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1 J A G U A R P A R E N T G R O U P March, 2013 JAGUAR PARENT GR OUP NEWSLETTER CONTACT US: jaguarparents@hotmail.com JPG OFFICERS: President: Shannon VanRoo, (262) Vice President: Erin Meyer, (262) Secretary: Melissa Niemeyer, (262) Treasurer: Cindy Goebel, (262) Public Relations: Sue Penkivech, (262) Volunteer Coordinator: Tami Wojciehowski UPCOMING MEETINGS: All meetings are held in the TJ Library from 7:00 8:00. Put the dates on your calendar, and plan to attend! > March 19, 2013 > April 16, 2013 I T M I G H T N O T B E S P R I NG B U T W E R E L I V E N I N G U P T H E W I N T E R! The groundhog may have predicted an early Spring, but just in case he made a mistake, the JPG and TJMS have some exciting ways to bright up the (hopefully) last winter days! Join us at our meeting on March 19 to find out how you can help! N E W S F R O M T H E R E A D - A - T H O N We d like to thank everyone who participated in the 3rd Annual TJMS Read-a-Thon, as well as all the parents, family members, and community sponsors who once again made it possible! We re still tallying the results (if your child hasn t yet turned in their reading log, please remind him or her to do so), but based on the totals thus far, our 54 participants really put their all into it this year! Remember Wednesday is the last day to enter the prize drawings, so the kids need to write their names and homerooms onto their tickets and put them into the drawing boxes in the cafeteria before the end of the day on Wednesday. The winners will be announced on Thursday evening at Winterfest, so please plan to attend! W I N T E R F E S T T H E B E S T D E A L F O R F A M I L Y E N T E R T A I N M E N T! We ve got fun for the whole family at Winterfest on March 7th! The festivities kick off at 5:00, so come early and have dinner at our concession stand, then stay and swim, play ping-pong, enjoy board games and Bingo. The winners of the Read-a- Thon will be announced over the course of the evening, and prizes will be awarded to our lucky winners. Admission is only $2 per person, or $5 for the whole family. Please see the flyer on the last page of the newsletter, and pass it on to family and friends. We hope to see you there! F O R E N S I C S N I G H T O N M A R C H 1 3 The Jaguar Parents Group is proud to sponsor Forensics Night, and would like to thank the TMJS faculty and staff for making this fun event possible!

2 Page 2 M A R K Y O U R C A L E N D A R S F O R T H E S C I E N C E O L Y M P I C S! The students are assembling their teams, but a large number of adult volunteers will be needed to make the TJ Science Olympics on April 13th a success. Please let us know if you can help! T H E B O O K F A I R M A Y B E O V E R B U T T H E R E S S T I L L T I M E T O D O W N L O A D! Have you made the jump to ebooks? So has our bookfair! Download Storia, Scholastic s e-book app, and receive 5 free ebooks. Additional book purchases benefit our school, so remember to select TJ from the drop down box to credit our bookfair! B U Y S C R I P A N D S A V E! Don t forget to order Scrip this month! Scrip is the one fundraiser that costs you nothing. When you purchase SCRIP gift cards at their face value, not only does the JPG receive a percentage from the vendors, but you ll see a percentage applied to your school fees for next year. Place your orders by Friday morning by dropping them into the Scrip bin in the office, or order online using the link at the right. Your scrip will be available the following Tuesday. Not signed up yet? Visit the Jaguar Parents link on the school s website for more information and an enrollment form! C A S H F O R T R A S H! No, we re not recycling aluminum cans but we would like your Box Tops! Don t forget to drop off your Box Tops for Education, Labels for Education, Sentry receipts and McDonalds receipts at the school office! Box Tops and Labels for Education also have special, online offers and some great printable coupons! Register using the links below, and support TJMS!

3 Page 3 T H A N K Y O U! Thank you to everyone who s supported recent JPG events, whether by attending a meeting, volunteering to help our with an event or program, dropping off your receipts and boxtops, or by making a purchase at the bookfair or sponsoring a student in the Read-a-Thon! We appreciate everything you do to help! If you re looking for more ways to contribute or have a suggestion, please come to our next meeting on March 19th, us at jaguarparents@hotmail.com, or send us a PM on Facebook! O N T H E H O R I Z O N March 7 March 12 Winterfest! 5:00 8:00 PM TJ Dairy Queen Night March 13 Forensics Night March 19 JPG Meeting 7:00pm in the library

4 Page 4 Jaguar Parent Group Meeting Minutes January, 2013 The meeting was called to order by Principal Arlan Galarowicz. Attendees included; Sue Penkivech, Melissa Niemeyer, Erin Meyer, Rhonda Thompson, Kim Mueller, Michelle Boese, Cindy Goebel, Joanne Niehoff, Lisa Didier, Joanne LaJoice, Pam Ortyn, Scott Oftedahl, Liz Ferger, and Arlan Galarowicz. Approval of November 2012 Minutes: A motion was made by Michelle B and 2 nd by Cindy G. to approve the November minutes. Principal s Report: Arlan spoke of the security concerns at TJ. A buzzer and camera system will be installed. The students will be practicing a drill once a month. OLD BUSINESS Committee Formation: Lisa Didier has volunteered to coordinate an Appreciation committee. A $500 budget was approved at an earlier meeting this year. She will focus on Teacher Appreciation Week that is May Science Olympics: The date has been changed to April 13 and will be held at TJ Middle School. Adult volunteers will be needed. More information will be available as the date gets closer. Read-A-Thon: Sue P. is working to get everything set for the upcoming read-a-thon. She has contacted local businesses for donations for prizes. Dairy Queen has agreed to give a participant prize to each student. The read-a-thon will begin February 18 th. NEW BUSINESS Trivia Night: January 25 th is the trivia night. Volunteers will be needed to be hall monitors. It is always a fun night for the students. Winter Fest: The event is scheduled for March 7 th. Erin Meyer said she will coordinate this event. More discussion will take place at the February meeting. Field Trip Request: Joanne LaJoice, 6 th grade Special Education teacher made a request for funds to take a field trip to Adventure Rock and participate in a day of rock climbing. A motion was made by Michelle B. and 2 nd by Lisa D. to give $500 toward the field trip.

5 Page 5 Harrington Bicycle Trip: A bike ride to Harrington Beach and back to TJ is being planned for May 10. Volunteers will be needed to ride with the students and to monitor some of the intersections. The local police will also assist. Crossing Guard Appreciation: Discussion took place about showing some token of appreciation to the crossing guards in the upcoming week. Meeting was adjourned. The next meeting will be Tuesday, February 19 at 7:00 p.m.

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