Jacksonville Elementary School 3400 Hillendale Heights Rd. Phoenix, MD 21131 410-887-7880 http://jacksonvillees.bcps.org PARENT BULLETIN JETS Debbie Glinowiecki, Principal Nancy Aumiller, Assistant Principal March 5, 2015 Dear Parents, This past month Mother Nature has played havoc with all of our schedules. Our students continue to play “catch-up” as teachers retool their plans due to scheduled and unscheduled closings and delays. We have had two full Mondays of instruction since Winter Break and no week has been five full days! With that said, we can’t thank you enough for your patience and understanding. Safety for all students and staff is the primary concern for BCPS when any decision is made. Hopefully next week we will start to turn the corner towards spring! As of Tuesday, our third, fourth, and fifth grade students are taking the new PARCC state assessment. The math portion is online while the reading is paper and pencil. Due to our “mini-lab” we are able to test two classes at a time online. Unlike past years, we also will be testing in the afternoon. This year is the baseline year for scores. It means that it is the “starting score” for any child taking the test with the goal being to improve the score in each subsequent year. Career Day has been rescheduled for Thursday, March 12. We appreciate all the parents and community members who have volunteered to speak to the students. It promises to be a great morning! Don’t forget to have your children wear “college attire.” We thank all of the Jacksonville families for their generous support shown to the Daniels family at this time. Mrs. Epple visited Ava last week taking over cards, gift cards, and the generous amount of money donated on Wacky Wednesday. The PTA is coordinating efforts to assist the family in other ways. Focused on Quality Committed to Excellence Our sympathy is extended to Ms. Aggie Rodriquez, second grade teacher. Her mother passed away in February. As we move into spring, it is hard to believe that Spring Break is right around the corner. Students will begin their break on Thursday, April 2. It is actually a professional development day for teachers. School will resume on Monday, April 13. Happy Spring!!! Debbie Glinowiecki Nancy Aumiller MARCH CALENDAR March 2-6 BCPS Anti-Bullying Week Monday….Orange for Unity Tuesday….Blue for Kindness Wednesday….Green for Empathy Thursday…..Red for Respect Friday….Purple for Positivity March 8 Last day to take the BCPS Stakeholder Survey March 11 6:30 pm Gr. 1 & 2 Parent Info Session: Talking about the Tough Stuff: Discussing Illness, Loss & Grief with Children (see more info in newsletter) March 12 College & Career Day (rescheduled from 2/20) 6:30 pm PTA Board Meeting (all welcome) March 17 4:30 Site Base meeting St. Patrick’s Day March 23-27 JES Teacher Appreciation Week March 24 PTA hosts breakfast for staff in faculty lounge March 25 Beans & Bread breakfast collection Domino’s Pizza Day March 27 PTA hosts Staff Appreciation Luncheon March 30-31 Kindergarten registration for 2015-2016 April 2 Spring Break for Students begins April 13 Schools Reopen following the break 4TH AND 5TH GRADE PARENTS SAVE THESE DATES Please mark your calendars for these important dates regarding the 2015 STEM Fair (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) April 21, 2015 - Jacksonville STEM Fair - 6:00 - 7:00 pm May 8-9, 2015 - County-wide Fair* for the 1st place winners in 4th and 5th grades (*this is a mandatory event if your child wins at the school level) If you have any questions, please contact: 4th graders - Jenny Ryan at [email protected] 5th graders – Kim Kelch at [email protected] What Are First Graders Learning???? First Graders learned about China as part of their social studies unit, My World Near and Far. On February, 19th, first grade celebrated the Chinese New Year. Part of the festivities included eating rice from the Golden House Restaurant. Golden House donated chopsticks, rice, and placemats with the lunar calendar to help give the students an authentic experience. A big thank you to Ms. Stacy, owner and manager of Golden House Restaurant and former Jacksonville parent, for making this day a huge success! Math24 Club Congratulations to Lucas Lobo and Esha Singhai who will represent Jacksonville Elementary at the Math 24 Tournament. Lucas will represent JES as our single digit winner and Esha will be our double digit representative. 1st and 2nd grade Parents ONLY Registration required To register go to http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080d44aaaa2ea31-talking TALKING ABOUT THE TOUGH STUFF Have you ever wondered how to talk to your child about "the tough stuff"? Talking to young children about the loss of a pet, friend, parent or grandparent, divorce, etc can be really scary for them and for us as parents. Join us on Wednesday, March 11th from 6:30pm-8pm at Jacksonville Elementary School (in the cafeteria). We will review how children understand these concepts from a developmental perspective and learn how to answer their questions and how to explain things to them in a developmentally appropriate way. Guest Speakers: Beth Kreyling, MS, CCLS, CT, Child Life Specialist and Aminah Wells MSW, LCSWC, CT, Pediatric Hospice Support Specialist Please sign up by March 7th if you plan to attend so handouts can be planned for accordingly. This event is open to parents, grandparents and caregivers of 1st and 2nd graders only at this time. For more information please contact Melissa Ducroix 410-683-8351 Central Area Education Advisory Council SCHOOL STAFFING PLAN 2015-2016 DEBRA BROOKS, Executive Director Department of Student Services JOINED BY A TABCO REPRESENTATIVE WILL BE OUR GUEST SPEAKERS AT THE CENTRAL AREA EDUCATION ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING. THEY WILL REVIEW THE PLANS FOR NEXT YEAR AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE HEREFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2015 7:00 – 9:00 PM BCPS Community Forums regarding Magnet Schools/Programs Parents and community members are invited to participate in community forums about proposed changes to the school system’s magnet schools and programs. The proposals are the result of a Magnet Task Force that was charged with examining the county’s magnet programs and providing recommendations for the program’s future. Those who are unable to attend one of the forums may contribute their viewpoints through an online survey at www.bcps.org. The Superintendent will use the public input to develop final recommendations to the Board. The forums will be held: Tuesday, March 3, from 7 – 9 pm Woodlawn High School 1801 Woodlawn Drive, Woodlawn 21207 Wednesday, March 4, from 7 – 9 pm Kenwood High School 501 Stemmers Run Road, Middle River 21221 Thursday, March 5, from 1 – 3 pm The Baltimore County Public Library County Campus Metro Centre at Owings Mills 10302 Grand Central Avenue, Owings Mills 21117 Thursday, March 5 from 7 – 9 pm Milford Mill Academy 3800 Washington Avenue, Milford 21244 Tuesday, March 10, from 1 – 3 pm Community College of Baltimore County – Dundalk Campus Roy N. Station Building, Room 202 7200 Sollers Point Road, Dundalk 21222 Wednesday, March 11, from 7 – 9 pm George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology 938 York Road, Towson 21204 Thursday, March 12, from 1 – 3 pm Cockeysville Public Library 0933 Greenside Drive, Cockeysville 21030 Bullying On Monday, March 16th at 7PM, Dr. Penelope Martin-Knox and a colleague will be presenting to our community on the topic of bullying. The presentation will be held in the Hereford High School auditorium, and the public is welcome to attend. This is sponsored by the Hereford Zone Safety Committee. Movement Education Equipment in PE Our movement education equipment (formerly known as Whittle) will be in use during the month of March. Students will be climbing, swinging and balancing on a variety of equipment. Proper clothes and shoes are required for students to participate. During the month of March please no dresses, skirts, hooded tops or boots for P.E. class. Thank you in advance for helping to ensure your child is prepared on his or her P.E. days. End of School Year Student Withdrawals It’s getting to be that time of year! Planning has started for the next school year! If your child will definitely not be attending Jacksonville Elementary or their assigned middle school (as in the case of a private school) next year, please complete the information below and return it to the school office as soon as possible. We are requesting this information for the purposes of planning for the upcoming year. A transfer paper will be prepared for your child’s new school and sent home at the end of the school year. All academic and health records will be forwarded to the new school as the school year closes. Thanks for helping to ensure a smooth transition for your child and the schools involved. Student Name: ________________________ Grade: _____ Teacher: ________________________ Please list the school name (and address if not a Baltimore County Public School). My child will not be attending Jacksonville Elementary/the assigned middle school for the 2015/2016 school year. My child will be attending: ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ I hereby give my consent for my child’s records to be released to the school listed above. Parent Signature: ______________________ Date: ____________ Jacksonville Elementary PTA Volume 3 Issue 8, March 3, 2015 FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear JES community, In the midst of record-breaking cold this winter, JES families and staff have shown (yet again) that you have the warmest hearts. Your outpouring of compassion and support last week for 1st grader AVA DANIELS and her family was truly inspiring and will help this family make every moment count. Thank you so much for your generosity and your continued thoughts and prayers for them. VISIT US AT WWW.JESPTA.ORG The Hawthorne Elementary and Ark Preschool students also greatly appreciated your kindness as you donated over 900 books during the Book Drive and JES students made more than 200 bookmarks for them at the Outreach Kids Clubs – wow! International Night was an amazing experience for all who attended thanks to the dedication of founder and chair JASSI AHUJA and a phenomenal group of family and staff volunteers! We look forward to this event’s return in two years – and while Jassi will not be at JES to chair it again, we’re grateful that she has kindly promised her assistance then. I feel very fortunate to have JES parent AMY CUCINA (443-540-6629 - acucina@hotmail. com) as our new PTA Special Education Liaison. She’ll share resources with our families from the BCPS Special Education Office and looks forward to helping with questions about the IEP process and more. This March brings an opportunity to celebrate how lucky we are to have such fantastic JES educators – JES Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week is March 23-27. LAURA BEYNON has super plans and students will have many fun options to participate. Spring is almost here - really! Let’s think ahead to a great day at Camden Yards: Sunday, May 3rd, is our JES Orioles Day – order your tickets this month. Also, you’ll be able to stock up for Spring Break fun with good stuff from Five Below on March 20-22 – bring the attached flyer to the Hunt Valley or Cockeysville locations and the JES PTA will receive 10% of purchases! Amazing amusements are ahead, too, with our May 8th Spring Carnival and Silent Auction – mark your calendars and THINK SPRING! With gratitude for this wonderful community, Whitney Leber [email protected] How will your remember your student's awesome year at JES??? With yearbook photos of course.... send them in now so we can include them in the 2014-15 JES Yearbook! Email to [email protected] or upload directly at replayit.com. Have photos on your phone? Download the replayit app for easy photo submission. Time is running out so send those photos in ASAP! Forgot to order? Only a few left...order now at jostens.com! Jacksonville Elementary PTA MARCH CALENDAR OF EVENTS March 2 – Read Across America Day - Dr. Seuss’s Birthday March 2-6 – BCPS Bullying Prevention Week March 8 – Last day to take the BCPS Stakeholder Survey at www.bcps.org – share your feedback on JES and BCPS March 11, 6:30pm – Gr. 1 & 2 Parent Info Session: Talking about the Tough Stuff: Discussing Illness, Loss, and Grief with Children – RSVP by 3/7 at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080d44aaaa2ea31-talking March 12 – JES College & Career Day (rescheduled from 2/20) Wear your favorite college gear! 9:30-10:15am career talks by parent volunteers in classrooms: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080d44aaaa2ea31-college March 12, 6:30pm, JES Library – PTA Board meeting – all are welcome March 13 – Send your Box Tops, Labels for Education, and Tyson Project A+ labels to homerooms for our contest! March 13 – Grade 3 Fable Fair Volume 3 Issue 8, March 3, 2015 JES PTA Board Meetings: All are welcome – please contact Whitney Leber if you have an item for the agenda. Minutes are posted at http://www.jespta.org/about-us/meeting-minutes/ Upcoming meetings: March 12, 6:30pm, JES Library April 17, 9:30 AM, Room #2 The JES PTA’s Jetstream newsletter is published monthly. Email digests are sent weekly. Editor: Danielle Confer [email protected] 2014-15 PTA Executive Board Whitney Leber, President [email protected] Laura Beynon, 1st VP, Volunteers [email protected] Aimee Marson, 2nd VP, Ways & Means [email protected] Mar. 17, 4:30pm – JES Site-Base Meeting Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Kathryn Brayton, Treasurer [email protected] March 20 – t-shirt order deadline for Omazing JES tees Julie Criswell, Recording Secretary [email protected] Mar. 20-22 – Five Below fundraiser for JES PTA (Hunt Valley & Cockeysville locations) March 23-27 – JES Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week • Tues., Mar. 24 – Staff Breakfast in Faculty Lounge • Fri., Mar. 27 – Staff Appreciation Luncheon in Activity Room (Luncheon make-up date: 3/30) March 25th – Beans & Bread breakfast collection and Domino’s Pizza Day Happy Maryland Day! March 30th – ticket order deadline for May 3rd JES Orioles Day at Camden Yards March 30-31 – JES Kindergarten Round-up for incoming 2015-2016 students Next month and beyond: • April 2-12 – Spring Break for Students • April 16 – GREENE TURTLE Restaurant Fundraiser for PTA (Hunt Valley location) • April 30th, 9am-6:30pm – Spring Red Cross Blood Drive at JES (Jennifer Hazlehurst & Laura Reiners, Co-Chairs) • Sunday, May 3rd, 1:35pm – JES Orioles Day at Camden Yards (Christina & Chad Michael, Co-Chairs) • Friday, May 8th – Spring Carnival and Silent Auction by JES PTA (Jennifer Walter, Carnival Chair; Susan Marziale, Silent Auction Chair) Amy Bachran, Corresponding Secretary [email protected] Jacksonville Elementary PTA Volume 3 Issue 8, March 3, 2015 JES PTA Funding Update: Your support now is needed and appreciated! Dear JES community, We’ve kicked off our 20th anniversary with a great party in October and circled the globe at International Night last month. Thank you for the time, talents, and funds you’ve shared so far this year! We must ask for your help again now with funding to make sure we can provide the support pledged in our annual budget to our amazing students, staff, school, and community! While generous donors contributed $15,000 to our Jet Fuel fundraiser, this was $5,000 less than anticipated. eScrip has also fallen short by nearly $2,000 due to unexpected program changes. Fortunately, there are many ways to help make up this shortfall now: Tax-deductible JET FUEL donations are still welcome - grandparents, aunts, uncles are all invited to donate It’s not too late to join the PTA – membership lasts through Sept. 30th – only $8 per member Purchase our awesome SPIRITWEAR and support JES in style Participate in our upcoming benefits: o Five Below (Hunt Valley & Cockeysville locations) – March 20-22 o Greene Turtle Restaurant in Hunt Valley – April 16 (all day) o Domino’s Pizza – March 25, April 22, & May 27 (delivery or carryout all day) o JES Day at Camden Yards – May 3 Support our May 8th SPRING CARNIVAL & SILENT AUCTION with your donations and enthusiastic bidding! Watch for info coming soon on the popular GRADE BASKETS! Silent Auction - contact Susan Marziale. Business sponsorship opportunities – contact Jennifer Walter or Whitney Leber. Help us earn eScrip funds with your SAFEWAY purchases: Register your Safeway card at www.eScrip.com and pay by cash, debit, or gift card at Safeway. Credit card payments will NOT earn eScrip. Support the PTA with your AMAZON purchases – we receive 0.5% through the Amazon Smile program: Select “Jacksonville Elementary School PTA” and shop at http://smile.amazon.com/ Business support invited! Matching gifts for your Jet Fuel donations, in-kind donations for many events and programs, and sponsorships are appreciated. Visit www.JESPTA.org for quick links, forms, and information for all of the above opportunities! With gratitude, Whitney Leber, President, and Aimee Marson, Vice President of Ways & Means Jacksonville Elementary PTA Volume 3 Issue 8, March 3, 2015 MARCH 23-27: JES TEACHER AND STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK We’ll celebrate our super faculty and staff – heroes to our families! Room parents will share information with classes about PTA plans for the week, including special ways in which students are invited to participate. (Any ways in which students would like to show appreciation are welcome – our PTA-organized activities are optional as always.) Contact Laura Beynon (volunteersjes@ gmail.com) or your class room parents with questions or if you would like to help. The Hospitality Committee will provide a staff breakfast on Tuesday, March 24th, and a luncheon on Friday, March 27th. (Make-up date for luncheon is March 30th.) Contributions and help are greatly appreciated: Breakfast sign-up: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d48aba623a0fd0-teacher1 Luncheon sign-up: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d48aba623a0fd0-teacher Hospitality Committee Chairs: Jamie Beynon (jamiemjohn@ hotmail.com) & Jessica Pilarski ([email protected]) Note: National Teacher Appreciation Week is May 5-9 – our March celebration is special timing just for JES. BOX TOPS UPDATE! Many thanks to all who entered our movie ticket prize drawing! Our winners were: Emily Guy, Emelia Bowen, Finley Jones, Jaxson Metzbower, and Emily Backus. Keep sending in your Box Tops, Labels for Education, and Tyson Project A+ labels! You are helping us earn THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS to help our school! Our yearlong contest continues – congratulations to our top homerooms as of Feb. 6th: #1 Ms. Callahan’s 2nd Grade #2 Ms. O’Connell’s 5th Grade #3 Ms. Barton’s 1st Grade #4 Ms. Harlee’s 3rd Grade #5 Ms. Epple’s 1st Grade NEXT COLLECTION DATE: MARCH 13th Top homeroom this year gets to SILLY STRING a teacher! Top 3 homerooms this year each win $25 in RECESS GEAR! The monthly top homeroom gets to select an item from the Recess Gear Prize Box! Questions? Contact Whitney Leber – [email protected] FRIENDS OF DULANEY HIGH SCHOOL Friends of Dulaney High School is a group advocating improvements at Dulaney, with a major renovation as its first priority. To learn more and support their efforts, visit: https://www.facebook.com/FriendsofDulaney Email: [email protected] SPRING RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE: THURSDAY, APRIL 30TH, 9AM-6:30PM, AT JES Please contact co-chairs Jennifer Hazlehurst (jennifer_ [email protected]) & Laura Reiners (Lreiners@comcast. net) if you would like to help with the committee to provide refreshments for donors and other event contributions. CARNIVAL IS COMING – FRIDAY, MAY 8TH, 5:00-7:30PM Spring will be here before we know it – we promise! Carnival planning with Chair Extraordinaire Jennifer Walter ([email protected]) is well underway! There are many ways to get involved – business sponsorships and donations are greatly appreciated and look for planning meeting dates and volunteer sign-ups soon. Silent Auction at Carnival: If you are interested in donating any items to the silent auction, please contact Susan Marziale at [email protected]. Some ideas include: • gift cards that you cannot use • a skill or service or you would like to provide • a donation from your business • Silent Auction Grade Level Baskets: Baskets are back! Our popular grade baskets return this year to be auctioned during the Spring Carnival. Each grade level has a theme. More info on how to donate will be shared soon. Themes: • Kindergarten: Crafts and Creativity • First Grade: World of Disney • Second Grade: Animals • Third Grade: A Night at the Movies • Fourth Grade: Sports • Fifth Grade: Summer Fun COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR FORMER JES STUDENTS: This spring, as in years past, the JES PTA offers a $250 college scholarship at Dulaney High School and one at Hereford High School for former JES students. The recipients will be selected by DHS and HHS. (Interested applicants may contact their guidance offices for more information.) Your PTA support makes this possible – thank you! Thank you to everyone who circled the globe with us on JES International Night on February 6th and especially to all who made this event possible! We are so grateful to the amazing Jassi Ahuja, who founded this JES tradition and has very capably and graciously coordinated five International Nights for JES! The excellent, tireless efforts of Carrie Goldrick and the support of Principal Glinowiecki were also deeply appreciated this year! PASSPORTS: Thanks to Bob Peters & Fran Reinhardt - Signs by Tomorrow of White Marsh PERFORMANCES: JES 2 Graders led by Mrs. Tice - Parkville High School Steel Drum Band - Dance from Nepal Keur Khaleyi African Dance Company - U.S. Martial Arts Academy Lion Dance and martial arts demo UMD TerraPind Bhangra - Irish Dance by the Howard Sisters - Flamenco Dance by Alexa Miton nd • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Many thanks to our JES families and staff who generously hosted the following country tables: USA: Ms. Rodriguez; Ms. Mitchell; Ms. Hourihan; Ms. Callahan; Ms. Vananzo India: Jyoti Mohan & Family, Deepa Akki, Priya Ganesh, Padmaja Vangara France: The Austin Family, The Webster Family Ukraine: The Traska Family, The Charchalis Family Gambia: The Ceesay Family Ethiopia: The Mulugeta Family Palestine: The Darraj Family China/Taiwan: Emily Chiang, Xiaoming Liu, Yuehong Wang, Elena Lee, Hsiao-Hui Lin-Leonard, Eliza Kuo, Zoe & Gordon Leonard Armenia: The Faddoul Family Germany: Cheryl Creamer Italy: The Monacelli Family, The Pastore Family Ireland: The Delahanty/Stewart Family, The Champion Family England: The Dragunas Family Russia: Colleen Kilchenstein Greece: The Stavros/Konkolics Family Philippines: Lisa Lavina & Family, Natalie Santos Ferguson & Family Ecuador: Kat Brayton Guatemala: Julie Sullivan, Kelly Farmer SET-UP/CLEAN-UP: The Matesa Family, The Waite Family, Jennifer Walter, Amy Bachran, Chris Eary Jacksonville Elementary PTA Friday 3/20/15 – Sunday 3/22/15 Fri-Sat 10am-9pm & Sunday 11am-6pm Five Below Hunt Valley (Hunt Valley Towne Centre) Five Below Cockeysville (Yorktowne Plaza Shopping Center) JES Pizza Day – 11:00 am to 10:00 pm Wednesday, March 25th, 2015 This Wednesday is pizza day for Jacksonville! You may order for pick-up or delivery, and Domino’s of Jacksonville will donate 20% of the proceeds to the JES PTA. Please fill out the bottom portion of this form and hand it to the delivery person or the person handling your order at the store. Remember to tell the person taking your order over the phone that you are participating in the JES pizza day. Domino’s of Jacksonville will deliver to the Hunt Valley Station area on JES pizza day. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE JACKSONVILLE ELEMENTARY PTA! Jacksonville/Four Corners Store: 410-683-9400 www.dominos.com -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------NAME OF STUDENT: GRADE/TEACHER: AMOUNT: SCHOOL: JACKSONVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PTA Come watch the Orioles play ball and BEAT the Devil Rays on Sunday, May 3rd at 1:35pm!!! The Jacksonville Jets will meet up to share a section at the ballpark. It will be fun to enjoy the game together as a school community — and to cheer on the O’s with our Baltimore pride! Get tickets for your family, friends, and neighbors! The cost per ticket is $10.00 and all ticket orders are due on or before Monday, March 30th. A portion of proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the JES PTA and its ongoing efforts to enrich our students’ school experience. Questions? Email Christina Michael at [email protected]. (Detach and return WITH PAYMENT to your child’s classroom teacher.) JES Day at Camden Yards Student: ______________________________Homeroom: _____________ Tickets: ________________ x $10.00 = $_________________ Quantity Total amount enclosed Parent Contact Info:_______________ ____________________________ Phone number Email Address DEADLINE TO PURCHASE TICKETS IS MONDAY, MARCH 30TH. If paying by check, make payable to JES PTA. JES Day at Camden Yards We want the JES Jets represented with a FANTASTIC turnout! So… Strive for a Prize!!! TWO WAYS: • EARLY BIRD BENEFIT: Students who turn in their ticket orders on or before Monday, March 16th will be entered into a drawing. TEN names will be drawn. The winners will receive Orioles fan trinkets/gear. • CLASS COMPETITON: The students in the class with the highest number of ticket sales will be entered into a drawing on Tuesday, March 31st. The winning student will represent JES by accepting the “Heavy Hitters Award” from the Orioles Bird on the field before the game!!! He/she will be on the big screen! “JES is OMAZING” t-shirts! Look for the flyer coming home soon! Order by March 20th! Contact: Gail Overcash - [email protected]
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