Click here for Gwen’s full letter. SCHOOL DOG As some of you have heard, Jackson St. School will get a “school dog” that is trained as a “therapy” dog! I have hesitated to announce this only because we do not have a definite date for its arrival and waiting is the hardest part, as Tom...
Click here for Gwen’s full letter. PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE: Due to the previously scheduled JFK Spotlight, our Science Night will be on FRIDAY, MARCH 2 – please make your calendars!
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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...
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...
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....
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.