Jonesburg Elementary News

April 25th, 2022

Principal: Ms. Jennifer Krattli

Our Mission:

Motivate to Succeed

Value Indvidual Differences

Prepare for Lifelong Learners

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

• As you can see below we have ALOT going on in the next 20 days of school. Please take the time to read the newsletter and reach out if you have any questions.
• If you plan to go on your student's field trip, you must have a background check on file. Please reach out to your student's teacher or call the office for more information.

Mark Your Calendar for Upcoming Dates -

April 27th - MAP Testing Begins

April 27th - Administrative Professionals Day

April 29th - 4th Qtr Mid-Term Progress Reports sent home

April 29th - JBE PTO Meeting 5pm

April 29th - Delores Miller Young Authors Day

May 2nd - Make-Up 5th Grade Cardinals Game

May 2nd - 6th - Teacher Appreciation Week

May 3rd - 5th Grade to Stevens Farm

May 6th - School Lunch Hero Day

May 6th - K-2 Ag Safety Day

May 6th - Special Olympics

May 10th - 4th Grade Field Trip to Capitol

May 11th - School Nurse Appreciation Day

May 12th - BOE 7:30 pm @ MCMS

May 17th - 5th grade Stevens Farm Rain date

May 17th - 2nd Grade to Daniel Boone Home

May 18th - JBE StuCo Change the World Day - Wacky Hair - Donations to Central Missouri Honor Flight

May 18th - JBE 5th Grade to MCMS for tour

May 19th - JBE 5th Grade Field Trip to Science Center

May 19th - JBE 3rd Grade Field Trip to Mark Twain Cave

May 20th - JBE Field Day

May 20th - Shakespeare’s Pizza Delivery 3:15-4:15

May 22nd - MCHS Graduation

May 23rd - MONDAY School **Friday Specials

May 23rd - JBE Career Day in the afternoon

May 24th - Larry Richards Club Field Trip - Shriners Hospital back by 1:30

May 24th - JBE 5th Grade Celebration

May 26th - Last Day of School/End of 4th Qtr

May 26th- JBE EOY K-4th Awards - K @8:15, 1st @8:45, 3rd @9:15, 2nd @9:45, 4th @10:15

May 26th - Grades sent home in Friday Folders

May 31st - June 24th - Summer School

JBE will begin MAP testing THIS WEEK. We are hoping for perfect attendance each day in the grade level that is testing. Please make sure your student comes to school rested, fed and ready to rock the test. It is important for them to feel confident about the test and know that you believe in them!

Each student will have a testing rubric for each day and will have a chance to earn 10 minutes of kickball that day for each session (up to 30 minutes) based on their behavior, attitude, and effort. Thank you to PTO for sponsoring a Kona Ice reward at the end of May for 3rd-5th grade students that receive all of their points or only miss one on the rubric throughout the duration of testing.

Our teachers are working hard today to decorate the hallways and surprise the students with a Superhero theme. We know our students are testing Superheroes!

Mark your calendar for these upcoming dates!

• 3rd Grade will test on Wednesday, April 27th & Thursday, April 28th.
• 4th Grade will test on Wednesday, May 4th, Thursday, May 5th & Friday, May 6th.
• 5th Grade will test on Wednesday, May 11th, Thursday, May 12th & Friday, May 13th.

Summer Book Boxes are coming. Sign up by Friday, May 6 for a Summer Book Box. Each box will contain a set of age appropriate books, summer STEAM activity sheet, and some fun goodies. Read the books and return them at Summer Library or when you come back in the fall for a chance to win a fun prize. Book Boxes will be sent home with student the week of May 23.

Last week was volunteer appreciation week! We want to send a HUGE shoutout to all of the parents, community members and community organizations that work tirelessly to support our students and staff at JBE! JBE is a great place to work and learn and that is largely because of the support we receive from our parents and community! THANK YOU to all who help us help our students! You are appreciated!

We are blessed at JBE to have two amazing women in our office who love our kids, love our staff, and love our community! Please take the time to help us celebrate Ms. Cora and Mrs. Chris on Administrative Professionals Day this Wednesday. We are so thankful for their continued support, organization and caring hearts!

If you want, you can send them a kind message via e-mail at crandolph@mc-wildcats.org for Ms. Cora and cfuthey@mc-wildcats.org for Mrs. Chris.

Teacher Appreciation Week is next week and I need your help celebrating our staff at JBE! We have 33 staff members at JBE and I would like to show them some extra love as we wind down this school year. I have an idea, but I need parent and community support to make it happen.

The staff will be celebrated by a couple of organizations and businesses throughout the week, but I would like to see if we could collect enough donations to buy the staff lunch on Wednesday, May 4th from Frumpy Joe's. Frumpy's has been very generous to JBE this year with their Dine and Donate program on the first Wednesday of the month. It just so happens that Teacher Appreciation Week falls on the first Wednesday. I think this would be a great way to participate in their program that supports JBE and treat our faculty & staff.

Would you be willing to send in a few dollars to help buy lunch for our staff? I'm thinking we could use the theme, "May the Fourth Be With You: Yoda Best Staff in the Universe"

IF you can help spoil our staff with an order out lunch, please send your donation in an envelope labeled "Frumpy's Lunch Donation" and your name.

Thank you for your continued support of our students and staff!

This month is full of gratitude and Nurse Amanda deserves some of the love as well! Please help us celebrate her on School Nurse Appreciation Day on Wednesday, May 11th. We are so lucky to have her on our staff! She is kind, compassionate, and a great caregiver! If you are so inclined, please send her a message of appreciation at ahillebrand@mc-wildcats.org

JBE Student Council is excited to host this month's JBE Change the World Day! Students and staff are encouraged to wear a hat or "Wacky Hair" and bring "change" or a cash donation for Central Missouri Honor Flight!

Weather permitting, we will be hosting JBE Field Day the afternoon of Friday, May 20th. Coach Rodgers is still working out details, but please watch Friday Folders closer to time for details of what to send with your student.

Come help us Celebrate the Class of 2029 on Tuesday, May 24th at 6:00 pm. This WILL NOT be a ticketed event. We look forward to seeing you here to recognize the efforts and achievements of this year’s class.

We will be hosting an IN-PERSON End of the Year Awards Celebration on the last day of school, Thursday, May 26th. There will be no tickets for this event and doors will open at 8:05 for Kindergarten and then after each grade level is complete. You will be allowed to take a quick photo after your student's awards, but we will need to clear the gym quickly for the next celebration. Please be patient and respectful as we try this new format--we will do our best to start on time.

Kindergarten @8:15

1st Grade @8:45

3rd Grade @9:15

2nd Grade @9:45

4th Grade @10:15

THANK YOU to our PTO, volunteers, staff and supporters for planning, hosting and supporting such a fun event this past weekend. There were a lot of smiles and full bellies! Thank you for all you do for our students and staff!

We are very fortunate to have an active and supportive PTO at Jonesburg Elementary. This group does a lot of work behind the scenes to provide awesome opportunities for our students. PTO helps support many of the activities that happen at Jonesburg Elementary. PTO also helps buy extra materials for classrooms to support learning and growth. PTO event dates are located in the Upcoming Dates section below. You can support PTO in a variety of ways including attending meetings and events, buying items from the fundraisers, and volunteering your time to help at events.

If you have questions about how to help the JBE PTO or are interested in getting involved, please let your student's teacher know or contact any of our PTO Officers. Stephanie Thomas, Cherysse Tucker, Rachel Hans, and Liana Wilson.

Upcoming Events:

• Shakespeare's Pizza Sales
• PTO Meeting and Officer Elections - April 29th 5:00
• Read the PTO Newsletter to find out more on how you can help!

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 $700 since they began this program! We appreciate their support!

We have been given the tentative go-ahead to look into planning spring field trips. Teachers will share details as they become available! Please know that like with everything right now, plans are tentative and can change at any time.

Please know that if you plan to attend the field trip, you will need to fill out our volunteer application and pass the school-approved background check. This process does not happen quickly so if you are interested in attending the field trip, please contact your student's teacher or the JBE office for more information.

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.

Although, breakfast and lunch are currently at no cost, milk break still has a cost.

Milk cost is $0.45 per milk. Please send money for your student to participate. If you DO NOT want your student participating in milk break, please send your student's teacher a note.

Please help us by using this COVID Home Screening Tool. Please communicate with the school office if your child has symptoms and you are keeping them home.

Breakfast and lunch are free this year. If students want a second entree, it will be charged as a full lunch. Please notify Mrs. Chris by sending a note or e-mailing cfuthey@mc-wildcats.org if you give permission for second lunch.

If your student brings lunch, but takes a milk, there is a $0.45 charge. Kindergarten and 1st grade students have the option for milk break.

This milk also costs $0.45. Please send money in a clearly labeled envelope if your student plans to eat a second lunch or have additional milk. They will only be allowed a second lunch if they have money on their account.

It is important that all families fill out a free and reduced lunch application. If you need another copy, please let the office know.

Charges

It is important that you pay off any balances due on your child's account

Full Breakfast- $2.75

Reduced Breakfast - $0.30

Adult Breakfast - $2.75

Full Lunch - $3.15

Reduced Lunch - $0.40

Adult Lunch - $3.75

Extra milk -$0.45

Below is the approved calendar for the 2021-2022 school year.

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.

This year, more than ever, it is important to keep your child home if they are sick. Please communicate with our office when you are keeping your student home. We may reach out and ask about symptoms etc. We are in constant communication with the Montgomery County Health Department for guidance and support.

I know that there is a certain amount of anxiety involved with receiving attendance letters from the school. Please know that we are mandated to mail attendance letters after your students 3rd, 5th and 8th absence. This DOES NOT mean that we are going to call the truancy officer. On the back of the letter you will see the dates of your students absence and the detail that we noted when you called in. As always, we will be in touch if we have specific concerns. Please continue to communicate with our office about your students attendance.

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.

April 27th - MAP Testing Begins

April 27th - Administrative Professionals Day

April 29th - 4th Qtr Mid-Term Progress Reports sent home

April 29th - JBE PTO Meeting 5pm

April 29th - Delores Miller Young Authors Day

May 2nd - Make-Up 5th Grade Cardinals Game

May 2nd - 6th - Teacher Appreciation Week

May 3rd - 5th Grade to Stevens Farm

May 6th - School Lunch Hero Day

May 6th - K-2 Ag Safety Day

May 6th - Special Olympics

May 10th - 4th Grade Field Trip to Capitol

May 11th - School Nurse Appreciation Day

May 12th - BOE 7:30 pm @ MCMS

May 17th - 5th grade Stevens Farm Rain date

May 17th - 2nd Grade to Daniel Boone Home

May 18th - JBE StuCo Change the World Day - Wacky Hair - Donations to Central Missouri Honor Flight

May 18th - JBE 5th Grade to MCMS for tour

May 19th - JBE 5th Grade Field Trip to Science Center

May 19th - JBE 3rd Grade Field Trip to Mark Twain Cave

May 20th - JBE Field Day

May 20th - Shakespeare’s Pizza Delivery 3:15-4:15

May 22nd - MCHS Graduation

May 23rd - MONDAY School **Friday Specials

May 23rd - JBE Career Day in the afternoon

May 24th - Larry Richards Club Field Trip - Shriners Hospital back by 1:30

May 24th - JBE 5th Grade Celebration

May 26th - Last Day of School/End of 4th Qtr

May 26th- JBE EOY K-4th Awards - K @8:15, 1st @8:45, 3rd @9:15, 2nd @9:45, 4th @10:15

May 26th - Grades sent home in Friday Folders

May 31st - June 24th - Summer School