Jackson Journal

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• THANK YOU to our amazing Jackson PTO for arranging so many things during Teacher Appreciation Week-Providing lunch, Yoga after school, Ax throwing.
• This past week we celebrated Nurse Appreciation Day and our Chartwells Lunch Staff. Thank you all for taking such good care of staff, students, and families at Jackson.
• Teacher requests should be emailed to Mrs. DeRosier, no later than May 24th.
• If a student brings a cell phone to school, the phone stays off and in their backpacks all day. If a staff member catches a student on their phone inside or outside of school, the phone will stay in the office until the end of the day. We have been having problems with students taking pictures and videos at school and posting on social media. Many families do not want their children on social media. Please remind your child about the expectations.
• Next year all student information and emergency information will be directly put into Skyward by parents. You should have received directions about how to do this from District Office. If you have problems, please call the Jackson office.
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School safety is critical to high quality learning and the Manitowoc Public School District utilizes the K12 Standard Response Protocol (SRP/SRM) to provide a consistent safety response at all schools. The SRP provides five safety response protocols. Those five responses are SECURE - LOCKDOWN - EVACUATE - SHELTER - HOLD. The SRP provides for a standard response that is shared and trained with students, staff, visitors and with our first responders from the Fire and Police Departments.

Each month throughout the school year, all Manitowoc Public Schools will train on one of the five responses. The training is designed to create knowledge, answer questions, and build familiarity for all students, staff and visitors.

This month we will be practicing an EVACUATION drill. The purpose of the drill is to give students the opportunity to practice in case something would happen. If you have any questions or concerns, please give me a call.

920-663-9522

Parents/Guardians,

On May 1st, our annual Student Engagement Survey was emailed out to each student in grades 4-12. The survey will run from May 1st to May 24th. Students will be taking the survey during class time. This is a chance for us to learn about how things are going in our schools through the eyes of our students. The survey is not scored and will not affect student grades. Responses are confidential.

It is true what they say…April showers bring May flowers! It has been great to watch our Jackson

students “bloom” as readers this year. We have come so far and yet we are still continuing to grow.

I am very excited to see our final SFA data at the end of May.

As the weather continues to get nice, I know it is easy to put off doing homework. Please make

sure your child is reading each night. In order to build their comprehension, ask your child about

what they read. An area that SFA focuses on is responding in complete sentences. This is another

area you can work on at home. If you ask your child what the weather is like…they should not

respond with, “Nice.” A correct response would be to restate the question and provide details. For

example: “Today, the weather is partly cloudy with a little sunshine and warm enough to wear

shorts and a T-shirt.” Restating the question ensures a child’s understanding of what is being

asked. Please continue to sign the gold homework response sheet and return it along with their

reading bag. We do have a homework contest going on throughout fourth quarter. Every Monday, I

announce the top KinderRoots, Roots, and Wings classroom with the highest returned homework

percentage. Randomly, one student is chosen from each component who has a high percentage of

homework turned in and receives a prize. At the end of May, one KinderRoots, Roots, and Wings

classroom with the highest returned homework will win a donut party and storytime with me.

Now that we have “blossomed,” we need to be “busy bees” in the month of May as there is still

reading work to do! Thank you always for your continued support in your child’s educational journey!

Dean Sleger

slegerd@mpsd.school

920.663.9434

May:

20th - 5th Grade School Forest Field Trip - 10:40am - 3:25pm

23rd - 3rd Grade School Forest Field Trip - 10:40am - 3:00pm

27th - Memorial Day - No School for Staff & Students

30th - Kindergarten Children's Museum - 11:15am-3:15pm

June:

3rd - Kindergarten School Forest Field Trip - 9:15am - 3:15pm

4th - Field Day

5th - Field Day - Rain Date

6th - Last Day of School - 1/2 Day of School

Time: 5:30pm

Location: Jackson Gym

Who: ALL 5th Graders & their family

We want to celebrate our fifth graders who have worked hard during their time at Jackson Elementary. We are so proud of them and their efforts. Join us in celebration of their accomplishments. The PTO will be providing cake, so we can eat dessert first tonight! We hope to see you there.