Ireland Elementary School
November 15, 2019
Spell Bowl Competition
Team Members: Jack Gudorf, Christian Thornburg, Jack Kluemper, Haley Hallett, Tarun Parameswaran, Collin Werner, Riley Werner, Clayton Porter, Kail Halterman, Cali Rasche, and Audrey Hoffman
Red for ED!
Encourage your child to wear RED on Tuesday!
Fundraiser - Simple and GREAT!
They offer high quality items, which are fun for yourself or a gift for the holiday season. Everything gets shipped straight to you....just like ordering online from all other stores! The parent who found this opportunity loves their reusable grocery bags!
Our school doesn't have to do anything for this fundraiser besides cashing the check :) . Thanks for checking it out to see if you can do any Christmas shopping or personal shopping.
This fundraiser is going to run all school year!
https://www.boonsupply.com/collections/603212-ireland-elementary-school-s-fundraiser
Great Read Aloud Books
Reading with your child is important no matter how old they are! Spreading the love for reading is just one piece of the puzzle! When you read aloud with your child, much more happens!
A group in Indiana came up with the top 10 read aloud books for each of the following categories: Primary, Upper Elementary, Middle Grade, High School, and Ageless.
Check out this link to see the top 10 suggested books in each category.
https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.ilfonline.org/resource/resmgr/read_alouds/read_alouds_2020_final_annot.pdf
Kindness Challenge of the Week
Make someone else’s bed in the morning, and your own!
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!
We would love to have your empty gallon containers!
Return with your child or drop off anytime! Thanks!
Nurse's Notes - November
Newsletter Highlights
- Super Easy Vanilla Pecan Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe
- Physical Activity
- Mental Health
- Exercise
Have you ever thought of being a substitute teacher? If so, we NEED you!
It's almost Thanksgiving! It's almost Christmas! Every year we scurry to make a difference in disadvantaged children's lives during the holidays. Toys, clothes, and food are all wonderful things to give children, but most of all... our children need role models.
We need people with a calling to serve others in our schools daily. Substitutes are needed who truly desire to make an impact in children's lives. It's more difficult than cutting a check or cleaning out a closet, but your interaction with students might be the relationship that points a child toward a beautiful life.
Please consider giving the most impacting gift that you can this year... yourself. If you feel moved to help our students, please contact the central office at (812)482-1801.
Box Top APP!
We have earned $716.00 on the app so far! Have you contributed to that?
If you haven't downloaded the Box Top APP yet, please do so! It is so easy to earn money for our school! Please spread the word to other community members. Just take a pic of your receipt using the app! If it still has box tops that you cut out, we will take those too!
Also, if you do Wal-Mart pick up, please email your receipt to receipts@boxtops4education.com for our school to receive the box top money!
We have a school goal of $2,000. Let's do this!
Coca Cola Gives
We were recently made aware of another way to collect donations for our school for FREE!
Like Box Tops, the Coca-Cola Give program allows you to enter/scan codes from Coke products (not just Coke) you purchase and they will send a check to Ireland Elementary each quarter. It’s that simple! We’ve already received a check for $60! FREE MONEY!
Go to https://us.coca-cola.com/give/schools/
to create a free account, select Ireland Elementary, & start entering/scanning your codes!
#JasperGreat
Important Reminders and Updates
November 18 - Spell Bowl Competition
November 27 - 29 - Thanksgiving Break
Dec. 20, 2019 End of Second Quarter and First Semester
Jan. 3, 2020 Snow Make-Up Day - School is IN session!
Jan. 6, 2020 School Resumes
Jan. 20, 2020 Professional Development Day - No School
Feb. 14, 2020 Snow Make-Up Day - No School
Feb. 17, 2020 Snow Make-Up Day - No School
Mar. 18, 2020 End of Third Quarter
Mar. 23-27, 2020 Spring Break - No School
Apr. 10, 2020 Snow Make-Up Day - No School
Apr. 20-May 15, 2020 iLearn Testing Window
May 22, 2020 End of Fourth Quarter and Second Semester
Drop off in the morning - you MUST drive around the school for drop off. The front of the school is for bus traffic only. You may park and walk in your child, but by no means are you allowed to pull up and drop off in the front of the school in the morning. No dropping-off students in the parking lot, letting them cross, and come into school on their own. Our school safety officer will be enforcing that drop-off procedures are done properly.
Accelerated Reader - Home Connect
Their username is their short number and their long number is their password - your child will know this information!
Volunteers!
Anyone who would like to volunteer at school or chaperone a field trip must submit a background check. Once this is done, it is good as long as your child is a student at Ireland. If you aren't sure if you have completed one, your child's teacher can look it up for you. Background Check Link
Scholastic Book Orders
Destination Imagination
The Southern Regional Tournament will be held in Jasper at JMS on February 15! Adult volunteers are needed and welcome for team managers (coaches), appraisers (judge the performing teams), various tournament volunteer duties, and even Indiana Destination Imagination board member opportunities.
BREAKFAST MENU!
Lunch Menu!
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