April 21, 2025

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

• iReady diagnostic testing starts tomorrow (4/22) for 1st, 2nd, 4th & 5th. Kindergarten & 3rd grade will test next week (4/29).
• 3rd Grade MAP testing starts on Wednesday (4/23). Details of the JBE testing schedule are below.
• Please make sure to look at the important dates at the bottom of the newsletter and mark your calendars.
• 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.
• 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:

April 23rd - April 24th - JBE 3rd Grade MAP testing

April 25th - Special Olympics

April 30th - May 2nd - JBE 5th Grade MAP testing

May 2nd - K-2 Ag Safety Day

May 4th-9th - Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week

May 6th - May 8th - JBE 4th Grade MAP testing

May 9th - JBE Field Day

May 19th - MONDAY SCHOOL - Friday Specials

May 20th - JBE 5th Grade Celebration

May 21st - PK Celebration 3:00, doors open at 2:50

May 22nd- JBE EOY K-4th Awards

May 22nd - Last Day of School/End of 4th Qtr **Early Out Dismissal for students- 12:30 and Bus Dismissal - 12:50

See the full list of dates at the bottom of the newsletter.

We hosted our annual Delores Miller Young Authors Day on Friday, April 18th. Unfortunately, our featured author was sick and unable to attend. She will be coming on May 19th to present to our students. If your student ordered a book, they will get it on May 19th. Thank you for your understanding.

We encourage you to mark your calendars and help us ensure your student is here, rested and ready to do their best on their upcoming tests. While we always focus on individual student growth, we also value their hard work and best efforts on our mandatory standardized tests.

This year our testing slogan is “Wands Ready, Minds Steady, Let’s Conquer the Test”.

When we return from Easter Break we will hit the ground running with testing.

All K-5 students will participate in i-Ready End of the Year Diagnostic testing.

1st, 2nd, 4th, & 5th grades will test sometime between Tuesday, April 22 and Friday, April 25th. Kindergarten and Third grade will test April 29th - May 2nd.

In addition, 3rd, 4th & 5th grade will participate in statewide MAP Testing on the following dates.

3rd Grade: April 23rd & 24th

4th Grade: May 6th, 7th & 8th

5th Grade: April 30th, May 1st & 2nd

Our hallways will be decorated with encouraging decorations. Please remind your students to eat a good breakfast, get a good night's sleep, use their tools, and believe in themselves. We believe in them and know you do too!

Please encourage your students to Conquer the Test. Do your best and let it rest!

Check out the link to our testing anthem below.

iReady End of the Year Diagnostic

K-5 - April 22nd & 25th

MAP Test

3rd Grade -April 23rd & 24th

5th Grade - April 30th, May 1st & 2nd

4th - May 6th, 7th & 8th

Dear Parents & Guardians,

Friday May 9th, 2025 will be the date of our annual Field Day. Field day will start at 12:30PM and end at 3:00PM. Parents & Guardians are allowed to attend this year.

Your child will be messy, dirty, and wet by the end of the Field Day. Students can bring the below items to make sure their day is a success.

Water Bottle— Students do have some time for drinks and restrooms, but a water bottle can be convenient, please make sure you put your child’s name on his or her water bottle.

Hat—Not necessary, but they are allowed. They must be worn appropriately.

Sunglasses—Not necessary, but they are allowed. They must be worn appropriately.

ABSOLUTELY NEED!! Towel and Change of Clothes—Please bring a towel to dry off with and an extra pair of clothes to change into after Field day is over.

ABSOLUTELY NEED!! Small bag—Can be useful to hold your child’s water bottle, towel, and any other necessary items he or she needs for Field day.

Sunscreen—this will not be provided. Please put this on your child or send a labeled bottle.

IF you have specific questions about field trips, please contact your student's teacher. All chaperones MUST have a current background check on file.

Field Trips

K- May 13th - Myseum

5th - May 7th - Cardinals Game

5th - May 6th - Stevens Farm

Please do not "park" in the morning drop-off line and get out to walk your student to the door, come talk to 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.

Please DO NOT block the handicapped accessible parking spots. We have several people that need those spots and have been unable to use them because they are blocked.

If you are not the one who picks up your student, please inform your designee of these important procedures.

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%

November Attendance - 94.97%

December Attendance - 95.05%

January Attendance - 94.34%

February Attendance - 90.57%

March Attendance - 95.03%

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.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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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.

April 23rd - Administrative Professionals Day

April 23rd - Bus Driver Appreciation Day

April 23rd - April 24th - JBE 3rd Grade MAP testing

April 25th - 4th Qtr Mid-Term Progress Reports sent home

April 25th - Special Olympics at Wright City

May 1st - School Principal’s Day

May 2nd - Ag Safety Day

May 2nd - Student Council Ice Cream Sales $1

May 2nd - Larry Richards Club Meeting 3:35

May 2nd - School Lunch Hero Day

May 4th-9th - Teacher Appreciation Week

May 5th - Possible Snow Day Make-Up

May 6th - May 8th - JBE 4th Grade MAP testing

May 7th - School Nurse Appreciation Day

May 6th - JBE 5th Grade Field Trip to Stevens Farm

May 7th - JBE 5th Grade Field Trip to Cardinals

May 9th - JBE Field Day

May 13th - JBE Kindergarten Field Trip to Myseum

May 18th - MCHS Graduation

May 19th - MONDAY SCHOOL - Friday Specials

May 20th - JBE 5th Grade Celebration

May 21st - JBE Career Day

May 21st - Elementary 4th Qtr Grades due by 8:00 am

May 21st - PK Celebration 3:00, doors open at 2:50

May 22nd- JBE EOY K-4th Awards

May 22nd - Last Day of School/End of 4th Qtr **Early Out Dismissal for students- 12:30 and Bus Dismissal - 12:50