A Note to Parents from the School Nurse
Lower School Nurse Kathy Sheffield provided the following guidelines for parents to help their children navigate the coronavirus pandemic with good information and healthy practices.
Friends 4-Ever!
Four is one of the world’s favorite numbers. So, when you pair four year olds and fourth graders, special friendships are bound to happen. The kickoff of Jackson Academy’s 4-4 Buddy Program was celebrated this morning. Fourth graders visited K4 classrooms and read a favorite book to their K4 buddy.
Hammering Away at Cancer
The JA campus community took action last week to beat breast cancer, making Friday’s pep rally a “Pink Parade,” sponsoring a fundraiser, and offering up-to-date prevention details to faculty and staff.
Patriotic Day Celebrated in Lower School
Attired as generals, Uncle Sam, Lady Liberty, and the stars and stripes, our littlest learners had a wonderful time parading through campus Friday morning!
After Kosovo, Schade Family Reunites at JA
Jackson Academy parent, Lieutenant Justin Schade, wanted to surprise his family. He succeeded, and he received a nice surprise in return.
Ali Dinkins Turns New Page as Preschool Librarian
Shelves stacked high with beloved children’s books line the walls of Jackson Academy’s Preschool Library. Tiny chairs and tables are arranged around the room where Ali Dinkins’ lifelong love of books fuels her enthusiasm and captivates her daily audience of students. Dinkins has always loved picture books. She used them in high school speech classes […]
Superkids Reading Program
[slideshow_deploy id=’10153′] Kindergarten students enjoyed emulating their favorite Superkids characters on a special dress up day. Superkids is a reading program that focuses on the 26 letters of the alphabet. Students systematically learn to read and write letters, to associate letters with sounds, to blend letter-sounds to form words and sentences, to read and write […]
K3 Learning Lab Becomes Active
S.M.A.R.T. Kids Lab The Preschool early childhood development learning lab for K3 is now in use. The state-of-the-art S.M.A.R.T. Kids Lab incorporates sensory-motor science, manipulative-based math, applied art, reading readiness, and technology time. With its airplane-shaped table and clouds suspended from the ceiling, the lab is a vibrant location for students to engage in hands-on […]
Seuss Day
Celebrating the birthday of Theodor Seuss Geisel is a favorite event for Kindergarten students. They enjoy a parade through the preschool dressed in clothes styled after characters from the Dr. Seuss books. Click here to view more photos!
Preschool Patriotic Day
[slideshow_deploy id=’6976′] Preschoolers had a fun week building up to Patriotic Day. From “Betsy Ross” appearing in the library to making props for the parade, there were all kinds of activities surrounding the annual Patriotic Day parade and assembly. Officer Joseph Chatman was the special guest at the event.