Jerry Ross Elementary

Student Patrol put on an excellent Savannah Bananas themed performance today! Great job to these student performers and to Ms. Gunther and Mrs. Panichi for their time and dedication putting this show together!







Descriptive text: Children in yellow and white pinstripe "Bananas" jerseys participate in a school gymnasium event. Activities include a group photo, a dance performance with raised arms, an indoor baseball game using foam bats and rubber bases, and a darkened finale with children holding illuminated glow sticks.

Jerry Ross’ applied skills students participated in applied skills art creating beehives and butterfly paintings with water colors.







Descriptive text: Children work at wooden tables in an art classroom, engaged in various painting activities. Projects include painted egg carton segments, a pink crayon drawing, a watercolor painting, and a colorful butterfly artwork. Art supplies, posters, and storage cabinets are visible in the background.

On Friday, May 15, second grade at Jerry Ross elementary school hosted our Grandparent/Special Person Day! Students were able to spend time with their loved ones. They painted terra-cotta pots, planted flowers, and played a special game together! There were so many smiles in the Columbia Pod!!!







Descriptive text: Elementary school students sit and stand alongside adult visitors in classrooms and hallways decorated with educational materials. Activities include potting plants at soil-covered tables and completing worksheet activities. Groups of two to five people pose for photos. Red lockers line hallway walls. A Navy Veteran cap is visible in one photo.

Seniors who attended Jerry Ross came to visit one last time before they graduate. We were delighted to see them!!! Congratulations, Class of 2026! Come back and visit any time!

Once a Rocket, Always a Rocket!







Descriptive text: Graduates in red graduations caps and gowns walk through hallways while elementary aged students sit along the walls and observe. Some graduates wave as they pass. One photo shows graduates outdoors surrounding a sign that says Jerry Ross Elementary.

On Thursday, 5th grade students celebrated their completion of DARE with a DARE graduation. This included a musical performance as well as a ceremony where students received certificates. Eight students won the DARE essay contest, two won the draft cash prizes, and our PTO made a donation to DARE. What a great day for our 5th graders! Thank you, Cpl. Hasse, for your time and dedication to our students!







Descriptive text: A D.A.R.E. graduation ceremony in a school gymnasium decorated with red and black balloon arches. A uniformed police officer presents certificates and medals to fifth-grade students. A large student choir performs. The Jerry Ross PTO presents a $1,500 check to Crown Point D.A.R.E., dated 5/14/26.

Last week, 4th grade had their recorder program. They played Monday for their grandparents and special people as well as Wednesday night for their families. They played beautifully!







Descriptive text: Elementary school students stand on tiered risers in a gymnasium, playing recorders during a music performance. Students are dressed in semi-formal attire. Red, blue, and yellow walls are visible in the background.

Recently, Humane Indiana brought some of their ambassador animals to visit with Jerry Ross K-2 students. These ambassadors are some of the animals in which Lewis and Clark’s Corp of Discovery would have recorded on their trek West.







Descriptive text: A wildlife education presentation featuring five animals held by human hands. Animals include two eastern box turtles shown from different angles revealing patterned brown-and-yellow shells, a juvenile Virginia opossum with white fur and black ears, a small saw-whet owl with yellow eyes, and a larger short-eared owl with wings spread.

Ladies and Gentlemen, start your engines!!! Check out the coverage from our Jerry Ross Rocket Reporters, with host Reagan F., of yesterday's Kindy 500!

Kindy 500 YouTube The Rocket Report's official coverage of the 2026 Kindy 500 including footage from the kindergarten musical performance for Grandparents Day

Our 2nd graders and their families had a blast at last night’s Family Folk Dance Night! This event is unique as it is a district-wide 2nd grade music program with family participation. Folk dancing helps build community and social skills by working with partners and a group, helps internalize a steady beat which helps motor skills, musicianship, and reading skills, and it brings joy and laughter to those who join in or watch! Thank you for your flexibility as we utilized our rain date. Our attendance was amazing and wonderful memories were made!







Descriptive text: Children and adults gather on a green artificial turf football field. Several pairs exchange high-fives or dance together. Participants wear casual jackets and hoodies in varied colors. A yellow goalpost is visible in the background. Trees and a school building appear behind a parking lot.

April’s Applied Skills special was Gym! Students had a great time staying active, playing together, and building connections with their peers!







Descriptive text: Elementary school students participate in adaptive physical education activities in a gymnasium. Activities include scooter board riding, parachute play with colorful balls, and ball handling. Students use mobility aids including a wheelchair and a gait trainer. One student wears noise-canceling headphones.