Jonesburg Elementary News

March 6, 2023

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

• Preschool Screening Registration open now - call the office to schedule an appointment!
• Kindergarten Screening Registration opens on March 21st. Mark your calendar to call us and schedule an appointment.
• Pictures for Cafeteria - We would like to celebrate the great things our students are doing 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.
  
• Mark Your Calendar for Upcoming Dates -
• Math Club - JBE Math Club meets on Thursday's

• 3/9 - JBE Spring Picture Day

• 3/16 - JBE Family Involvement Night, Book Fair and PTO Meeting - Begins at 6:00pm
  

• 3/22 - JBE Preschool Screening *** CALL NOW TO REGISTER

• Monday, April 3rd = Friday Specials Schedule
  

• 4/6 - JBE Kindergarten Screening

• 5/12 - JBE Field Day has moved to May 12th from May 19th due to the change in graduation date.

It’s never too early to learn more about how to help support and protect your children. Join us at MCMS for this parent presentation.

This year we are really focusing on Growth at JBE and we are going to try something new. On March 31st, we will be hosting our quarterly Growth Parade. 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 are invited to sit in the gym bleachers and watch the parade. The parade starts at 8:05 on March 31st.

Our students are invited to join us in wearing comfy clothes or PJ's this Friday, March 10th to celebrate Missouri Read-In Day and One Book One Community.

The Book Fair is coming! Stop by JBE Friday, March 10th from 7:30-8:00 am for early bird shopping during our "Hole" Lotta Books event. There will be donut holes and book fair shopping. Students must be accompanied by an adult to shop during our "Hole" Lotta Books event.

WE NEED YOUR HELP to make the carnival happen. We are looking for concession stand and game volunteers. Please e-mail rhans@mc-wildcats.org or call the school office if you can help for a couple of hours!

We need adults and high school workers that need service hours to help make this event possible.

Our JBE PTO will be hosting a 5K Crazy Run and Spring Carnival on March 25th. Information is below and in Friday Folders. Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 25th and come out to have some good old-fashioned family fun and support a great cause!

The 5K begins at 9:00 am and the Carnival begins at 11:00. You may have noticed we are changing things up a bit this year. The Carnival is on a Saturday and the food is concession stand food. We are looking forward to a great family event.

As always, WE NEED HELP to make this happen. We are looking for concession stand and game volunteers. Please e-mail rhans@mc-wildcats.org or call the school office if you can help for a couple of hours!

We are quickly approaching Field Trip season and want to make sure you have time to get your fingerprints done in time to go on the field trip with your student.

We will be using the same process that we have used for the past couple of years. After you fill out the paperwork and complete the fingerprint process, you will be good for six years.

If you think you have already completed this process, you can ask your students teacher to check or contact the Joneburg Elementary Office.

If you need to complete the process, you can download the pdf's below or request a hard copy of the paperwork from your student teacher or contact the Jonesburg Elementary office.

You will need to return the Volunteer Authorization Form and the Fingerprint Privacy Notice to the JBE office. We will then send it to Central Office and Melissa Lockhart will reach out to you via e-mail for the next steps of your process.

DO NOT go get fingerprints without going through this process because you must have the school's code in order for them to be sent to us and for us to receive the results. If you have any questions, please reach out to us so we can help you.

Upcoming PTO Dates: WE NEED HELP PLANNING AND HOSTING THESE EVENTS. Please mark your calendar. If you are available to help, please e-mail Rachel Hans at rhans@mc-wildcats.org !

- PTO Meeting - March 16th 7:15

- PTO Carnival and 5K - March 25th

We are looking for future Wildcats! To help plan for the 2023-2024 school year, and beyond, we are asking for families with children ages 0-5 to complete the attached survey.

"The weather is constantly changing. Please make sure that your students are dressed appropriately for the weather. Fresh air and exercise are good for our students so we go outside if we can. Our handbook states that we will go outside unless outside temperatures are 20 degrees or less or the outside temperature when combined with the wind chill factor of 20 degrees or less."

As you may know, we have a new math curriculum resource. Mrs. Mallon found this resource and thought it might be helpful for our families. New Math Curriculum Resource Family & Community Overview If you have any questions, please contact your student's teacher or Mrs. Mallon.

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 3PBJJHKD

Monday, April 3rd = Friday Special Schedule

Monday, May 22nd = Thursday Special Schedule

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 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.

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.

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. https://mc-wildcats.revtrack.net/

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.

2022-2023 Important Dates

March 5th - 12th - School Board Appreciation Week

March 10th - Recognize School Social Worker Week

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 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

March 25th - PTO Spring Carnival 11:00-2:00, 5K Registration 9:00 and starts at 9:30

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 1st - Regional Math Competition at MCHS

April 3rd - MONDAY School - Friday Specials

April 4th - One Book One Community Movie Night - 6:00

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 11th - 2nd Grade Field Trip to Daniel Boone Home

April 17th -21st - Volunteer Appreciation Week

April 19th - JBE StuCo Change the World Day

April 21st - 4th Qtr Mid-Term

April 21st - 1st Grade Field Trip -Health Works Museum

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

May 1st - School Principal’s Day

May 1st - 5th - Teacher Appreciation Week

May 2nd - Jenny virtual NEMAESP

May 5th - School Lunch Hero Day

May 4th - 5th Grade to Cardinals Game

May 5th - Special Olympics

May 5th - K-2 Ag Safety Day

May 5th - Student Council Ice Cream Sales $1

May 10th - School Nurse Appreciation Day

May 12th - JBE Field Day

May 16th - 5th Grade Stevens Farm Field Trip

May 17th - 5th Grade Stevens Farm Field Trip Rain Date

May 17th - JBE StuCo Change the World Day

May 18th - 3rd Grade to Mark Twain Cave

May 18th - Kindergarten to Magic House

May 19th - JBE 3rd - 5th Grade MAP Reward - Kona Ice

May 19th - MCHS Graduation

May 22nd - MONDAY School **Thursday Specials

May 22nd - JBE 5th Grade Celebration

May 23rd - JBE Career Day

May 23rd - Elementary 4th Qtr Grades due by 8:00 am

May 24th- JBE EOY K-4th Awards

May 24th - Print Grades and put in Friday Folders

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

May 30th - June 23rd - Summer School