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....
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...
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...
Become a Booster! The Northampton Athletic Booster Club (NABC) is a volunteer run, nonprofit organization with the sole mission to provide financial support for all Northampton High School Athletics.
Click here for Gwen’s full letter. GRATITUDE Tis the season – for giving and for giving thanks. Special ways we at JSS show our gratitude are: • Our “I AM THANKFUL FOR” annual newsletter – to be published on Friday, November 17 (no newsletter on Nov. 22). Students and staff contribute to the list of...