L/O/G/O Welcome to Jenks West Elementary Prekindergarten Information Meeting for the School Year

Campus configuration Enrollment- 1,975 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…

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 (Who We Are) Family (How We Express Ourselves 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

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 103 Charlotte Stephens Jenks West Elementary Site Coordinator ext “On the West Side…Where Learning is an Adventure”

Parent Teacher Action Group - PTAG

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

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

Parent Teacher Action Group - PTAG School Supply Packets are on sale NOW! Pre-K Half Day Packets are $35 / Pre-K Full Day and all other packets are $45 Submit paper order form and payment to teachers or office by Friday, May 23 rd Order online until June 15 th 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. Nap Mats for Full Day Pre-K are $10 This information found on our JWE website.

Important Dates for the School Year Back to School Post Cards sent early August Meet the Teacher 3:00-6:00p.m. invitation by family last name as follows: August 13 th & August 14 th (A-L) (M-Z) 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.