reminded that daily assignments can be checked by calling into the JMS homework hotline. Each team posts the daily assignments to a voicemail that can be heard by calling 351.3791 and the extensions below.

6^th Grade	7^th Grade	8^th Grade
Orcas – 737 Penguins – 765	Rainforest – 760 Islands – 715	Blue – 761 Orange – 768

Middle School Resource Officer

Jefferson Middle School Welcomes Officer DeMay our School Resource Officer. To learn more about the SRO program please read the Frequently Asked Questions.