Ireland Elementary School
October 31, 2022
Happy Halloween!
*Please use discretion on what your child wears. Costumes must be appropriate for school or students will be asked to change.
-nothing too scary
-no toy weapons
-no full face paint
-no hair color
-masks may be worn, but removed when the instructional day begins.
-students should have a change of clothes should they need to change for recess
***Please direct any questions to your child’s classroom teacher.
Happy Halloween!
Website/Social Media Survey
At GJCS, we want to be effective in the use of digital platforms to provide necessary and other important information to our families. With this survey, our goal is to gather feedback about our website and social media pages and then add information to those sites based on results.
We appreciate your participation!
Welcoming Wildcats
A new group has been started at JMS to help with two specific missions: 1) to provide students who are new to our school with a welcome gift that includes a few Jasper spirit pieces and 2) to help students throughout the year who need clothing items provided for them. Our first initiative is to help get more spirit wear out to people . . . staff, parents, siblings, grandparents, students . . . so that everyone has a chance to show their Jasper pride. We have set up an online store for people to purchase from. A portion of all sales will go into the Welcoming Wildcats fund. Additionally, on the store is a DONATE button where people can simply donate to our mission if they don’t want to purchase anything or if they want to donate in addition to their purchase. Please check out the online store at THIS LINK. Or, see the attached flyer. There are items at various price points, quality, and name brands.
Thank you for your consideration of supporting our new mission!
(We are also accepting donations of gently used Jasper gear. Many of our students are perfectly happy and extremely grateful to be wearing these pieces!)
Soup & Sandwich Volunteers NEEDED!
We are still in need of your help for the soup weekend! Your support is vital to our success. We would very much appreciate 1-2 hours of your time. The following time slots are needed for Saturday, Nov. 5.
7:00 - 10:00 am - 1 spot
8:00 - 11:00 am - 6 spots
9:00 - 12:00 pm - 1 spot
11:00 - 2:00 pm - 10 spots
12:00 - 3:00 pm - 6 spots
2:00 - 4:00 pm - 6 spots
3:00 - 5:00 pm - 7 spots
4:00 - 6:00 pm - 9 spots
6:00 - 11:00 pm - 1 evening watchman
11:00 - 3:00 am - 1 night watchman
3:00 - 7:00 am - 1 night watchman
Toys for Tots
Car Line - No Passing!
If students need assistance getting out of the vehicle, parents need to park in the parking lot across the county road and walk their child into school.
No passing! It should be treated the same as not passing a bus with their stop arm out. There are many scenarios where our students are not safe if cars pass.
Thanks for your cooperation.
Lost and Found
Thank you for your help! We walked each item around the gym in the morning, and only found the owners of 3 items. We NEED YOUR HELP!
Send Jacket/Sweatshirt & Water Bottle Daily
Also, students need a water bottle every day. We will give them a cup to use if they forget, but those cups tend to spill and we are running low.
Staff Members of the Week!
Wake Up, Ireland!
Every day, our Wake Up, Ireland! announcements will also be posted on Facebook for you to view. If you like our Ireland Elementary YouTube Channel, you can also receive notifications when new videos are uploaded. The news broadcast will include birthdays, lunch menus, character education, sports, weather, and much more! You never know what you are going to learn!
Subscribe to our Ireland Elementary YouTube Channel here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2xDUum9w6Ui_vO63u101MQ
Kindness Challenge of the Week
Offer to share something without being asked.
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!
Mindfulness Strategy of the Week
Color Noting by Mrs. Kurzendoerfer
One person will look arund the room for three different colors. Once they have three colors they will call out each color one color at a time. The partner will look around the room for the color (important note: let your neck and head follow your eyes).
Once they find the color they will point at the color and take a deep breath in and out before moving on to the next color.
Congrats to the Christmas Program Cast!
North Pole Radio Hour Cast
Main Announcer - Elias Weber
Storm McFlurry - Kyle VanAlstine
Windy Snow - Ella Reinhart
Santa - Will Schipp
Penny Sears - Jennifer Breitwieser
Clay Rider - Dagan Bradley
Chris Moss - Aiden Fuhrman
Mary Moss - Lilly Wagner
Holly Moss - Olivia Lampert
Ivy Moss - Freya Boyer
Give an Ireland Staff Member a Shout-out!
Thank you for taking the time to highlight a staff member when they exceed our expectations!
https://ire.gjcs.k12.in.us/quicklinks/ireland-staff-shoutouts
Substitutes Needed!
GJCS Raises Substitute Wages
At the September GJCS Board Meeting, the substitute wage was raised. Qualified substitutes can get $70 daily. If you have an educational teaching license, you will receive $80 daily. Even if you have one or two days per week available, you can help students by being included on our substitute list. You can choose which days you work and which days you don’t work. Knowing that you can balance your active lifestyle and still contribute to the development of our youth.
If you would like to get the process started, contact April Hopf at the GJCS central office by calling 812-482-1801. Help us keep the “Great” in Greater Jasper Consolidated Schools.
PowerSchool Grades
There have been many parents questioning how to view their student's grades in PowerSchool. I have created a short screencastify of the parent view when looking at grades. If you have any questions, please contaqct Kelly Lehmkuhler at klehmkuhler@gjcs.k12.in.us
PTO Subcommittees 2022-23
Sign up list - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e094ea9ae2ea7f94-ptosubcommittees
Lunch Visitors
Visitors who want to eat lunch with their child must call the school office by 9:00 a.m. if they wish to order an adult tray. Adult lunches cost $4.25 and must be paid by cash or check in the office when you arrive. If you do not wish to order an adult tray, you do not have to call ahead.
Visitors will be required to wait in the office until the students are dismissed to the cafeteria.
We do not allow outside food to be brought into the cafeteria for your child.
Important Reminders and Updates
School hours are 7:50AM -2:50PM. Students can arrive starting at 7:15AM. Students may not be dropped off prior to 7:15 AM. If you bring your child to school after 7:50 AM, you must escort them to the front doors.
We are highly encouraging parents who are bringing their child to school to use the car drop-off drive. If you would like to walk your child in, you will have to say goodbye outside the front doors. Please trust us that we have your child's best well-being in mind at all times.
All school supplies are provided by the PTO. Your child only needs a backpack, headphones, and a water bottle. Please write your child's name on all items.
Please see nurse Brandi Stiles for prescription medicine intake. All medicine must be accompanied by a parent and include a physician’s prescription. Students are not allowed to transport medicine to school.
VERY IMPORTANT- If your child's transportation changes, please notify the office with a note ASAP.
Covid Protocols for 22-23 School Year
If COVID positive...
- Must provide a picture of the positive home test card or a copy of the positive lab report.
- Isolate 5 days from symptom onset or isolate 5 days from test date if asymptomatic; May zoom when confirmed positive.
- Return to school on day 6
Symptoms but not testing for COVID or has a negative test result...
- Follow regular school policy.
- Fever free for 24 hours without the use of a fever-reducing medication
- If vomiting, your child must be able to eat 2 solid meals before returning to school.
- Free of diarrhea for 24 hours before returning to school
Can We Take AR Tests at Home?
YES! Here are a couple important things to know and remember as your kids test at home:
Step 1: Visit https://clever.com/in/gjcs
Step 2: Log in to Clever. (Your child should know this information - short number, long number)
Note: Make sure it says ‘Greater Jasper Consolidated School District’ at the top.
Step 3: Under ‘More Apps’ select ‘Renaissance’.
A Little About our Staff
I have compiled a list at the beginning of the year for myself, and I thought it would be nice for you to know too!
Check out this link to view their favorites!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LNBa1DLyHFPSIUbk1jMurgLfXYtvefPnTIS6yKMLGPU/edit?usp=sharing
Ireland Elementary Parent Handbook
Thanks!
November Menus
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Night with the Color Guard
For: Grades 3-5
When: Friday 11/11
Where: JMS 6:30-8:30
What: $20 for snacks, keepsake flag, and fun with the high school color guard!
The due date has been extended…
Papers can be turned in all of next week ;)
Boys 3rd and 4th Grade Basketball
GJCS Spirit Team - Grades 3-5
Jasper Library Digital Access Card
Jasper Public Library Digital Access cards came home this week. Check out the short video tutorial below!
Raise Right (formally known as SCRIP)
Do you want to save money on book rental and lunch money? If so, see flyer and information below on how to make that happen! It is available for ALL GJCS students no matter what school you attend!
Get started by going to the RaiseRight app on your phone or RaiseRight.com. Enrollment Code: A9L615B88978. Choose Jasper Elementary (even though your child goes to Ireland).
Orders will be reviewed on the Mondays listed below after 6:00 pm and any physical cards will be delivered to the school no later than Fridays of that week if you do not choose to ship them to your home.
First Semester: 8/15, 8/29, 9/12, 9/26, 10/10, 10/24, 11/7, 11/14, 11/28, 12/5, 12/12,
Second Semester: 1/2, 1/16, 1/30, 2/14, 2/28, 3/13, 3/27, 4/10, 4/24, 5/1, 5/15
YMCA - After School Care
Box Tops App!
We have a school goal of $2,000. Let's do this!
Past Ireland Newsletter
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