ernest everett just middle school
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Principal’s Message Dear Ernest Just Middle School Community,
As we prepare for the holidays and the winter season, I would like to take the
opportunity to give thanks to the entire Ernest Just community. Everyone,
from our staff, students, and parents to our local businesses to community civic
associations and local alumni chapters of sororities and fraternities, has been
very supportive of our young scholars and the work we face in preparing them
not only to enter college and the workforce but also to become engaged as
positive global citizens. Our students have shared this spirit of thanks and
community by organizing and supporting a wonderful food drive for those in
need. They have brought some great ideas to the administration with respect
to recycling and ecology. Through the support and resources provided by
Omega Psi Phi fraternity, our students have helped build a memorial and
educational garden dedicated to Dr. Ernest Just. We have had the unique
opportunity to expose some of our students to the thinking and writing of
Richard Wright. These are just some of the accomplishments we have been
able to achieve in a short time. We look forward to many more great things
from our students and our community. We will continue to provide exciting
and creative educational experiences with a focus on literacy and promoting
student thought and engagement. Please enjoy the company of friends,
family, and loved ones, and give thanks for the strong community we have
here.
Sincerely,
Dr. Keary Schoen
Parents
Please make
sure there is
money in your
children's
accounts
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STEAM - Video Gaming Tournament Our students participated in a Video Gaming Tournament and Conference
sponsored by The Patriots Technology Training Center on Saturday, December
12th. They were able to interact with video game designers, test out video
games, and get to know more about the process of creating/designing video
games.
They then participated in a tournament with some of the most popular games
on the market today. A few of our students made it to the final rounds and we're
just short of winning the grand prize of $100. I was so proud of our students and
how engaged they were about learning more about technology, arts and the
science and mathematics behind the video gaming.
STEAM - Parent Night
We had our first STEAM parent night in conjunction with our other special
programs on December 9th. We gave our parents and students the opportunity
to see how we are implementing STEAM in our school this year. Stay tuned for our next parent night in the Spring!
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ANATOMY AFFECTED
COMMON COLD: Caused by a virus or bacteria; normally
affects the nose, throat and upper airway.
FLU: Caused by a virus or bacteria; affects the nose, throat and
upper airway.
BRONCHITIS: Inflammation of the lining of the bronchi and the
main airways of the lungs.
PNEUMONIA: Caused by viral, bacterial or fungal infection;
can be caused by inhalation of substances such as
chemicals, water or vomit (aspiration pneumonia); inflammation of
the alveoli (air sacs) deep within the lungs.
TRANMISSION
COMMON COLD: Initial symptoms start 12 hours to 3 days after infection. The virus is easily
transmitted in airborne droplets from coughs and sneezes from infected people, even when
a handkerchief is used. It is also spread to the nose and throat by way of hand-to-hand
contact with infected individuals or by touching surfaces contaminated with the virus.
FLU: Symptoms develop 24-48 hours after infection. The virus is spread in the same manner
as the common cold.
BRONCHITIS: Initial onset is 24-48 hours after infection. Acute bronchitis is often caused by a
viral infection which spreads from the nose, throat and sinuses into the bronchus and
bronchial tree. It can become a recurrent problem for people with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease. In older people and those with a heart or lung disorder, the infection
can spread farther into the lungs causing pneumonia.
PNEUMONIA: Bacterial pneumonia has a rapid onset and symptoms generally develop
within a few hours. It is harder for oxygen to pass across the walls of the air sacs or aveoli in
the lungs to the bloodstream because they have become inflamed with white blood cells
and fluid. Pneumonia may develop as a complication of a viral infection, such as a
common cold. Other causes of bacterial pneumonia in healthy
adults include infection with Haemophilus influenza, Mycoplasma
pneumonia, pseudomonas and klebsiella bacteria. The
bacterium known as Legionella pneumophila also known as
Legionnaires’ disease is spread through air-conditioning systems.
Staphylococcus aureus bacteria usually affects people in the
hospital with other illness, especially the very young or elderly
population.
SYMPTOMS
COLD: Mild chills and fever, body aches and mild headache; fatigue; runny or stuffy nose;
sneezing; sore throat; mucous producing cough; clear, yellow or green mucous.
FLU: Fever higher than 100 degrees F.; moderate to severe chills and body aches, extreme
fatigue and weakness, severe chest discomfort, non-productive cough.
BRONCHITIS: Irritating, persistent cough that may produce clear sputum or large amounts of
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Happy Holiday
Students interested in joining the
National Junior Honor Society please
pick up a application is Ms. Jones
room, 344. Applications are available
until December 22, 2015 and due back
no later than Friday January 8, 2016.
Parents can reach me
at [email protected] if they have
any questions.
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Ernest Everett Just Middle School
MASQUERADE
BALL
The 8th grade committee is planning
the end of the year activities. Grades and behavior will be taken into
consideration to participate in the activities.
The proposed activities are listed below:
8th grade field trip
Wednesday June 8, 2016 OUTDOOR CLASSROOM DAY,
Thursday June 9, 2016 MASQUERADE BALL,
Friday June 10, 2016 from 6-9 pm
8TH GRADE CLASS SHIRT
The activities listed above including the shirt will be sold in a bundle package for
tentatively $100. The deposit of $30 should be submitted before Wednesday,
February 10, 2016, if the student plans to participate in the
activities. The remaining balance should be submitted
before Wednesday, April 27, 2016. Payments can
be made via Cash or Money Orders made out
to Ernest Everett Just Middle School. Students
can submit payment to Ms. D. Jones, 8th grade
committee chair. PAYMENTS should be in an
envelope labeled with their full name, t-shirt size and parent contact information. If you have any questions please contact Ms. Jones @
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Parents and Students!
The 8th grade committee and administration is in
the beginning stages of discussing the end of the
year events. Stay tuned for forthcoming
information and update.
ATTENTION
Reminders Log in to schoolmax on a regular basis. Where you see 0’s, ask for an explanation from your child. Zeroes usually mean work that wasn’t done. Zeroes are disastrous to the student’s bottom line. If you don’t check, some students don’t do.
We sell agenda books for $ 3.00. Have
students write
down all their
assignments in one
place so that you
can monitor. (Yes,
middle school
children still need to
be monitored).
Don’t take their
word that it is done;
ask to see the
finished product. Our students are capable of doing outstanding work but sometimes they need your supervision
ERNEST EVERETT JUST NOVEMBER 2015
Ernest Everett Just Middle School’s Art program is exploratory and conceptual in nature. Children are able to explore a variety of thinking processes, art forms, materials and techniques, and sources for inspiration such as observation, memory, and imagination. Students look at, talk and write about art from different cultures and times, as well as their own art and art of peers. Students use creative, critical and design thinking processes to solve problems or challenges to make meaning of their world. The visual art elective works in tangent with many core academic areas of study in terms of themes and context to build cross-cultural connections. We are continuously expanding in terms of media and themes in each sequential course. Throughout the program, students engage in various forms of communication, utilizing a rich vocabulary and a variety of technological resources. Students continue to utilize their art knowledge, while studying career options, identifying skills required for each career, and identifying ways to utilize and support the arts community.
6th and 7th grade students visited the SciTech Learning Center where they had the opportunity to work as engineers. Their task was to design a rain garden that produced the greatest amount of fresh water.
Mrs. Brown's 7th Grade Science along with members of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc, planted shrubbery behind the school. The garden can be viewed from the library, and will be used as a learning station for our students. We would like to thank the fraternity for their donation to plant the garden.
From the Ernest Everett Just Middle School
Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA )
Mrs. Monica Williams, PTSA President Mrs. Kishara Perry, PTSA Vice President
Mr. Michael Sugar, PTSA Correspondence Secretary Dr. Keary Schoen, Principal
STEM Workshop
Introduced students and parents to the requirement for middle STEM project. More information and details can be found on the school’s website.