October 15th (Wednesday), 7pm – JMS Library

Students’ use and access to social media requires parents to be well-informed and proactive. Learn more about the realities of social media. What can you do to be more smart and effective regarding social media? They will also discuss digital reputations, give guidelines for what to post and what not to post, how to avoid problems, and what to do if we become victims.

The Jackson Middle School PTA will be hosting Officers Tom Hamann and Steve Filippelli from the Lake Oswego Police Department for this informational night for parents. Their presentation was developed by the Sunnyvale, CA Police Department in cooperation with Yahoo.

Open to all Jackson Middle School Parents

New Family Parents Mixer! Wednesday, September 24 Round Table Pizza @ 6:30pm

Come meet the parents of the people your kid is hanging out with! This is your chance to rub elbows and compare notes with other 6th grade parents and some of the teachers on this important transitional year. 7th and 8th grade parents are welcome, too. Come enjoy some pizza and mingle! The first PTA meeting of the year to follow at 7:30pm. Roundtable Pizza-10070 SW Barbur Blvd, Portland, OR 97219

There are numerous ways to get involved at Jackson Middle School.   Below are ways that you can support your student, teachers and staff and Jackson. Please consider giving your time to the students of Jackson.

For more information or to sign up for a committee, please contact
any one of our PTA board members.

On behalf of the PTA board, I would like to thank the Jackson volunteers and contributors for your support of the students and faculty of Jackson Middle School.  The students notice, the parents are grateful, the staff thanks you and the PTA commends you. We all are better off because you cared enough to donate your time, energy and financial support to Jackson Middle School.

While we didn’t make our fundraising goals this year, we are able to continue support to the Bernstein Artful Learning Program.  Artful Learning is a school improvement model that stimulates and deepens academic learning through the Arts.  Nowhere is this more evident than at Jackson Middle School now in its 16th year.  In addition, we are able to continue funding of Cultural Day.  A day Jackson Middle School students are able to focus on and experience the world around them.

I also want to thank the PTA board for their generous time and devotion to the PTA.  Tony Hansen, Alice Forbes, Greg Anderson, Karis German, Kari Smith-Haight, Sandy HerrleHartzog and Candice Weischedel have pulled together time and again to make sure events take place, our teachers and students are supported and the Bernstein Artful Learning program continues.  I can’t thank you enough for all that you have done in service to Jackson.

Finally, I would like to encourage you to volunteer your time on the PTA board.  Not only is it a tremendous opportunity to work with a great group of parents, the PTA also serves an important role in creating partnerships within our school community and fostering an environment where parent involvement is encouraged and respected. You will learn a great deal and put your talents and knowledge to use as a leader in the Jackson community.  Please consider making the time for Jackson.

Thank you again for a wonderful year.

Phyllis Snyder, President

Jackson PTA

Take Grandma to brunch on Mother’s Day, but extend the celebration and take Mom out the next night for a fun dinner on Monday May 12 at Sasquatch Brewing.  Sasquatch is one of the sponsors of our fabulously successful Bernie O’Stein party. A portion of all proceeds with go to Jackson PTA to help fund activities benefiting your child.

Sasquatch Brewing 6440 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR 97239 (503) 402-1999 (near Wilson High)
“Warm, family-friendly pub with wood decor & natural light, featuring burgers & a full range of vegetarian fare.”

PARENTS NIGHT OUT! Come mix a little Mardi Gras with your St Patty’s Day as The New Iberians Zydeco Band help Jackson parents and staff celebrate 16 years of the Bernstein Artful Learning Model! This is the PTA’s largest fundraiser of the year to support the Bernstein program and other PTA programs. Food, music and a bunch of St Patty’s fun!

Advance tickets $25.  Click here to buy tickets online. 

Mt Park Recreational Center –  2 Mt Jefferson Terrace, Lake Oswego, OR 97035
Friday, March 14, 2014, 7 pm

Donate to the Jackson Middle School PTA 2013-2014 Annual Fund Drive!  Your contribution supports the Bernstein Artful Learning program, fieldtrip scholarships, classroom supplies, and enrichment activities that benefit every student at Jackson.

Please consider the following giving levels:

• $1,997 (The year Bernstein launched at Jackson)
• $1,000
• $500
• $250
• $100
• $50
• $25
• $ Another amount to support our children

Donate using Paypal here:

We need you!  Sign up to help volunteer soon. Sign up online under our volunteer page or fill out a hard copy and drop it off in the school office.

Coming up events that need volunteers:

• Magazine Sale Fundraiser morning volunteers 8:45-9:30 on Sept. 27, Oct. 2, Oct. 4, Oct. 8, and Oct. 10.
• Picture Days: Oct. 1 and Oct. 3.
• Co- Chair for Grandparents Day, Oct. 23.  We have one parent who has already signed up,  and would love to have a co-chair.
• Host for monthly Coffee Chats with Mr. C.

Contact Sandy Herrle-Hartzog and Kari Smith Haight for more information.