3/23/2025
JJES Pirate Family,
We hope everyone had a great Spring Break with their families and are ready to start an exciting and busy Quarter 4 of school! This quarter brings on a lot for us all at JJES. Students will be testing the ILEARN Summative Assessment in April and many of our third graders will be retesting IREAD in May after receiving remediation. These tests are important to all of our students. We have a lot of fun events planned throughout the quarter: Silly Safari Assembly, PTO Boosterthon, Kona Ice days, GCCS Art Show, our 5th graders go to Biztown, and all of the end of the year fun events like Field Day and Fire Truck Water Spray! Our teachers and staff will not only be working so hard to make this a memorable end of the school year for your child, but we will also be packing up the building for our move into Charlestown Elementary!
Track Team- Permission Slip Due on Friday, March 28th
Track practice will begin Wednesday, April 2nd. Permission slips MUST be turned in by March 28th in order to participate in track. We will practice Tuesday-Thursday* until 4:40. Students should be picked up using the car rider line, between the cafeteria and playground. Parents, please pick your child up on time! Students should wear tennis shoes and athletic clothes. Please bring a water bottle! We will not be able to send runners back inside for drinks once practice begins. All Greater Clark County students that participate in athletics must be registered in Final Forms and pay $5. You can register by going to https://greaterclark-in.finalforms.com/. If you have registered for a sport and paid this year you will not need to register again. Practice Schedule – Practices end at 4:40 p.m : April 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17 Track Tryout Permission Slip
Academic Team- Permission Slip Due on March 31st
Academic team is a club that is for students who are motivated to learn, lead, and encourage others. We are accepting students from fourth and fifth grades. Our tryouts for the academic team will be held on Tuesday, April 1 after school until 5:00. We may not have enough spots for everyone, so not all students who try out may make the team. After the tryouts, those who make the team will receive a note with more details. We will have practice on Tuesday and Thursday, and students will need to be picked up from JJ at 5:00. Our competition this year will be held at Jeff High on May 13th at 5:30. More dates and information will come after tryouts. Please fill out the following form stating your child has permission to attend academic team try outs and possible practices. Permission Slip
GCCS Art Show- April 10th – 19th GCCS Art Show Poster
Join us as we celebrate our talented artists at GCCS. The opening reception will be held on April 11th from 5:00-7:00 at the NOCO Arts and Cultural District at 628 Michigan Avenue in Jeffersonville. Viewing Hours will be: Thursday, April 10 from 2:00-6:00, Friday, April 11 from 5:00-7:00, Saturdays 4/12 and 4/19 from 1:00-4:00, Sunday, April 13 from 1:00-4:00, Thursday and Friday, April 17th and 18th from 2:00-6:00.
Attention Future 6th Graders: CMS Cheer Information
CMS Cheer open gyms and tryouts are coming up in April! We will have forms in the front office for all 5th graders planning to attend Charlestown Middle School who wish to try out. Please feel free to contact Head Coach Isabelle Zimmerman at cmspiratescheer@gmail.com for any questions!
Open Gyms: April 7th, 9th, 14th, and 16th 5-6:30 @CMS (with a parent meeting following on the 16th)
Tryouts: April 21st, 23rd, and 24th 5-7 @CMS
River Valley Middle School Theater
River Valley Middle School presents The Lion King Jr. on April 4th and 5th at 7:00 pm. You can purchase tickets online using the above link.
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.”
Throughout the week, campers will dive into a variety of exciting experiments, including:
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
March
31- 5/9 I AM Window Opens
April
2 and 3 Growth and Development Presentation- 5th Grade
2 and 3 CMS Tour for 5th Graders
4 Boosterthon
4 Kona Ice
9 Silly Safari Assembly
11 PTO Train Ride Reward
10-18 GCCS District Art Show
14-5/9 ILEARN Window
22, 23, or 24 Regional Track Meet at CHS
28-5/18 Volleyball
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
7 Wax Museum – Third Grade from 1:45-2:15
9 Kona Ice
12-6/27 Summer IREAD Window
12 and 16 Biztown Field Trip
13 DARE Graduation at 9:15
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
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
