Coming home to you soon is your child's custom catalog for the Square 1 Art fundraiser catalog - featuring their own name and art on the cover, WITH FREE STICKERS OF THEIR ART! 

Get a head start, and start ordering keepsakes and gifts featuring your child's art online NOW, if you like! Simply search for your child's art using Art Search, and enter state, school name, and your student's name. Your student's art and code will appear, and you may order! NEW - *Ship to Home FREE. (*Customer pays a small processing fee at checkout and order ships to home.)

Upload additional art if you like, using Art Upload!

If you have questions, or need anything at all, contact customer care online .

Thank you for supporting our school!

On Friday, we proudly hosted our schoolwide Day of Service. Throughout the day, students engaged in lessons centered on kindness, empathy, and the importance of using words to uplift others. These conversations were paired with authentic service opportunities, allowing students to put their learning into action.

As part of our efforts to support the Colchester community, students donated items to create “Blessing Bags” for homebound residents. We partnered with the Colchester Senior Center, who will distribute these bags to local residents in need. This initiative provided students with a tangible way to give back while fostering a sense of connection across generations.

We were also fortunate to collaborate with several local organizations that led engaging, hands-on learning experiences for our students. These partnerships helped broaden students’ understanding of service in a variety of contexts. Participating organizations included:

The Day of Service was a powerful example of how we continue to build a culture of compassion, responsibility, and community engagement at Jackter. We are grateful for the support of our community partners and proud of our students for their enthusiasm and commitment to making a positive difference.

Jack Jackter is proud to announce that 5th-grader Aubrey Gwiazdowski was selected as a county winner in the Fire Prevention Poster Contest. Aubrey was honored alongside other county winners from across the state at a special luncheon this past Friday.

Aubrey’s teacher, Mr. Federici, and principal, Dr. Ewings, were honored to attend the luncheon with her. Aubrey’s artwork will also be featured in the 2027 Fire Prevention Calendar.

Third grade has been working with teaching artist Leslie Johnson on a Jazz and Poetry residency. Students are learning about jazz music and then using this knowledge to write poetry. So far they have written “Allow Me To Introduce Myself” poems about something they love! They have learned about improvisation, rhythm and rhyme.

One of our fourth grade classes finished their March Madness Book Tournament! All students did an amazing job convincing others to read their book. The two finalists were The Lemonade War and The Crossover. Students voted and the class winning book was The Lemonade War!

The PTO is putting something special together for the end of the school year and would love your help! 

Please upload 1–2 photos of your child from elementary school-related moments—for example:

Please do not include sports, birthday parties, or non-school events.

Limiting photos helps keep everything organized and ensures every student is included.

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Thank you for helping us celebrate our amazing 5th graders! 

Save the date for our whole school art show on June 4th! The district art showcase at WJJMS will be on the same day this year and will showcase art from the middle and high school. Please consider an art walk between WJJMS and JJIS to see all the amazing art!

The bottle cap mural is about halfway done and we are hoping to share it at the art show.