Buddy Reading

Part of our Daily 5 center rotations is Reading to Someone, we call this Buddy Reading.  The students are currently reading from their leveled book baggies to a stuffed animal.  They really enjoy sharing their books with their buddies.  Eventually, the students will be reading to each other but this is a great way for us to build our reading stamina.

Literary Pumpkin

This year at JBD all classes were asked to make a pumpkin based on a favorite story book character.  We chose to turn our pumpkin into Clifford.  Take a look at the final product! All pumpkins are on display in the library if you are at school check them out.

Sparch

Every Tuesday we have Sparch which is a combination of Speech and Art with Mrs. Rossetti and Ms. Ward.  We have been learning about fall.  Look at the pictures of our leaf rubbings!

Exploring Taste in Science

We have been learning about the five senses in science.  Today, we tasted red, yellow, and green apples to decide if they were sweet or tart.

Upcoming Spirit Day

Throughout the school year we will have spirit days at JBD! Our first ones are coming up in a few weeks!

October 21st is Black Out Day: wear black head to toe
October 31st is Orange, white, and black day

Picture Day

Tomorrow is picture day! Be sure to wear your smile and your favorite outfit!

Specialist Schedule

Here is a list of the specialists that visit our students weekly:

Monday: Guidance with Ms. Booth
Tuesday: Sparch (art/speech together) with Mrs. Rossetti and Ms. Ward
Wednesday: Music with Mrs. Hall and PE with Mr. K
Thursday: Computer Lab with Mrs. Carroll and PE with Mr. K
Friday: Library with Mrs. Hardesty and Gifted with Mrs. Law

* Remember on Wed. and Thurs. to have your child wear their sneakers. 
* Remember on Fri. to bring in your library book so that you can return it and pick a new one.

Estimation Jar

We are practice making educated guesses with our estimation jar! Look for it to come home this year and your child will get to fill it and bring it back in for the other students to make their guesses.

Working with iPads

Today we got to work with iPads! We learned how to trace letters, heard letter sounds, and praticed making words. Remember to send in headphones for your child so that they can use the iPads in school this year.