JBN Newsletter 5.12.23
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Principal’s Message
JB Nelson Families, We had another busy week! All K-5 students completed their Spring MAP assessment in Reading and Math. They also were assessed using the AIMS measure which focuses on their fluency when reading passages. We had the Kane County Cougars game last night and after school today we will hold our annual “Fun Run”. Due to weather we had to move it inside but we are very excited about the fun interactive stations that parents will be leading throughout the building. Our goal was to raise $6,500 and so far we have raised $4,563. Thank you for your support of this fundraiser to help our PTO to send students on field trips, give all students a birthday surprise, and to support fun FREE events such as “Trick or Treat”! We have heard parent feedback about the amount of events in the month of May and we are looking at moving the schoolwide fundraiser to the fall next year in order to take one of our big events out of May. We are also looking to move Teacher Appreciation week so that it is not the same week as the Spring Social. We don’t have much control over the Kane Cougars reading program, as they give us the dates later in the year, but by taking events out and moving things around we should be able to limit the events and not have multiple in one week. Thank you for your feedback. We are very excited to bring back our Field day. This will be on Wednesday, May 24th and will be a half day experience for ALL students K-5. We still need some parent volunteers to help run the games. Please sign up: https://jbnpto. We hope you enjoy your Mothers day weekend and we will see you on Monday! ~Mrs. Prentiss |
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Opportunities for Students (All of these events are also listed on the JBN Parent calendar) ATTENTION 4TH GRADE FAMILIES! It’s FINALLY time to choose which band or orchestra instrument you’re going to play in 5th grade! Mrs. Hatfield will be coming around to all the schools over the next couple weeks for one last meeting with the 4th graders to encourage them to join our award-winning Batavia music program, and answer any questions they may have! We can’t wait to meet our new batch of instrumental musicians, but first, you have to SIGN UP… Please visit THIS WEBSITE to get started, and reach out to lisa.hatfield@bps101.net with any questions! Thank you for supporting our book fair. Follow up information: All online and backorders will arrive in about 12 days. Mrs. Phillips will deliver them to classrooms. Keep your receipts to make sure your books arrive. 3rd Trimester Breakfast with Books The LRC will be hosting the last Breakfast With Books discussion on Tuesday, May 16th at 8am in LRC. Students in 4th-5th grade and some select 3rd graders are invited to join. Please sign up using this form. Please email julie.phillips@bps101.net with any questions. JBN Prowl Box Tops (Current total: $188.20) Twice a year, our school receives a check to help pay for PTO things, like experiences for the kids. Receipts are valid for 14 days. Make JB Nelson Elementary School your home school, and start scanning. Keep an eye out for Limited Time Bonus Promos, as well! The app also has a leaderboard so you can see which JBN grade level has the most Tops scanned. Download the apps here: Apple Store or Google Play Store Donate to the Prowl Donate to your PTO with a click of a button. Just visit the PTO website, scroll to the bottom and click DONATE. Your donations help fund teacher appreciation and other events. Prowl Team Leads Email us with any feedback or ideas for the Prowl. Events- Karin Cheesman (kcheesman@queenbee16.org) Working with Students- Rhonda Henderson (rhondahenderson0424@yahoo.com Finance- Dana Weller (dana.weller2@gmail.com) Communication/Tech- Stina Castellani (snowbrdgirl83@yahoo.com)
Download the JB Nelson Membership Tool Kit App to keep you updated on all the ins and outs for the current school year. Apple Store or Google Play. Upcoming Events and Links Sync your mobile device(s) with the J.B.Nelson School Calendar. FUN RUN is tonight! May 22nd and 23rd- Fifth grade band tryouts for current 4th graders @ RMS May 24th- Field day! May 25th- All School Tug, 1:45p-3:00p Last day of school, happy summer!!! ————————— |
Backpack MailBPS101 often receives requests from community organizations to distribute informational fliers to students in their backpacks. In an effort to be environmentally conscientious, we use an electronic format to deliver this information, which we call “Backpack Mail.” |
