EAST ELEMENTARY
FEBRUARY EVENTS
Feb 4-8 National School Counseling Week
Feb 5 PTO Dairy Queen Fundraiser (Jackson Only) 3:00 - 8:00
Feb 6 Candy Bar Sales Due
Feb 7 Parent Teacher Conference 4:00 - 7:00
Feb 8 K-4 Valentine Parties 2:00 - 3:00
Feb 12 Parent Teacher Conference 4:00 - 7:00
Feb 13 PTO Meeting 4:00 - 5:00
Feb 14 Early Childhood Valentine Parties 10:15 - 11:00 and 2:15 - 3:00
Feb 15 No School - Parent Teacher Conference
Feb 18 No School - President's Day
Feb 28 Spring Picture Day - EC and K-4
Feb 28 Kindergarten Enrollment 4:00 - 6:30
Mar 12 Kindergarten Music Concert 6:00
A MINUTE WITH DR. MAXWELL
Dear East Families,
The month of February is upon us which means it is Parent/Teacher Conference time. Please make it a priority to meet with your child's teacher. They are being held formally on Thursday, February 7th and Tuesday, February 12th from 4:00-7:00 PM. If neither of these evenings work for your schedule, please make alternative arrangements with your child's teacher. We look forward to sharing your child's progress and ways you can help your child at home. We want to ensure every child is on the right track for success.
I also want to stress the importance of timeliness and attendance at school. It is very challenging when students miss hands-on activities and differentiation during the school day. Please be aware that we understand illnesses cannot be avoided, but we also want to stress the importance of the learning that takes place in the school day and how it impacts the child's education. Instruction begins promptly at 8:00 AM. Students are dismissed to their classrooms at 7:50 AM.
On January 16th your child came home with a permission slip for East’s Candy Bar Sales. Candy bar boxes were sent home on January 23rd and are due February 6th. This fundraiser is sponsored by the school (The Otis Spunkmeyer fundraiser was sponsored by PTO.) and all the proceeds will be used to purchase technology resources for students in the classroom and for staff recognition items (prizes, luncheon for our teacher work day, etc.). If you haven’t signed your child’s permission slip, please request one from your child’s teacher or the office. We are grateful for any participation and sale. Every item sold will benefit our students and teachers. Please remember that fundraising is an option, not a requirement.
Enjoy your February,
Jessica Maxwell, Principal
MRS. CRIDDLE'S CORNER
Dear families,
Here are just a few reminders. Since we have 2 days (Nov. 15th & Jan. 11th) that we will need to make up due to weather and an early release, we will now be in Session on April 18th and April 23rd. Students still have April 19th and April 22nd off for Spring Break.
Also, be sure to save the date for our PTO Grilled Cheese & Chili Supper Family Auction Night. It’s a fun event for all who attend. We have a live and silent auction along with dinner. Please join us on March 7th.
Thank you,
Shauna Criddle, Assistant Principal
MRS. MOYERS' MESSAGE
If your student asked you to drop them off at a building so they could play a game with whoever was inside, would you do it without asking questions like who was going to be there, what game they would be playing, etc.? Not many of us would be likely to do that without checking to make sure that the building, the game, and the people there were all safe for our student, right?
Is the same true for allowing your student online access? Keeping our children safe online is as important as keeping them safe in the real world. Unfortunately, there are people and websites that are easily accessible to anyone, including kids, that are extremely inappropriate and potentially unsafe. The good news is that adults have a lot of power to make sure that the games and websites our children are accessing are safe and to limit their access to those that are inappropriate and unsafe. The following link will take you to a website with a lot of very good, practical information to keep your student safe online: https://wetheparents.org/internet-safety-for-parents. If there is anything I can do to help you learn more about Internet safety and keeping your student safe online, please let me know!ARTSONIA ARTWORK
You may have noticed a lull in the Artsonia Artwork being posted. This is because your child is working REALLY hard on our clay project in art class. We started in January planning, practicing and making their sculpture out of earth clay. Then, while we waited for it to dry, we made a 'background' and finally we glazed it. Your child will be bringing it home early to mid February.
I am SO proud of how hard they are working and creating, and I'm sure you will be too!
Thank you for your support!!
-Mrs. Lacey Job
NEWS FROM THE NURSES
This is the time we usually see an increase in sickness (stomach bug, strep throat, flu, etc). Please do not send your child until they are 24 hours free of fever (without the use of Tylenol/Motrin), vomiting and diarrhea…Any child who comes back before the 24 hour period may be sent home to prevent the spread of illness (unless a doctor's note is provided).
Remind your child to wash their hands, cough into their elbow, drink lots of water and get plenty of sleep. Don’t forget to eat your fruits and vegetables. (Don’t forget to wash those water bottles daily with soap and water or use a fresh clean water bottle!)
Jackson R-2 Elementary Summer School
FULL DAY KIDS' CLUB
COMMUNICATION CORNER
Amy Brueckner, MA, CCC-SLP, Julie Layton, MA, CCC-SLP, Lori Heuring, MA, CCC-SLP,
Christy Gibbs, MA, CCC-SLP
SPEECH AND LANGUAGE OF THE 3-5 YEAR OLD CHILD
Below you will find some activities you can do to stimulate your preschool child’s speech and language.
1. Using words he/she has trouble with frequently in your speech to provide a good speech model for him/her.
2. Talking about similarities or differences between things.
3. Helping your child classify objects (for example, talking about what kinds of things you can ride in).
4. Continuing to show your pleasure at his development in speech, language, and thought.
5. Encouraging your child to use language to express his feelings, ideas, dreams, wishes, and fears.
Commenting on what you did or how you think your child feels; this will stimulate more speech than a direct question.
TO VIEW THE FEBRUARY BREAKFAST AND LUNCH MENUS, YOU MAY CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING
READ TO SUCCEED & READ-A-THON
Completed Read to Succeed logs are due February 19th. Students who read 6 hours or 360 minutes reading will receive a child's ticket for Six Flags in St. Louis.
Read-a-thon
This year East will be participating in a Read-a-thon to raise money for reading resources for our school. This will occur in early February. Be on the lookout for more information about how your child can participate!
BIRTHDAY BOOK CLUB
January & July Birthday Book Club Members
If you would like to sign your child up for the East Elementary Birthday Book Club, you can get a form at school, or find one here: http://bit.ly/eastBBC
January
K-5
Josie Gibbs
Britt Crowden
Zoey Lingle
Early Childhood
Reece VonNida
Aubrey Fadler
Delsie Shands
Hannah Franklin
Callie Baker
Adeline Dillingham
K-5
Maddy Letner
Drew Thompson
Lola Mooty
Alex Armour
Camryn Kuntze
Emma Price
Sydney LeGrand
Miles Montz
Early Childhood
Rhett Strickland
Ezra Sides
Wylie Montz
PBIS SPIRIT STATION
1/25/19 Expectation: Safe in the classroom (Special Guest: Austin Bock, Jackson Vet Clinic) Cleveland Rademaker, Bryson Lindsey, Embry Kight, Corbin Dillingham, Brady Keys, Blake Haws, Norah Grill, Everett Skelton, Josie Stroder, Jaime Adams, Anna Bell, Katy Lukefahr, James DeBeaux, Baylee Colvin, Deacon Calhoun, Carter Randen, Amiyah McKinney and Meares McMillan.
EAST ELEMENTARY
Website: jacksonr2schools.com/East-Elementary-school/
Location: 455 North Lacey Street, Jackson, MO, USA
Phone: 573-243-5271