
Congratulations to one of our school counselors, Anna Simmons, for her recognition this morning as a recipient of an Arvest We Love Teachers Award. We appreciate everything she does for our campus!




Our October Newsletter from our wonderful MMJ Counselors!




First Grade had a great day at the Benton County Fair!









Shelby Rogers and Reagan Guess, two of our wonderful IGNITE interns joined us for behavior RTI meetings this morning. They did great! Shelby and Reagan are pictured with their mentors, Ms. Tarp and Ms. Clark.


We would like to thank all our families who participated in our MMJ Family & Fun Engagement Learning Night! Our school was PACKED with MMJ staff and families! It was a wonderful night of community learning!




Mary Mae Jones will have a Girls on the Run team this year! We are looking for any 3rd or 4th-grade girls who want to join us for some running fun. You do not need to be a strong runner, just come equipped with a positive attitude! Our team will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays after school until 4:00 p.m. All students will need to have transportation at 4:00 p.m. to participate. Please get in touch with Ms. Simmons with any questions.


We honored some of our staff at our learning meeting on Monday for leading in supporting our mission of:
Ensuring high levels of learning for each student - Mrs. Rudder & Mrs. Sandidge
and our 4 Promises:
1. Deep and Meaningful Relationships - Mrs. Simmons & Mrs. Parker
2. High Academic Expectations - Mrs. McElroy (not pictured)
3. Targeted Essential Standards - Mrs. Hissong & Ms. Detherage
4. Time on Task, Engaging Students in Meaningful Learning - Ms. Williams & Mr.
Horkey






We hope you can join us!


It was a great day at Mary Mae! There was so much growing and learning happening from the staff to the students! Way to work hard MMJ!











We're excited for you to meet our wonderful counselors at Mary Mae Jones!





Mark your calendars to attend the music programs this year at Mary Mae Jones!


We would love to have you volunteer at Mary Mae Jones!


Mark your calendars and join us at our PTO meetings! Our PTO is working hard for MMJ this year and you don't want to miss out!


Have you registered for bus service? Use the QR code to do so. Download the BusQuest app to register for service and receive your bus stop information. This app is the best place for accurate bus stop information.


We're excited to see everyone at Open House!


We had our first PTO meeting of the year last night. Our wonderful PTO board has many great events planned for this school year and could use your help. Please use the QR code to join PTO or stop by and visit with them at OpenHouse on Thursday, August 10th. Our next PTO Meeting is September 5th, at 5:30 p.m.




Open House is Thursday, August 10, 2023.
Kindergarten (K) Open House will occur as follows:
K Open House - Students in Kindergarten - Last Name Ends with A-M
1:30 p.m. Parent Meeting with Principals (Location: Cafeteria)
1:45 p.m. Fill Out Documentation, then Meet the Teacher
Dismiss to Kona Ice Outside
K Open House - Students in Kindergarten - Last Name Ends with N-Z
2:30 p.m. Parent Meeting with Principals (Location: Cafeteria)
2:45 p.m. Fill Out Documentation, then Meet the Teacher
Dismiss to Kona Ice Outside
Our 1st - 4th Grade Open House is 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
This is a come-and-go event.
There will be a Parent Meeting with the Principal at 4:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. These are completely voluntary. You only need to attend one. Feel free to come to one before or after you meet your teacher. The purpose will be to go over basic information about MMJ and meet the principal.
Class Lists will post on Thursday, August 10th at 4:00 p.m.


We are thankful for our staff at MMJ. Please enjoy some of these shout-outs from our school community!
We look forward to seeing everyone on the first day of school, Wednesday, August 16th!
School starts, promptly, at 7:30 a.m.










Our staff is excited for the school year to begin! Dr. Wasem jumped in to help Mrs. Cox & Mrs. Gormley with our letters for all our families. Be on the lookout for a Welcome Letter from Dr. Wasem and Mrs. Gunter.


Our first PTO Meeting of the 2023-2024 school year will be held on August 1 at 5:30 pm.
