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January 26, 2018January 26, 2018
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Category: Jackson Street School
January 19, 2018January 19, 2018
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JSS News 1.19.18
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January 12, 2018January 12, 2018
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JSS News 1.12.18
Click here for Gwen’s full letter. BORING AND BOREDOM As promised, I am putting finger to computer keyboard after many years of hearing from students, their families, my own children and from reading articles (some scholarly and some not-so) about the issue of “boredom”, particular for children in school. I certainly cannot pretend to analyze...
December 21, 2017December 21, 2017
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JSS News 12.8.17
Click here for Gwen’s full letter. For the District Budget Survey click here. Celebrations Assembly At press time, we are preparing to celebrate the Winter Solstice at our annual assembly, conducted by our 2nd graders. We name all the holidays that we know of that are celebrated by our families at JSS and light candles...
December 18, 2017December 18, 2017
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JSS News 12.15.17
Click here for Gwen’s full letter. MS. ALLESSI’S WEBSITE Thanks much to Ms. Allessi, our Tiered Support Specialist and yoga teacher, for teaching us all to be mindful and regulated and calm. She has added another resource to her work at JSS by the following website – check it out!! Click here for Ms....
December 18, 2017December 18, 2017
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The New Jackson Street Greenhouse
THE JSS GREENHOUSE IS BUILT! Click here for the full album of photos. The new JSS Greenhouse is built and beautiful and ready for the winter! Classes took tours of our new space in early December, and there were lots of “Oohs” and “Aahs” on the part of children and adults alike. In early spring...
December 13, 2017December 13, 2017
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Jackson Street Giving Tree
The Giving Tree The Giving Tree is an annual JSS tradition in December and January. We decorate a branch and surrounds with donated hats, mittens, gloves and scarves and donations of canned/boxed food goods are placed under the tree. All donations are brought to The Northampton Survival Center.
December 13, 2017December 13, 2017
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Jackson Street School Report Card 2017
The full Right to Know Cover Letter can be accessed here and can be read below. The full Jackson Street School Report Card Overview can be accessed here and can be read below. Right to Know Cover Letter Dear Parent or Guardian: We are pleased to enclose the 2017 Massachusetts Report Card Overview – our school’s...
December 11, 2017December 11, 2017
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JSS News 12.8.17
Click here for Gwen’s full letter. WHAT HAVE STUDENTS BEEN DOING IN PE CLASS? GRADES K-2 students are often exploring the same thematic areas. These include actual physical skill areas, called “skill themes,” and all of the ideas and expressive/creative opportunities connected to those ideas, called “movement concepts.” We recently concluded what we call THE...
December 4, 2017December 11, 2017
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JSS News 12.1.17
Click here for Gwen’s full letter. HOLIDAY GIVING/RECEIVING/GIVING TREE The Giving Tree is up! Please send/bring in hats, scarves, mittens, gloves and canned/boxed goods for under the tree! The PTO Emergency Fund needs donations – please consider giving to this with a check to the JSS PTO – in the memo line: “Emergency Fund”. This...