Jumping Branch Elementary School

10/26/2026

One of our 5th graders and his pumpkin!!

10/26/2026

The JBE pumpkin patch was a huge success! Students picked and painted pumpkins. They will be displayed on their lockers until Halloween!

10/26/2026

The Spooky Bus and Buster the Ghost bus came to JBE today. Big thank you to Adreana Bower, Austin Bower, and Emory Meadows for doing this for our kids!

10/25/2026

10/25/2026

Good afternoon everyone! We hope everyone is having a great weekend. Here are a few updates for the next couple of weeks:

October 26th-The Spooky Bus will be at school at 12:15. Shoutout to our bus garage for providing this activity.

Our PTO bought pumpkins for all of our students to paint tomorrow. Big thank you to Kroger for giving us a huge discount.

LSIC meeting at 5:30- it will be held virtually and in-person

October 28th- Two-hour delay for students. Doors will open at 9:10.

October 29th- 3rd-5th grade field trip
PreK costume parade at 2:15

October 30th-WV Trivia contest at 9:00 for 3rd-5th grade.
AR Kickball game at 10:00.
Costume parade at 2:15
Halloween dance from 5:00-7:00

Looking ahead:
November 2nd- no after-school activities due to election set-up
November 3rd- No school- Election day
November 6th- Attendance reward- more info will be sent out. Frosted Farm Girl Lemonade will be set up from 3:00-5:00.

We will see you all tomorrow!!!

10/24/2026

Our 1st movie night was a success! We appreciate everyone who helped with it and joined us tonight!! We are excited about having another one later on in the year!!

10/23/2026

Don't forget that our 1st outdoor movie is tonight! Wear your warm clothes and bring a blanket, sleeping bag, chair, etc. We will be watching Hocus Pocus and it will last approximately from 7-9. The cost is 5.00 and everyone will receive popcorn and a special orange drink made by Mrs. Bowling. We hope to see you there!!!

10/23/2026

JBE successes for the week:

14 positive behavior slips

1st grade won the attendance spirit with an attendance rate of 98.2% Way to go 1st grade.

Overall attendance rate was 94.05% with a chronic absence rate of 20.37%

Five star winners were:
Kindergarten: Gracie Cozort
1st grade: Malcolm Ford
2nd grade: Faron Ratliff
3rd grade: Sophia Price
4th grade: Toby Pugh
5th grade: Dani Goodwin

Way to go Tigers!!

10/23/2026

Another former JBE student came to JBE today to talk to our 5th grade students about goals and careers. Zachary Bowling, an engineer, discussed his career and how he achieved his goals! The students had created questions about his profession. Thank you Zac! We are so proud of you!!

10/20/2026

NuSkools Mackenzie Meadows came today and played a game with our students on how rumors can get spread and misconstrued. What a great lesson!