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Hello, West Jeff Middle families. This is your Weekly Wednesday Update for April 24, 2024.
Upcoming Dates
April 24: School Board Town Hall, 5:30 -7 pm at Golden High School
April 25: Day Without Hate, students follow modified schedule for Eyewitness to History
April 25: PTA night out at Urban Air, 4 - 8 pm
April 26: No school for students, staff development day
April 29 - May 3: BOGO Scholastic Book Fair, library
May 1: WEB leader applications due to Mrs. Buffington
May 1: Middle School Kick-Off for current fifth grade families, 6 - 7:30 pm
School News
Today is Administrative Professionals Day, celebrated annually on the Wednesday of the last full week of April. We are thankful for Mrs. Barrett, Mrs. Jessee, and Mrs. Dickinson, and the work they do for our school!
Students are encouraged to wear a Day Without Hate t-shirt (current or past years) or wear white to school on Thursday, April 25. Jeffco students observe A Day Without Hate on the last Friday in April with activities that promote non-violence, respect, and unity within our schools.
There will be no school for students on Friday, April 26. Classes will resume on Monday, April 29.
An update was sent to families on April 18 regarding a note turned into the school office that was possibly threatening in nature. The note and situation continue to be investigated. There is no evidence to suggest our building is unsafe. If you have any questions, please contact our main office at 303-982-3056. Students that have any information to share may do so via Safe2Tell.
The draft minutes from the April School Accountability Committee meeting are available on the school website. The next meeting will take place on Monday, May 13 at 4 pm.
Seventh grade students interested in being a WEB leader in the 2024-2025 school year may ask Mrs. Buffington for an application during class this week. Applications are due May 1. Eighth grade Where Everyone Belongs (WEB) Leaders are mentors and student leaders who guide sixth graders to discover what it takes to be successful during the transition to middle school through activities, support, and encouragement. Potential WEB leaders will want to plan to be available for the following dates: period 5 on Monday, May 6th (you will be excused from class, but not the work you missed), 9 am - 12 pm on Tuesday, August 6, and 8 am - 3:45 pm on Wednesday, August 14. Please contact Mrs. Buffington at [email protected] with questions.
Eighth grade students interested in joining the 2024-2025 Conifer High School Poms team are asked to sign up for either of the tryout times: 6 - 8 PM on Monday, May 6 or 4 - 6 PM on Tuesday, May 7. All experience levels are welcome! Please email [email protected] with the night you plan to attend and any questions.
Students that eat school lunch, please have your student ID ready to scan the barcode in the lunch line. If you need a replacement ID, please email Mrs. Baker.
Students that have formed teams for the Jeffco Middle School Battle of the Books should be reading the books and taking notes in preparation for our school competition.
Individual counseling services with Resilience 1220 therapists are now being offered at our school during the school day. If your student already works with a Resilience 1220 therapist and you are interested in your student meeting during the school day, please reach out to your therapist directly. If you are interested in beginning services with a Resilience 1220 therapist during the school day, please reach out to Melissa Shute at [email protected].
Jeffco students have access to telehealth visits at school or at home through the district’s partnership with Hazel Health. For more information and to complete the consent form, please visit https://getstarted.hazel.co/district/jeffcopublicschools#how-hazel-works.
Adult family or community members available at the beginning or end of the school day to help keep the drop-off and pickup of students safe and well supervised are invited to volunteer with our Watch D.O.G.S.! Please contact our Lead WatchDOG, Daniel Tucker, with any questions at [email protected].
Eyewitness to History
In alignment with our journey to become a No Place for Hate®- designated campus and to recognize A Day Without Hate, West Jeff Middle students will participate in the Mizel Museum program Eyewitness to History: A Holocaust Survivor Speaks, featuring speaker Osi Sladek, on Thursday, April 25. We will have a modified schedule and students will start in Advise from 8:45 - 9:45 am to take part in this learning opportunity.
Adult family members are welcome to attend the event. They should plan to check in at the office upon arrival, and will be hosted in Room 109 in a Coffee with Counselors format.
The program's curriculum is scaffolded to ensure the presentation is grade level appropriate and addresses state requirements for Holocaust and Genocide Studies in Colorado Public Schools. If you have questions about this programming, please contact Melissa Shute at [email protected].
PTA News
The West Jefferson Middle School PTA has board positions available for the 2024-2025 school year. Please reach out to [email protected] if you are interested or curious about serving on the PTA board.
Join us for a night out at Urban Air (8196 West Bowles Avenue) on Thursday, April 25th from 4 - 8 pm. 20% of proceeds from our Spirit Night come back to the WJMS PTA to put towards school needs! We hope to see you there! More details are available in the event flier.
You can support our PTA while you shop with King Soopers Community Rewards! To designate our PTA as a recipient for donations based on your shopping, log into your King Soopers account, click on My Account and navigate down to Community Rewards, then search for West Jeff Middle School PTA. Contact our PTA with questions at [email protected].
Business owners, you can advertise your business and support the PTA at the same time! Check out our website for more information on becoming a fence sign sponsor.
Connect with PTA: PTA Website and PTA Facebook
Community News
Jeffco Public Schools is hiring! There are available positions in many areas for adults interested in working for Jeffco Public Schools. Learn more about available positions and apply online on the Jeffco Jobs Board at jeffcok12jobs.org.
We have an opening at our school for an Independence Support Para Educator in the 2024-2025 school year: Job 27573 - Para Educator - Center 6th and 7th Various. The position is .875 FTE (7 hours/day) and starts at $19.13/hour.
Healthy School Meals for All: Mountain Resource Center invites families to help continue ensuring funding for Healthy School Meals for All, the program that voters approved that has been feeding all our school children at no cost in Colorado, by completing the Meal Benefits Application. No matter when families fill out the application, it can help with future funding!
School Board Town Hall: Board of Education District 2 representative Paula Reed will be hosting a Town Hall on Wednesday, April 24 from 5:30 -7 pm at Golden High School (701 24th Street, Golden). The event is an opportunity to share the work of the Board and to hear from the community she represents. Please refer to the event flier (folleto del evento) for more information.
Conifer High School MTB Team: Families of students that will be in eighth through twelfth grade in the 2024-2025 school year interested in joining the Conifer High School Mountain Bike Team are invited to a preseason meeting on Wednesday, May 1st from 6 - 8 pm in the Conifer High School cafetorium. Please contact Jereme Wehr at [email protected] with any questions.
Bingo Night: Conifer Lobos Football is hosting bingo at the Aspen Park Community Center (26215 Sutton Rd, Conifer) on Thursday, May 2nd. Come out and support the football program, have fun playing bingo, and bid on silent auction items. The suggested donation is $10 for 5 games. Appetizers and drinks will be available with donations. Please RSVP on the Conifer Lobo Football Bingo SignUpGenius to help the organizers plan for food and drinks.
Future Cougar Volleyball Camp: Evergreen Cougar Volleyball is hosting a volleyball camp for students in sixth through eighth grades, 4:30 - 6:30 pm on Monday, May 6 and Wednesday, May 8 in the Evergreen Middle School gym. Registration is open through Thursday, May 2. The cost is $40 for both days, or $25 per session if you can only make one, and includes a camp t -shirt!
Spring and summer youth activities and camps:
Inspire Juniors Rec Conifer: mountain biking Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30 - 7 pm at parks in or near Conifer from April 16 - June 11, summer season June 13 - August 8.
Evergreen Hurricanes Swim Team: summer swim team special May 28 - July 8, approximately six opportunities to participate weekly.
Summer Dance Camps: summer session June 3 - 28, classes available for different experience levels and ages at Kinetic Arts Dance Studio in Evergreen
Mountain Predators Football and Cheer: practices begin in August; 8-game season at Front Range locations from late August through November. First-year players may register for free using the code MYFNEW at checkout. Early Bird pricing ends April 30.
South Jeffco Coyotes Football and Cheer: practices begin in August; 8-game season at Front Range locations from late August through November.
Juniors Beach Volleyball Camp: Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays from 9 to 11 am at Flourish Beach in Indian Hills, sessions June 3 - June 28 and July 1 - July 26
Summer Musical Theatre Camp at CenterStage in Evergreen: theatre tech one and two-week sessions in June, and a two-week scenes from Hadestown session June 3 - 14.
Resilience1220 events: Resilience1220 is a local non-profit organization that provides free counseling sessions and support groups for young people ages 12-20, and community outreach and events that increase awareness of mental health issues. Some of their upcoming events:
April 25: Support after Suicide Loss support group, 5:30 - 7 pm, both via Zoom and in person at the Resilience1220 office (32003 Ellingwood Trail, Evergreen)
April 27: Resilience1220 Film Screening of The Upstanders, 5 - 7pm at Evergreen Fire Rescue Station 2 (1802 Bergen Parkway, Evergreen)
April 28: Resilience1220 Film Screening of Screenagers, 4:30 - 6:30 pm at Platte Canyon Fire Protection District (153 Dellwood Drive, Bailey)
May 14: Beyond the Rainbow, 6 - 7:30 pm, separate groups for youth and adult family members that are LGBTQ+ or allies, please RSVP to [email protected] by 10 am on the day of the event
May 15: Sensitive Collective for Highly Sensitive People, 6 - 7 pm, via Zoom
Jefferson County Public Library events: Please follow the links for more information on upcoming programs at the Conifer and Evergreen branches:
Saturday, April 27: Teen Dungeons & Dragons, 2 – 4 pm, Conifer
Saturday, May 11: Conifer Creation Station, 11 – 11:45 am, Conifer
Tuesday, May 14: Teen Time - Tissue Paper Canvas Art, 4:15 – 5:15 pm, Conifer
Saturday, May 18: Teen Volunteer Hours, 12:30 – 3:30 pm, Evergreen
Saturday, May 25: LEGO® ROOM!!!, 11 am – 3 pm, Conifer