Here At JRB

We have a busy week coming up.

This week has a ton to it. On Monday and Tuesday we will visit the book fair with classes. You can look below for instructions about the E-Wallet. Tuesday night is our Open House from 6:30-7:30 PM. Wednesday is a half day of school and we start parent pick-up at 11:55. Friday the 20th has a DJ guided dance party for a few grades at a time. Finally, Friday night is Ready Set Glow.

The Book Fair And E-Wallet

Exciting news!!! The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to JRB!! September 16-18 the students will get the opportunity to shop at the book fair (each class gets their designated time.) The book fair will be open to families to shop at the Open House on Tuesday 6:30-7:30pm and after the half day on Wednesday 12pm-2pm. Our goal is to raise money to get books for our school library (which is a 100% volunteer based program and has not gotten new books since 2020). We are also hoping to get books for classroom libraries as well. This year there are TWO really cool things. You don't have to send money in with your child! Sign up for the eWallet via the home page on the scholastic website. You will be able to add money to your child's account there.

https://www.scholastic.com/bf/briggselementaryschool2

There is also an awesome program called Share The Fair. Share The Fair allows students to donate extra money towards the school and children who are unable to afford a book. Our goal is to allow each child to take home a book from the book fair whether they can afford it or not. You can also, via the homepage, donate extra money to Share The Fair and share our link to friends and family to donate to our school's mission to get more access to books. We want to THANK YOU so much for helping us get more books for each and every child in our school. We hope this is the first of many opportunities to increase accessibility to books for our kids.

Notes From The Nurse's Office

Happy Friday To All!

Even though we are only a few short weeks into the school year, we have been seeing a slight rise in illnesses in and around our schools. Just a few reminders regarding our fever, vomiting/diarrhea, and medication policies:

If you feel as though your student needs to be medicated to make it through the day here at school, we recommend that you keep your student home please.
Students must remain fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medication, in order to come back to school.
Students must be free from any episodes of vomiting and/or diarrhea for 24 hours before returning to school.

If you have any concerns, questions, or any information you would like to share regarding your students health and well being, please do not hesitate to reach out to me.

Flu season has kicked off in full swing. The Nashoba Associated Boards of Health have put together Flu clinics across our area. Click on the following link to access the flu clinic schedule located nearest to you.

https://www.nashoba.org/calendar

**Donations**

The Nurses Office is in need of the following items:

unopened/new packages of boys underwear
gently used/clean boys pants/shorts
small bottles of water
tissues

Any donations would be immensely appreciated!!

Have a Great Weekend!

Nurse Cassie

Cbenes@awrsd.org

Hello Briggs Families!

I wanted to thank everyone for their $1 donation to our portfolio fund. I also wanted to send out a special thank you to those families who donated extra for those who cannot afford their own donations. Every year, It warms my heart to receive these extra notes from families and reminds me what a special community JRB is.

A couple of other notes…

First, I am looking for a few art room volunteers to assist with tasks such as cutting out shapes, cutting and stapling papers, cutting cloth, etc. If you are interested in coming in for an hour here or there, please email me at kdisalle@awrsd.org.

Second, I am looking for donations of random materials that we use throughout the year in art. If you have any of the following items, please send them in to my attention. Thanks in advance!

ART ROOM WISH LIST:

bottle caps (orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, brown ONLY)

buttons

sticks (12” long by ¼” thick)

chopsticks

popsicle sticks

corks

colorful or patterned duct tape

cardboard cake circles

old maps

golf tees

aluminum foil

metal coat hangers

pantyhose

PVC pipes

beads

smooth beach rocks

Legos

macaroni – cool shapes appreciated!

nuts, bolts, washers

empty granola bar boxes

fake flowers and fruit

I hope everyone has had a great start to the school year! I look forward to seeing you at open house next week!

Thanks again,

Mrs. DiSalle

Kindergarteners have been very busy learning their special song “I’m So Glad To Be Here”, and playing Pizza Rhythms on the hand drums! Ask your child to tap and say their favorite kind of pizza!

1st and 2nd graders have been reviewing and playing our Takadimi rhythms on rhythm sticks in a giant rhythm circle, in addition to “I Play, Who Has This Rhythm?” Some classes have begun “decoding” rhythms, which is where students figure out/decode which rhythms the teacher or other classmates are playing!

3rd, 4th & 5th graders are beginning to learn about the different musical eras. Right now, we are in the Medieval Era, which was during the years 500-1450. We will visit all eras sequentially through present-day by the end of the school year! Ask your student which composers they have heard so far and what was important about some of them, as well as instruments used/not used in music from this time period. Students are also composing their own rhythms and playing them, and each other’s, on rhythm sticks. 4th & 5th grade students are also learning and writing more complicated rhythms.