JJES Weekly News – April 29
4/29/2024
JJES Pirate Family,
Friday, May 2nd- No School
Tuesday, May 7th- Teacher Day Only
ILEARN Testing Continues This Week
Our fourth graders finish up ILEARN testing on Monday and Tuesday this week with Science. The majority of our fifth graders will begin ILEARN testing through May 8th. Good luck to our students as they do their best on these important assessments! Parents, please make sure your child is well rested and is given an encouraging hug as they head to school each day through the testing window!
Volleyball Intramurals:
This activity is open to 4th and 5th grade students. This is a great opportunity for athletes to learn the fundamentals of volleyball! We will have 9 practices and complete our season with a GCCS Jamboree Tournament held at New Washington on May 18. (details and times to follow). Your child must have final forms and $5 final form payment completed to participate. This is a district expectation and must be completed prior to our first practice on May, 6th. Please visit https://greaterclark-in.finalforms.com/ to complete final forms. Students must also have a Permission Slip signed and returned.
JJES Competition Cheer Team 2024-2025
Open gyms will be April 15, 22, 29, May 6 and 13 and held after school until 5:00. There will be a parent meeting on April 22 after practice. Tryouts will be May 21, 22, and 23. You MUST complete the following google form if your child is participating in Open Gym. This allows us to communicate with the office about the change of dismissal. https://forms.gle/jo8juRqFm1irPQ8C7
PTO Pirate Jam- May 10th
This PTO Fundraiser will be held after school until 6:00 pm. Families can pick up their child using the car rider entrance off of Halcyon Road and then will exit out of our parking lot on Clark Street beside the Charlestown Library. Our school parking lot will be ONE WAY during this event. We plan to load 15 cars at a time to help the pick up time move as quickly as possible. All students must stay until 6:00 pm. There will be no early pickups. Permission slips and tickets must be purchased by May 1st. You can send in cash or purchase online.
Tickets are $1 each and sold in quantities of 5 only. You can send in cash, or purchase online at https://www.ces-pto.org/pirate-jam-tickets. Online tickets have an additional $0.50 per 5 tickets for a convenience fee assessed by the payment system. YOU MUST RETURN A PERMISSION SLIP, EVEN IF YOU PURCHASE ONLINE! Ticket sales end MAY 1st! Tickets will be bagged and labeled with student/teacher names and remain at school until the day of the dance festival. They will be given to the student during admission. There will be no refunds for any unused tickets. No tickets will be sold after May 1st. NO EXCEPTIONS!
Scholastic Book Fair- May 6-10
The Scholastic Book Fair will be at JJES the week of May 6-10. All students will visit the book fair on their scheduled class visit. Only students with money to purchase items will be able to visit the Book Fair on Friday. Classroom Visit Book Fair Schedule
We are also in need of parent volunteers to help work our Book Fair. Please sign up on the Sign Up Genius form, if interested. You must have a limited background check on file to volunteer.
Students are able to bring cash to purchase items at the Book Fair, but families can also set up an EWallet account to deposit money for students to spend at the Book Fair. If you are interested in using EWallet, please click the EWallet Link.
Sun Bucks (click on the link)
SUN Bucks is a new program to help families buy food for their school-aged children during the summer. Families will get $120 for each eligible child to buy groceries during the summer. Children who get SUN Bucks can still participate in other summer meal programs. Receiving SUN Bucks will not affect children or families’ immigration status.
Summer Science Camp Opportunity
Our very own, Mr. Dietrich will be hosting Summer Science Camp. The theme this year is “The Nature of Science”. Each student that attends will receive a T-shirt, participate in 20 hands on science experiments, many of which will be take home, 10 instructor led experiments, along with science explanations, snacks, games, and nature fun. The cost is $50 for the minicamp and $225 for the FULL DAY week long camp. Space is limited. Hope to see you there! Special thanks to The Greater Clark Education Foundation!
Mini Camp – check out the link for more details. https://form.jotform.com/240865231087154
The 1st camp meets Monday-Friday for grades K-2 students, it will be 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM. There is also an opportunity in the afternoon for grades 3-5. This minicamp meets from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM. The dates are June 3rd – 7th.
Full Day Camp –check out the link for more details. https://form.jotform.com/240914945180155
The 2nd camp is a FULL DAY science camp for grades K-5 that meets 8AM-5PM. The dates for the full day camp are June 10th – 14th.
CHS Sponsored Soccer Camp
Boys and girls grades K-8 are welcome! This camp is hosted by Coach Martinez and the coaching staff for CHS Boys Soccer. These coaches are providing over 30 years of soccer knowledge and are excited to share their experience with the area’s youth. Also, all coaches are bilingual (English/Spanish). Deadline to register is May 24th.
Little Pirate Cheer Registration
Little Pirate Cheer registration is now open!! Attend Sign Up Day on May 18th, 10am-2pm or fill out the link attached to sign up! We are hoping for the biggest season yet! Email littlepiratecheer@gmail.com for questions. Go Pirates!
Little Pirate Football Registration
Little Pirate Football registration is now open. You can register at www.charlestownlittlepiratefootball.com We Will have in person signups and jersey fittings at Charlestown Little League on Booster day on May 18th from 10-2. Go Pirates!
Ivy Tech Summer Program
Ivy Tech is offering “Kid’s College” experience this summer for area K-5 students. If interested, click on the link to learn more. KidsCollegeRegistrationJune2024
Aimee Doherty
Principal
Jonathan Jennings Elementary
Upcoming Dates
April
30 District Track Meet at CHS 5:00
May
2 Kona Ice Day
3 No School
5-5/24 NWEA Testing Window Open
6-10 Scholastic Book Fair
6-10 Teacher Appreciation Week
6-22 Volleyball Intramurals
7 Teacher Day Only
9 Academic Team Competition at JHS
10 PTO Pirate Jam
13-6/28 Summer IREAD3 Testing Window Open
14 Third Grade Wax Museum
15 JJ Beats School Performance
16 JJ Beats Parent Performance
16 and 17 5th Grade Biztown Field Trip
16 and17 5th Grade Growth and Development Presentation
17 4th Grade Historic Walk
20 Field Day
22 5th Grade Graduation at CHS 6:00 PM
23 Q4 PRIDE Day and Fire Truck
24 Q4 Ends- Last Day of School