Dolphin Update
Jones Dolphins Make a SPLASH!
The week of October 9th...
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Our Learning Community...
The PTA Glow Dance was amazing! Thank you to all the incredible volunteers who planned and executed such special night for our community! Our next big event is the Fall Festival on Friday, October 27, so save the date! More information about how you can help contribute or volunteer will be coming soon! Before the Fall Festival our PTA will be selling Spooky Grams, check out the flyer below for details and the link to a Sign-Up Genius to help out. Thank you for the support!
As many of you have noticed Ms. Ruth has been out, she has taken a Family Leave and we do not yet know her return date. We appreciate all of your flexibility and patience as we cover her role in the front office. Starting this week Stephanie Guido will be filling in consistently while Ms. Ruth is out. She can be reached at sguido@sandi.net for all of your attendance, enrollment, and PowerSchool needs.
Highlights from last week...
Exploring writing with words and pictures in UTK.
3rd graders preparing the final draft of a Narrative writing piece using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
4th & 5th graders brainstorming ideas before they begin drafting their Narrative writing pieces.
1st Grader writers using multiple classroom tools as they express their ideas using two or more details.
Talking and writing about Government Workers in 2nd grade.
Kindergarteners drawing and writing to compose an informative text.
Honor Flight San Diego
Eighty-eight local veterans from WWII, Korea, and Vietnam were flown to DC to see their memorials as a part of the Honor Flight San Diego program. During war times letters from home were the only form of communication they were able to receive, so on the flight there they had "mail call" to deliver letters from students. The smiles these brought to our Vets was priceless!
Looking Ahead...
October
16 - Make-Up Picture Day
16-20 - Red Ribbon/Healthy Habits Week
16-26 - PTA Spooky Gram Sales
18 - PTA Julian Pie Fundraiser Begins
24 - SSC/SGT Meeting
19 - California Shake-Out: Earthquake Drill
27 - Fall Festival
31 - Costume Parade
November
9 - Extra Minimum Day (UTK-5th)
10 - No School: Veterans Day
13 - Julian Pie Pick-Up (Orders due on or before Nov. 1)
13-17 - Conferences: Minimum days: Dismissal at 11:40/11:50 all Week
13-17 - Scholastic Book Fair
16 - Turkey Trot
20-24 - No School: Thanksgiving Break
28 - SSC/SGT Meeting
Choice Priority Window Now Open
Below is a link to the district's Choice Enrollment Website and a link to Frequently Asked Questions. We are also including some bullet points to address many of the commonly asked questions connected to our Jones Community...
- Students within our neighborhood boundaries or who have already been accepted through the Choice process do not need to apply.
- New siblings of students who have been accepted through Choice do need to apply.
- If your family has moved out of the Jones boundaries, but you would like your students to remain at Jones you do need to apply.
- UTK students who live within our boundaries, but were placed at other sites for UTK do not need to apply, a spot in Kindergarten is guaranteed.
- UTK students who tried to Choice into our UTK, but did not receive a spot do need to reapply for a Choice spot in kindergarten.
- 5th grade families planning for middle school do need to apply if you are interested in a school site other than our neighborhood school Taft Middle. We encourage you to visit Taft and/or any Middle School you are considering so that you can see and hear about all of the amazing offerings each campus provides for students.
Upcoming Events...
Additional Resources for Families...
Xello
Xello for Elementary students helps spark curiosity about the future! San Diego Unified has emailed families access to the Xello Family Portal, so that you can help our youngest learners develop a solid foundation for future success. On the Xello platform, students can formulate the building blocks of meaningful life and career development, setting them up for smoother transitions in school and life.
Jones Elementary
Check out our school website for PeachJar Flyers, Counseling Resources, Family Handbook, Staff Contact Lists, After School Programs, Enrollment Information and so much more!
Email: contact@sandi.net
Website: https://jones.sandiegounified.org/
Location: 2751 Greyling Drive, San Diego, CA, USA
Phone: (619) 605-8800
Facebook: facebook.com/JonesElementary
Twitter: @JonesElemSDUSD
Jones Elementary PTA
Our Parent Teacher Association works with Jones Elementary to provide programs and support to benefit the students, their families, teachers, school administration and the community. Run entirely by volunteers, the PTA raises money to support enrichment programs, program instructors, educational assemblies and field trips, family events, and special classroom supplies.
As always, we need your membership, support and ability to volunteer. You can become a member using Totem, a respected membership management service. Please contact us with other thoughts on how we are doing, and your ideas on how you can become involved. We look forward to hearing from you.
Email: jonesdolphinspta@gmail.com
Website: https://jpjonespta.org/
Location: 2751 Greyling Drive, San Diego, CA, USA
Phone: (619)605-8800
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JonesPTA/