

Wow! Congratulations! We have all made it through our first TWO FULL weeks of school! Yay! The students have been wonderful and teaching them has been such a joy for us.
So. What’s next? More school, of course! But. We also have some IMPORTANT upcoming events, and we want to be sure that you are in the loop!
JMS Open House
Our JMS Open House will be this Tuesday, September 7th at 6:30pm. There will be an opening presentation in the gym followed by an opportunity to walk through your child’s schedule.
While walking through the 6th grade hallway, you will find information about upcoming field trips/chaperoning, the “JMS Road Trip”, online HW and grades, HW Club, and binders. You will also have the opportunity to meet and greet with each of your child’s teachers.
We hope to see you Tuesday!
6th grade SCIENCE U of I Pond Trip
The entire 6th grade will be attending the “Pond Field Trip” at the University of Illinois’ pond research facility on Wednesday, September 22nd. Further details will be available at the time of Open House and will be posted some time next week here on our blog. If you already know you might be available to chaperone on that day, please email a teacher on your child’s team so that we can begin a list.
6th grade SOCIAL STUDIES Spurlock Museum Field Trip
The Penguins/Orcas teams will be attending the “Spurlock Field Trip” on campu at the University of Illinois on Friday, October 1st. Further details will be available at the time of Open House and will be posted some time next week here on our blog. If you already kno you might be available to chaperone on that day, please email a teacher on your child’s team so that we can beging a list.
Thank you for your interest and investment in your child’s education. We appreciate you reading our team blog and keeping informed. If you have any questions about the blog or would like to see something in particular posted, please email Ms. Kennedy at kennedpr@champaignschools.org