Jonesburg Elementary News

February 20, 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

• 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

• 2/22 - School Bus Driver Appreciation Day

• 2/23 - Group Picture Day

• 2/24 - JBE PTO "Me & My Guy" dance & games for JBE Girls & an important adult male in their life

• 2/28 - 100th Day of School

• 3/3 - JBE Yearbook Sales End

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

• 3/22 - JBE Preschool Screening

• 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.

JBE Group Picture Day will be Thursday, February 23. We will be taking pictures of the following groups: Larry Richards Club, Gardening Club, Math Team, Academic Bowl Team, and Student Council.

Please join the Montgomery County R-2 School Counselors at the Middle School February 23rd at 5pm for an advisory council meeting. We are encouraging parents/guardians to attend to learn more about the School Counseling Program and give us feedback, suggestions, and comments regarding the school counseling department. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to reach out to Mrs. Hall at khallbarbero@mc-wildcats.org or by phone at 833-662-6228 Ext: 4104. Thank you and we look forward to seeing you.

The JBE PTO is sponsoring the Me & My Guy Dance (formally Daddy/Daughter Dance) on Friday, February 24th from 6:30-8pm. This year's event will be in the gym. Please use the front doors! JBE girls are encouraged to bring their special adult. There will be dancing, games, snacks, and a Princess Crowning. Join us Friday, February 24th for our JBE PTO Me & My Guy Dance & Game Night.

The 100th Day of School is currently scheduled for February 28th. If we have snow days, this date will change. Students are welcome to celebrate 100 Days by wearing a 100th Day shirt, 100 of something or dressing like a 100-year-old. If you have clarifying questions, please contact your student's classroom teacher.

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!

The Child Advocacy Center is coming on March 1st. An opt-out form will be going home in Friday Folders. It only needs to be filled out if you DO NOT want your child to participate. If you have any questions please reach out to Mrs. Hall-Barbero at khall@mc-wildcats.org

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 !

- Me and My Guy - February 24th

- PTO Meeting - March 16th 7:15

- PTO Carnival and 5K - March 25th

It's time to order your child's yearbook! Sales end on 3/3/2023. Yearbooks are only $12!

Order online at Shop.YearbookMarket.com

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 winter approaches, the Montgomery County School District wants to inform our parents and staff about what takes place when winter weather does arrive. The Montgomery County School District watches the weather very closely in winter. On nights when the weather is forecasted to cause any issues that might impact the safety of our students arriving at school, we are actively assessing the situation by 4:30 a.m. If we can determine school closings the night before, we will let you know about it when the decision is made.

Snow or Ice Events

Closing or releasing school early due to weather is a decision that is not made lightly. There are many implications, so the district works to ensure we are making the best decision possible based on the information we have. The start of school may be closed if conditions are considered to be dangerous. Here is how we make the decision:

• We review the predicted weather patterns through various weather websites and news outlets.

• We review information from the National Weather Service.

• We look closely at the timing of the snow/ice, how much is predicted, how it will impact getting students to/from school, and what type of wind conditions may occur.

• We work closely with our bus service when making this decision. The district Superintendent and bus service owner drive roads in our district to review their conditions.

• We are constantly conversing with other superintendents in neighboring school districts to compare reports.

How You'll Be Notified

• We will post the closing on our District Website.

• We will also post the closing on our District’s Facebook page

• We will use our electronic messaging system (Apptegy/Thrillshare) to contact families about the change in the school schedule.

• Local media (T.V. and Radio Stations) will also be contacted

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.

February 23rd - 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

March 1st - Child Advocacy Center visits JBE

March 3rd - Student Council Ice Cream Sales $1

March 5th - 12th - School Board Appreciation 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 13th - PD Monday

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 & 5K

March 28th - End of Month Assembly

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 17th -21st - Volunteer Appreciation Week

April 19th - JBE StuCo Change the World Day

April 21st - 4th Qtr Mid-Term

April 24th - Possible Snow Day Make-Up

April 25th - - End of Month Assembly

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 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 12th - JBE Field Day

May 17th - JBE StuCo Change the World 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 30th - June 23rd - Summer School