JSE Tracks
2023-2024 School Year :: Week of February 19, 2024
A Message from Mrs. Hankins
JSE Families and Friends,
Last Thursday, Mrs. Barnes went down to the Statehouse to represent Union Center and John Simatovich in our IREAD scores. We were recognized for our great achievement in 95% or above passing on third grade IREAD in 2022-2023 scores. There were 242 schools (out of 1,769 total) recognized for their scores of 97% passing!
Next month, our second and third grade students will be taking this year's IREAD. This is a reading comprehension, vocabulary, and phonics test. Because our K-3 teachers work diligently on the science of reading with our students, we are able to see such high success rates. Congratulations to our district K-3 teachers for this extraordinary achievement!
You are loved at JSE,
Mrs. Hankins
Upcoming Events at JSE
World's Finest Chocolate Fundraiser- PTO
This Thursday, check your folders for this paper coming home. PTO has brought back the popular chocolate fundraiser with great prizes! You must complete the form in order to receive your boxes of chocolate. Please be sure these come back Friday so we can have your boxes ready for next week!
Read Across America Week March 4-8
Next week Students Council is hosting a spirit week for Read Across America. Thursday night, JSE Library and PTO will host a Dr. Seuss night from 6-7pm.
Successful Learner Traits
Transfer Knowledge to New Situations
February Focus
Teachers will notice students exhibiting these attributes and they will be invited to Principal's Breakfast after each month.
Random Acts of Kindness
Principal's Challenge
Meet the Staff at JSE
Our SROs
We have five wonderful SROs that serve our school. These gentlemen walk the halls, help at recess, lunches, traffic control, and so much more. Thank you to these gentlemen for loving our school and community as much as we do!
Corporal Gosbin and K9 Luna
Lieutenant Underhill
Corporal Henson
Corporal Brown
Officer Barton (not pictured)
Corporal Gosbin and K9 Luna (and Luna!)
Lieutenant Underhill
Corporal Henson
Corporal Brown
A Peak Around JSE
Upcoming Events
Reoccurring Practices
Mondays 7:50 am- Math Bowl practice
Tuesdays 8:05 Journalism Club
Thursdays 7:50- 8:50am- Choir Practice
Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:30-4:45pm Girls on the Run practices start in March
First Fridays of the Month - Student Council Meeting
February
19 Presidents' Weekend No School
21 UTSC Board Meeting 7pm
23 Second Annual Sensory Night at UCE 5:30-7pm
29 PTO World's Famous Chocolates Fundraiser Flyers out with Thursday Folders
March
1 PTO World's Famous Chocolate Forms returned
4-8 Read Across America Spirit Week
4-7 3rd and 2nd Grade IREAD testing
5 PTO Meeting 6-7 at JSE Library
7 Dr. Seuss Night 6-7pm
13 Spring Picture Day
15 End of 3rd Grading Period/ PTO Chocolate Fundraiser ends
19 Nature Night FREE! 6-7pm
21 Report Cards available
25-29 Spring Break No School
April
1 No School, Make up day if needed
2 School Resumes/ JSE PTO meeting 6-7pm
8-12 Kindergarten Round Up Week
9 Math Bowl Competition 5-7pm place TBD
17 UTSC Board Meeting 7pm at UTMS
19 JSE Fun Fair
Upcoming Testing Window:
- IREAD-3 for 3rd and 2nd grade March 4-8
- ILEARN for 3-5th April 27th - May 10th
Yearbook Orders
JSE PTO News
JSE PTO
Meetings are the first Tuesday of every month at 6pm at the JSE Library. You may bring your children too.
Thank you PTO!
Because of your participation and donations, JSE PTO helped purchase some recess equipment such as chalk, playground balls, and basketball nets! Thank you so much!
Cafeteria Information
* February 16th lunch will be pizza.
UTSC Community News
UTSC Students Get in FREE to Home Games!
Adult and additional tickets are available to purchase online: https://wheelerbearcats.net/
UT Bearcat Soccer Club
Registration is open for Rec-Plus (Travel) til Feb 3rd. In-House Soccer League registration is open til March 1st. Rec-Plus (Travel) Information
* All games to be played on Sundays.
* Season Starts April 7th
* No games Memorial Day Weekend
* 4- Home games 4 - Away games played in Northwest Indiana, ( Crown Point, Hobart, Valpo, Morgan Township, LOFS, Highland, Schererville, Dyer, Griffith, Portage, Kouts, Chesterton)
* End of Season Tournament June 8th and 9th
* Register at utbearcatsoccer.com