Family Update September 20

No school tomorrow 9/21 or Monday 9/28

We are excited to partner with the JDES PTA to sponsor a Digital Wellness Night on September 30th at 6:30 in the JDES cafeteria. We are excited to welcome our guest speaker Dr. Evan Anderson who is a pediatric psychologist and assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He currently develops integrated behavioral health programming in primary care and serves on the Thriving Youth in Digital Environments (TYDE) committee. Dr. Anderson will be joining us during the school day in our 3rd-5th grade classes as we kick off Digital Citizenship month. Please see the attached flier for more information and details. 

Earlier this week 5th grade students and families received information regarding the middle school program options in Henrico County for our current 5th grade students. All 5th grade students have the option to apply to one of the HCPS middle school programs. The programs being offered to our current 5th grade students are:

The application window is currently open and closes on October 5th. For questions, please reach out to our school counselor Misty Turner or visit the HCPS Speciality Center information page for more details. Please note any open house and information session is for current 5th grade students as program options may change from year to year. 

Thanks to everyone who braved the rain for our first Dolphin Night Out and Popsicles on the Playground. We love seeing our JDES community together!

New designs are here! Show your Dolphin pride 

Join us in the JDES Cafeteria to hear from pediatric psychologist Dr. Evan Anderson and learn practical ways to help our kids navigate the digital world. Babysitting + light refreshments provided! RSVP HERE!

• Oct. 5–16: Dolphin Fund  — No products. No selling. Just direct giving to JDES!

• Oct. 24 at 2 PM: Dolphin Night Out — Richmond Spiders Football https://www.gofevo.com/event/Jacksondavis41

September 21: Student and Teacher holiday

September 23: Field Trip 5th grade

September 28: Student holiday; Teacher professional learning day