At our end of the year assembly, we recognized several different groups of students. Winners of the Courage Character Award, the Citizen Award and the ELL Student of the Year were all awarded a certificate and medal and were celebrated by their classmates. Way to represent good character at JEI!
Kids can eat for FREE all summer! JPS Summer Food Service runs June 3-August 2. No paperwork necessary, must be 18 years old or younger to eat for free. Adults can eat for a small fee. Click link for locations, times, and full details https://www.jenksps.org/article/1624297
We made it, Trojans! Have a safe and happy summer! We'll see you in August. 😎☀️👋 #JPSLastDay24
We couldn't let the year end without recognizing the next wave of young writers! Students Jenks East Intermediate recently became published authors by participating in #NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writers Month) for the first time. With the help of Media Specialist Shelbee Chamberlin and Gifted Teacher Jamie Powers, these students wrote every word, went through an extensive editing process, and even designed the cover artwork themselves. Now these books are available for all students to check out and read in the JEI library. Nothing like seeing your hard work pay off!
Our JEI PTAG is so good to us. During Staff Appreciation Week, we were treated to a popcorn bar, Upper Crust pasta, Yogurt/Parfaits, yummy tea and massage chairs and finished the week with Chimi's Taco Bar. The entire JEI staff is so appreciative of our PTAG and all they do to give back to our students!
Our JEI STEM Night was a huge success! Students and families enjoyed working with STEM teachers and student volunteers to explore many different activities. Thank you to everyone who helped and came out to enjoy the activity!
Today we celebrated Avi Gelfand, who is retiring from teaching and moving to be near family. Avi is an incredible educator who has taught both 5th and 6th grade and is loved by all who know her. Avi taught for 19 years in Oklahoma and 17 of those years have been here at JEI. Your JEI family will sure miss you, Avi!!
We need help restocking our JEI Clothes Closet. Gently used or new short sleeved shirts, shorts and shoes are all running low. Thank you for your generosity!
Join us Thursday, May 16 from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm for our JEI Family STEM Night. This is a free event and will be held in the JEI Gym. Students must have at least one adult family member with them. We can't wait to see you there!
Open for biz-ness! 😄
This morning, Jenks East Intermediate 5th graders took a trip to Junior Achievement of Oklahoma's BizTown! There students held a town meeting, practiced depositing paychecks, and learned how to work in a variety of industries from banking to healthcare, technology, food service, journalism, and many more. Thank you to the Jenks Public Schools Foundation for making this extraordinary event and unforgettable experience happen!
Jenks teachers are life-changers. Sure, they are preparing lessons and helping students understand concepts, but the job is so much more. They are encouragers, mentors, advocates, and listeners. They believe in your kids. What JPS teachers do for our community and our world cannot be understated or adequately summarized here. You know and understand the true significance of what these remarkable professionals have done for your child. Please join us in celebrating and appreciating our incredible educators, as well as our principals, counselors, paraprofessionals, bus drivers, child nutrition workers, and all support personnel, for answering the call every day and making a difference for the next generation.
Our wonderful music teacher, Anita Hayes, is retiring from her amazing career in education. Ms. Hayes has worked at JEI for the past 17 years but before her time here, she taught music at Jenks MS/HS for 2 years, 1 year at Union 8th/HS and 12 1/2 years at a private school. She has devoted her adult life to sharing her love of music and has definitely made an impact on students! We will sure miss her at JEI but are proud of the legacy she has left with us. Congratulating on your much deserved retirement, Anita Hayes!
JEI Gardening Club, led by Beth Wilson and Nicolette Hall, have been learning about plants and working on the garden areas around the school! Students planted seeds to give away at our upcoming STEM night, weeded and planted in our native plant garden, painted and added chalk art to the raised beds, and added annuals purchased from the high school’s FFA to the containers in the back car pick up and the garden bed by the front door. We are thankful for this group of hard-working 5th and 6th graders!
5th and 6th grade students were recognized with Integrity Character Trait Awards and were cheered on by their classmates. Guests were honored to have a student guest speaker, Mariana Hernandez Velasquez, and our own Mr. Anthony, who both spoke to students about showing courage. Courage is our next Character Trait focus. We are proud of all JEI students for working hard to have great character!
School will start 45 minutes late at ALL JPS sites this morning. All morning bus routes will run 45 minutes later than normal. Intermediate sites will begin at 8:30 AM. Elementary sites will begin at 9:15 AM. Middle School, Freshman Academy, and High School will begin at 10:00 AM. School will end at the normal time this afternoon.
Will you join us or sponsor our JEI Trivia Night? All proceeds benefit the JEI Outdoor Classroom and Playground Initiative. Visit https://ok-jenks-lite.intouchreceipting.com/JEITriviaRhinestoneRodeo for more details.
Our final Dynamic Dads of the year was a huge success. Guest speaker, Clay Martin wears many hats. He is currently serving JPS as the Assistant Athletic Director of Community Education and is a National Football League official. You might also recognize him as a former assistant principal at the High School, as well as the former Varsity Boys Basketball coach. He is a great representative of the excellence of Jenks Public Schools. JEI is so appreciative of the special guests who visited students and donated their time to share stories of Courage.
JEI students are so creative! Check out these Mini Art Gallery displays outside of Sara Wofford's classroom.
Five 6th graders represented JEI in round two of the OSSM Math Contest. They went to the OSSM campus in Oklahoma City on Saturday and competed against 6th grade qualifiers from around the state. Johnny Davison and Reyansh Gupta tied for 3rd overall, and Elena ZhangWang placed 2nd! Johnny also won the "best shirt" award. Our other qualifiers, Noelle Barnett and William Gorbet, performed very well. Way to make JEI proud!
Did you know that our JEI Library has an Instagram page? Go give it a follow!https://www.instagram.com/jei_library?igsh=MW5uaTc4bzZxM3V6ZA%3D%3D&utm_source=qr
