Warmest holiday wishes... + Thank you!
JP students and staff enjoyed an extra dose of the warm and fuzzies with our new hoodies, designed by our talented spiritwear team. Thank you, Bijal Patel and Margot Wilkinson, we love them so much!!
Thank you to everyone who generously donated to Project Joy. We had 35 donors fund all 81 gift cards to support our friends this holiday season. Gratitude to our Koko Team, Phil Arnold and Shae Cox for organizing Project Joy. The Koko Fund also helped JP families attend the Christmas Carol at McCarter Theater. We hope everyone had a wonderful time!
We’ve wrapped another successful clubs session. Thank you, Sejal Shah and Lindsay Weiss, for your dedication and amazing leadership putting together our clubs roster each season. Look out for our Winter Clubs offerings later in January!
Finally, congratulations to the very successful December partyboard hosts: Ms. Cowell, Ms. Freedman, Ms. Kukla, Jennifer and Markintosh Barthelemy, and Lindsay and Brian Weiss for the Gingerbread Party. Ms. Lepard, Ms. Thibault, and Lisa Pappas-Taffer and Justin Taffer for the Harry Potter party. Marketa and Andrew Pleasant, Stefanie and Ryan Rossitto, and Emily and Rusty Szurek for the Trolley Party. We truly appreciate all your efforts during a busy season. Thank you for all your fun, extraordinary support!!
Learn about the Jan 28 referendum with us!
On January 7th at 7pm via Zoom, JP will be hosting our own Growth Referendum Forum to offer discussion and answer questions from parents, community members and staff. We will be joined by Dr. Kathleen Foster, Superintendent of PPS, Dr. Kimberly Tew, Asst Superintendent of Curriculum and Matt Bouldin, BOE.
Don’t forget! 1pm dismissal on Monday, Dec 23.
We’re back on Thursday, Jan 2!
Coming up!
January 16 (Thursday): We still have openings for parent volunteers for
Garden State On Your Plate. This farm-to-school education program brings chefs and farmers into school cafeteria at mealtime to serve up sample sizes of very simple recipes made with seasonal local produce. Sign up to help serve below! (You don’t need any special skills & it’s fun!)
Fun volunteer op! JP Day of Service is tuesday, Jan 21
The JP PTO will be partnering with the JP Student Council to host our first
school-wide Day of Service in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The gym will be transformed into multiple stations for each class to make service projects during their Tuesday specials period. The organizations we are highlighting are:
- Operation Gratitude - cards for first responders and armed forces
- SAVE : Animal Shelter - adoption kits
- HomeFront - hygiene packs
- Love Letters for Literacy - literacy kits for underserved families
- 101 Fund - congratulation cards for seniors receiving scholarships
- Easel Animal Shelter - adoption kits
This will be a fun and impactful day for students to participate in hands-on,
age-appropriate community service. We need parent volunteers to help the day run smoothly. Please check the sign up link below!
January Partyboards!
We have tickets remaining for the following, see links below!
- Barre to Bar (Jan 11) -- party for adults
- Dance Party with Mr. M (Jan 15) -- party for kids
- Australia Day (Jan 25) -- party for adults
- Lunar New Year (Jan 27) -- party for kids
- Spread the Love (Jan 30) -- party for kids
Green Team rocks!
The swap is back after the break! Please send in clean, nice condition JP spiritwear to pass along to younger JP friends! Spiritwear will be available to take-- FREE! -- during the January winter concerts.
Happy Holidays, JP! See you next year!