The Blessing of a Broken Color Printer

Every year we take pictures of everyone in our class and print them on our color printer and put them up on our friends board.
This year our color printer broke so the kids watercolored their black & white photos.  Check back- we'll let you know what the final product looks like.

Burgerville Tomorrow Night 4-8 pm.

Come on out tomorrow night to your St Johns Burgerville and help support our Award Winning James John PTA!

Thank You James John PTA For A Great BBQ!

Our Award Winning PTA put on a great BBQ yesterday!  

Carlos & Emma enjoyed the watermelon.

Joe Purkey "manned" the Grill.

Justine & JP got everything else set up. . .

and Team Fogarty worked the Swag Table.

Thank You James John PTA for making our school a great place to grow.

Kids in the Hall (Doing Math)

Our People Glyph Changed today. Ask your 3rd Grader what it showed us today.

Back To School BBQ This Tomorrow!!!

Joe Purkey with his "High Octane" Grill.

Please join us tomorrow at 2:30 as our Award Winning PTA will once again put on a great BBQ for us here at James John School.
Food, Folks, and Fun!

People Glyphs

Yesterday we made people glyphs.  Each day our people will be in a different arrangement that graphs our different math learning preferences.  Your 3rd Grader will be asked interpret the our People Glyph each day.

We Had A Great First Day!

We had an awesome first day of 3rd Grade.  New Backpacks, new friends, new playground, new classroom- it was all new today, and your 3rd Grader did great!
They did come home with Parent Homework for you tonight.
We will be handing out prizes tomorrow for anyone who gets all their "Parent Homework" in tomorrow.  You will be able to see your 3rd Grader's work right here on our classroom blog as soon as your 3rd Grader gets their Publicity Permission Slip turned in.
If you are on Facebook- please friend our class  and you can start getting class updates right in your newsfeed.

3rd Grade Starts Tomorrow!!!

It's true, tomorrow is the first day of school for 3rd Graders (and everybody else in Portland Public Schools.)  We will meet a little before 8:00 out on the big playground- and walk in, grab our breakfast and head up to our (newly carpeted) classroom.  You are free to hang out with your 3rd Grader and help them get situated. After three years of this- I'm sure your kids are old pros.  We will have some fun icebreaker activities right after breakfast- to help ease your 3rd Grader out of any first day jitters that they may have.  As of right now, our class enrollment is at 24 kids.  So all of you can breathe a sigh of relief.

Mr. Crockett visiting Rm 12 last year.

This year we also have a fantastic intern from Lewis & Clark.  Mr. Crockett is finishing up his Masters in Elementary Education and will be joining our class all year.

All signs are pointing to another really great school year at James John. We will see your bright and shining faces tomorrow!

Thank You Paulson's Fine Floor Coverings!

Big Thank You to Tyler Paulson 

and everyone at Paulson's Floor Coverings 

for donating a brand new carpet to our classroom today!  

Now your 3rd Grader won't have to sit on the cold hard tiles this year!  

Carol & Robert from Paulson's Flooring helped us get our carpet loaded.

We Had A Great Picnic This Afternoon!

Michael & Auston enjoying their "just desserts" from New Seasons.

Thank You St. Johns! 
This afternoon our 3rd Graders and their families showed up to a true outpouring from their local community. The commitment to our local school and generosity of St. Johns local businesses and faith communities is just one of many reasons that make St. Johns a great place to grow a family!
Thank you to all the families that showed up today. It was a great start to a great school year.

Thank You Thai Cottage

Thank You Thai Cottage for the delicious Pad Thai!

Thank You St. Johns Red Sea Church

Thank You Josh and everyone at  Red Sea for the super tasty food donations for our picnic!

Thank You Girasole Pizza

Thank you to Emily and everyone at Girasole Pizza for the delicious Pizzas and Salad!

Thank You St Johns Wesleyan Church

Thanks to Josh and everyone at St. Johns Wesleyan Church for all of the great food!

Thank You Cha Cha Cha!

Thank you Louis and everyone at Cha Cha Cha for the huge food donation!

Helping us Table the Conversation

Thank You Kerry & Andy from St. Johns Cov. for the tables & chairs!

Thank You Grocery Outlet for the Drinks!

St. Johns Grocery Outlet is donating all of the drinks fro this afternoon's picnic!

Just Desserts from New Seasons!

Thank You Arbor Lodge New Seasons for donating a sweet load of pastries for our picnic today!

Fred Meyer Steps up to the Plate(s)! and Forks! and . . . . .

Thank you Peninsula Fred Meyer for providing all of our picnic supplies for tomorrow.  Thank you Peter (pictured above) for fast tracking our donation and making it happen!  

Our 3rd Grade Picnic is Booked!

Thanks to Nena at St. Johns Booksellers
each 3rd Grader that comes to our picnic this Sunday will walk away with a great new book!

Shooting Star Preschool - Portlandia on IFC

3rd Grade Back To School Picnic This Sunday Afternoon!

The Second Annual James John School 3rd Grade Back to School Picnic is happening this Sunday from 3-6 at St. Johns City Park behind the Community Center.  There will be great food from our generous local restaurants and grocers.  

Come out and meet the other 3rd Grade families and your child's teacher!

Your 3rd Grader will get to take home a great book from St. Johns Booksellers.  Tables & chairs and food provided from local area churches.  Bathrooms will be accesible thanks to Portland Parks & Rec.   

Thank you to all of our great local area sponsors!

PPS Bond Proposal Schools Tour

Visiting several High Schools today
Roosevelt High School is one of the schools that the PPS Bond Campaign would update and repair.

Are You Coming to the Picnic?

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Compassion North Portland

Free Medical & Dental Clinic Today!

The Free Medical & Dental Clinic will take place on SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 2012 from 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM
at ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL!

Free Services Offered

• MEDICAL
  Diabetic foot care, immunizations, medication consultations with pharmacists, routine medical examinations, youth sports physicals.
• DENTAL SERVICES
  Cleanings, dental exams, simple denture repairs, free single-tooth dentures made onsite, extractions, and fillings.
• OPTICAL
  Eye exams, glasses repair.
• HAIRCUTS
• MANY DIFFERENT SOCIAL SERVICES
• FREE LUNCH