JJES Weekly News – April 20
4/27/2025
JJES Pirate Family,
Friday, May 2nd- No School
2025-2026 Registration is Now Open!
You should have received your child’s snapcode in the mail over the past couple of weeks. Please use this to register your child for the 2025-2026 school year at your earliest convenience.
Registration Steps:
Go to www.gccschools.com
Click on Enroll Now at the top of the screen
Scroll down and click on Current Student Registration:
Enter Snapcode:
Follow steps to complete registration and submit upon completion.
If you need your child’s Snapcode, email Ashlee Kunkler at akunkler@gccschools.com. We greatly appreciate your help in completing this as soon as possible.
ILEARN Summative Assessment –
At JJES we will complete these important state mandated assessments Monday, April 21st through Thursday, May 1st. If you know of a date that your child will be absent, please let your child’s teacher know so that they can plan for a makeup date for your child. All students will need earbuds/headphones (not bluetooth) during these assessments. Students can purchase earbuds in the office for $1.
Field Day Parent Volunteers – Monday, May 19th
We are looking for 30 parent volunteers to work from 9:00-12:15 lead field day stations. Many of these stations will involve physical activity and water fun! Volunteers must have a completed Background Check on file and you must sign up for the entire time slot. Sign Up Genius
CES Competition Cheer Open Gym/Tryout – 2025-2026 Season
Calling all students interested in competition cheer for next school year! Open gyms begin April 22, 24, 29, May 1, 6, and 8 after school at JJES until 5:00 pm. A parent meeting will be held on May 1st at 5:00 pm. Tryouts are scheduled for May 19, 20, and 21. If interested, please complete the Competition Cheer permission slip and turn into the front office.
***All Pleasant Ridge second graders that are participating will enter our JJES parking lot through Halcyon Road (do not enter next to the Library). You will follow our car riders and then park in the parking lot and walk your student up to the front office.
Volleyball Intramurals
This is open to 4th and 5th graders. Practices will begin after school on May 5th and end at 5:00 pm. (May 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16) There will be a Jamboree Tournament held at New Washington High School on May 17th. Please return the permission slip if you are interested.
Copy of Elementary Volleyball Permission
Charlestown Elementary School PTO Board Ballot 2025 – 2026
Below are the official results of the PTO board vote along with a recap of the full board for the 2025 – 2026 school year. So excited to be a part of this!!
President (PK-5): Brittney Twigg
VP (PK-2): Jennifer Haycraft
VP (3-5): Amanda Barr
Secretary (PK-2): Billie Broughton-Vissing
Secretary (3-5): Ayeshah Bonds
Treasurer (PK-5): Katie Howard
Parent Liaison (PK-2): Michelle Meador
Parent Liaison (3-5): Stephanie MacDonald
Communications Chair (PK-5): Jessica Schindler
PTO Fundraiser: Kona Ice- Friday, May 9th
The PTO will have a Kona Ice Fundraiser on the following Spring dates during recess: May 9th. All purchases MUST be made online before 8:00 AM on the day of the fundraiser. Please use the following link to purchase your child a Kona Ice: WWW.KONA-ICE.Com/PAY Event Code: K909713893. The profits made from this fundraiser will go to every child getting a free Kona Ice on Field Day at the end of the school year.
Ivy Tech- Kids College Summer 2025
For information visit, https://ems.ticketbud.com/kids-college-2025 and reserve your spot!
- Thursday, June 12, 2025 – Friday, June 13, 2025: 09:00 AM – 04:00 PM
- Ivy Tech Community College (Ogle Hall – Door 8) 8204 County Rd 311, Sellersburg, IN 47172
Pirate Run Club- Summer Endurance Session 2025
Starts June 9th, Monday and Wednesday at 7:00 pm and Saturday at 8:00 am. Kids from all schools and sports are welcome! Register at www.piraterunclub.com. For more information or questions, email piraterunclub@gmail.com. The club will end with the Monroe Street Mile on July 19th!
Charlestown Sharks Summer Swim Team-
The swim team practices and competes from May 19 through July 12, for ages 4 through high school. Swimmers are assigned to groups based on ability and the meets are not mandatory.
There is a QR code for the registration and for the GroupMe communication app.
Registration is OPEN for Charlestown Little Pirate Football
Hey Parents! It’s time to gear up—registration for Charlestown Little Pirate Football is officially OPEN for K-6th graders! Sign up today at Charlestown Little Pirate Football Sign Up and make sure to enter the grade your child will be in next year. Don’t miss out on an exciting season of football, friends, and fun—Go Pirates!
Charlestown Summer Science Camp 2025: Dinosaurs
Get ready for a fun-filled week of science exploration at the Knowledge is Power camp in Charlestown. The theme this year is “The Dinosaurs of Science – Jurassic Camp.”
- K-2 Students Time: 9:00 – 11:00 AM
- 3-5 Students time 12:00 – 2:00
- Current grade level at the time of sign-up.
Throughout the week, campers will dive into a variety of exciting experiments, including:
- Make Your Own Fossil – Discover the secrets of paleontology by creating your very own fossil.
- Fizzing Dinosaur Eggs – Watch as your dinosaur eggs fizz and erupt!
- How to Make Dinosaur Fossils – Explore how real fossils are made by mixing toothpaste and eggs to create your very own fossil replica.
These activities combine science and fun, sparking creativity while teaching you something new!
After School Activity Pick Up
We are so proud to offer a wide range of extracurricular activities at JJ. With multiple activities letting out at the same time, we ask that all parents or guardians use our car rider process to pick up after these activities. Please make sure to enter our parking lot from Halcyon Rd, wait in line to pick up your child, and exit the parking lot near the Charlestown Library. Do not park and walk over to get your child. This makes dismissal from these activities unsafe.
Aimee Doherty
Principal
Jonathan Jennings Elementary
JJES 2024-2025 Student Handbook
Student Rights and Responsibilities
Upcoming Dates
April
14-5/9 ILEARN Window
29 District Track Meet at CHS at 5:00 pm
May
2 No School- Happy Oaks Day
5-21 EOY NWEA Window
5-11 Teacher Appreciation Week
5-18 Volleyball
7 Wax Museum – Third Grade 1:45-2:15
9 Kona Ice
12-6/27 Summer IREAD Window
12 and 16 Biztown Field Trip
13 DARE Graduation at 2:00
13 GCCS Academic Team Competition at 5:30
14 JJ Beats School Performances
15 5th Grade to Family Activities Park
15 JJ Beats Evening Performance
16 4th Grade Walk
19 Field Day
19, 20, 21 Competition Cheer Tryout Dates for 2025-2026 Team
20 5th Grade Graduation at CHS at 6:00 pm
20 Rain Date- 4th Grade Walk
21 Q4 PRIDE Day- Fire Truck
22 Last Student Day