McDavid-Jones Elementary School

For Teddy Bear Day, Mrs. Lofton’s  kindergarten class enjoyed a hands on math activity with teddy bear cookies! The students received a small set of teddy bear shaped cookies in a variety of “flavors”. Students practiced important early math skills by sorting cookies into groups by color or flavor, and then counting how many in each group. Students enjoyed Teddy Bear Day and the sweet treats during their math lesson. #PerseverancePropelsProgress #LearningLeading #MJEchampions

Today Ms. Hare's class got a sweet lesson in math! Each student received a pack of gummy bears and got to sort, count, and graph their bears by color. 🌈📊 Not only did this activity help students practice important graphing and data collection skills, but it also made learning hands-on and delicious. Ms. Hare was proud of how engaged her students were. Math really is more fun when it’s colorful and tasty! 💛❤️💚💜🧡

Our kindergarten classes are collecting can tabs to support the Ronald McDonald House, an organization that provides a “home away from home” for families with children receiving medical care.

We are creating a video to spread the word about this project, and we’d love your help!

👉 If your child spent time in the NICU and your family stayed at the Ronald McDonald House, we invite you to share one photo with us to include in our video. Please send them in by September 10, 2025.

Your story will help our students understand the importance of giving back and show the real difference their efforts can make.

Thank you for helping us make this project meaningful! ❤️

Happy Grandparents Day! MJE would like to thank all of the grandparents who love and support our students every day. We appreciate all of PreK and Kindergarten grandparents who were able to join students for breakfast Friday. Thank you for your continued support of our school! #LearningLeading #PerseveranceProprelsProgress #MJEchampions

Mark your calendar and show your spirit for Homecoming week September 23-26th. Uniform bottoms and tennis shoes are required each day.

September Calendar

Students in Mrs. Sullivan's 3rd grade class completed a Leader In Me activity with toothpaste and choosing the correct words. They learned that our words are just like the toothpaste  because once it leaves the tube, it cannot go back in. Proactive leaders choose an “I” message instead even when someone hurts their feelings. #PerseverancePropelsProgress #LearningLeading #MJEchampions

We would like to celebrate with Mrs. Holland’s class for achieving the highest attendance during the last week of August for 4th grade!

Here are a few of our Perfect Attendance students from August. They demonstrated exceptional punctuality by attending school on time, every day, all day long throughout the first month of school. We extend our appreciation to parents for their support in ensuring their children's regular attendance. We appreciate your efforts and encourage you to continue this hard work.

September Lunch Menu

Thursday, September 4th, will be our Annual Title I meeting and Open House. We will begin at 5:30 in the gymnasium before visiting classrooms. Please joins us to see all of the great things happening on campus.

Wildcat Care is currently operating at full capacity. If you require before or after school care, please contact the office at 251.221.1510 to have your name added to the waitlist.

Mrs. Rushing's 3rd grade class participated in an activity rounding to the nearest ten and hundred followed by a lesson featuring student “teachers” Ms. Renihan and Professor Finklea. #PerseverancePropelsProgress #LearningLeading #MJEchampions

Help us celebrate last week's Attendance Champions! Each week the class with the highest attendance on each grade level gets to display the banner. #LearningLeading #PerseverancePropelsProgress #MJEchampions

Sometimes the classroom needs to be in the hallway. Mrs. Busby's 4th grade students participated in a lesson on place value. Students were rounding to the nearest ten and hundreds. #PerseverancePropelsProgress #LearningLeading #MJEchampions

Students in Mrs. Hall's 3rd grade class had fun learning how to prioritize their tasks by playing a game. It was a great time of collaborative learning. #PerseverancePropelsProgress #LearningLeading #MJEchampions

Youth Development League Volleyball list

Mrs. Duke's 3rd grade students used the scientific design process to save Fred. Students enjoyed the collaboration with partners. #PerseverancePropelsProgress #LearningLeading #MJEchampions

Mrs. Qualls’ 2nd-grade class created self-portraits for their leadership binders. Students used mirrors to closely observe their facial features. They talked through what they noticed, one facial feature at a time. Their eye color, different-shaped lips, freckles, and different shades of color were some of those features. The students felt successful with their finished works and even photographed some of them. This self-portrait assignment should increase their need to slow down and be more observant with their work, and spark interest and confidence for the building of their binders this year. #PerseverancePropelsProgress #LearningLeading #MJEchampions