Jackson Park
Elementary School






We Shine with Pride!
This Web site is sponsored by the Jackson Park Parent Teacher Organization
7400 Balson Avenue   University City, Missouri  63130
Phone: 314-290-4451    Fax: 314-727-4478
To read  about additional news at Jackson Park, click here to visit the
In The News page and download past issues of the JP Journal.

Welcome to Jackson Park School

This Web site is sponsored by the Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) of Jackson Park Elementary School. We invite you to look around the site and learn more about our community school of which we are so proud.

Back to School Events:

District-wide Back to School Rally
Saturday, August 2nd, 10:00 - 2:00 at JP
The School District of University City invites all University City students and their parents to attend their second annual back to school rally.  There will be games, educational activities, food, informational tables, and book bags full of school supplies for all participants (please note, students must have an adult with them in order to receive a book bag.)

Summer Play Date for Incoming Kindergarteners
Saturday, August 9th, 11 - 1 at Mooney Park
Incoming Kindergarten students and their families, as well as prospective JP families, are invited to join us for fun and friendship in the park.  Meet future classmates, current JP parents, and JP's new principal Monica Hudson.  Bring a sack lunch and a picnic blanket!

Kindergarten Orientation
Thursday, August 14th, 6:00 p.m. at JP
All incoming kindergartners and their families should plan to attend orientation.  On this evening children and their families will meet their teacher, visit their classrooms, tour the school, drop off school supplies, and learn everything they need to know to make a smooth transition to Jackson Park.

Opening Night at Jackson Park - Pop In and Meet Your Teacher
For grades 1 - 6
Thursday, August 14th, 6:30 - 7:30
All students and their familes are invited to stop in and meet their teachers, visit their classrooms, drop off their school supplies, and pick up their first-day folders.

First Day of School: Monday, August 18th.

Please register incoming students prior to the first day of school.  The office will open for registration on Friday, August 1st.

YWCA Summer Camp at JP
YWCA Camp will be held at Jackson Park  from June 16 – August 1.  You can download a flyer and an application here. Visit the website, www.ywcastlouis.org, or call 314-725-7203 for more information.

JP Teacher wins Award
Congratulations to JP first-grade teacher Donna Patton, who has been selected to receive the prestigious 2008 Stellar Achiever in Education award at the St. Louis American Foundation’s 21st annual Salute to Excellence in Education Scholarship and Awards Banquet.  Ms. Patton will receive her award at the Sept. 5th banquet, and will be featured in a front-page profile in an upcoming issue of the St. Louis American newspaper.

JP Teachers Win Four UCEF Grants in the Spring Cycle!
Congratulations to the following JP teachers who received University City Education Foundation grants this spring:

Laurie Nortrup, $958.00 for Viewing A New World
Tina Evans, $830.81 for Technological Ears: Creating An Effective Listening Center in a Third Grade Classroom
Julie Hume, $962.00 for Passionate About Poetry
and
Tracy Gengler, $926.46 for Kandinsky Glass: A Renaissance Art Form with a Modern Abstract Twist

The University City Education Foundation raises private funds to support University City public schools through a competitive grant funding program for projects designed to enchance student learning and performance. 

Picture the Music
Jackson Park is proud to have the artwork of four students chosen for the top 100 pieces in the St. Louis Symphony’s 2008 Picture the Music contest.  Over 23,300 students from 125 schools participated in the contest.  Of these, 783 entries were submitted, with each school being allowed to send up to seven. Two of the pictures were in the top 34, and are eligible to win special recognitions. 

Jackson Park Wins PBS Award
Jackson Park School is recognized by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education as an exemplary Positive Behavior Support (PBS) campus.  Though the number of schools participating in PBS has grown by leaps and bounds over the past few years, the list of schools and districts in Saint Louis County being recognized is a short one.  Hats of to the PBS team and to all who have helped to develop this program here at Jackson Park School.  Their work in helping students to be SAFE, KIND, RESPECTFUL, COOPERATIVE, and PEACEFUL is being recognized at both the local and state levels!!   

Emerson Electric Excellence in Teaching Award
JP art teacher MaryAnn Kerr has been awarded an Emerson Electric Excellence in Teaching Award!  The Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award recognizes approximately 100 Metropolitan area teachers each year, from preschool through college level, for their passion for teaching, their impact on student learning, and their knowledge and creativity.  Mrs. Kerr is also the School District of University City’s Teacher of the Year for 2007.

  











This page was last updated: July 8, 2008
Important Dates

August

1Office Opens

2District Back to
  School Rally, 10 -2

9Summer Playdate at
  Mooney Park, 11 - 1

14      Kindergarten
  Orientation, 6 p.m.

Open House for grades
1 - 6, 6:30 - 7:30.

18    First Day of School

September

5Ice Cream Social