Jonesburg Elementary News

November 18, 2024

Principal: Ms. Jennifer Krattli

JBE's PBIS Principles:

Rule #1 - Be Cooperative - Follow Directions Quickly

Rule #2 - Be Respectful - Raise Your Hand

Rule #3 - Be Safe - KHFAAOOTY

Rule #4 - Be Responsible - Make Smart Choices

Rule #5 - Be Kind - Treat Others The Way You Want To Be Treated

Information for You

• We only have 17.5 days of learning left before Christmas break. Please make sure your student is here if they are healthy. We have a packed schedule of learning and fun.
• JBE StuCo Change the World Day is THIS WEDNESDAY. Money raised will go to the Jonesburg Lighted Parade. It's a Wacky Wild Day or Hat Day. Students can wear wacky wild - bright colored, mismatched, etc (but school appropriate) clothes/hats/socks/hair or a hat.
• We have MONDAY SCHOOL (Wednesday Specials) on Monday, November 25th.
• Good luck to our JBE Academic Bowl team in their first competition against MCE on Monday. Parents of participants, check your e-mail for details that were sent last week.
• Can you help work the Santa Shop? We NEED parents, grandparents, friends, etc. to help us make this possible for our students. Let us know how you can help.
• Some student meal balances are getting quite high. Please pay your balances before break or work with Mrs. Rachel on a payment plan. Thank you.
• Please make sure to look at the important dates at the bottom of the newsletter and mark your calendars.

• Please take a moment to fill out How Can I Help PTO Survey the PTO Survey about How You Can Help!

• Below you will find images for a lot of upcoming events. Please ask your students teacher or call the JBE Office if you have questions! We encourage family involvement, please read the expectations to know if younger siblings are allowed and if an RSVP is requested.
• Friday Folders will come home each Friday and often contain important information. Please make it a priority to check the folder and return needed documentation promptly.
• Milk is $0.50 - Please send in a labeled envelope.
  
• If you are interested in a QR Code for your student to use to access iReady an online math and reading resource, please contact your students teacher

Mark Your Calendar:

November 25th - MONDAY SCHOOL - School is in Session - Wednesday Specials

November 27th - December 2nd - Thanksgiving Break

December 3rd - Classes Resume

Recently, there has been an uptick in drivers stopping in the morning drop-off line and getting out to walk their student to the door, come talk to office staff, etc. If you need to get out of your car, please park and walk up to ensure that the line can continue to move smoothly. If your student tends to take a little longer to unload, please pull up past the powercat so the line will continue to flow safely and smoothly. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation with our efforts to maintain the safety of all riders.

Parents, the following annual message about winter weather was also emailed out:

As winter approaches, the Montgomery County School District wants to inform our parents and staff about what takes place when winter weather does arrive. The Montgomery County School District watches the weather very closely in winter. On nights when the weather is forecasted to cause any issues that might impact the safety of our students arriving at school, we are assessing the situation by 4:30 a.m. If we can determine school closings the night before, we will let you know about it when the decision is made. Please note that school closures will not always take place the night before.

Snow or Ice Events

Closing or releasing school early due to weather is a decision that is not made lightly. There are many implications, so the district works to ensure we are making the best decision possible based on the information we have. The start of school may be closed if conditions are considered to be dangerous. Here is how we make the decision:

• We review the predicted weather patterns through various weather websites and news outlets.

• We review information from the National Weather Service.

• We look closely at the timing of the snow/ice, how much is predicted, how it will impact getting students to/from school, and what type of wind conditions may occur.

• We work closely with our bus service when making this decision. The district Superintendent and bus service owner drive roads in our district to review their conditions.

• We are constantly conversing with other superintendents in neighboring school districts to compare reports.

How You'll Be Notified.

• We will also post the closing on our District’s Facebook page

• We will use our electronic messaging system (Apptegy/Thrillshare) to call families about the change in the school schedule. This may also come as a text message.

• Local media (T.V. and Radio Stations) will also be contacted

The first round of orders was sent home last week. Thank you for your support!

Are you looking for some spirit wear for yourself, your family& friends or to get a jump on your Christmas shopping? Don't worry, Jonesburg Elementary has you covered. JBE is offering Wildcat Apparel in a variety of styles and designs just for you. For your convenience, we have two opportunities to order and two choices of ways to place your order.

ALL SHIRTS WILL BE GILDAN. The second sale order and money are due THIS FRIDAY November 22nd, and shirts delivered by Christmas Break.

How to Order: Printable Order Form (they were also sent home in Friday Folders last week)

or Google Form Order Form

How to Pay: You can send Cash or Check to JBE before the due date with your order form or you can pay on our Webstore https://mc-wildcats.revtrak.net/jonesburg-elementary/#/v/jbe-spirit-wear

Thank you to everyone that helped make the Larry Richards Club Food Drive a success. With your help we were able to collect 1,886 items to help local families! Your support is a true blessing to many families in our JBE Family.

Mark your calendars for November 20th to bring in a donation and participate in Wacky Wild Day (wear mismatched clothes, crazy hair, etc. (School Appropriate). All donations go to the Jonesburg Lighted Parade.

Thank you for supporting our JBE PTO Change the World day. Our October Change the World Day raise $316.55 to benefit Avery Penn, a Wellsville-Middletown Elementary student!

Thank you for helping our students support others!

Larry Richards Club Members/Parents,

The Jonesburg Lighted Parade will be on December 6th. Larry Richards Club members are invited to ride on a float this year. Students are invited to help decorate the float on Sunday, December 1st, 1pm.

Larry Richards Club members are invited to ride a float during the Jonesburg Lighted Parade on Friday, December 6th. Participating members need to be dropped off in the parking lot by the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church hall by 5:45 pm and will be supervised during the parade. Students are to be picked up at the end of the parade at Jonesburg State Bank by their parent or guardian. If someone other than their parent or guardian is picking them up, confirmation must be made with the school before the end of school on Friday. Please send students dressed in warm layers!

December is always a busy time of year and this year will be no different. We are again hoping to host a December to Remember. If you are interested in donating money or sponsoring a day, please reach out to Ms. Krattli jkrattli@mc-wildcats.org or give the office a call.

Mark your calendars for the following dates:

JBE PTO Santa Shop - Everything is $1 - December 10th - 13th - We need help wrapping. Please consider signing up!

JBE K-5 Christmas Program - December 11th

JBE PK Christmas Program - December 18th

Monday School - Friday Specials - December 16th

Early Out - December 19th

Christmas Break - December 20th - January 6th

Classes Resume - January 7th

Thank you to our PTO for hosting a fun filled Me and My Gal Night. Let us know how you can help!

Please take a moment to fill out the PTO Survey about How You Can Help!

How Can I Help PTO Survey

Mark Your Calendars

JBE PTO Girls Dance & Fun Night - Me & My Guy - January 24th

JBE PTO Carnival - February 23rd

Thank You for helping us meet our goal the first three years of the month of keeping our building attendance above 95%. As a building we are trying to help students understand the importance of their attendance and have emphasized it in their Data Folders as well as on light up boards in the front window and in the hallway outside the office! Thank you for helping get your student to school healthy and ready to learn!

August Attendance - 96.73%

September Attendance - 96.2%

October Attendance - 95.10%

Please make sure that you call in (833-662-6228 press 5 then press 1) prior to 8:30 if your child is going to be absent so that we can record the reason before we begin making contact. If communication is not received in regard to student absences a few things may happen.

• If your student is arriving after 8am, please come into the office and sign them in. Please be aware that students arrive late are recorded as Late in our student information system and that time counts against their daily attendance.
• You will receive an automated message letting you know your student is absent. (We have a new system and are still working out the kinks. Please call us immediately if you believe the message is inaccurate.)
• You may receive a personal call from our office staff.
• You may receive a visit from Deputy Ault, our SRO, or Kylee Waite, our MCR2 Social Worker.
• You will receive our 3-day, 5-day and 8-day attendance letters regardless of calling in. These letters are board policy and are sent to all student families when they hit the 3, 5, & 8 day threshold.
• As a building we are striving to be higher than a 95% average EACH MONTH.

This year, Mrs. Gambill, our school counselor will be highlighting a character trait each month. The month of November is Gratitude! As the month goes on, please ask your students what they are learning in counseling class!

Jonesburg Elementary School PARENTS! Connect to Jonesburg Elementary School using Artsonia to receive important updates on your child's art classroom activity.

Use your camera to scan this code above or you can also browse www.artsonia.com/parents and enter this Parent Code PRXW-CBXY

Jonesburg Elementary friends, family & community our Amazon Wish Lists are available if you are interested in supporting a classroom(s) at Jonesburg Elementary. We will share these lists periodically throughout the year. If you do choose to purchase something and want to ship it to JBE, the address is 106 Smith Road, Jonesburg, MO 63351 We know we are blessed with a very supportive community at JBE and we appreciate you more than you know! Your continued support makes our job much easier. Thank you for loving our students as much as we do!

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Paige Hillebrand - Kindergarten - https://qrco.de/bfC73U

Cathy Weatherford - First Grade - https://qrco.de/bfC745

Sheridan Temperly - Second Grade - https://qrco.de/bfC74N

Amanda Davis - Third Grade - https://qrco.de/bfC74t

Amanda Jennings - Third Grade - https://qrco.de/bfC75G

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Jenna Fitzgerald - 5th Grade - https://qrco.de/bfC77N

Jeanette Ventimiglia - PK & Title 1 Reading - https://qrco.de/bfC77j

Keri Rhodes - SPED - https://qrco.de/bfC78J

Alayna Parmalee - Instructional Coach - https://qrco.de/bfC79D

Angel Davis, - Library- https://qrco.de/bfC79e

Jessica Davis - Art - https://qrco.de/bfC7A1

Throughout the year, we will be implementing the JBE Mood Meter as a way for students to help identify their emotion/what they are feeling. There are many studies that show the importance of being able to name how you are feeling. It is our goal to help our students find words to express how they are feeling and to enforce that it is ok to have whatever emotion they have, but also that we are still responsible for our actions and our words. If they mention they are feeling a certain color, this could be what they are communicating to you. Check out the image below. We will support this goal through modeling at morning assembly, throughout the day in class and in our counseling classes. If you have questions, please reach out.

We have partnered with USAgain to collect clothes and shoes. This company will pay us 2 cents for every pound collected and will plant a tree (somewhere, not on our property) for every full bin. The bins are located on the southwest corner of our building. We will start spreading the word to the community soon and hope it will help the earth and raise a bit of money for our donation account.

November 19th- 2nd Qtr Mid Term

November 20th - JBE StuCo Change the World Day

November 25th - MONDAY SCHOOL - School is in Session - Wednesday Specials

November 25th -JBE 4th & 5th Grade Academic Bowl Contest 1:30 @MCE

November 26th- 2nd Qtr Mid-Term Progress Reports sent home

November 27th - December 2nd - Thanksgiving Break

December 3rd - Classes resume

December 6th - Student Council Ice Cream Sales $1

December 6th - Jonesburg Lighted Parade

December 10th-13th - JBE PTO Christmas Shop (in library)

December 11th - JBE Christmas Program - Matinee K-1st 1:00, 2nd-3rd 1:45, 4th & 5th 2:30. Evening Performance K-1st 6:00, 2nd-3rd 6:45, 4th & 5th 7:30 Gym Closed on Dec. 5th & 6th

December 16th - MONDAY SCHOOL - School in Session**Friday Specials

December 18th - JBE Preschool Christmas Program 3:00

December 18th - JBE StuCo Change the World Day (MCHS Pink Out Game @WMR1 12/20)

December 19th - End of 2nd Qtr/1st Semester - Last Day of School before break - 1/2 Day

December 19th - Winter Parties with Teachers

December 20th - January 6th - Christmas Break for Students

January 7th - Classes Resume