JBD FOCUS
JBD Family Newsletter October 20, 2017
CONGRATULATIONS! SUSAN HARDESTY READING TEACHER OF THE YEAR
NEXT WEEK AT DEY
Monday, October 23:
- Gifted Screening - Grade 1
- Strings
- Girls on the Run 2:45 - 4
- PTA Spanish Grades 2-3
Tuesday, October 24:
- Spirit Night - La Harradura
- PTA Spanish Grades 4 & 5
- PTA Tennis K-2
- PTA Skating Night - Haygood Skating Center 5:30 - 7: 30 p.m.
Wednesday, October 25
- Word Shirt Wednesday!
- 4th Grade Chorus - ends at 3:45
- 5th Grade Art Club starts today!
- PTA Spanish K-1
- PTA Tennis Grades 3-5
- Gifted Info Night 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. JBD Cafeteria (Details below)
Thursday, October 26:
- Girls on the Run - 2:45 - 4:00
Friday, October 27:
- 4th Gr. Field Trip 9:30-1:30 Va. Air and Space Museum
- Strings
GIFTED INFORMATION NIGHT
In the JBD Cafeteria
The evening is especially geared toward first grade parents going through the process for the first time but ANYONE interested in academic gifted identification for a child is welcome to come, Grades 1-4.
Learn about:
how to start an on-line application
what are some characteristics of gifted students
what gifted identification offers for your child
what the application process is
what the tests are
what kind of examples the committee needs to hear
the timeline of applying for academic programs and Old Donation School
5th grade options for middle school will be addressed on an evening in December. Keep posted to the Dey Focus for more details.
Karen C. Reidelbach
Gifted Resource Teacher, John B. Dey Elementary School
Picture day will be on Friday, November 3rd.
Pictures are pre-pay only this year!
You may order:
- Online at mylifetouch.com using Picture DAY ID code: VA257106Q0
- Prepay on or before Picture Day - with EXACT payment. Enclose cash, money order, or check payable to LIFETOUCH. Photographer will not be able to make change. Order forms will be sent home next week.
Any questions? Call the Main Office at 648-2440. Thank you!
FLASHLIGHT/BATTERY DRIVE UNTIL OCT. 26
PTA CORNER
1) FINAL CALL to donate to **SEAGULL CIRCLE** our #1 fund raiser!
Kindly return your support with your child to the school with the form attached or donate online at www.jbdpta.org. Any sponsorship or donation is welcome and appreciated!!!
2) JBD ROLLER SKATE NIGHT at Haygood Skating Rink is Tuesday, October 24th, 5:30- 7:30 pm. Please join us! Not limited to grade levels.
Pre-sale tickets will be available every morning in the school cafeteria from 7:45-8:15 until the event. Tickets are $2.00 in advance & $3.00 at the Haygood Skate Center door.
**All School aged children and skating adults need a ticket**
**Children can dress in roller-skate-ready costumes (masks not encouraged).**
3) Our website has changed!!!! Now it will be www.jbdpta.org
(The only difference is .org instead of .com)
4) REFLECTIONS Art Contest winners will be selected this month. REFLECTIONS CEREMONY will be on Wednesday, November 1st @ 6:30pm in the JBD cafeteria. We appreciate your child's participation! Join us to view all of the submitted art and the contest winners!!
5) KROGER Shopper? John B Dey now participates in the Kroger Community Rewards Program. Register now online at krogercommunityrewards.com and when you shop at Kroger use your key tag to get credits ($$$) for John B Dey!
6) Use your FARM FRESH KEY TAG at check out! We get a lot of purchase power with your store purchases!
7) Collect Box Tops for a Pajama Day! Box Tops for Education is an easy way to raise money for John B. Dey! Box Tops can be found on many products including Ziploc, Betty Crocker, Cheerios and Pillsbury. Each Box Top is worth ten cents. To submit Box Tops, attach to the printable collection sheet (available on the JBD PTA website) or put in a baggie and send to school.
We must reach our GOAL is to collect 1000 Box Tops by October 20, 2017 in order to have a PAJAMA DAY in November or December.
(Don't forget to ask grandparents, aunts/uncles and favorite people to collect for you as well!)
8) The upcoming PTA GENERAL MEETING will be held in the Cafeteria at JBD just before the REFLECTIONS CEREMONY, Wednesday, November 1st at 6:15pm. Board members are encouraged to attend, however any member is welcome.
9) The next PTA BOARD MEETING will be held in the Conference Room at JBD on November 14th @ 9:30am.
10) We are looking for volunteers who would like to help coordinate the Annual Holiday GULL GIFT SHOP (Holiday shopping for the kids during school hours on December 12-14th) & BINGO (family fun night in March 2018). If you have interest in being a part of this committee, please contact me (jbdptapresident@gmail.com) and I will connect you with the Chairs of the event!**
11) Please update the JBD Student directory! Find it at: https://www.myschoolanywhere.com. If you have not registered here is where to find the link on the A) WWW.JBDPTA.ORG webpage, B) under ABOUT US find C) "student E directory" then read to find: D) How do I register? Go to the initial set up web site at bit.ly/jbddirectory
** This is a great tool to use to reach out to other student's families in the classroom or in the school. **
12) Attached is the Citizenship Essay Application for 2018 from the state PTA office. The Theme & Title is "What does it mean to Dream Big?" If any child has an interest in participating please ensure all entries are turned in to the PTA by January 10th. Top winners receive a cash prize.
Skating Party for Grades 3, 4, and 5!
- November 1 - Reflections Art Show
- Canned Food Drive - November 1 - 21
- November 5 - Daylight Savings time ends: FALL BACK 1 hour
- Tuesday, November 7 - Staff Day - No school for students
- November 9 - R.E.D. Day! Remember Everyone Deployed for Military Family Appreciation Month
- Friday, November 10 - School will be closed in honor of Veterans Day
- November 15 - Report cards go home
- November 22 - Adjusted Dismissal 12:10 p.m. Gr. 1 - 5
AM Kindergarten - 8:10 - 10:10
PM Kindergarten - 10:10 - 12:10
- November 23 & 24 - Thanksgiving Holiday
Home of the Soaring Seagulls
Email: ecbianchi@vbschools.com
Website: www.deyes.vbschools.com
Location: John B Dey Elementary School, North Great Neck Road, Virginia Beach, VA, United States
Phone: 757-648-2440
Twitter: @JbdElem