JAMP students were given a STEM Challenge: design a tower that can support a basketball using only newspaper and tape! Challenge accepted and completed!
about 3 years ago, Ms. Pham
image of stem basketball tower
What a wonderful way to wrap up our Pop Art Movement study with these bright and colorful paper maché donuts!
about 3 years ago, Ms. Pham
image of paper maché donuts
image of paper maché donuts
The first floor classes did some collaborating today for this fun S.T.E.M St. Patrick’s Day tradition. How do you catch a leprechaun? Students came up with so many clever ideas incorporating rainbow colors, gold coins, glow sticks, and trap doors!
about 3 years ago, Ms. Pham
image of STEM leprechaun traps!
St. Patrick’s Day festivities at JAMP Green food each period + activities including how to catch a Leprechaun. We love celebrating the holidays with our kiddo’s!
about 3 years ago, Mrs. Katner
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
2021 ESY registration forms can be found on the document section of our website.
about 3 years ago, Lori Smith
Ms. Pham’s class is left in sugar shock!!! In health, we have been exploring how to read nutrition labels. Today we focused on looking for the amount of hidden sugar in some popular drinks. Can you believe the grams of sugar found in these drinks?!?
about 3 years ago, Ms. Pham
image of sugar amounts in various drinks
Make-Up Snow Days! There will be all day instruction on March 15th and March 19th! These originally were days off but we will be using them as our make-up snow days.
about 3 years ago, Lori Smith
Thankful for our social workers! Happy Social Work Month!
about 3 years ago, Ms. Pham
image supporting social work awareness
Congratulations to Mr. Hueston celebrating his 13 year anniversary with Joseph Academy.
about 3 years ago, Sandy Schillinger
Congratulations with confetti
Using Starbursts, Ms Pham's class performed this amazing experiment! Students demonstrated their understanding of the rock cycle. Students were able to see the formation of sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rock using heat and pressure!
about 3 years ago, Ms. Pham
Image of Rock Cycle with starburst candies
Ms. Pham's class has been exploring artists and art from the Pop Art movement. Our class had such a fun time creating these Keith Haring inspired life-size pieces.
about 3 years ago, Ms. Pham
images of keith haring inspired art
images of keith haring inspired art
Our students were so excited for a surprise activity day! We spent the morning doing an all school bingo, followed by different activities, an all school pizza lunch, and an afternoon with school wide s’mores. We love our JAMP kiddo’s!
about 3 years ago, Mrs. Katner
Our students were so excited for a surprise activity day! We spent the morning doing an all school bingo, followed by different activities, an all school pizza lunch, and an afternoon with school wide s’mores. We love our JAMP kiddo’s!
Our students were so excited for a surprise activity day! We spent the morning doing an all school bingo, followed by different activities, an all school pizza lunch, and an afternoon with school wide s’mores. We love our JAMP kiddo’s!
The JAMP family is celebrating today! Ms. Pham is a finalist for the Golden Apple Award and we could not be more proud! Congratulations to her for a job well done!
about 3 years ago, Mrs. Katner
The JAMP family is celebrating today! Ms. Pham is a finalist for the Golden Apple Award and we could not be more proud! congratulations to her for a job well done!
Congratulations to these staff celebrating their anniversaries with Joseph Academy today. Ms. Hammeleff - 22 years Ms. Wright - 4 years Mr. Pierce - 4 years
about 3 years ago, Sandy Schillinger
Congratulations in starburst
SNOW DAY, JANUARY 26th! Both Joseph Academy schools (Des Plaines and Melrose Park) will be CLOSED tomorrow for a snow day! Enjoy the weather and stay warm!
about 3 years ago, Lori Smith
Snow Day!
Reminder: All Joseph Academy students will return to full in-person instruction on Tuesday, January 19th.
about 3 years ago, Lori Smith
Due to current COVID 19 quarantine recommendations, Joseph Academy will resume IN-PERSON instruction on Tuesday, January 19th, 2021. Remote instruction will continue through Friday, January 15th, 2021.
over 3 years ago, Lori Smith
JAMP is kicking off the holiday season with a virtual spirit week! Refer to the image for details.
over 3 years ago, Mrs. Katner
We’re kicking off the holidays with a virtual spirit week! Beginning 11.30.2020 students will earn 10,000 voucher points for participating (via Zoom). Let the holiday season begin!
Ms. Pham’s class had a fun day today! We spent some time reading Turkey Trouble by Wendi Silvano, and then disguised our own turkeys! The students had fun decorating their turkeys and sharing with their classmates!
over 3 years ago, Ms. Pham
Image of disguised turkeys
Lots of fun virtual rooms for students to interact with at the JAMP campus. Check out our virtual classroom, virtual game show, virtual classroom, and our virtual Starbooks Cafe!!!
over 3 years ago, Ms. Pham
Virtual star books
Virtual classroom
Virtual game show