News from the Nest

09/10 - PTO Meeting (6:30 @ JCES Community Room)

09/19 - Picture Day

09/19 - Fall Book Fair Begins

09/20 - Grandparent's & Special Friends Day

09/24 - Literacy Night/Open House (5:30 - 7:00)

09/25 - Book Fair Ends

10/01 - PTO Meeting (6:30 @ JCES Community Room)

10/18 - First Nine-Weeks Ends

10/23 - Carpe Diem Day

11/11 - Veteran's Day Assembly

Check out the JCES Book Fair Homepage at https://www.scholastic.com/bf/jcescardinals

We are so thrilled to be hosting a Veterans Day Assembly this year at Carpenter Elementary! All Veterans with a family member at this school are welcome to attend. The assembly will be at 8:30 AM in the Carpenter Cafeteria with a light breakfast served in the community center at the front of the building beginning at 7:45 AM. If you are able to attend, please fill out this form so we can make sure we have a chair to honor you. Thank you for your service!

If you are dropping your child off at the front of the building as a car rider in the morning, please use the car rider line to drop them off at the curb. Several families have decided it would be more efficient to drop their children off in one of the multiple lanes of the round-about drive way. It is not a safe situation to drop off a child in the parking lot or driveway and have them walk alone. Feel free to park in a parking place and walk your child into the school or to the main doors. You are also welcome to park in the back parking lot and walk your child up to the back door.

Being in a hurry at arrival and dismissal is never a good mix for the safety of our students. The safety of our students is our number one concern! Please slow down, put your cell phones away, and pay close attention to your surroundings while driving on campus!

Your family may be eligible for free or reduced lunches. If you have not had an opportunity to complete the application, these must be completed each year to determine qualification. Applying is free, easy, and confidential.

• School times are officially 7:30 - 2:50. Students are tardy at 7:35.
• The building opens daily at 7:05 to allow students in.
• Breakfast is served beginning at 7:05.
• The office is open from 7:05 - 3:30.

For the safety of all students, family members are not allowed in the Cafeteria during Breakfast or Lunches

Lunch Times - Parents will be able to join their child(ren) for lunch through a sign-up sheet. We have seating for five families per lunchtime. We ask that families sign up for no more than one time per week to eat with their child. Parents may only bring food for/ eat lunch with their own child at the tables outside of the cafeteria in Central Park. Friends will be unable to join families for lunch. Please be mindful that you will need your driver's license to be able to check into our Raptor System for lunch. Please allow time for this process.

Sign Up Here!

Changes In Going Home Method - Clear Communication is imperative to help us ensure that our students are sent home through the proper methods each day. If you need to change the way your student goes home, please send a note with your child to the teacher stating this. It may be helpful to even send an email to cover all bases. If an emergency occurs, and a last minute change must take place, please call the office before 2:00 so that a message may be delivered to your child’s teacher. Phone or email messages are not a reliable form of communication in this situation. Also, please make sure this is a rare occurrence and only used in emergency situations.

Please go ahead and complete the Volunteer Background Check if you would like to volunteer/help or visit campus or attend field trips. This must be completed annually, but the procedures this year have been simplified through another system.

How to contact the PTO

Email: carpenterelempto@gmail.com

Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Jessica-Carpenter-Elementary-PTO-102791122066129

Remind App: https://www.remind.com/join/ggkbdk

Jessica Carpenter Elementary PTO

General Meeting 6:30pm-7:30pm

@ Carpenter Community Room

Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

If you visit Office Depot as you are shopping for school supplies, make sure to choose Carpenter to give back to at the register. You can also choose Carpenter from a drop-down menu for online orders as well.

Location: 5100 Pleasanton Parkway, Pflugerville, TX, USA
Phone: 512-594-4900

Website: https://www.pfisd.net/Domain/2083
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Jessica-Carpenter-Elementary-School-107181591422432

Office Hours: 7:05 AM - 3:30 PM