What to do in the event of COVID positive case

If a student tests positive, it is best to reach out to your school principal or school nurse as soon as you receive the test results. If this happens during the school day, please call. If it’s at night or on a weekend, email is best. The sooner we get the information, the better.

John Jay Middle School Principal Jeff Swiatowicz, jswiatowicz@klschools.org, 763-7535 | School Nurses Mary Mullaney/Ellen Pappas, mmullaney@klschools.org, epappas@klschools.org, 763-7508

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Hello JJMS Families,

It’s hard to believe that despite our current situation and all the challenges thrown our way, the 2nd half of the year is in full swing already! We are all looking forward to warmer weather and the ability to get outside more !

Afterschool clubs are busy at work and providing chances for students to connect socially- outside of the classroom! A few highlights include:   

  • The JJMStream club, a group of students who write and produce a JJMS News Show where they cover national, collegiate, and professional sports, review movies and games, and conduct interiews on various topics. Five episodes have already been produced and can be watched on the JJMS YouTube Channel. These episodes are played during the lunch waves for our students.
  • The Student Council just kicked off a mask designing contest that will be combined with a fundraiser. The winner will receive a gift card and have their design printed on a face mask. To help raise funds for the   Student Council, the masks will be available for purchase by the JJMS community once it’s produced! All students received a notification on their JJMS Schoology page with the template and directions.
  • On Friday and Saturday March 5 & March 6 at 7PM the JJMS Drama club will share their performance of Socially Distant Scenes from Monty Python. A link will be emailed to the JJMS families. Please take the time   to watch the play and celebrate the accomplishments of our actors, set designers, costume designers and so many more students, who did a great job producing their very first socially distant play!

While we have spring to look forward to, the month of March can be particularly challenging for students since the next scheduled day off is not until spring break, March 29-April 2. We are working with the teachers to provide support by reviewing classroom expectations and incorporating activities into their lessons and daily activities to keep the students engaged and interested.

Wellness Week 2021 is March 15th, and our school clinicians will be teaching the students how important it is to take care of themselves, even if they don’t think anything is wrong. Sometimes all any of us need is a good laugh with friends, a moment of meditation, or special time listening to our favorite music with friends; all of this does a body & mind some good! More about this in the coming days will be communicated to our JJMS families and students. 

8th grade parents: While it’s only March, we know that you are probably wondering what the end of year Moving Up ceremony will look like. I assure you we are working with the PTO to come up with creative ways to make it a special day for our 8th grade students and will update you as we progress with our planning. 

 In partnership with you, 

Jeffrey Swiatowicz 

John Jay Middle School, Principal 

 

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