Daniel Jenkins Academy Newsletter October 1, 2015 Issue 2 Thank You parents, students and teachers for making our Open House a success. We look forward to working with you the remainder of the school year! New Staff Member Mrs. Gifford – 6 th Grade Guidance Counselor/Title I Coordinator Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated nationwide and begins Sept. 15, 2014, the anniversary of independence for five Latin American countries – Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Hispanic Heritage Month has been celebrated in the United States since 1974, when President Gerald Ford issued a Presidential Proclamation extending Hispanic Heritage Week into a month-long observation. Here at Daniel Jenkins, students from the Spanish class share with the school a vocabulary word or phrase in Spanish and something about the heritage during the morning announcements. This is to encourage the students and school staff to practice and learn this beautiful Spanish language and Culture. Welcome Spanish Club will begin meeting October 9, 2015 WHO: Fathers, stepfathers, grandfathers, uncles, big brothers, foster fathers and other significant male role models in our schools & classrooms WHEN: September 30, 2015 WHERE: DJA Media Center CONTACT/RSVP: Brad Tarver (863)421-3267
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Daniel Jenkins Academy
NewsletterOctober 1, 2015
Issue 2
Thank You parents,
students and teachers
for making our Open
House a success. We
look forward to working
with you the remainder
of the school year!
New Staff MemberMrs. Gifford – 6th Grade Guidance
Counselor/Title I Coordinator
Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated nationwide and begins Sept. 15, 2014, the
anniversary of independence for five Latin American countries – Costa Rica, El
Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Hispanic Heritage Month has been
celebrated in the United States since 1974, when President Gerald Ford issued a
Presidential Proclamation extending Hispanic Heritage Week into a month-long
observation. Here at Daniel Jenkins, students from the Spanish class share with the
school a vocabulary word or phrase in Spanish and something about the heritage during
the morning announcements. This is to encourage the students and school staff to
practice and learn this beautiful Spanish language and Culture.
Welcome
Spanish Club will
begin meeting
October 9, 2015
WHO: Fathers, stepfathers, grandfathers, uncles, big brothers, foster fathers and other significant male role models in our schools &
classroomsWHEN: September 30, 2015WHERE: DJA Media Center
CONTACT/RSVP: Brad Tarver(863)421-3267
“What is it?” Wednesday!The first Wednesday of each month, students
will be offered a taste test item.
Join us on October 7th for DRAGON FRUIT.
National School Lunch week is coming soon. Fun and
Food go hand in hand.
Mark Your Calendars!
Teacher Workday – Sept. 28
FTE Week – Oct. 12 thru Oct. 16
Teacher Workday – Oct. 19
End of 1st Nine Weeks – Oct. 28
Fall Dance – Oct. 29
September
Description of Discipline Referral # of Discipline Referrals
Thanks for supporting our Book Fair. We sold approx. 500 books!
This year our students will have the opportunity to participate in a school
science fair. The school science fair will take place in November, and the top five students will move on to the
regional competition that takes place in Bartow in
February. Any student who is interested in creating a science fair project should
ask their science teacher for more information.
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The DJA Academic Team will be forming this October! Mrs. Smith is the 8th grade
coach, Ms. Jastrebski coaches 7th grade, and we are glad to welcome Mr.
McCullough as our 6th grade coach this year. If you are interested in joining the
team, please see one of those teachers this month for further information. Meeting
date information coming soon...
All social studies classes will participate in a quarterly assessment. The first
assessment will take place on Monday October 26th during your student's social
studies class period. The test will be done on the computer and should only take
one day to complete. There will be two more tests at the end of the 2nd and 3rd
quarters, which will proceed the Final Assessment in May 2016. These are district
made assessments and the results will be used as a progressing monitoring tool for
our teachers to help the students best prepare for the End of the Year exam.
1st Quarter Assessment October 26, 2015
Academic Team is coming soon!
Students are using their inquiry skills to determine the water quality of various bodies of water.
Students will be participating in World Water Monitoring Day and submitting our results to an online data base!
Congratulations to Mrs. Tucker!2015-2016 Splash! Grant Recipient
The Southwest Florida Water ManagementDistrict (SWFWMD) appreciates her efforts toteach students about local freshwaterresources. We applaud Mrs. Tucker for goingabove her regular duties to apply for a Splash!Grant and provide our students with thisopportunity.
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Students will be taking an end of quarterassessment in Language Arts...The weekof October 21 - October 26. Students willtake this assessment during theirLanguage Arts Class. We have completedwriting progress monitoring number 1and scoring is underway. Scores will berecorded in IBTP by October 12. Severalessay contests are being offered to ourstudents. Healthy Families essay contestas well as School Lunch week essaycontest are the two main essay contestsat this time.
October 28, 2015
8:00 AM in Media Center
All Pro Dad Day is a monthly program at Daniel Jenkins
Academy where dads and kids meet to have free breakfast and enjoy meaningful conversation
that strengthens their relationship. The breakfast is open to Dads, sons, and daughters. For more
DATE EAST CLUSTER TimeSept. 22 Daniel Jenkins Academy @ Jewett Academy 6:30 PM
Sept. 29 McLaughlin Middle @ Daniel Jenkins Academy 6:30 PM
Oct. 6 Daniel Jenkins Academy - Bye N/A
Oct. 13 Denison Middle School @ Daniel Jenkins Academy 6:30 PM
Oct. 20 Discovery Academy Lake Alfred @ Daniel Jenkins Academy 6:30 PM
Oct. 27 Bok Academy @ Daniel Jenkins Academy 6:30 PM
The Boys/Girls Cross Country teams ran theirfirst meet on Tuesday, Sept. 15 at LakeMarion Creek. The boys finished 1st withArmando Ortega winning the 2 mile race in atime of 13:30. The girls team finished 2nd.The next meet will be Tuesday, Sept. 22 atLake Marion Creek, Thursday, Sept. 24 inLakeland at Holloway Park, Thursday, Oct. 8 inHaines City at Haines City High School andthe District meet Saturday, Oct. 17 inLakeland at Holloway Park. Good luck, Jags!
Girl’s Volleyball will start 2nd Nine
Weeks. See Coach O’Sullivan for more
information
Congrats to both
Boys/Girls Cross
Country team for 1st
Place finish at Lake
Marion Creek Meet
Thank you parents/family
for being our #1 Supporters
during our first Girls
Basketball Game!#DJAParentsRock
*From the Lady Jags…
NOTICE TO BUILDING OCCUPANTS AND PARENTS
NOTIFICATION OF INSPECTION FOR ASBESTOS CONTAINING MATERIALS IN
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final rule, 40 CFR Part
763, Asbestos Containing Material in schools, commonly referred to as AHERA. This
rule requires all Local Education Agencies (LEA’s) to identify asbestos containing
materials (ACM) in their school buildings and to take appropriate actions to control
release of asbestos fibers.
All inspections for (Daniel Jenkins Academy) have been completed and a
Management Plan describing the results of the inspection and the action plan to
control any asbestos found during the inspection, where applicable, has been
submitted to the Governor for approval. A copy of this plan is located in the
administrative office of this school and at the District School Board of Polk County
Maintenance Department and is available for review upon request.
AVISO A LOS OCUPANTES DEL EDIFICIO Y A LOS PADRES
NOTIFICACIÓN DE LA INSPECCIÓN DE MATERIALES QUE CONTIENEN
ASBESTO EN LAS ESCUELAS PÚBLICAS
La Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA) ha emitido una regulación final, 40 CFR
Parte 763, Materiales que Contienen Asbesto en las escuelas, comúnmente
referidos como AHERA. Esta regulación requiere que todas las Agencias Locales de
Educación (LEA’s) identifiquen los materiales que contienen asbestos (ACM) en los
edificios escolares y que se tomen todas las medidas adecuadas para controlar la
liberación de fibras de asbesto.
Todas las inspecciones de (Daniel Jenkins Academy) han sido completadas y un
Plan de Manejo describiendo los resultados de la inspección, donde fuese aplicable,
ha sido sometido al Gobernador para aprobación. Una copia del plan está localizada
en la oficina administrativa de esta escuela y en el Departamento Ambiental y de
Seguridad del Distrito de la Junta Escolar del Condado de Polk y está disponible
