Dolphin News

From Mrs. White

We are gearing up for some fun things around JLD! Operation adopt a beanie baby is in full swing. Ask your student what their personal goal is. Everyone is working towards something and the kiddos are really excited about it. Slushee day on wednesday! Get those orders in as monday is the cut off. PTO has launched a fundraiser. Please see below. ("Donut" ask me how I feel about the $200 incentive. ) They are also working on care-share, organizing class parties, and prepping for Santa Store. Stay tuned for important info in the days to come. Let's have a great week and hopefully some nice weather.

Breakfast is served from 8:00-8:20 every morning!

If the wind-chill is 35 degrees or above we go out for recess!

Make sure your child is dressed for the weather.
Send a jacket to school.
Write your child's name inside their jacket in case it is misplaced!

Total Wellness is coming to JLD this week to offer free flu shots to our students. If you would like to have your child vaccinated you must return a permission slip.

Orchestra

5th grade orchestra meets every Monday and Thursday at 7:40.

4th grade orchestra meets every Tuesday and Friday at 7:40.

Orchestra Teacher: Ms. Bunch

bbunch@putnamcityschools.org

Soccer

4th and 5th grade boys soccer meets every Thursday after school!

Students must be picked up by 4:45!
Coach: Mrs. Dean

cdean@putnamcityschools.org

Important Facts To Know...

175 Indigenous languages are spoken by Native Americans and Alaskan Natives.
The Cherokee tribe is the largest identified tribe in the US.
In 2020, 9.1 million Americans identified as American Indian on the census.
There are 574 tribes recognized in the United States.
American Indian Day started in the early 1800s.
Native American Heritage Day has evolved to a month.
Indigenous People's Day is October 11th. This replaces Columbus day as Columbus did NOT discover the Americas.
Native Americans were forcibly relocated in the 1800s. This included the Trail of Tears which displaced 60,000 Native Americans from 1830-1850.
Approximately 4,000 Native Americans died during the Trail of Tears march.
American Indians were granted US citizenship in the 1920s.


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Please donate your gently loved Beanie Babies today!

Miss Rowland's 2nd Grade

They read the story Creepy Carrots, wrote about what they would do if they encountered the carrots, and engineered a carrot fence to keep the bunnies out or the carrots in!