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The Puppet Casters: Middle-Schoolers Learn Balinese ‘Wayang Kulit’ Shadow Puppetry
October 2, 2017October 2, 2017
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The Puppet Casters: Middle-Schoolers Learn Balinese ‘Wayang Kulit’ Shadow Puppetry

JFK Middle School eighth graders Lucy Bernhard, center, and Benjamin Gollis-Pedelaborde, right, perform their own shadow puppet play in the school’s community room after a workshop on the Balinese tradition of puppetry known as Wayang Kulit on Friday, September 8, 2017, in Florence. At left, providing accompaniment is Putu Rekayasa of Indonesia, who, along with...

October 2, 2017October 2, 2017
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Principal’s Weekly Update—Week of October 2

Greetings! The district has launched a new web site, which means that our school website will now have a different address. Please bookmark this address. The new site is still very much a district work in progress (and does not yet include new staff), however, I will continue to keep the Calendar section up to...

September 25, 2017September 25, 2017
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Principal’s Weekly Update—Week of September 25

Greetings! Happy Fall! We had a nice celebration of the new season last Friday. We arranged ourselves into a very large letter formation of DAY = NIGHT for an all school photo to welcome Autumn and recognize that it is only one of two days during the year when we have an equal amount of...

Jackson Street Carnival a Success!
September 25, 2017September 25, 2017
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Jackson Street Carnival a Success!

With great news coverage, this years carnival once again was a success! Students and families enjoyed fun activities, such as a dunk tank, guess how many balloons were in Principal Agna’s car among many other great games. In this short clip from WWLP viewers can hear from organizer Summer Cable about the event and see...

September 18, 2017September 19, 2017
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Principal’s Update Week of Sept 18

Greetings! I hope all families are doing well adjusting to the School routines of September. Things are going very well at school, but I know that it is an adjustment after summer for children to be so scheduled again. Please let me know if your child is having a hard time. Last week we finished...

Principal’s Update Week of Sept 11
September 14, 2017September 14, 2017
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Principal’s Update Week of Sept 11

We had a wonderful week at school last week. Many students are enjoying the addition of the outdoor classroom and the new basketball court on our playground. It is so nice to have basketball hoops that we can lower for younger children. The League Legends basketball clinic went very well on Sunday morning, and we...

Northampton elementary school to host 2nd annual community carnival
September 5, 2017October 5, 2017
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Northampton elementary school to host 2nd annual community carnival

The Jackson Street School in Northampton. (Jackson Street School) NORTHAMPTON – The Jackson Street elementary school in Northampton will host its 2nd annual community carnival this September, giving Pioneer Valley residents a chance to come out to visit the city for a night of family fun. Read the entire article at MassLive.Com