March is Theatre in Our Schools Month! This is the month that we celebrate the performing arts, and advocate for keeping our programs running in schools. In March, I will be posting 31 facts about the importance of theatre in our schools; one each day! Since I missed yesterday, I will be posting both day 1 and 2 today. Support Theatre and the Arts in our schools! 1. 95% of school administrators believe that theatre experiences improve students’ overall academic skills. 2012 EdTA-Utah State University Survey of Theatre Education Programs in U.S. High Schools 2. As of 2020, the last comprehensive national arts education report by the U.S. Department of Education is over 10 years old. Americans for the Arts
Today was our blind date with a book party, seventeen students and staff members participated. We had snacks and a great time hanging out.
The February reading challenge winner won a notebook and fun pens. As of today 49 books have been read this year by staff and students!
Please support one of our seniors in their senior project if you can. Message below.
Hello everyone my name is Madison I am currently working on my senior project. The senior project is a family fun run around Warnock Lake in Atchison, KS. The fun run is to support our local law enforcement; police department, sheriffs department and highway patrol. All the money raised will go bad to them. Thank you
The JCN HS Girls Basketball team will host Maur Hill at 7:00pm in their first Substate game. "When" the girls win, they will play Thursday at Valley Falls for the Semi-final game. The boys will host at JCN Tuesday at 7:00pm against Horton. "When" they win they will play Friday at Valley Falls for their semi-final game. KAIR radio will be broadcasting the girls game tonight. Live stream will be available on our YouTube channel for the game we host.
We are almost to the exciting conclusion of our book Pretend She’s Here by Luanne Rice here in the high school library. The book has sparked conversations and deep discussions among the students.
We will have a boys C team basketball game tonight against Valley Falls at 6:00pm. It will not be live streamed. Maur Hill and Pleasant Ridge will play each other after we have completed our game. These games are make-up from cancellations because of weather.
JCN Baseball/Softball Community Feedback. The JCN Site Councils have been tasked with getting feedback from the community regarding the start of Baseball and Softball next year. You can talk to any of our Site Council members or fill out the survey that is linked below. Please look at the survey to see the questions we are asking. Thanks for your input. Survey link: https://forms.gle/DQ8mey4huF3q57i9A
MS Boys Basketball tonight @ Pleasant Ridge MS Gym 6:30 vs Everest
In celebration of, once in a lifetime, 2/22/22 Kindergarteners also had fun working in pairs. They built projects in pairs, listened in pairs, grouped snacks in pairs, found number pairs and added doubles within 10.
Kindergarteners began 2/22/22 making once in a lifetime crowns and ended the day with a primary wing dance.
🏀Sub-State Basketball Brackets Released🏀
Girls: Monday, Feb. 28th - JCN vs Maur Hill-Mount Academy - Home - 7pm
Boys: Tuesday, Mar. 1st - JCN vs Horton - Home - 7pm
Several staff members wore shirts to recognize the fun fact we were “Teaching on a Twos Day”, 2-22-22!
The first graders had a fun day celebrating the fun date, 2-22-22. We discussed things that come in twos or pairs: socks, arms, nostrils, twins, Kit-Kats, and many more. We discussed different examples of palindromes: mom, noon, racecar, dad, wow, and more! We had snacks of 2 and 22. (Not necessarily nutritious, but fun!) We made Twos Day Crowns & made towers with 22 marshmallows & toothpicks. The last thing we did was create a Time Capsule to be opened on 3-3-33 of our senior year at JCNHS. 💚
The Scholars Bowl team went to state February 12th. Unfortunately, we ended up on the losing end of a three-way tie for 3rd place, giving us a 5th place for the event. While fifth may not have been what the team was looking for, 5th out of 64 teams in the state is still spectacular. Congratulations team!
Tonight the boys and girls play their last regular-season High School basketball games. Oskaloosa will be at JCN. Start time is 4:30. Order of play is JV Boys, C Boys (2 quarters), Varsity Girls, Varsity Boys. No JV Girls tonight. Live feed at JCN's YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEdlSacSe7cAuutSSIfoEsg/live
Here is the live stream link for the VF games tonight. See earlier post for info on games.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1cT7rKPBZ5XXOaJIF3GAlQ
Spread the word.... school is "in session" at JCN tomorrow. No need to stay up anxiously awaiting a phone call. Thanks to custodial/maintenance staff for having things ready for us and for drivers/parents making alternate routes as needed. Keep in mind drivers might be slightly off schedule tomorrow. Keep a watch out for them. Thankfully we missed the worst of this storm and hopefully spring weather is just around the corner. Be safe!
Good evening, this is Denise Jennings. There will be no school at JCN tomorrow, Thursday, February 17 due to the winter weather warning for our area. Again, there will be no school tomorrow.
P.S. I believe Jack Frost is getting encouragement from our primary classrooms. Parents of all preschool, kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade students, please remind your students they should not complete any more “snow dances” at school or at home the remainder of this school year. Even if their teachers encourage them to do so. 😊
2022 Reading Challenge update, students and staff have read 36 books so far! Our chain of books is well over 6 foot tall! Way to go everyone-keep reading!
