Jersey CUSD 100

Mrs. Thurston’s students used their geometry skills to code robots this week. The students coded the robots to follow a path using angle measurement, rate, and time.

JCMS Girls Basketball 8th Grade Recognition Night The Panthers won both the 7th and 8th grade games over Alton in a great night of basketball at JCMS!

Jersey 100 would like to take a moment to recognize and thank all workers who keep our schools and facilities clean and in tip-top shape. Our custodians work day and night to ensure all students and staff have a safe, germ-free environment to learn in. Take the time today to give a special thanks to the custodians for keeping our school clean and beautiful. #GoJerseyPanthers #WhereKidsComeFirst

Hey Panthers! Best of the Best Awards voting officially ENDS TONIGHT at 11:59 P.M. Let’s show our support and vote for Mrs. Kapetanovich for the Best of the Best Teacher! #GoJerseyPanthers https://www.thetelegraph.com/bestof/#/gallery?group=396349

A big congratulations to JCHS volleyball players, Danielle Long and Kari Krueger, who were named on the All-Conference Honorable Mention Team! Way to go, girls!

JCHS – Last week students from all Spanish classes studied Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, a Spanish celebration of life and death. Part of the tradition is to celebrate with food, so our students headed to the kitchen for a hands-on lesson on how to make homemade tortillas, refried black beans and fried plantain chips! The kitchen was filled with lots of laughs, lots of yums and a few yucks! Fun was had by all! Thank you Miss Kallal, Mrs. Dwyer and Mrs. Rojas!

Another class at West Elementary has already read 100 books!!! Congrats to Mrs. Beauchamp's class--keep up the awesome reading!

JCMS 5th Grade ELA: Students in Ms. Herkert’s 5th grade English Language Arts classes wrote narrative spooky stories this week! They wrote rough drafts, peer edited, and conferenced with their teacher to perfect their work. Finally, they shared their stories with the collaborative support of their peers!

JCMS Science: Students in Mrs. Shalley’s 6th grade Science classes learned about Tectonic Plate Boundaries today by building models with Oreos!

Halloween Fun at West Elementary!!! I'm not sure who had more fun today--our staff or our students!!!

JCMS Science: Students in Ms. Wieneke’s 5th Grade Science classes built towers and tested them with the weight of pumpkins!

NATIONAL PRINCIPAL APPRECIATION MONTH… Each day this week for National Principal Appreciation Month, we will recognize our Jersey 100 Principals with some kind words from their staff! Cory Breden – Mr. Breden is a great principal for JCHS. He really cares about the students and staff. He has gone above and beyond to make our school a safe and welcoming place for staff and for students. --Genevieve Mossman Mr. Breden works diligently to ensure that our students are successful; consequently, every decision he makes considers what is in the best interest of our students. I appreciate that he sets yearly goals for himself and encourages his staff to openly communicate with him. -–Beth Morgan Mr. Breden is a born leader. He embodies the key characteristics that every teacher hopes their principal will possess. He is deliberative in his decisions--never hasty or "knee jerk". At the same time, he never shirks his responsibility to make the decisions that MUST be made for our school to improve with each passing day. Every decision that he makes is rooted in the philosophy: "What is best for our students at JCHS?" This sounds obvious, but it's not. Principals have so many factors to consider, and over time, it's very easy to lose focus on that central theme. Mr. Breden has never lost that focus. --Ben Gracey Thank you, Jersey 100, for showing your appreciation and support of all of our Principals! #GoJerseyPanthers #WhereKidsComeFirst

Congrats to JCMS Staff and Students of the month for October: Staff: Kristen Strohbeck, Ryan Benz, and Claire Heavner. Students: 5-Daniel Bruns, 6-Tara Reno, 7-Michael Roberts. Thanks for making JCMS a great place to be!

Hey Panthers! Don't forget to vote for Mrs. Kapetanovich for the Best of the Best Teacher! Vote until November 3rd at 11:59 P.M. Let's help her win! #GoJerseyPanthers https://www.thetelegraph.com/bestof/#/gallery?group=396349

NATIONAL PRINCIPAL APPRECIATION MONTH… Each day this week for National Principal Appreciation Month, we will recognize our Jersey 100 Principals with some kind words from their staff! Dr. Jason Brunaugh – Dr. Brunaugh is the heart and soul of JCMS. He truly cares about each and every student and staff member at our school. He is never too busy to sit down and talk to his employees and truly makes each one of us feel valued and respected. He is one of the main reasons why JCMS is such an incredible school (and place to work)! We are all very blessed to have him as our leader! --5th Grade Team Dr. Brunaugh is a good listener, understanding, caring, loving, and sensitive. He is always willing to work with the staff and is very accommodating. --6th Grade Team Dr. Brunaugh is always looking out for the best interest of the students and faculty at JCMS. He will do whatever he can to make sure we get what we need. He is a caring and compassionate principal. --7th Grade Team Thank you, Jersey 100, for showing your appreciation and support of all of our Principals! #GoJerseyPanthers #WhereKidsComeFirst

Mrs. Beuttel's class at West Elementary has read 100 books!!! Congrats to all of these super readers!!!

Grafton Elementary Spirit Week activities included Hat Day. Josh H is pictured in a hat given to him by our custodian, "Mr. Henry" Genisio, who wore it while serving in the IL National Guard .

CALLING ALL SUBS! We’d love to have you work for Jersey 100! We're hiring for the following positions: • Teacher Subs • Paraprofessional Subs • Secretary Subs These positions pay $125 per day. Call or contact the Unit Office to obtain an application. (618) 498-5561 ext. 1

JCHS parents & students Counselors will meet with 9th (1st hr), 10th (2nd hr), & 11th (3rd hr) graders on Fri 10/29 to hand out course selection forms for the 2022-23 school year. For the next several weeks, students will meet with counselors to register for next year's classes.

NATIONAL PRINCIPAL APPRECIATION MONTH… Each day this week for National Principal Appreciation Month, we will recognize our Jersey 100 Principals with some kind words from their staff! Mrs. Kim Anderson – Mrs. Anderson is a dedicated and hardworking principal and always greets you with a smile. She always has a positive message for students each morning and works hard to build student's good character throughout the year. She shows appreciation to her staff and is very willing to give students the resources they need to succeed. --Angie Noble East Elementary staff and students are fortunate to have Mrs. Anderson as our principal. She greets everyone with a smile each morning. Mrs. Anderson is a great listener and is able to understand things from another person’s point of view. As a former classroom educator, she is able to keep her focus on student success. Thank you Mrs. Anderson for all you do! -- East 4th Grade Teachers Mrs. Anderson is passionate about education and it shines through in everything that she does. She is supportive of new ideas from teachers about how to best serve our students. Mrs. Anderson is personable and compassionate, professionally and personally. East Elementary is lucky to have her as a leader! --Misty Isakson Thank you, Jersey 100, for showing your appreciation and support of all of our Principals! #GoJerseyPanthers #WhereKidsComeFirst