Jack Anderson Elementary School

• August 12th- 26th- Smart Card Fundraiser
• August 27th- Girl Scouts Interest Meeting @ 6pm in the cafeteria
• September 2nd- Labor Day, No School
• September 3rd- School Bank Day
• September 17th- School Bank Day
• September 18th- Picture Day
• September 19th- PTO Meeting @ 9:30 am
• September 23rd- Parent Teacher Conferences, No School
• October 1st- School Bank Day
• October 7th- 11th- Fall Break
• October 14th-18th- Boosterthon
• October 18th- Jagathon
• October 21st- Jagathon Rain Date

Smart Card Sale Ends Monday, August 26th!

We’re excited to announce a Girl Scout Parent Interest Meeting happening tomorrow evening, August 27th, at 6:00 PM! 🌟

📍 Location: Please enter through the cafeteria.

This is a great opportunity to learn more about getting involved in Girl Scouts. We hope to see you there! 💚✨

We’re thrilled to announce our annual partnership with Wilson Bank & Trust for the School Bank Program! 🏦💰 This hands-on experience teaches students the basics of saving money and performing banking transactions—all while building lifelong financial skills.

All your student needs to participate is a bank account. It’s a fantastic way to help them start their financial journey early! 🙌

📅 Flyers with dates and additional info are available now. Learn about our School Bank Rep from Wilson Bank & Trust, Summer Bradley below.

• To avoid heavy traffic and have time to eat breakfast, please arrive before 8:20 am.
• When dropping off your child at the school, please use the single left lane closest to the building for drop-off. Keep in mind that cars will always yield to buses. To ensure student safety, please pull forward in the unloading zone and do not stop at the crosswalk unless directed.
• Also, do not drop off students in the parking lot, and do not use the outside lane to go around other cars.
• Do not park in the first in line spots and let your students walk up the sidewalk.
• Students should be ready to exit the vehicle without assistance immediately upon stopping.

Please be patient and avoid using your cell phone while dropping off your child. Lastly, if you arrive past 8:35, please sign your child in at the office.

Anyone picked up before 3:40 pm will be counted as an early dismissal. Afternoon dismissal will begin at 3:40 pm. Please refrain from coming into the office to sign your child out instead of using the carline. We cannot accommodate student sign-out after 3:15 pm. Students are already transitioning towards dismissal and cannot be accessed promptly.

⏰We dismiss at 3:40. Please be on campus no later than 3:50 in order to pick up students in the car rider line.

IMPORTANT:

As you round the playground during dismissal, our carline will split into TWO lanes.

🚧 Once in a lane, you cannot switch!

🔄 Left Lane: ALL cars must turn left onto Shute Lane toward Gallatin Road.

➡️ Right Lane: ALL cars must turn right onto Shute Lane toward Cages Bend Road.

👉 This makes our process go much more smoothly and significantly reduces the time it takes to load and move vehicles.

If your student needs a ONE-TIME bus pass, please send a note to the office with the following details:

1. Full Legal Name of your student
2. Homeroom Teacher and Grade
3. Home Address
4. Address to which your child needs to ride the bus
5. Date for which you are requesting transportation

All permanent bus changes must be submitted to the central office using this link.

Thank you for helping us ensure smooth and safe transportation for all students! 🚍

• View the real-time location of your child's bus
• Access the app from your smartphone, tablet or computer
• Receive push notifications or email alerts
• Send your child to the bus stop at just the right time, every time.

How to get started:

1. Download the Here Comes the Buss App or visit herecomesthebus.com
2. Enter school code 87269 and click "Next" followed by "Confirm"
3. Under "My Students", click "Add". Enter you child's last name and student ID number.
4. Once you can confirm your information, you're ready to begin using Here Comes the Bus!

• If your child attends the JAGS Treehouse daycare program in the afternoon, please plan to pick them up after 4:15 PM.
• 🕓 Early Pickup: If you arrive before 4:15 PM, please park and knock on the door to collect your child.
• 🚍 We are still loading students onto buses during this time, and your cooperation helps us ensure everyone gets home safely.

We welcome parents and guardians to eat with your student during lunch starting August 19, 2024. We ask that parents encourage good behavior and manners. Please follow these guidelines when visiting the cafeteria with a student:

• Only family members will be allowed to eat with a student. There are unique tables designated for students, with visitors at family tables.
• We ask that parents limit additional guests to 2 to save space for other students' visitors.
• Federal guidelines prohibit outside restaurant items or soft drinks from being brought into the cafeteria.
• All visitors must sign in at the front office, where you will receive a visitor's badge.
• Students are allowed visitors 1 time per week.
• Please refrain from taking pictures of students in the cafeteria. We must protect student confidentiality.

Sign up for LINQ to pay online for your student’s breakfast and lunch. If you choose to send cash or check, it must be in an envelope labeled with your child’s name, classroom teacher’s name, and the money amount.

If your child is eligible for meal benefits, YOU MUST APPLY each year. Please use the link to apply.

Please make the nurse, teachers, and office staff aware of allergy concerns. We offer a “nut free” table in the cafeteria for students with allergies. It is the student’s responsibility to sit at that table, but he/she may choose a friend to join him/her.

In accordance with Sumner County Nutrition Policy, we encourage students to eat nutritious snacks and refreshments. Please check with your classroom teacher before sending snacks for special occasions. We prefer to serve store bought items rather than homemade items so the teacher may check the nutritional guidelines for students with allergies or medical conditions.

• Monday- Day 7
• Tuesday- Day 1
• Wednesday- Day 2
• Thursday- Day 3
• Friday- Day 4

If you need an additional or a replacement car tag. Please email stephanie.defazio@sumnerschools.org your student's first name, last name, and homeroom teacher's name.

August 5, 2024

August 11, 2024

August 18, 2024

• You should receive a weekly email and Remind message every Sunday afternoon from Mrs. Tressa Sanders, principal.
• If you are not receiving emails and Remind messages, please don't hesitate to contact your student's teacher. We can update your information in Skyward.
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