L/O/G/O W elcome to J enks W est E lementary Prekindergarten Information Meeting for the School Year

Campus configuration Enrollment- 1,964 PK through 4th grade One half day Pre-Kindergarten section (pending enrollment) 22 students maximum Early Childhood Certified Teacher along with Full time Early Childhood Assistant (ECA) in every classroom. Site Information…

School Safety is our FIRST Priority Campus Police School Emergency Response Team (SERT) Video Surveillance systems covering areas inside/outside all student buildings and parking areas Random drug/explosive K-9 sweeps at all school sites Anonymous , text or number to report any school threat or concern School Safety Training and Compliance Officer Pandemic Influenza Plan Safe Schools Committee at every school site LobbyGuard Commercial two-way radio system for Administrators and duty staff If you see something, hear something, SAY SOMETHING Anti-bullying programs incorporated into the curriculum at all grade levels Emergency Procedure Guide endorsed by all emergency response agencies that could respond to JPS District Emergency Operations and Continuity of Services Plans

The children eat in the cafeteria. Send lunch money to school with your child or pay online at: mylunchmoney.com (transaction fee applies) mylunchmoney.com Students may bring a lunch from home. Free/Reduced Lunch Forms will be available at Meet the Teacher in August. Full Day PK Lunch

Full Day PK - 8:15-3:00 p.m. Half-Day PK - 8:15-10:45 a.m. Grace Living Center Multiage – 8:50-3:25 p.m. Drop-off and pick-up times are 15 minutes before/after class. Schedules

PRE-KINDERGARTEN Curriculum All About ME (How We Express Ourselves) Family (Who We Are) Community (How We Organize Ourselves) Natural World (How the World Works) The early childhood program at JPS is child- oriented, family-focused fostering growth of the whole child.

Pre-Kindergarten Curriculum All About Me (Who We Are) Me Things I can Do My Feelings Healthy Habits My body/My Senses

International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program West Elementary is proud to share that we are in our second year of candidacy to become an International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Program (PYP). This is a multi-year journey with some exciting opportunities for our students and community.

So what does it mean for your child in my classroom this year? Organizing our work into 4 broad themes (Our first theme is How We Express Ourselves.) Engaging in developing understanding of central ideas (For this theme, we are going to be exploring how people express themselves in different ways.) You will continue to see inquiry experiences just as you have the past few years. You can still expect to see intense work with reading and writing workshop, EDM, STC science units, social studies and Spanish. Our classroom and site newsletters will reflect our continued work with IB.

Dramatic play Language development Mathematics Technology Science & Health Social Studies Creative/Motor Skills

Nice To Know Items… Backpacks should be large enough to hold folders. No wheels on backpacks. Always keep a change of clothes in your child’s backpack labeled with their name. Perseverance… LABEL with your child’s name clothes that are outerwear such as jackets, coats, sweaters, & sweatshirts.

Jenks West Adventure Club Jenks West Adventure Club is a curriculum based program providing a fun and an enriched learning environment for children before and after school. Our program is open 6:30 to 8:30 and 2:45 to 6:00. Located in building B, Room 101 Charlotte Stephens Jenks West Elementary Site Coordinator ext “On the West Side…Where Learning is an Adventure”

Parent Teacher Action Group - PTAG

These activities and others raise more than $67,000 each year to support the financial needs of our school: PTAG provides a Daily Agenda to all K-4 th grade students. PTAG supplies all classrooms with periodical subscriptions. PTAG pays for all K-4 th grade students to attend a field trip. PTAG provides all teachers with books and supplies. PTAG pays for 3 rd and 4 th grade state testing prep materials. PTAG also financially supports Project Westly, author visits, and staff appreciation activities. Get in the loop! Read the weekly blast (forwarded to you by your teacher each Monday) and located on our JWE website. Join us on facebook (JWE PTAG). PTAG annual membership is $10 per family

PTAG is a volunteer organization of parents, teachers, and administrators who work together to promote quality education for our children. JWE PTAG fundraisers include Box Top Collections, Scholastic Book Fairs, Off Campus (Dining Out) Nights, Family Bingo Night, Square 1 Art, and the JWE Jog-A-Thon! Parent Teacher Action Group - PTAG

School Supply Packets are on sale NOW! Pre-K Half Day Packets are $45 / Pre-K Full Day and all other packets are $50 and include a rest mat. Submit paper order form by June 12. Paper order forms are available in building offices upon request and are due May 29. There will be a LIMITED number of packets available at Meet the Teacher in August (additional $10 per pack). These will be on a first come, first serve basis. NO guarantees and NO additional orders will be made. Teachers LOVE the school supply packs! The supplies are collected by your child’s teacher and used in the classroom as community property. This information found on our JWE website.

Order School Supplies

Important Dates for the School Year Back to School Post Cards sent early August Meet the Teacher - Monday, August 17 Invitation by family last name as follows: (A-L) 11:00-2:00p.m. (M-Z) 4:00-7:00 p.m. Please feel free to come either time if your scheduled time will not work. Pre-K Transition Days August 19 th & 20 th Regular School Day begins for Pre-K on August 21st

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L/O/G/O Thank you for attending.