Welcome to Janney Elementary School
Janney School Calendar:
- January 30 - DCPS lottery for PreK and Out of Bounds entry begins. Click here for more information.
- February 3 - NO SCHOOL
- February 6 - Parent Teacher Conferences - NO SCHOOL
- February 15 - 7:30 pm - Community Meeting/PTA Meeting - State of the Schools - How is Janney Doing?
- February 24&25 - 4th & 5th grade musical "Once Upon A Matress" at Wilson High School
- March 3 - Janney Auction (see details below)
- March 16 - 9 am - Janney Open House
View the Janney Calendar on Google Calendar. If you use Google for your own calendar, you can add the
Janney calendar to your personal calendar by clicking the "+ Google Calendar"
button in the lower right hand corner of the screen. For directions for iPhones and iCal, click here.
Janney Auction 2012
Buy your tickets!
It's time to get your tickets for the Janney Prom-themed Auction! Join us on March 3rd for a fabulous evening of food, drink, live music and bidding on wonderful auction items! Housing during the London Olympics, dinner at the Inn at Little Washington, a slumber party at Janney - and many more items await you! The auction benefits the Janney PTA, a 501c3 non-profit organization. Donations are still being accepted!
Need ideas on what to donate? Contact Auction Chairs Carola McGiffert and Katherine Martin! Click to download the Auction Donation Form and Auction Solicitation Letter. We look forward to seeing you there!
After School Enrichment Class Registration
Session 3 will begin the week of January 9th and run for 12 weeks. To sign up for classes, click HERE.
Girls on the Run Registration
Girls on the RunŽ is a life-changing, character development program open to Janney girls in grades 3-5.
GOTR combines training for a 5k (3.1 miles) event with healthy living education and lots of FUN! Registration and payment is due by March 1st. Click HERE for registration form. Season begins March 5th and ends with the 5k on June 3rd at American University. Class limited to 25. Weekly runs are Monday's from 3:30-4:45 and Friday from 7:30am- 8:30am. For more information, contact Lauren Rockwell.
Want to Get Involved at Janney this Year?
If there is a committee you are just itching to be on or an activity you would like to be involved in, please let us know. Contact Kelly Lee or Julie Slattery.
Janney Fundraising through Amazon
Janney will benefit with each and every order that is begun on the Janney site through the Amazon search window at the left of this screen. Just start your search here and you will be taken to the full Amazon webpage. When you place your order, Janney will earn a percentage of the total amount spent. Thank you for your support!
Touring Janney
Janney's next Open House for families considering Janney is March 16th at 9am. The school also offers tours every Tuesday morning. To sign up for a Tuesday tour, call the school office at 202-282-0110. Space for each tour is limited, so please call to reserve a spot.
2011 Graduating Class Mobile is Installed in the Janney Atrium
The class of 2011 joined sculptor Kevin Reese at a ceremony to unveil a large mobile in the new atrium in the Janney building. The mobile was designed and made by the class of 2011 during Mr. Reese's artist residency last spring. The program was made possible by grants from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities and the PTA.
The important contribution of arts programs like these to the education of our students are captured in the comments of Nina Matthews (class of 2011) who spoke at the ceremony. "The mobile may say something different to each fifth grader, but to me it says to express yourself and explore the world. It says be a leader and not a follower. It says that you can be all that you can be and to never give up. ... The process of making this mobile showed me that there is a big world out there and I should go out and take risks and grab onto everything that I can."
Resources for Parents and Children
If your child is looking for extra practice in reading, writing, math or Spanish, see this new list of websites offering extra help lessons and worksheets, available here.
Email the Newsletter Editors at Janneynewsletter@yahoo.com to be included on the distribution list for the Janney PTA E-Newsletter
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Parent Teacher Conferences
International Night
 
Janney's International Night celebrated the 40 different nationalities represented at our school. Many thanks to this year's guest performers from Dhoonya Dance. To view a video of the evening including the dances, click here. Many thanks to professional photographer and Janney parent, Patrick Brown Egue for putting together this fabulous video.
 
Janney Winter Door Decorating Contest Winners!
Janney held the first winter door decorating contest and the artwork was incredible. The winners for each floor are pictured above (Ms. Rockweel's class, Ms. McCrackin's class and Ms. Freedenberg's class).
Nut Policy
Janney is a nut-free school.
Need snack bar recipes? Click here.
Let's Eat In! The Janney Cookbook and Matching Aprons are HERE
Click HERE for to see the fabulous Janney Cookbook webpage and order your book today!
PTA Small Grants Program
The PTA's small grants program funds projects that benefit Janney students and the community, fit within the mission of the school, and are otherwise unfunded by the PTA or DCPS. Grants are capped at $750. Parents, students or teachers may submit proposals, however all proposals must have a teacher sponsor. Small Grant Applications are available here. Questions may be addressed to Pippa Trench.
Janney Art
Janney Art Teachers have created their own blogs to capture and present art created throughout the year to Janney families. To view them click: Ms. Warren's Art Blog or Ms. Morrison's Art Blog.
Child Development Screenings
Early Stage Child Development Screenings will begin at Janney as needed after the first of the year. These screenings will be administered by Early Stages - the program within DCPS' Office of Special Education focused on children 3 to 5 years old. The program seeks to provide early identification of any developmental delays that a child may have and appropriate evaluations and services to address those delays. Early Stages begins this identification process by administering the Ages & Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) to your child - a highly rated screening tool that offers a complete overview of your child's development, including the areas of gross and fine motor, communication, problem solving, and social/emotional development. For more information click here.
Janney Parents List Serve
In addition to the newsletter list above which is used by the PTA and the Principal to communicate important information to parents, Janney parents can communicate with eachother on a Yahoo Discussion Group. To join go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/janneyelementary/ and Click on Join Group!
Karen Harris maintains the Janney website. To contact her, send email to
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