11/10/2024
JJES Pirate Family,
We have rescheduled our Family Night for Thursday, January 16th.
Child Abuse/Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Lessons
District Parent Informational Letter
All public schools in Indiana are required to provide age appropriate instruction on child abuse and child sexual abuse to students in Kindergarten through 12th grade. It’s important that children hear the foundations of safety in these areas both at school and at home. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the delivery of these lessons, please contact your child’s school.
Skool Aid: Wheelchair Basketball Assembly (Makeu Up Event)- Nov. 14th
Thank you to GCEF, Duke Energy, and the Greater North Clark Foundation for sponsoring and rescheduling the Skool Aid assembly for half of our students. This is an engaging and energy packed assembly with a message that we can do anything no matter what challenges we face as well as disability awareness and inclusion. You can learn more about Skool-aid (Wheelchair Basketball company) here: https://skoolaid.com/
PRIDE Challenge: Thanksgiving Food Basket Drive- Nov. 11-15
We’re going to have a PRIDE challenge to help our local food bank create Thanksgiving Baskets for those in need! We will be having a food drive that will last for one week. The food drive will be November 11th through 15th. Each PRIDE family will be collecting a different food item to help create these baskets. The PRIDE family with the most items donated will receive a movie and popcorn party on November 25th.
Blue Skulls: Stuffing Mix
Swashbucklers: Instant Mashed Potatoes
Black Pearls: Canned Green Beans
Scalawags: Canned Carrots
Powder Monkeys: Canned Gravy
PTO Meeting- Tuesday, Nov. 12th at 6:00
A BIG thank you to all of our families that donated items for our Fall PTO class parties. A VERY BIG thank you to our Room Mom/Dads that organized and ran our class parties. Our students and staff had a blast!
We welcome everyone to be involved in our PTO and attend meetings. We will meet in the JJES Library.
Girls Basketball Tournament Info
First round of the tournament begins on Thursday, Nov.14th as JJ Blue plays Parkwood at 4:45 Home. The second round of play will be on Saturday, Nov. 16th at 10:00 am at the CHS gymnasium as JJ White takes on the winner of JJ Blue and Parkwood. The Semi-finals willbe played on Nov. 19th at JHS and the Championship game will be played on Nov. 21st at JHS. We wish both of our Pirate teams good luck and congratulate them on terrific seasons!
Dance Tryouts- Nov. 20th, 21st, and 22nd
Do you love to perform? Do you have rhythm and sweet dance moves?? If so, we would love to have you join the JJ Dance Team!! We will learn a fun pom routine that will be performed at the Boys HOME basketball games. Tryouts are open to all 3rd – 5th graders. Tryouts are required and participants will stay after school until 5:00 pm. The team will be posted on Nov. 26th. Please click on the link for more information.
IREAD Parent Information
Many of our third grade families will discuss IREAD testing at their parent teacher conference this week. It is important that parents are aware of the updated guidance from the state in regards to students that do not pass the IREAD assessment their third grade school year.
Please refer to the Parent IREAD Letter for more specific information in regards to this assessment and updated qualifications for a Good Cause Exemption (GCE). Spanish Parent IREAD Letter
Build a Bed 2025 Application
I am reaching out to provide information about the United Way Build a Bed program. Attached, you will find this year’s application. Please note that applications are due by December 20. The build event is scheduled for Saturday, February 8, 2025. Following the build event, we will arrange for the delivery of the beds to GCCS campuses on February 10. A representative from GCCS will be in touch with you after February 10 to coordinate a pick-up time. Families who qualify will receive a twin bed frame (which comes in four parts with hardware for assembly), a twin mattress, and bedding materials.
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.
Final Forms
Any student wishing to participate in an athletic extracurricular activity, will be required to complete Final Forms and pay the $5 fee. A physical is not needed for elementary sports. It is often more convenient for families to go ahead and complete this at the beginning of the school year. https://greaterclark-in.finalforms.com/
Student Handbook Highlights
Aimee Doherty
Principal
Jonathan Jennings Elementary
JJES 2024-2025 Student Handbook
Student Rights and Responsibilities
Upcoming Dates
November
11 JJ Blue Home vs. New Washington
12 JJ White Away vs. Wilson
14 Round 1 of Tourney
16 Round 2 of Tourney at CHS
18-2/7 ILEARN Checkpoint 2 Window Open
19 Semi-finals at JHS
20-22 Dance Team Tryouts
21 Championship game at JHS
26 JJES Family Thanksgiving Meal
27-29 Thanksgiving Break
December
4-17 Boys Basketball Intramurals
20 Q2 Ends and Grades Due by 4pm
21- 1/5 Winter Break
January
6 Q3 Begins
8-9 Boys Basketball Tryouts
16 Family Night at JJES 5:00-6:30
20 No School
27 JJ Blue Home vs. Franklin Square
28 JJ White Away vs. Riverside
30 JJ Blue Away vs. JJ White
31 JJ Beats Audition
February
3 JJ Blue Home vs. Parkwood
4 JJ White Away vs. Franklin Square
5 JJ White Home vs. New Washington
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
13 Round 1 of Tourney
15 Round 2 of Tourney at CHS
17 No School
18 Semi-finals at JHS
20 Championship at JHS
24-3/14 Wrestling Intramurals
March
3-14 IREAD Window
15 Q3 Ends and Grades due by 4pm
16-23 Spring Break
April
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
21 Last Student Day