Back to School

1. Complete the Annual Data Update* (ADU) in Infinite Campus. Having your family’s current contact information is critical to accurate and timely communication. The ADU must be complete for students to start school, in accordance with district policy.

   • Log in to id.pausd.org
   • Launch Infinite Campus
   • On the left side menu in Infinite Campus, click "More"
   • Click "Online Registration"
   • Click "Start" next to 23-24 Annual Data Update

2. Complete the PTA Back to School Forms: https://tinyurl.com/JLSforms2023

   • Join our PTA and fund our JLS programs

   • Learn about fun events this year, middle school sports, and ways to get involved

• Make school purchases  - specifically, PE uniform purchases, club/activities donations, 6th grade panther camp/curriculum donations, and/or library and music donations. The form is here. 

• Donate to Partners in Education (PiE). PiE funds important electives, music programs, counselors and classroom support. Learn more on PiE’s website. Donate here: https://papie.org/donate/

ALL INCOMING STUDENTS

• Read the list of recommended school supplies.  Individual teachers or teams may have additional requests during the first week of school.

• Discuss digital citizenship with your child. Students will demonstrate they can make good choices by earning their Digital Driver’s License.  After students have passed their quiz and earned a badge, they will be entered into a raffle to earn prizes.  

• Check out the FAQ for more questions and answers.

6TH GRADE INFORMATION ONLY

• Get ready for JLS Panther Camp, our orientation program for 6th graders. We need 6th grade parents to sign up to volunteer for Panther Camp!

• Read a brief description of 6th grade wheel classes.

7TH GRADE INFORMATION ONLY

• Verify up-to-date Tdap vaccination. Tdap vaccination must be verified in order for students to start school, in accordance with district policy.

This year, the JLS Back-to-School information is online only. Please go through all sections of this Back-to-School packet to make sure you receive all of the necessary information to start the new school year. The PTA Back to School Forms are online at https://tinyurl.com/JLSforms2023. 

For purchases and donations to JLS (Yearbook, PE Uniform, ASB, Library, Music, and 6th-grade), you can pay online by clicking this link (Requires ParentSquare account). To pay by cash or check, please go to the JLS main office and request a purchase form.

 JLS Purchases and Donations for 2023-24  

PURCHASES

• PE Uniform – A JLS logo uniform is not mandatory, but clothes worn in PE classes must be navy blue shorts & a short sleeved navy blue shirt.  

  • PE Uniform Shirt $12

  • PE Uniform Shorts $12

DONATIONS

• Associated Student Body – This important $50 donation helps pay for student activities such as clubs, spirit weeks, and lunch time activities.  No other fundraising effort supports these valuable student activities. 

• Library Donation – $10 donation goes to expanding our library collection.

• Musical Instrument Donation – $100 donation helps maintain instruments used by our students.

• 6th Grade Donation – $125 donation helps enrich the 6th grade program:

  • Panther Camp - an orientation program for 6th graders.

  • Exploratory Wheel - contributes to the supplies used by the Wheel classes.

  • Curriculum - helps pay for school supplies, Scholastic magazines, classroom materials.

HOW TO PAY

• You can pay using a credit card by filling out this form.

• To pay by cash or check, please go to the JLS main office and request a purchase form.