Jaguar Spots

MEET, MINGLE & SIP!

Parent Teach Association Event

PTA events are a chance to build community! We hope you'll join us in creating joyful, welcoming moments that bring Jaguar families together and enhance learning for all students!

September 18 | 4:00 - 7:00 PM | Café Amico

Join us for a relaxed, adults-only gather at Café Amico! This is a great opportunity to meet other EJ parents, connect with PTA board members, ask questions, and find out how you can get involved in our school community. Each parent will receive one complimentary beverage, and we'll have light refreshments and a free raffle for a gift basket!

FOR DAY is a day of service for our EJ community sponsored by Home Church Roswell.

All EJ families attending are welcome to free produce and groceries as well as a hot meal.

JOIN US SUNDAY, SEPTERMBER 21 AT 10:00 AM

Join us on Tuesday, September 23rd from 4 to 8 PM at Mis Tios Ice Cream for our second Spirit Night of the year! Mis Tios is generously donating 15% of all pretax sales during the event to support the Esther Jackson Elementary PTA.

Thank you to Ms. Vergara, Ms. Walker-Green & Ms. Tye for the amazing decorations for College Day! EJ learned a lot of Tuskegee University!

Ms. Wylie, EJ's Art Teacher, does a wonderful job engaging EJ students in the wonders of Dot Day!

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REMINDER:

Fall picture day is Wednesday, September 24th.

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Pre-order pizza for EJ's movie night - Friday, October 3rd, 6:15 PM

Pick up pizza (from Marco's Pizza) at school on movie night
Pre-order cost - $16.00 per pizza
Venmo Karen Haskins (@Karen-Lynn-Haskins) and add pepperoni or cheese in the comments
Pizzas purchased at the event will be $20 (while supplies last)
Pre-orders close a 7 PM on Thursday, October 2nd

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Purchase a raffle ticket to win CASH! Click here to enter.

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EJ's Community Foundation Annual Raffle is live and will run until 5:30 pm on Friday, October 3rd.

All proceeds will go to the EJCF general fund to support EJ families in need.

The drawing will be at 6 pm on Friday, October 3rd. Winners will be notified via email. We hope you win and get to use your prize during fall break. Good luck and thank you for supporting our foundation's general fund.

https://go.rallyup.com/223908

EJ thanks all who attended Curriculum Night a couple weeks ago!

Please find the updated links below (the links in last week's edition of SPOTS did not work) to the presentations and task cards for your information and use

All Grade Level Task Cards

PSE Curriculum Presentation

PreK (Ms. Robinson & Ms. Johnson) Curriculum Night Presentation

Kindergarten Curriculum Night Presentation

1st Grade Curriculum Night Presentation

2nd Grade Curriculum Night Presentation

3rd Grade Curriculum Night Presentation

4th Grade Curriculum Night Presentation

5th Grade Curriculum Night Presentation

September is the perfect time to set consistent morning and bedtime routines that make school attendance a natural habit. Students who start the year strong are more likely to maintain excellent attendance all year long.

Students who miss fewer than 5 days in the first semester are 3 times more likely to stay on track in reading and math.

The late bell rings at 7:40 a.m. Students should be in their classroom ready to learn at that time.

Please notify your child’s teacher when your student is absent. You will also need to send in a signed note or documentation from your doctor’s office when the student returns to school.

Student Pledge

EJ encourages all students and families to commit to the following pledges:

Because attending class prepares me for success in school and in life. If I attend school regularly, I know I can learn to:

Read well by the end of third grade
Graduate from high school
Choose the career for me
Choose the training or college education I need to help me be what I want to be

I promise to show up to school each day ready to learn, and do whatever I can to improve my attendance and help my friends get to school, too.

Adult Pledge

Because I know that daily attendance is critical to student success – from kindergarten all the way through high school graduation – and leads to students who can read on grade level, graduate high school on time, and choose the training, education and careers that best suit their goals, and because when we work together across education, families, communities, civic organizations and business, we can accomplish more than working alone.

When we show up for them, our students can show up and succeed.

I pledge to help students in my life show up to school every day ready to learn, to keep learning myself, and to do what I can to help students increase attendance and decrease chronic absenteeism.

WHEN: September 27, 25 (rain or shine)

TIME: 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

WHERE: Roswell City Hall, 38 Hill Street, Roswell

FREE SHOES (while supplies last)

FREE GROCERIES (while supplies last)

FREE MEDICAL & DENTAL EXAMS

FREE HAIRCUTS

MUSIC & FOOD TRUCKS

FUN ZONE

MENTAL-WELL BEING SCREENING AND ACTIVITIES

ENTER TO WIN GIFT CARDS

Click here for more information

SEPTEMBER and EARLY OCTOBER EVENTS

📣 Upcoming EJE PTA Events! 🐾

PTA events are a chance to build community! We hope you'll join us in creating joyful, welcoming moments that bring Jaguar families together and enhance learning for all students!

🥂 PTA Social
📅 Thursday, September 18 | 🕓 4:00–7:00 PM | 📍 Café Amico
Enjoy a relaxed, adults-only gathering at Café Amico! It’s a great chance to meet other EJE parents, connect with PTA board members, ask questions, and learn how you can get involved in our school community.

🍨 Spirit Night #2 at Mis Tios
📆 Tuesday, September 23 | 🕓 4:00–8:00 PM | 📍 Mis Tios Ice Cream Shop
Mis Tios is generously donating 15% of all pretax sales to the Esther Jackson PTA during this event. Stop by, grab a delicious treat, and mention you're there for EJE! It's a fun (and tasty!) way to support our Jaguars, connect with other families, and help fund great programs at our school.

🎬 Movie Night
📆 Friday, October 3 | 🕒 6:15 PM | 📍 Esther Jackson Field
Bring a blanket or camp chair and get ready for one of EJE’s favorite fall traditions! Enjoy concessions, connect with other families, and watch a movie under the stars. It's a night full of fun for the whole family!

🍩 Donuts with Grownups
📆 Friday, October 24 | 🕒 7:00 AM | 📍 Esther Jackson Cafeteria
Start your morning off sweet! Parents, grandparents, and caregivers are invited to enjoy donuts and a beverage with their Jaguar before school. It's a simple, special way to connect and experience the joy of the EJE community together.

📱 Stay Connected
Stay up-to-date on upcoming events, learn more about the PTA, and find out how to donate to support the EJE community by following the PTA on Facebook!
👉 facebook.com/EstherJacksonElementaryPTA

Did you know your child gets to play in the gym in the mornings?

So, get them there at 7:10 to get play time! See below for the schedule.

Student Success Skills (SSS) are Fulton County School's standards for the skills needed to demonstrate mastery of academic and interpersonal skills needed for college, career, and life success. These six skills are taught in all schools, by all teachers, to all students. Each skill has corresponding standards across grade levels.

Click here to learn more about SSS English, Spanish

As a parent, you can help your child with these skills on a weekly basis through the rethinkEd Home Connections. Each week the links will change with new ideas on how to help your child learn. Click on the links below to help your child learn how their brain works!

WEEK 7

Kindergarten SSS Home Connections English, Spanish

1st Grade SSS Home Connections English, Spanish

2nd Grade SSS Home Connections English, Spanish

3rd Grade SSS Home Connections English, Spanish

4th Grade SSS Home Connections English, Spanish

5th Grade SSS Home Connections English, Spanish

Title I is a federally funded program designed to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging state academic standards and state academic assessments. The Title I program focuses on the academic needs of the most disadvantaged students.

Note: If you need to translate these articles you can use Chrome, a right mouse click on ‘Translate to English’, a pop up window will open, select the 3 dots, and select the other language.

School Parents Important Information:

We would like to share the following Title I information with all parents on Family Engagement Plans and Compact for the current school year:

Each school served under Title I, Part A shall jointly develop with parents for all children served under Title I, Part A, a school-parent compact that outlines how parents, the entire school staff, and students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement.

School Compact SY25-26

School Compact SY25-26 - Spanish

Title I, Part A, Section 1116 of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires that each local educational agency (LEA) receiving Title I, Part A funds develop jointly with, agree on with, and distribute to parents and family members of participating children a written parent and family engagement policy.

Parent & Family Engagement Plan SY25-26

Parent & Family Engagement Plan SY25-26 - Spanish

District Important Information:

The purpose of Parent and Family Engagement under Title I, Part A is to promote active engagement among local educational agencies (LEA) administrators, school staff, parents, parent advocacy organizations, parental involvement liaisons, community leaders, and others working to improve student achievement and academic success.

District Parent & Family Engagement SY25-26

District Parent & Family Engagement SY25-26 - Spanish

In compliance with the requirements of the Every Student Succeeds Act, Fulton County Schools informs parents that you may request information regarding the professional qualifications of your student's teacher(s) or paraprofessional(s).

District Parents Right to Know SY25-26

The Student Discipline Prevention and Intervention Department (SDPI) provides advice, resources and advocacy to ensure that our ever growing school district has a unified focus in providing a safe, nurturing and well-disciplined environment for all our students and employees.

Student Code of Conduct SY25-26

A Federal Program provides supplemental funds to districts to assist schools with the highest student concentrations of economic hardship.

Title I District Web Page

Our GaDOE professional learning events catalog, housed in GaDOE Community, contains registration information for upcoming virtual and in-person webinars, workshops, and conferences. On-demand, pre-recorded webinars, and by-request opportunities are also available to meet educators' professional learning needs.

GADOE Partnership Programs

The Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program is a USDA federally funded grant providing all enrolled students in participating elementary schools with a variety of free fresh fruit and vegetables during the school day – separate from the lunch or breakfast meal. The goal of this program is to expand the variety of fruits and vegetables children experience in a healthy school environment, increase consumption of fruits and vegetables and to make a positive impact on the students' future health.

This week the kids tried:

Plum (Monday, 9/15)

Nectarine (Wednesday, 9/17)

(click on link to learn more about the fruit/vegetable)

EJ has had a great start to the school year and would appreciate your support to create the best learning environment for our children. EJ PTA is seeking sponsorships from local businesses to enhance our educational programs and experiences for the whole family.

These sponsorships benefit our school in various ways:

1. Enrichment Programs:

Funding extracurricular activities and workshops for creativity and growth.

2. Classroom Resources:

Providing teachers with tools for engaging lessons.

3. School Events:

Celebrations during school hours including Teacher Appreciation Week and 5th grade graduation.

4. Family Events:

Fun filled events held at the school including Bingo Night, Movie Night, Spring Carnival, Donuts with Grownups, and Loved Ones Luncheon.

We would be grateful for any connections with businesses interested in supporting our school. Parents, if you have a business- any contribution, financial or in-kind, is greatly appreciated. Ideas for additional fundraising is also always welcome.

Please click here for more information or contact Helen Loiacono for EJES PTA business sponsorships at HelenLoiacono@icloud.com

Thank you for your dedication to our school! It truly takes a village.