JAG Elementary

Sarah Tsironis, PreK Teacher, stsironis@jagschools.org

Emily Paes, Kindergarten Teacher, epaes@jagschool.org

Susie Beach, Grade 1 Teacher, ebeach@jagschools.org

Kristina Cupples, Grade 2 Teacher, kcupples@jagschools.org

Lisa Porter, Grade 3 Teacher, lporter@jagschools.org

Alisa Westover, Grade 4 Teacher, awestover@jagschools.org

Kristin Brahler, Grade 5 Teacher, kbrahler@jagschools.org

Beth Drebus, Grade 6 Teacher, bdrebus@jagschools.org

Mission

In partnership with parents and the community, we educate and prepare lifelong learners to be successful members of society.

Vision

By 2028, 95% of JAG students will participate in a co-curricular, extra-curricular, or mentorship opportunity that increases self-awareness, academic achievement and contributes to post-graduate success.

JAG Elementary Website - https://www.jagschools.org/o/jag-elementary

Final Forms - https://garfield-oh.finalforms.com/

Supply Lists - https://www.jagschools.org/o/jag-elementary/documents/supply-lists/10508

GES News - http://tiny.cc/GESNews

Weekly Slideshow - http://tiny.cc/GESslideshow

Lunch Menu - https://www.myschoolmenus.com/instance/309/district/17

Progress Book - https://parentaccess.access-k12.org/Home/District/JA

Kindergarten Registration for 2024/2025

Please call Kristine to register for a screening appointment-

330-527-2184

Principals' Read-a-Thon Fundraiser

April 12 - May 13

Goal - 5,000 Minutes Read

Grade 2 Musical

Tuesday, April 23 @ 6 PM

Elementary Gym

ODE Math Assessments

Grades 5 & 6 - Parts 1 & 2 - Wed., April 24

Grades 3 & 4 - Part 1 - Thurs., April 25

Grades 3 & 4 - Part 2 - Fri., April 26

GES Drama Club Performance

Friday, April 26 @ 7:00 PM

$5.00 Iva Walker Auditorium

ODE Science Assessment

Grade 5 - Parts 1 & 2 - Wed., May 1

Grades 3-6 Interims

Progress Book

Thursday, May 2

Kindergarten Sing-A-Long

Wednesday, May 8 @ 6:00 PM

Elementary Gym

Art Carnival

Thursday, May 9

JAG PTO Craft & Vendor Show

Saturday, May 11 from 10 AM - 3 PM

MS Gym

Title 1 Family Night

Tuesday, May 14

6:00-7:00 pm

IOWA Assessments

Grades 2 & 4

Monday-Wednesday, May 13-15

Coffee with the Principals

Thursday, May 16 @ 9:00 AM

Charles C. Klamer PD Center

Community Club Day #2

Friday, May 17 @ 2 PM

Spring Band Concert

Grades 5-12

Sunday, May 19 @ 2 PM

HS Gym

Grade 6, Washington, DC Field Trip

Wednesday/Thursday, May 22 & 23

Grade 3, Akron Zoo Field Trip

Wednesday, May 22

Grade 2, Hiram Bio-Station

Thursday, May 23

Teacher In-Service

No School Students

Friday, May 24

Field Days

Tuesday-Thursday, May 28-30

Last Day of School

Thursday, May 30

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After coming back from spring break, we were reminded of our rules and routines. The weather is getting nicer, which means we are super excited to get outside and practice zipping our jackets! We have been focusing on weather, spring, and flowers!

On April 12th, we invited grandparents and other special family members for a Grandparent's Day celebration. The students sang a song, played games, and did crafts. It is always fun getting to show another family member where we learn and all the fun things we do at school!

We look forward to beginning Eric Carle themed activities for the school-wide Literacy Week!

Congratulations to our April Students of the Month: Teagan Candiotti & Ashton Merkel! These two students show kindness to their peers!

March and April have been busy in kindergarten! We started off March by reading books by the wonderful and creative author, Dr. Seuss. Kindergarteners enjoyed reading his silly stories that are full of rhymes and fun characters. Students even created their own characters and made green eggs and ham and ooblek!

April was filled with a new appreciation for nature. We anxiously awaited the solar eclipse and were so thankful to have the day off to experience this event with our families. It was certainly something we won’t forget! We read about spring and discussed signs of the season. The students are really looking forward to the warmer weather. We also learned about Earth Day and things we can do every day to help protect our Earth.

In writing, we started working on our personal narrative pieces. Students brainstormed topics that they could write about. Then they chose one of those topics and began to sketch out what happened in the beginning, the middle and the end of their stories. Students then created a more detailed picture to illustrate their stories. Finally, students wrote sentences to tell us what happened in their story. It was fun seeing the kindergarteners become authors and illustrators.

Our next writing project will be an informational writing piece. Students will think about things they know how to do on their own and write detailed steps and illustrations teaching the reader how to do it.

In math, we have been learning different strategies to help us solve addition and subtraction equations and story problems. Some of the strategies we are learning to help us solve are using a number line, using our fingers, using snap cubes or other manipulatives and drawing pictures.

We are looking forward to starting our ABC Countdown to the last day of kindergarten!

Congratulations to the March and April Students of the Month: Zack Calapa, Connor Bennet, Ramona Grabowski, Ethan Miller, Waylon Andrews, Elise Brode, Kennedy Harbert, and Reina Thompson.

March was shorter than usual with spring break being at the end. We still managed to pack some fun into the month. First graders started to learn about space to help lead into the Solar Eclipse. We felt very prepared and safe for the event.

With the coming of spring, we talked about life cycles in science. Mrs. Beach’s class had Tad the tadpole for a few weeks. He wasn’t feeling too good and we decided that he was lonely for other tadpoles so we released him back to the pond. We are wondering if he has a tail anymore or if he is a frog yet.

Spring break came and went and now we are in the long stretch of the year. We will try to do outdoor activities to enjoy the weather (if it ever stops raining). April and May go very quickly with all the planned activities.

The First Grade teachers would like to recognize the Students of The Month this year (so far).

October: November:

Oliver Opfer Lucy Collier

Lydia Lawson Avery Stark

Collin Parker Carmen Zastawnik

Dylan Masters Louie Paolone

December: January:

Lincoln Naegle Cooper Kleinhen

Jolisa Miller Madelyn Brosius

Riley Cutting Elouise Bichler

Penny Flegal Delilah Long-Faletolu

February: March:

Bailey Kuno Kenna Lawless

Mark Ellerhorst Flint McBride

Bryson Horner Addie Hague

Olivia Smith Isaiah Paes

April:

Luka Pinson Myles Yost Parker Jameson Scarlet Cummings

Thank you for all you do as parents, you have helped make this year fun and successful. Have a wonderful month!

The First Ladies – Mrs. Robinette, Mrs. Rose, Mrs. Lippert and

Ms. Beach

Second Grade was very exciting in March, and the beginning of April. We had a local engineer, Jared Alexander, come introduce us to the field of engineering. Then we could participate in a contest, and we are awaiting the results! We loved learning about the Solar Eclipse earlier this month and then discussing how we viewed it with our families. Most importantly, we are stoked about our music program, "Bada Bing, It's Spring!!!"

The second graders did an amazing job with their musical, Bada Bing, It's Spring! Thank you to Mr. Logan for all of your hard work with these kids, it really paid off. Great job, kids!!!!

Dear JAG Elementary Families,

Our first JAG Club Day was April 19th. It was amazing to see all of our students engaged in an activity of choice. We will have another club day on May 10th. As seen in the picture, gardening club did a wonderful job making the entrance of our building beautiful with new flowers in our pots.

Mr. Logan and the 2nd grade students had an amazing performance last night at their program. It was evident they had been working very hard learning the songs this school year.

As we approach the final month of the 2023/2024 school year, I wanted to share some updates and reminders with you. We've had an incredible year of learning and growth.

Here are a few important notes:

1. End of year celebrations: Please make sure you view newsletters from your child's teacher and PBIS messages for specifics on end of the year festivities.

2. Continued Learning: Even as we near the end of the year, our learning continues! Let's make these last weeks count by encouraging our students to stay engaged and curious.

3. Summer Preparation: We'll also be sharing resources and tips to help keep learning going over summer break. Teachers may send activity calendars as well.

Happy Spring,

Mrs. Rachelle Craine I PreK-2 Principal

rcraine@jagschools.org

The solar eclipse of 2024 was an amazing, once in a lifetime sight! In Garrettsville, we were able to witness a complete solar eclipse. The path of the eclipse extended from Mexico, through the United States and into Canada. A solar eclipse is where the moon crosses to cover the sun. When it comes to totality ( where the moon completely covers the sun) you can take your solar eclipse glasses off for about 1 minute. Totality only lasts a total of 3 to 4 minutes. Then the second partial begins. The second partial lasts about as long as the first partial. A full solar eclipse is always a truly amazing experience!

By Evelyn Laning and Gracie Wright

Congratulations to our Third Grade March students of the Month!

The following students displayed our Core Values of Kindness and Respect.

Braylee Korosec - Ms. Early's Class

Oliver Reeder- Ms. Palmer's Class

Oliver Hrubik- Miss Dearth's Class

Landyn Hunsicker- Mrs. Porter's Class

Congratulations to our Third Grade April students of the Month!

The following students displayed our Core Values of Kindness and Respect.

Henry Pascoe - Ms. Early's Class

Emily Masters- Ms. Palmer's Class

Emily Bradley- Miss Dearth's Class

Rosalie Short- Mrs. Porter's Class

Haylee was our star student for the week. During the week as a star student in Mrs. Porter's class, the children are encouraged to bring three special items from home to share with the class. Haylee brought a book to share with the class about Cloves Syndrome.

The Elementary students had a whole bunch of fun with Community Club Days

It is awesome! The students were very excited after signing up during their library time.

There were so many activities to choose from, 45 options in total! The kids got to decide which one they chose. Some clubs included hiking, crocheting, playing uno, pickleball, and many more! The kids were so excited about having so much fun doing their Community Club Day! They were talking about it all week!

At the end of every 9 weeks, the school usually does a fun activity called Club Day. Club day is when there are a bunch of fun activities that students can participate in but it is by grade level most of the time. This time is special because it is a COMMUNITY CLUB DAY. There were Community members along with teachers running each club and were with all different grade levels. That was cool because we got to meet new kids!

This month we made posters about what we love about wetlands for a poster contest! Our posters include animals and plants like a long tailed weasel, a great blue heron, Venus fly trap, pitcher plant, and more. On the back of the posters we had to put name, age, school, grade, and why we made the plants, or animals .We also put details, color and added labels of what the animals or plants were called. Wetlands are important to us, the animals that live in a wetland revolve around it. They provide clean water for us and without the wetlands the population of animals and the supply for water would go down.

A dance costume symbolizes me. It symbolizes me because I am energetic, patient, and hardworking. I am energetic. I have a lot of energy at dance because I get to do lots of tricks. I am patient because you have to be patient in line so everybody gets a turn. I am hard working. You have to work hard and squeeze your muscles so you get the trick right. That is why a dance costume symbolizes me.

For my symbol, I chose a softball and softball cleats. One of my reasons is that I'm positive before games and try to hype myself up beforehand. Another reason is that I'm a good listener and during games you have to pay attention so that you don't miss anything. My last reason is that I'm spsorty and love playing/watching them.

A marker symbolizes me. I chose that to be my symbol because aret. I love to draw with them all the time. I color a lot. When I draw I sometimes color the picture, too. They small good. Most markers smell good and I personally think I smell good. That is why I think markers symbolize me.

A paint brush symbolizes me because I am artistic. A brush symbolizes me because I am creative, because I am good at art. I'm also artistic because I like art and painting. Lastly, I am smart, and to use paint, you gotta be smart!

A volleyball symbolizes me. I chose this to be my symbol because I am athletic. You need to learn skills and practice for volleyball. I also chose it because I am a hard worker. You have to run and work hard if you want to be good at volleyball. Lastly, I chose this because I am energetic. You can't be lazy and you have to have energy.

Ellie B: D.C. News

There was a parent meeting on April 17th. If you were unable to attend, please ask your child for the information that was handed out. T-shirt order forms and money are due to Mrs. Drebus by May 2nd. Students need to turn money and forms in at the start of the school day. Please turn in the medical forms ASAP. These can also be given to Mrs. Drebus.

If you have any questions about D.C. please email Beth Drebus at bdrebus@jagshcools.org or Terra Hill at thill@jagshcools.org

Liv and Haley April/Spring Trivia (Answers will appear at the bottom of the 6th grade page).

1. What day was the eclipse this year?

2. What is the weather in April known for?

3. What do you wear on your feet when it rains?

4. What is the 4th letter in this month's name?

5. Do trees have leaves on them now?

6. What day was the first of the month?

7. What day is April Fools?

8. When is the next solar eclipse?

What is Happening in 6th Grade Classes

Math:

Reviewing for the AIR test

Reading:

We are working on poetry for this month

Social studies:

Shark Tank Inventions and Economics

Science:

Rocks, dirt, and minerals

Go G-menLucianne L.

What is Happening in the Specials Rooms

Art: 6th: Gem work, 5th: fake cakes, 4th: fractions, 3rd: weaving, 2nd: birds out of clay, 1st: pigeon Illustration, K: bird on tree branches with texture

Gym: There are a variety of things we do in Gym

Technology: A variety of things as well

Library: Reading books to kids and free time

Trivia Answers:

1. April 8, 2024

2. start of warmer weather

3. Rain boots

4. i

5. Yes

6. April Fools

7. April 1

8. August 23, 2044

Dear JAG Elementary Families,

Teamwork is the April JAG Core Value. We foster collaboration to make our district the best place to live, work and learn. We are entering into the last month of the school year. with many field trips and events planned. This is a fun and exciting time. Thank you to the parents and community members who supported our Community Club Day on April 19. What a great display of teamwork!

Sincerely,

Melinda Ensinger, Ed.D. | Principal, Grades 3-6

mensinger@jagschools.org

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