Jackson Middle

This is a reminder that the 2020-2021 school year will begin on Tuesday, September 8th for students with last names beginning with L-Z. On Wednesday, September 9th, students with last names A-K will report to school. Due to Monday being Labor Day, students with last names A-K will report Friday, September 11th as well. Please visit the Wood County Schools website, and then click “2020-2021 Re-entry Summarization” for more details. Our re-entry schedule has not changed since being published. Students will attend school on a Blended-Model of instruction for 3 weeks, which is our Yellow Schedule, or until proper procedures, protocols, and new standards have been taught and implemented. Also, please do not confuse yourself with the WVDE color-coded map. The map is used as one of many tools to drive local decisions for our school system. As mentioned in previous communications, we will closely monitor the data each day to make well-informed and deliberate decisions, while keeping safety as the top priority for our students and employees. Over the last six months, we have worked diligently and methodically to create a well-rounded plan for re-entry. I’m sure we have not thought about every issue that may arise - please be patient as we work through making adjustments, changing protocols or procedures, and seeking feedback from our stakeholders to make this school year a great success. Although not a requirement, I am asking each student to bring their own mask and bottle of water on the first day of school. This will help expedite first day procedures and practices for our schools as they begin teaching expected behaviors for the year. Students will receive a Wood County mask on the first day and will be expected to possess and use it on a continual basis as we navigate through a new normal for our school system. We are so excited to see your children in our schools once again. We have greatly missed their presence the last six months. As always, make sure to Wear a mask, Watch your distance, and Wash your hands. To view our first WCS Newsletter, please click https://tinyurl.com/yxbaddej Have a safe and wonderful Holiday weekend.

Good afternoon Jackson parents, students, and staff As we prepare for the opening of school, I would like to provide some information over the next few days. Let me thank everyone that came to get student IPads the last few days! This went very well and I appreciate our staff and students as we were able to get these devices to students. If you didn’t get an iPad, you can go to our website and print a copy of the AUP from the News section. If you bring it your first day of school we will try and get your iPad. If not, we will get it to you when we have a parent and student signature on the AUP. IPads need brought to school EVERYDAY! Another important item is 7th grade immunizations. If we don’t have a copy of your 7th graders immunizations, please make sure to contact our school nurse and get this taken care of. I know Nurse McMillian has been contacting parents to get these items taken care of in a timely manner. A student can not participate in school until these immunizations have been documented to the school. Lastly, let's talk about arrival at Jackson Middle School this year. Doors will not be unlocked until 7:30 am to the cafeteria. If you are dropping students off you can drop off at the Vienna Community building or drive down to 32nd Street to the end of the football field and come in the back of the parking lot. You can then drop off as you come down the hill by the cafeteria. ALL students will enter the building through the cafeteria doors. Students MUST have a face covering when they enter and keep on please. 6th grade will sit in the cafeteria. STUDENTS SHOULD SIT 1 TO A BENCH (8 TO A TABLE). 6th grade can pick up their breakfast in the cafeteria. 7th grade will sit in the BLEACHERS in gym. Students come in and need to sit on a seat WITHOUT A WHITE MARK ON IT. 8th grade will sit in the 7th grade hallway. Students red to sit 3 tiles apart. 7th and 8th grade can get breakfast in their areas. All students will eat in the classroom, NO outside food is permitted. Students will go to 1st period at 7:45 by grade level. Anyone coming in cafeteria after 7:45 will grab breakfast and go to 1st period. 1st period will begin at 8am! More will follow in the coming days...as always, GO GENERALS!

Good morning Jackson parents and students, I want to thank everyone that has come to pick up IPads, you have done a great job with social distancing and have made the process very smooth! If you have not picked up your IPad yet, we will be distributing to anyone that can get here today between the hours of 9am and 3pm. Please come to the side parking lot and then walk to the back of the building, we are set up in the courtyard area there. I also want to mention that there is a link on our website under the Live Feed that has a Google Slide presentation with teacher information. If you open the link you should get the slide presentation, click on PRESENT and then hopefully you can go to where you want and get to see our wonderful staff here at Jackson. I will be providing a few more items over the next few days for the start of school next Tuesday. We are excited to have students back and our staff is working diligently to get everything prepared for students. So be looking for those calls over the next few days, and I will always post on our website the announcements as well. Have a great day! Go Generals!

Virtual Open House The link below is to a Google Slide presentation with information from each teacher! If you play the presentation you should be able to see a map of the school and click on the dot in each class to see the teacher info. https://tinyurl.com/y2ky3hjz

Pre-Order Buddy Bags on Hybrid Learning Days for the Week of September 8th. Wood County Schools will start school September 8 with a hybrid model that will have students in school two days a week. The plan is to send students home with a pre-bagged meal called a “Buddy Bag” to be eaten on the days that the students will be learning remotely. The “Buddy Bag” will contain one breakfast and one lunch. Parents/guardians or students age 13 and up can pre-order meals. Due to certain restrictions, parents will need to pre-order meals for students 12 and under. It is the responsibility of the parent/guardian or student to reserve the “Buddy Bag” for the week of September 8th. Pre-orders are due by 9 a.m. on Tuesday, September 8th for the week of September 8th meal pick-up. Pre-orders will start on Wednesday, September 2nd at 9 a.m. You will need to place an order separately for each student. On Thursday, September 10th students that attend school will be provided 2 breakfasts and 2 lunches to cover Friday and Monday remote learning. Meals will be available for pick-up in a designated area of the school by the principal Tuesday - Friday. To order a meal for your student please click the following link https://tinyurl.com/y6jnhm3m

Good afternoon Jackson parents, students, and staff, We are gearing up for the beginning of the school year. Want to mention that the first week of school starting on Sept 8 is a little different then the following weeks. Tuesday, Sept 8, students last names L-Z Wed, Sept 9 - students last names A-K Thurs, Sept 10 - students last names L-Z Fri, Sept 11 - students last names A-K This will be the only Friday that students attend while the county is on YELLOW! Also, please remember that we have iPad pick-up starting this week (August 31st-Sept 3rd). To pick up your iPad and schedule, you need to come to the side parking lot of Jackson between 9am and 3pm. You will be directed to stand in line and then will go to the specified area to collect your items. You MUST have a signed Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) or a parent/guardian and student at the location to sign the Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) while picking up. You will not be allowed to take the iPad home without this paper signed by the parent/guardian AND the student! You can find a copy that you can print and sign on the Jackson website by going to www.woodcountywv.apptegy.us and then going to NEWS and finding IPAD DISTRIBUTION. It shouldn't take long to get everything together depending on the number of people at the time you stop by. This is for all students at Jackson Middle School, those coming to school or those doing virtual school. Please remember you need to follow all social distancing practices and be patient as we distribute these items. Students and parents can come get IPads from 9am - 3pm on the following dates: Mon, Aug 31 - students last names A-K Tues, Sept 1 - students last names L-Z Wed, Sept 2 - students last names A-K Thurs, Sept 3 - students last names L-Z If you are unable to come during these times, students will get an iPad from the school as soon as an AUP is signed by the student and parent. We look forward to the beginning of the school year and hope you have a great day! Go Generals!!

Good evening, Each Sunday evening, from this day forward, I will provide all stakeholders an update from the WVDHHR and WVDE Covid-19 metrics data for Wood County. The metics data will be used to govern activities and other requirements in our school system for the upcoming week. This week, Wood County has a 2.74 average seven day trend, which includes 16 probable and confirmed positive cases the last seven days. We will continue to analyze the data of the metrics, and make necessary adjustments on protocols and procedures in our schools based on current trends. For the upcoming week of August 31, Wood County is “Green” on the metrics; therefore, all co-curricular and extra-curricular activities are allowed to participate. However, three counties in WV - Kanawha, Monroe, and Logan are orange or red in the metrics and will not be allowed to participate in any activities this week. As you can see, this is a community driven metrics, which has serious implications for our school system. Please do your part and encourage others on the 3 W’s to help our students return in-person to our schools - Wear a mask, Watch your distance, and Wash your hands. Once again, please download our mobile app on our website and continually check the “News” feed to stay up to date on what is happening in our schools. Keep up the great work. Have a great evening.

Reminder - Ipad rollout begins Monday, August 31 at 9:00 a.m. For more information, please visit the "News" section on our website or click the following link. https://tinyurl.com/y6y43bj4

Reminder - Ipad rollout begins Monday, August 31 at 9:00 a.m. For more information, please visit the "News" section on our website or click the following link. https://tinyurl.com/y6y43bj4

Back to School Schedule - Code Yellow - Tuesday, Sept. 8 and Thursday, Sept. 10 students with last names L-Z attend school in person----- Wednesday, Sept. 9 and Friday, Sept. 11 students with last names A-K attend school in person. When students do not attend school in person, our new Schoology platform will be utilized to engage students. Due to September 7 being a holiday, we have modified the schedule for the first week of school to accommodate students with last names A-K on Friday, September 11. For more information, please visit the Wood County Schools website, or click https://tinyurl.com/yy9mmrxv for the schedule summary.

1st Week School Schedule: Tuesday, September 8th Students with last names L-Z Wednesday, September 9th Students with last names A-K Thursday, September 10th Students with last names L-Z Friday, September 11th Students with last names A-K (This is Monday’s group, but due to Labor Day it is changed for this week only) 2nd Week of School Schedule and Beyond: Monday- Students with last names A-K Tuesday- Students with last names L-Z Wednesday-Students with last names A-K Thursday- Students with last names L-Z Friday- ALL students Remote Learning via Schoology Assignments assigned by their teacher.

Reminder - On Monday, August 24-September 3, Wood County Schools will be providing breakfast and lunch for all students. Meals can be picked up each day from your student's home school. All meals must be pre-ordered starting today, August 19th at 9:00 a.m. through Friday, August 21 at 12:00 p.m. Please visit www.woodcountyschoolswv.com , then click menu and wellness to complete the form. You can also find the meal flyer under the "News" feed or https://5il.co/jmzy

Video from 6th Grade Parent meeting! Sorry the 7th/8th didn't completely record. This video is basically same info though. https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/3ccda37d-3fdd-4ce9-88c7-5bf8175a68ca

Notes from Parent Meeting This evening I want to give you as much information as I possibly can in this short amount of time. 1) As of July 28, WCS has developed a re-entry to schools plan for the 2020-2021 school year. You can find this plan in its entirety on WCS website. 2. This plan is a 3 color designation system (RED, Yellow, and Green). I want to take a little time to explain these to you. CODE DESIGNATIONS (please see handout) CODE GREEN All students on campus CODE YELLOW A-K alphabetically by last name (M/W) L-Z alphabetically by last name (T/Th) ALL students remote on F *(if siblings w/ different last names you can call and speak to administration to make change) CODE RED ALL students REMOTE LEARNING All WCS will begin school on Sept 8 in CODE YELLOW – with students attending 2 days per week in person and remote learning the other 3. The plan is for this to hopefully occur 2-3 weeks based on the COVID data from the MOV Health Dept and State of WV. 3. Another item I want to clarify is instruction models that students may partake in this school year. 1. VIRTUAL SCHOOL a. Students are assigned a WV virtual school teacher. b. The work is totally online. c. This is NOT the student’s teacher here at Jackson. d. The VIRTUAL SCHOOL classwork is via the WV Learns platform and usually requires self-motivation and support from home. e. DEADLINE to enroll in Virtual School is August 14 at 4p.m. This is done online through the WCS website, go to the EVENTS section and you will see it at the top. 2. REMOTE LEARNING (days students do not attend brick/mortar) a. Used on CODE YELLOW as well as CODE RED days, also seen on the WCS calendar as NT (Non-traditional) days, and any snow days could possibly be these days. b. Students will be taught by their classroom teacher at Jackson. c. Schoology and MS Teams will be the platforms used for these days to communicate instruction and provide 5 DAY instruction 3. HOMESCHOOLING a. Student is taught at home completely by their parents. The student receives NO services from WCS. I hope this helps clarify some terminology for everyone. 4. So let’s talk about some things that we are doing here at Jackson for the safety of our students and staff. One piece of that was due to our Central Office a few weeks ago and is an ongoing document. It is the JMS School re-entry plan that talks about 4 main areas, FEEDING OF STUDENTS, ARRIVAL/DISMISSAL, SUPERVISION IN THESE AREAS, AND DUTY FREE LUNCH FOR TEACHERS. 5. Let’s talk about a few things as we look at our RE-ENTRY PLAN AS WELL. IPADS – all students will receive an IPAD assigned to them by WCS. IPAD distribution to students will be done much like they would come to school on Code Yellow. Students with the last name A-K can come pick up on August 31 or Sept 2 from 9am – 3 pm. Students with the last name L-Z can come pick up on Sept 1 or Sept 3 from 9am-3pm. If you can not pick up on those times please call the school to schedule a time to pick up during school hours on another date after September 3. These IPADS are tools and students are responsible to use them appropriately. All students and parents MUST sign an Acceptable Use Policy BEFORE a student can take their IPAD home. When you come to pick up ipads you can sign this form, we will also make them available to be printed and signed to bring in. 6. I know many of our students and parents alike are anxious about how school will be, especially those new to Jackson! Let me assure you we are all NEW to school this year and things are going to be different for even those who are not new. I know a major thing about Jackson has always been TOUR DE JACKSON. Let me say we will be having this, but it will be the first day of school. 6th grade will remain in their 1st period classes and we will work on a schedule to let you know a little more about that when teachers come back next week. We will work on where things are, how to open lockers, where to put this and that, how to get to the gym/cafeteria/counselor. We will meet new faces and go over school policies and procedures. 7. FACE COVERINGS!! All students in 6-8 are required to wear a face covering unless medically excused by a physician in writing to the administration. A face covering can be a mask, handkerchief, gator, face shield, etc. as long as it isn’t attached to a HAT or has anything on it that is inappropriate or offensive. All WCS students will be provided 2 masks by the county that they need to bring daily, I encourage students to bring their own from home and feel free to decorate and have fun with them. Students are required to wear a face covering anytime they are on a school bus, when they come into the building, are walking through the building, and even in the classroom if 6 foot distancing is not possible. Students will be given time during classes to take a “mask break”. Please remember we wear a mask for the confidence and safety of all our students and staff. This will be treated as a dress code item and must be followed please. 8. When students ARRIVE to Jackson they will enter through the CAFETERIA DOORS only!!! We will start allowing students into the building at 730. We are still waiting on bus route information for times and if this time changes I will do a call to all parents. 6th grade students will come in and sit in the cafeteria! Please sit on the designated benches and follow directions of the supervising teachers. 7th and 8th grade will go upstairs. 7th grade students will walk across the stage and sit in the 7th grade hallway, again please sit in the designated areas and follow directions of the supervising staff. 8th grade will go into the gym and sit in the bleachers. Please follow the directions of the supervising staff and sit in designated areas. At 745 students will be dismissed to 1st period and have the opportunity to get a grab and go breakfast in their designated area. ALL STUDENTS MUST WEAR A MASK DURING THIS ENTIRE TIME. 9. Students will go to 1st period WITH ALL ITEMS. Teachers will dismiss students to go to lockers by colors. Each student’s locker will have a color dot on it and they will be allowed to go to their locker to put items away and collect things during 1st period. Students are encouraged to try and get all items for the morning. They will also be given time before lunch to get lunches and return items. During times in HALLWAYS and walking to various areas students must wear a face covering. 10. TRANSITIONING between classes will again be done by dismissal by groups via the intercom. This is to keep students from passing too much in the hallways. Students will travel to each class as quickly as possible. Students MUST wear their face covering during this time. Students will go to all SPECIALS that are on their schedule/ they will practice good social distancing habits. Gym classes will go on as scheduled, students will not be required to “dress out” for gym during CODE YELLOW. Please try and wear gym appropriate shoes!! Choir and Band students will attend those specials with proper distancing/face coverings/ and even going outdoors when able to. 11. RESTROOMS /Water fountains– RR breaks are made a little difficult due to close proximity in the RR. Teachers may dismiss students to go to the RR (they must wear a face covering in the hall and RR). There can be no more then 3 individuals occupying the RR at a time please. Students need to make sure they practice proper handwashing and use hand sanitizer when they return to the room. We are still working out how we will monitor this. WCS is trying to install as many water bottle filling stations as possible where water fountains are to cut down on touch of items. At this time, water fountains will be covered and not in use. Please try and bring a water bottle, WATER only please. 12. LUNCH – We had to create 4 lunch periods for Jackson and these procedures are still being worked out some. All school lunches will be grab and go. We can have 72 students in the cafeteria eating during lunches. Students must enter the cafeteria with a face covering and when they sit down, they can remove the covering, eat, and the put the face covering back on. Students will have the option to stay in the cafeteria, go to the gym, or go outside to eat their lunch. Social distancing must be followed in all areas and students need to follow directives of the supervising staff please. 13. CLUBS- We have many different clubs here at Jackson. While we are functioning in CODE YELLOW, we will not be having clubs during the school day. If clubs wish to try and meet after school (much like extracurricular) and you are made aware by the supporting teacher and it has been approved by administration it can occur. 14. SPORTS – Currently all fall sports are scheduled to begin on August 17 wth practice. This is governed by the WVSSAC and we will follow all items handed down by them. All fall sports rules have been modified by the WVSSAC due to COVID and have specific guidance for these events. You can find all this info at the WVSSAC website under the COVID 19 information section. 15. DISMISSAL will be handled in this manner. Before 7th period, students will get items to GO HOME. All students will then be dismissed from last period by the intercom. Walkers will be released first. When all have left the building, those being PICKED UP will be dismissed. Pick up areas are as follows: 1. 8th grade – leave through the 2nd floor doors and picked up by the pool/tennis court areas 2. 7th grade – dismissed out the breezeway area and can be picked up by the pool/tennis courts or walk down the sidewalk toward the community building 3. 6th grade – dismissed out the front doors and go across to the community building 4. **please do not pick students up in the side parking lot, this is designated for buses and athletes may be crossing that lot. BUS STUDENTS will then be dismissed by the intercom to the cafeteria based on their bus #. Please follow these items, we will discuss and send out information; but this is the best way for us to safely try and keep students socially distanced and dismiss. 16. Student schedules are still being completed in order to even up classes. This way we will not have an overload of students in a class one day and only a few students on the next. We hope to have these completed within the next week. Virtual School student schedules are just being started to upload. They then have to be approved by the WV Virtual School people before they will get an email concerning the courses. We hope to pass out schedules on the same day we do IPAD distributions. 17. Student orientation will basically occur the first couple weeks. We will have a type of virtual open house that students can click on the map of the school and have a quick video from their teacher along with a welcome letter or syllabus from each teacher. This will not occur until teachers get back in the building next week.

Good afternoon Jackson parents, students, and staff This is just a quick reminder that we will be having a virtual parent meeting tomorrow evening. The 6th grade parent meeting is scheduled for 530pm and 7/8th grade is scheduled for 630pm. The links for the Team meeting are up and we will start the meeting at the scheduled time. Please remember when you log on, please mute your microphone and turn your video off so that the meeting doesn't get bogged down. If you have questions please use the CHAT feature to ask them, we will try and answer as many as we have time for. The meeting will end after 45 minutes and I will provide my contact information for you to ask any other questions. Please remember we will share as much information as we can concerning the re-opening of school and understand these items may change as that date gets closer. We will tray and communicate all changes through the WCS website and phone system. These meetings will be recorded so we can share with those that are not able to attend. Thank you and have a great evening! Go Generals!

In preparation of the Wood County Schools iPad distribution on August 31 - September 3, please take time to review the student acceptable use policy(AUP). This will help expedite the iPad distribution process at our schools. For the K-2 AUP, click https://5il.co/hx3i For the 3-12 AUP, click https://5il.co/hx3h As a reminder, the iPad rollout schedule is as follows: Wood County Schools will provide iPads to students in grades Kindergarten – 12. IPads will be distributed August 31 – September 3; parents/guardians must accompany students to pick up iPads from 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM, following this schedule: August 31: Students with last names A-K September 1: Students with last names L-Z September 2: Students with last names A-K September 3: Students with last names L-Z Both the parent/guardian and student must sign/agree to the Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) agreement before the iPad can be taken home. Students who do not pick up an iPad August 31 – September 3 will be assigned an iPad on September 8 or September 9; however, the iPad will not be able to be taken home until both the student and parent/guardian signs the AUP.

JMS Tennis Practice will be 3:30-5:30, M-F. The first week will be tryouts starting 8/17. Players should have a racquet, water and shoes. They also need a completed physical.

Golf Tryouts!

PARENT MEETING - UPDATED!! Jackson parents, students, and staff! This is Mr. Kisner with an important update concerning our meeting scheduled for tonight! At this time, we have administrative meetings scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday and after some thought, I have decided to move our meeting to next Monday, August 17, so I can provide the most up-to-date information I have for everyone. The times will be the same, 6th grade will be at 530 and 7th/8th grade will be at 630. I will also be posting this information on our website and Facebook. I apologize for the inconvenience in canceling at this time and look forward to next Monday! I hope you all are well and stay healthy! Go generals!

JMS VB Tryouts Please come with a mask, your own water bottle and knee-pads. We will be following all COVID guidelines and protocols. If you are not feeling well, please do not attend and contact Coach Allodi for further instructions. 💚🏐💪🏽