On Wednesday, we had the honor of celebrating our 5th grade students as they were promoted to middle school! This milestone marks an exciting transition for both our students and their families as they take the next step in their journey here at JA.

While our elementary teachers will certainly miss these amazing students, we’re lucky they’ll only be a hallway away! We are so proud of all our Jaguars and can’t wait to welcome you back as middle schoolers in the fall. 🖤💛 #JAALLDAY

Mrs. Conner’s 6th grade students recently completed beautiful Georgia O’Keeffe-inspired oil pastel projects! Students did an outstanding job using color, detail, and creativity to bring their artwork to life.

Their hard work truly shows that we have some amazing artists here at JA. Keep making us proud, Jaguars! 🖤💛 #JAALLDAY

Students in Mrs. Conner’s art classes were challenged to bring their creativity to life by designing their own custom Funko Pop-style characters! Starting with a 3D-printed base figure, students used Model Magic clay and acrylic paint to transform their ideas into unique works of art—whether inspired by themselves, a favorite character, or something entirely original.

We are so proud of the hard work, imagination, and creativity our students demonstrated throughout this project. Amazing job, Jaguars! 🖤💛 #JAALLDAY

On Tuesday night, we had the opportunity to celebrate our 8th grade students as they crossed the bridge and moved on to high school. 🎓

We are so proud of all of our Jaguars! While we will miss you next year, we can’t wait to see all that you accomplish in the future. Remember, you’ll always have a home here at JA—come back and visit us!

#JAALLDAY 🖤💛

Recently, our middle school string orchestra and concert band students had the opportunity to participate in the Music in the Parks Festival at Six Flags Great America! 🎶

Our Orchestra earned a 2nd place trophy, and our Concert Band brought home 1st place! 🏆 We are incredibly proud of our Jaguars and the hard work, dedication, and talent they demonstrated to achieve these honors.

Way to represent JA with pride!

#JAALLDAY 🖤💛

Earlier this year, our English Language Learners completed their ACCESS testing to demonstrate their English language proficiency. Last week, we had the opportunity to celebrate the 26% of our ELL students who met their ACCESS growth goals with a Wingstop party! 🎉

We are so proud of their hard work, dedication, and progress. Keep striving, Jaguars—we’re cheering you on every step of the way!

#JAALLDAY 🖤💛

Last week, we held our final Student of the Month assembly of the school year! We were excited to celebrate students who demonstrated the character trait of creativity throughout the month of May.

These students are just a few of the many we had the opportunity to recognize, and we are incredibly proud of all of our May Student of the Month winners. Keep up the great work, Jaguars!

#JAALLDAY 🖤💛

Today we had the opportunity to celebrate our 6th–8th grade students who met their testing goals on the Wisconsin Forward Exam! We are proud to share that 266 of our middle school students achieved their ELA goals this year.

To celebrate this incredible accomplishment, students enjoyed a fun trip to Star Roller Rink! A huge shout-out to Star Roller Rink for helping us make this such a memorable celebration for our amazing students.

We are so proud of our Jaguars and their hard work and dedication—keep it up!

#JAALLDAY 🖤💛

Our 7th and 8th grade students in Mrs. Neimeyer’s classes recently had the opportunity to participate in the American Red Cross Babysitting Training! Throughout the course, students learned valuable skills including how to care for children, ensure child safety, and respond to emergencies with CPR and First Aid.

Students who successfully completed the training earned their official babysitting certification—what an amazing accomplishment! We are so proud of our Jaguars for building life skills and taking on new responsibilities. Keep making us proud!

#JAALLDAY 🖤💛

Recently, students in Mrs. Neimeyer’s culinary classes participated in our Second Semester “Cupcake Wars!” 🧁

Students formed their own groups, selected a theme, and created poster boards to showcase their ideas. Using a basic vanilla cupcake and buttercream recipe, they were challenged to put their own unique twist on the project by developing a custom flavor in either the cake or the frosting.

Each group decorated their cupcakes to match their theme, with two days dedicated to trial runs and two days for final creations. The experience concluded with presentations to a panel of judges made up of staff, student ambassadors, ASC staff, and community partners.

Students were evaluated on:
• Flavor
• Cake Execution
• Presentation
• Theme Tie-In
• Delivery and Explanation

Judges selected an overall favorite from each class, and the winning group will be treated to lunch from Mrs. Neimeyer! 🍕🎉

Once again, our Jaguars continue to make us proud by demonstrating hard work, creativity, and dedication. #JAALLDAY 🖤💛

This morning, we had the opportunity to celebrate our students with perfect attendance at our quarterly “Rise and Roar” Attendance Breakfast! 🐾

We recognized 77 students across our K–8 building who did not miss a single day of school during the fourth quarter—what an incredible accomplishment!

Thank you to all of our families for your continued support in making sure students are here each and every day. Your partnership makes a difference!

Be Here. Be Great! #JAALLDAY 🖤💛

Students in Ms. Bilotta's and Mr. Tristano's WIN classes recently completed a Mini Golf Design Challenge. Working in teams, they designed and built their own mini golf holes while applying math skills such as measurement, perimeter, area, angles, and problem-solving. They also explored science concepts including force, motion, energy, and friction as they tested and improved their designs.
After weeks of planning, building, and revising, students had the opportunity to play the completed course and see their learning come to life. To celebrate their hard work, students also enjoyed a trip to a local mini golf course where they could connect what they learned in the classroom to the real world.
We are proud of the creativity, collaboration, perseverance, and critical thinking our students demonstrated throughout this project.

Last week, we had the exciting opportunity to welcome back some of our former students who are graduating this year! They participated in a special senior walk alongside our kindergarten “graduates,” making for a full-circle moment we won’t forget.

The event even featured a special appearance from Jerry the Jaguar! 🐆💛

We are so proud of our former Jaguars and all they have accomplished—once a Jaguar, always a Jaguar! Be sure to come back and visit us again soon. #JAALLDAY 🖤💛

We wrapped up last week by celebrating our 4K students during their promotion ceremonies! It’s hard to believe these students will make up the Class of 2039!

This year in 4K was filled with fun projects, lots of learning, and plenty of laughter. While their teachers are sad to see them move on, we are so excited to watch them grow and see all they accomplish in the future. We’re grateful that JA could be part of the start of their educational journey! #JAALLDAY 🖤💛

Last week, we had the pleasure of celebrating our Kindergarten students during their Kindergarten Promotion Ceremony! We are so proud of our KG students and all they have accomplished this year. We can’t wait to see all the amazing things the Class of 2038 will achieve in the future! #JAALLDAY 🖤💛

All of our students can benefit from extra support in reading and math! Apply now to become a tutor in the 2026-27 school year. Reading and Math Corps tutors work with students who need extra practice and skill building – and your support can make all the difference.

Visit join.readingandmath.org to find an opportunity near you.

Earlier this week, we held our Spring PBIS Carnival during the school day, followed by our Title Family Night after school. Students and families enjoyed snow cones, popcorn, face painting, sidewalk chalk, and lots of fun on the inflatable obstacle courses and bouncy houses. It was a great day full of smiles, laughter, and community here at JA! #JAALLDAY🖤💛

📢 Summer EBT Benefits Information for Families 📢

Families, please review the attached information regarding the 2025–26 Summer EBT Benefits program available in both English and Spanish. Qualifying families will begin receiving benefits starting in June.

Please note: RUSD does not provide or issue these benefits directly.

We encourage all families to carefully read through the information provided for details about eligibility and benefits.

Thank you! 😊

This week, hundreds of students at Mitchell, Olympia Brown, Gifford, Schulte and Jerstad-Agerholm celebrated the completion of Everfi's Financial Literacy courses with Educators Credit Union!

Students showed off their financial knowledge with a series of games that highlighted their ability to make smart money decisions. To make things better, 82% of these students completed BOTH Everfi courses. 🎉

THANK YOU to Everfi, Educators Credit Union and the volunteers who made this program possible for our students. #YouBelongHere

With the support of EverFi and Educators Credit Union we were able to celebrate the completion of the 6th grade Financial Literacy program. We invited all of Mr. Tristano's 6th grade Seminar students to participate in a Financial Literacy Field Day, where they were able to apply their newly acquired knowledge in fun games based on everyday scenarios. With the ultimate goal of reminding the students that it's not just about how much money you make in the future, it's about how well you manage what you have.

#JAALLDAY 🖤💛