EAST ELEMENTARY
SEPTEMBER 2019
SEPTEMBER EVENTS
9 PTO Otis Spunkmeyer Kickoff
9 1st, 2nd, 3rd Grade Grandparents Day 2:15 - 3:00 pm
10 EC Grandparents Day 10:15 am
10 EC, Kindergarten and 4th Grandparents Day 2:15 pm
11 EC School Pictures
12 K-4 School Pictures
13 1st Quarter Midquarter
13 K-4 Dental Screenings
17 PTO Meeting 5:30 pm
20 1st Quarter Midquarter Grades Emailed Home
24 PTO Otis Spunkmeyer Orders Due
24 Green Bear
26 PTO Simply Swirled Fundraiser 12:00-9:00 pm
26 Parent Teacher Conferences 4:00-7:00 pm
Oct 1 Parent Teacher Conferences 4:00-7:00 pm
A MINUTE WITH DR. MAXWELL
Dear East families,
Welcome to East Elementary! The start of the school year has been wonderful. Thanks to the students at East we have been safe, respectful, and responsible. Ask your child about our “Big 3” and our motto - Everyone Achieving Success Together!
With so many new procedures to familiarize ourselves with please read on:
Drop-Off/Pick-Up Routines
Please use only the front of the building during morning drop-off for K-4. Make sure to stay in your car and use the driving lanes to drop your child off. If you must get out of the car, please park and walk your child in using the crosswalk. Early Childhood students may be dropped off on the lower entrance. Park your car and walk your child in. The driving lanes are reserved for buses only.
For pick-up, K-2 students will be picked up in the front of the building beginning at 3:10pm. All K-1st students should be picked up in the first lane (yellow arrow). 2nd grade students should be picked up in the second lane (green arrow). All 3rd-4th students should be picked up in the bus parking lot. If any 3rd-4th grader has a younger sibling, then they should also be picked up the front. During afternoon pick-up, please stay in your vehicle and keep an eye out for your child. Our staff will escort your son/daughter to your vehicle. All Early Childhood students will be picked up at the lower entrance at 11:00am and 3:00pm. All authorized pick up persons must have a photo ID to pick a student up. K-4 parents will also need their scan card.
If your child attends After School Kids Club, you may enter the front doors after the buses depart, around 3:25pm. If you arrive prior to that time, please come through the front doors and someone in the office will page your child to the front of the building.
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Parent –Teacher Conferences will be held on September 26 and October 1 this fall. At this conference, you will receive your child’s first mid-quarter progress report, reading level, and behavior updates.
Fundraiser
PTO is sponsoring a fundraiser through Otis Spunkmeyer Cookie Dough. It began Monday, September 9th and will wrap up on Tuesday, September 24th. PTO’s goal is to raise money to purchase things such as class field trips, carnival on Play Day, technology tools, and much more. We appreciate your support.
Benchmark Testing
BAS (Benchmark Assessment System) and i-Ready testing should be completed soon. Both of these tests are given by classroom or reading teachers. The results of both tests provide us with a student’s reading level (fluency and comprehension) as well as strengths and areas of concern in math (i-Ready). Teachers use the scores to group students into leveled guided reading groups which allow us to differentiate instruction and meet the needs of EVERY child.
I am thrilled to get to know your child and feel so fortunate that your child attends East Elementary. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Jessica Maxwell, Principal
MRS. CRIDDLE'S CORNER
Welcome to East Elementary! It’s been a pleasure getting to know your children these past few days. I wanted to take a minute and share a bit about myself. This is my 20th year working in the Jackson R-2 School District, and I spent my first 7 years teaching third grade. I’m also the principal at Millersville Elementary, so I do go back and forth quite a bit. I graduated from Southeast Missouri State University with my Bachelor, Masters, and Specialist Degrees.
My husband, Jamie, and I have been married for 20 years. We both went through the Jackson School District for grades K-12, and we love this community. We have 3 beautiful children, and are so proud that they attend school in this district. We have 12 year old twins, Austin and Addison, who are in seventh grade, and a 10 year old, Ryan, who is in fourth grade. I also have an identical twin sister who teaches at the Jackson Middle School. Many people tend to get us mixed up, so I try to always make parents and students aware of my double (By the way, I’m the pretty one). My younger sister works at the high school, and my parents are both retired educators. So, I guess you can say, teaching runs in our family.
I am looking forward to this school year and working with the children, teachers, staff and parents at East!
Shauna Criddle, Assistant Principal
The Buzz with Mrs. Brooke
Wow! What a fantastic start to the school year at East Elementary in our Early Childhood Center. It is a joy to see all of the adorable faces of our students entering the door to our school each day. We are certainly working on learning all of the routines and procedures at our Early Childhood Center with our teachers. We have already seen so much progress with our little friends in their ability to be comfortable little learners at school!
Since I am new to the Jackson School District, I will take a moment to introduce myself. My name is Brooke Uchtman, and I have been in education in a variety of ways for over 15 years. I started my teaching career in the Pattonville School District in the St. Louis area. When my family moved back to the Cape Girardeau area, I began working at Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO) as a Clinical Instructor in the Early Childhood program. I have my Bachelor Degree in Early Childhood and Elementary Education from SEMO, and a Master’s in Administration from Saint Louis University.
My immediate family consists of my husband, Matt Uchtman, and our three children Madison (10 years), Avery (8 years), and baby Griffin (4 months). Our children have attended the Jackson schools and are now at Jackson Middle School, East Elementary, and our baby Griffin looks forward to attending at the Early Childhood Center in three years!
Before working for the Jackson School District I enjoyed being a parent here and working closely with my children’s teachers. I have always been impressed with how well every member of the Jackson school community made our family feel welcome. Currently, I am impressed with the children, families, teachers, staff members, and administrators that make this school a community of learners. I cannot say how blessed I feel to become a part of a district that I feel is doing wonderful things for all of its students!
I look forward to working with you all this year!
Brooke Uchtman, Director of Early Childhood
MRS. MOYERS' MESSAGE
Hello East Elementary Families! My name is Jenny Moyers and I am the school counselor here at East. To tell you a little about myself, this summer I celebrated my 8th wedding anniversary to my husband, Tyson. We have two children, Josie (5) and Moses (2), who keep us on our toes! This marks the beginning of my 9th year as a school counselor and I am very excited to get to work with the K-4 students this year! As the school counselor, I see each K-4 class every other week for classroom guidance lessons using a curriculum that covers three main areas: Personal/Social; Academic; and Career Development. In all of my lessons, I work to help students understand the importance of being safe, respectful, and responsible in all aspects of life and how the lessons can not only help them where they are at now, but in the future as well. In addition to classroom guidance, I also work with students individually and in small groups.
Family support is a vital port of the success of the school counseling program, so please contact me anytime by calling the school, emailing me at jmoyers@jr2mail.org, or filling out this online form. I also have a website that I will be adding resources for parents and students.
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ELEMENTARY ANNOUNCEMENT
Friday night is our 1st home football game. Come out and support the team. Please sit with your parents and do not walk around, unless you are going to the restroom or concession stand. DO NOT bring skateboards, horns, or any type of ball to the game! Covering your entire face with paint is not allowed. However, small face tattoos on the cheek are acceptable. Come out and support our team. By following a few simple guidelines, we can make Jackson Football games enjoyable for everyone. Thank you and GO INDIANS!
BIRTHDAY BOOK CLUB
These are the August members of the
East Elementary Birthday Book Club
K-5
Nicholas Byrne
Matty Conklin
Charlie McCall
Zoe Littleton
Myles Daugherty
Tuscan Welker
Asa Harrell
Warren Jones
Casey Hart
Donovan Kearney
Bryson Lindsey
Kimber Kaminskey
Early Childhood
Harper Grassi
Grayson Moore
Waylon Miller
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
Thank you! Mrs. Bourner
COMMUNICATION CORNER
Amy Brueckner, MA, CCC-SLP, Julie Layton, MA, CCC-SLP, Lori Heuring, MA, CCC-SLP,
Christy Gibbs, MA, CCC-SLP
HOW TO HELP YOUR CHILD LISTEN
Listening is half of communication. Help your child learn to be a better listener, and he or she will become a more effective communicator. You can encourage your child’s good listening skills when you:
1. Get your child’s attention before speaking
2. Talk to your child at eye level
3. Speak slowly and clearly to your child, and repeat if necessary
4. Respond to what your child says so he or she knows you are listening
5. Give your child time to think after a question
6. Give praise when your child listens well
EAST ELEMENTARY
Website: jacksonr2schools.com/East-Elementary-School/
Location: 455 North Lacey Street, Jackson, MO, USA
Phone: 5732435271