Our Learning Community...
Have you been to Boujiemana down the road off Aero Drive? Boujiemana has a unique Dine to Donate program. Each month, 3% of Boujiemana’s proceeds from the restaurant are donated to a local charity or non-profit organization, ensuring that every meal served contributes to the betterment of our community.
Boujiemana has partnered with organizations like The Honor Foundation, which supports veterans transitioning to civilian life and The Animal Pad an all-breed non-profit Dog Rescue Organization based here in San Diego. For the month of October, Jones Elementary is one of the four schools Boujiemana is giving back to!
If you’re looking for a great dining experience in the neighborhood that also allows you to make a difference, check out Boujiemana! Thank you to Boujiemana for investing in the community and partnering with neighborhood schools this October!
We are asking every family to complete a very short questionnaire that will increase funding opportunities for San Diego Unified students.
The information is collected to support Federal Impact Aid funding and is kept confidential. Impact Aid funds are designated to assist school districts that enroll federally-connected students. This includes children of active duty uniformed services personnel, children who live on federal property or in subsidized federal housing, and children whose parents are employed on eligible federal property.
Impact Aid funds become part of the district's general operating budget and support instructional activities for all students.
At your next opportunity, we ask you to please sign-in to the PowerSchool Parent Portal and complete the short survey, following the steps below:
Select Forms from the left-hand navigation menu, then select 2024-25 Impact Aid Program Survey Form under Annual Forms.
Follow the prompts and submit the form. Please be sure a confirmation appears before logging off.
If you need assistance, or do not yet have a Parent Portal account, please contact Tiffani Barthelmes in our front office by stopping by or calling 619-605-8800. Visit the SDUSD support website for more information.
For parents/guardians using the PowerSchool mobile app, you can submit the survey using the app.
We ask that you complete the Federal Impact Aid Survey by November 15th. Students will also receive a paper survey to bring home. Families may choose to complete either the electronic or paper survey.
By completing the survey, you will increase the chances of your child’s school receiving more of this valuable funding.
Thank you for your partnership.
2nd Grade small group writing instruction. Small group instruction allows teachers to tailor lessons to the needs of specific students, offering more personalized and targeted support.
3rd Graders summarizing a text through shared writing. Shared writing is a collaborative activity that encourages students to contribute their ideas and learn from their peers. Through discussion, they can clarify misunderstandings, build on each other’s thoughts, and develop a collective understanding of the text.
4th Graders reviewing Learning Targets during their Mathematical Number Talk. Learning targets define what students should know and be able to do by the end of a lesson. This clarity helps students understand the purpose of their learning and what is expected of them. When students know the learning target, they can take more ownership of their learning.
2nd Grade shared reading focused on sequencing. Sequencing teaches students to recognize the natural order of events in a story or informational text. Understanding how events unfold in a logical sequence helps students grasp the overall structure of the text, making it easier to comprehend and remember, supporting both reading and writing development.
October
7-28 - PTA Julian Pie Fundraiser
22 - SSC/SGT Meeting
25 - Spotlight Leadership Assembly Habit #2
25 - Fall Festival - 5:30 - 7:30 pm
November
5- Election Day: Jones Auditorium is a Neighborhood Polling Location
5 - PTA Julian Pie Fundraiser Delivery
6 - PTA Dine Out: Panda Express
7 - Visual & Performing Arts Rotation (VAPA): Kinder, 1st, 4th, 5th
11 - No School: Veterans Day
14 - Visual & Performing Arts Rotation (VAPA): UTK, 3rd, 2nd
18 - 22 - Fall Parent/Guardian & Teacher Conferences - Minimum Days all Week
18 - 22 - Scholastic Book Fair
18 - 22 - Health & Wellness Week
21 - Turkey Trot (morning family event)
22 - Spotlight Leadership Assembly Habit #3
25 - 29 - No School: Fall Break
December
13 - Achievement Awards Ceremony #1
17 - SSC/SGT
19 - Winter Performance (For Students)
20 - Winter Performance for Families (Morning)
20 - Extra Minimum Day
23 - Jan 6 - No School: Winter Break
January
7 - School Resumes
Choice Priority Window Now Open
San Diego Unified's Choice Application window is now open. The Choice Application "Priority Window" for School Year 2025-2026 is from September 23, 2024 to November 4, 2024 and will be part of the lottery process which will be completed in February 2025.
Below is a link to the district's Choice Enrollment Website and a link to Frequently Asked Questions. We are also including some bullet points to address many of the commonly asked questions connected to our Jones Community...
- Students within our neighborhood boundaries or who have already been accepted through the Choice process do not need to apply.
- New siblings of students who have been accepted through Choice do need to apply.
- If your family has moved out of the Jones boundaries, but you would like your students to remain at Jones you do need to apply.
- UTK students who live within our boundaries, but were placed at other sites for UTK do not need to apply, a spot in Kindergarten is guaranteed.
- UTK students who attend Jones, but have a different neighborhood school do need to apply for a Choice spot to attend kindergarten at Jones.
- 5th grade families planning for middle school do need to apply if you are interested in a school site other than our neighborhood school Taft Middle. We encourage you to visit Taft and/or any Middle School you are considering so that you can see and hear about all of the amazing offerings each campus provides for students.
Here is a link to the San Diego Unified Food Services Website where you can find allergy and nutritional information on foods served at schools. Foods not found on our regular school site menu will be listed individually under the "Alternate Menu Items" section.
If you ever have general questions about the food services at school sites you can reach out to foodandnutritionservices@sandi.net. To connect directly with the Jones Cafe Manager you can email jonecafe@sandi.net (yes, that email is correct, there is no "s").
San Diego Unified is dedicated to fostering a vibrant, informed, and engaged community through the power of education and dialogue. To help our students to be collaborative communicators, socially-aware agents of change, and critically-thinking digital citizens, our nonpartisan SD Unified for Democracy project offers resources to develop skills to engage in civil discourse, identify bias and credibility, debate and maintain a focus on issues, and repair harm that arises from political rhetoric.
The link below offers resources and tools adults can use to engage with and learn alongside children and teens during the election cycle and beyond.
Jones Elementary
Check out our school website for PeachJar Flyers, Counseling Resources, Family Handbook, Staff Contact Lists, After School Programs, Enrollment Information and so much more!
Email: contact@sandi.net
Website: https://jones.sandiegounified.org/
Location: 2751 Greyling Drive, San Diego, CA, USA
Phone: (619) 605-8800
Facebook: facebook.com/JonesElementary
Instagram: @jonesdolphins
Jones Elementary PTA
Our Parent Teacher Association works with Jones Elementary to provide programs and support to benefit the students, their families, teachers, school administration and the community. Run entirely by volunteers, the PTA raises money to support enrichment programs, program instructors, educational assemblies and field trips, family events, and special classroom supplies.
As always, we need your membership, support and ability to volunteer. You can become a member using Totem, a respected membership management service. Please contact us with other thoughts on how we are doing, and your ideas on how you can become involved. We look forward to hearing from you.
Email: jonesdolphinspta@gmail.com
Website: https://jpjonespta.org/
Location: 2751 Greyling Drive, San Diego, CA, USA
Phone: (619)605-8800
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JonesPTA/
