JIES PTA Newsletter - January, 2020
Greetings!
It's hard to believe the year is already halfway over! We have a lot of great activities planned for this spring that we hope you'll participate in. Keep an eye out for information about our upcoming Talent Showcase, Yard Sale, and Spring Fling.

The PTA board is looking for ideas on ways to spend our surplus income from this year and last. Thanks to all our awesome parents we have additional funding we would like to put back into the school in a big way. Let us know if you have any ideas about this! Dream big- playground equipment, improvements to the stage/multipurpose room, classroom furniture/supplies - what are your thoughts and ideas? Email jiespta@gmail.com.

A quick note from Nurse Meredith - The nurse's office is in dire need of pants or leggings for girls and boys sizes 6, 7, and 8. If you have any gently used items in these sizes, please bring them into the front office.

Have a great weekend, everyone!

Emily Wilhoit
JIES PTA President
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Publix Baked Goods Donation Day
Thanks to our very generous friends at Publix, James Island Elementary receives all of the new store's day-old baked goods every TUESDAY morning. This includes fresh baked breads, donuts, cakes, and other treats. These items are placed in the front entryway of the school every Tuesday morning. Families can come pick up these free goods throughout the day. First-come-first serve.

Be sure to attach your Publix account to the school to give back every time you shop. www.publix.com
Talent Showcase
Talent Showcase Auditions are scheduled for Tuesday, January 28th. CD-2nd grades will be seen between 3:00-4:30. 3rd-5th grades will be seen between 4:30-6:00. Be sure to read the Participation Guidelines before sending in your audition application ( DUE January 23rd!).

We're also looking for a few responsible 4th and 5th graders to participate as stagehands. See attachment for details.

Volunteer
We are regularly looking for volunteers to help coordinate, plan, and execute events and activities. Keep an eye out for SignUp Genius emails asking for volunteers for specific activities or items. If you would like to be more heavily involved and are interested in joining one of the following planning committees, please contact the PTA at jiespta@gmail.com and let us know! We need additional committee members for the following events:

Sponsorships
Talent Show
Yard Sale(s)
Spring Fling
Teacher Appreciation
Feed the Teachers
Duty-Free Lunch
School Improvement Council
The School Improvement Council (SIC) is a state mandated group is made up of parents, teachers, and community members and works to "advise the principal and school on ways to achieve school improvement and provide awareness of advocacy matters that impact public education." We here at the PTA are big fans of the School Improvement Council and hope many of you will consider joining. Together we can do great things for our school!
The next School Improvement Council meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 5th at 3:30pm. All are welcome to attend.
Upcoming Events
  • Jan 17 - Early Release (12:25)
  • Jan 17 - Teacher Lunch
  • Jan 20 - No School
  • Jan 23 - Talent Showcase audition and stagehand applications DUE
  • Jan 24 - 2nd 9 weeks awards ceremonies
  • Jan 28 - Talent Showcase Auditions
  • Jan 31 - CFA chicken biscuits for sale in the car rider line. 6:50-7:20
  • Feb 5 - School Improvement Council meeting
Uniform Exchange
Do you have clothing items your kids can no longer wear? Does someone in your household need long sleeves or more pants? Let us help! We are always accepting items and always have plenty to share. Please bring GENTLY USED uniform appropriate clothing to the front office. No socks or accessories.

Contact
If you like Facebook, please also consider joining the James Island Elementary School Community Group, which is separate from the official PTA page linked above. This is a closed group that helps connect JIES parents and friends.
FREE ways to contribute to the PTA
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Click this button to view the current Classroom Wish Lists. Be sure to scroll down to view them all. They are sorted by grade with Special Area teachers following 5th grade.