Patriot Family Gazette 12/3/2021

Patriot Nation,

It's been a great week back from Thanksgiving Break and our Polar Express Read-A-Thon is off to a wonderful start! We have logged thousands of minutes and are moving toward our fundraising goals as well. The money that is raised goes directly back to our campus, funding programs, instructional materials, and other things. We are so proud of our Reader Leaders and can't wait to celebrate their accomplishments soon!

Also, don't forget next week, our Polar Express Reading Night is on Thursday, December 9th. We will start with a Winter Choir Concert at 5:00 then immediately following, Polar Express stations will be open. Please see information below. More important dates are coming up so mark your calendars!

Thanks again for all of the support and have a great weekend!

Brett Shelby

December

Nov. 30- Dec. 15 Polar Express Reading Challenge Fundraiser

8- KONA ICE

8- Picture Retakes

9- Polar Express Reading Night

14- Spirit Night @Slim Chickens

15- Polar Express Ends at Midnight

16- Christmas Parties/Announce Polar Express Winners

17- last day of 2nd 9 weeks

17- Early dismissal 12:30pm

20- Jan. 2 Christmas Break

Our Jack PTA provides resources and opportunities for learning experiences, volunteering, and just plain fun! Please consider joining by going to http://www.jointpta.org. We love our amazing PTA and the support they provide for our Patriots!

The Gingerbread House display challenge is here! Students may create a gingerbread house using a brown paper sack. Students write their name, grade, and teacher on the bottom of the sack and bring it to the library to be displayed.

Supplies:

Construction paper, markers or crayons, scissors, glue, stickers or foam shapes, glitter, macaroni, or any decorative items to glue on. NO CANDY or food items (Eeek! We don’t want ants!), please.

Instructions:

Fill the bottom of the paper bag with newspaper, fold the top, and staple closed. Cut two pieces of construction paper, glue to each side to make the roof. Draw or glue on paper windows and doors, then decorate with markers, stickers, glitter, etc. HAVE FUN!

Be creative and decorate with things you already have at home. Please see the link below for more details from our website.

• People who put first things first focus on the important, not just the urgent, act on priorities, plan weekly and act daily. You are putting first things first when you organize your time around the most important things and eliminate the unimportant.
  
  Ways to practice ‘Put First Things First’ at home:

• Talk with your family about your most important jobs or responsibilities, such as doing homework, making the bed, or taking out the garbage.

• Do your chores before being asked.

• Do the hardest part of your homework first.

• Think of something you’ve been putting off for a long time, like cleaning up your room or pumping up the flat tire on your bike. Go do it right now!

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.

We wanted to send out an advertisement about following us on Twitter @jacktylerisd and follow me @BSShelby! This is a great way to stay connected to the happenings here at Jack! Our educators are also encouraged to share what is going on in their classrooms using twitter so contact them to see if you can give them a follow! 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!

January

TBA Teacher Treat Day

3- Acquisitions forms go out to faculty

3- Return from Christmas Break

3- 1st day of 3rd 9 weeks

TBA Spirit Night

12- KONA ICE

14- Acquisitions forms due to PTA

17- MLK Day NO SCHOOL

19- PTA Board Meeting 2pm

TBA Acquisitions committee meeting (before VOTE)

27- Math, Makers, and More!/General PTA Meeting 5:30pm

(Vote on Acquisitions and Nominating Committee Slate)

February (Counselor Appreciation)

2- Principal Meeting

9- Order and Distribute Acquisitions

9- KONA ICE

10- Student Early Release

11- NO SCHOOL/Winter Break

14-18 Lunch With a Loved One

TBA Spirit Night

TBA Teacher Treat Day

March

TBA Tyler ISD/PTA Council LITCON @ CTC, 6pm

2- Board Meeting 2pm

9- KONA ICE

11- Character/Science/Math Parades

11- last day of 3rd 9 weeks

14-18 Spring Break

TBA Spirit Night

21- 1st day of 4th 9 weeks

25- Book Fair Set Up

28- April 1 Book Fair

April

1- Book Fair Ends/pack-up

7- ArtWalk @ Fresh

TBA PTA Council Reflections Award Ceremony

4-8 Librarian Appreciation Week

TBA Spirit Night

13- KONA ICE

14- Early Release Day

15- GOOD Friday- No School

18-22 Administrative Professionals Week

18-22 Leadership Week (Living History TBA)

21/22- Leadership Day/Career Day

27- PTA Board Meeting 2pm

28- Leadership Night 5:30

May

2-6 Teacher Appreciation Week

2-6 STAAR Theme Week

4- Nurses Day

5- PTA General Meeting w/Kinder Showcase and Kinder roundup/5:30

5- Faculty Learning

TBA Spirit Night

TBA Jack Track: 4th and 5th grade

12, 17-20 STAAR Testing

18- PTA EOY Luncheon for Jack Staff

23-24- Field Day (Patriot Games)

26- Class Celebrations/EOY Celebrations

27- Last Day of School/Early Dismissal @ 1:30pm

27- last day of 4th 9 weeks