The Jim Plain Insider

We aspire to be a safe and loving community that empowers students to be lifelong learners who positively contribute to the world.

Wow! March is almost here! Next week is Read Across America Week, and Ms. Garza has fun activities planned for our students and staff. Be sure to see the flyer below. Also a shout out to our campus diagnostician, Shelbie Stannard, for Texas Educational Diagnosticians Week! It's also Celebrate Texas Public Schools Week ~ thank you for all your support of JPE. We are lucky to serve such a wonderful community and appreciate the partnership of our families!!

Have a great week,

💗Mrs. Ulatoski

24-25 Academic Calendar

March 3

• Celebrate Texas Public Schools Week
• Texas Educational Diagnosticians Week
• Read Across America Week - Wear PJs!
• HEB School Bag Recycling Challenge Begins - See info below!

March 4

• Read Across America Week - wear your grade level color (see flyer above)

March 5

• Read Across America Week - Dress up in animal print and bring a stuffed animal to read to

March 6

• Read Across America Week - wear your favorite hat

March 7

• Read Across America Week - Dress up as your favorite book character

March 12

• JPE PTA Spirit Night at Daddy's Chicken Shack

March 12-13

• Third Grade Living Museum (see info from your teacher on date/time)

March 14

• Enrichment Clubs

March 17-21

• No School - Spring Break

March 24

• Professional Learning Day - No School for Students

April 1

• New student registration begins!

April 4

• Field Day

For Earth Day, we are partnering with HEB and participating in their Our Future, Our Texas school plastic bag recycling challenge. Have extra plastic bags at home?! Have your kiddo bring them to school to drop off in the bin in the office starting on Monday. The top 3 schools with the highest bag count will receive an HEB gift card up to $500! We will be collecting bags from Monday through April 4th. For more info, see the Our Texas, Our Future website.

We are excited to announce that our final session of after-school enrichment is quickly approaching! Plain will have Cross Stitching and Dance on Thursdays and Wacky Science on Tuesdays. Here is the direct link to the site that has registration information for both YMCA-led and teacher-led classes. Registration is open through March 24th!

Please review the below parent letter regarding an upcoming optional puberty lesson for 4th and 5th grade students.

Revise esta carta a los padres sobre una próxima lección opcional sobre la pubertad para estudiantes de 4.º y 5.º grado.

English Puberty Lesson Parent Letter

Spanish Puberty Lesson Parent Letter

In order for students to participate, parents must complete an OPT-IN form for their child by 3/11/2025. Lessons will take place on 3/13/2025 during their special's time.

Para que un estudiante pueda participar, los padres deben completar un formulario de aceptación/declinación de las lecciones OPT-IN form para su niño(a).

Any questions on the lesson or form can be sent to Ms.Hodge, our school counselor, at caitlin.hodge@leanderisd.org.

At JPE, students can earn Pride Paws for showing our campus-wide PAWS expectations, and then they can spend their Pride PAWS at the Pride Paw store. We are asking for donations to refill our store so students can start spending their Pride PAWS. Here's the list for our Amazon Wish List. Thank you in advance!!

Yearbooks are already on sale! Click on the link to order yours now! Yearbooks are $22. Payment plans are available too!

New this year - 5th grade parents can create a student ad to shout out their fifth grader. Click here to create your ad for the yearbook!

We love our JPE PTA! They work together to create incredible experiences for our students, staff, and families. Interested in joining or learning more? Find out more about out JPE PTA here and be on the lookout for the PTA table at school events!