Publishing day🎉 Writers published and celebrated the completion of their first anthology! Inspired by the true story of Inky, the escape octopus, students wrote their own narratives. Today, they saw their hard work planning and writing come to fruition. #joyfullearning

JES staff was presented with a PLC flag and certificate to acknowledge their status as a PLC Model School for the 5th year! This honor and recognizes not only teachers, but an amazing support staff who work daily to ensure student growth. It's a great day to be a TIGER!!

Congrats theresa meyer !!! Couldn’t think of a more deserving person! ❤️ What a blessing you are to so many!

Sometimes it’s all about the little things. Today that little thing was the most exaggerative and awesome simile my class came up with during our community circle this morning. 😂 Nothing like 3 snow days to make you grateful to be back at school! #joyfullearning

We appreciate our school counselors! @MiddleburyComm1

Writers have been working hard to grow their revision and editing skills! Today, they helped a fellow author better their writing. I heard many meaningful conversations and great suggestions. Such powerful learning amongst friends! #joyfullearning

Today we celebrated! We have been working like Olympians over the last month and a half to earn Olympic rings. Rings were earned for team effort at specials, recess, cafe, home challenges, and in the classroom. Classes received their medals!! It’s good day to be a JES Tiger!!!

When the learning follows the students home>>>This sweet girl enjoyed talking about POV in the context of colonies so much that she turned her knowledge into a beautiful comic at home. She then presented it to me as a very early birthday gift. Love these learners! #joyfullearning

Good morning! Every single day we can fill others up with the gift of belief. The gift of knowing that someone sees the greatness and potential within. That belief can go a long way in making a difference in someone’s life. Give that gift today! Have a great day!👊

Writers loved the opportunity to read their fellow authors’ books and leave encouraging comments. Our class was amazed by the depth of knowledge, thoughtful organization &brilliant illustrations we saw! We are looking forward to our upcoming publication party too!#joyfullearning

What a gift to connect with the newly retired Dr. Arthur Hochman! If there were ever a teacher to exemplify what it looks like to pour into students and people tirelessly, it is this guy. Grateful for his impact in my life and the lives of so many educators! #grateful

These authors are “out of this world!” We had so much fun celebrating their hard work. They walked the red carpet, received certificates of publication, and taught other students about their research, planning, and writing process! I am lucky to be their teacher! #joyfullearning

We wrapped up the most fun year with our very favorite thing: one last community circle (and a silly string party to celebrate our goals). I’m so thankful for this community of learners, my amazing team & all who helped us grow and made JES feel like home! What a joy this job is!

Grateful to have spent 3 days learning alongside and from some of the very best leaders in education. We are excited to continue refining our practice and learning community with all that we learned. Thank you to Solution Tree and all of the incredible speakers! #plcatwork

First day ✔️ Looking forward to a great year! These 3rd grade leaders brainstormed how they wanted our community to run, looked for patterns in their brainstorming, and used that info to co-construct our norms. Inspired by their deep thinking and care for others! #joyfullearning

Thank you for visiting! Our writers loved having such a great audience!

As look toward the new week!

Love the way @cerkens reframes assessment in her book “Collaborative Common Assessments.” Such a powerful reminder!

Learners connected our study of ecosystems to their own learning environment! We had great, reflective conversations. Then, we used our own data to set personalized SMART goals! We culminated our experience by propagating our own plants to remind us of our goals! #joyfullearning

Meet our class pets!Students became experts on ecosystems and biomes in our literacy block, so what better way to celebrate their hard work than by creating a self-sustaining aquatic biome ecosystem! Names of our shrimp and snail friends TBD. Lots of smiles today!#joyfullearning