J.B. Watkins Elementary PTA

09/11/2026

🏈 Kick off the school year with our first JB Watkins Spirit Day! 🕷️ Join your JB Watkins friends, families, neighbors, and teachers/staff for an afternoon of football as the University of Richmond Spiders take on Georgetown!

📅 Saturday, September 19
🕞 Kickoff: 3:30 PM
🎟️ Tickets: $17 each
Order here: https://www.gofevo.com/event/Jbwatkins8

The best part? $5 from every ticket purchased goes directly back to the JB Watkins PTA, helping fund programs and opportunities for our students and staff throughout the year.

We’d love to see our JB Watkins community fill the stands. Grab your tickets, wear your school spirit, and let's cheer on the Spiders!

09/09/2026

Meeting TONIGHT, 9/9 at 6pm at Midlothian High School regarding the proposed 1 for Schools Referendum. We hope you will join!

This November, Chesterfield County voters will consider 1 for Schools, a proposed additional 1% local sales tax dedicated to funding school capital needs, including replacing the over 100 year old Midlothian Middle School.

The increase would be offset by a 2-cent reduction in the real estate tax rate and a 10-cent reduction in the personal property tax rate.

As a PTA, we encourage our families and community members to learn more, ask questions, and make an informed decision about the future of our schools. Learn more about the proposal and the projects it could support at www.chesterfield.gov/1forSchools.

09/07/2026

🎨🎭🎵Calling all budding creatives - the Reflections Contest is officially OPEN for submissions! Student artists of all abilities and grade levels are invited to submit a creative work based on this year’s theme, “What My Culture Means to Me”. First place winners will receive prizes from Art Factory, Dairy Queen, The Little Bookshop, and more! 🎨🎭🎵

For more details, visit jbwpta.com/reflections-contest or email [email protected].

09/03/2026

House Family Breakfasts are back, and Topaz is up first!!

Topaz families, yours is Thursday, September 17th at 8:15am. RSVP is open now- you can RSVP for your House's breakfast today no matter which month it falls in.

New to JB Watkins? Each of the 8 Gem Houses gets its own morning where families come in and eat breakfast together before the school day starts.

Light breakfast provided while you get a chance to meet other families. The student Gem leaders give a short presentation. There are games, challenges, and a phot-op. Spirit wear will be for sale- bring cash, if interested.

Due to the capacity of the cafeteria, we ask that only one adult per student attend. If you can't make it, your student is still absolutely welcome to come on their own. We'll make sure they have a seat and a great morning.

Wear your House color if you've got it!

All eight breakfasts are the third Thursday of the month:

Topaz - Sept 17
Onyx - Oct 15
Emerald - Nov 19
Ruby - Dec 17
Sapphire - Jan 21
Quartz - Feb 18
Peridot - Mar 18
Amethyst - Apr 15

RSVP here, all eight Houses are on the same form: tinyurl.com/HouseBreakfastRSVP

And if you want to help, we've got a setup shift the afternoon before and one the morning of. Sign up here: tinyurl.com/JBWPTA

09/01/2026

Don’t forget to stop by the PTA table tonight during Back to School Night! We’d love to see you and kick off a great school year together. 💙

While you’re there, you can:
✨ Learn more about PTA membership and how you can get involved this year
👕 Shop Watkins spirit wear — including an exciting NEW GEM shirt design!!

Cash is strongly encouraged to help keep things moving quickly at the table. Shirts are $20 each.

NOTE ON GEM SHIRTS: We understand some families who received the original gem shirts last year are in need of replacements. We are finalizing what inventory we have left of those and they will be available to purchase via our website very soon. We will keep everyone updated as soon as we are ready to get those open for purchase! Thank you for your patience.

08/31/2026

We are in need of a couple volunteers for the Back to School Night table tomorrow from 6-7:30pm. Please use this link to sign up if you can help man the table!

Welcome to the JB Watkins PTA Volunteer List! The PTA hosts many events and activities throughout the school year, and we’d love your help! We’re working to bring as many of our PTA volunteer opportunities as possible into one master sign-up so you can look ahead, see what’s coming up, and cho...

08/31/2026

Gem Days!

08/31/2026

We still have six classes in need of a room parent!

If you're wondering what that entails, it varies by classroom, but generally you will: send email reminders to the class, help get the class pumpkin put together for Fall Festival, set up sign-ups when the teacher needs items, coordinate a class gift, and help with class parties.

If you've never done it and it feels like a lot, grab a friend and do it together! Two people splitting it works great, and you'll have more fun.

If you were on the fence- please consider signing up- especially 2nd grade parents and above!

Fill out the interest form here:

Thank you for your interest in supporting our classrooms! No experience needed — just a willingness to pitch in. This form takes about 3 minutes. Please submit by Friday, August 28th. Help your teacher plan classroom celebrations and special projects Share volunteer needs and PTA updates with the ...

08/28/2026

FriYAY! We sugared the teachers up this morning with some carb energy to make it through a fun gem pep rally day. 💎 Thank you SO MUCH to Sugar Shack Donuts who generously donated many of these donuts for our teachers to enjoy.

We hope everyone has a great, relaxing weekend - teachers and staff, especially you. ☺️