Dear Parents and Guardians:

Welcome to a great new year at Jackson Middle School! Whether this is your first experience at Jackson, or you are a seasoned veteran, your PTA looks forward to working with you to ensure all of our children’s academic success! The Jackson team consists of many players–administrators, teachers, support staff, PTA–and YOU! By working together we can provide a wonderful year of learning and academic growth for our children.

Our PTA serves as a forum where parents, teachers, administrators, and other interested community members work together to promote quality education, strive to expand the arts, encourage community involvement, and work for a healthy environment and safe neighborhoods.

Through our PTA meetings, newsletters, this website, and the Parents of Jackson Facebook group, the Jackson PTA strives to keep you informed and provide you with opportunities to be involved and have a say in funding decisions and PTA programs. Jackson PTA membership fees, fundraising campaigns and community donations support the Bernstein Artful Learning Program and our amazing Culture Day, provide staff grants for classroom materials, and fund special requests. Some special requests include the current Full Chrome Jackson project to bring 1-to- 1 Chromebooks to our kids for their Language Arts classes.

Volunteering At Jackson

Volunteer opportunities in middle school differ somewhat from those you have experienced at the elementary level, in that they are event-centered, rather than classroom-centered. At Jackson, we have volunteer opportunities for many events, such as:

• the R.A.T. Race (our run for arts and technology)
• the Learnstein event in the Fall, which features student/staff activity party boards (last year’s party boards)
• Picture Day
• the Bernstein Bash
• Conference and appreciation meals
• as well as the behind-the-scenes support of classroom helpers, PTA officers and event organizers that help keep Jackson Middle School a bright environment for learning.

We encourage you to take the first step and become a member of the PTA. Your support communicates to the school and community that you are invested in the success of the programs and events that make Jackson excel.

Join us on for our first PTA meeting of the year on Wednesday, August 31 st at Round Table on Barbur Blvd. Get to know your PTA board, visit with Mr. C and some of the JMS teachers and enjoy pizza dinner, beer and soda.

Thank you for your support and please consider adding your voice to the PTA Board for next year. Contact any of the officers here if you want to learn more about the PTA and opportunities to get involved.