PTA Weekly Digest

PTA WEEKLY DIGEST - 5/12/19

SPRING BOX TOPS CONTEST MAY 6-24
It’s box tops submission time! The final Box Tops contest of the year begins Monday, May 6th. The GRADE that submits the most Box Tops per student will win class doughnut parties thanks to Krispy Kreme in Rockville! You can tape or glue your Box Tops to a collection sheet (one should have come home Thursday or Friday) or you can submit your Box Tops in a zip top bag.

DINE OUT for D.I.!!!
Help the 4th Grade JONES LANE JAGUARS roar their way to DESTINATION IMAGINATION GLOBAL FINALS in Kansas City!
Tuesday, May 14th from 5pm-9pm at Ledo Pizza, Travilah Square, (301) 424-2700
Dine in or carry out. Please mention “Jones Lane DI” when you order. The team will receive 20% of sales. All funds raised will go towards tournament registration fees. For more information about Destination Imagination and Global Finals, you can check out this link: https://www.globalfinals.org/

JLES PTA COMMUNITY NIGHT OUT AT PANERA – MONDAY, MAY 20TH!
JLES PTA Community Night Out - Eat in, meet your friends, or get dinner to go at the Kentlands Panera on Monday, May 20th between 6:00 and 9:00 PM. Mention JLES PTA when ordering and Panera will donate a percentage of sales to JLES PTA.

ONLINE SAFETY PRESENTATION AT THURGOOD MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
The program, entitled Innocence Stolen: Protecting Our Children Online, is a multimedia presentation that provides parents and with the necessary information to keep children safe on the internet. The presentation informs adults about how best to protect young people from negative and criminal influences online. The program provides prevention and intervention strategies and internet safety resources. Specific topics include social networking, cyber bullying, sexting, and internet predators. This presentation was sponsored by MCPS for school counselors.
The presentation was created by Vincent DeVivo, Community Outreach Specialist, United States Attorney’s Office, District of Maryland.
Free at Thurgood Marshall ES, 12260 McDonald Chapel Drive, Gaithersburg, on Tuesday, May 21 from 7-9pm.

JAGFEST—VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
JagFest is right around the corner and we are in need of both student and parent volunteers to help ensure the night is a success and memorable for our kids as they celebrate completion of their school year. Please take a moment to review the Sign-up Genius link for volunteer opportunities (SSL hours are available for students!) and SHARE this with others you know who may be willing to help out.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040f4ea5ab2ca64-jagfest
If you have any questions or concerns about volunteering, contact Nicole Boston at ntestaboston@gmail.com. Thanks for helping to make this a great event!
As a reminder, Jagfest is Friday May 31st, from 5-8pm. Pre-order forms for Admission and Teacher Raffle tickets will be coming home in your child's folder in the coming weeks. Save yourself time at Jagfest and purchase them in advance.  Admission is $5/person (2yrs old+) with a maximum of $20/family.
Teacher Raffle Tickets are $1/ticket in advance. They go up to $2/ticket at Jagfest.
Gift/Basket Raffle tickets (new this year, instead of Silent Auction) can be purchased at Jagfest with cash, check or credit card.  $1/ticket; 12 for $10; 25 for $20
Looking forward to seeing you at JAGFEST!

TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK THANK YOU
Thank you SO much to all the families that donated food items, gift cards or time this past week. It was a great week!! The meals and small gestures were a huge hit amongst the staff. We also want to thank the families that participated in the individual theme days this week. The teachers were overwhelmed with all the kindness their students showed. Thank you so much for stepping up and making this a great week for our staff!

ONE BOARD POSITION STILL VACANT—PLEASE HELP!
We are still looking for people to fill the Vice President PTA Board Position. We have volunteers for all of our board positions except the VP. Please nominate a friend or raise your own hand by emailing Jen Legge at president.jlespta@gmail.com. If anyone is considering a job, call Jen at 301-233-3861 for more information. It's not as scary as you're imagining! Stacy does an amazing job, but she does SOOO much more than the VP position requires!! The job description is below.
Vice President - Presides at monthly PTA meetings if Jen isn't available (Jen didn't miss at all this year, and hopes to keep that record going), serves as an aide to the President (more true in year 2, when the President is new and the VP has experience), oversees all committee related programs and events (but if we don't have chairs, we don't have events - you are NOT responsible for making things happen), and manages the PTA calendar (typically set over the summer and not varying much after that) and marquee updates (easy-peasy).

PANDA PROGRAMMER - AFTER SCHOOL AT JLES
One last time to expose your child to the fun world of computer coding with Panda Programmer before the school year ends. Panda Programmer offers six week session of computer coding on Thursday afternoons at Jones Lane Elementary School. Classes are held from 3:25 pm to 5:25 pm. Sign up soon. Space is available in current session that runs until May 23rd and a short session will be held from May 30rd through June 13th.

COMMITTEE POSITIONS FOR 2019-2020
Some committee positions are opening up because we have families matriculating out of Jones Lane. If you are interested in helping with a committee but aren't sure what might be good for you, please feel free to email Stacy at VicePresident.JLESPTA@gmail.com.
We are anxious to fill our Membership Coordinator position soon so they can get familiar with the A to Z platform and help set up a few emails to go out over the summer to initiate membership renewals. Interested? This is a good position for someone who wants to contribute but prefers to work from home. Stay tuned for a full list of open positions in upcoming communications.

WAYS TO HELP JONES LANE ELEMENTARY
Amazon.com: go to https://smile.amazon.com, register with "Jones Lane Elementary-Montgomery" and shop through Smile!
“Box Tops for Education”: Collect and send them to school with your child throughout the year to count towards the February and May contests.
Giant: go to https://giantfood.com/school-rewards/, log in, and select school code #00809.
Harris Teeter: go to https://www.harristeeter.com/together-in-education, log in, and select school code #1131. You can also link to JLES at the store register.