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Hazel's artwork was chosen to represent Esther Jackson in the Fulton County Schools Student Art Exhibition at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, GA! Each school is invited to submit artwork each year, and hers was one of the ones chosen! Her “Birch Tree Landscape” will be on display at the museum now through May 23rd.

Home Church Roswell is hosting FOR DAY this coming Sunday, May 18th at 10am at Esther Jackson!!!💙🖤

FOR DAY is a day of service for our EJ community. We have a free food market, our last Teacher Appreciation craft activity of the school year, we serve a hot meal to all EJ families who are attending, and we have a prayer team. We would love to pray for you! Please click on the following link to include your prayer requests:

Esther Jackson Life Events

If you would like to volunteer, please click on the link below. Please know that volunteers should be at EJ by 9am.

You can also donate food and other items for our community market.

https://www.homechurchroswell.com/forday

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There are limited copies for each class, so purchase one while they're still available.

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LifeTouch captured photos of each class with their teachers. To purchase a class photo, please contact the front office.

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WHEN

Kindergarten - 2nd Grade - May 15th from 8-10 am

3rd Grade - 5th Grade - May 16th from 8-10:30 am

Parents are not allowed to come watch but you are welcome to volunteer to run a station!

Email Ms. Williams if you're interested (williamsl6@fultonschools.org)

As always, if you are volunteering, you must complete the volunteer training using the link below:

Register as a Supervised Volunteer - Fulton County School System

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All medication left in the clinic after school dismisses on May 22, 2025 will be disposed of.

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The Esther Jackson Community Foundation is planning for the new school year in hopes to find 2-3 Volunteer Leads for 2 specific programs:

EJ's Back-to-School Shoe Drive

and

EJ's Fall Fundraiser Raffle

If you're interested in leading either of these amazing projects, email kathy@ejcommunity.org to gain additional information about these amazing service projects.

Thank you for your continued support and willingness to step up in times of need.

WHAT

Summer Soccer Skills Camp

Open to Boys and Girls ages 9-11

WHERE

Centennial High School

WHEN

July 7th - July 11th

9 AM - 12:00 PM

COST

$175 per player with a $50 registration fee

(includes t-shirt)

Hosted by Centennial High School boys soccer coach Mark Balskey. With over 25 years of experience coaching High School and Club Soccer. We will be emphasizing technical skills and athletic development for all skill levels.

Registration closes July 1st *

Click here to register. To view the flyer, click here.

WHAT

Summer Soccer Skills Camp

Open to Boys and Girls ages 12-14

WHERE

Centennial High School

WHEN

July 7th - July 11th

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

COST

$175 per player with a $50 registration fee

(includes t-shirt)

Hosted by Centennial High School boys soccer coach Mark Balskey. With over 25 years of experience coaching High School and Club Soccer. We will be emphasizing technical skills and athletic development for all skill levels.

Registration closes July 1st *

Click here to register. To view the flyer, click here.

WHAT

Baseball Summer Camp for Grades 2nd - 8th

WHERE

Centennial High School

WHEN

June 2nd - 4th

9 AM - 12:30 PM

COST

$175 per player before May 22nd; $200 per player after May 22nd

(includes t-shirt)

Hosted by Centennial HS Baseball Head Coach, Coach Kirkland & Centennial Baseball Players

Click here to register

WHAT

Basketball Fun & Development (dribbling, passing, shooting)

for Grades 2nd - 8th

WHERE

Centennial High School Gym

WHEN

June 10th - June 12th and July 14th - July 16th

9:00 am - 2:00 pm

COST

$150 per player

Hosted by Centennial VARSITY Basketball

King of Pops and lunch will be available for purchase.

Click here to register

The Summit is offering individual, family and group services throughout the summer. Click here for more information.

If you need items from EJ's toiletry pantry, please click on the pictures below to fill out a form.

Thanks!

If you'd like to donate items, please feel free to bring toiletry items and drop them at the front desk anytime during school hours.

OR

Click here to access the Amazon Wish List and donate directly.

EJ has had a great start to the school year and would appreciate your support to create the best learning environment for our children. EJ PTA is seeking sponsorships from local businesses to enhance our educational programs and experiences for the whole family.

These sponsorships benefit our school in various ways:

1. Enrichment Programs:

Funding extracurricular activities and workshops for creativity and growth.

2. Classroom Resources:

Providing teachers with tools for engaging lessons.

3. School Events:

Celebrations during school hours including Teacher Appreciation Week and 5th grade graduation.

4. Family Events:

Fun filled events held at the school including Bingo Night, Movie Night, Spring Carnival, Donuts with Grownups, and Loved Ones Luncheon.

We would be grateful for any connections with businesses interested in supporting our school. Parents, if you have a business- any contribution, financial or in-kind, is greatly appreciated. Ideas for additional fundraising is also always welcome.

Please click here for more information or contact Helen Loiacono for EJES PTA business sponsorships at HelenLoiacono@icloud.com

Thank you for your dedication to our school! It truly takes a village.

Student Success Skills (SSS) are Fulton County School's standards for the skills needed to demonstrate mastery of academic and interpersonal skills needed for college, career, and life success. These six skills are taught in all schools, by all teachers, to all students. Each skill has corresponding standards across grade levels.

Click here to learn more about SSS English, Spanish

As a parent, you can help your child with these skills on a weekly basis through the rethinkEd Home Connections. Each week the links will change with new ideas on how to help your child learn. Click on the links below to help your child learn how their brain works!

WEEK 37 - Support Systems

Kindergarten SSS Home Connections English, Spanish

1st Grade SSS Home Connections English, Spanish

2nd Grade SSS Home Connections English, Spanish

3rd Grade SSS Home Connections English, Spanish

4th Grade SSS Home Connections English, Spanish

5th Grade SSS Home Connections English, Spanish

Title I is a federally funded program designed to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging state academic standards and state academic assessments. The Title I program focuses on the academic needs of the most disadvantaged students.

Note: If you need to translate these articles you can use Chrome, a right mouse click on ‘Translate to English’, a pop up window will open, select the 3 dots, and select the other language.

Parents have rights and EJ is committed to them.

Annual Parent Right to Know

On Thursday, May 1 at 3:30 PM, EJ held its Kindergarten Round-Up. This is a presentation by the kindergarten teachers and school staff that gives information to the parents of our new Kindergarten students. If you missed the meeting, you could still go through the presentation and email question to Frank Perez at perezf@fultonschools.org

Transition (Kinder Round Up)

Transition (Kinder Round Up) - Spanish

Please provide your input no later than April 4 by clicking the link, type in your browser or scan the QR code below to access and complete our brief Input questions. Your Input helps us improve goals, services we offer to academically support your child(ren) at home and partner with the school in their education.

Transition Feedback Instructions (Kinder Round UP)

Transition Feedback Instructions (Kinder Round Up) - Spanish

THE NATIONAL PTA WEBSITE - The Parents’ Guides to Student Success were developed by teachers, parents, and education experts in response to the Common Core State Standards that more than 45 states have adopted. Guides for grades K-8 Schools are available in both English and Spanish. These grade level guides will let you know what your student is expected to know.

National PTA Grade Guide

Help earn money for Esther Jackson!

1. Download BoxTops app from Apple App Store or Google Play.

2. Find and sign up under Esther S Jackson Elementary School.

3. Use the app to scan your receipt with 14 days of purchase to see if you have made any eligible purchases.

4. Pat yourself on the back for helping out your wonderful school!

Money Raised to Date: $81.60

Goal: $500

MAY

15 - SGC Meeting, 3:45 PM

16 - Field Day Grades 3rd-5th

19 - Speech Pathologist Day

20 - 1st Grade Party 9:00 AM -10:00 AM

20 - 3rd Grade Party 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

20 - 2nd Grade Party 1:05 PM - 2:05 PM

21 - PreK Party 9:00 AM -10:00 AM

21 - 4th Grade Party 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

22 - Last Day of School!

26 - Memorial Day - SCHOOL IS CLOSED

Website: https://www.fultonschools.org/estherjacksones
Location: 1400 Martin Road, Roswell, GA, USA
Phone: 470-254-5290
Twitter: @ejjaguars