Jerry Thomas Elementary Makes Learning Fun At “Feastival Of Plants”
FCAT may be over, but students at Jerry Thomas Elementary school are continuing to learn. The Jupiter school recently held its first “Feastival of Plants.” The feastival was a celebration of some of the plants we use for food. Each science class provided interesting, informative, fun facts about a chosen plant that we eat, whether it [...]
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Dedicated Teacher Turns Jerry Thomas Elementary Into “Green School Of Quality”
Jerry Thomas Elementary has received recognition as a “Green School of Quality” thanks to the efforts of April Spatara, the sponsor of the ‘Green Tiger Club’ and the Northern Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce Teacher of the Year. Mrs. Spatara, with the help of the Jerry Thomas Elementary Green Tiger Club, initiated a long [...]
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Fitness For Fun And Fundraising
Jerry Thomas Elementary School (JTES) believes in exercising students’ bodies as well as their minds. To that end, Coach Keith Jasco, in conjunction with the PTO and the American Heart Association, has made it his mission to enhance his already vibrant physical education program with exciting extracurricular activities. For the third year, Coach Jasco is [...]
Jerry Thomas Elementary Teacher Awarded County Elementary Reading Teacher Of The Year
Nathalie Powell, a third grade teacher at Jerry Thomas Elementary School in Jupiter has been named Palm Beach County’s “2011 Just Read Florida! Reading Teacher Of The Year.” According to Jerry Thomas Elementary Principal Ann Wark, “We are extremely proud of Ms. Powell for making reading a top priority in her classroom and she is to [...]
Jerry Thomas Elementary School Focuses On English Language Learners
Jerry Thomas Elementary teacher Megan LaVogue believes “It is up to me to make sure reading is a pleasurable activity that my students will choose for a lifetime.” With that belief as a focus in her classroom every day, Ms. LaVogue and her students created an entertaining short movie on the importance of reading. It [...]
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Jerry Thomas Elementary Honors Veterans
Jerry Thomas Elementary held a memorable and moving Veterans Day program on November 11th to honor our men and women in uniform. All the students and staff gathered in the bus loop to bear witness to the presentation of a flag that was flown over Syverson Base, Headquarters of the Combined Joint Special Operations Task [...]
Kiwanis Club of Jupiter-Tequesta Donates Dictionaries To Jerry Thomas Elementary
The Kiwanis Club of Jupiter-Tequesta recently made its annual visit to Jerry Thomas Elementary third grade classrooms to donate dictionaries to all of the students. The dictionaries, including some Spanish-English dictionaries, are full of useful information, including such items as the multiplication tables (which third grade is learning), measurement charts, solar system facts, the periodic [...]
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Jerry Thomas Elementary Hosts Veterans Day Flag Ceremony
Jerry Thomas Elementary will honor local veterans during a special flag ceremony on November 11, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. The Jupiter High School ROTC will conduct the flag ceremony. Guest speakers include two young veterans who have returned from duty within the last two to three years and Mayor Golonka from the town of Jupiter. [...]
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Friendships Begun In Elementary School Continue As Group Gives Back To The Community
Jerry Thomas Elementary in Jupiter has been the fortunate recipient of school supplies and backpacks from Operation Backpack 2010. At the beginning of the school year, six high school students arrived at the school with a carload of new backpacks filled with crayons, paper, scissors, markers, glue sticks, colored pencils, calculators and notebooks. The group [...]
Jerry Thomas Elementary Hops To Help The American Heart Association
Jerry Thomas Elementary recently participated in a very special community service program to raise funds for the American Heart Association. Students jumped rope and did other fun exercises to fight against our nation’s No. 1 and No. 3 killers — cardiovascular diseases and stroke. From February 18th-25th, 2010 the school conducted its 3rd Annual Jump Rope For [...]
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Jerry Thomas Elementary Rallies To Support Haitian Relief Efforts
Jerry Thomas Elementary School (JTES) Patrol students organized a fund raising project called ‘Haiti’s Helpers’. All JTES students and staff were asked to donate whatever money they could to raise funds for the relief effort. All the money raised will be going to the American Red Cross Haitian Relief Fund. The drive began January 21st [...]
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JERRY THOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ‘TEACHERS OF TOMORROW’ CLUB SUPPORT FOR HAITIAN RELIEF
In an effort to help the families devastated by the earthquake in Haiti, the Jerry Thomas Elementary school ‘Teachers of Tomorrow’ club has been collecting items and assembling personal hygiene kits. Each one gallon Ziploc bag contains a bar of soap, a washcloth, a toothbrush and toothpaste, Neosporin and Band-Aids. The drive ran from January [...]
