Julesburg School District

☀️ It might look like we’re “just playing outside”… but take a closer look! 👀🛝 While little bodies are running, climbing, building, pretending, and exploring, little brains are working HARD! 🧠💪 Through play, our preschoolers are practicing: 🌿 Problem-solving & critical thinking 🤝 Sharing, teamwork & conflict resolution 💬 Language & communication 🏃 Balance, coordination & gross motor skills 🔎 Science, curiosity & exploration ❤️ Confidence, independence & creativity The best part? They don’t even realize how much they’re learning-they just know they’re having fun. 🥰 In preschool, play isn’t a break from learning… play IS learning! 💜

Schedule for the week!

Josh Palic is participating in a Work-based Learning Opportunity through the Juelsburg Agriculture Education Department and working for the NRCS. This class allows Seniors who have been enrolled in Ag Education for 3 years to work for an Ag-based business within our community in a career area that he or she is interested in pursuing. This gives the student the opportunity to find out more about the career and help them determine if this is the career for them. As part of his Work-based Learning, Josh recently assisted the NRCS with a soil health demonstration for the "back to our roots" training for NRCS in Fort Collins. Josh is doing an internship with NRCS as part of his senior requirements. Soil health is defined as the continued capacity of the soil to function as a vital living systems that sustains plants, animal and life. Josh assisted with several demonstrations, including the wind erosion machine, rainfall simulator, aggregate stability and slake test. The training highlighted the core principles of soil health: keeping the soil covered, maintaining living roots as long as possible, minimizing soil disturbance, and promoting plant diversity with livestock integration.

Who knew a simple button box could light up kindergarten math? 🎉 Today’s lesson was full of giggles, hands-on counting, sorting by color, and a lot of proud little faces. It’s amazing how a low-prep manipulative builds number sense and fine motor skills at the same time.

Who knew a simple button box could light up kindergarten math? 🎉 Today’s lesson was full of giggles, hands-on counting, sorting by color, and a lot of proud little faces. It’s amazing how a low-prep manipulative builds number sense and fine motor skills at the same time.

💧 Solids, Liquids, & Gases! 💧 Second graders put their science skills to the test with an absorbency race! They investigated a variety of solid materials to see which could absorb and transfer the most water from one measuring cup to another. Students ordered the materials from most absorbent to least absorbent and compared which team was able to move the most water. Through their observations, students discovered that soft, porous materials with more spaces for water to enter can absorb and transfer more water! 🔬💦 What a fun way to explore the properties of solids while learning through hands-on science! 🧪✨

💜🖤📣SHOUT OUT to Creations by Ross for helping the cheerleaders look game day ready for the first home football game!! (Leis and sunglasses brought to you by "wrong occasion theme") 🌸🕶️ Go Cougars!

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📣💜 MINI CHEER CAMP SIGN-UPS ARE OPEN! 💜📣 Come cheer, dance, and have some fun with the SCC Cheerleaders! 🖤🐾 We can’t wait to see our future Cougars out on the field! ✨ Click the link below to sign up! ✨ 💵 Payments can be sent to school with students or dropped off at JHS with Coach Stoneking. Don’t wait—sign up and come CHEER with us! 📣💜🖤 https://forms.gle/bbKW4r7bNwvcRzGBA

Hello everyone, we are glad to announce the week's schedule for Homecoming. If the community would like to sign up for the parade, the form is below. We encourage all businesses, Organizations, Public/Elected Candidates/Officials, 4-H groups, Elementary, Jr. High & HS School Groups, and anyone interested in participating in the upcoming Homecoming Parade on Friday, September 18th w/line up @ 1p.m. & parade start @ 1:30 p.m. We will start at Kelley Bean and end at Revere, then head into the gym for the Pep Rally!!https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfh6CWKYdAXb4P68v3DVLLzSXHNgUnegW93ZFOtFmv2DW5m0w/viewform

🍿 THE WAIT IS OVER! 🍿
The popcorn buckets have officially arrived, and the hype is REAL! From our football players and volleyball stars to coaches and teachers, everyone is grabbing theirs before they’re gone! 🙌🔥
Get ready to snack in style at every game this season:
$25 per bucket
$2 REFILLS at all home Sedgwick County Cougar games! 🏈🏐
👉 Order yours today and an FBLA member will reach out directly to coordinate delivery or pickup.
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Don't miss out—get yours before the next game! 💜🐾

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Julesburg High School honored the memory of those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001, and paid tribute to local first responders during today's 25th anniversary September 11th Assembly. The Junior/Senior High Choir lead off by paying tribute to our country singing the Star-Spangled Banner. The choir also performed This is Me for the audience.

Emergency personnel enjoyed coffee and donuts provided by the Pony Espresso, with representation from the Julesburg, Ovid, and Sedgwick Fire Departments, the Sedgwick County Ambulance Service, the Sedgwick County Communications Center, and the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office.

Local agencies recognized outstanding student leaders. The Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office honored Cash Campbell, Noah Harens, and Owen Harris for their community leadership, while the Sedgwick County Ambulance Service encouraged students to consider careers as first responders and recognized EMT class participants Piper Buettenback, Noah Harens, Owen Harris, and Christina Zuniga-Lopez.

Julesburg High School extends its sincere gratitude to all area emergency personnel and hopes our nation continues to unite with faith, strength, and courage.

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Gifted and Talented Family Support: Make Room for Curiosity One simple way families can support giftedness is by giving children time to explore what truly interests them. This week, try a 15-Minute Curiosity Challenge. Ask your child, “What is something you want to understand, create, or solve?” Let them read, draw, build, research, test an idea, or teach you something about it. If something does not work the first time, try asking, “What did you learn?” and “What could you try next?” These simple conversations encourage children to keep thinking, take on challenges, and learn from mistakes. Research by Kyla Haimovitz and Carol Dweck found that parents’ responses to setbacks can shape how children think about their abilities. When adults focus on learning and improvement instead of only performance, children are more likely to see ability as something that can grow. This is especially important for our identified GT students, who need meaningful challenges and opportunities to pursue their interests. It also matters for every student. At JSD, we want to notice strengths, nurture curiosity, and help each child discover what they are capable of. “Every student carries a strength worth noticing, a curiosity worth nurturing, and potential worth challenging.” #JSD #GiftedEducation #StudentStrengths #Curiosity #StudentGrowth

(Reposting this due to a photo error from the previous one) Parents of our gifted and talented students in Grades 3–8: registration is now open for the CDLS Infusion Project. These are eight-week online courses designed for gifted and high-ability learners. Students complete about one module each week on their own schedule. Course options include Quantum Computing and Think, Question, Solve: The Puzzle Course. Classes run from October 12 through December 11, and registration closes September 30. JSD GT funds are available to help cover the course cost.

Please take a few minutes to look at the options with your child and encourage them to try something that matches their interests and strengths. I would love to see our students take advantage of this opportunity.

If your child is interested or you have questions, don't hesitate to get in touch with me at [calvadores_pa@julesburg.org].

Course information: [CDLS Infusion Project](https://www.coloradodls.org/infusionproject)
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