Jeremiah Gray Kindergarten Academy
Home of the Little Giants - October 5, 2018
Principal's Message
Greetings from the Principal's Office
JGKA families,
Next week we will begin a two week Fall Break. During this time, we hope you are able to enjoy time with your children. If you travel, be safe!
We look forward to seeing our Little Giants back on October 22nd!
Love,
Mrs. Hansell
Important Report Card/Parent-Teacher Conferences Information
Our new grading periods are:
- July 25th through October 5th
- October 8th through February 8th
- February 11th through May 23rd
We will be distributing our first report card at a Parent-Teacher Conference at the end of October. We will be holding conferences when we come back from Fall Break. Please be on the look out for scheduling information to come home from your child's teacher.
Congratulations to our Little Giants of the Week!
Teacher Spotlight
Name: Kendra Kidwell
Number of years: 16 years teaching grades K-4
Family Info: I have six children and six grandchildren.
Favorite Hobbies: I love to read, hike, go to movies, camp, and ride motorcycles
Interesting fact: I have a farm with goats, donkeys, horses, cows, and chickens.
Staff Spotlight
Name: Shannon Maxwell
Number of years: 5 years with Ms. Kidwell
Favorite Hobbies: fishing, hiking and working in the yard...Painting and making yard art out of junk :)
Important Things to Know About the School Bus
Here are a few things that might help make the commute to and from school more understandable:
*Kindergartners will only be let off of the bus and released to a parent or designee. Drivers will NOT release your child without an adult present.
*Parents need to be out at the stop, visible to the driver.
*If you are not at the stop when the bus arrives in the afternoon, your child will be brought back to school and you will have to pick them up as soon as possible.
*Kindergartners work hard all day, and often can fall asleep on the bus. If the student is sleeping, they may not hear the driver call their name to get off at that stop. Our drivers are instructed to walk the bus at the end of their route. If a sleeping child is still on the bus, they will be returned to school and we will call you immediately.
*If you are concerned that your child might have missed their stop, you can call the transportation department at (317) 789-6221, or you may call the main office at school (317) 782-2240.
The main thing we want you to know is that we are not going to leave school until all children are safely home. So, if by chance your child misses the stop for any reason, please know we will be here to receive them and keep them safe until you can come get them. We LOVE our Little Giants, and keeping them safe is our number one priority!
Bus Information
A parent or guardian MUST be home to receive children in grades K-2 from the school bus at the end of the school day.
If no one is home upon the young student’s arrival, the child will be returned to the school where the parent will be required to pick up the student. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
Also, please remember that Wednesdays are an early release day. Please be at the bus stop 30 minutes earlier on those days.
Attendance & Timeliness
Car Rider Pick Up
We have a concern in the afternoon, and we need your help with it to keep our dismissal safe and efficient.
We have had a number of parents lining up early in front of our building. We prefer that we leave the drive open for parents that HAVE to come up and sign into the building. After 2:20 each day, we need to ask that ALL cars pull into the campus car line. We KNOW waiting is hard, but it really is in the best interest of all students on the Jeremiah Gray campus.
Our site has a preschool, Kindergarten Academy, and Elementary School. We need to have the car line procedures in place so we can swiftly move all three programs.
Thanks in advance for your assistance with this!
Important Dates
- October 6th - October 21st - Fall Break
- Tuesday, October 23rd - Team Friendship Field Trip
- Wednesday, October 24 - Early Release
Breakfast & Lunch Menu
Visitor Policy
Volunteer Policy
SCOPE: Volunteers who in the course of performing their service and have access to vulnerable populations, specifically minor children less than 18 years of age. This policy will cover all volunteers who volunteer on a regular basis with “ongoing contact” with students.
Such volunteers consist of:
- Volunteers who are with children on a regular basis
- Tutoring/Mentoring
- Coaches
- Extracurricular sponsors
- Volunteers who chaperone overnight trips/ or are attending field trips and have sole responsibility over a group of students or any student other than their own child.
PURPOSE: To establish a pre-screening program and an ongoing evaluation process to protect the students we are attempting to serve.
POLICY: It is the policy of Perry Township Schools to promote an environment in which the students we serve do so in safety and without fear in an atmosphere of trust and respect. Perry Township Schools, therefore, requires an expanded criminal history of volunteers who will have as part of their duties access to minors under the age of 18. Volunteers must wait until after their background screening process is complete to begin their volunteer assignment. However, the volunteer must contact Perry Township Schools if there are any personal arrests or filing of criminal charges while serving as a volunteer. A volunteer MUST complete the background check through Raptor each year. Volunteers will be interviewed by Administrators, teachers and/or Human Resources when deemed appropriate.
There is a $5.00 charge for the volunteer background check. The background checks usually take 5-7 days to be completed. Background checks will be maintained in Human Resources Office. The school will maintain a list of all current volunteers.
http://www.perryschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/VOLUNTEER-POLICY-2018.pdf
A Message from Our Nurse
LEARN, GROW, AND THRIVE WITH THE YMCA
Summer may be over, but we’re ready to continue the fun this school year! The YMCA of Greater Indianapolis is proud to be the before and after school provider in Perry Township. We provide enrichment programming for children in an environment where they can learn, grow, and thrive in a safe environment! For more information, or to register for the YMCA Before and After School Program, please visit us at www.indymca.org/youthdevelopment.
What's going on around the community?
Celebrate Science Indiana
Free festival engages students, celebrates science. On Saturday, 10/6, students and families can visit with more than 30 organizations and participate in over 50 interactive science, technology, engineering or math activities. The festival is open to students, parents and teachers from 9:30 am to 5 pm at the Elements Financial Blue Ribbon Pavilion at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Activities range from developing computer games to hands-on science experiments. For more information, visit CelebrateScienceIndiana.org.
Southport Wrestling Club
Southport Wrestling Club would like to welcome youth (boys and girls) of all weight and experience to join us! Our club will be starting out fresh this year with a new Youth Head Coach, Marcus Anderson. Coach Marcus wrestled through Middle and High School and has coached 3 of his boys with six years of coaching experience. A parent meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 9th at 5:30pm. Kids will practice with Sean Schmaltz during the meeting. Enter door 9 of Southport High School. $125.00 registration fee. Contact Marcus Anderson at: manderson033@gmail.com or 317-223-4421.
Jeremiah Gray Kindergarten Academy
Website: http://www.perryschools.org/jk/
Location: 5225 Gray Road, Indianapolis, IN, United States
Phone: (317) 782-2240
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JGKALittleGiants/
Twitter: @JGKAPrincipal