Jr. High E-Learning Day #2 (Wednesday, February 12, 2025)
6th Grade - 8th Grade
Students, please refer to the E-Learning envelopes you received. Teachers will be available via email for any questions or concerns. Below is a brief summary of the E-Learning assignments included in the envelopes.
ELA (Andrews): D.E.A.R. - Read for 25 minutes and then complete the summarization worksheet.
PE (Cahill) For PE refer to day 2 of the packet. If you do not have your packet, you can go to my google classroom and refer to the assignment.
ELA Shiner: Read the second story in your packet, answer all the questions and short answer question. Please use good sentences.
Math McGinnis: Complete day 2 in your packet.
Math (Nugent): Complete the day 2 worksheets.
Science- Bubbles experiment! (on paper on in Classroom) 6th grade can do bubbles or the plate tectonics sheets in the packet.
Reminder:
2/13-2:10 dismissal
2/13-P/T Conferences
2/14-No School
2/17-No School
Junior High:
Student council will be selling Valentine's Day cookies during homeroom and charger hour for $1.00
If you wear Red or Pink on Thursday you will get a free small cookie.
This is for Jr. High students only.
6th - 8th Grade Parents,
Please check the your emails (that were provided to the school at registration) and voicemail messages, for parent teacher conference requests .
* If you did not receive a request but would like to speak to Junior High Staff , please call 815-686-2247 to schedule a conference .
P/T Conferences -
February 13th
3 PM - 7:45 PM
15 min meetings
Spring Pictures
Updated Volleyball Calendar :
Boys and Girls Club :
Is cancelled today, February 5th; for the possibility of inclement weather. Students will return home on their normal transportation routes.
Thank you
JH Volleyball
-Tonight's game at Gardner has been cancelled due to weather. It will not be rescheduled.
-Tomorrow's game at St. Anne has been cancelled due to a rescheduled IESA Boys Basketball Regional. It will not be rescheduled.
-No practice Wednesday, 2/5. There will be practice Thursday and Friday in Piper.
-8th Grade Night will be on Friday, 2/14, vs Grace Christian. The 7th grade game starts at 4:30.
-The 6th grade scrimmage before the Iroquois West game on Monday, 2/24 has been cancelled. The 7th grade game will start at 5:30
-The volleyball game scheduled for Wednesday, 2/26 has been cancelled.
So excited for the last round of sixth graders, who have demonstrated their knowledge of where all 50 states are located!
Congratulations to the Chargers of the month and positive office referrals
February Volleyball Schedule :
6th - 8th Grade Parents,
Please check the your emails (that were provided to the school at registration) and voicemail messages for parent teacher conference requests .
If you did not receive a request but would like to speak to Junior High Staff , please call 815-686-2247 to schedule a conference .
P/T Conferences -
February 13th
3 PM - 7:45 PM
15 min meetings
Boys and Club Members:
Yesterday a form was sent home with students who attended boys and girls club.
To clear up confusion....
At this time there is NO charge for membership. Please fill out the paper that was sent home. This paperwork will be used to continue to apply for grants that provide resources to the Boys and Girls Club Organization.
The Boys and Girls Club will notify members if there is charges in the future.
Thank You
Yearbook order forms will go home today with students .
These forms must be turned into the school office no later than February21st .
Thank You !
Grades 6th - 8th :
Junior High Parent/Techer Conferences -
Parent/ Teacher Conferences will be held on February 13th from 3:00 PM to 7:45 PM . They will run every 15 minutes. If the school requested a meeting, parents were sent an email or phone message today.
If you did not receive a message , but would like to meet.... please contact 815-686-2247 to schedule a conference.
Thank You!!
Boys Basketball 8th grade regional :
We are seeded 6th and will play 3rd seed Pontiac St. Mary on Tuesday, February 4, at 7:00 p.m. The regional will be played at Pontiac St. Mary's, 414 N Main St in Pontiac.
Bus Info :
5:10 Piper City
5:30 Cullom
Reminder:
Late Start 1/29/25
Congratulations to Tri-Point Junior High for having two students recognized in the annual American History essay contest.
Brooklynn McCauley (7th grade) and Zane Jarman (8th grade) were selected for their outstanding essays in the Ford County competition. Notably, this marks Zane's second consecutive year as a winner.
A DAR Awards Ceremony will take place on Sunday, May 4th in Gibson City to honor the students, their families, teachers, and administrators.
Some of the Upper Elementary/ Junior High students entered the 2024 – 2025 Junior American Citizens (JAC) Contests. This year’s poster theme was “Celebrate the 250th Birthday of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.”
These students won in their age group for the chapter and state level. Their posters have been sent on to the North-Central contest, competing with entries from seven other states. If they place first there, they will be sent to the national contest.
4th grade 1st place Laurel Meister,
5th grade 1st place Kade Schuette,
6th grade 1st place Zoey Van Hook,
7th grade 1st place Joceline Clark,
8th grade 1st place Brynner Dietz.
Congratulations to all and good luck on the further competition.
All the students who participated in this contest worked very hard and we are so proud of their work.
Boys Basketball 8th grade regional :
We are seeded 6th and will play 3rd seed Pontiac St. Mary on Tuesday, February 4, at 7:00 p.m. The regional will be played at Pontiac St. Mary's, 414 N Main St in Pontiac.
Bus Info :TBA
