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Jarrell Elementary Newsletter - October 23, 2023
Greetings JES Community!
Thank you so much for joining us last Tuesday night for Literacy Night. We had a wonderful turn-out with 611 people! Thank you to our staff and teachers for hosting such a fun evening and our parents and students for joining us!
Next week will be a lot of fun, too! Our students will be dressing up each day for Red Ribbon week
as a reminder to lead a healthy, drug free life. We end the week with our 1st, 3rd and 4th grade choir concert.
The learning is always our top priority! Check out the details below about what we are learning in our classes this week. We don't want your student to miss a minute of it. Attendance is very important to your child's success. Let's hit our 97% goal this week!
As always, we are to help in any way we can. Please do not hesitate to reach out!
With gratitude,
Lara Hutchinson
Proud Jarrell Elementary Principal
THIS WEEK
Monday - Friday, October 23 - 27
Red Ribbon Week
Pumpkin Decorating Contest
Friday, October 27
1st grade Choir Concert 8:00 a.m.
3rd and 4th grade Choir Concert 8:30 a.m.
JES Choir Concert Schedule English
Please note - Costumes will only be worn on October 27th by students in 1st, 3rd and 4th grade during their choir performance.
JES Choir Concert Schedule Spanish
UPCOMING EVENTS
Tuesday, October 31
Character Dress-Up Parade 8:00 a.m.
Campus Educational Improvement Committee
Would you like to get the inside scoop on the progress JES has made in the in past 3 years? Would you like to share your input about our plan to ensure our students have the best opportunity for success moving forward?
Join us at our Campus Educational Improvement Committee meeting on
Tuesday, November 7th from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. by clicking the R.S.V.P. below!
Your voice matters! We would love to have you there!
Need Help Accessing Your Child's Report Card?
Click the link below for detailed information about how to access your child's report card in Ascender. Still need some help? Reach out to our registrar, Terry Kurtz, for more assistance!
Gifted and Talented Identification
Jarrell ISD is committed to providing challenging learning experiences for students with exceptional intellectual and creative thinking abilities. As part of this commitment, Jarrell ISD is now accepting nominations for students who may need Gifted/Talented Services.
The Gifted and Talented nomination window for Kindergarten through 5th is open Monday, October 2nd - November 30th. If you believe that this a program your child would benefit from, please click the form below to nominate your child.
Attendance Matters! Our goal is 97%!
Important Daily Deadlines!
7:30 a.m. The back doors automatically lock, and you will need to drive around and walk your child in to the building. PLEASE DO NOT DROP-OFF STUDENTS AFTER 7:30. They must be signed in by a parent or guardian.
1:30 p.m. ALL transportation changes must be made by 1:30 by emailing or calling Stephanie Garcia at (512)-746-2170 or stephanie.garcia@jarrellisd.org.
2:30 p.m. Any student checking out early for an appointment, must be picked up prior to 2:30.
PRE-K
This week in pre-k we will continue learning about the workers in our community, what it means to be kind and the manners we can use when interacting with others. In math, we will be using one- to one correspondence to count sets to 10. In literacy, we will continue learning the attributes of letters and letter names. We will also introduce syllables, segmenting and blending words. Lastly, we will retell stories using story pieces and props.
KINDER
1st GRADE
2nd GRADE
In math we will be learning about place value by counting money. In reading we are drafting a personal narrative. In social studies we are identifying characteristics of a rural, urban, and suburban community.
3rd GRADE
We are super excited for yet another great week in third grade! In reading, we are continuing to learn about key ideas and details through informational texts about our body systems. In math, we are wrapping up our second unit in math with three digit minus three digit subtraction. We will be having our end of unit assessment on Friday. In science, we are continuing to talk about different forms of energy.
4th GRADE
Fourth grade students will be working hard to learn and practice multiplication and division strategies. In language arts, we will continue to practice strategies to find the meanings for unknown words and make inferences using nonfiction text about the American Revolution. In science we continue exploring energy and in social studies we wrap up our unit on the Native Americans in Texas.
5th GRADE
We have an exciting week ahead in ELAR! This week, students will start Unit 3, called The Early American Civilizations: Myths, Pyramids, and Kings, where we will be learning about early civilizations and working on paragraph structure and paraphrasing. Students will also keep working on comprehension, text evidence, and using the R.A.C.E. strategy as they write written responses. Lastly, students will review subjects, predicates, run-on sentences, and prefixes il- and ir-.
We will be starting standard algoritm division with decimals in math after wrapping up standard algorithm division with 4 digit dividends and 2 digit divisors.
I’m science we will be delving into an exciting new unit on circuits. To ensure our young scholars have a comprehensive understanding, our approach will include detailed notes, essential vocabulary, and engaging mini labs. We look forward to fostering a hands-on learning experience that sparks curiosity and critical thinking among our students.
LIBRARY
Pre-K & Kindergarten:
I can practice my sequencing skills by putting the main events of the nursery rhyme "Little Miss Muffet" in order.
1st-2nd grade:
I can describe the main character and the reasons for their actions after reading the story "Better Together" by Amy Robach and Andrew Shue.
3rd-5th grade:
I can reflect on what I've read by writing a summary of my current library book.
ART
5th Grade - Project focused on the principle of movement and the element of value
4th Grade - Finish pumpkin patch project using value and warm and cool colors
3rd Grade - Fall Leaf project focused on the element of space
1st & 2nd Grade - Fall Pumpkin project focused on the element of color and principle of pattern
PreK & KIndergarten - Thanksgiving turkey project focused on the element of color and principle of pattern
Jarrell Elementary School
Lara Hutchinson, Principal
Jaclynne Bizzell, Assistant Principal (Pre-K - 2nd)
Lupita Viveros, Assistant Principal (3rd - 5th)
Marilyn Alvarez, Counselor
Terry Kurtz, Registrar
Stephanie Garcia, Administrative Assistant
Kendra Field, Receptionist
Amanda Yanez, Attendance Clerk
Audrey Zuniga, Nurse
Website: jes.jarrellisd.org
Location: Jarrell Elementary School, County Road 313, Jarrell, TX, USA
Phone: 512-746-2170
Facebook: facebook.com/JarrellElementarySchool
Twitter: @MrsHutch_JES