Jefferson West Middle School
210 N. Miller, P.O. Box 410
Meriden, Kansas 66512
(785) 484-2900 | toll free (877) 854-4579 | fax (785) 484-2904
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Mission Statement Jefferson West Middle School provides all students opportunities to be lifelong learners. |
School Hours: 8:00 to 3:25
After School Tutoring
After school tutoring for the 2011-2012 school year will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30 to 4:30 starting on Tuesday, August 30. Tutoring is a great time to catch up on missing homework, work on upcoming projects, or complete F packets. If you have any questions regarding tutoring please contact the middle school at 484-2900.
JWMS Faculty and Staff (click on name to e-mail)
| John Hamon - Principal | Phil Korb - Counselor |
| Teachers: | |
| 5th Grade | 6th Grade |
| Amanda Hammond | Chad Jackson, Science |
| Karen Heady | Mary Naumann- Language Arts |
| Leschia Sidener | Justin Schwinn - Math |
| Jay Jackson - 5th Grade PE | Doug Sidener- Social Studies |
| Mark Lamb - 5th Grade Music | |
| 7th Grade | |
| Chris Baker - Social Studies | Pam Clark - Math |
| Dave Overstreet - Science | Stephanie Brake - Language Arts |
| 8th Grade | |
| Pam Clark - Math | Chris Baker - Social Studies |
| Dave Overstreet - Science | Mark Gordon - Language Arts |
| Leslie Abbott - FACS | Shawn Beuchat - Art |
| Ed diZerega - Music | Robin Buss - Computers |
| Steve Buss - Vocational | Billie Esser - Librarian |
| Katie Grose - Band | Joan Stambaugh - Special Education |
| Dan Hypse - PE, Weights | Amy Deason - Special Education |
| Office Staff: | |
| Bigham, Linda - Principal's Secretary | Cheryl Lawhorn - Secretary |
The seventh grade Science class has been creating models of plant and animal cells. In their unit of Cell Processes and Energy the students have learned the names of the cell organelles and the function each one carries out for the cell. They worked with a partner to create a 3-D model of a cell out of any material they chose to use. After making the model they had to present it to the class and explain what each part of their model represented. A good number of groups attempted to make their models out of some type of food! The students proved to be very creative in making their models, no matter what material they used. Feel free to ask your seventh grade student if they can name the cell organelles and what each one does.
The eighth grade Science class is also making models. Their task is to create a 3-D model out of any material they want to work with, that will show Earth’s surface features as well as a cutaway view of the Earth’s interior. They must build their model showing the interior of the Earth to scale, and show such actions as sea-floor spreading, the subduction of Earth’s lithosphere, and how the plates that our crust is made of are affected by the Earth’s interior. They must label their model accurately and present it to the class in a creative way. This activity is the beginning of a unit the students are studying about plate tectonics, earthquakes, and volcanoes. At the conclusion of the unit the students should be able to share with you how the Earth’s lithosphere and its interior are related, and how and where volcanoes and earthquakes occur.
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