On behalf of the entire Ernest Just staff, I want to

wish all of our students and their families a relaxed

and safe spring break. Remember this is an

excellent opportunity to engage in educational

activities as a family and to set aside time for

reading. I look forward to having everyone come

back motivated to make the fourth quarter the best

quarter ever.

There will be a parent’s meeting on

April 15th at 8:00 am to

discuss the budget.

Mr. Kelvin Moore

Principal

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Thursday,

April 2, 2015

School

Dismissal

Two Hours

Early

Thursday,

April 2, 2015

End of Third Quarter

Wednesday,

April 1, 2015

Congratulations

To the 2015 National

Junior Honor Society Inductees" the

Induction Ceremony Wednesday, April 1, 2015

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Spring Break

Third Quarter

Report Cards

Released

Thursday,

April 15, 2015

Easter Holidays

April 3 & 8, 2015

Schools Closed

for Students and

Teachers

April 7 -10, 2015

Over the next three weeks, Ernest Everett Just Middle

School will be participating in the Leukemia &

Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Pennies for Patients

program; a service-learning program that gives

students the unique experience of working together to

help raise awareness and funds in honor of thousands

of children and adults fighting against blood

cancers! We are asking that everyone (students,

faculty, parents, alumni, etc.) at Ernest Everett Just

Middle School join in this effort of raising awareness

and collecting funds to benefit the mission of LLS: to

find cures for blood cancers and to

improve the quality of life for patient

and their families.

Student Government Association

will begin collecting donations in

classrooms starting April 13th! Gather ALL the change

you can to help find a cure! Together WE CAN!

You can start donating online! HTTP://NCA.SY.LLSEVENT.ORG/ERNESTEVERETTJUSTMIDDLE

SCHOOL

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All 6th grade students are required

to have the following

immunizations BEFORE they

enter the 7th grade: Tdap and

Meningoccal

Parents must show proof of the

student’s immunization to the

school nurse.

Mrs. Carolyn Winbush, R.N.

A Summer Bridge Program in Algebra and Biology

Cost: $30.00

registration fee

Transportation

Provided

Open to All Current

8th graders

For more information click on the flyer on

school’s website………

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From the Social Studies Archives…

Recent News The Social Studies department would like to extend a special thank you to all the parents and

other visitors that attended the History Fair on March 18th. This event featured over 60

research projects done by students in grades 6-8 centered in the theme of “Leadership and

Legacy.” Students participating in the event showcased and informed visitors on many

prominent and lesser-known African American figures spanning almost 400 years of American

history.

History Study Strategy: How to read historical texts When reading a historical text, it is important that you understand what you read. When

encountering a place, person or event that you do not know about, make a note of the item and

use other books, or resources to find out more.

Try to be critical about what you read. Secondary sources such as history textbooks are the

author's interpretation of past events. Different authors have different perspectives. If you

read enough secondary sources you may begin to see differences. This will help you to form

you own opinions.

Finally, seek to make personal connections with the events you read about. Historical events

are almost always inter-linked. Always refer back to what you already know or have

experienced.

Student Spotlight

As part of the History Day event, students

were awarded trophies for various categories.

Congratulations to:

George Bullock, Most Creative Project-

Chuck Brown

Gabriell Mebane-Mcleod and Rhianna

Johnson, Best Digital Project-Cathay

Williams

Sanaa Scott and Pamela Udeh, Best Oral

Presentation-Jean Baptiste du Sable

Kamari Stover-Queen, Most Informative

Project-Chuck Brown

Cradine Williams, Best Overall Project-

Marcus Garvey

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The Prince George's Area STEM Fair took place on

March 21. Congratulations to the following students

for their outstanding performance.

Tampa January- 2nd Place- Animal Sciences

Better Family Invitational Award

Jordan House- Honorable Mention- Chemistry

PGCPS Science Department Best Presentation Award

Better Family Invitational Award

Eushaine Nuesca

Washington Statistical Society Honorable Mention

As a culminating activity to the Astronomy Unit,

students were given the task to create a Lunar

International Space Station. Each group represented a different country. Each country was given the task to design, and build a model for their portion of the Lunar ISS. These are some of the outstanding models created by students in Mrs. Brown's class.

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PBIS presents

March Madness

Champions 2015

Jaden Tapp

Gerry Evans

Kamari Stover Queen

Team Skee-B

Jayla Bishop

Asia Boulware

Amia Bradley

Dajai Brown

Dakota Buckley

Cayal Cade

Marlene Ekwede

Katlin Pratt

Taylor Reynolds

Cheyenne Riley

Tristen Saunders

Chanel Townsell

Kayla Wallace

Tyra Ware

Ernest Everett Just Dancing Eagles placed 2nd out of 8 Middle

Schools in the 2015 ROC Dance Competition at Dr. Henry Wise

High School on March 13, 2015. Those who participated in the

Competition in alphabetical order are:

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TECHNOLOGY Web 2.0 Tools

Highlights

Parcc.pearson.com/

practice-tests

www.marylandpubli

cschools.org

Comic Maker

www.Edmodo.com

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The activities listed above including the

shirt will be sold in a bundle package for

$65. Payments can be made via Cash or

Money Orders made out to Ernest E.

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 and t-shirt

size.

If you have any questions please contact

Ms. Jones @ dana.jones@pgcps.org.

ATTENTION 8TH

GRADERS AND PARENTS!

WALK OF FAME DANCE Friday June 12, 2015 from 6-9 pm

MATH CARNIVAL

Thursday June 11, 2015

8TH GRADE CLASS SHIRT

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,

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The Reading and Language Arts Department

will be hosting

Drama and Poetry Night

on Wednesday, April 29, 2015

from 5:30pm- 7pm.

Seventh grade Reading

and Language Arts

teachers will turn their

classrooms into individual poetry lounges. The

students will present monologues and some original

pieces.

Parents and Students

invited

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The Music Department as our Band and Orchestra

students participated in their annual assessments

last Thursday and Friday at the Prince George's

County Secondary Assessment Festival at Dr.

Henry A. Wise, Jr. High School.

The Orchestra earned a II-Excellent performance

rating.

The Band earned a I-Superior performance rating. This rating

qualifies the band for the Maryland State Festival Assessment,

which will be held May 11th-15th.

Their next performance is May 20, 2015 at our Annual Spring

Concert at our school.

Ticket $7 Dress Down Day included

Spring Skate May 28, 2015

4- 6pm.

Tickets on sale during lunch, May 18-27, 2015.

2.5 GPA minimum required to

participate

Have a nice Spring Break. From

Ernest Everett Just MS Staff

Ebony Brockman

Luci Byrd

Raven Felder

Gabriell Mebane-Mcleod

Leah Mattox

Morgan Miles

Ashley Simms

Tamia Thompson

Tondalaya Chalmers

Editors Mr. Kevin Moore, Principal

Ms. Katrina Lamont, Assistant Principal

Ms. Lendel Hough, Principal’s Secretary

Mrs. Angela Cameron, Spanish Teacher

Dr. Ramona Mebane, Technology/Sponsor