November 17, 2023

JBN Newsletter 11.17.23

Principal’s Message

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JB Nelson Families,

Thank you to all of the families that attended our Reading Night on Tuesday! We had high turnout and we hope that everyone enjoyed the Changemakers activities. If you have any of the books at home, please send them back to school with your child so they can be used again!

Our PTO sponsored Food drive went really well this week! Thank you to all of you who sent in donations. It was great to see so many students being “Changemakers” and bringing them in all week. Our K Kids club is helping to count and pack up these donations and the Batavia Interfaith Food Pantry will pick them up after school today!

We have heard from many of the veterans that attended our Veterans day event last Friday and we wanted to share this video of the performances in case any family members were unable to attend.

Next week is a short week due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Students will only attend school on Monday and Tuesday and then we will be off the rest of the week.

A separate Messenger was sent out to families about Trimester Reflections. Those will be available in Powerschool on Tuesday. Please follow the directions in the email to look at them and follow up with your child’s teacher if you have any questions.

Have a wonderful weekend and we will see you on Monday!

~Mrs. Prentiss

Opportunities for Students

(All of these events are also listed on the JBN Parent calendar)

Please Return Family Literacy Book Bags to the LRC.

Thank you!

~Mrs. Phillips & Mrs. LaGesse

Art Club!

Artist grades 3-5th grade interested in joining Art Club, please sign up using this link for your Month of choice.

Morning Art Club

1st Trimester Breakfast with Books

The LRC will be hosting a Breakfast With Books discussion on Tuesday, November 7th at 8am in LRC. Students in 4th-5th grade. Please sign up using this form. Please email julie.phillips@bps101.net with any questions.

Batavia Special-Education Parent Network (BSPN) Family Event

Please join Batavia Special-Education Parent Network (BSPN) for a family event at Color Me Mine, Geneva this Sunday, November 5, 2023 from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM. Color Me Mine has opened their doors to BSPN for ceramic painting for our kids & adults with special needs and their families/caregivers. Space is limited and reservations are required to guarantee a spot. To RSVP, please call the studio at 630-262-9000 and mention ‘BSPN Event’. There is a $5.00 studio fee per person painting at time of sign up and families are responsible to pay for their ceramic pieces at the event. Visit bspn-batavia.org for more information and upcoming events.

JBN PTO

2023/2024 Yearbook information!

We are using Treering again as our Yearbook vendor. They allow you to customize 2 free pages with your own photos and memories, plus $.99 for each additional 2 pages if needed. These extra pages make it so fun and personal, and they will appear only in your yearbook(s). Custom pages are able to be purchased and edited until April 6th. To order and customize, go to www.treering.com/validate. If you are new to treering, enter code 1016529189553330 for JBN

Cub Scouts

Join Pack 153

Interested in exciting events and making new friends? Cub Scout Pack 153 is accepting new scouts into our 2023-2024 program and are forming new dens at every grade level, K-5. Upcoming events include a pack hike on Nov 19th at 1p. Feel free to join us anytime to learn more about Scouting. If you are interested in joining, please reach out to Cubmaster, Chris! Email: cubmaster@bataviapack153.org ~ Text: 630-728-7228

Open Committee Positions

Available committees include: BoxTops, LRC, Teacher Prep, S.T.E.A.M. lab, and Teacher Appreciation! Just navigate to the Committees area of the PTO website and click on any of these open committees to sign up. Our PTO has a binder of information to provide you with all the tools you need for your committee. As always, if you’re curious but have questions, just email us or attend a monthly meeting and ask!

Box Tops

2023-2024 Goal: $200

Current total: $73.20 ~ 5th grade is leading, followed by 3rd grade!

Download the apps: Apple Store or Play Store. Make JB Nelson your home school to start scanning. There are some amazing Limited Time Bonus Promos to take advantage of (see pic below)! The app also has a leaderboard to see which JBN grade level has the most tops scanned. Twice a year, our school receives a check from Box Tops to help pay for things, like events or activities for the kids. Receipts are valid to scan for 14 days from purchase date, and can be scanned from any account (so if you don’t scan, just give your receipts to a parent who does!).

Donate to the PTO

Don’t have the time to volunteer but still want to help out? Donate to the PTO HERE.

Your 2023-2024 PTO Team

President- Ed Woloch (ed.woloch@gmail.com)

Vice President- Karin Cheesman (kcheesman@queenbee16.org)

Treasurer- Dana Weller (dana.weller2@gmail.com)

Secretary- Stina Castellani (snowbrdgirl83@yahoo.com)