! James F. Smith Elementary Principal: Maureen McClintock School Secretary: Amy Shaffer [email protected] jfs.eesd.org Attendance Phone: 532-2150 2220 Woodbury Ln. San Jose, CA Office Hours: 7:30am-4:00pm Visit our school web site! November 7, 2014 Thank you to our students who donated some or all of their Halloween candy for our military troops. We also appreciate all the toothbrushes donated by our dentists or families with connections to dentists. It was a successful Trick or Treating reversal to do acts of kindness as well as promoting dental health. ! EESD Second ! Harvest Food Bank We will hold a poster contest again this year. The theme this year will be “Hunger Is Not A Game!”. The winning student’s art work will be showcased at the District Office, put on the District’s website, and displayed at all school sites. ! Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, suspendisse nulla, rhoncus temp Coding Lessons at JFS placerat fermentum So excited for our coding that will take place the first two weeks in December. If you are still interested in joining to help please go to our JFS website and click on *Coding for important information including dates and times. The lessons we will be teaching are as follows: Students 4th grade – 8th grade are encouraged to participate. Drawings should be on 8.5 X 11 size paper so it can be easily scanned. Pleased select 2-3 entries per site for final decision. Your entries must be submitted to JFS by November 19th. The winner will be announced on November 21st. Dates !Saturday,Important 11/8 • Beautification Day !Tuesday, 11/11 • Veteran’s Day, No School !Thursday, 11/13 • Drama Performance 7pm !Friday, 11/14 • Drama Performance 7pm !Wednesday, 11/19 • Conference Day !Nov. 24th-Nov. 28th • Thanksgiving Break Kinder: Week 1, Week 2 Grade 1-6: Angry Birds (They will start week one, and finish week 2.) Grade 4-6: Angry Birds (Week 1) Flappy Bird (Week 2) Scratch (This is a more challenging activity. The volunteer needs to be proficient with Scratch and ready to lead the class. It would be done instead of the Angry Birds and Flappy Bird activity.) did one C2 : What in a m e R m Riddle fro ato? e other tom th to y sa to toma Parent Teacher Conferences Wednesday, Nov. 19th Sign up for your conference as the entire day is dedicated to teachers meeting with parents regarding student progress. PTA Corner 2nd Annual Candy Drive 4 Troops Update THANK YOU to all the JFS children who brought in candy in exchange for toothbrushes. We collected 502 lbs. of candy to send to the troops overseas. Opera9on Care & Comfort and Blue Star Moms are the organizaHons we have partnered with this year. We also want to give BIG smiles to our wonderful denHsts who donated toothbrushes as well as kits for the kids. Super Kudos goes out to Vanessa R, Sterling L, Courtney K, Usha K, Sumedha P, Helen, Susan T, Neeta K, for collecHng and sorHng the candy as well as handing out toothbrushes. A big shout-‐ out to super enthusias1c Sulu Pai for organizing this. ! ! Waste Free Friday Lunch: Don't forget Friday is Waste Free Lunch Day. Your child will receive a small prize for parHcipaHng by bringing in their lunch in reusable containers or bags. Go Green Recycling Center: Come visit our recycling center in the MPR! We are on a mission to reduce lunchroom waste. If you would like to help the children in sorHng recycling, composHng and landfill materials, please sign up on Volunteer Spot by clicking on this link -‐-‐ h[p:// vols.pt/7jWSow ! Reflec9ons -‐ JFS Council Winners: The following entries have been chosen to represent J.F.Smith at the Evergreen district level. Literature: Intermediate (Gr 3-‐5): Akshat Kaushik, Catherine Hong-‐An Le Middle (Gr 6): Archana KalahasH Visual Arts: Primary (Gr K-‐2): Ashwit Mathur, Diya Kapoor, Rohan Saini, Ryan Kumar, Vedika Baldua Intermediate (Gr 3-‐5): Anushka Parandekar, Grace Anne Trinh, Kennedi E. KiHjama, Reya Yeddula, Shivani Patel Middle (Gr 6): Archana KalahasH, Erica Cardozo, Juhanah Hossain Photography: Primary (Gr K-‐2): Devin SebasHan Jimenez Intermediate (Gr 3-‐5): Christopher Pordon, Marisa Lin, Maya Gabriella Jimenez, Pranav Menon, Shivani Patel Film Produc1on: Primary (Gr K-‐2): Ryan Kumar Congratula1ons to all of you!! ! UTM Teacher Ticket & Basket Dona9ons Extended, Due Date Fri, Nov 14th. The due date for donaHons to purchase teacher/staff Hckets and classroom silent aucHon gia baskets has been extended to Friday Nov. 14th. Please consider donaHng towards purchasing a Hcket for your teacher and for classroom baskets. Teachers will be informed of your generous donaHons. We are asking for $20 (or more if you'd like). The funds raised from the aucHon will go directly towards the building of a future outdoor amphitheater and other needs, by the request of Mrs. McClintock and the staff. We are also looking for shoppers for the classroom baskets. If you are a good bargain shopper, and love to shop, please join the team! Contact Sonia Fanelli [email protected] or Vanessa Retuta [email protected] if you would like to help with the gia baskets. !! ! Upcoming events Beau9fica9on: Beau1fica1on will be held this Saturday, Nov 8th at 8AM. Due to the drought, we will NOT be planHng flowers and bulbs but clean up around the school. We will clean up the perimeter of the school by pulling weeds, sweeping and picking up li[er. Bring your gloves and brooms. Bagels and coffee will be waiHng for those who show up! Look forward to seeing everyone there! Drama Program: JFS PTA & StarHng Arts present The Wiz, an exciHng play about Dorothy & her journey through Oz! Show dates are Nov. 13th & 14th at 7pm. Come & support your friends in drama Buy your Hckets ($10) at www.brownpaperHckets.com/event/900934 ! Astronomy Week: JFS PTA brings Astronomy Week from Monday, Nov 17th to Friday, Nov 21st! Fun astronomy facts and jokes presented by JFS Student council and informaHve videos to watch in class. Astronomy Night & Star Party is on Tuesday November 18th, 7 pm to 9 30 pm Astronomy staHons and mobile planetarium brought to you by Chabot Space Center (MPR). Star Party on the Black top with telescopes from SJAA; volunteer astronomers will be present to describe the sights of the night sky to you -‐ EVENT is FREE and OPEN to JFS families and their friends SCHOOL WIDE ASTRONOMY WEEK DRAWING CONTEST "What do you think an alien looks like?" -‐ Use your imaginaHon, bring out your creaHvity and show us what you think! Entries due by Thursday, November 20th. Look for flier and PTA website for details. QuesHons? Contact Usha K ([email protected]) or Pari Pham ([email protected]) Answer: You run on ahead and I’ll ketchup!
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