Fall Conferences: Monday-Wednesday, October 12-14

Principals’ Notes-October, 2015

Important October dates: JWE Jog-a-thon: Thursday, October 1 Fall Conferences: Monday-Wednesday, October 12-14 Fall Break: Wednesday-Friday, October 14-16 Can Food Drive: This will run October 19th-30th (More information to follow) PTAG Meeting: Tuesday, October 20th at 12:00 in Commons A Jenks Joggers: Tuesday after school, last day is October 27th for fall session Late Start Extended Collaboration: October 29 School Picture Retakes: November 5 A Night of Wonder/Book Fair: November 9, 10, 12, 16 (See details below.)

Jenks West Jog-a-Thon: Our Jenks West Jog-a-Thon is coming up on Thursday, October 1st. We are thrilled with the community support and sponsorship this event has generated so far. All PK-4th grade students and staff will receive a free Jenks West Jog-a-Thon t-shirt to wear the day of the event. However, we need YOUR SUPPORT with donations. 100% OF DONATIONS GO DIRECTLY BACK TO PTAG TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS!!!! While ANY donation is appreciated, a donation of $30.00 per family is suggested in helping us reach our goal this year. As a reminder, this is our big fundraising event for the year!

While checks and cash are always welcomed, we have a new on-line link to our website for Jog-a- Thon donations. THE ONLINE LINK WILL CLOSE AT 6:00 A.M. FRIDAY MORNING (OCTOBER 2). CHECKS WILL CONTINUE TO BE ACCEPTED FRIDAY MORNING AS SCHOOL BEGINS. https://ok-jenks.intouchreceipting.com/signin.aspx Parents: Parents can use the student ID as the username and the student last name as the password. When student name pops up, choose “items at student’s school”. Click on “Jog-A- Thon Donations” link. Guest Users: There is also a link for guest users (grandparents, aunts/uncles, friends, etc.) to create a login on the sign-in page. Once a guest logs in, they choose “Items At All Schools”, click on “Elementary School”, Click on “Jenks West Elementary School”, and then click on Jog- A-Thon Donations.

Fall Conferences: If you have not already scheduled a time to meet with your child’s teacher, please do so. This is a great time for you to hear about how your child is progressing with reading, writing and mathematics. Conferences are generally scheduled the week of October 12-14 (including the evening of Tuesday, October 13th until 7:00pm).

Parental Input for Strategic Planning: Every three years, Jenks Public Schools conducts a strategic planning process to identify the district’s goals and strategic objectives. 2016 is the beginning of a new three-year cycle, and we want your feedback as the Board of Education and district administrators study our current levels of performance and look toward setting new goals for the future. During parent-teacher conferences, please look for a series of posters in our building entrances. These posters will ask you to identify Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats for Jenks Public Schools. Strengths and Weaknesses are internal characteristics of our district, while Opportunities and Threats are things that exist externally that could affect the district. Later this year, employees and other community members will be invited to provide input as well, and the results of this “SWOT” Analysis will be presented to the school board for use in formulating the new district goals. Thanks in advance for your contribution to the continuous improvement of Jenks Public Schools. A Night of Wonder: Please mark your calendars and plan to join us for our upcoming West Elementary, NIghts of Wonder (See dates/building schedules below.) You will be able to visit our Book Fair and choose sessions in which you are most interested to attend. Teachers will be teaming up to present various options. For now, SAVE THE DATES BELOW. More details to follow!

Monday, November 9- Building D (K-2 Families) from 6-7:15 p.m Tuesday, November 10-Building A (K-2 Families) from 6-7:15 p.m Thursday, November 12-Building F (3rd-4th Families) from 6-7:15 p.m Monday, November 16-Building B (PK Families) from 6-7:15 p.m

School Pictures: The website for online picture orders will be open through Wednesday, September 30th. Please visit mylifetouch.com and enter picture day ID TU015684YO. A proof will be provided for parents to view if they want to place an order after Wednesday, September 30th. Lifetouch will charge a $7.50 processing fee for late orders placed from the proof. Ordering a picture packet from the proof is strictly optional. Retakes are scheduled Thursday, November 5, 2015. If a family prefers not to order online, paper copies are available at each of the building offices.

For service or questions with Lifetouch, please call 918-274-7047.

PTAG Meeting; Our next PTAG meeting is Tuesday, October 20th at noon in the building A commons. Please feel free to bring a brown bag lunch and join us!

Thank You to all of the volunteers that helped with pictures, Jog-A-Thon and vision screenings this month! We could not do it without you!

Suzanne Lair, Site and Building B Principal, ext. 5600 Jazzman Peaden, Building A Principal, ext. 5651 Angela Hobson, Building D Principal, ext. 5621 Kim Kittelson, Building F Principal, ext. 6101