Jesse Owens Elementary News
November
November Dates:
November 2019
4-8 Bookfair
6 Parent Night 5-6:30 pm
7 Beta Induction @ 2pm
8 Social Studies Fair
9 The Vermilion School Expo 9-11 am @ Abbeville High School
13 Early Dismissal 12 Noon Teacher PD
13 Progress Reports Go Home
18- Dec 2 School Wide Rada Cutlery Sale
25-29 Thanksgiving Holiday
Congratulations to The Jesse Owens Teacher of the Year & Support Person of the Year!!
Mrs. Heidi Levgerne JOES Teacher of the Year
Mrs. Holly Porter JOES Support Person of the Year
Book Fair Family Night
Wednesday, Nov 6, 2019, 05:00 PM
Jesse Owens Elementary School, 13th Street, Gueydan, LA, USA
Rada Cutlery Sale
Acadiana Ford Car Raffle
Get your tickets from JOES. For the past 2 years JOES has sold the largest number of tickets in the parish (based on Percentage of students) & has had the student that sold the most tickets. Please help us keep that record. Each year we have used the money received to purchase Chromebooks & will continue to do so. Proceeds to benefit all Vermilion Parish Schools! The student in the parish that sells the most tickets will receive $500. All monies are due November 21st. Good Luck!!
4-H News
November 4-H News:
2- Beef, Sheep, Goat, Poultry Clinic
4- Clothing Garments Due
6- JOES 4-H Club Meeting
14- Jesse Owens Canned Food Drive
16- Swine Clinic
20- Jesse Owens Canned Food Drive
21- Personal Development Contest at 6:00 @ Abbeville High School
December 4-H News:
1-20- Jesse Owens Canned Food Drive
4- JOES 4-H Club Meeting
18- Electric Clinic @ 6:00
Character Pumpkin Contest Winners
Pre-K & K Category
1st Place Spiderman By: Porter Roger
2nd Place Troll By: Addison Vincent
Toy Story By: Slade Sonnier
Grade 1 & Grade 2 Category
Pokeman By: Logan Badon
Pigeon By: Analeah Guidry
Dogman By: Payton Price
Grade 3, Grade 4, & Grade 5 Category
Jenny the Giraffe By: Kolby Paisley
Alice in Wonderland By: Parker Abshire
Snow White By: Mylee Dupree
Attendance
Our attempt to help improve absences:
CHANGE IN TRANSPoRTATION
Year Round Fundraisers
Help Jesse Owens Elementary raise funds at no extra expense to you. Please ask your family and friends to do the same. You can send to school with a student Or drop off in the office. We also have collection boxes at Marceaux’s & Health Mart. Your trash can be our treasure!!!
Friday Spirit Day Every Friday students will be allowed to wear any Jesse Owens Elementary spirit shirts with uniform bottoms at no cost. Students may wear their spirit shirt with long blue jeans Or non uniform shorts (Shorts will be allowed that are respectful). If shorts are deemed inappropriate student will call home) for the cost of $1 per week. The funds raised by Spirit Day will also help fund instructional materials, operating expenses, motivational incentives for students and staff and other expenditures that are not funded through other sources.
Tech Tuesday T-Shirts Every Tuesday students will be allowed to wear any T-Shirt with uniform bottoms for the cost of $1. The funds raised by T-shirt Tech Tuesday will be used to purchase technology equipment/materials that are not funded through other sources.
Snack Sales: Students may purchase snacks during recess. All snacks are $1.00. Please make certain that you send snack money with your child in the morning. We will not collect snack money at the office during the day to get to students. We cannot interrupt class time or be responsible for monies lost or misplaced.
Box Tops: Download the Box Tops App and donate to Jesse Owens Elementary by scanning your receipts. Proceeds help fund instructional materials, operating expenses, motivational incentives for staff and students and other expenditures that are not funded through other sources.
You can also continue to clip labels and send to school.
Community Coffee Labels: Cut Community Coffee Products UPC labels. Proceeds help fund the AR and Library programs.
Funding Factory: Bring in or send empty Toner or Ink Cartridges to help us earn money. Proceeds help fund instructional materials, operating expenses, motivational incentives for staff and students and other expenditures that are not funded through other sources.
Jesse Owens Elementary
Secretary/Bookkeeper: Shana A. Boudreaux (Shana.boudreaux@vpsb.net)
Counselor: Verna Broussard (Verna.broussard@vpsb.net)
Email: anita.dupuis@vpsb.net
Website: http://www.joes.vpsb.net
Location: 203 13th Street, Gueydan, LA, USA
Phone: 337-536-6541
Facebook: facebook.com/JesseOwensElementary