You gotta love Ms. Oxley and her service dog, Sheldon, on Twin Day ❤️
Homecoming Week and today is Twin Day.
Mark your calendars: Early voting for the "Ignite Student Learning" referendum starts this Friday, September 20.
You can vote early via absentee ballot or in person at the Olmsted County Elections Office.
Visit RochesterSchool.org/referendum to learn more about early voting.
Please consider donating for Teacher Conference meals! Link: https://checkout.square.site/merchant/AC5TSRKTYYS2F/checkout/7OT3L36G5AEGLG75BJVU6GDA?src=webqr
Minions and Gru abound today 😎
Save the Date for the JM Fall Festival (and come check out the mural getting installed!).
Homecoming Week.... Minion dress-up day today.... with staff as Gru.
Even though he was dressed in camo, this student was hard to miss!
A pop of pink in the halls ❤️
Students in our Newcomers program studied states of matter today by making (and sampling) their own butter. Teacher creativity abounds!
Homecoming Dance is this Saturday, September 21st. Registration & payment are required.
Tickets are also on sale at the Cafeteria Tuesday - Friday during the lunch periods. Homecoming shirts will also be on sale. The dance & shirts are both $10. Use the links below to pay online and/or register.
REGISTRATION: https://shorturl.at/cIWTB
PAYMENT: https://shorturl.at/f8njQ
Free onsite Dental Clinic at JM on October 31. For details, see flyer or contact Mrs. Vasquez at ervasquez@Rochesterschools.org
Come out for a night in the stands cheering on our JM Football Team at the Homecoming Game on Friday, September 20th at 7PM.
Come join us for the JM Homecoming Parade....music, candy, floats & fun!
Calling all JM Alumni!
Want to see if you've still got 'it'? Join us for the JM Alumni Flag Football Game. Use the link to enroll or just join us as a spectator!
https://forms.gle/8Luq8rPSdETu79Dw5
Erin Vasquez, JM Community School Coordinator
A huge thank you to Katrina, one of ours amazing ESPs, who regularly brings in flowers from her family gardens for staff to enjoy ❤️❤️❤️
It's Homecoming Week... Pink v Camo today. So far, pink is winning.... but maybe I just can't see the kids in camo to photograph them 🤩
After school Academic Support & Clubs through 21st Century Programming are back. See flyer for details.
Why is RPS facing a budget deficit?
➡️ State funding hasn’t kept up with inflation or the rising cost of staff salaries, utilities, and school equipment.
➡️ Of the 15 MN districts with 10,000+ students, RPS ranks last in voter-approved local funding.
Visit RochesterSchools.org/referendum to learn more.
“There have always been lots of education options for Rochester parents. My parents chose to send me here, and now I’m choosing to send my kids here.”
Founder of Rochester Local and RPS graduate, Becky Montpetit, sends her two kids to RPS for the opportunity to sharpen the skills she learned at her alma mater. Read more about how her RPS education prepped her for her career: https://www.rochesterschools.org/article/1761463
Join us tonight to hear what the three psychological needs are that need to be met to enable a young person to learn, develop, and achieve their full potential. In his first State of the School District Address, RPS Superintendent Kent Pekel will answer that question and provide an engaging overview of how Rochester Public Schools is working to meet those three essential psychological needs for more than 17,000 young people in our community. The event will also feature performances and observations from RPS students on the state of our schools, our school system, and our city. Thanks to a generous donation, the evening will conclude with frozen treats from La Michoacana Purepecha.
Whether you are a parent or caregiver who seeks to help your children succeed or a member of the Rochester community who wants to help all children succeed or both, please join us for what promises to be an important and enjoyable evening. See you at 7 p.m. at the John Marshall High School auditorium (1510 14th St NW, Rochester, MN 55901).
