Jaguar News
9/23/19
Rock Your School Day!
This year, we are merging family groups into 6 different teams, connected to our themes of potential, bravery, resilience, appreciation, creativity, and confidence. Each group has a team color and a group of 5-8 adults working closely with them. The goal is to meet monthly, and increase the amount of positive adult/student connections across the building. Real learning happens when our students feel connected and engaged. Stay tuned for pictures from our first Dream Team meetings in October.
Evening Events Clarification
I've heard from some of you that you were uninformed about our plan to combine our Back to School Night with Meet the Teacher Night, or were unable to attend due to work schedules. I apologize for this hardship. Communication around this change started in the spring when I discussed it a coffee chat in May. I added information into a spring newsletter since many families can't make it to a morning coffee chat, and also in my letter that went home to families from HSD in July (a big packet sent from district). My hope was that with at least a month's notice, most families would be able to get off a little early to make it before 6pm. For next year, we have discussed moving the Ice Cream Social back from 4-6 to 5-7. Since this is a drop in event, and you won't need to attend the full time, and hopefully this will work for more families.
Family involvement is a key to success for our students. Our reason behind not having a Back to School night, is as a staff, we have 3 required night events per year allowed by the licensed contract. Since most of the Back to School information is easily sent home through electronic communication, and parents can sometimes spend the 2 weeks prior to Back to School night emailing and asking questions, we thought we would start the year off getting you the information you need right away. We spent our teacher planning time in June organizing materials to send home at the Ice Cream Social night, so they are ready to go. Please reach out to your child's teacher if you have not received communication about the year. This year we hope you will join us at our remaining 2 night events, our new Math night happening in January, and our Culture night in the spring.
Congratulations to our first positive office referral winners!
Fun Run 10/9
Walk or Roll to School Day 10/2
Our student council members will be at the parking lot entrances with prizes and Jag Tags for the students who participate. If your student rides the bus, they can still participate. We will have volunteers meet them at the bus to assist them in a walk around the track before they start their day. Thank you in advance for your participation.
Coffee Chat 10/4 (DATE CHANGE)
Upcoming Dates to Remember
10/1- Positive T-shirt Tuesday
10/2- Walk or Roll to School Day
10/4- Coffee Chat @ 8:00 AM
10/9- Fun Run
10/10-10/11- No School
Robotics Information Night (5th/6th Grade)
Wednesday, Sep 25, 2019, 06:00 PM
Jackson Elementary School, Northeast Estate Drive, Hillsboro, OR, USA
Communication
Email: gutierrk@hsd.k12.or.us
Website: https://www.hsd.k12.or.us/jackson
Phone: 503-844-1670
Twitter: @jkesprincipal