Kids do not dislike Hard Work. They dislike work that is boring and work that appears meaningless. #edchat #education

Welcome to new teachers and staff to John B. Dey! So excited to have you as an integral part of our flock of Seagulls for the 2020-2021 school year. We are going to fly high!!! VBSchools JBD Elementary Aaron Spence SLewis Linda Hayes

Happy First Day to some of our brand new teachers at JBD! You rocked it!👍VBSchools Christa MARKERT Aaron Spence Don Robertson

My first virtual VB Public Library Battle of the Books intro. Hand delivering books is always a great way to end the day. We have a lot of excited readers! Beth Bianchi VBSchools Christa MARKERT

Our first in school gallery walk of the year to show our learning of the American Revolution. Beth Bianchi VB Content VBSchools

Is there anything better than students, smiles, great books, and a partnership between Old Donation School & JBD Elementary? We think not! What a great afternoon “scrimmaging” to prepare for our VB Public Library #prelim battles! Lots of growth and laughter by all! #BattleoftheBooks

Old Donation School loves VB Public Library #BattleoftheBooks and our special partnership with JBD Elementary eajumper Pam Cohen so much that we wanted to “scrimmage” on holiday! We had the most participants ever, over 40, as we enter our final week of preparation prior to prelims! ❤️

VB Leadership Academy #VBLearnGrowServe

One of my favorite days of the year is the VB Public Library Battle of the Books intro day! We have a lot of excited readers! Beth Bianchi

Everyone of my chicas and chicos speaks better English than me and they are all easier to understand than me. 100% sustainable!!! VBSchools Aaron Spence Title I VBCPS Bettie F Williams ES

Our first book tasting of the year to preview some upcoming literature circle books. It’s always an exciting day in fifth grade. greg furlich Dawn Vang

Conducting friction investigations for our FME unit greg furlich Dawn Vang

One of the best days of the year is always the VB Public Library Battle of the Books kick off! greg furlich Dawn Vang

Investing the relationship between motion and mass with catapults. Dawn Vang greg furlich JBD Elementary

Today we had our first gallery walk of the year for force, motion, and energy.

Congratulations to our Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Sierra Blake. We don’t know what we would do without you! You move mountains everyday in your classroom and we are so thankful for you. #TOY #Youareloved #Highexpectations

Umm who’s excited to stay after school and learn about reading? About half of the JBD Elementary teachers, that’s who! So excited to kick off this book study with our fabulous reading specialist Leyla Caralivanos. Thank you for always growing our reading brains. #RelentlessImprovement

Great time sharing our American Revolution performance tasks! VBSchools greg furlich Dawn Vang

So incredibly thankful for a yummy breakfast this morning from Wendy’s McDonald's Chick-fil-A, Inc. Harris Teeter, Traders Joes, and our wonderful JBD kitchen staff. #fullbellies #thankful #familybreakfast

Today we shared our CER from our electromagnet ADI investigation. greg furlich Dawn Vang JBD Elementary