J. R. Ingram Elementary School

Please remember Monday, March 10 is a Teacher Workday! No school for students! See you all Tuesday!

🎬✨ BFG Movie Night Reminder! ✨🎬 Join us for a magical night as we watch The BFG! 🌙👣 📅 TONIGHT, March 6, 2025 🕕 6 pm 📍 JR Ingram Nest Please park in the bus parking lot and enter by the cafeteria. 🎉 FREE popcorn for everyone! 🍿 Bring your blankets and chairs for a cozy evening with family and friends. We can't wait to see you there! #BFGMovieNight #FreePopcorn #FamilyFun #JRIngramEagles

📢 Volunteers Needed! 🏀 Our 99 Pledges PTO Fundraiser is in full swing, and we need your help for next week's Basketball Shootout! 🎯🏆 We're looking for at least two parents from each class to volunteer. If you can assist with other classes, that would be amazing too! ✅ Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4BA5A72CA0FD0-55449055-basketball#/ A huge THANK YOU to those who have already signed up—we appreciate you! 💙🐦 #EagleStrong #CommunityMatters #JRIngramPTO

🎨🎶 March is NC Arts in Our Schools Month! 🖌️🎭 At J.R. Ingram, we celebrate the power of the arts in education! From music and visual arts to drama and creative expression, the arts inspire creativity, build confidence, and enhance learning for all students. Join us in recognizing the incredible impact of the arts and showing appreciation for our talented students and dedicated educators who bring creativity to life every day! Drop a 🎨🎶 in the comments if you love the arts! #NCArtsInOurSchools #CreativityMatters #WildAboutLearning In celebration of Music in Our Schools Month, Lee County Schools is hosting a special performance featuring various school music groups. We are excited to announce that Ingram Elementary will have the opportunity to perform at the School Board Meeting on Tuesday, March 11th, at Lee County High School in the School Board meeting room, beginning at 5:45 PM. Our 1st and 3rd grade students will be performing a song from their upcoming concert. Come out and support our wonderful performers!

📢 Volunteers Needed! 🏀📚 J.R. Ingram families and friends, we need YOUR help to make two exciting events a slam dunk success for our students! 👉 99 Pledges Basketball Shootout – We need volunteers to help keep the event running smoothly as our students show off their skills! 👉 Spring Book Fair – Help us create a fun and inviting experience for our young readers by assisting with setup, checkout, and more! If you can spare an hour or two, we’d love to have you! Your support makes a huge difference for our school. See links below or reach out to us to sign up. Thank you for being part of our Eagle family! 🦅💙 99 Pledges Basketball Shootout: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4BA5A72CA0FD0-55449055-basketball#/ Book Fair: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4BA5A72CA0FD0-55423172-jrispring#/

Welcome to our March Edition of our JRI Parent News https://secure.smore.com/n/u5ksg We want to take a moment to remind everyone that our monthly school newsletters are packed with more than just calendar reminders. They include important updates, helpful links, event highlights, and details that support your child's success throughout the school year. To make sure you stay informed, we encourage you to scroll all the way through each issue to catch everything, from new programs and important announcements to school highlights and reminders. If you would like a printed copy of this please visit our front office. Thank you for taking the time to stay connected and engaged with our school community. Your support makes a big difference!

Tonight, we had the privilege of celebrating our amazing bus drivers at the LCS Annual Bus Banquet! These dedicated individuals ensure our students arrive safely to and from school each day and play a vital role in making special events and field trips possible. We are incredibly grateful for their hard work, patience, and commitment to our school community. Thank you for all you do! #EaglePride #ThankABusDriver 🚍💛

JRI Bus Driver of the Year Mr. Bethancourth

🎉 Attention Ingram 5th Grade Families and Future SLMS Stallions! 🎉 SanLee Middle School’s AVID elective application is now open, and we want to make sure our students don’t miss this amazing opportunity! AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) helps students build college and career readiness skills, fostering leadership, organization, and academic success. 📅 Application Deadline: March 28, 2025 📽️ AVID at SLMS Video: Link 🔗 AVID Application Link: Link 💡 What’s Next? ✅ 5th-grade students will get a firsthand look at AVID during their end-of-year tour of SanLee Middle on March 31, 2025. ✅ A Rising 6th Grade Open House (Date TBD) will include student interviews for those applying to the AVID elective! If you have any questions, feel free to contact vincentpienaar@lee.k12.nc.us. We encourage all interested students to apply and take advantage of this fantastic opportunity! 🚀✨ #WildAboutLearning #AVIDatSLMS #Future6thGraders

Please save the date for our next movie night! March 6, 2025.

Due to worsening road conditions, below-freezing temperatures overnight, and the possibility of more winter precipitation tomorrow morning, Lee County Schools will operate on a remote learning day for all students and staff members on Thursday, February 20, 2025. There will be no live instruction on this day. Students were given assignments to complete and submit in order to receive attendance credit. They will have five days to complete these assignments. All campuses will be closed, and no staff should report to their sites. Staff members should consult with their immediate supervisors regarding work that needs to be completed from home.

Due to the possibility of winter precipitation beginning as early as 10 am, Lee County Schools will operate on a remote learning day for all students and staff members on Wednesday, February 19, 2025. There will be no live instruction on this day. Students have been given assignments to complete and submit in order to receive attendance credit. They will have five days to complete these assignments. We will continue to monitor local and national weather reports. As the week progresses, we will post updates regarding delays and cancellations on our district website and our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages. We will also alert local media outlets.

We hope you can make it to our PTO meeting tomorrow night at 6 pm! Exciting things are happening!!

Valentine’s Day deliveries for students will not be accepted or delivered to students during the instructional day. They will be held at the front office until dismissal. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation in keeping our school day focused on learning! 💙 Reminder: No School ~ Teacher Workday on Monday

We are here at Hwy 55! Hope to see you here 5-8. Come grab some dinner or dessert.

Exciting news! We are accepting shirt/sweatshirt orders from now until Feb 14th! 🦅Youth & Adult sizes! 🦅Short Sleeve T-Shirts $15 🦅Long Sleeve T-Shirts $20 🦅Crewneck Sweatshirts $25 🦅Hoodie Sweatshirts $30 Order & pay online: https://form.jotform.com/243152743615151. OR Send in the paper order form with cash/check or pay via Square at https://square.link/u/Oyb7USe5. Also you are invited to our PTSO meeting Tuesday, February 18 at 6:00 pm

Our hallways are bursting with color and creativity thanks to the talented students in Mrs. Bryant’s art classes! Their beautiful artwork showcases their imagination and hard work, making our school an even more inspiring place to learn. But our students don’t just create art—they write about it, too! Through reflective writing, they express their thoughts, inspirations, and techniques behind their masterpieces. Check out this incredible work from one of our 5th graders! Parents, we invite you to have lunch with your student and take a stroll through the halls to admire both the artwork and the writing that brings it to life. You’ll be amazed at the talent and creativity of our young artists! 🎨🖌️📝 #WildAboutLearning #StudentArtists #ArtWithAStory

Kindergarten readers are hard at work in Ms. Caines’ class! Today, students partnered up to read a UFLI passage, applying their phonics skills to decode words and build reading confidence. We love seeing our youngest learners grow as readers each day! #WildAboutLearning #KindergartenReaders

LCS District Spelling Bee is underway! Good luck, Daniel and Morgan!

Bus 84 is 30 min behind schedule. Thanks for your patience.