The TJHS Spooktacular Fall Concert is right around the corner!
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Our annual Parent-Teacher Conferences are quickly approaching. Conferences will be held on Thursday, October 24th from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm and Friday, October 25th from 8:00 am to 11:00 am. Parents of TJHS students will access the Skyward Conference Scheduler through the district website and set up individual teacher conferences for each child. Please register for a conference for the teachers you would like to see.
In order for your child to reach his/her full potential, working as a team is critical. This is a wonderful opportunity for all of us to work together to benefit your child. We look forward to seeing you on October 24th or 25th.
Directions for Scheduling Parent/Teacher Conferences
Go to the district website: www.tcusd3.org
Click on the “Parents” tab located at the top of the page and select “Skyward Family Access”.
Log into Skyward using your login and existing password.
Under “HOME” select Conferences.
Click on “All Conferences” located on the left side of the screen.
Click “Select Time” under the “status” column and choose a time slot for your child’s teacher(s).
Click “Select”
The time slot you selected shows up under the “View Scheduled Times.”
Complete steps 5 and 6 for EACH teacher you wish to see.
Print or write your schedule down before exiting Skyward to bring with you on the day of conferences.
You will receive an email to the email account you have listed in Skyward for EACH individual teacher conference you schedule.
If you cannot keep the time slot you have scheduled, please login to Skyward and cancel the conference(s). You will go to “View Scheduled Times,” then “Unschedule” to cancel.
Having trouble with scheduling?
Please call the Jr. High office at 824-4924
5th grade students showing their support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month by wearing pink.
Please note the 2:30 pm dismissal time on Friday, October 11th, per the district calendar!
Happy Friday! Congratulations to attendance award winners Emlyn Mateer, Brianna Puckett, and Trenton Murphy. Also pictured is Khole Moore, this week's Tornado Appreciation Award Winner!
High Five Fridays at TJHS are in full swing! Thank you Ms. Whitehead for spear-heading the effort and supporting our students and staff! Go Tornadoes!!
Music Therapy with our RISE students.
Congrats to our Durham Golden Ticket winners. These students are just a few of the students selected to receive the Golden Ticket for good behavior on the bus throughout the week. Keep up the great work bus riders.
TJHS Pink Out Day is Friday, Oct 4 and every Friday in October. We wear pink to support everyone in the battle against breast cancer and to remember the courage of each brave soul!
We are excited to share some stellar news from our Jr. High science classes! This week, our students are experiencing the Star Lab, a fantastic portable planetarium that is providing an immersive learning experience about Earth and space. The Star Lab transforms our classroom into a captivating universe where students can explore the wonders of space. Students are loving the 3D experience, getting up close with planets, stars, comets, and various other celestial objects.
Mrs. Reindl went into the 5th grade classrooms and worked with the students on what information you should and should not share. We discussed the difference between personal and private information.
Mrs. Long's 4th grade working with the new Amira program for reading.
Ms. Anderson 8th grade Science classes created art with paint pendulums while learning about the concept of kinetic and potential energy.
Mrs. Johnson's 5th Grade class answered these two questions today. Are worms pests and do worms eat dirt? The best science lessons are usually the messiest! Mystery Science at its best...
Some of our 7th & 8th graders will be performing with the THS band for pregame at the home football game this Friday, Oct 4th. Today THS band director Mr Jourdan came by our rehearsal to work with the students.
Congrats to Cadence Davis and Addy Fulton on having the most consecutive football catches, 217 in a row without a drop. This was the highest record at Memorial Elementary School. Way to go girls!
Mrs. Thomas, our instructional coach, has been busy working with K-4 students, helping them develop a variety of important skills. Here she is in Miss Bortmess's 2nd-grade class, introducing students to Epic as they prepare for their reading centers. Along with teaching the students how to navigate the platform, Mrs. Thomas is also guiding them through an engaging lesson on schema, helping them connect new ideas to what they already know—a key skill for deepening their reading comprehension!
Day 1: Where's Waldo Descriptive Writing Unit
The wall is open and the 8th Grade ELA classes are collaboratively teaching and learning how to write using figurative language
Teachers are dressing the part!
-students are learning to SHOW and not TELL in writing by using imagery and figurative language
Mrs. Thorpe's class is perfecting their Reading skills with Amira AI software!
