September Perfect Attendance

Each month we will be recognizing perfect

attendance. Students that have perfect attendance for the month will receive a dog

tag. Perfect attendance means no absences, no

tardies, and no early dismissals. Students that

have 5 dog tags at the end of the year will be able to

participate in a group reward!

Patriot News

Petros Joyner School

Donna Jerden, Principal Tracy Roper, Asst. Principal

125 P-J School RoadOliver Springs, TN 37840Phone: (423) 324-8600

Fax: (423)324-2558

2013-2014 School Year Check out the school’s webpage at www.mcsed.net/pjes October, 2013

Sonic Night

The first Tuesday of each month is Sonic

Night for PJ. A percentage of the

money made that night goes to our school! Our

next Sonic night is November 5th. Please

help support our school and eat at Sonic!

New WebsitePetros Joyner School has a new user

friendly website. You can get information on what is going on at

PJ School with an up to date Calendar, helpful websites for

parents and students and much more!! Visit www.mcsed.net/pjes

Thank you so very much to Mrs. Glenda Supeck for all of your hard work and dedication to our school! We really appreciate you!!

ERA Wrestling

October 12 th @ 6:00 pm Petros Joyner School Gym

Tickets at the Door $6.00

Thank You!

Pre-K Students of the Month

Congratulations to Lylah Basler and Cadense Hensley for being Ms. Megan’s Students of the

Month!

Books for Sale!Yearbooks

2011-2012- $5.002012-2013- $10.00

Last Year’sCookbooks

$10.00If you wish to purchase a yearbook please see Ms. Shannon. If you wish to

purchase a cookbook, please see Ms. Barb!

Library News

Thank you for supporting the bookfair!! We will be introducing a new Reading program after Fall Break. Scholastic Reading Counts

will be replacing Accelerated Reader. We will be sending out

more information later about how to use this new program!

CalendarOctober11th- End of First 9 Weeks14th- 18th – Fall Break21, 22, 24,28, and 29th- Hollis Eble Tournament @ Oakdale (PJ Girls only)23rd-31st- Red Ribbon Week24th- Report Cards29th- Drug Free Awareness- Wear Red!31st-

November5th- PJ vs Dayton City @ Home7th- PJ vs Oakdale @Oaldale11th- PJ vs Norwood @ Norwood12th- PJ vs Robbins @ Robbins14th- PJ vs Coalfield @ Coalfield21st- PJ vs Robbins @ Home21st- Progress Reports27th- 29th- Thanksgiving Holiday

Common Core State Standards

Five tips to help you support the Common Core at home

1. Talk about books, especially the great ones.

The Common Core says that children need to read “books worth reading.” We all know that reading

ANYTHING is great for kids, but they should be exposed to great writers and challenging content

too. Lead by example!

2. Ask your children questions about what they’re reading.

One of the key shifts with the Common Core is its requirement that students (both orally and in

writing) cite evidence from the texts they’re reading to make an argument. Try asking questions that

require your kids to talk about the content of the books they’re reading. For example, have them give

reasons why a favorite character was heroic or clever or forgiving.

3. Push your kids to read nonfiction.

Reading fiction is still a critical and wonderful part of learning to read, but the Common Core elevates the importance of nonfiction, or “informational text,” as

the authors of the standards call it. Does your son love gross bugs? Get him a book about cockroach infestations and let him dig deep into a topic that interests him. You might have a future scientist in

your house!

4. Encourage your kids to write, write, write.

The Common Core State Standards emphasize the fundamental link between reading and

writing. Writing to persuade by citing evidence is a key 21st-century skill. Encourage your children to keep a journal or blog, or write a letter or an e-

mail to a favorite author.

5. Talk math with your kids.The Common Core requires students to learn

important math “reasoning” skills in addition to learning their multiplication tables and memorizing

formulas. Parents: Try talking to your kids about mathematical practices they use every day. Have

them estimate time and distance, compare the value of products in a store, or calculate the tip when

you’re out to dinner!

FREE Monthly Parent Playbook Activity

Here is this months FREE Parent Playbook Activity. You have permission to use this activity in your newsletter or send home to parents. All you need to do is include the following statement when using our activity.Usage Statement:This learning activity was created by Family Friendly Schools the makers of the Parent Playbook Series. Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. For more learning activities please visit www.FamilyFriendlySchools.com.

Free Learning Activity : "Dreams and Wishes"Grade Level: 3Number of People: 2 Time: 15 minutesMaterials: Magazines, scissors, paste, construction paper or tag-board

Description: We all have dreams about what we want to have, do, or be. Let you child create a "dream board" around something he would like to have or do. Choose magazines from which he can cut out pictures of his interests and dreams. Paste the pictures on construction paper or tag-board. Place the dream board in a place he can see it. Now that he has done the research, it is time to talk about how he plan to achieve his dreams.

Variations: Perhaps he would like to have a bicycle or a pair of special shoes. Ask him to find the pictures and then articles and other information so he can become the expert on the things he wants and why he want them.

Common Core English Language Arts (ELA) Standard:

Writing Standard: Research to Build and Present Knowledge7. Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic

Now collecting Sunny Delight Labels

Bring in 20 Sunny Delight labels and we can get 20 free

Books!!

Just a reminder, we are collecting Campbell's Soup labels, Tyson labels, Coke Rewards Points and Box Tops for Education labels. This money helps to improve our school in many ways. So please help support this effort! All labels should be turned

in to Ms. Barb in the office!