East Elementary
January 2024
East Elementary Yearbooks!
Happy New Year!
We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas with family and friends. We wish you all a Happy New Year! As we prepare for a great start to 2024, please check out the following:
- Just a reminder for parent drop off - make sure the crosswalk is clear at all times. When you are given the go ahead to pull forward, the first car will pull to the stop and the second car will stop behind the crosswalk. If you park in the parking lot and walk your child up to the crosswalk, please wait with them until they are given the go ahead to cross.
- We continue to get faster and faster at parent pick up! If you pick up using the two lanes out front, please be in line no later than 3:15.
- Take a moment to wash your child's backpack, coat, lunch box, etc. before heading back to school.
- We will head outside to recess as much as possible during the winter months. Children tend to warm up fast on the playground and then shed all of their gear. Please label all of your child's clothing items, like hats, gloves, coats, etc.
- If you change your child’s normal mode of transportation for the day, please let the office know before 2:00 PM by calling the school or emailing your child's teacher and our school secretaries: skelly@jr2mail.org and cwills@jr2mail.org.
- As we start to think about second semester, it's a good idea to send in a restock of supplies for your child. Pencils, erasers, and dry erase markers are typically needed. Some students are also in need of new headphones or earbuds. If you are unsure, please contact your child's teacher.
Got Caught Reading!
November
- Tristan Mayberry - Kindergarten Mrs. Ventura
- David Gunter - 1st Grade Mrs. Shands
- Brynn Ulen - 2nd Grade Mrs. Odom
- Regan Wages - 3rd Grade Mrs. Hahs
- Alyssa Legrand 4th Grade Ms. Smithey
December
- Millie Heath - K Ms. Masterson
- Bailey Calhoun - 1st Grade Mrs. King
- Maddie Odom - 2nd Grade Ms. Brown
- Byron Sumner - 3rd Grade Mrs. Tooman
- Penelope Nienaber - 4th Grade Ms. Smithey
Mrs. Moyers' Message
“Is success about learning - or proving you’re smart?”
That’s the question Dr. Carol S. Dweck sets out to answer in her research into mindsets. What she has found is that people who believe a person’s intelligence and abilities are fixed traits have what is referred to as a “fixed mindset”, and those who believe that intelligence and abilities can be expanded on and developed through hard work and continuous learning have what is called a “growth mindset”. Click this link to watch a short video that describes the impact each of the mindsets can have on student achievement.
Having watched the video several years ago and then reading Dr. Dweck’s book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, I recognize that when I was growing up, I very much had a fixed mindset. It affected my approach to everything - school, sports, and extracurricular activities such as learning to play the piano. The thought of appearing less than “the best” kept me from pushing myself to reach my full potential in all of those areas because of my fear of making a mistake, which in my mind was “failing”.
Now, one of my favorite things to say to students is, “I love mistakes. They give us the best chance to learn!” There’s also a poster in my classroom I point to all the time that says “Life is about making mistakes…and learning from them.” And I truly believe those things to be true, because I have experienced first-hand what can happen when you embrace that attitude.
We will be learning about growth mindset in Counseling in the coming weeks. You can help foster a growth mindset in your student by recognizing his/her effort, asking her what he/she learned from her mistake and encouraging her to try again, and reminding him/her to add “yet” anytime they say “I can’t do it.” That 3 letter word is pretty powerful!
News from the Nurse
Staying Healthy Reminders:
It is very important to remind your child/children to wash their hands frequently and cough into their elbows.
Make sure your child/children are getting plenty of sleep and staying hydrated with water (don’t forget to wash your child’s water bottle daily with hot water and soap).
MOST IMPORTANTLY: Since we have been on break and are returning to school, please remember to keep your child home until they are a full 24 hours free of vomiting, diarrhea, and/or fever. For fever, they need to be 24 hours free of fever without the use of medication like Tylenol/Motrin.
Thank you for your attention to this matter! We want everyone to stay healthy, and we don't want to spread ANY sickness!
Thanks Everyone!
Nurse Tosha Borgfield BSN, RN
Nurse Angie Boss BSN, RN
SEMO Redhawks Kid's Day January 20th
On January 20, the SEMO Redhawks women's and men's basketball teams take on SIU Edwardsville at the Show Me Center. A few of our students will be announcing the lineup! For a free kid's ticket, scan the code below!
- 1:30 PM Women's Basketball vs. SIU Edwardsville
- 3:45 PM Men's Basketball vs SIU Edwardsville
Full Day Kids Club
Our Full Day Kids’ Club Program will be offering childcare for ALL preschool-6th grade students on certain days that the district is off of school. Our Full Day Kids’ Club program is hosted at SOUTH ELEMENTARY 7:30 a.m.-5:45 p.m. All students must bring a sack lunch and a water bottle. We provide an afternoon and morning snack. No walk-ins allowed. You must enroll and pay for your child to attend Full Day Kids’ Club by the deadlines set for each date. The cost is $30 per day, (any additional children are $25 each). ALL enrollment and payments are due before 4:30 p.m. on the designated due date listed below. To enroll, please click (or paste in your browser) the link below
https://sites.google.com/jacksonindians.us/kidsclub/full-day-kids-club
The upcoming Full Day Kids’ Club date offered:
- February 16 (There will be NO FULL DAY IN JANUARY. All offices closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.)
- DEADLINE TO ENROLL AND PAY for February 16 is February 2, 2024
- If you cancel your enrollment after February 2, no refund will be available.
- Enrollments or payments received after February 2 will result in a $20 late fee per student.
FUTURE FULL DAY KIDS’ CLUB DATES AND DEADLINES:
- March 15: DEADLINE TO ENROLL AND PAY for this date is March 1, 2024
- April 1-5, 2024: DEADLINE TO ENROLL AND PAY for ALL of the full days during spring break is March 22, 2024
- April 26 : DEADLINE TO ENROLL AND PAY for this date is April 12, 2024
For any questions, please email the Kids’ Club Assistant Elizabeth Greenlee at egreenlee@jr2mail.org or call the Kids Club Office 573-243-9576. Thank you for trusting us with our children! Mandee
Birthday Book Club
East families, if you would like to help our library grow by joining the Birthday Book Club, you can find more information here: bit.ly/eastbbc
December Birthday Book Club
Zoey Heck
Briar Turner
Zoey Nguyen
Emma Greaser
Ella Thompson
Gabriel LaScola
Kash Wormington
Thea Dieu
Melissa Sisman
Laney Hardesty
Camilla Heath
Charlie Pendleton
June Birthday Book Club 1/2 birthday in December
Lola Reis
Byron Sumner
Ben McCall
Riley Greaser
Kenzie Clark
Abby Trandon
Hadley Ventura
Owen Obergoenner
Collin Maxwell
Courtney Grieshop
January Events
January 3 - Students return
January 8 - 2nd quarter grades emailed to parents
January 12 - last day to order yearbooks
January 15 - No School - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
EAST ELEMENTARY
Email: eweadon@jackson.k12.mo.us
Website: www.jacksonr2schools.com/East-Elementary-school/
Location: 455 North Lacey Street, Jackson, MO, USA
Phone: 573-243-5271
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EastElementaryJR2/
Principal, East Elementary Jackson R-2 School District