Jeremiah Gray Kindergarten Academy
Home of the Little Giants - November 2, 2018
Principal's Message
Greetings from the Principal's Office
Good afternoon! It has been a great week at JGKA!
We had several teams enjoy Fall parties, celebrated Citizens of the Month, had an author visit, and learned lots!
Next week, we will host our first Family Literacy night! "Reading with the Superheroes" is Thursday, November 8th. Please plan on stopping by to enjoy some fun activities between 5:30-7:00 p.m. Students will enjoy a read aloud, games, snacks, and a super hero GOODY BAG! We will also have resources for parents to take home to use with their children. Students that attend the evening will be able to enter their name into a drawing for a prize basket.
*In honor of our Super Hero Reading night, students may wear a Super Hero shirt to school that day with their uniform bottoms.
Love,
Mrs. Hansell
The Jeremiah Gray Kindergarten Academy Lending Library Is Officially OPEN!
Each week our students will go to the library and select a book to borrow that they may take home and enjoy. We are excited to get books into the hands of our students, and hope you are able to sit down and enjoy reading with them!
We are happy to open our lending library, and know our Little Giants will be very responsible and return our books the following week. Each student will receive a red library bag to carry their book back and forth from home to school safely. Thanks in advance for your help in making sure our books are returned to us each week.
If you have gently used books that you would like to donate to our lending library, please send them in! We will gladly get them on the shelves and into the hands of kids.
Congratulations to our Little Giants of the Week!
Congratulations to our Citizens of the Month
JGKA Honors Our Veterans
Our program will begin at 9:30 in our school gymnasium. Help us remember and honor those who have served our country!
Teacher Spotlight
Name: Lindsay Pluntz
Number of years: 7
Family Info: My boyfriend Jake and our two kittens, Sawyer and Finn.
Favorite Hobbies: Reading, traveling, going to Disney, spending time with family and friends.
Interesting fact: I am currently back in school for for my Masters in Ethical Building Leadership in hopes that I will become a principal one day!
Staff Spotlight
Name: Tracy Miller-Moran
Number of years: 2nd Year
Family Info: 3 Daughters - Kelli 34, Lily 19 and Jade 17 and 2 grandchildren Ella 9 and Eli 6
Favorite Hobbies: Coaching, Reading, watching sports and spending time with my kids and grandkids
Interesting fact: I am one of ten kids with an Irish twin on both sides. I have coached kickball and umpired volleyball for several years.
Important Dates
- Thursday, November 8 - Family Literacy Night (5:30 pm-7:00 pm)
- November 12th Veterans' Day Program (9:30 am)
- November 21st-23rd (Thanksgiving Holiday Break)
Author Visit
Mr. Buffie was joined by his wife, Jo Ellen. Mrs. Buffie is a former Perry Township School Board member, and continues to support our district in many ways!
We want to thank them for coming to visit and for sharing such a great story!
If you are interested in purchasing your own copy, please click on the "THE BLUE APE" button below!
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!
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
Southport Youth Basketball League Registration
Calling all future Cardinals basketball players: Southport Youth Basketball League registration is officially open. The season will run from November-January, and boys in grades 1st-6th are eligible to play. Register online at southportyouthbasketball.com/.
Crafts & More Fair at Perry Meridian Middle School
Saturday, November 10, 2018 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Unique handmade items, party lines, jewelry, gifts, food and more! Over 70 local vendors! $3.00 admission at the door, children 12 & under are free. For more information or vendor inquiries please contact PMMS at 317-789-4131 or kmcnabb@perryschools.org
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.
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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