Haiku Writing!!

Haiku is a well-known form of Japanese poetry in the West, which follows the 5-7-5 syllable pattern. This quarter Fourth and Fifth grade students learned the components of haiku writing and composed their own haikus about their favorite holiday.

Here is a glimpse of their work:

 

  

 

By: Clemente Brannon (Grade 4)

Holidays

Christmas, Thanksgiving

Oh how the holiday howl!

Here come the snow bells

 

 

 

By: Alice Young (Grade 4)

Happy New Year

Presents opening

We wait for the ball to drop

People cheering

 

 

 

By: Harshil Mehta (Grade 4)

Diwali

I like Diwali

Diwali has rows of light

Diwali is fun

 

 

By: Saim Siddiqui (Grade 5)

Eid

Eid is really fun

I get presents from people

Muslims enjoy Eid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

By: Kimberly Hodson (Grade 5)

Christmas

It is Christmas time

Stockings filled with awesome toys

Cookies are left out

 

 

By: Carson Hicks (Grade 5)

Thanksgiving

Be very grateful

Calling all family members

Eat the feast like beast

What are you thankful for?

At JBMA, we teachers are thankful for happy children every day. 

 

 

 

Here's what our students are thankful for:

 

 

 

Preparing for Winter

As we prepare our classrooms for winter, please send any clean, laundered, gently used or new blanket you would like to donate to the school for emergency use.  We thank you in advance for your generosity.    




 

Got Books?

Peace Area in Upper Elementary is a special place that gives us time to do some individual reading.  We have a wide variety of reading literature available in the Peace Area. 
We wish to thank the Hicks Family (Carson Hicks), the Brannon Family (Clemente Brannon) and the Mefford Family (Maxwell Mefford) for their generous contribution that has added to our book collection.

Newsletter: Friday, November 21st, 2014

JBMA Book Fair Kick Off!!

We wish to thank all JBMA families who participated in the BOOK FAIR KICK OFF Event this past weekend at the Barnes & Noble location.  Demonstrations from our Science Club (Ms. Kim) , Math Club (Ms. Salima), Latin Dance Club (Ms. Evelyn) and storytelling from Mr. Zech drew not only JBMA families, but crowds of shoppers and their children. 
If you were unable to attend the event, you can still help out. Any purchases made from now until November 22nd at any B&N, its cafes, or when you order online at BN.com/Bookfairs will give a percentage of your purchases to the JBMA Media Center. Just make sure to include our Bookfair ID# 11450806.

 

Math Club Demonstrations:





Science Club Demonstrations:

 

 

Spanish Dance Performance:

 

 

Mr. Zech- The storyteller:

 

 

 

Newsletter: Friday, November 14th, 2014

We are ROCKING!

This week in geography, students continued to study the science of rocks and the "rock cycle".  We explored how different types of rocks such as igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks are formed and closely studied some of the rock samples.

Newsletter: Friday, November 7th, 2014

Happy Halloween!!

Students utterly enjoyed the Halloween Parade in the morning followed by Fall activities in the afternoon prepared and conducted by our volunteer parents.  We truly appreciate those parents who came in and helped organize the event, as well as those who contributed the supplies and snacks towards the celebration.

Here are some moments from our Halloween Parade ;)