Jonesburg Elementary News

December 10, 2024

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

Information for You

• Santa Shop Opens this Week - Everything is $1. It will NOT be open during the matinee or the evening performance.
• K-5 Christmas Program this Wednesday, December 11th
• We only have 6.5 days of learning left before Christmas break. Please make sure your student is here if they are healthy. We have a packed schedule of learning and fun.
• We have MONDAY SCHOOL (Friday Specials) on Monday, December 16th.
• Can you help work the Santa Shop? We NEED parents, grandparents, friends, etc. to help us make this possible for our students. Let us know how you can help.
• Please make sure to look at the important dates at the bottom of the newsletter and mark your calendars.

• Below you will find images for a lot of upcoming events. Please ask your students teacher or call the JBE Office if you have questions! We encourage family involvement, please read the expectations to know if younger siblings are allowed and if an RSVP is requested.

• Friday Folders will come home each Friday and often contain important information. Please make it a priority to check the folder and return needed documentation promptly.
• Milk is $0.50 - Please send in a labeled envelope.
  
• If you are interested in a QR Code for your student to use to access iReady an online math and reading resource, please contact your students teacher

Mark Your Calendar:

December 10th-13th - JBE PTO Christmas Shop (in library)

December 11th - JBE Christmas Program -

**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 13th - Books and Basketball - Basketball Guest Readers

December 16th - MONDAY SCHOOL - School in Session - Friday Specials

December 16th - NED Show and End of Month Assembly

December 18th - JBE Preschool Christmas Program 3:00

December 19th - End of 2nd Qtr/1st Semester, Last Day of School before break - 1/2 Day, NO PRESCHOOL, Winter Parties with Teachers

December 20th - January 6th - Christmas Break for Students

January 7th - Classes Resume

DVD's will be available for sale again this year. Forms went home in Friday Folders and will be available the night of.

It's almost time! Our JBE Christmas Concert is coming up on Wednesday, December 11th. The concert will be held at Jonesburg Elementary in our gym. ALL grade levels, K-5 will be performing at the following times on the same night. K-1st will be singing at 6:00, 2nd-3rd will be singing at 6:45, and 4th-5th will be singing at 7:30. We will also be offering a matinee performance at the following times. K-1st will be singing at 1:00, 2nd-3rd will be singing at 1:45, and 4th-5th will be singing at 2:30. Doors will open at 12:45 and 5:45 respectively for the first performance.

There will be an Art Gallery in the secondary hallway, giving you a visual treat as you stroll down to the photo backdrop area. Just as in a real gallery the student artists have the option to sell their work (only at the evening performances)! The artists will get to experience the real-world connection of selling pieces in a gallery, with the gallery and the student both profiting from the sale (all proceeds will go towards the purchase of things to enhance the art curriculum). We welcome you to view their work and support our budding artists with purchases of art that catches your eye! We are excited to share our students’ talents with you and look forward to seeing you at your student's performance.

Students are asked to dress in holiday shirts or dress nicely.

Preschool Performance

Join us for the Preschool performance at 3:00 on December 18th in the JBE Cafeteria.

JBE is excited to host the NED Mindset Mission on Monday, December 16. NED's Mindset Mission is a character education program that centers around three important messages that have lifelong relevance: Never give up, Encourage others and Do your best. During the assembly, students will learn about the importance of these three life skills while also enjoying storytelling, magic, humor and yo-yo tricks.

Check your Friday Folders for information on ordering a yo-yo from the NED Mindset Mission. Orders are due to JBE December 18th.

We will be celebrating a December to Remember thanks to several sponsors. We appreciate everyone that helped make this month of learning and festive fun possible. Students and staff are welcome to participate in any dress up days they choose. Each day, we will also have an activity or treat to go along with the theme day. Happy Holidays to everyone!

12/11 -Christmas Program Day - Welcome Christmas! Bring Your Cheer!!! - Wear your favorite holiday shirt, festive colors or nice clothes

12/12 -Wild for Santa - Wear Animal Prints or Wildcat Clothes

12/13 -You're a Mean One Mr.Grinch - Wear all green or your favorite Grinch attire.

12/16 -Baby It's Cold Outside - Bundle up in your favorite work out gear.

12/17 -Plaid Tidings to You - Wear Your Favorite Plaid or Hide from the Naughty List - Wear Camo

12/18 -Don't Be a Scrooge Donate to Change the World Day- Wear a Hat, Comfy Clothes or Pink and Donate to the Helen Reagan Cancer Fund

12/19 -Long Winters Nap - Wear your favorite holiday PJs!

The guidelines for indoor recess are when outside temperatures are 20 degrees or less or the outside temperature when combined with the wind chill factor of 20 degrees or less. If the heat index is 100 degrees or above, students will remain inside during recess.

Parents, the following annual message about winter weather was also emailed out:

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 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. Please note that school closures will not always take place the night before.

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 also post the closing on our District’s Facebook page

• We will use our electronic messaging system (Apptegy/Thrillshare) to call families about the change in the school schedule. This may also come as a text message.

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

Recently, there has been an uptick in drivers stopping in the morning drop-off line and getting out to walk their student to the door, come talk to office staff, etc. If you need to get out of your car, please park and walk up to ensure that the line can continue to move smoothly. If your student tends to take a little longer to unload, please pull up past the powercat so the line will continue to flow safely and smoothly. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation with our efforts to maintain the safety of all riders.

Thank you to our PTO for hosting a fun filled Me and My Gal Night. Let us know how you can help!

Please take a moment to fill out the PTO Survey about How You Can Help!

How Can I Help PTO Survey

Mark Your Calendars

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

JBE PTO Carnival - February 23rd

Thank You for helping us meet our goal the first three years of the month of keeping our building attendance above 95%. As a building we are trying to help students understand the importance of their attendance and have emphasized it in their Data Folders as well as on light up boards in the front window and in the hallway outside the office! Thank you for helping get your student to school healthy and ready to learn!

August Attendance - 96.73%

September Attendance - 96.2%

October Attendance - 95.10%

November Attendance - 94.97%

Please make sure that you call in (833-662-6228 press 5 then press 1) prior to 8:30 if your child is going to be absent so that we can record the reason before we begin making contact. If communication is not received in regard to student absences a few things may happen.

• If your student is arriving after 8am, please come into the office and sign them in. Please be aware that students arrive late are recorded as Late in our student information system and that time counts against their daily attendance.
• You will receive an automated message letting you know your student is absent. (We have a new system and are still working out the kinks. Please call us immediately if you believe the message is inaccurate.)
• You may receive a personal call from our office staff.
• You may receive a visit from Deputy Ault, our SRO, or Kylee Waite, our MCR2 Social Worker.
• You will receive our 3-day, 5-day and 8-day attendance letters regardless of calling in. These letters are board policy and are sent to all student families when they hit the 3, 5, & 8 day threshold.
• As a building we are striving to be higher than a 95% average EACH MONTH.

This year, Mrs. Gambill, our school counselor will be highlighting a character trait each month. The month of November is Gratitude! As the month goes on, please ask your students what they are learning in counseling class!

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 PRXW-CBXY

Jonesburg Elementary friends, family & community our Amazon Wish Lists are available if you are interested in supporting a classroom(s) at Jonesburg Elementary. We will share these lists periodically throughout the year. If you do choose to purchase something and want to ship it to JBE, the address is 106 Smith Road, Jonesburg, MO 63351 We know we are blessed with a very supportive community at JBE and we appreciate you more than you know! Your continued support makes our job much easier. Thank you for loving our students as much as we do!

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Throughout the year, we will be implementing the JBE Mood Meter as a way for students to help identify their emotion/what they are feeling. There are many studies that show the importance of being able to name how you are feeling. It is our goal to help our students find words to express how they are feeling and to enforce that it is ok to have whatever emotion they have, but also that we are still responsible for our actions and our words. If they mention they are feeling a certain color, this could be what they are communicating to you. Check out the image below. We will support this goal through modeling at morning assembly, throughout the day in class and in our counseling classes. If you have questions, please reach out.

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.

December 10th-13th - JBE PTO Christmas Shop (in library)

December 11th - JBE Christmas Program - 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 Gym Closed on Dec. 5th & 6th

December 16th - MONDAY SCHOOL - School in Session**Friday Specials

December 18th - JBE Preschool Christmas Program 3:00

December 18th - JBE StuCo Change the World Day (MCHS Pink Out Game @WMR1 12/20)

December 19th - End of 2nd Qtr/1st Semester - Last Day of School before break - 1/2 Day

December 19th - Winter Parties with Teachers

December 20th - January 6th - Christmas Break for Students

January 7th - Classes Resume

January 9th - JBE PTO Meeting 5:30

January 10th - Student Council Ice Cream Sales $1

January 10th - Larry Richards Club Meeting 3:35

January 15th - JBE StuCo Change the World Day

January 17th - 2nd Quarter Growth Parade

January 24th - PTO EVENT 6:00-7:30 “Me & My Guy”

January 27th-31st - Great Kindness Challenge Week

February 1st - Student Council Ice Cream Sales $1

February 3rd - 7th - School Counselor Appreciation Week

February 3rd - MCR2 Science Fair

February 6th - JBE Science Day

February 7th - Larry Richards Club Meeting 3:35

February 7th - 3rd Qtr Mid-Term

February 14th - Valentine’s Parties 2:30 pm

February 15th - SRO Appreciation Day - Celebrate on February 14th

February 19th - JBE StuCo Change the World Day

February 20th- Group Picture Day

February 22nd - School Bus Driver Appreciation Day - Celebrate February 21st

February 23rd - PTO Spring Carnival 11:00-2:00

February 25th - End of Month Assembly -Kiwanis Terrific Kids & Optimist 5th Grade SotM

March 2nd - JBE Read Across America Day - Celebrate on February 28th

March 2nd - 8th - School Social Worker Week

March 3rd - 8th - School Board Appreciation Week

March 4th - JBE One Book One Community Kick Off

March 6th - JBE Spring Pictures

March 7th - Student Council Ice Cream Sales $1

March 7th - Larry Richards Club Meeting 3:35

March 7th-14th - JBE Book Fair

March 11th - JBE Family Fun Night - 6:00

March 11th - JBE PTO Meeting - 7:15

March 14th - Missouri Read-In Day - Drop Everything and Read at 12:30

March 14th - End of 3rd Qtr

March 19th - JBE StuCo Change the World Day

March 19th - JBE Preschool Screening

March 21st - 3rd Qtr Report Cards and 4th Qtr AMI menus sent home

March 25th - End of Month Assembly -Kiwanis Terrific Kids & Optimist 5th Grade SotM

March 28th - 3rd Quarter Growth Parade