Welcome Back

Spring has finally arrived at JES. On Monday, everyone will be returning from vacation. Then the year will begin to move very quickly. We are excited, thanks to PIE, to be hosting Michael Wingfield as our Artist in Residence for the next two weeks. The residence will end with a performance by our students on May 16th @ 6:30 in the MMU gym.

Flowers from a JES garden.

Visit To Mission Hill School

I had the wonderful opportunity to visit Mission Hill School in Boston. This is a pilot school in Boston that is governed using Democratic principles. All decisions are made with the student at the center of the decision. Check out  The year at Mission Hill 

Sugaring @ JES

Mr. Barker's third grade students showed our first grade students how to tap a tree.
We will be boiling tomorrow.

Budget Passed

During the annual Jericho school meeting yesterday, the Jericho voters approved our budget for the 2013-2014 school year. Thanks for all your support for Jericho students.

Winter Fest

Thanks to our Partners in Education group, JES students celebrated the beginning of vacation with a Winter Fest.  Students enjoyed skiing and snow games.

Coffee With the Principal

We had a great discussion about Common Core Standards this morning as well as about the vision the Vermont Superintendent's Association has created for education in Vermont. Check out the video about Common Core and the Vision for a World Class Education in Vermont.

Click here to watch You Tube video about the Common Core
What is the Common Core of Standards? 

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Vision for a World Class Education 

Art Work on Display at Central Office

Grade one students at JES worked on this project during art class last week. The project is now on display at the CESU office.