Ireland Elementary School
October 11, 2019
Breakfast starts on MONDAY!
Every week, a new menu will be out for breakfast. The students can come some days and not others, it is totally up to you and them.
Breakfast cost - $1.25 regular price, $.30 for reduced, and free for those who qualify for free meals. Adults can eat for $2.00.
We are very excited about this new addition to our school day!
BREAKFAST MENU - Starting October 14th!
WINNER!
A huge shout out goes to Mrs. Johnson and her husband, Ben, for putting this wonderful video together! We appreciate you!
Kindness Challenge of the Week
Go for a walk with your parents, and tell them about your day.
Every week, your child will be receiving a kindness challenge! If they complete the challenge, they get to put up a sticker on our kindness challenge board!
Jump in on the fun at home too! Help us promote kindness to all - at school, home, and community!
Soup and Sandwich Volunteer Sign-up
Fire Safety Week!
- Make sure all smoke detectors are working in your house.
- Make an escape plan with your family.
- Designate a meeting spot outside in the case of a fire, but not in the driveway so emergency vehicles can get through.
The students also were able to climb into the fire trucks too! We appreciate our Ireland Fire Department volunteers!
Fall Break Opportunities for Students
Fall Break Camp
Needlecraft Traditional Arts SPARK Club- GRADES 3-12
Spark Club
Halloween Candy Buy Back!
GJCS Parent School Safety Academy
The Parent School Safety Academy is a unique program to Greater Jasper Schools that will teach parents the school corporation safety principles and fundamentals that guide response protocols. This program will not reveal details that would compromise safety at Greater Jasper Schools, but will provide parents with a basic understanding of school safety practices that will facilitate parental response in case of a crisis and allow for constructive feedback.
During this interactive program, parent participants will learn about national and state safety practices, current trends in school safety and how these practices and trends impact safety planning at Greater Jasper Consolidated Schools. Parent input will be integral during the program. Eligible Participants
Participants in the Parent School Safety Academy must be the parent/guardian of a student attending Greater Jasper Schools. Participants will be required to submit an application for the program. Up to 20 participants will be selected per course offering. Vendor discussions and/or product promotions will not be supported in the program.
Participants will complete a training course focusing on the fundamentals of school safety including; legal requirements, best practices related to school violence, severe weather preparedness, access control, communications and reunification. Participants will also review key findings of the USDOE/Secret Service study, and components of effective implementation of a school safety plan.
Cost: There is no cost for the program.
Where: Jasper High School Community Room.
When: Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Time: 6:00-8:00PM
Registration: Applications are available online
Questions: Glenn Buechlein, Director of Student Services, gbuechlein@gjcs.k12.in.us
Jason Knies, School Resource Officer, jknies@gjcs.k12.in.us
Nurse's Notes
Newsletter Highlights
- Pumpkin Pancake Recipe
- Cholesterol Information
- Mental Health
- Exercise
New GJCS App! - Let's Launch this App!
The GJCS app is your "one-stop-shop" for all of our academic information. The App contains"
- Daily calendars, announcements, and food menus
- Alerts and notifications
- Staff email, calling, and social media feeds
- News, weather, driving directions, and more!
It is a great way to quickly access dates and other information!
Hallway Morning Song!
Box Top APP!
We have earned $340.00 on the app so far! Have you contributed to that?
If you haven't downloaded the Box Top APP yet, please do so! It is so easy to earn money for our school! Please spread the word to other community members. Just take a pic of your receipt using the app! If it still has box tops that you cut out, we will take those too!
Also, if you do Wal-Mart pick up, please email your receipt to receipts@boxtops4education.com for our school to receive the box top money!
We have a school goal of $2,000. Let's do this!
Coca Cola Gives
We were recently made aware of another way to collect donations for our school for FREE!
Like Box Tops, the Coca-Cola Give program allows you to enter/scan codes from Coke products (not just Coke) you purchase and they will send a check to Ireland Elementary each quarter. It’s that simple! We’ve already received a check for $60! FREE MONEY!
Go to https://us.coca-cola.com/give/schools/
to create a free account, select Ireland Elementary, & start entering/scanning your codes!
#JasperGreat
Important Reminders and Updates
October 16 - Soup and Sandwich Ticket Orders will come home
October 21 - 25 - Fall Break - No School
October 30 - Picture Retakes
November 3 - Soup and Sandwich Pick-up
November 11 - Veteran's Day
November 21 - Spell Bowl Competition
November 27 - 29 - Thanksgiving Break
Drop off in the morning - you MUST drive around the school for drop off. The front of the school is for bus traffic only. You may park and walk in your child, but by no means are you allowed to pull up and drop off in the front of the school in the morning. No dropping-off students in the parking lot, letting them cross, and come into school on their own. Our school safety officer will be enforcing that drop-off procedures are done properly.
Volunteers!
Anyone who would like to volunteer at school or chaperone a field trip must submit a background check. Once this is done, it is good as long as your child is a student at Ireland. If you aren't sure if you have completed one, your child's teacher can look it up for you. Background Check Link
October Lunch Menu
Scholastic Book Orders
We are IRELAND!
Email: sbauer@gjcs.k12.in.us
Website: https://www.gjcs.k12.in.us/3/home
Location: 2386 North 500 West, Jasper, IN, USA
Phone: (812)482-7751
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ireland-Elementary-School-482279435288092/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel&eid=ARAFiG3PHtLEmKAd5cDeCkiXQq9OSvT5IwdGN5thZayEwosa7K4OQKvDopYDB6ESEJzUS4NVtNa0lmoY