May 2018 Jeanette Murphy, Principal Jennifer Sparks, Assistant Principal Donny Hoessler, Assistant Principal 2316 Race Track Rd., St. Johns, FL 32259 Phone: 904-547-7980 Fax: 904-547-7985 www-jce.stjohns.k12.fl.us Principal s Corner : This school year has flown by! We have so much to celebrate and so much to look forward to. Our Battle of the Books team will battle it out against other elementary schools on May 8 th using their knowledge of great reads. We also want to celebrate several of our students for setting goals, working hard, and achieving them: Paolo Passalacqua for representing JCE in this year s district speech contest. Table of Contents Anti-Bullying Info. page 1 Arts Alive Evening page 4 Business Partner Info page 5 Calendar page 2 Clinic Information page 3 General Information page 3 JCES Clubs & Activities page 2 JCES Events and News page 2 Lunch Menu page 3 Principal s Letter page 1 Running of the Knights page 6 Summer Camps page 2 Katelynn Crooms, Isabella Cardenas, & Sydney Cronin will be representing JCE in the STEM Fair. Shubham Kale will be representing JCE in the Scholastic National Chess Championship. We are very proud of our students! JCE continues with our traditional events this month with the Variety Show May 2 nd @ 6:30 and Evening of Fine Arts & Parent Book Fair Night May 8 th @ 6:30. These are both amazing events showcasing our students artistic talents. During the last week of school, our 5 th grade class will visit Universal Studios, sign yearbooks, walk at their promotion ceremony, and finally walk the Jaguar halls for the very last time while the entire school cheers for them and wishes them well. We will miss them very much. This has been a fantastic year full of celebrations, academic growth, and strong traditions. As always, thank you for your continued support and trusting us with your precious kiddos. We love them very much! Enjoy the summer and see you in the 2018-19 school year. Jeanette Murphy Please visit this page on the district website http://www.stjohns.k12.fl.us/sdfs/student/ to learn more about Bullying Prevention & Reporting. Here is a link to the Bullying or Harassment Reporting Form: http://www.stjohns.k12.fl.us/sdfs/wp-content/uploads/sites/67/2015/02/updated- Elementary-Reporting-Form-2014.pdf page 1
Calendar of UPCOMING EVENTS Reminder early dismissal Wed. at 1:50 May 2 Variety Show 6:30pm 2 Last Day to Check Out Books from Media Ctr. 2-9 Spring Book Fair 4 Goodwill Bag It Up! 8 Battle of the Books 8 SAC Meeting 3:30 pm 8 PTO Meeting 6:00pm 8 Evening of the Fine Arts/Parent Night at Book Fair 6:30pm-8:00pm 9 All Books Due to Media Center 23 5th Grade Promotion at CHS 6:00 pm 24 Last Day for Students 1:50 dismissal August 10 First Day of the 2018-2019 School Year Please check the school calendar on the website often for additional dates and resource schedule. JCES Clubs and Activities Music News: Music End of Course Exam Study Guide : There is a study guide for the Music End of Course Exam for grades 2 5 located on Mrs. Isabelle s website. Summer Band Camp Opportunity: All current 3 rd, 4 th, and 5 th graders who are planning on participating in Beginning Band next year either at JCE or Fruit Cove Middle School, can participate in Mr. Izzy s Sumer Band Camp held at Fruit Cove Middle School from June 4 th 7 th! If interested your child may get a flier from Mrs. Isabelle. JCES Events and News JCE is trying to create a STEM lab for next school year and is asking for donations of used Legos! Legos will be used for engineering projects in the STEM lab. Donations can be dropped off in the JCE front office. Thank you!! Yearbook Sales have concluded. Thank you to everyone who ordered one. Yearbooks will be delivered the week of May 14 th. Summer Camps BeaTPAC Performing Arts Camp 2018: Under the Big Top June 18th-22nd, 25th-29th At Creekside High School Registration is now open at Beatpac.com. Space is limited so sign up today! SPMS BASKETBALL CAMP Switzerland Point Middle School will be hosting its Annual Summer Basketball Camp for boys & girls ages 6 14. The camp will have three one week sessions June 4 June 29, 2018. This is a fun filled camp where Teaching Never Stops. Don t be left out of this year s camp because the camp fills up fast. Please check your child s school for a brochure or the website at Switzerland Point Middle School. Questions/concerns, please call or email Coach Singleton (Terrance.singleton@stjohns.k12.fl.us) at 287-2626 or 547-8650. Knights Next Generation Volleyball Camp June 25 28 from 9:00am Noon Open to girls in 4th 8th grades Where: Creekside High School Cost: $120 including volleyball Register online at KNGVolleyball.com or by contacting Megan Bowers at 904-545-2140. 2018 All-Sports Camp at Bartram Trail High School Open to boys and girls in grades 1 through 8. Seven sessions available throughout the summer. Sign up online at https://www.schoolpay.com/parent/mip/ Mc7V page 2
General Information Tuesday, May 1/15 Mini Corn Dogs OR Mini Cheese Ravioli OR Nacho Lil Bites Wednesday, May 2/16 Cheese Pizza OR Thursday, May 3/17 Cheeseburger OR Chicken Sandwich OR Friday, May 4/18 OR Hot Dog OR Max Cheese Sticks Monday, May 7/21 Chicken Quesadilla OR Max Cheese Sticks OR Tuesday, May 8/22 Cheese Calzonettes OR Chicken Sandwich OR Mini Corn Dogs Wednesday, May 9/23 OR Cheese Pizza Thursday, May 10/24 Pasta & Meatballs OR Hot Dog OR Friday, May 11 BBQ Chicken OR Cheeseburger OR Mini Corn Dogs Monday, May 14 Mac & Cheese OR BBQ Chicken Max Snax OR Mondays: Cookies 35 (limit 2) Curly Fries $1.00 Wednesdays: Papa Johns $1.85 Fridays: Ice Cream $1.00 Teresa Butrimas, Manager (904)-547-8000 Attention Parents of Rising 6th Graders: Fruit Cove Middle School is looking for volunteers to help on their PTO Board. If you are interested please contact their PTO President, Elisa Albo, at Elisa.Albo@aol.com. Jaguar Café News As the final day of the school year approaches please take the time to check on your student s lunch account. End-of-year balances will roll over to the next school year. Please log into paypams.com for free account balance and purchase history information. For a small fee, money can be added to your student s account via credit card on paypams.com. You may always send in cash or check with your student(s) for their lunch account. Balance due letters are sent home on Tuesdays, and emails are sent out Thursday mornings. Have a fun summer! FREE Asthma Workshop being offered by the Community Asthma Partnership/Wolfson Children s Hospital. Workshops are being offered throughout April, May and June to educate families on how to effectively manage their child s asthma. Evening and morning sessions are available. Call (904)202-5132 for location information and to RSVP. Clinic News End-of-School-Year Clinic Request: All m edications should be picked up from the clinic by noon on Friday, May 25th. School policy does not allow for medication to remain in the school over the summer. It is important that you make arrangements to pick up your child s medication since medications may not go home with the student. Any medication left in the clinic after Friday, May 25th will be discarded according to policy. 2018-2019 School Year: For your convenience, the clinic w ill be open beginning Wednesday, August 8th to accept your child s medication and completed medication forms. Please see the school website for links to the required medication forms. While you are out buying school supplies this summer please keep in mind that the clinic can always use: Snack-size ziplock bags Quart-size ziplock bags Flushable wipes Band aids (non-latex and non-antibacterial) New boys and girls underwear, sizes 4, 5 and 6 Please call the school clinic at 547-7978 if you have any questions. page 3
Tuesday, May 8 th from 6:30 8:00PM Special performance by our Third Grade Recorder group at 6:30 pm and Jumpin Jaguars at 7:00 pm at the amphitheater. Enjoy fabulous Kindergarten through 5 th grade artwork on display throughout the school. Cookie Social open house in the cafetorium. We need your help! If you are able to volunteer in helping display student art work or help out at the Book Fair, we would really love to have your assistance! Yes! I would like to help with the JCE Art Show, & Cookie Social Help with preparations (sort/matte artwork no experience necessary!) You can come to the art room starting Today, and every day, as there will be lots to do! Name Phone # Email Student Name Teacher/Grade page 4
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