Jacksonville Elementary School 3400 Hillendale Heights Rd. Phoenix, MD 21131

410-887-7880 http://jacksonvillees.bcps.org

PARENT BULLETIN

JETS

Debbie Glinowiecki, Principal

Nancy Aumiller, Assistant Principal

June 4, 2015

Dear Parents,

It is inconceivable that another school year is ending. So much has happened this year in addition to the outstanding academic growth your children have demonstrated. The 20th Anniversary has been a wonderful yearlong celebration culminating in Friday’s Assembly when many former students, parents, and staff visited us. Our fourth graders were invited to meet Astronaut Reid Wiseman last week at Dulaney. This is such a unique experience to listen to an astronaut who attended BCPS schools including one of our matriculating high schools! These are just two of the wonderful events that will mark 2014-15 as a special school year in your child’s memory.

A big thank you is extended to the PTA and Whitney Leber. They have done a yeoman’s job this year stepping to the plate whenever asked. The carnival, under the direction of Jen Walters, was one of the best ever! The reception for the 20th Anniversary welcomed all of our visitors. Jacksonville is indebted to the wonderful PTA Executive Board!

As you are aware, next year will start with a new principal in place at Jacksonville. The person should be announced at the June 9th Board of Education meeting. A connect ed message will be sent out on Wednesday June 10th informing you as to who has been assigned here. A personal introductory letter from the new principal will follow later.

Focused on Quality Committed to Excellence

The school office will be open daily Monday through Friday 9:00-2:00 beginning June 19th. If you know of anyone who is new to Jacksonville and hasn’t yet registered, please let them know the school hours.

As stated previously the last week of school is as follows:

Monday, June 15, Tuesday, June 16 Full day Wednesday, June 17, Thursday, June 18 Dismissal at 12:50

If you are stopping in the school prior to the last day, please take a moment to look through the Lost and Found, located in the hall near the cafeteria. There are MANY sweatshirts, hats, etc. Anything left after school closes will be donated to the Jacksonville Goodwill.

Finally, we encourage you to find some academic challenges for your children during the summer. The BCPL Sneaks program is a wonderful way to encourage reading opportunities. Math is all around us daily. Take any opportunity to practice math facts. The structure of the program isn’t as important as the daily practice or reading.

Happy Summer!

Debbie Glinowiecki

Nancy Aumiller

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

June 4 8:30 – 3:30 Gr 5 to Genesee Valley

(Mrs. Lippa & Mrs. Somerville classes)

6:30 pm PTA Board Meeting – all are welcome

June 5 8:30 – 3:30 Gr 5 to Genesee Valley

(Mrs. O’Connell & Mrs. Kelch’s classes)

2:15 – 3:30 Grade 4 Writing Workshop Celebration

(Mr. Brown & Mrs. Kunkel’s classes)

12:30 – 1:30 Mrs. Callahan’s class Book Munchers

June 8 9:30-12:30 Grade 5 Field Day*

9:30 – 1:30 Grade 1 Bubble-ology

June 9 9:30 – 12:30 Grade 4 Field Day*

Rain date for Grade 1 Bubble-ology

7:00 pm – Spring Instrumental Concert

June 11 10:30 – 12:30 Kindergarten End of Year Family Picnic

11:00 – 12:30 Grade 3 Biography Party

12:30 – 2:30 Grade 3 End of Year Picnic

12:05 – 2:30 Grade 5 End of Year Picnic & yearbook signing

June 12 12:30 – 1:30 Grade 1 End of Year Picnic (rain or shine)

12:30 – 1:30 Mrs. Franklin’s 2nd Grade Book Munchers

June 15 2:30 pm - A Very Magical Assembly

June 16 9:45 – 10:45 Grade 2 “Pour Quoi Tales” in classrooms

(Ms. Vananzo & Mrs. Callahan’s classes)

1:30 – 3:30 Grade 4 End of Year Picnic (rain or shine)

June 17 9:45 Gr 5 Farewell Assembly

12:50 Dismissal

June 18 12:50 Dismissal – LAST DAY for elementary & middle schools

*Rain Dates for Field Days are as follows: June 9, June 10, and June 11. All Field Day Events

will be held on the upper & lower fields, upper playground and upper basketball court.

Carroll Manor Recreation Council

There are many programs that CMRC offers. All registration is now done online by

going to http://carrollmanor.org/home.

Lost and Found The lost and found continues to grow as the

weather continues to be very unpredictable. Please stop in and check

to see if you recognize any items that might belong to your child.

JES End-of-Year Library News

Please visit the JES Library Website, http://jesbcps.weebly.com

for Summer Book lists and other great links!

Many, thanks to parents who helped in the library organization this year! Your help made it possible for our library to become a learner-centered

environment!

June 15th Summer Sneaks BCPL Reading Begins

Students currently in Grades 1-4 have already

signed up in school

Please visit your local BCPL library to pick up materials

or sign-up, if necessary.

Summer Homework: READ!

Did You Know?

All young people experience learning losses when they do not engage in

educational activities during the summer. Research spanning 100 years shows

that students typically score lower on standardized tests at the end of summer

vacation than they do on the same tests at the beginning of the summer (White,

1906; Heyns, 1978; Entwisle & Alexander, 1992; Cooper, 1996; Downey et alo,

2004)

Most students lose about two months of grade level equivalency in

mathematical computation skills over the summer months. Low-income

students also lose more than two months in reading achievement, despite the

fact that their middle-class peers make slight gains (Cooper, 1996).

Children lose more than academic knowledge over the summer. Most children

– particularly children at high risk of obesity -- gain weight more rapidly when

they are out of school during summer break (Von Hippel et al, 2007)

Parents consistently cite summer as the most difficult time to ensure that their

children have productive things to do (Duffett et al, 2004)

Here are some websites that students can visit over the summer to keep their

reading skills and strategies fresh!

http://www.starfall.com (phonics for grades K-2)

http://www.mrsperkins.com (Dolch word practice)

http://www.teachthought.com/apps-2/15-of-the-best-educational-apps-for-improved-

reading-comprehension/ (lists best apps for reading comprehension)

http://www.reading.org/libraries/choices/cc2015.pdf

www.abcya.com (educational games and apps for grades K-5)

Have a great summer! – Mrs. Brethauer, Reading Specialist

Summer Reading Fun!

The 5th annual HZR Summer Robotics Camp Hereford Zone Robotics -our camps are open to all <design-build-code-test-compete> Level 1 - July 13-17 9am to noon grades 5-8/next school year, vex IQ robot system We will work on the following: - autonomous programming using robotC -intro to the new VEX IQ game for 2015-16 - intro to basic construction, last 2 days we will build and compete in a

summer camp competition Level 2- July 20-24 9am to noon grades 6-7/next school year vex IQ robot system *spots will be limited We will work on the following: - autonomous programming using robotC-- focus on sensors and advanced programming -intro to the new VEX IQ game for 2015-16 - intro to basic construction, last 2 days we will build and compete in a summer camp competition Level 3- July 20-24 9am to noon grades 8-12/next school year, VEX VRC metal robot system We will work on the following: - autonomous and controller/competition template programming using robotC -intro to the new VEX VRC game for 2015-16 - intro to basic construction, chassis, drive train, tower, arm and other lift and intake systems will be investigated Some important concepts learned through hands-on experience are force and motion, Newton’s Laws, technology systems, design and problem solving, mechanical advantage, engineering design, gear ratios, circumference, teamwork and lots more! Camps are at Hereford Middle School – 712 Corbett Rd. MD 21111 go to > hzr929.weebly.com click on ‘summer camp’ contact info: cputnam@bpcs.org or mdoddo@bcps.org Christopher Putnam Michael Dodd-o The cost for each camp

week is $250 shirt included HZR-home of the top 2015 teams in Maryland in IQ & VRC - 929D and 929W

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FROM THE PRESIDENTDear Jacksonville families and staff,

What a phenomenal 20th year this has been for Jacksonville Elementary! Our students have learned and achieved so much thanks to their incredible hard work…along with the support they’ve received from terrific JES families, teachers, staff, and our dedicated volunteers, donors, and PTA.

May brought us wonderful celebrations and sunshine. Spring Carnival, chaired by the truly amazing Jennifer Walter, was huge fun for the whole community with spectacular entertainment, games, food, and prizes – and the Silent Auction, chaired by Susan Marziale, was incredibly successful. Many thanks to all of the volunteers (families, staff, Dulaney HS Key Club) who made this event possible!

It was a joy to cap off our 20th anniversary with the gathering of past and present faculty, students, families, and PTA members at the Time Capsule Ceremony and Reception – kudos to chair Kathy Epple and her team! We hope our JES students and staff will remember this event as fondly as those twenty years ago remembered theirs.

For nearly three-quarters of Jacksonville Elementary’s history, the school has been so capably led by our excellent Principal Debbie Glinowiecki. Now, as she retires from BCPS and JES this year, we thank her deeply for her extraordinary service to our students, staff, and school and wish her the best at St. Ursula’s and beyond.

We look forward to continuing great JES traditions while embracing the future as we welcome a new principal in our twenty-first year.

We have so many more people to thank this year – please read on for our incomplete list but completely heartfelt gratitude to all! Also, our generous business donors are listed at www.JESPTA.org with deep appreciation.

Please check www.JESPTA.org in the coming months for more about summer gatherings for new students and kindergartners and possibly our new principal. We will miss our departing students, families, volunteers, and staff and wish you all the best! Have a wonderful summer!

With gratitude to all,

Whitney LeberWEPLeber@comcast.net

 

Visit us at www.JESPTA.org

2014-2015 PTA BUDGET UPDATEThanks to your very generous support with Jet Fuel, Silent Auction, and our other fundraisers and benefits this year, we’re able to fulfill our approved budget*.

As of May 31, 2015:

Budgeted Expenses: $75,387.00

Actual YTD Expenses: $62,417.31

Actual YTD Income: $73,949.64

Our final 2014-2015 financial report and 2015-2016 proposed budget will be shared at the PTA General Membership Meeting on Back to School Night this fall.

*The Jacksonville Elementary School PTA pays for: Field trips, cultural learning assemblies, kindergarten tote bags, student agendas, educational magazines, sporting equipment, music and art supplies, school clubs, hospitality, teacher appreciation events, community blood drives and outreach activities, 5th grade farewell, International Night, Spring Carnival, 20th Anniversary events and more. In addition to grade specific and school wide items provided, every teacher is given a PTA budget to utilize for classroom extras.

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THANK YOU!I would personally like to express deepest appreciation for our super talented PTA team this year, especially our tireless and dedicated officers Laura Beynon, Aimee Marson, Kathryn Brayton, Julie Criswell, and Amy Bachran. They took on many new challenges and rose to them so beautifully! I’m also very grateful to last year’s officers – Kathryn Delahanty-Stewart, Jennifer Pollock Mueller, KK Proefrock, Katie Kotras, Karen Verrett, Kay Holman, and (again!) Amy Bachran for patiently helping our new team learn the ropes.

So many people contribute to the success of our students and school – all of the families who share their beloved children with this community, the hundreds of school and PTA volunteers (families, staff, and others) who serve thousands of hours at school and events and beyond, the PTA members whose dues help advocate for our students and schools, all of those who donate to our PTA and school and support our events and benefits, and more.

I apologize in advance as I know we’re missing some and not including everyone by name here, but please know that everything you have done to help this year has made a positive difference at JES – we are so grateful to you all!

OUR SPECIAL THANKS GO TO:

Thank you to our Communication Guru, Danielle Confer, for our JES Jetstream newsletter, our weekly email blasts and maintaining our website, which was created by Todd Whittle.

Our Spirit Wear Committee, chaired by Kathryn Delahanty and Gail Overcash, designed excellent JES spirit wear that brightened wardrobes for students, families, and staff all year long: Lynn Cordell, Stacy Klingenberg, Kathy Epple, Jen Walter, Diane Waite, Anne Young, Jen Hazlehurst.

Nina Wetzel and her committee gave us another perfect Picture Parent year. Cheryl Creamer, Michelle Petrella, Jyoti Mohan, Augusta Boyce, Mary Beth Railey, Kay Holman, Anne Peek, Gail Overcash, Hsiao-Hui Leonard – thank you for this classroom arts education program that students and teachers love!

Thank you to our Hospitality Committee for their gracious service and beautiful food at so many events. Our chairs Jess Pilarski and Jamie Beynon epitomized “the hostesses with the mostest!” Jassi Ahuja, Aimee Anton, Felicie Bacinski, Jenn Bergman, Laura Beynon, Laurie Bingham, Jen Blum, Kathryn Brayton, Lisa Clemmer, Joanne Bolonda, Jen Coles, Beth Collins, Danielle Confer, Cheryl Creamer, Julie Criswell, Autumn DeBorde, Kathryn Delahanty, Sarah Dey, Julie DiAngelo, Alison Dinger, Kelly Gonce, Jen Hazlehurst, Erin Jones, Colleen Kilchenstein, Nandita Kinley, Tania Lavin, Whitney Leber, Janet Liao, Nicole Lugo Clark, Jyoti Mohan, Dan Morgan, Chris Eary, Shannon O’Rourke, Gail Overcash, Jessica Pastore, Michele Petrella, Ellen Platt, Jenn Reda, Tiffany Sherren, Becky Tice, Allison Townsend, Barb Trentler, Dena Tzitzouris, Nicole Vercollone, Jacquie Vermeulen, Susan Vogel, Kate Wagner, Diane Waite, Jennifer Walter, Mary Dawson Watson, Laurie White, Dawn Williamson, Amy Bachran, Jemma Fulop, Kay Holman, Kelly Anne Lovell, Pam May, Anne Young all provided delicious contributions.

Our generous blood donors saved hundreds of lives this year! Special thanks to Blood Drive chairs Jennifer Hazlehurst and Laura Reiners and their entire team of volunteers.

Thanks to Teresa Hochrein, Donna Schmidt and the 5th Grade parents and students who provided the ultimate JES shopping experience at our School Store: Lynn Cordell, Chrissy New, Alicia Matesa, Melony Wagner, Michele Stich, Aimee Anton, Katja Engel, Tiffany Audlin, Brooke Whittle, Nicole Culhane, Ellen Platt, Kelly Gonce, Amy Bachran, Lisa Schline, Nina Wetzel, Laurie Bingham, Meghan Brody, Laurie White, Jenn Reda, Frank Mucha, Lara Traska, Betsey Pierce, Carrie Goldrick, Diane Waite, Mary Tiller, Hsiao-Hui Lin-Leonard, Andria Charlow, Alison Dinger, Tricia Konkolics, Dixie Shipley, Bryarly Szalczyk, Sharon Robson, and Joanne Bolonda.

Our Resource Room team gave teachers much-appreciated help with copying, collating, and laminating classroom materials…and the room itself received a beautiful facelift this year thanks to chair Lisa Clemmer. Thanks so much to Emily Chiang, Whitney Leber, Dena Tzitzouris, Missy Murphy, Aimee Anton, Sarah Manley-Wilson, Tami Kobus, Cheryl Creamer, and Felicie Bacinski.

JES faculty and staff felt the love during Teacher Appreciation Week thanks to the awesome Laura Beynon, room moms and the committee. Thanks for all of your hard work, creativity, and

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thoughtful preparation: Lisa Clemmer, Jassi Ahuja, Chris Eary, Julie Criswell, Whitney Leber, Juliet Champion, Amy Bachran, Shannon O’Rourke, Christina Michael, Susan Darraj, Allison Picone, Bethany Berkowitz, Laura Hartman, Marybeth Railey, Katie McKercher, Laura Pappas, Jen Walter, Kim Iannantuono, Kate Wagner, Michelle Petrella, Aimee Anton, Rick Lobo, Michelle Stich, Kerri Whalen, Tracey Santoro, Christine New, Maria Hammel, Margie Pichney, Katja Engel, and Candace Marsiglia.

Christina Michael and the Michael family: Thank you for coordinating JES O’s Day not once but twice. We are so looking forward to our September game!

The Outreach Committee, led by Alicia Matesa, kept the spirit of giving alive throughout the year with the many drives to gather items for people in need. Beans and Bread breakfasts were coordinated each month by Aimee Anton and driven downtown by David Waite – thank you! Deep gratitude for the whole Outreach Committee – Stacey Curtiss, Tracey Santoro, Beth Collins, Emily Chiang, Amy Peters, Nicole Culhane, Allison Picone, Michelle Petrella, Katie McKercher, Dena Tzitzouris, Heather Reichard, Juliet Champion, and Whitney York.

Thank you to Chris Eary and Gail Overcash for chairing the Green School Committee and 5th Grade Garden Club while helping to keep JES “green” – and to Felicie Bacinski for helping maintain the Terracycle program. Thank you for Trash Free Tuesdays, Earth Day events and all the other important initiatives to help us create a clean future for our planet!

Thank you to our wonderful room parents, coordinated by Laura Beynon! Your dedication to helping our teachers and kids is priceless: Lisa Clemmer, Julianna Carman, Dena Tzitouris, Elena Bradley, Heather Compton, Emily Chiang, Laura Cullison, Kelly Anne Lovell, Jenny Barrett, Katie McKercher, Morgan Barrett, Alison Picone, Bethany Berkowitz, Laura Hartman, Juliet Champion, Laura Pappas, Dana Cole, Beth Collins, Julie Edelson, Annette Dow, Lauryn Morris, Lynn Cordell, Kate Wagner, Chris Eary, Julie Criswell, Jess Pilarski, Kerry Kelly, Julie D’Angelo, Chrstine New, Kerri Whalen, Kelly Gonce, Kara Roberts, Tracey Santoro, Nina Wetzel, Linda Kelly, Kay Holman, Candace Marsiglia, and Jassi Ahuja. Many thanks to ALL of the parents who pitched in to help with various classroom events and parties!

Special thanks to our Carson Reading Room volunteers led by Amy Bachran: Kristen Wilhelmsen, Cheryl Creamer, Janet Liao, Felicie Bacinski, Julie Springer, Lisa Clemmer, Jean Carr, Jen Mucha, Sara Liu, Dina Tzitzouris, Susan Muaddi-Daraj, Dan Morgan, Kay Holman, Allison Picone.

Kudos to the Box Tops clipping and counting champs: Rachel Krafft, Felicie Bacinski, Lisa Levy, Nancy Solowski, Erin Jones, Kerrie Wagaman, Tami Kobus, Whitney York, Suzanne Currier, and Aimee Marson (with chair Whitney Leber) – and to Alicia Matesa for coordinating Labels for Education and Anne

Young for coordinating our eScrip Safeway program.

We are deeply fortunate to have a community that attends and supports events with an enormous amount of volunteer time – each person and each hour served from planning to clean up were essential, because we only accomplish these things by working together – thank you so much!

Our wonderful 20th Anniversary kickoff was put together with great love for the community by chairs Kathryn Delahanty and Jennifer Hazlehurst and their team of parent and staff volunteers. Thank you to our excellent International Night Committee, chaired by Jassi Ahuja, and all of the host families – we look forward to continuing this tradition for years to come, with thanks to Jassi’s vision! Our very first JES College and Career Day was super successful thanks to coordinator Melissa Ducroix, her committee, and especially all of the parents who volunteered to share their careers with our students!

The fantastic Spring Carnival was AGAIN expertly pulled off by Jen Walter (with the whole Walter family) and her amazing planning committee - Cecilia Donohue, Rachel Krafft, Jenny Barrett, Amy Bachran, Alicia Matesa, Gail Overcash, Jamie Beynon, Whitney Leber, the McKinney family, the Railey family, Kat Brayton, Tammy Cougnet, Tiffany Sherren. Brooke Whittle, Kelly Cowan, Julie Criswell, Laura Beynon, Jen Blum, the Sarrateas, and countless other volunteers set up, ran, and cleaned up after the event. And we are so very fortunate to have our terrific Silent Auction dream team - Susan Marziale (chair), Beth Collins and Tracey Santoro!

Speaking of those events…we’ve made wonderful memories this year and the Yearbook will capture them all for posterity! Many thanks to the amazing Amy Bachran for putting it all together and leading the Yearbook Club, and to her great team of photographers

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and helpers Chandler Willett, Diane Waite, Rick Feliz, Jennifer Bergman, Julie Criswell, Julie DiAngelo, Laura Pappas, Danielle Quattroche, and Shannon O'Rourke.

Our Library Volunteers, led by Erin Graff, are tremendous help to Mrs. Terry and our eager young readers: Jassi Ahuja, Aimee Anton, Amy Bachran, Felicie Bacinski, Jenny Barrett, Jenn Bergman, Laura Beynon, Jamie Beynon, Jen Blum, Jaclyn Ceesay, Juliet Champion, Emily Chiang, Beth Collins, Heather Compton, Kristen Connor, Cheryl Creamer, Julie Criswell, Nicole Culhane, Lauren Cullison, Stacey Curtiss, Kelly Dawson, Sarah Dey, Julie DiAngelo, Chris Eary, Julie Edelson, Katja Engel, Kelly Farmer, Natalie Ferguson, Lisa Graham, Susan Grill, Andrea Hallett, Teresa Hochrein, Kay Holman, Erin Jones, Linda Kelly, Melody Kelly, Tami Kobus, Rachel Krafft, Tania Lavin, Mary Malinow, Aimee Marson, Paul Marziale, Alicia Matesa, Lauri Michael, Dan Morgan, Lauryn Morris, Susan Muaddi Darraj, Leslie Munson, Missy Murphy, Shannon O’Rourke, Laura Pappas, Amy Puente, Jenn Reda, Moire Riley, Tracey Santoro, Kathleen Saumell, Lisa Schline, Donna Schmidt, Tiffany Sherren, Jennie Springer, Rachel Teiman, Allison Townshend, Scott Townshend, Lara Traska, Barb Trentler, Dena Tzitzouris, Kate Wagner, Melony Wagner, Nina Wetzel, Kerri Whalen, Linda Wienecke, Kristin Wilhelmsen, Sarah Manley-Wilson, Whitney York, and Anne Young!

Our dedicated Cafeteria Volunteers, led by the wonderful and tireless Mary Dawson Watson, make a huge difference for our kids at lunch every day and are greatly appreciated by the staff, especially Sharon and Robin. Special thanks to Ryan Backus for extraordinary help there! So many great volunteers served so many hours there – we are very sorry we don’t have everyone’s name now but thank you ALL!

Thanks also to these special committee chairs, the work you do may be quiet or behind the scenes but is SO appreciated! PTA Bulletin Board - Julie Criswell and Jen Walter; Cultural Assemblies - Julie Sullivan; Directory - Kristen Connor; “Brass and Glass” and Art Portfolios - Stacy Gilligan; Art Bulletin Board - Leigh Troy; Twitter - Amy Lunday; our street sign updates - Amy Bachran; and our New Family Liaison - Kerri Whalen.

Many thanks to our faculty PTA representatives, Julie Sullivan and Melissa Ducroix as well as Debbie Glinowiecki and Nancy Aumiller for their support of the PTA Board, and to all of the teachers and staff who go above and beyond every day.

On behalf of the entire PTA Board, thank you all so much!

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JUNECALENDAR OF EVENTS

By June 1: Please return all Library books/materials for the year.

June 1, 9:30am-12:30pm: Grade 3 Field Day

June 2, 9:30am-12:30pm: Grade 4 Field Day

June 4, 8:30am-3:30pm: 5th Grade Field Trip to Genesee Valley (Classes of Ms. Lippa & Ms. Somerville)

June 4, 6:30pm: PTA Board meeting (location offsite – contact WEPLeber@comcast.net)

June 5, 8:30am-3:30pm: 5th Grade Field Trip to Genesee Valley (Classes of Ms. Kelch & Ms. O’Connell)

June 5: 2:15 Mr. Brown & Ms. Kunkel Writing Workshop

June 5: Dollars for Dogs – final collection day

June 8, 9:30am-12:30pm: Grade 5 Field Day

June 9: Box Tops - final collection day

June 9, 7pm: Spring Instrumental Music Concert – 4th & 5th Grade

June 11: 10:30-12:30 Kdg. End of Year Picnic

June 12: 12:00-1:30 Gr. 1 End of Year Picnic

June 16: 1:30-3:30 Grade 4 End of Year Picnic

June 17, 9:45am: 5th Grade Farewell

June 17, 12:50pm Student Dismissal

June 18, 12:50pm Student Dismissal – Last Day of 2014-2015 School Year

2015-2016 School Year: Full calendar at www.BCPS.org

August 24: Opening Day for Students

TBA: Back to School Night including PTA General Membership Meeting (with budget presentation)

Check www.JESPTA.org this summer for peek-at-your-seat aka “Open House” (to be scheduled for the week of Aug. 17th) as well as other summer events such as the Kindergartner/New Student Welcome Picnic, New Parent Orientation, opportunities to meet our new principal, and more!

JES PTA Board Meetings: All are welcome – please contact Whitney Leber if you have an item for the agenda. Upcoming meetings: June 4, 6:30 pm

JES PTA General Membership Meetings:All are welcome. Held twice a year.Upcoming meetings: TBA: Back to School Night 2015

The JES PTA’s Jetstream newsletter is published monthly. Email digests are sent weekly.Editor: Danielle Confer - jesjetstream@gmail.com

2014-15 PTA Executive Board Whitney Leber, PresidentWEPLeber@comcast.net

Laura Beynon,1st VP, Volunteersvolunteersjes@gmail.com

Aimee Marson,2nd VP, Ways & Meansaimeemarson@yahoo.com Kathryn Brayton, Treasurerjesptatreas@gmail.com Julie Criswell, Recording Secretaryjcriswell428@gmail.com Amy Bachran,Corresponding Secretaryabachran@gmail.com

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JES ORIOLES DAY RESCHEDULEDThanks to all for your patience and understanding as we rescheduled our May 3rd JES Orioles Day to Saturday, September 12th, 1:05pm, vs. the Kansas City Royals at Camden Yards. Over 500

tickets were sold for our May 3rd event – we hope to see you there in September!

Additional tickets will be available for this game – ordering information will be shared in August. All tickets for the Sept. 12th game will be distributed at the beginning of the 2015-2016 school year.

BY JUNE 11th: If your family will not have any students enrolled (or any staff employed) at JES this fall, please contact Christina Michael (cmichael0609@verizon.net) regarding an option to obtain a refund from the PTA for your May 3rd ticket purchase.

2015-2016 PTA COMMITTEE CHAIRS (OR CO-CHAIRS) NEEDED – HAVE FUN AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE! WELCOME!Hospitality Chair: Organize refreshments and events through the school year, including:

• Back-to-School Teacher and Staff Breakfast (August)• American Education Week refreshments (November)• SOUPer Bowl for Staff (January)• Breakfast and Luncheon during Teacher and Staff

Appreciation Week

Picture Parent Chair: Organize parent volunteers and existing curriculum to make classroom presentations introducing various artists to students.

Cultural Assemblies Chair: Work with staff liaison Julie Sullivan to gather information and help bring great cultural assemblies to Jacksonville.

School Store Chair: 5th Grade parent(s) needed to organize volunteers (5th grade students and parents) and purchase/organize inventory for School Store through the year (open Tues., Wed., and Thursday mornings throughout the year from 9:00 to 9:20).

Beans & Bread Coordinator: Distribute the brown bags to teachers each month. Assist Alicia Matesa in coordinating monthly breakfast collection during student arrival.

PTA Annual Financial Review: Auditor or CPA to conduct JES PTA financial review this summer (July-August).

Contact: Laura Beynon (volunteersjes@gmail.com) or Whitney Leber (WEPLeber@comcast.net) if you are interested in any of these positions.

The current PTA officers continue our 2-year terms through June 2016.

SCHOOL SUPPLY KITSSave time and shopping hassle this summer: order your 2015-2016 school supply kit through the PTA! Look for ordering info coming home soon. Kits will include all of the items on our JES supply list.

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Simply visit http://smile.amazon.com/ (or our own start page: http://smile.amazon.com/ch/52-1887228) and register once to support “Jacksonville Elementary School PTA” – then shop at http://smile.amazon.com/ in the future. Thank you for your support!

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Keep clipping and collecting Box Tops, Labels, and Tyson Project A+ all summer long!

We have one final collection on June 9th. These will count for teachers in next year’s contest.

The June 9th collection will also include a BOX TOPS ONLY prize drawing for Bagelmeister snowball and pizza bagel gift certificates. Twelve winners will be drawn – thank you to Bagelmeister for donating! (Contact: Whitney Leber – WEPLeber@comcast.net)

Tape or glue 10 valid Box Tops or Bonus Box Tops here. (Please NO LABELS and NO TYSON. Box Tops ONLY.) BY JUNE 9th, return this to your homeroom teacher. Print extra forms at JESPTA.org. Enter as often as you wish.

Twelve winners of 1 Bagelmeister Certificate each will be drawn. Thank you to Bagelmeister for donating! 1

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Collection sheets must include 10 valid unexpired Box Tops. Bonus Box Tops count as their stated value. Thank you! Please: for this drawing, NO Labels for Education and NO Tyson Project A+ labels will be accepted. Contact: WEPLeber@comcast.net

Name ____________________________________ Phone or Email __________________________________

Homeroom Teacher & Grade__________________________________________________________________

BAGELMEISTER SNOWCONE & PIZZA BAGEL CERTIFICATE PRIZE DRAWING FOR BOX TOPS - ENTER BY JUNE 9th