Welcome to Thomas Jefferson Middle School Where all Jaguars are College Bound

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Welcome to Thomas Jefferson Middle School
Where all Jaguars are College Bound!
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All Jaguars are COLLEGE BOUND!
Northern Illinois
U of I
Yale
NYU
Princeton
Harvard
Florida A.M.
Spelman
Howard
West Point
Chicago State
DePaul
Northwestern
Texas Southern
SIU
Carthage
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Accomplishments 08-09

• Teams qualified for Nationals for Destination
  Imagination
• Spelling Bee qualifier
• Young Authors Winner
• Thanksgiving Scholarship Winner
• 7th grade Track 1st place, Boys soccer 2nd
  place, Girls Cheer 2nd place, Boys 8th grade
  basketball 2nd place, Wrestling 1st place in
  individualscurrently Girls softball in 1st
  place, Boys Volleyball on a winning streak
• Daniel Murphy Scholarship Winner
• 4H Award
• Washington D.C. Trip
• Advocacy Award from Waukegan Library
• Battle of the Books 1st place
• Received award for Greenhouse from Illinois
  Fertilizer Chemical Association
• Young Citizenship Award Winner

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We are PBIS and RTI!

• Positive Behavior Intervention Systems
• Proactive NOT Reactive
• Response to Intervention
• Methods used to help all students
• SES Tutoring, Title One Reading, Read 180,
  Accelerated Scholars Intervention, Check and
  Connect, Language!, and LEXIA

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What is Differentiation at Jefferson?

• Differentiation is meeting the academic and
  social needs of students through various programs
  and intervention strategies. Research based
  strategies are used during the delivery of
  instruction.

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Differentiation at Jefferson

• Gifted Program
• Core curriculum yet enhanced for Gifted learning
  style
• Sequence of Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1, Algebra 2
• Communications is double blocked
• Students in 6th grade take critical thinking and
  technology
• Students in 7th and 8th grade take foreign
  language
• Completion of Interdisciplinary units (IDUs)
• Extensive summer reading required

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Differentiation continued

• Accelerated Intervention Strategy
• Core curriculum yet enhanced for learners that
  pick up new material at a quicker pace
• Sequence of Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1, Algebra 2
• Math is double blocked
• Communications double blocked
• Students may elect to take foreign language
• Additional novel reading and summer reading
  required
• Students meet with counselor twice a week during
  lunch to discuss college and career planning

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Differentiation continued

• Reading Across the Curriculum
• Novel readings in social studies
• Novel reading planned for math and science classes

• Integrated Pathways Intervention Strategy
• Learning through the integration of units
  throughout the core curriculum
• Project based learning
• Increasing the use of technology as a teaching
  and learning tool

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Title One, Read 180, MAP

• Title One Reading using Corrective Reading
  Curriculum
• Read 180 communications intervention
• MAP intensive pull out instruction in
  communications and math using Language!
  Curriculum and VMath
• All with emphasis on smaller classes
• Researched based programming

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D.I.V.E. into Summer Reading

• All students have required summer reading
• Partnership with Waukegan Library for summer
  reading circles
• Research suggests that summer reading improves
  academic achievement throughout the year!

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LRI ( Learning Reinforcement Initiative)

• The goal of LRI is not to create busy work, but
  to engage
• students in critical thinking and practice.
• Completion of assignments under LRI will also
  vary by
• grade level and by project assigned. Typical time
• completion may follow the schedule below
• Grade Time
• 6th Grade 30-60 minutes
• 7th Grade 60-90 minutes
• 8th grade 90 minutes

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Exciting Programs at Jefferson

• Family Fun Nights
• Homework Help Nights
• Musicals (Cinderella 07-08, Godspell 08-09)
• Middle School Sports Program (new 08-09)
• After school clubs
• Greenhouse program (new 08-09)
• University Houses (new 08-09)
• Partnership with Daniel Murphy Scholarship
  Program (only school in Lake County 08-09)
• New Specials for 09-10 including Technology,
  Critical Thinking, and Spanish

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Dress Code

• Solid Navy Blue tops only, must be crew neck
• Solid navy blue or solid khaki dress or dickey
  bottoms only
• Shoes must be black or white, or any combination
  of black and white
• P.E. Uniform required (11.00)
• Dress-Up Days are
• Boys collared shirts with ties, dress pants
• Young ladies skirt, dresses, or pants suits

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After School Programs

• Middle School Sports
• Sports
• Fall
• Girls Volleyball
• Track
• Boys Soccer
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• Winter 1
• Wrestling
• Girls Basketball
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• Winter 2
• Cheerleading
• Boys Basketball
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• Spring
• Flag Football
• Softball
• Girls Soccer

• Academic/ Social Clubs
• Art Club
• Battle of the Books
• Partnership with Catholic Charities- Youth
  Counts! (new 08-09)
• Destination Imagination
• Drama Club
• Extended School Day (new 09-10)
• Horticulture (new 09-10)
• Math Club
• Mighty Men of Valor (new 08-09)
• National Junior Honor Society
• Newspaper
• Student Council
• Yearbook
• Young Authors
• Young Ladies of Valor (new 08-09)
• 4-H

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Where can you find information?

• Web Site
• Student Agenda
• The Roar (school newspaper)
• School Marquee
• Student Handbook
• Information for parents will GO HOME WITH THE
  STUDENT 9th PERIOD
• Global Connect (auto-dialer)
• E-mail directory (full implementation 09-10)