1/19/2025

JJES Pirate Family,

Monday, January 20, 2025- No School 

Inclement Weather: Synchronous eLearning

For the remainder of the school year, IF our school district chooses to utilize an eLearning Day, it will be assigned as Synchronous.  Below is information about what this day of eLearning would look like: 

• All assigned work and lessons will be communicated through Google Classroom.
• Teachers will be expected to deliver face to screen instruction via Google Meet following the published GCCS eLearning Synchronous school day schedule.  Here is a copy of the eLearning Schedule in Spanish.
• Attendance will be taken during the Google Meet sessions.  Students will be marked as absent if they do not attend the Google Meet sessions on each eLearning day.  Teachers can make changes to attendance up to 5 days after the eLearning date.  

PR/JJ Basketball Homecoming Week Spirit Days – January 21-24

Tuesday- PRIDE Family Shirt Day

Wednesday- 100th Day of School – Dress like you are 100 years old!

Thursday- Blast from the Past – Dress in a fashion from a past decade.

Friday- Hometown Pride – Wear your Pirate gear.

The  Homecoming game will be on Saturday, January 25th.  It will be Neon Night!  

Yearbooks on Sale

Yearbook order forms went home last week.  You can also order online at www.inter-state.com/flyerentry . The user code is 91406M.  The last day to order will be March 7th. 

ILEARN Checkpoint Guidance for Families – All Grades (3).pdf 

The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) is piloting three checkpoints for Grades 3-8 in the 2024-2025 school year. These checkpoints are a new component of the new LEARN through-year assessment for English/Language Arts (ELA) and Math, which will be given to all students in Indiana beginning in the school year 2025-2026. Your child’s school will take part in the pilot program this year. The checkpoints will take place in Fall, Winter, and Spring. Each checkpoint has 20-25 questions and will show how your child is doing in key skills and concepts from the Indiana Academic Standards. This helps guide teaching and supports your child’s learning. 

Does Your Child Need a Winter Jacket?

Reminder about extra coats. There isn’t a huge variety of sizes for kids that may need a larger coat but they can always come and ask and see if I have one that will fit.

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.

Student Handbook Highlights

• Attendance-
  • If a student is going to be absent, please contact the office prior to 10:00 am.
  • Excused absences are absences with written documentation or parent communication stating the student is ill, experiencing symptoms, or other excusable absence reason as outlined in student handbooks. 
  • Unexcused absences are absences without written documentation or parent communication stating the student is ill, experiencing symptoms, or other excusable absence reason as outlined in student handbooks. 
• If you are going to make a change in dismissal, we ask that you call the office and do it prior to 2:00 pm.  
• The main office is not permitted to do early sign outs after 3:10 pm.
• Students must attend ½ of a day in order to participate in extracurricular activities.
• Birthday invitations are not permitted to be passed out at school.
• Due to student health needs such as diabetes and food allergies, as well as being in compliance with the GCCS Wellness Policy, cookies, cupcakes and other sweets are NOT ALLOWED to be brought in for birthday celebration purposes.
•  Due to the Greater Clark County Schools Wellness Policy, food from any restaurant (fast food or sit down) and soft drinks are prohibited in the school cafeteria.
• Students may bring their cell phones to school for emergency preparedness. Cell phones should be turned off and kept in backpacks. If a student has his/her cell phone out while in school, it will be confiscated by an adult staff member. The cell phone will not be released back to the student. A parent/guardian will be called to pick the cell phone up in the school office. 

Aimee Doherty

Principal

Jonathan Jennings Elementary

JJES 2024-2025 Student Handbook

Student Rights and Responsibilities

Upcoming Dates

January

20 No School

30 JJ Blue Away vs. JJ White

31 JJ Beats Audition

February

1 Robotics Competition

3 JJ Blue Home vs. Parkwood

4 JJ White Away vs. Franklin Square

5 JJ White Home vs. New Washington

6 JJ White Away vs. Riverside

6 JJ Blue Home vs. Thomas Jefferson

10-4/11 ILEARN Checkpoint 3 Window Open

10 JJ Blue Away vs. New Washington 5:00

11 JJ White Home vs. Wilson

12 JJ Blue Home vs. Franklin Square

13 Round 1 of Tourney

15 Round 2 of Tourney at CHS

17 No School

18 Semi-finals at JHS

20 Championship at JHS

20 and 21 4th Grade Science Fair

24-3/14 Wrestling Intramurals

25 and 26 CMS Counselor Visits 5th Graders

March

3-14 IREAD Window

15 Q3 Ends and Grades due by 4pm

16-23 Spring Break

April

2 and 3 5th Graders Tour CMS

4 Kona Ice

14-5/9 ILEARN Window

22, 23, or 24 Regional Track Meet at CHS

28-5/18 Volleyball

29 District Track Meet at CHS

May

2 No School

6 No School

9 Kona Ice

12-6/27 Summer IREAD Window

12 and 16 Biztown Field Trip

20 5th Grade Graduation at CHS at 6:00 pm

21 Last Student Day