Patriot Nation,

What a great week at Jack! We had our Watch DOG kickoff event on Thursday and we are thrilled to see how many people we have signed up to volunteer here at Jack. If you missed it, there's more information below. We also had our annual Patriot Day Ceremony today, honoring our school namesake Dr. Bryan C. Jack. It was a beautiful morning, learning about the legacy and history of our school. Thank you again for all of the support as we have surpassed 325 PTA members as well! Have a great weekend!

Brett Shelby

- Please drop off by 7:50. Our tardy bell rings at that time and we want our Patriots ready to learn with us.

- We cannot release kids after 2:45 due to dismissal procedures. If you have appointments, please make arrangements to pick up by this time.

- If you are dropping off before 7:15, please use the back loop. This area is staffed and students are directed to the cafe or gym. After 7:15, our front loop will be open.

- Please see information below about new No Parking, Stopping, Standing Signs that have been installed by the City of Tyler.

September 14- Kona Ice

September 15- Bahama Buck Spirit Night

September 22- Leadership Signing Day: more information to come

September 22- Habit House (open house): more information to come

September 26-30- Book Fair

September 30- Grandfriend's Day

What an AMAZING turnout for our Watch D.O.G.S. Pizza event last night!! We were thrilled to see this many dads, father-figures and kids! Our wall calendars filled very quickly! These awesome dads and father-figures were so excited to pick a day to spend at Jack to be with their children and help out at our school! We are so excited to start seeing our Watch DOGS at school next month!

If you missed it and would like to schedule a date, here’s what you can do:

- Email ptajackelementary@gmail.com to schedule your day at Jack!

- Order your Watch DOGS shirt to wear on your special day - https://jackpta.square.site/

- We would LOVE to have our Watch DOGS as a part of our PTA! Remember that it’s a donation to help us fund programs like these, not an obligation! https://2022-2023-pta-membership-90992.cheddarup.com

The City of Tyler did a traffic study on our dismissal locations in the past few weeks. They have now installed No Parking, Standing, Stopping Signs from 2:30-3:30 on Balsam Gap and Rock Point. This area not be accessible during this time. Both sides of RockPoint Lane and the cross walk area have been marked. Our front car loop will extend through RockPoint Lane along Balsam Gap as necessary.

We know this is a new process and understand that with this change we may have some new issues arise. The City of Tyler traffic engineers deemed this the safest solution. If you have any questions please let us know.

We already have over 300+ members of our PTA! Please consider joining today! Join at http://2022-2023-pta-membership-90992.cheddarup.com today! You can get a star on the wall!

Did you know that our 7 Habits have hand motions? Please view the video above for some fun and join in with your Patriot at home to practice! We will send out more videos soon of other grade levels modeling this for our families!

Below you will find the link to our handbook for our families. This will also be posted on our website. Please keep in mind that this handbook is a general guideline for our campus, and we also follow the TISD handbook for district guidelines.

You can also follow us on Facebook, as we post updates frequently and weekly newsletters. Please encourage family members to join, as it is a great way to connect to the learning inside our building from afar!