Jackson Middle School

A Leonard Bernstein
School of Artful Learning

10625 SW 35th AvePortland, OR 97219Ph 503-916-5680Fx 503-916-2640

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  • COFFEE TALK

    March 17thCoffee Talk

    9:30 am

    Jackson LIbrary

     

    Special guest:  Filip Hristic, Principal of Ida B. Well High School 

     

    Join us in the Jackson library for a special informational session.  This is the perfect opportunity for parents of current 8th graders to ask questions about high school!  See you there!

     

  • Winter SUN Information and Registration

    SUN School News


    Winter registration is open!  

    After school classes being offered:

    • AKA Science: Cool Chemistry
    • Dungeons and Dragons and Magic the Gathering Club
    • Parkour
    • Lego Relief Printing
    • Homework Club
    • Lightsaber Arts

    All SUN classes will run from 3:45pm-5:15pm. Class sizes will be strictly limited and will be on a first come first serve basis. Waitlists will be started after class sizes are at capacity. The 2023 JMS SUN Winter session will begin January 23rd, 2023 and go through March 16th, 2023.

    Click HERE to sign up!

  • OREGON BATTLE OF THE BOOKS

    Jackson is participating in OBOB!  If your student is interested in reading and loves to compete, please encourage them to attend the first meeting on January 4th at 4 pm in the library.  If your student isn't able to meet on Wednesdays after school, they can still participate.

    Email parent volunteer David Forero at forero@gmail.com.

    For more information and the official book list for middle school go here: https://www.oregonbattleofthebooks.org/

     

     

     

     

  • Weather Information

    Dear Parents and Guardians,

    Over the last few days we have been hearing a lot of information regarding possible weather-related events that could impact our school.  At this time there is no information that factually states that it is going to happen this week, but it is always good to be prepared.  Since it has been awhile since we have had to deal with anything like this, I wanted to provide you with the protocol and processes that will be followed if there is a change to our daily schedule.

    • During weeks like this, district office staff monitor the road conditions very carefully, starting very early in the morning.  They will even have folks go out and drive the roads so they have eyes on the situation for more accurate decision making.
    • The district office team determines if there needs to be a closure, late start or buses on snow routes.  (To be clear, this is not a decision that is made at the building level.)
    • A message will be sent out district wide with the information you will need for the day.
    • A follow-up message will come out from me with specific information for Jackson Middle School.  I do this because sometimes the district messaging can be a bit confusing.  For example, there have been times in the past when only the west side schools run two hours late and the rest of the district is on time.

    Some questions that will come up are:

    How do we find out if our bus is on a snow route?

    Click this link Snow Routes for specific buses.

    What will the schedule look like if we have a late opening?

    We will run a shortened version of our daily schedule so that the students will see each teacher for about 35 minutes each.

    What if it starts snowing in the middle of the day?

    We have only had two or three early releases due to weather over the course of my career.  (And that is a long time!). If that does happen, we will send out notification as to what that will look like and how dismissal will work.  

    What if there is a snow event during the day and I cannot get to school to pick up my child on time?

    Someone will be at the school with your child until they can be picked up.  We will not turn them out into the cold and we will not leave them alone at school.

    Will the teachers just switch to virtual instruction if there is a snow day?

    I have not heard plans regarding virtual instruction, but I would assume this would not be an option because we have no way of knowing if students all have their devices at home to access classes.  But more information will be provided as I receive it.

    I am sure you will have more questions so I encourage you to send them via the survey link below and I will respond in the JagWire on Friday.  

    https://forms.gle/Ysehv5JbwpRrwq3BA

    Go Jags!

    John Ferraro

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