
We LOVE our JSE Staff! Thank you for your "magic" this year! #teacherappreciationweek

Congrats to Madison Charleston and Julian Blevins for being selected as the winners of the PC Sheriff's Office Essay Contest! Julian will proudly read his essay at the Porter County Sheriff Memorial Service on May 5th! #bearcatpride #jseINSPIRES

Our 2nd graders are blooming with learning excitement as they observe and record their planting! #earthday #scientistsinbloom #jseINSPIRES Thank you PC Soil and Water Conservation District!




Congratulations to our JSE Math Bowl Team! They represented JSE very well in the virtual competition! Thank you Ms. Marckese for your leadership! #bearcatpride



Visit our Virtual Scholastic Book Fair to benefit our JSE library and get book for summer reading! Our virtual book fair is now open until April 25th! Please share the link with family and friends! #readfor20
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/johnsimatovichelementarysch1

Bearcat Spirit Wear Online Store! Check it out for your Lil' Bearcat Gear! #bearcatpride
https://simatovich2021.itemorder.com/sale


JSE can't wait to meet our new Lil' Bearcats at Kindergarten Round-Up this week! Thursday 5:30-6:30PM or Friday 10-11AM Check out our website for more details! #YouareLOVEDatJSE

JSE students spread JSE love for dogs and cats at the animal shelter with donations and blankets! #studentcouncil #leadership #servicelearning





Generosity, Kindness, and Togetherness are all exemplified at JSE! We raised over $900 for Riley Children's Hospital through our Celebrate Literacy Spirit Week. Thank you to our community for the support of our Student Council led Spirit Week!





Fish and Chicken Fry tonight 3:30-7:00. Drive up to Grand Hall, place order and pick up! Come out and support Bearcat Softball.

Our 5th grade ASL club meets with Newsletter Editor, Dr. Lueken to help create an article for the upcoming UTSC Community Newsletter. #experiencesgrowkids



Love and Logic FREE Virtual Parenting Seminar back by popular demand. Check it out and consider signing up! Visit bit.ly/SpringParents2021 to register. Sessions begin Monday, April 5th, 6:00 PM. Call Our Greater Good (219)728-8733 with questions.

It's Read Across America Week at JSE! Our "Celebrate Literacy" spirit week will help Riley Children's Hospital! #JSEgivesback #Readfor20





Don’t miss Bearcat Theatre Company’s “The Pitch”. Streaming now through Sunday. Visit bearcattheatre.org for streaming information!

Valparaiso Mayor Murphy meets virtually with our 3rd Graders. Students learned about the local government offices and how he works closely with our very own Mrs. Reed as a city council member! #jseINSPIRES



Kindergarten Registration for the 2021-2022 school year is scheduled for the week of April 5th-9th at the JSE main office! Please call our office or email JSE's Principal for more information. We are excited to meet our future Lil' Bearcats!

Thank you to our PTO for our virtual, LIVE wildlife assembly all the way from California. We learned about animals from around the world!



JSE celebrates our character trait of the month: Kindness with our special Valentine Lunch!


Congrats to our Science Bowl Team! 4th place! They showed perseverance and teamwork through the competition. #JSEinspires

Congrats to our Robotics Team 2021! The JSE RoboCATS show perseverance and teamwork at every practice! #JSEinspires
