Happy October and Spirit Wear Store Opening!

JDES Families and teachers, It seemed just like yesterday that I thought school was starting way too soon and now it is almost October. I want to thank you all for all of your support for the Dolphin Fund this year. We raised $8749 and that was so close to our goal of $9000 it makes my heart so full. There are so many wonderful things that we are able to do for the students with these funds including supporting one school one book, a yearly $2k allocation for one of the specials, field trips and more. Here are the winning classes which will each get a donut party:  Kindergarten – Dunkum 1st – Patnaude 2nd – Parrish 3rd – Cover 4th – Cochran 5th – Cangelosi  Last week we had popsicles on the playground and the PTA was overjoyed at number of JDES children who came out to have fun and a treat. We bought 200 popsicles and ran out at the very end. Seeing 40% of the school out and about was such a joy. We are going to continue to try and have another informal event on Wednesday October 18th from 4:30-5:30. The book fair will also be open at this time for shopping. Speaking of the book fair, it will run from Oct. 16th – 20th. Please be on the lookout for more information. Lastly, as you can see above, the JDES Spirit Wear store will be opening from Oct. 2nd – 16th. Our very own JDES teacher, Mrs. Smith, has done an amazing job organizing and there is a great selection of cute gear!  We would also love to see you at our next PTA meeting on Tuesday the 17th at 6pm (location TBD at school). We would love input on everything we have done thus far and more ideas. I am looking forward to more fun this month along with some cool weather.   Thanks! Erin Nielsen, PTA President