Monday Matters
Week of Nov. 28th-Dec. 2nd
Greetings Shark Family!
Welcome back from your Thanksgiving holiday break. We were happy to see the students return with fun stories that will be great memories and traditions. We have 17 days before our winter break. Please see the winter party schedule and make plans to attend.
ATTENTION: We are seeing an influx of tardy students. Please be reminded that students can begin coming to school at 7:30 AM. From what I have observed, the car line starts to back up around 7:50 AM. Consider leaving your home a little bit earlier so that your student is not accumulating a lot of tardies.
Respectfully,
Mrs. Rhines
Important Dates
November
30th- Toys for Tots
December
2nd- Spelling Bee for 3rd and 4th grades at 8:45 (Cafeteria)
5th- Colors For Caring
8th- 1st and 3rd Music Program (6:00 and 7:00)
15th- ACE Winter Program
20th- End of 3rd Six Weeks and 1st Semester
20th- 1st Grade Polar Express Parade- at 8:15
20th- Winter Parties
21st- Jan. 9th- Winter Break
Winter Party Times- Dec. 20th
K- 12:00-1:00
1st- 8:30-9:30
2nd- 9:30-10:30
3rd- 11:15-12:15
4th- 10:30-11:30
Library News
Christmas Culinary Camp
PTA NEWS
Peppermint Village Gift Shop Volunteers Needed
"Sing it with me......It's the most wonderful time of the year." ๐ The 2022 Peppermint Village Gift Shop at Thelma Jones Elementary (TJE) will be opened from Monday, December 12th - Friday, December 16th and the TJE PTA asks you to volunteer to make it a success for our students. Please sign-up for the available Gift Shop time slots here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094FACA92BA1F8CE9-peppermint. Please reach out to ThelmaJonesPTA@gmail.com with any questions. Thanks in advance.
TJE PTA
The PTA Spirit Store opens today and will run until 11/18.
https://spiritworx.com/store/14378/
A flyer will come home in the Tuesday Folders.
Things To Know At TJE
TJLE Library...
Our library is excited to welcome you back to the 22-23 school year. We encourage you to partner with us to continue to create a community of readers. If at any time you would like to set parameters on books your child can check out, or if you have any questions about our library, please call our librarian Holly Riggs at 817-299-6949 or email at hollyriggs@misdmail.org. We look forward to reading our way through 22-23!
You must bring a valid physical ID each time you check into the office. A picture of an ID on your phone is not acceptable. Please wear your badge at all times, and only go to the location indicated on the badge. Return your badge to the front office, upon leaving so that we know you are no longer in the building. This aligns with our MISD safety expectations.
Party invitations will only be passed out to the whole class or for girl/boy specific parties. Our goal is to never make students feel excluded. This is our practice at Thelma Jones. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to reach out to me, Mrs. Rhines, directly.
You may send treat bags for your student's birthday. Treat bags will be passed out at the end of the day and sent home with students. Ideas for treat bags include: stickers, pencils, small party favors, and wrapped candy. You may not bring food for your student's birthday. Things like cupcakes and cookies will not be accepted.
When having lunch with your student, please be mindful that you may only eat with your student in the designated area. I know it's nice to meet your child's friends, but we are not allowed to put other students in your care without parent permission. Once lunch is over, you will need to checkout in the front. No visitors on the playground.
Keyboarding Without Tears
Take a look at this awesome district resource offered to 2nd-5th grade students.
Arrival and Dismissal Procedures
Do you need to update your email address or phone numbers in Skyward? You can make those changes in Family Access.
Here's how:
- Log into Family Access
- Click on My Account (top right corner)
- When the Account Settings screen opens, there is place for your email address and up to three phone numbers.
- Please note โ Each parent/guardian can enter one email address to receive communication via Skyward Message Center.
- Once changes are made, click Save.
If you, parent/guardian, is unable to log into Family Access, there are a couple options:
1 โ Use the Forgot Your Password link from the Family Access login page
2 โ Email misdregistration@misdmail.org
Take Care of Your District Issued Device
Take Care of Your District issued Device!
Parents,
Please remind your son/ daughter of how to properly handle and store their district issued device, as there are many costs associated with them. (See Chromebook & Components prices below) You may also visit the Technology Department's page for Student Issued Devices.
If your child breaks their device, you may make payments (cash/check) to the campus secretary/Bookkeeper or through Payk12/Tickettracker if they are needing to purchase a replacement power cord, protective case or a replacement device.
Link for Payk12 is: https://www.ticketracker.com/store?schoolId=1545.
Bus Information
Bus Information
Mansfield ISD will provide bus transportation for all students meeting the eligibility requirements for transportation.
Find My Bus
http://edulog1.mansfieldisd.org/liveweb/webquery/
School Bus Riderโs Safety Handbook
https://www.mansfieldisd.org/departments/transportation/riders-handbook
For Bus Delays & Substitutions https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j_9bi_plWMqtBDp8AG8B31rb3KzTAOIhRWe8B0CwTnY/edit
Transportation Department