Jonesburg Elementary News

September 27, 2022

Principal: Ms. Jennifer Krattli

Our Mission:

Motivate to Succeed

Value Indvidual Differences

Prepare for Lifelong Learners

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

• 4th & 5th Grade Gardening -On Wednesdays, this fall - with permission slips.
• Grades should have been sent home in Friday Folders on September 23rd. If you have any questions, please contact your students teacher.
• September 28th - Powderpuff Game at MCHS. If you would like to make a donation to the Eversmeyer Family and can't make it to JBE, you can send it with your student to JBE.
• September 28th - JBE wears Red, White & Blue
• September 29th - Ms. Cora's Retirement Open House 4:30-6:00
  
• JBE will be selling Spirit Wear in time to order for Christmas gifts! Be on the lookout!
• October 21st - Title 1 Family Fun Under the Lights (before football game) -Wear your Harvest Party costume, fall shirt or Wildcat Gear
  
• Veteran's Day will be celebrated on 2:30 on November 10th in order to allow our Veterans to attend more than one MCR2 celebration.

Please check out your student's Friday Folder from 9/23 for all of the information that was sent home. Be sure to look for:

• Progress Reports
• Opt Out information for the Safe & Civil Schools Survey
• Student Council Ice Cream Friday's form
• A coupon from JBE's very own student entrepreneur "Rooster" for his pumpkin patch.
• Information about Parent Teacher Conferences will be coming home this week.

KOMU will be at JBE filming our classes saying the Pledge of Allegiance this Wednesday, September 28th. We are encouraging our students to dress in Red, White &/or Blue or other patriotic gear for the day!

Our MCHS Student Council will be hosting a Powderpuff game as part of the week's Homecoming Activities. Free will donations will be collected at the gate as well as at all of the district schools to donate to MCR2 staff member, Jessica Eversmeyer's family, to help support them as they begin her battle with cancer.

Ms. Cora has been a staple at Bellflower and Jonesburg Elementaries for the last 31.5 years. Her presence, knowledge and love is going to be very missed at JBE! Come help us celebrate her and send her off into retirement feeling our of our appreciation. You are invited to join us for Cora Randolph's Retirement Open House in the Jonesburg Elementary Cafeteria on Thursday, September 29th from 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm.

Students and staff are encouraged to wear blue and white or any Wildcat gear.

Wildcat Fridays include:

September 30th to celebrate Homecoming!

October 21st to celebrate our Title 1 Family Night Under the Lights event! This is also Hero Night honoring our medical personnel. It is also Harvest Party Day. Some students may prefer to wear their costumes.

Help us spread school spirit by participating in our Wildcat Fridays!

This summer we had a new sound system and TVs installed in the cafeteria and have been using them for announcements, pictures, menus and so on. We would like to celebrate the great things our students are involved with outside of school. If your student has an accomplishment or activity they are part of and proud of, please e-mail a school-appropriate picture to Mrs. Rachel Hans our JBE Lunch Clerk at rhans@mc-wildcats.org and she will show their picture on the slideshow for a few days.

This probably goes without saying, but just in case. Please make sure the pictures are school-appropriate meaning no weapons, printed foul language, drugs or alcohol, etc in the picture.

Thank you for helping celebrate our students.

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Use your camera to scan this code above or you can also browse www.artsonia.com/parents and enter this Parent Code 3PBJJHKD

We had our first JBE PTO meeting on Tuesday, September 20th. If you are interested in being involved with PTO and were unable to make it to the meeting, please e-mail our PTO President, Rachel Hans at rhans@mc-wildcats.org

At the meeting, it was decided that we would be hosting the following fall fundraisers. Please be on the lookout in Friday Folders and on the JBE Facebook page for more information.

Upcoming Fundraisers

Laundry Soap Sales - Coming soon

Kokomo Joe's Gift Card Sales - Closer to Christmas

Imo's Card Sales - Closer to Christmas

Mark Your Calendars

JBE PTO Boys Game Night - Me & My Gal - January 27th

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

JBE PTO Carnival & 5K - Coming This Spring

JBE will be hosting a Harvest Party Day Parade at 8:05. Parents are welcome to watch the parade from the bleachers in the gym. Parents will be asked to leave after the parade and will be welcome back at 2:30 for Harvest Parties.

Fall Harvest Parties will be held from 2:30-3:30 on Friday, October 21st. Your student's teacher should be reaching out soon for help! Please make sure you RSVP if you are planning to help with Harvest Parties so we know who to expect in our building.

Teachers may be asking for help from parents with snacks, crafts and activities for the Harvest Party. Parents will be allowed to drop snacks or activities off in the morning or during the day if you are unable to send it with your child. Please make sure it is labeled.

Snacks during the party need to be store-bought, pre-packaged and preferably healthy. Other items such as pencils, stickers, etc are always welcome. It is acceptable to send home a small treat bag of individually wrapped treats. Please refrain from sending items with icing as this could cause major messes on the bus.

Students will be allowed to dress as their favorite book character, wear a fall shirt, Wildcat shirt or come as themselves. We ask that the costumes are school dress code appropriate and that there are No Mask, No Inflatable Costumes, No Weapons (including swords & sabers), No Gore, and No Blood. Students will NOT be able to change during the day. If they are dressing up, please make sure it is something they can be comfortable in for the entire day and that it is not a distraction to learning. (Don't forget that it is PE specials for most of our classes.)

Mark your calendars to join us for our MCR2 Title 1 Family Fun Night Under the Lights on October 21st from 5:30-6:30. All activities are free with your paid gate admission.

We will be hosting in-person Parent Teacher Conferences next month. Information should be coming home in Friday Folders on September 30th! Please fill it out and return it as quickly as possible.

There will be NO SCHOOL on Friday, October 28th!

Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on Thursday evening (27th) from 4:15 pm -8:00 pm and Friday (28th) from 8:00 am - noon.

This year we are really focusing on Growth at JBE and we are going to try something new. On November 4th, we will be hosting our first Growth Parade of the year. Our teachers have been talking to students about the importance of stretching ourselves and growing. Each student will help choose what growth they want to celebrate and make a sign to carry in the parade.

Parents will be invited to sit in the gym bleachers and watch the parade. As the parade gets closer we will share more information.

Recess time is very important for our students' bodies and brains. When it is possible, we take them outside. The weather is changing and it is getting cooler outside. Please make sure you are sending your student with clothes or jackets appropriate for the weather. Also, it is much easier to return lost items if their is name in them. Please consider labeling your students' jackets.

A huge shout out to Mrs. Angel Davis for hosting our Fall Book Fair. We were able to exceed our goal of $5,000. Because of her hard work supporting past fairs, she stored up enough Scholastic Dollars to buy each JBE student a new book last week! In addition, we were able to give over $750 of books to JBE Classroom libraries because of the generous support of our patrons. Thank you to Mrs. Davis for promoting reading in our school by helping get books into the hands of our students!

Thank You to everyone that attended our Family Fun Night on September 16th! We had 74 students in attendance and enjoyed having you in the building with us!

Also, thank you to everyone who attended the PTO meeting and helped plan our year! We are looking forward to a great year with your support!

MCR-2 athletics and extracurricular activities are an important part of our school culture, and our students benefit from their peers, family and community members' support at these activities. The district asks that guests follow some basic guidelines to help make the activities a safe and fun experience for all spectators.

• Drugs, alcohol and tobacco are strictly prohibited on our campus.

• Pets are also prohibited on our campus, any animal on campus should follow BOE policy about service animals.

• All spectators are expected to remain within the general area of the activity they are attending (football game-concessions area or in the stands, basketball game-concessions area or in the gym, etc). We also ask that students are not throwing balls, or other objects, during the activity.

• We expect elementary students to attend with a parent, guardian or responsible adult.

• Please park in designated parking spots only so that all other areas of the buildings are accessible as needed. For outdoor events, special permission is required to park inside the gates (between football stadium and baseball diamond).

Thank you for your cooperation.

MCR-2 Administration

Jonesburg Elementary Meal Reminder

1. Meals are not free for everyone this year.

2. We encourage you to fill out a Free & Reduced Meal application to see if you qualify.

3. If you do not qualify and your student eats meals at school the fees are as follows:

1. Full price breakfast - $2.85

2. Full price lunch - $3.25

3. Reduced price breakfast - $0.30

4. Reduced price lunch - $0.40

4. Extra milk and milk break costs $0.45 per student no matter the free and reduced status.

5. Students are not allowed to charge more than $10. If your student owes more than $10 then they will be offered an alternative meal in lieu of the daily lunch choice.

6. Please send in meal money in a labeled envelope. If you are interested, there is an option to pay online through the online SIS portal.

7. Past due balances will be sent home most Friday’s.

8. District phone call reminders for balances under $5 will begin soon. You are welcome to send in money at any time.

9. As always, if you have any questions, please call the Jonesburg Elementary Office. 833-662-6228 ext 4101.

10. We will have a drawing on Friday, September 9th for all students whose families turned in a Free & Reduced Lunch application at any of the MCR2 buildings this school year.

This is a reminder that only students & staff will be allowed in the building during morning drop-off time. The entrance by the powercat will be open at 7:30. The drop-off line is for people to pull up, drop off and drive away. You are welcome to walk your student to the front door. If you wish to get out with your student, please park in a spot to do so. Parking in the drop-off line creates confusion and is not safe for our students.

It is important that you have a consistent routine for your child to follow at the end of each day. If you need to make a change to your child’s normal routine you must send a note with your child in the morning.

In an emergency, you may call, but you MUST speak to a secretary before 2pm. Do not leave a message on the school answering service. The answering service is to report absences only, and it is not checked throughout the day. ONLY call in the event of an emergency. A note should be sent if you know in advance of a schedule change.

We will not make any changes after 2pm. Our goal is to get every student safely to their correct destination at the end of each day. We need your help to make sure this happens.

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.

Help us recognize the great things happening at MCR2 by filling out the Wildcat Award Nomination Form when you notice a staff member doing great things!

The district will be recognizing our outstanding staff members again this year with monthly Wildcat Awards, and at the end of the year reception. Please nominate as many of our staff as you wish for a Wildcat Award.

Like last year, Wildcat Awards will be given each month and all nominees will receive their notes at our end of the year celebration!

We will have Family Sports Pass forms available at Meet & Greet. You can also download a form from the Athletics page on our district website or you can purchase one on the district webstore below.

Check out the MCR-II web store! This will be a great way to pay fees and make other purchases this school year. To pay for lunch online, you will continue to do it the way you have in the past.

Mark your calendar for the first Wednesday of the month. Frumpy Joe's has generously offered to donate 10% of their sales to Jonesburg Elementary! We are very thankful for the continued support we get from our awesome community! Thank you to Frumpy Joe's for thinking of our students!

Frumpy Joe's has donated over $1000 since they began this program! We appreciate their support!

The 2022-2023 MCR-II School Calendar has been approved. Please note that the last day of school for the 2022-2023 will be a 12:30 P.M. early out.

***Note the edit of Graduation Day - The calendar was revised at the 9.8.22 Board of Education meeting.

Don't forget that your student can log onto their Moby Max account from home as well as school. If you need your student's login information, please contact your student's teacher.

This online remediation and practice program is one way that we can continue closing the gap on lost information from last spring.

The Box Tops program has made it easier to collect Box Tops and support your school. Download the Box Tops App, select Jonesburg Elementary (our zip code is 63351), then scan your receipt after you go shopping. No more clipping and saving. You can track our progress on the app. We appreciate your support!

You can find the most up to date breakfast and lunch menus on the district website on the left side by clicking on the green box that says school menus. Make sure you choose Jonesburg Elementary! You can also click on this link to see the menus.

The Montgomery County R-II Schoolwide Program Plan is available for parents, staff and community members upon request. If you are interested in viewing MCR-II, Jonesburg Elementary, or Montgomery City Elementary’s Schoolwide Program Plan please contact Mrs. Jocelyn Schluss, Assistant Superintendent, at (573)564-2278 or jschluss@mc-wildcats.org. A copy can be printed and mailed, or instructions to access online can be shared.

September 27th - End of Month Assembly -Kiwanis Terrific Kids & Optimist 5th Grade Student of the Month

September 28th - Film KOMU Pledge - Wear Red, White & Blue

September 29th - Cora’s Retirement Open House

September 30th - Wildcat Friday - Homecoming

September 30th Celebrate - October 2nd - School Custodian Day

October 2nd - School Custodians Day

October 6th - National Instructional Coaches Day

October 7th - Student Council Ice Cream Sales $1

October 13th - BOE meeting 7:30 pm @ MCHS

October 14th - JBE Fire Prevention Day

October 17th-21st - National School Bus Safety Week

October 19th - JBE StuCo Change the World Day

October 19th - Missouri Day - Virtual Visit from author Judy Young

October 20th - Statewide Earthquake Drill at 10:15

October 21st - End of 1st Quarter

October 21st- Harvest Party Day Parade 8:05

October 21st - Harvest Parties 2:30-3:30

October 21st - Title 1 Family Night Under the Lights at MCHS Football Game - Tentative

October 21st - Wildcat Friday - Hero Night

October 25th - End of Month Assembly -Kiwanis Terrific Kids & Optimist 5th Grade Student of the Month

October 27th - Picture Retake Day

October 27th - Parent Teacher Conferences 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm

October 28th - NO SCHOOL due to Parent Teacher Conferences

October 28th - Parent Teacher Conferences 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

October 28th - 2nd Qtr AMI Menus sent to parents

November 4th - 1st Quarter Growth Parade - Time TBD

November 8th - JBE Mock Election

November 10th - BOE meeting 7:30 pm @ JBE

November 10th - Veterans Day - Gym 2:30

November TBD - JBE PTO Meeting 5:30 - Library

November 15th - 18th - Larry Richards Club Food Drive

November 16th - JBE StuCo Change the World Day

November 17th - Counseling Advisory Meeting - 7:30 am MCE

November 21st - MONDAY SCHOOL - School is in Session - Wednesday Specials

November 21st -JBE 4th & 5th Grade Academic Bowl Contest

November 22nd - 2nd Qtr Mid Term

November 23rd - November 28th - Thanksgiving Break

November 28th - December 3rd - MCR2 Basketball Tournament @MCMS and MCHS\

November 29th - Classes resume

November 29th - End of Month Assembly -Kiwanis Terrific Kids & Optimist 5th Grade Student of the Month

December 1st & 2nd - JBE Dental Days

December 2nd - 2nd Qtr Mid-Term Progress Reports sent home

December 2nd - Jonesburg Lighted Parade

December 6th-9th - JBE PTO Christmas Shop (in library)

December 7th - JBE Christmas Program & Fine Art Walk - 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

December 8th - BOE meeting 7:30 pm @ MCMS

December 9th - Student Council Ice Cream Sales $1

December 14th - JBE StuCo Change the World Day

December 14th - JBE Preschool Christmas Program 3:00

December 19th - MONDAY SCHOOL - School in Session**Friday Specials

December 20th - End of Month Assembly -Kiwanis Terrific Kids & Optimist 5th Grade Student of the Month

December 22nd - Winter Party with Teachers in the afternoon

December 22nd - End of 2nd Qtr/1st Semester

December 22nd - Last Day of School before break - Full Day

December 23rd - January 3rd - Christmas Break for Students

January 3rd - Staff Work Day 9-3

January 3rd - 2nd Qtr Grades due by 4:00 pm

January 4th - Classes Resume

January 6th - 2nd Qtr Report Cards sent home

January 6th - 3rd Qtr AMI sent home

January 6th - PBIS Bootcamp

January 6th - Student Council Ice Cream Sales $1

January 9th - Law Enforcement Appreciation Day

January 12th - BOE Meeting 7:30 pm @ MCE

January 13th - 2nd Quarter Growth Parade

January 18th - JBE StuCo Change the World Day

January 27th- JBE Boys PTO “Me & My Gal” Game Night 6:00

January 23rd-27th - Great Kindness Challenge Week

January 26th - Administrator’s Meeting 9am

January 31st - End of Month Assembly -Kiwanis Terrific Kids & Optimist 5th Grade Student of the Month

February 3rd - Student Council Ice Cream Sales $1

February 6th - PD Day

February 6th - 10th - School Counselor Appreciation Week

February 8th - 3rd Qtr Mid-Term

February 9th - BOE meeting 7:30 @ MCHS

February 14th - Valentine Parties 2:30 pm

February 15th - JBE StuCo Change the World Day

February 17th - 3rd Qtr Mid-Term Progress Reports sent home

February 22nd - School Bus Driver Appreciation Day

February 22nd - Group Picture Day

February 23rd - Counseling Advisory Meeting 5:00 pm at MS

February 24th - JBE PTO Girls “Me & My Guy” Dance Night 6:30

February 28th - End of Month Assembly -Kiwanis Terrific Kids & Optimist 5th Grade Student of the Month

February TBD - JBE Science Day

March 3rd - Student Council Ice Cream Sales $1

March 4th - March 7th - MAESP Spring Principal’s Conference

March 5th - 12th - School Board Appreciation Week

March 9th - BOE 7:30 pm @ MCMS

March 9th - JBE Spring Pictures

March 10th-17th - JBE Book Fair

March 10th - Missouri Read-In Day

March 10th - One Book One Community Kick Off

March 14th - JBE Family Fun Night - 6:00

March 14th - JBE PTO Meeting - 7:15

March 13th - PD Monday

March 15th - JBE StuCo Change the World Day

March 17th - End of 3rd Qtr

March 22nd - JBE Preschool Screening

March 24th - 3rd Qtr Report Cards sent home

March 24th - 4th Qtr AMI menus sent to parents

TBD - PTO Spring Carnival

March 28th - End of Month Assembly -Kiwanis Terrific Kids & Optimist 5th Grade Student of the Month

March 31st - Kiwanis Terrific Kids & Jonesburg Optimist 5th Grade Student of the Month

March 31st - 3rd Quarter Growth Parade

April 3rd - MONDAY School - Friday Specials

April 4th- School Librarian Appreciation Day

April 5th - Paraprofessional Appreciation Day

April 6th - Student Council Ice Cream Sales $1

April 6th - JBE Kindergarten Screening

April 7th - NO SCHOOL

April 13th - BOE 7:30 pm @ JBE

April 17th -21st - Volunteer Appreciation Week

April 19th - JBE StuCo Change the World Day

April 20th - JBE Faculty Mtg 4:15-5:00

April 21st - 4th Qtr Mid-Term

April 24th - Possible Snow Day Make-Up

April 25th - End of Month Assembly -Kiwanis Terrific Kids & Optimist 5th Grade Student of the Month

April 26th - Administrative Professionals Day

April 28th - 4th Qtr Mid-Term Progress Reports sent home

April 28th - Delores Miller Young Authors Day

April TBD - One Book Movie Night

May 1st - School Principal’s Day

May 1st - 5th - Teacher Appreciation Week

May 5th - School Lunch Hero Day

May TBD - Special Olympics

May 5th - K-2 Ag Safety Day

May 5th - Student Council Ice Cream Sales $1

May 10th - School Nurse Appreciation Day

May 11th - BOE 7:30 pm @ MCMS

May 17th - JBE StuCo Change the World Day

TBD - JBE Field Day

May 19th - MCHS Graduation

May 22nd - MONDAY School **Thursday Specials

May 22nd - JBE 5th Grade Celebration

May 23rd - JBE Career Day

May 24th- JBE EOY K-4th Awards

May 24th - Last Day of School/End of 4th Qtr **Early Out Dismissal

May 25th - Staff Work Day - 9-3