JRES Media Center

Official account for the James River Elementary School Media Center. Jonathan Nonnemacher, Library / Media Specialist

[Victoria Jamieson @JamiesonV]

This school year is requiring superhuman strength and flexibility from our teachers. Educators, I admire and respect the work you are doing for our kids. Thank you.

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5th grade was so creative when illustrating their stories using LEGOs! This group made a dinosaur skeleton to use in a story that takes place in a museum.

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Tonight’s the night! Our team of 6 heads to the @WRLibrary tonight to compete for the Battle of the Books championship.

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HUGE thank you to @JamesRiverPTA for these books from the book fair. Our students will love them for years to come!

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Second grade building the characters, setting and plot of “Jabari Jumps”!
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“Sea” what we did there? 😉🐬We can’t wait to show our students all our new books!! Open house tonight from 4:00-6:00 pm; teacher/parent kickball game from 6:00-7:00 pm!

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5th grade made a beach house out of Keva planks! Summer ready 😎

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Makerspace challenge in the library: Students are building a parking garage for Matchbox Cars out of Keva Planks or Magna-Tiles. Problem solving, teamwork, and design!

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“Mr. Nonnemacher, can we take a selfie?” 📸 Fifth graders excited to test out our new @Magnatiles ! They make a great addition to our collection of maker space materials.

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We are all so lucky to have her in the library!

[James River Dolphins @jamesriverdolph]

Congratulations Ms. Ortega for JRE SEOY!

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JRES came in 3rd today out of 5 teams in the Regional Battle of the Books! Final score:
NN (Gen. Stanford) 16
Poquoson Elem. 10
JRES 9
Other participating teams were Asbury Elem. from Hampton and Coventry Elem. from York County.

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We loved reading, practicing, and competing! 😊

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James River Elementary School wins Battle of the Books for the 3rd time in 4 years. Read more: https://t.co/XRjmKUDNBB

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At the #vaasl York Region Conference today! A great day of sharing ideas, plus I was lucky enough to win the big door prize - free registration for the fall state conference!

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Our Battle of the Books team at a recent practice meeting. Looking forward to the competition at @WRLibrary on March 5!

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JRE Teacher of the Year. Congratulations Ms. Delfico!

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4th graders are practicing research and note taking skills while learning about the Coretta Scott King literature awards. #BlackHistoryMonth2019 🏅

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Last Wednesday, we determined our six Battle of the Books team members! Congratulations to Madeline, Emily, Moises, Kendal, Charlie, and Campbell. 📚🏆

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It’s awards season! I’m most excited about the ALA awards being announced today, including these Caldecott Medal contenders.

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Story sequencing with Little Red!

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Heidi reading Tidy! 🙂