JSE Tracks

JSE family and friends,

UTSC Staff had our corporation-wide professional development day today. We came together as a district, broke off into groups to learn about things in our grade level/needs, and came together as schools to support our building needs. We know our students need to learn and grow, and so in order to support our children to the best of our ability, we also need to sharpen the saw and support our learning in the education profession.

This morning, we heard from Dr. Joe Sanfilippo, a recently retired superintendent from Wisconsin. He shared about celebrating our successes with each other.

You are loved at JSE,

- Mrs. Hankins

During Parent Teacher Conferences students will be participating in e-learning. ELearning is accessed through your child's Canvas account. Some teachers will have a combination of books, packets, and computer time. These lessons are extentions of what we are learning, and can be done independently.

Congratulations to our September students showing their Personal Best and Respect

Kdg: Scarlett Reboy and Rayden Garcia

1st: Allison Vega and Natalie Pohl

2nd: Amelia Harford and Harlyn Detraz

3rd: Braxton Franz and Jackson Gurgon

4th: Ryker Gurley and and Lorelei Tayolor

5th: Taichi Fukahara-Mathews and Marleigh Pohl

Each month I host a principal's challenge that students can do with their families. Students who turn in the challenge are put into a drawing for each grade level to join me as Junior Principal for a Day.

On-going:

• Tuesdays 7:50-8:40 a.m. Choir Practice (Mrs. Willis sponsor kwillis@union.k12.in.us)
• Thursdays and 2nd and 4th Fridays 8:00- 8:40 a.m Robotics Practices (Mr. Smith sponsor nsmith@union.k12.in.us)
• 1st and 3rd Fridays 8:00- 8:40 a.m. JSE News (Mr. Smith sponsor nsmith@union.k12.in.us)

October

7 No School- UTSC Staff PD Day

11- Conference times due

15 Unity Day- wear Orange

16-23 Candy Wars

22 Elementary Conferences, e-Learning for elementary students only

23 Fall Parties

24-25 Fall Break, no school

30 Spooktacular 6-7pm/ Red Ribbon Day- wear red

31 Butterbraid sales start

November

3 Daylight Savings Time ends

5 Election Day

11 Veteran's Day

14 Butterbraids Due

21 Friendsgiving (during lunches)

27-29 No School Thanksgiving Break

As we welcome another school year, filled with incredible after-school events for our students, I wanted to share important information regarding a district safety initiative to help keep our Bearcats safe. Please see the safety rules below. This will apply to all after school activities at each of the buildings at UTSC. Our number one priority is safety, and following these will help keep everyone safe while they enjoy the wonderful activities of the year! We thank you for your help with this!

Looking to be a part of the school? Our PTO is always seeking volunteers. Some things may be in person at school, and some may be things you do at home. Check out this flyer and get connected with a wonderful group that really helps connect our school and families!

Candy Wars will start October 16-23. Bring in your bags of candy to the bins outside your classroom. The class with the most pounds will get an award from PTO!

The candy is used to pass out during our Spooktacular on Wednesday, October 30 from 6-7 where you trick-or-treat the halls. PTO will be looking for volunteers to help with stations and more.

PTO loves the earlier meeting times, but we need to push it back just 30 minutes. Our PTO meetings will still be the first Tuesday of Every Month but starting at 4pm.

We now have a full board! Welcome!

President- Saide

Vice President- Dawn

Secretary- Megan

Treasurer- Veronica

You can access Mealtime to upload funds or drop off money to the JSE office. Checks need to be made out to John Simatovich Elementary School and in the memo put your child(ren)'s names.

For more information about Food Services check out our website or contact JSE's kitchen manager, Brandy Christiansen at bchristiansen@union.k12.in.us.

Students need to have funds in their lunch account. You can set up a Mealtime account https://www.mymealtime.com/ with your child's 100 or 200 number. You can find this number on Harmony. It is not the Student ID number, but their account number. If you need assistance just call the office or email Mrs. Minton at cminton@union.k12.in.us and she can send it to you for easy copy and paste.

Bearcat Beginnings UTSC preschool is off to a fantastic start! We are pleased to announce that we are now eligible for CCDF and On My Way vouchers for families that qualify. We have a few openings remaining. Call the JSE office for questions 219-759-2508 and visit the application website for more details: https://earlyedconnect.fssa.in.gov/onlineApp/home

Come to the Chicken & Fish Fry in the WHS cafeteria on Friday, Oct. 11th from 4-7 PM before the home football game against Whiting to support the Spanish Club scholarship program. The cost is $15.00/adult, $14.00/senior citizen and children under 12 are $12.00. The proceeds will help to make the cost of student travel opportunities affordable for our UTMS & WHS students. Your support would be greatly appreciated!

We wanted to make you aware of a wonderful resource - The Indiana Learning Lab Parent and Family Support Hub! It provides valuable resources for families of children from birth through high school. You can find websites, videos, workshops, and other content to help support you and your child(ren).