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The Jenkins County Times
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JENKINS COUNTY SCHOOLS
Upcoming Dates in School
March 17 - Children are out
Teachers Workday
March 21 - Report Cards
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NOTES
Tara Cooper
Superintendant
Jenkins County School System
Do you know why it’s so important to teach children
self-control? Because we want them to become adults who
have self-control.
I learned very quickly as a first year Kindergarten teacher
to start the year with procedures, rules, discipline, and a
lot of positive encouragement. Explaining to five-year-
olds why it is important to “keep your hands to yourself’
does them a lot of good before they are ten, twelve, sixteen
years old and hitting people. Consistency and modeling
help shape these young ones, and I am so glad that we
have the faculty and staff in elementary schools that un
derstand the importance of establishing rules and teaching
responsibility early!
Discipline and punishment are not the same thing. Disci
pline is the practice of teaching others to follow rules and
can include “punishment” if warranted. Rules, rules, rules
- why are they so hard to follow?!? Little people leam
quickly right from wrong. It requires adults to consistently
reinforce the correct behaviors, and when needed, pursue
consequences of misbehavior. Children typically want
to be good - there are usually only a few that habitually
require redirection. And, again, it is a learning process. We
want our children to leam to exhibit appropriate behavior.
Our discipline data system-wide has improved signifi
cantly in the last several years. As students grow and gain
self-control, most of them recognize and respect rales.
That doesn’t mean that we stop the discipline process or
discontinue support! As a matter of fact, it is easier to
recognize the ones that need the most help when the others
are following the rales.
It’s a lot like employees in a business, for example. Those
that do their jobs with enthusiasm, follow the rales, and
respect the company that pays them, do not ever have to
worry about poor evaluations or job security. Teaching
them young to exhibit self-control and handle grievances
appropriately will prepare them for positive experiences in
future careers and their adult lives.
I asked a student once what I could do to help her behave
better in class. Her response? “Umm.. .buy me some ice
cream?” Ha! If only ice cream would always work! Pace
was my child that was the best one at deflecting. You
know, the one that always had excuses for any wrongdo
ing. Deflecting is naming all the reasons why it was okay
to misbehave instead of accepting and taking responsibility
for what he did wrong. He learned some hard lessons that
way. I still occasionally have to say that I don’t need all
the other blah, blah, blah, what did YOU do wrong? Take
responsibility for it, accept the consequences, and don’t do
it again!
Help us at home and in the community by encourag
ing good behavior of our young people so they become
respectful adults. We will do it in the schools!
2023-2024
Pre-K Registration
When: March 15, 2023
Where: JCES
REGISTRATION SLOT SIGN-UP starts March 1
Enrollment Steps
• Visit JCES during school hours March
1 - March 14 to sign-up for your registration
slot on March 15, 2023.
• Pick-up your Pre-K registration pack
et during sign-up.
• Report to JCES campus on March
15th at your scheduled registration time.
• Enrollment is first come based on
receipt of all required documents.
• ALL required forms must be complete
at time of appointment. Students with in
complete packets will be placed on the Pre-K
waiting list.
**In order to be enrolled, children must
be four years of age on/or before
September 1, 2023.
Documents required on March 15th:
1) Completed Pre-K Packet
2) Copy of Certified Birth Certificate
3) Copy of Social Security Card
4) Immunization Certificate Form 3231
5) Current Proof of Receiving Food
Stamps, SSI, Medicaid, TANF (No EBT
cards. Must bring with you documentation
showing the child is currently eligible to
receive this service.)
6) Proof of Jenkins County Residency
(Utility bill with SERVICE ADDRESS. The
bill must say “Service Address”. Cell phone
bills are not acceptable. If the bill is not in
the name of the child’s parent/guardian, a no
tarized note from the person responsible for
the bill verifying that the child lives at that
address must be provided.)
7) Eye, Ear and Dental forms (Form
3300) are due before the 1st day of 2023-
2024 school year. A completed EED form
must be turned in to the school before the
child can start school.
It’s School Board Appreciation
Week in Georgia!
Special to
The Times
The Jenkins County
School System is joining
in a statewide celebration
to salute the efforts of local
school board members. The
week of March 13-17, 2023
has been proclaimed School
Board Appreciation Week
in Georgia. The weeklong
observance calls attention
to the contributions of local
boards of education.
We’d like to give a special
shout out to our Board of
Education members:
District 1
Mary Young, 12 years
District 2
Mike Reese, 12 years
District 3
Roy Cook, 23 years
District 4
George Parker, 6 years
District 5
Marty Orvin, 1 year
Their hard work directly
impacts students’ success in Jenkins County.
“Citizens elect board members to represent the community’s voice on education matters and to set the vision for the school
district,” said Superintendent Tara R. Cooper. “Our board spends countless hours fulfilling its responsibilities and working
together to continually improve our education system.”
As constitutional officers of Georgia, school board members are responsible for setting educational policies, employing
school personnel, providing buildings and equipment, operating a transportation system and disbursing school funds. As
community leaders, school board members serve as advocates for the children in local public schools and must study,
evaluate and decide what actions are in the best interest of those students.
We appreciate our local school board members for advocating on behalf of our collective interests and making the difficult
decisions. Most importantly, we want to thank them for making our students’ success their priority.
Library offers Storytime after school
Kids who read, succeed
By Sharon Blank, Special Contributor
for
The Times
If you love crafts, then you’ll love our Crafts to
Go! Just stop by the desk and ask for the latest
one.
If your kids love a good story, then bring them
in on Tuesdays at 3:30 pm for our afterschool
Storytime. We will read them a wonderful story,
and then there will be a fun craft or activity
related to the story. It’s a great way to help your
kids love to read, and kids who read, succeed!
We’ve gotten a lot of donations lately as people
have gotten a head start on their spring cleaning,
and that means that we’ve got lots of books in
our book sale area! Many are in like-new con
dition, some are classics, and they are all on sale
for a special discounted price of only $0.50 per
bag! Whether you’re looking for romance, history, or something fun for the kids, you’ll find it in our book sale area.
Want to know more about what’s going on at the library? Head over to www facebook.com/jenkinscountymemoriallibrary
and find out!
New at the library
THE CLOISTERS by Katy Hays. When Ann Stilwell arrived in New York City, she was expect
ing to work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Instead, she is assigned to work in the Cloisters,
a gothic museum and garden renowned for its medieval art and enigmatic researchers. At first,
Ann is happy enough to indulge the researchers and their theories on topics such as divination and
fortune telling, but when a 15th century tarot deck that seems to truly have the power to show the
future is discovered, what originally seemed harmless theories quickly turned deadly.
Well, that’s all for now - see you at the library!
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