Jeremiah Gray Kindergarten Academy
Home of the Little Giants - September 27, 2019
Principal's Message
Over the past couple of weeks I have visited each classroom to read and get to know our 441 students better. We shared a story about Charlie the Caterpillar, and learned the importance of being kind and not judging a friend that might look different. At JGKA, we want our students to show kindness and include others.
During my visits, I asked each student to draw a picture of themselves doing something that was special to them. Their pictures are so cute! I enjoyed learning more about our students, and we realized we all have a lot of things in common! I am attaching some of my favorites below. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did!
Love,
Mrs. Hansell
Did you know:
That missing 10% of school days, or just 2 days each month, can put children at risk of academic failure?
Students who missed fewer than 2 days in September continued to average fewer than 2 days absent each month.
Absenteeism and its ill effects start early. One in 10 Kindergarten and first grade students are chronically absent.
By 6th grade, chronic absence becomes a leading indicator that a student will drop out of high school.
Attendance improves when schools engage students and parents in positive ways and when schools provide mentors for chronically absent students.
Students are more likely to go to school if they know someone cares whether they show up.
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Congratulations to our Little Giants of the Week!
Congratulations to our Citizens of the Month!
Teacher
Name: Grace Edwards
Number of years: 7th year of teaching, 1st at JGKA
Family Info: My family is from Versailles, KY. My Mom and my Dad still reside there and my brother and sister-in-law live in Louisville, KY now. All of my extended family lives in Frankfort, KY, where I taught the past 6 years!
Favorite Hobbies: I love to be at the lake with my family and friends. I love to sing karaoke and dance with friends. I love going to concerts and hearing live music!
Interesting fact: I have two masters degrees in School Counseling!
Aide
Name: Peggy Jeffers
Number of years: 1 year substitute teaching in Perry Township Schools and 1 year as an instructional assistant here at JGKA
Family Info: I have a husband and three young adult children. Taylor is 29 and living in Irvington. Dylan is 22 and a free-lance artist. Peyton is 20 and a Junior at IU.
Favorite Hobbies: Teaching dance at the dance refinery and coaching High School cheer.
Interesting fact: I just got a new car-- Hyundai Elantra
Achievement Wall
One way they can sign the wall is to read at a level C text. We will begin working on that each day in class. You can help at home by reading with your child each night.
Another way to sign the wall is to master all of our 100 sight words. We will learn these in class, but you can also practice at home, too. The words are listed below for anyone that wants to get started.
Our wall is empty now, so we can't wait to fill it with our students' names!
Child Nutrition
PTEF Family Fit Fest (Featuring the Coach Hathaway 10k, 5k & 1-Mile Run)
Saturday, September 28, 2019
9am-12pm (registration begins at 7:30 am)
Southport High School Cardinal Stadium, 971 E Banta Rd
Join us for the PTEF Family fit Fest, featuring the Coach Hathaway 10k, 5k & 1-Mile Run! This fun community event is open to people of all ages and ability levels. In addition to the run, enjoy a circuit of fitness activities led by district PE teachers, a health & community fair, and a ¼-mile Kiddie Romp with school mascots. New name, new look, expanded offerings for kids and families – same 10k, 5k, and 1-mile run you’ve come to know and love for the past eight years. Join us as we raise money for our mission to inspire learning, teaching, and community in Perry Township. Learn more and register: www.ptef.org
NOW HIRING BUS DRIVERS
Our students need you!
*We CDL Train*
Contact our Transportation Dept
317-789-6225 or apply online at www.perryschools.org
Important - Student Accident Insurance
Student Accident Insurance is available to any parent/guardian of a student in Perry Township. Please contact your school's front office for information on cost, coverage and how to sign up or you can visit our website at perryschools.org under the parent section.
Visitor Policy
Volunteer Policy
SCOPE: Volunteers who in the course of performing their service and have access to vulnerable populations, specifically minor children less than 18 years of age. This policy will cover all volunteers who volunteer on a regular basis with “ongoing contact” with students.
Such volunteers consist of:
- Volunteers who are with children on a regular basis
- Tutoring/Mentoring
- Coaches
- Extracurricular sponsors
- Volunteers who chaperone overnight trips/ or are attending field trips and have sole responsibility over a group of students or any student other than their own child.
PURPOSE: To establish a pre-screening program and an ongoing evaluation process to protect the students we are attempting to serve.
POLICY: It is the policy of Perry Township Schools to promote an environment in which the students we serve do so in safety and without fear in an atmosphere of trust and respect. Perry Township Schools, therefore, requires an expanded criminal history of volunteers who will have as part of their duties access to minors under the age of 18. Volunteers must wait until after their background screening process is complete to begin their volunteer assignment. However, the volunteer must contact Perry Township Schools if there are any personal arrests or filing of criminal charges while serving as a volunteer. A volunteer MUST complete the background check through Raptor each year. Volunteers will be interviewed by Administrators, teachers and/or Human Resources when deemed appropriate.
There is a $5.00 charge for the volunteer background check. The background checks usually take 5-7 days to be completed. Background checks will be maintained in Human Resources Office. The school will maintain a list of all current volunteers.
http://www.perryschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/VOLUNTEER-POLICY-2018.pdf
What''s going on in the Community
Southport Wresting Club
Southport Wrestling Club for Boys and Girls. Registration has begun. Age 4 through 6th grade. First practice is October 21st .
Register at an early registration date and gain access to a free 3-day wrestling clinic. Check us out online, or contact Coach Skinner for more information. askinner@perryschools.org
Jeremiah Gray Kindergarten Academy
Website: http://www.perryschools.org/jk/
Location: 5225 Gray Road, Indianapolis, IN, United States
Phone: (317) 782-2240
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JGKALittleGiants/
Twitter: @JGKAPrincipal