A huge thank you to the theater department at the University of New Hampshire for their performance of “Drops in the Ocean” which tells 4 different deep sea stories with different lessons to teach. The kids had a blast and the stories were solid for all ages. 

To be honest, there were not many things that were made during our COVID time at school, however, our annual 5th Grade Promotion Parade is perhaps the best. Each year, our 5th-grade students and families slowly roll past JRB for 'one last time' as we salute each individual. This year should be a blast with the unbelievable 5th grade that we have. We encourage families to view some of the prior parade pictures to see just how much fun this afternoon can be! This year's parade will commence at 4:30 on Wednesday, June 11th. More information will be available as we get closer to the date.

Grade 5: 5-5, 5-9, 5-14

Grade 4: 5-6, 5-13

Grade 3: 5-8, 5-15 

Dear 5th Families,

As we approach Nature's Classroom please ensure your student's medical forms are completed and turned into the school within this upcoming week. If your student requires medication to be given, other than the over-the-counter medications (page 8 in the packet), please make sure that you submit a written doctor's order, or the doctor can sign the medication form on page 9 of the packet. Medical Personnel at Nature's Classroom CAN NOT administer anything that doesn't come with a doctor's note/signature. If you have any questions and/or concerns concerning the medical portion of the trip, please reach out to me. If you need another copy of the medical portion of the forms, please reach out to myself or your student's teacher.

“Tick-Talk” from your School Nurse 

 While you’re enjoying the health benefits of being active in this increasingly nice weather, take the time to protect your health and the health of your family, by preventing the spread of tick-borne diseases! Ticks are tiny bugs most likely found in brushy, wooded, or grassy areas. Lyme disease, a bacterial infection caused by the bite of an infected deer tick, is the most commonly reported tick-borne disease. If it’s detected early enough, Lyme disease is curable. If it is not recognized early and treated, Lyme disease can cause serious joint, heart or central nervous system problems. Prevention of Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses begins with you and your family!

When you are out, take these steps to prevent being bitten by ticks:

·  Ticks prefer wooded and bushy areas with high grass and a lot of leaf litter. If you do enter a tick area, walk in the center of the trail to avoid contact with overgrown grass, brush, and leaf litter.

·  Although ticks can be active anytime the temperature is above freezing, take extra precautions in May, June, and July. This is when ticks that transmit Lyme disease are most active.

· Keep Ticks Off Your Skin

* Wear long pants, long sleeves, and long socks to keep ticks off your skin. Light-colored clothing will help you spot ticks more easily. Tucking pant legs into socks or boots and tucking shirts into pants help keep ticks on the outside of clothing.

* Speak to your provider regarding the best insect repellent for you and your family. Use repellents according to the instructions given on the product label. Check your skin and clothes for ticks every day

* Check yourself, your children and your pets for ticks after coming inside. Pay particular attention to areas between the toes, back of the knees, groin, armpits, neck, along the hairline, and behind the ears.

· Deer ticks are small!! Adult ticks are approximately the size of a sesame seed. If you have poor vision, use a magnifying glass. If you find a tick attached to your skin, don’t panic.

* Use a pair of fine point tweezers to grip the tick as close to the skin as possible and pull straight out with steady pressure.

* DO NOT touch the tick with your bare hands.

* DO NOT squeeze the body of the tick as this may increase your risk of infection.

* DO NOT put alcohol, nail polish remover or Vaseline on the tick.

* DO NOT put a hot match or cigarette on the tick

* DO NOT use your fingers to remove the tick.

· Remove ticks from your clothes before going indoors. To kill ticks that you may have missed, wash your clothes with hot water and dry them using high heat for at least one hour. o If a tick is attached to your skin for less than 24 hours, your chance of getting Lyme disease is extremely small. But just to be safe, monitor your health closely after a tick bite. Talk to your provider if you develop a rash where you were bitten or experience symptoms such as fever, headache, fatigue, or sore and aching muscles after a tick bite. 

Have a Great Weekend!

Nurse Cassie

Kindergarteners have been busy learning about Solfege hand signs and reviewing their rhythms! We’ve also been moving to music with scarves!

• 1st & 2nd graders have been playing the xylophones and metallophones! Please ask your student the difference between the two, and also the two different sizes we use: Soprano and Alto.
• 3rd graders are plugging away at their Recorders! Classes have earned or are working on their 4th belt, which is the Green Belt in our Recorder Karate Curriculum. There are 9 belts total, so we’re about halfway there.
• 4th & 5th graders have been learning how to play the “Big 4 Chords”, which are also known as the Pop Music Chord Progression, on our electric keyboard pianos. Ask your student which chords are part of this progression! We’ve also been playing along on songs where students and their partners each play the melody and harmony and then switch.

Our Annual Memorial Day Assembly will be on Friday, May 23rd, during the morning for students and staff. AWCM will film the event for families to watch later. Grades K-4 have been busy practicing their songs for this event, some of our 5th graders will be emceeing, and our Chorus will be singing the National Anthem. The colors that students have the option to wear that day are as follows: K=white; 1st/2nd=red; 3rd/4th=blue; 5th=red, white, & blue. 

Please join us for our upcoming music events:

• DISTRICT JAZZ NIGHT on Thursday, April 17th at 6:30pm at Oakmont (We have a few 5th graders who will be playing on the district-wide pieces!)

• JRB SPRING CONCERT on Monday, June 2nd at 7pm at Oakmont

• JRB RECITAL NIGHT on Monday, June 9th at 6:30pm at JRB. This is an opportunity for students who take instrumental lessons to perform in front of an audience! Signup forms will be distributed to JRB lesson instructors and emailed to a select number of area instructors after April vacation. If your child takes lessons elsewhere, please have them see Mrs. Lordan for a form!

The staff here at JRB has had a chance over the past few years to order Briggs gear to show our pride for JRB. We are now excited to offer it to families too! Use this link, or click the picture above to check out what is there. We will add new items as they are suggested as well. Please take note if items are youth, womens, or universal. Feel free to make suggestions using this form.

May 7- Half Day

May 26- No School- Memorial Day

May 28- Half Day