Message From the Principal

Dear Jets Community,

Thank you so much for partnering with us throughout the first three quarters of the school year. We are excited to head into the home stretch and are looking forward to a strong finish for every student. As we continue into the fourth quarter, we truly need everyone’s full participation. Consistent bell‑to‑bell attendance, students giving their best effort, and active engagement in their classrooms and school community are essential.

This Spring also brings so many wonderful opportunities to enjoy all that JES offers our students and families. Career Day, Battle of the Books, the Spring Carnival, Field Day, the music concert, and the Fifth Grade Farewell are just a few of the highlights. Please be sure to check the calendar at the bottom of the newsletter for upcoming events.

A big shout‑out to Assistant Principal Ms. Mathis and our dedicated teachers, faculty, and staff for seamlessly guiding us through the Spring season of Maryland and BCPS assessments. We also want to commend our students for their hard work, focus, and effort. They continue to make us proud.

Have an outstanding May and a tremendous finish to the 2025–2026 school year.

🎉 Our current attendance rate is 96.57%. Each day opens the door to new learning, new growth, and new discoveries. It’s energizing to see everyone embracing curiosity and enjoying the experience together. 🏆

- Mr. Bayne, Principal

From left to right are third grade students Grace Fox, Brooklyn Hendren, Parker Cannon and Sophie Rock.

Third graders Grace Fox, Brooklyn Hendren, Parker Cannon, and Sophie Rock are officially Jacksonville’s future journalists. These four go‑getters approached Mr. Bayne with a big idea: create a school newspaper and share it with classmates and teachers.They didn’t just write it; they made sure everyone could enjoy it by placing copies in every hallway.

Thank you, girls, for bringing the news to life at Jacksonville and for sharing your creativity and talent with our school community!

Adiele, Prince 1

Adiele-Prince, Bianca 5

Alexander, Claire 2

Alpino, Joseph 4

Anderson, Franki 2

Anderson, Houston 4

Anderson, Magnolia 2

Ballew, Bennett KG

Ballew, Joseph 4

Bandurowski, Jack 3

Barberio, Henry 4

Barberio, Owen 2

Baruani, Savannah 1

Bast, Alexis PK3

Beggs, Elijah 4

Belmonte-Lemus, Emily 2

Bishop, Jason 4

Blake, Wells KG

Bonadio, Isabella 1

Britt, Colton PK4

Broadwater, Joseph 1

Brock, Emily 4

Buchanan, Owen 2

Buckley, Charlotte 3

Buckley, Jackson KG

Burke, Liam 5

Burke, Maeve 3

Burke, Nora KG

Burns, Ronan KG

Cella, Thomas KG

Chekuri, Jeswitha 2

Chekuri, Sai KG

Chrencik, Elliot 3

Christensen, Ella 3

Christensen, Emilia KG

Christensen, Esben KG

Christensen, Estelle PK4

Collins, Wells 3

Costos, Lincoln 5

deBettencourt, Cameron PK3

Dengler, Maria 4

Donovan, Coley 2

Duquaine, Rocco KG

Dvornicky, Claire 3

Edden, Alfred 5

Elover, Ashlynn 3

Etherington, Eleanor 2

Etherington, Eliza 1

Fayed, Nadia 5

Flanagan, Sean 1

Fox, Lucas 3

Franz, Conor KG

Franz, Madelyn 3

Frasco, Calvert 5

Fritz, Savannah 1

Fusco, Elle KG

Gahagan, Theo 2

Gardner, Connor 1

Gardner, William 4

Gersh, Logan 2

Gersh, Nora 5

Gewont, Henry 3

Givler, Patrick 4

Glorioso, Macey 4

Griffin, Archer PK3

Grove, Colin 5

Hall, John KG

Harper, Hannah 2

Harper, Morgan 4

Harris, Benjamin 5

Harris, Gretchen 2

Hart, Clara 1

Heiser, Calvin 1

Heiser, Camden 5

Heller, Beckett 1

Heller, Jackson 3

Hendren, Brooklynn 3

Hielke, Miles 5

Hild, Hayley 1

Hild, Sophia 2

Hull, Aidan 3

Hull, Griffin 1

Hull, Marion 4

Jones, Landon 4

Joseph, Clara KG

Joseph, Cooper 2

Kalaria, Miriam 1

Karceski, Caroline 5

Karthikeyan, Ananya 2

Kegel, Eloise 3

Kendall, Britton 1

Kendall, Tucker 3

Kenneally, Emily KG

Kenneally, Logan 1

Kenneally, Tucker 1

Kern, Evelyn 3

King, Nash 4

King, Violet 1

Koch, Grace 1

Lages, Molly 5

Lauffer, Penelope 1

Lehman, Aubrey 5

Lennox, Giuliana 5

Lennox, Isabella 5

Lephew, Greyson 2

Lim, Ethan KG

MacDougall, Roderick 5

Martin, Wren 3

McCrea, Owen 2

Meyers, Georgia KG

Miceli, Faith 2

Mills, Jessica 1

Moatz, Leah 4

Morton, Owen 3

Morton, William 5

Myers, Ruth 2

Nichols, Wesley 1

Nicodemus, Vera KG

Norton, Joseph 4

O'Brien, Henry 2

O'Brien, Samuel 2

Ochsner, Jodie KG

O'Day, Kelton 2

O'Donnell, Finnegan 5

Ortega, Leonardo KG

Osborne, Morgan 5

Parlette, Clara PK4

Parlette, Jackson 3

Parlette, Joseph 1

Passmore, Carter KG

Penater, Alexander 2

Peregoy, Finley KG

Pipich, Leo KG

Prazenica, Connor KG

Price, Natalie 3

Rajput, Aadya 1

Reaver, Gavin 1

Reinke, Bennett 4

Richardson, Nick 5

Richardson, Noah 1

Rinn, Charles 2

Robev, Alex KG

Rommel, Dylan 2

Rommel, Wyatt KG

Ruby, Landon 4

Sachse, Lucie 2

Sachse, Rowan 4

Sanders, Jameson 3

Saravanan, Samyuktha 3

Scarbath, Cole 3

Scarff, Gracelyn 3

Scarff, Jordyn 5

Schatz, Anna 2

Schneider, Andrew 1

Schneider, Colin 5

Schneider, Nathan 3

Schrayshuen, Ward 3

Seiler, Austin 4

Seiler, Benjamin 1

Shearer, Abigail 5

Shepherd, Paloma 1

Smith, Sasha 2

Smith, Sofia 4

Spahn, Greyson KG

Stone, Porter 3

Sullivan, Brielle 5

Sydnor, Owen PK4

Teitel, Amelia 3

Thayer, Emily 2

Torres, Quentin 4

Tremper, Caroline 4

Troyer, Rebecca 5

Turner, Declan 3

Turwy, Scarlett 1

Van Swol, Danica 1

Verma, Elliana 5

Vincent, Hanson 2

Vornadore, Ava 4

Vornadore, Ryan 1

Vornadore, Thomas 2

Wazir, Aariz 5

Wilmot, Thomas 1

Wilson, Mya 4

Wilson, Parker 5

Wimert, Evan 4

Wimert, Nora 2

Yates, Elinor 1

Yoon, Ellyssa 5

Zeichner, Mika 1

Zhang, Arthur 1

Zhang, Cordelia PK4

Zhang, Henry 5

Adiele, Prince 1

Adiele-Prince, Bianca 5

Anderson, Franki 2

Anderson, Houston 4

Ballew, Bennett KG

Barberio, Henry 4

Barberio, Owen 2

Beggs, Elijah 4

Belmonte-Lemus, Emily 2

Britt, Colton PK4

Chekuri, Jeswitha 2

Chekuri, Sai KG

Christensen, Estelle PK4

deBettencourt, Cameron PK3

Fusco, Elle KG

Gahagan, Theo 2

Gardner, William 4

Gewont, Henry 3

Glorioso, Macey 4

Griffin, Archer PK3

Hendren, Brooklynn 3

Hull, Aidan 3

Hull, Griffin 1

Hull, Marion 4

Jones, Landon 4

Joseph, Cooper 2

Nichols, Wesley 1

Nicodemus, Vera KG

O'Day, Kelton 2

Parlette, Clara PK4

Parlette, Jackson 3

Penater, Alexander 2

Peregoy, Finley KG

Prazenica, Connor KG

Rajput, Aadya 1

Sachse, Rowan 4

Sydnor, Owen PK4

Teitel, Amelia 3

Thayer, Emily 2

Tremper, Caroline 4

Vincent, Hanson 2

Wilmot, Thomas 1

Wimert, Nora 2

We are preparing for our end of year Field Days. We are looking forward to each grade level having a morning of relays, games, and of course, snowballs! A big thank you to the PTA for providing those snowballs for the students here at Jacksonville. Below is some information to help you and your child prepare.

Kindergarten Field Day

Kindergarten Field Day has been rescheduled for Thursday, May 7, rain or shine. Kindergarten Field Day is for students only. Parents are not included in this event. We will be doing some relays and playing games we have learned throughout the year. Please be sure your child wears sunscreen, brings a water bottle labeled with their name, and is dressed to participate.

Grades 1-5 Field Days

The time for these Field Days is 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Parents are welcome to meet us outside on the lighted upper field. Throughout the morning, students will travel to relays, court games, and a snowball station. Parents are welcome to travel with their student to each of the activities that day. Parents will have an opportunity to participate in some of the court games. Please be sure your child is wearing sunscreen, brings a water bottle labeled with their name, and is dressed to participate. If Field Day needs to be postponed due to weather you will be notified that morning by your child's teacher.

Schedule

1st Grade: Wednesday, May 13th

2nd Grade: Thursday, May 14th

3rd Grade: Tuesday, May19th

4th Grade: Thursday, May 21st

5th Grade: Friday, May 29th

*Rain dates will be announced if needed.

Ms. Lee and Mrs. Springer

Students and staff had a wonderful time celebrating School Library Month! One highlight was a school-wide activity where students guessed staff members’ favorite children’s books (pictured). Students in Grades 3–5 also participated in a special contest. Congratulations to Calvert Frasco, Hunter Targarona, and Ace Salamone, whose guesses were closest to the total number of books checked out from our library to date: 16,887! Each winner received a free book.

As we head into the final five weeks of checkout, we kindly ask families to keep an eye out for any overdue library books. Spring cleaning is a great time to check bookshelves, backpacks, and those hidden spots at home. Thank you for helping us keep our library collection complete and available for all students!

Mrs. Stewart

Everyone is invited to see the fifth graders wonderful pet portraits! They will be on display at White Marsh Mall on the lower level from May 10-17. All artwork is available to purchase on May 17 from

11:00 a.m -1:00 p.m. This is a partnership between Baltimore County Public Schools and the Maryland SPCA. All the money raised will help the SPCA!

Ms. Barton

May 1 -- Maryland Ravens' School Assembly

May 4-8 -- JES Teacher and Faculty Appreciation Week

May 5 -- National School Nurse Day

May 7 -- Kindergarten Field Day

May 8 -- Grades 4-5 Career Day

May 11-12 --Kindergarten Registration

May 13 -- First Grade Field Day

May 14 -- Second Grade Field Day; Battle of the Books (JES Hosting)

May 15 -- Spring Carnival

May 19 -- Third Grade Field Day

May 21 -- Fourth Grade Field Day

May 26 -- Music Concert

May 29 -- Fifth Grade Field Day

June 12 -- Fifth Grade Farewell

Jacksonville Elementary School

Principal: Matthew Bayne mbayne2@bcps.org

Asst. Principal: Marlana Mathis mmathis2@bcps.org

Main Office: Jackie McElduff; Kim Campbell

Website: jacksonvillees.bcps.org
Location: 3400 Hillendale Heights Road. Phoenix, MD 21131
Phone: (443) 809-7880

School Hours: 9:05 a.m. - 4:05 p.m.
PTA: jacksonvillees.bcps.org
Instagram: jacksonville_elementary_

Principal Update to JES Families

30 - April - 2026

Message From the Principal

Jacksonville Elementary School

Message From the Principal

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Perfect Attendance Third Quarter -- Bravo! Perfect Attendance Third Quarter -- Bravo!

Perfect Attendance Entire School Year -- Outstanding Performance! Perfect Attendance Entire School Year -- Outstanding Performance!

From The Physical Education Team From The Physical Education Team

From The Library Media Specialist From The Library Media Specialist

From The Art Department From The Art Department

Important Upcoming Dates Important Upcoming Dates

Jacksonville Elementary School