(ROCKWALL, TX – April 11, 2018) Congratulations to Ms. Cabrales (4th grade), Ms. Tate (6th grade), and Ms. Loya (LMS) for receiving a Toyota of Rockwall grant to help fund morning STEM stations. The goal of these stations is to provide learning opportunities that students don’t normally get throughout the day or who can’t afford […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — January 15, 2018) The Jones Elementary PTA recently sponsored a visit from AG Ford, a New York Times Bestselling Illustrator. Mr. Ford spoke to all of the students during two fun-filled and informative sessions. Ms. Loya, the library media specialist, prepared the students for the visit by giving the students information about […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — October 11, 2017) Jones Elementary has decided to spread kindness this year in a school-wide effort to spread good vibes! The teachers and students are decorating kindness rocks that reflect them, personally, and include an uplifting message. The Kindness Rock Project is a nationwide movement where people of all ages collect and […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 23, 2017) On September 19th, the Jones Elementary Library sponsored Technology Night in the Jones Cafeteria. The goal of the event was to promote the technology that Jones Elementary has available for teachers and students to utilize. Families programmed robots including Ollie, Sphero, Parallax Scribbler, BeeBot, Codeapillar, and Robot Mouse. These […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — March 13, 2017) Members of the Jones Jaguars PawsUp Podcast Club finished their first podcast this week. Students met after school in the library every Thursday for one hour. The podcast was completely done by 5th and 6th graders who researched, wrote scripts, conducted interviews, recorded “studio” sessions, found sound effects and […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — Nov. 2, 2016) Jones Elementary first grade teacher Anna Gil and kindergarten teacher Mynda Rivera were selected to present training sessions at the Texas Association for Bilingual Educators (TABE) annual conference in Galveston. Mrs. Rivera and Mrs. Gil presented to more than 100 teachers from different parts of the state and shared their knowledge and expertise. Mrs. Rivera presented […]
(ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX – Jan. 8, 2016) The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), in conjunction with Rockwall County, will conduct a public hearing on January 12 at Jones Elementary School, 2051 Trail Glen in Rockwall. The purpose of the hearing is to present the planned improvements and receive public comment for State Highway (SH) 276 […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – September 28, 2015) The Jones Elementary 1st and 2nd grade students enjoyed a field trip to the Rockwall County Library on Friday, September 25th to see award-winning author Grace Lin. She discussed how a book is published and emphasized the importance of the writing process to the students. The students were able […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – August 22, 2015) Friday night, Jones Elementary students headed back to school for Meet the Teacher night! It was a huge success. Students dropped off supplies, had some fun in photo booth, and got to meet their teachers. Pictured from left are Brynlee, Cale, Hallie, and Sadie Simms. Submitted by Jennifer Holton, […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Jan. 1 2015) Yogesh Jarodiya, owner of neighborhood 7-11, pictured here with Eyeruscam Belay, Teresa Twedell, Principal and Dianne Cockrill, Counselor of Jones Elementary generously donated $711.00 to the students of Jones Elementary. The funds will be used for the academic enrichment of our future leaders. To share your good news and events, […]