Jack Anderson Elementary
September 11-15, 2017
Progress Reports & Parent Conferences
If you haven't already, please make plans to meet with teachers during Parent Conferences. Conferences may be scheduled between 1:00 and 7:00 p.m. on Monday, September 18th. We look forward to seeing you! If you do not wish to request a conference at this time, or if it is more convenient to have a phone conference, teachers will try to accommodate your needs.
NEW Remind-ERS from Mrs. Sanders
KROGER Rewards
THIS is the very easiest way for our school to earn money. ANYone can link a card. We are working on some incentives for classrooms who have 100% participation with Kroger Card linkage. Please send a receipt in with your student showing that your card is linked to JAE to earn a special reward for your child's class!
Thank you for your help!
JAE STEM
In keeping with our commitment to incorporate STEM across content areas, this year's challenge will integrate social studies standards. I can hardly wait to see how culture, geography, inventions, progress, and expansion are represented through students' constructions.
Jack Anderson PTO
Mom’s Bowling Night Out – This Thursday, Sept 14th
· Our first Mom’s Night Out Event is set at Holder Family Fun Center from 6-8pm this Thursday, September 14th. (Hendersonville Plaza 480 West Main Street in Hendersonville) We have the private bowling lanes reserved and Holder will provide free shoe rental! We will also have free appetizers and fun door prizes!! Additional food and drinks will be available for purchase.
Tech Trek Coming on October 20th!
· SPONSORSHIPS: Save the date for Tech Trek on Friday, October 20st! We are currently seeking business sponsors to help underwrite event costs. We have opportunities ranging from $250 Patron Sponsors through $1000 Title Sponsors. The Sponsorship Deadline is Monday, Sept 25th. Please send inquiries to jackandersonpto@gmail.com.
· ONLINE PLEGE SYSTEM: Watch for additional information on Tech Trek and the Makerspace initiative COMING SOON!! We will use our online pledge system again this year and all students who register and take (1) online donation will get a FREE 2017 Tech Trek backpack Zipper Pull! The pledge system will go live on October 2nd!
· FREE SHIRTS FOR STUDENTS & PARENTS CAN ORDER MATCHING SHIRTS: All students will receive a FREE Tech Trek T-Shirt color-coded by classroom. Watch for an order form later this week giving parents a chance to order matching shirts for $5.00 and/or the opportunity to sponsor your student’s name on the back of the shirt along with our event sponsors for just $30. The deadline to order shirts or sponsor a child’s name is September 25th.
· MAKERSPACE: Funds raised from this year’s Trek will go toward finishing out the library renovation including the collaborative workstations, functional lounge furniture, storage pieces, and new chrome books that will support the launch of the JAE Makerspace initiative. In the coming weeks, JAE’s library will be transitioning from a content collection-only environment to a content creation-inspired Makerspace where our students will be collaboratively working, designing, building and creating. Rotations will begin soon with Cubelets, Ozobots and WeDo Lego construction and robotics kits that will empower our students K-5 to code, play, create and connect the physical and digital worlds!