Family Update - September 22, 2024

Dear Families,

We really enjoyed Start with Hello week and the themes for each day. Please be sure to check out some of the pictures from the week especially those from "anything but a backpack" day!

You might have noticed that we have started to include pictures in the Family Update this year as an alternative to sharing them via social media platforms. This is a small way to help decrease our students use of social media and the likes and dislikes that go along with it. We do want you to see what is happening here and to express how proud we are of our students! We hope you enjoy the pictures from the week.

As a reminder, students are not permitted to use their cell phones during the day unless they need access to medical apps. Students are permitted to use the phone in the office designated for student use. Teachers can offer them use of classroom phones as needed. If you need to leave a message for your student, call the main office number (614.487.5080), and we will be happy to get it them!

Best wishes to all of our 6th graders who will be off to camp this week! They will return exhausted and with many memories to share!

Warm regards,

Aimee White, Principal

Keona Walker, Assistant Principal

Here is the link to Jones Weekend Update: https://youtu.be/GwarQV9kGHw

Please go to: https://shop.hrimaging.com

Spanish teachers are planning a Costa Rica in Summer 2025. If you are interested in sending your child, please join us for an informational session Tuesday, September 24, 2024 from 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm at Jones Middle School room 303. If you would like to attend or receive information, register for this info session with this link: https://bit.ly/3ML2vUM

Patricia Gray Mendoza & Julia Gómez

We are excited to offer a trip to Washington, DC for the 8th-grade class from May 13 to 16, 2025! In order to prepare for the trip, there is a MANDATORY parent and student meeting on October 1, 2024 at 7:30 pm in the JMS auditorium. This is a required meeting that we have been advertising since June. Please make sure it is on your calendar so that the date and time are reserved for this meeting. You will hear some details about the trip, learn about the registration process, and complete a required form. PLEASE BRING A PEN! If you have questions, please contact Frau (Christy) Charlton: ccharlton@uaschools.org.

If you are absolutely unable to attend the meeting at Jones on 10/1, please attend the meeting at Hastings on 10/2 at 7:30.

See you in October!

Every year, 8th graders at both middle schools honor Veterans during the month of November. Eighth grade students at JMS received blue invitation forms on Tuesday during their town meeting. If your 8th grade student wants to invite a veteran or active military member to our annual 8th-Grade Veterans Day Celebration on Friday, November 8th, we need the form completed and returned. Veteran Invitation Forms are due back Friday, September 20th to your student's history teacher.

Once we receive the blue forms, we will send out a formal email invitation to your guest with times and information for the celebration. Any questions please contact Nicole Morgan (nmorgan@uaschools.org). We need the blue forms back in order to invite your guest and place them with students on November 8th.

Jones Middle School students are invited to participate in the Barjo Science Fair! This exciting event, open to all K-8 students from both Jones Middle School and Barrington Elementary, will be held on February 6, 2025. Jones Middle School students can also participate at the district fair and, if they do well there, can qualify for the State Science Day and an opportunity to compete for nearly $400,000 in scholarships and awards -- many of which are directed toward middle school students specifically.

For more information, visit barjosciencefair.com.

We’re hosting an initial Zoom webinar on Wednesday, September 25, at 8:00 pm for Jones parents and students who want to learn more about how to participate in the Barjo Science Fair. Join us at https://go.osu.edu/zoom-fowler to get all the details about the fair, project guidelines, and important dates.

Help us Go Gold this September for our UA Go Gold Games!

• UAHS: October 4 @ 7pm
• Jones vs. Hastings: October 10 @ 6:30pm at the Marv!
• All proceeds of t-shirt sales goes to Bearing Hope!

With the youth and middle school seasons fast approaching, the UA Girls Basketball high school coaching staff is excited to offer our annual preseason youth skills clinic for 2024. This fun filled and high energy three-day session will focus on core fundamentals, individual skill development and foundational habits. If your daughter is unable to attend all three sessions due to conflicts, please prorate the correct amount based on $30.00 per session.

Where: Upper Arlington High School
Dates: Sept 28, Oct 5, Oct 19
Time: 8:30 - 10am
Cost: $90.00

For payment, please Venmo to @uagirlsbasketball or bring a check on day 1. Please make the check payable to "UA Lady Bears Basketball". To register, please click here: https://forms.gle/5szfQTxKqzXVzKiB9

If registering multiple children, please complete one form per player.

Each player is required to bring an indoor ball (size 28.5) and water bottle to the session.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Join UA volleyball Staff and Players in a 4-date Fall clinic series. Offering Kindergarten-4th graders a 1-hour skills clinic and 5th-8th graders a 90 minute clinic on Sunday afternoons beginning October 13th

Where: Upper Arlington High School

Dates: Oct 13, Oct 20, Oct 27, Nov 3

Time: K-4th Grade 12:00 - 1:00pm, 5th -8th Grade 1:30 - 3:00pm

Cost: K-4th $80, 5th - 8th $120

To Register: https://playpass.com/volleybears

Please direct all questions to Head Volleyball Coach

Meghan Terwilliger: mterwilliger@uaschools.org

Thank you to everyone that has donated to this years Golden Bear Spirit annual fundraiser at Jones so far. We are grateful for all of our sponsors and those of you that have purchased a limited edition bear or bear pack. This is our only PTO fundraiser during the school year. We greatly depend on the success of this fundraiser to be able to continue providing support to our students and our school community. Please consider participating!

This year our fundraiser will run from September 30 - October 14. There is still plenty of time to join the fun as a sponsor or by purchasing a bear pack. We have 3 sponsorship levels (Platinum, Gold and Black, all with different benefits) and several other ways to participate and contribute. You can "bear" a friend, neighbor, family member, etc. They do not have to be a Jones family and bears can travel anywhere in UA! As we continue to work on finding generous sponsors, please help us get the word out about our fun bear packs that travel around the community. We are very excited to start seeing our bears move around Upper Arlington!

If you haven't done so already, please consider supporting this very important initiative for our school. Click this link for more information, as well as to purchase a sponsorship or bear pack https://www.jonespto.com/ golden-bear-spirit

Additionally, in the coming weeks we will be sending out a sign up for those that would like to volunteer to help move our bears. If you sign up, you will be contacted with information about when and where to move bears. Jones students can received service hours for participating.

Thank you for your consideration and support!

Jones PTO

SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER 2024

September 23 - 26 - 6th Grade Camp

September 30 - October 14 - Golden Bear Spirit Fundraiser

October 2 - Picture Makeups/Retakes

October 4 - Pep Rally, Flex

October 7 - PTO Meeting, 8:30am

October 7 - Packing for the Streets, 3:30pm

October 9 - Parent/Student Ski Club Meeting, 7pm - NEW DATE

October 10 - End of Quarter 1

October 11 - No School for Students

October 14 - No School - Teacher Work Day

October 16 - Fall Athletic Recognition Night (see coaches for time and place)

October 18 - 20 - Fall Production