Thursday, September 13th is Back to School Night! Back to School Night will last from 6-7 pm with two sessions offered. Expect to hear more about this from your child’s teacher and school administration.

The first JDES PTA General Membership Meeting will begin at 6pm and be broadcast to your child’s classroom. Important information will be shared and members will be asked to vote on a number of items. Please review the items posted below and be prepared to vote on these on Thursday.

• Approval of General Meeting minutes from May 2018 meeting
• Approval of completed Audit for the 17-18 school year
• Approval of the proposed Budget for the 2018-19 school year
• Approval of proposed legislation from the Virginia PTA regarding 4 new position statements.

Stop by the PTA tables in the cafeteria beginning at 5:30 to join the PTA! See you then.

Welcome back, Jackson Davis Dolphins!

We are so excited to begin another school year. 2018-19 is going to be fantastic! The theme at Jackson Davis is “Be the Change” so expect the hear lots about community service and giving back embedded in our PTA events.

The PTA has lots of events planned this year. Check out our yearlong calendar here. We hope you will join us often!

Please join the PTA! As always we strive for 100% membership which is 1 adult per student in the school. Cost is $5 per adult and you can complete the membership form here and return it along with cash or check.

We love volunteers. Here is a list of our board members. If you want to help with an event, please contact the person in charge. If you would like to join the PTA board, please email christinavitek@yahoo.com

Open House is Thursday, August 30th from 12:30-2:30. Please stop by the PTA tables to join, browse spirit wear, and snap a photo with the Dolphin who will be present from 1pm-2pm.

We look forward to a great year!

Our School Board Representative, Micky Ogburn and the PTSA at Tucker High School invites you, your principals and your membership to a meeting in our magisterial district to discuss the selection of our new Henrico County School Superintendent.  The details are:

The JDES Annual Silent Auction will be held on April 20th, in conjunction with the Spring Carnival. This is always a fun and exciting fundraising event! We are currently seeking donations to help make this event a success. If you own a business or have any connections that would be willing to donate goods or services, please let us know! Contact Leanne Tipton at leannepf@yahoo.com for more information. Remember, all donations are tax deductible. 

Wow- what a fantastic Dolphin Fund Drive we had this year! At the end of the two week drive, we had met our goal of raising $8000. We raised $8736.46!  We continued to receive donations the next week, including a $1000 donation from Patient First which has put our grand total at approximately $9967.46. Way to go Dolphins! Thank you parents, families, friends, businesses, and Patient First. We appreciate your support!

Joshua Fleming, from Mrs. Parkinson’s class, was the lucky student that was selected to throw pie in Mrs. Bonner’s face! Thanks to everyone that sent in donations on the last day of our drive and was entered into this special contest.

Help us reach our goal!

We have raised $3,662.00 so far for the Dolphin Fund!! Fantastic!

Congratulations to our top three classes so far: Dunkum, Becker, and Partenheimer.

The following classes are in the lead for each grade level: Dunkum (kindergarten), Britt (first grade), Becker (second grade) but Partenheimer’s class is just $3 behind!, Parkinson (third grade), White (fourth grade), and Elsea (fifth grade).

Three days left to send in donations and more prize drawings on Monday! Keep up the great work!

Good evening, Jackson Davis Families, a Dolphin Fund update. We have raised $1,322.00 in our first two days of fundraising. Great job!!! Let’s keep up the good work.

The following classes are in the lead: Becker, Elsea, and Anderson!

As a reminder, 100% of donations benefit Jackson Davis Elementary!!! Remember to send in your donations. Our first drawings for prizes will be on Monday.

Our annual 2-week Dolphin Fund drive begins next week! Students will be bringing home envelopes to collect donations to our fund on Monday October 16. Please help JDES reach our goal of raising $8000! Ask family, friends, neighbors, co-workers and share our website for online donations. Remember, 100% of all funds raised stay right here at Jackson Davis and are tax-deductible. Check back often throughout the next two weeks to see how close we are to meeting our goal!

Back to School Night is Thursday, September 14th

The PTA will have spirit wear and membership tables set up in the cafeteria beginning at 5:45. We hope you will stop by!  Help us reach our membership goal and join PTA today for $5 per person. We’ve had a great response so far – thank you!

At the beginning of the 1st session, we will hold a brief PTA meeting broadcast to each room. Expect to hear about the proposed budget for the year, the audit that was completed over the summer, and an update on our membership drive!

Families will also receive the PTA “packet” that evening which will include our year long calendar of events, save the dates, and information about easy ways to help our school earn money.  We appreciate all your do for our school!

We look forward to seeing you there!

Can you believe school starts in 10 days?!  It’s going to be a great year. The Jackson Davis Elementary theme is “Our Future Looks Bright”…. I see lots of neon in our future!  Don’t forget– do your ZippSlipp paperwork so you can see your teacher assignment on Monday and join us for Open House on Thursday August 31 from 12:30-2:30. Stop by the PTA tent to join and snap a picture at our photo booth.

Please take some time to review out PTA website. Check out the executive board, calendar of events, and complete the volunteer form if you are interested in helping out in any way. We would love to have you!

The JDES PTA has been working hard this summer to complete some summer projects to support the teachers and implement a new online directory/store/communication system called MySchoolAnywhere. We are so excited about the opportunity to increase communication with all of our families! Please be on the look-out for an email asking you to confirm information. It is not spam! Remember, you can opt out of the email subscription at any time but must do so by visiting the website. This site also allows us to manage an online store that will allow parents to join the PTA, purchase yearbooks, and other items throughout the year. It’s so easy!

Our goals for the year are to increase communication and engage all families. Please reach out if you  have any suggestions or ideas!  Email us at: jdespta@gmail.com

Looking forward to seeing you soon!

Christina Vitek, JDES PTA President 2017-18