FTO November Update
Final Days of the Heroes Campaign & Monthly Updates
Thanks for Joining Us at the Hot Cocoa Social
Our new play area features new retaining wall, significant grading and drainage updates, a newly sodded soccer field, a new blacktop (awaiting basketball goals, which are on order!), large new swing set, Interstellar Incline rope climber, and the new play structure (pictured here) with room for many kiddos! Thanks to ALL who made this happen!
π¦Έπ½ Jones Heroes Classroom Party Update π¦Έπ½
THESE ROOMS HAVE EARNED A REWARD PARTY IN JANUARY! π
CONGRATS to the following Jones classrooms, which have already generated at least one donation on behalf of at least 25% of their students! We will celebrate you with a classroom party in January!
Hyland
Kenney
Lifchez
McDaniels
Natkin
Porter
Snyder
Tesauro
Whiteside
Wilson
Next, these classrooms need just one more additional student to receive a donation (any dollar amount counts!) to earn their class parties! If you haven't donated yet, help push them over the edge!
Englebach
Glendenning
Leppard
White
If you don't see your teachers on either of these party lists and have not given yet, make a donation of any amount to help make the classroom goal, and the whole class will celebrate with a party put on by the FTO in the new year!
π« Raffle Baskets are Coming Soon! π«
Starting after Thanksgiving, students and community members will again be able to support Jones students by purchasing a raffle ticket for $1 each (or 11 for $10) to enter to win one of more than a dozen amazing raffle baskets! All the money raised will go towards financial need so that every Jones 5th grader can participate in the capstone overnight field trip to Atlanta this spring, and towards field trip scholarships for all other grade levels K-4, throughout the school year! Stay tuned! Raffle Basket ticket sales begin November 28th!
Can you help us reach our $25,000 Jones Heroes Campaign goal this year? Our campaign goes for just a few more days! If your employer offers a non-profit matching program, we would love to work with you to secure a match to your gift! The Jones FTO is a 501(c)3 nonprofit and all donations are tax exempt. We offer some awesome incentives to recognize business supporters, like a shout out on our Kimberly marquee, newsletter inclusions, and ads in our Lion King, Jr. playbill coming in February. Contact us at irabjonespto@gmail.com
Jones parents and families are invited to join their students each year to share a Thanksgiving meal in the IBJ cafeteria. The tentative date for this year is November 15th (and stay tuned to Principal Cobb's weekly e-newletter for updates on this annual tradition). The grade level lunch schedule is as follows:
1st 10:20 - 10:50
3rd 10:35 - 11:05
2nd 10:55 - 11:25
5th 11:20 - 11:50
4th 11:50 - 12:20
Kindergarten 11:55 - 12:25
π Lion King, Jr. Poster Contest! π¨ποΈ
Our art teacher, Maggie Imhoff, will be be working with our 3rd through 5th graders to create a unique poster design for the upcoming Jones school musical, the Lion King, Jr. Posters chosen from each grade level will be printed for display and the artists will receive a prize! More information coming soon!
We β€οΈ Jones Teachers & Staff!
Each quarter, our Teacher Appreciation committee works hard to show our educators and staff love and support! This month, we are featuring our fifth grade educator team on our lobby bulletin board! If you have a fifth grader and would like to share a shout-out for your teacher or IA, please email your compliment to Katie Toth at krrpharm@gmail.com. Last month we recognized our Specialists and December we will show our thanks and love to our 4th Grade teacher and IA team!
On November 21st, we will be offering our hard-working teachers and staff a little self-care, with a chair massage day! The FTO will bring in two licensed massage therapists to offer chair massages throughout the day for staff and teachers. As we go into the Thanksgiving break from school, we reflect upon our immense gratitude for all they do each day, for our students and community!
π November FTO Meeting: Wednesday 11/8
All Jones families are encouraged and welcome to join us at our monthly meeting! This month's meeting will be next Wednesday. We'll start at 5pm with our monthly Conversations with Cobb, your chance to hear about school priorities from our principal Ms. Cobb, followed by the regular meeting from 5:30-6:30pm. Childcare is provided.
Thanks for Your Support & Involvement! #noplacelikejones
Email: irabjonespto@gmail.com
Website: https://www.jonespto.org/