Can't wait to celebrate with our families!
Lots happening at JES this month!
Note one change: the Polar Express Day for 1st grade students will now be on Wednesday, Dec. 20th!
Tomorrow, Tuesday, November 28th is an early release day. School ends at 12:35.
Fifth grade had a visit from a national park ranger at Yellowstone park. We talked about the parks, ecosystem and different animals in their adaptations. We also received a brief history of the park, and learned about some of its landforms.
JES was honored today with a donation to our agriculture program. Ms, Briana DeGeyter has been working hard to bring in valuable lessons for our students on the importance of sustainability and animal science. We are proud of the progress she is making and we are completely humbled that the Rotary Club noticed, too. Their donation will help bring in much needed supplies and curriculum for teaching. Thank you so much Interlachen Rotary.
Robert H. Jenkin's Elementary is having a Thanksgiving Food Drive. We are collecting unparrishable foods to give to families in need this holiday season. All donations are due Wednesday, November 15, 2023. Please help us help others.
To all of our JES families:
Please remember there is no school on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. All schools will be closed in observance of Veteran's Day. Please have a safe 3-day weekend.
Please join us in helping those who may need an uplifting this holiday season.
As we are getting close to the halfway point, of the 2nd 9-weeks, our attendance has dropped. The goal for this 9-weeks is to reach 92%. Please look at the chart below to see what it means to miss even 10 minutes of class.
Attend Today! Achieve Tomorrow!
Overall Attendance was down last week, with many classes in the 70's and 80's. remember, our quarter 2 goal is 92%. Our next attendance reward is an ugly sweater party and cookie decorating on December 21, 2023. We can do this!
Attend today! Achieve tomorrow! Show up to RISE up!
Looking forward to seeing all of our students at school tomorrow! Remember, 🚫NO🚫 costumes.
🚨Tomorrow is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day we will have three local drop-off locations in our area, open from 10AM to 2PM:
Interlachen Location: TMT Auto Clinic, 1117 SR-20
Crescent City Location: Winn-Dixie, 1115 N. Summit Street
Palatka Location: HCA Putnam, 611 Zeagler Drive
Unsecured, unused or expired prescription medications can lead to accidents, misuse, addiction, and pose serious risks to our students. We would like to encourage parents and guardians to: Locate and securely store their medications at home, ensuring they are out of reach of children and adolescents & Identify and dispose of any medications that are unwanted or have expired dates.
Our Glow Party for our Quarter 1 Attendance Award was a huge success! The goal for quarter 1 was to improve our attendance from 88% to 90%. The school came in at 90.6% for the daily average attendance. The quarter 2 goal will be more difficult and we will need everyone's help to achieve it. For the second quarter, the school must improve our attendance from 90.6% to 92%. The reward for students will be an ugly sweater party along with cookie decorating on December 21, 2023. We can do this! Remember, Attend Today, Achieve Tomorrow! We must show up to RISE up!
Robert H. Jenkins Elementary has met its first-quarter attendance goal of 90.6%. Students will have a glow party tomorrow, October 24, 2023! Come and get your glow on!
2nd Quarter Goal: 92% Attend Today. Achieve Tomorrow.
We are still in need of candy for the Fall Festival Friday. The Fall Festival will take place on Friday, October 27, 2023, during your child's specials. All donations will need to be turned in to Mrs. Coleman in the front office. Thank you for your support.
JES Robotics Club had a FirstLego League practice event at Browning-Pearce Elementary school today. We are thankful for this opportunity that our district organized for Robotics teams in Putnam County Schools. We are also thankful for these supportive RoboRams parents to let these wonderful students attend & drive all the way to bring them on Saturday!
Monday is just around the corner and we would love to have all of our kids wearing as much red as they can. "I am red-y to stay drug free!" is our theme for Monday. As we begin our promotion of Red Ribbon Week 2023, we want to encourage our families to talk with their children of all ages. Each conversation needs to be age appropriate. While we always promote drug free expectations in our schools, we know our children are exposed to so much. Please join us in being proactive by talking with your child. Support all the activities this week revolving around Red Ribbon Week.
"It’s Better to Talk Before Children Are Exposed to Alcohol and Other Drugs"
If you talk to your kids directly and honestly, they are more likely to respect your rules and advice about alcohol and drug use. When parents talk with their children early and often about alcohol and other drugs, they can protect their children from many of the high-risk behaviors associated with using these drugs. (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2022).
Our first 9- weeks came with new beginnings, lessons, goal setting and more. At JES, we are proud to announce our school met the first 9-weeks goal of achieving 3000 points in Accelerated Reader. Because of this, we added a dress up day to our Red Ribbon Week. On Friday, Oct. 27th, all students and staff can dress like their favorite book character.
Please remember, no masks and of course no hoods that cover the face.
*just a reminder, we will not be wearing costumes on Oct 31.
We had our 1st 9-weeks Terrific Kid Ceremony sponsored by our fantastic Kiwanis of Palatka. This is their 30th year and we are always so very grateful for the recognition our students get.
If you missed the ceremony, you can find it on the school district's YouTube channel at
https://youtube.com/live/TiPcYkiHLds
We are proud to announce that we have met our quarter 1 attendance goal of 90%. The average daily attendance for the first 9 weeks was 90.6%. To celebrate this accomplishment, Jenkins Elementary will host a glow party for all students on October 24, 2023, during the early release day.
Our quarter 2 goal will be 92%. Remember Rams, we must show up to RISE up. Attend today! Achieve Tomorrow!
