Patriot Family Gazette 12/10/2021

Patriot Nation,

We wrapped up a great week at Jack, with only one week left before our Winter Break! Our December STEM challenge has seen some very creative entries, and our first annual Polar Express Night was a huge success. Almost every station ran out of supplies because our attendance exceeded our expectations! We hope you enjoyed the opportunity to explore with your Patriot and hopefully take home a few keepsakes as well.

Our Polar Express Read-A-Thon ends on Wednesday. We have exceeded the $20,000 mark, which was rewarded with the fresh haircut live this Friday. We still have a few days left, so keep on logging those minutes and those donations! Our top readers and fundraisers received will be recognized next week!

Please don't forget we have early dismissal on Friday, December 17th. Car riders and walkers will be released at 12:30 and bus routes will run at 1:00.

Thanks again for all of the support and have a great weekend!

Brett Shelby

December

14- Spirit Night @Slim Chickens

15- Polar Express Ends at Midnight

16- Christmas Parties/Announce Polar Express Winners

17- last day of 2nd 9 weeks

17- Early dismissal 12:30pm

20- Jan. 2 Christmas Break

Please note that we will have early dismissal on Friday, December 17th. Our walkers and car riders will be released at 12:30 and the bus routes will run at 1:00. Also note that there will be NO BGC on this day! Thank you!

Our Jack PTA provides resources and opportunities for learning experiences, volunteering, and just plain fun! Please consider joining by going to http://www.jointpta.org. We love our amazing PTA and the support they provide for our Patriots!

• People who put first things first focus on the important, not just the urgent, act on priorities, plan weekly and act daily. You are putting first things first when you organize your time around the most important things and eliminate the unimportant.
  
  Ways to practice ‘Put First Things First’ at home:

• Talk with your family about your most important jobs or responsibilities, such as doing homework, making the bed, or taking out the garbage.

• Do your chores before being asked.

• Do the hardest part of your homework first.

• Think of something you’ve been putting off for a long time, like cleaning up your room or pumping up the flat tire on your bike. Go do it right now!

Below you will find the link to our handbook for our families. This will also be posted on our website. Please keep in mind that this handbook is a general guideline for our campus, and we also follow the TISD handbook for district guidelines.

We wanted to send out an advertisement about following us on Twitter @jacktylerisd and follow me @BSShelby! This is a great way to stay connected to the happenings here at Jack! Our educators are also encouraged to share what is going on in their classrooms using twitter so contact them to see if you can give them a follow! You can also follow us on Facebook, as we post updates frequently and weekly newsletters. Please encourage family members to join, as it is a great way to connect to the learning inside our building from afar!

January

TBA Teacher Treat Day

3- Acquisitions forms go out to faculty

3- Return from Christmas Break

3- 1st day of 3rd 9 weeks

TBA Spirit Night

12- KONA ICE

14- Acquisitions forms due to PTA

17- MLK Day NO SCHOOL

19- PTA Board Meeting 2pm

TBA Acquisitions committee meeting (before VOTE)

27- Math, Makers, and More!/General PTA Meeting 5:30pm

(Vote on Acquisitions and Nominating Committee Slate)

February (Counselor Appreciation)

2- Principal Meeting

9- Order and Distribute Acquisitions

9- KONA ICE

10- Student Early Release

11- NO SCHOOL/Winter Break

14-18 Lunch With a Loved One

TBA Spirit Night

TBA Teacher Treat Day

March

TBA Tyler ISD/PTA Council LITCON @ CTC, 6pm

2- Board Meeting 2pm

9- KONA ICE

11- Character/Science/Math Parades

11- last day of 3rd 9 weeks

14-18 Spring Break

TBA Spirit Night

21- 1st day of 4th 9 weeks

25- Book Fair Set Up

28- April 1 Book Fair

April

1- Book Fair Ends/pack-up

7- ArtWalk @ Fresh

TBA PTA Council Reflections Award Ceremony

4-8 Librarian Appreciation Week

TBA Spirit Night

13- KONA ICE

14- Early Release Day

15- GOOD Friday- No School

18-22 Administrative Professionals Week

18-22 Leadership Week (Living History TBA)

21/22- Leadership Day/Career Day

27- PTA Board Meeting 2pm

28- Leadership Night 5:30

May

2-6 Teacher Appreciation Week

2-6 STAAR Theme Week

4- Nurses Day

5- PTA General Meeting w/Kinder Showcase and Kinder roundup/5:30

5- Faculty Learning

TBA Spirit Night

TBA Jack Track: 4th and 5th grade

12, 17-20 STAAR Testing

18- PTA EOY Luncheon for Jack Staff

23-24- Field Day (Patriot Games)

26- Class Celebrations/EOY Celebrations

27- Last Day of School/Early Dismissal @ 1:30pm

27- last day of 4th 9 weeks