March is a busy month, and the end of the year is rapidly approaching! Be on the lookout for information coming home with your student regarding

our Fund Run taking place on March 28th. If you are interested in

volunteering to help out between 8:20am and 12:00pm, please contact

Alexis at alexis.imperial@gmail.com.

We will be holding Kindergarten Round Up on Wednesday, March 14th

from 3:30 to 5:00pm. This is an event for both parents and incoming

Transitional Kindergarten/Kindergarten students to attend. Parents will

attend an orientation about the TK/Kinder program, the school, and the

registration process, while the students will meet with the kindergarten

teachers and be assessed for kindergarten readiness. Those in attendance

will be eligible to pick up a priority registration packet. Registration Packets

will become available to everyone on Thursday, March 15th. If you have any

questions, please contact the office at 209-833-9300.

Spring GATE testing is taking place on Tuesday, March 20th. If you

have a 2nd, 3rd, or 4th grade student, and you are interested in having them

assessed for GATE, please fill out the application accessible via the

following link. Applications are due Friday, March 9th.

https://www.jeffersonschooldistrict.com/site/default.aspx?pageid=53

Mrs. Stroup

Monticello

News

March 5, 2018

Principal’s Message…

MONTICELLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1001 Cambridge Place Emily Stroup, Principal Tracy, CA 95377 Andrea Pedigo, Secretary 209-833-9300 Julie Cockerham, Clerk FAX: 209-833-9317 jeffersonschooldistrict.com

UPCOMING EVENTS:

March 6th – 7th

Star Lab

March 7th

Report Cards go home

March 9th

Jaguar Den Open

GATE Applications due

March 11th

Daylight Savings Time

March 13th

Board Meeting @ 6:30pm

March 14th

TK & Kindergarten RoundUp @ 3:30-5:00pm in Multipurpose Room

March 20th

GATE testing after school

March 29th

JSD Nurse at the DO for TB Assessment @ 3:00-4:00pm

March 30th - April 6th

NO SCHOOL – SPRING BREAK

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JSD SCHOOL NURSE

For the remainder of the school year, as of this month – February 22nd – Nurse Tina will be doing the TB Questionnaire Assessment the last Thursday (instead of Wednesdays) of every month.

Drop by anytime between 3:00 pm and 4:00 pm at the Student Services Building.

GOOD DEED CERTIFICATE STUDENTS

Congratulation’s for doing “GREAT” Deeds!

Kennedy Ramirez

Travis Edwards

Mahie Pereza Santos

Oliver Stacey

CAFETERIA MENU

March 5th ~ March 9th

Monday - Bean & Cheese Burrito Chicken Smackers Sun Butter & Jelly Sandwich Tuesday - Mini Cheeseburgers

Cheese Breadsticks w/Marinara Sauce Sun Butter & Jelly Sandwich

Wednesday – Chicken Corndog Cheese Calzone Sun Butter & Jelly Sandwich Thursday - Orange Chicken w/Rice Taco Nada

Sun Butter & Jelly Sandwich

Friday - Dominos Pepperoni Pizza Dominos Cheese Pizza Sun Butter & Jelly Sandwich

MARCH 7th – 8th

MJPFA NEWS

Save the date! Our annual MJPFA Super Fund Run is on the calendar for Wednesday, March 28th! We are in need of parent volunteers to help us anytime between 8:20am – 12:00pm. If you can spare an hour to two to help, it would be greatly appreciated! Please contact Alexis at alexis.imperial@gmail.com.

Our Menchie’s for Melanie fundraiser helped raise $171.09 for Jefferson student Melanie Couch & her family. Thanks to all of you who came out & showed some love for Melanie during this difficult time. Your support means so much!

WOW! Thanks for turning in 3,127 Box Tops, Jaguars! You rock! At a dime a piece, you helped us score some major cash for our schools!

MARCH 9TH JAGUAR DEN OPEN During

lunch recess

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The importance of daily school attendance must start at home, stressing the value of a consistent

educational experience. It is vital for the Jefferson School District to build on this value, maintaining

an essential partnership between school and home, to ensure punctual daily school attendance is a

priority. Absent work completed at home is not a sufficient substitute for the quality instructions

received while present in class.

Should your child need to be absent, California Education Code allows EXCUSED absences for the

following reasons:

Illness Medical/Dental Appointment Quarantine Funeral of Family Member To spend time with student’s immediate family member who is an active duty member of the

uniformed services.

Participation in religious exercise

Please call the school at 209-833-9300 if your child is absent for ANY REASON.

The parent/guardian of the student must phone or send a note to clear any of these excused absences.

The answering machine is activated after school hours for your convenience, and is checked at the

start of the next school day. Failure to excuse your students’ absence will result in a recorded

truancy on the student’s permanent record.

Being absent for any of the following reasons will result in an UNEXCUSED absence:

Personal Days Going shopping Visiting Relatives Student’s Birthday Oversleeping Childcare by the student at home

Car Trouble Vacation Family moving from one home to

another

Cutting school

Education Code 4820: Students shall be classified as truant if absent from school without a valid

excuse three full days in one school year, or tardy or absent for more than any 30-minute period

during the school day without a valid excuse on three occasions in one school year, or any

combination thereof. Such students shall be reported to the Superintendent or designee. (Education

Code 48260)

Jaguar Den Schedule

2017 – 2018

(Store will be open during lunch hours only-

All items will be delivered to your classroom same day)

February 2nd

February 16th

March 9th

March 23rd

April 27th

May 11th

May 25th

Come join us for the

Jefferson 4-H

57TH Annual Spaghetti & Tri Tip Dinner

Saturday,

March 24, 2018

4:30-7:30

Tom Hawkins Elementary School

475 Darlene Lane

Silent Auction @ 4:30pm

Live Auction@ 5:30pm

Take Out Available

Dinner $14.00

Children under 5 years eat free

For tickets or questions call

Marlene Hokanson

(209) 814-7032

GATE – OLSAT Testing

Spring 2018 GATE Testing

Spring Gifted and Talented (GATE) testing is open to all second through seventh graders

who have not taken the OLSAT 8 in the past three years. Testing will occur after school

at your child’s school site. The testing schedule can be found below. Parents are

responsible for student transportation. If you would like your child to participate in the

upcoming GATE testing, please contact the school office and ask for a GATE application

or go to the Jefferson School District Website (www.jeffersonschooldistrict.com). The

application can be found under Academic Programs, Gifted and Talented, GATE student

application or click:

http://www.jeffersonschooldistrict.com/site/default.aspx?pageid=53

The application must be completed and returned to the school office by March 9th.

If you have any questions, please contact Student Services at (209) 836-4531.

Test Dates & Locations

Tuesday, March 20th GATE Testing at Monticello

Thursday, March 22nd GATE Testing at Tom Hawkins

Thursday, March 22nd GATE Testing at Anthony Traina

Friday, March 23rd GATE Testing at Jefferson

Once all applications are received parents / guardians will be contacted and provided

the time of testing and the classroom to report to.

Please contact Student Services if you need additional information:

Sarah Steen (209) 836-4531 or ssteen@sjcoe.net