January 21, 2022
Jasper Middle School Mission Statement
The mission of Jasper Middle School is to educate all students in a safe environment and to empower all to be lifelong learners and productive citizens. 
JMS
Principal - Corey Thompson

Assistant Principal - Duane Cronic

Assistant Principal - Kelly Weaver
Information and Resources

How Can You Help Your Child Study?

How many times have you read a paragraph only to realize you had no idea what you just read? This can happen to your child’s attention while reading, all the more so if phones or other distractions are around.

The fewer distractions, the better: Along these lines, try offering small rewards, such as a short break after a period of effort with no distractions. Keep in mind that, cognitively speaking, nobody can effectively multitask. If students are paying attention to a favorite show or song, or responding to a text, they cannot also be paying attention to the material they are studying.

So what can you do to help?

3 WAYS TO HELP YOUR CHILD STUDY

1. Ask questions: Quiz students on the material. Provide as few hints as possible, which helps your child realize what they know and don’t know, while also eliminating a false sense of knowledge that can accompany guessing correctly. Guessing isn’t necessarily bad, but you don’t want your child to develop a false sense of mastery. Question the reasoning of a specific answer. Have students answer correctly multiple times before moving on.

2. Discuss stumbling blocks: Ask your child to write down major concepts relating to the material. Have them explain their understanding to you without relying heavily on their notes. If they stumble, especially after you offer a small hint, this indicates that they haven’t mastered the material. Calmly ask your child to explain their confusion. Often, discussing stumbling blocks helps students recover and move on.

3. Ask recall questions when possible: With multiple-choice, matching, and fill-in-the-blank questions—three forms of recognition questions—students must recognize the correct response from a corresponding word bank. If you have access to these kinds of questions—in a textbook’s unit review, for example—you should avoid them. Recall questions are more challenging, involving no hints. One way to turn a recognition question into a recall question is to ask your child the question without providing the possible correct responses.

                                - Taken from Edutopia/George Lucas Educational Foundation 2021







6th Grade Field Trip
In May of 2022, our sixth graders will travel on an extended day field trip to Chattanooga, Tennessee to experience several venues. These venues include the Tennessee Aquarium, Rock City, IMAX Theater, and
lunch on the Chattanooga Riverboat. While traveling back to Jasper, the students will stop for dinner at the food court in the mall. Due
to the time of the trip, charter buses will be utilized. The cost per student is $100, which will include all venues and a t-shirt. Due to
this field trip costing more than most field trips the students have experienced, we will allow a payment schedule and plan of four payments of $25. 
Yearbooks=Memories
Don't miss your child in the yearbook!  
Get your pictures in the yearbook!

The yearbook staff invites students and parents to submit photos for the yearbook. If you've got great photos of your student attending school or community events, we'd like to see them. Help us get as many photos as possible to create a terrific book everyone will want to have.

Submit photos online:
LOG ON TO:  images.jostens.com
Enter Login ID: 416224876

Please make sure to include the names of any students who appear in the pictures.
Jasper Middle School has at least one confirmed positive Covid case at this time. We ask you to continue to monitor your child for signs and symptoms of illness. When a child is determined to be a close contact, parents will be notified by phone. Should your child show symptoms of illness, keep them home and contact the school at 706-253-1730. Other information related to Covid can be found on the district's website: www.pickenscountyschools.org
Please remember that when your child is absent they can log in to itslearning.com to find their classroom assignments. If they are home due to quarantine, they are expected to log on.
Contact Us
Phone Number: 706-253-1730
Address:  158 Stegall Drive, Jasper, GA 30143