Spring Music Concert was Awesome:  What a wonderful performance our third, fourth and fifth graders.   Miss Olson and Mrs. Eckman had these students well prepared.   Thank you so much for supporting Dowagiac's Fine Arts and getting your students to the PAC on time.

If you didn't get a chance to see the spring musical this past weekend.... You surely missed out!    This was also an amazing performance and opportunity for our Dowagiac students!

Movie/Free Popcorn Day:   Since we were so close of reaching our goal for our KIDS Heart Challenge for the American Heart Association, we will have a free popcorn and movie day during the school day on Thursday, 

Justus Gage PTO Fundraiser:

Family, Friends, and Supporters of Justus Gage Elementary PTO,

Our spring fundraiser was a SUCESS! 

Thank you for your help!
- Justus Gage Elementary PTO

March is Nation Reading Month:  This year we are going to "Go For the Gold in Reading!" Reading log packets with reading month information was sent home today!   Let's work together to promote reading and have our students reach our goal.   Please make sure your student returns his/her reading log Monday.

Kids Heart Challenge: Check out our certificate, we are so proud of our students!

WINTER IS HERE:   It is time to drag out those HATS, BOOTS, WINTER COAT, GLOVES and SNOW PANTS.  Please put your students name in each item so that they don't get mixed up with other students having the same color item.

NO POKEMON or ANY KIND of TRADING CARDS BROUGHT TO SCHOOL!! Please remind your students that no Pokemon or any trading cards are allowed at school. Thanks for working together in keeping everyone's trading cards at home.

ST. FRANCIS OUTREACH FOOD PANTRY: The food pantry at the Catholic Church in Dowagiac on Oak Street is open every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month. No necessary forms to complete.

DISMISSAL TIME REMINDER: Please remember to park Northbound on James St., Eastbound on Wayne St. and Southbound on Oak St. when you are picking up your child. GSRP and Kindergarten parents are to use the parking lot which is accessible off of James Street and then please exit onto Wayne St. Thanks for working together in keeping everyone safe.

It has been a pleasure to have Grace Schultz in my kindergarten class and to have her be able to be honored as the Justus Gage student of the month.

Grace is the daughter of Kollin and Cassidy Schultz. She has 1 younger brother Micah who is two.

They do not have a dog or a cat but they have (she thinks) 22 chickens to take care of at her house.

Grace is an exceptional student who consistently excels in the classroom. Her academic growth is impressive, as evidenced by her scoring in the 93rd percentile for reading and the 95th percentile for math—an achievement reflecting increases of over 22 points and more on these tests.

Her favorite thing to do at school is writing.  She really likes it when she gets to have free choice of what to write about so she can write about her family and what they do together.  Her family is very important to her.

Her favorite thing to do at home is playing with her little brother. Her favorite colors are yellow and purple and when she grows up she would like to be a chiropractor.  

Grace is a great example of what it means to be a Justus Gage Hero.  She is honest and is always respectful and kind to everyone she interacts with all day long.  She always has a smile on her face and is ready to greet you with her quiet voice.  She is very responsible to make sure she is doing all of her work the correct way and she even brings in extra work that her family gives her to show me.  She is always looking for ways to help by picking up when she sees a mess or something not put away.  She is a rule follower and encourages others to do the same.

I am happy I have had the opportunity to show you how amazing Grace is tonight and how proud I am to give her this award.  Congratulations Grace Schultz, Justus Gages Student of the month!

1st Grade: Nolan Bennett, Aria Garrelts, Louisa Hebert, Mia Maynard, Jonathan Denova-Prudencio, and Ryleigh Slaubaugh

Kindergarten: Grace Schultz, Annabelle Poor, Aaron Gonzalez, Maximiliano Montiel-Gutierrez, and Lorenzo Gasca

3rd Grade: Alice Johnson, Edwin Poor, Luchiano Morales-Gutierrez, Kayden Procter, Able Winchester, and Aubrey Kirby. 

4th Grade: Christopher Slaughter, Cameron Piazza, Kyler Swisher, Teagan Miller, Amelia Azevedo, Mia Lopez, and Michael Doorn

2nd Grade: Zachary Sedlar, Eva Baez, Leland Souers, and Gabbriella Fee, 

ECSE: Lincoln Vaughn

5th Grade: Collin Kelly, Leland Carpenter, Keith Washington, Carissa Grant, Azucena Maes, Zayla Hayes, and Ella Swisher. 

Jaxon Frontczak and Noah Coons earned 1st place as members of our third-grade team. Congratulations on this outstanding achievement!

3rd Grade: Noah Coons, Yaniel Cortez, Ethan Souers, and Claire Fuller. 

4th Grade: Vertilla Bennett, Teagan Miller, Elenora Hand, Christopher Slaughter, and Kamren Steward.

4th Grade: Harlow Todd, Addison Ausra, Ava Bober, Carissa Grant, and Josie Doorn