JBN Newsletter 3.7.25
Principal’s Message
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JB Nelson Families,
It was fun to see the students and staff participation in our “Read Across America” spirit week! Thank you for supporting your child with this at home!
Our third, fourth and fifth grade students will be completing the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) test next week. Students should eat a healthy breakfast, charge their Chromebooks and bring in working headphones for the Reading portion of the test.
At JB Nelson students will complete IAR Assessments on the following dates and times:
Third Grade: 3.4-3.7,3.11 @ 9:30
Fourth Grade: 3.4-3.7, 3.11 @ 1:00
Fifth Grade: 3.7, 3.11-3.14 @ 10:35
In a previous email, I shared information on an important survey called the 5Essentials Survey that is being compiled by the state of Illinois. 17% of our JBN families have completed the survey, and we need a 20% response rate for them to share the results with us.
Please take the 5Essentials Survey for us!
http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent to take the parent/guardian survey. Additional information: Parent Guide (in English and Spanish) Thank you!
Does your child love drawing?
You may want to consider signing them up for the Young Rembrandts Program 1 hour classes After School. Young Rembrandts™ explores the basics of visual art, in a fun & confident setting that ensures success for every child. Their Instructors show step-by-step methods to build core Drawing skills. Students complete a different lesson each week from multiple themes.
All supplies included. More info here
We hope you enjoy your weekend and we will see you on Monday!
Mrs. Prentsiss
S.E.L. (Social Emotional Learning)
School-Home connections to help students grow their SEL skills!
BPS Strategic Plan Priority 2, Strategy 3-Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Programs
BPS Strategic Plan Priority 2, Strategy 4-Family & Community Partnerships
All students at JBN learn about social emotional skills in their daily classroom meetings.
All teachers follow the District’s Portrait of a Graduate sequence grades K-5.
For the month of March, our focus is on Conflict Management
Conflict resolution is how we solve problems when we disagree with someone. It means talking, listening, and finding a fair way to fix the problem instead of arguing or fighting. When we use conflict resolution, we stay calm, take turns sharing our feelings, and work together to find a solution that makes everyone feel okay. It helps us build strong friendships and show kindness, even when we don’t agree.
Students are learning about how to identify the size of problems and expected reactions to match. Matching our reactions to the size helps us solve problems in a productive way!
JBN PTO
All JBN events are on our:
BPS Strategic Plan Priority 2, Strategy 4-Family & Community Partnerships
PTO (Parent Teacher Organization) website
ALL JBN parents are automatically a part of the JBN PTO.
BPS Strategic Plan Priority 2, Strategy 4-Family & Community Partnerships
The PTO will meet in the LRC at 6:30PM on:
August 6th
September 3rd
October 1st
November 12th
December 10th
January 14th
February 11th
March 11th
April 15th
May 13th (Off campus)
Meetings are in the LRC and childcare is provided.
The PTO plans ALL JBN family events for the school year.
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