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Principal’s Message Dear Ernest Just Middle School Community,

As we prepare for the holidays and the winter season, I would like to take the

opportunity to give thanks to the entire Ernest Just community. Everyone,

from our staff, students, and parents to our local businesses to community civic

associations and local alumni chapters of sororities and fraternities, has been

very supportive of our young scholars and the work we face in preparing them

not only to enter college and the workforce but also to become engaged as

positive global citizens. Our students have shared this spirit of thanks and

community by organizing and supporting a wonderful food drive for those in

need. They have brought some great ideas to the administration with respect

to recycling and ecology. Through the support and resources provided by

Omega Psi Phi fraternity, our students have helped build a memorial and

educational garden dedicated to Dr. Ernest Just. We have had the unique

opportunity to expose some of our students to the thinking and writing of

Richard Wright. These are just some of the accomplishments we have been

able to achieve in a short time. We look forward to many more great things

from our students and our community. We will continue to provide exciting

and creative educational experiences with a focus on literacy and promoting

student thought and engagement. Please enjoy the company of friends,

family, and loved ones, and give thanks for the strong community we have

here.

Sincerely,

Dr. Keary Schoen

Parents

Please make

sure there is

money in your

children's

accounts

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STEAM - Video Gaming Tournament Our students participated in a Video Gaming Tournament and Conference

sponsored by The Patriots Technology Training Center on Saturday, December

12th. They were able to interact with video game designers, test out video

games, and get to know more about the process of creating/designing video

games.

They then participated in a tournament with some of the most popular games

on the market today. A few of our students made it to the final rounds and we're

just short of winning the grand prize of $100. I was so proud of our students and

how engaged they were about learning more about technology, arts and the

science and mathematics behind the video gaming.

STEAM - Parent Night

We had our first STEAM parent night in conjunction with our other special

programs on December 9th. We gave our parents and students the opportunity

to see how we are implementing STEAM in our school this year. Stay tuned for our next parent night in the Spring!


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ANATOMY AFFECTED

COMMON COLD: Caused by a virus or bacteria; normally

affects the nose, throat and upper airway.

FLU: Caused by a virus or bacteria; affects the nose, throat and

upper airway.

BRONCHITIS: Inflammation of the lining of the bronchi and the

main airways of the lungs.

PNEUMONIA: Caused by viral, bacterial or fungal infection;

can be caused by inhalation of substances such as

chemicals, water or vomit (aspiration pneumonia); inflammation of

the alveoli (air sacs) deep within the lungs.

TRANMISSION

COMMON COLD: Initial symptoms start 12 hours to 3 days after infection. The virus is easily

transmitted in airborne droplets from coughs and sneezes from infected people, even when

a handkerchief is used. It is also spread to the nose and throat by way of hand-to-hand

contact with infected individuals or by touching surfaces contaminated with the virus.

FLU: Symptoms develop 24-48 hours after infection. The virus is spread in the same manner

as the common cold.

BRONCHITIS: Initial onset is 24-48 hours after infection. Acute bronchitis is often caused by a

viral infection which spreads from the nose, throat and sinuses into the bronchus and

bronchial tree. It can become a recurrent problem for people with chronic obstructive

pulmonary disease. In older people and those with a heart or lung disorder, the infection

can spread farther into the lungs causing pneumonia.

PNEUMONIA: Bacterial pneumonia has a rapid onset and symptoms generally develop

within a few hours. It is harder for oxygen to pass across the walls of the air sacs or aveoli in

the lungs to the bloodstream because they have become inflamed with white blood cells

and fluid. Pneumonia may develop as a complication of a viral infection, such as a

common cold. Other causes of bacterial pneumonia in healthy

adults include infection with Haemophilus influenza, Mycoplasma

pneumonia, pseudomonas and klebsiella bacteria. The

bacterium known as Legionella pneumophila also known as

Legionnaires’ disease is spread through air-conditioning systems.

Staphylococcus aureus bacteria usually affects people in the

hospital with other illness, especially the very young or elderly

population.

SYMPTOMS

COLD: Mild chills and fever, body aches and mild headache; fatigue; runny or stuffy nose;

sneezing; sore throat; mucous producing cough; clear, yellow or green mucous.

FLU: Fever higher than 100 degrees F.; moderate to severe chills and body aches, extreme

fatigue and weakness, severe chest discomfort, non-productive cough.

BRONCHITIS: Irritating, persistent cough that may produce clear sputum or large amounts of


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Happy Holiday

Students interested in joining the

National Junior Honor Society please

pick up a application is Ms. Jones

room, 344. Applications are available

until December 22, 2015 and due back

no later than Friday January 8, 2016.

Parents can reach me

at [email protected] if they have

any questions.


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Ernest Everett Just Middle School

MASQUERADE

BALL

The 8th grade committee is planning

the end of the year activities. Grades and behavior will be taken into

consideration to participate in the activities.

The proposed activities are listed below:

8th grade field trip

Wednesday June 8, 2016 OUTDOOR CLASSROOM DAY,

Thursday June 9, 2016 MASQUERADE BALL,

Friday June 10, 2016 from 6-9 pm

8TH GRADE CLASS SHIRT

The activities listed above including the shirt will be sold in a bundle package for

tentatively $100. The deposit of $30 should be submitted before Wednesday,

February 10, 2016, if the student plans to participate in the

activities. The remaining balance should be submitted

before Wednesday, April 27, 2016. Payments can

be made via Cash or Money Orders made out

to Ernest Everett Just Middle School. Students

can submit payment to Ms. D. Jones, 8th grade

committee chair. PAYMENTS should be in an

envelope labeled with their full name, t-shirt size and parent contact information. If you have any questions please contact Ms. Jones @

[email protected].


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Parents and Students!

The 8th grade committee and administration is in

the beginning stages of discussing the end of the

year events. Stay tuned for forthcoming

information and update.

ATTENTION

Reminders Log in to schoolmax on a regular basis. Where you see 0’s, ask for an explanation from your child. Zeroes usually mean work that wasn’t done. Zeroes are disastrous to the student’s bottom line. If you don’t check, some students don’t do.

We sell agenda books for $ 3.00. Have

students write

down all their

assignments in one

place so that you

can monitor. (Yes,

middle school

children still need to

be monitored).

Don’t take their

word that it is done;

ask to see the

finished product. Our students are capable of doing outstanding work but sometimes they need your supervision

ERNEST EVERETT JUST NOVEMBER 2015

Ernest Everett Just Middle School’s Art program is exploratory and conceptual in nature. Children are able to explore a variety of thinking processes, art forms, materials and techniques, and sources for inspiration such as observation, memory, and imagination. Students look at, talk and write about art from different cultures and times, as well as their own art and art of peers. Students use creative, critical and design thinking processes to solve problems or challenges to make meaning of their world. The visual art elective works in tangent with many core academic areas of study in terms of themes and context to build cross-cultural connections. We are continuously expanding in terms of media and themes in each sequential course. Throughout the program, students engage in various forms of communication, utilizing a rich vocabulary and a variety of technological resources. Students continue to utilize their art knowledge, while studying career options, identifying skills required for each career, and identifying ways to utilize and support the arts community.

6th and 7th grade students visited the SciTech Learning Center where they had the opportunity to work as engineers. Their task was to design a rain garden that produced the greatest amount of fresh water.

Mrs. Brown's 7th Grade Science along with members of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc, planted shrubbery behind the school. The garden can be viewed from the library, and will be used as a learning station for our students. We would like to thank the fraternity for their donation to plant the garden.

December 23, 2015- January 3, 2016

Schools Closed

Link to the

BIG MOUTH

From the Ernest Everett Just Middle School

Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA )

Mrs. Monica Williams, PTSA President Mrs. Kishara Perry, PTSA Vice President

Mr. Michael Sugar, PTSA Correspondence Secretary Dr. Keary Schoen, Principal

STEM Workshop

Introduced students and parents to the requirement for middle STEM project. More information and details can be found on the school’s website.

Jessica Akanoh

Elijah Johnson

Peter Larbi

Daniel Martinez-Velez

Laila Moore

Deanna Whyte

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