Join the JCS Parent and Educator Resources Center (PERC) and Department of Special Programs this Saturday, August 19, for a day of fun and learning with our local first responders! Meet Jefferson County firefighters and police officers, explore their vehicles, participate in fire safety games, and more at this family-friendly event. Families can also access important resources like missing children packets and fire safety information. Plus, enjoy a DJ and food trucks! It's all happening from 9 a.m. - Noon tomorrow at Sam Michaels Park. Learn more about JCS PERC and its resources here 👉 https://www.jcswv.org/page/parent-and-educator-resources.
We're excited to welcome 12 new international teachers to JCS as we continue preparations for the upcoming school year! Current international staff members were on-hand to greet and assist with the orientation of these new educators, who hail from Jamaica, Zimbabwe, and the Philippines through our partnership with Educational Partners International. Welcome to JCS!
Teamwork makes the dream work. North Jefferson's staff returned on Monday and enjoyed some time for team challenge activities.
Thurs., Aug 17th: 430 to 630 back to school night for all students in grades pre-K through five
Thurs., Aug. 17th: 630 to 730 back to school night private offering for our students in the Autism program.
Mon., Aug. 21st: orientation day for students in kindergarten (10:00) and our students in the autism program (as scheduled with teacher).
Mon., Aug. 21st: 8:30 AM first day of school for students in grades one through five.
Tues., Aug. 22nd: 8:30 AM first day of school for students in kindergarten and our Autism program.
Mon. Aug. 28th: pre-K orientation as scheduled with your pre-K teacher.
Tues. Aug., 29th: 8:55 a.m. first day of pre-K.
K-5:
Drop Off Time: 8:30-8:45
Breakfast: 8:30
Tardy Bell: 8:55
Dismissal: 3:25
We can't wait to welcome students back to school next Monday, August 21! Did you know you can visit www.jcswv.org/myschoolbus to learn your student's bus information and access required transportation forms? And our dedicated bus operators and aides will contact JCS families throughout the week to answer your transportation-related questions and ease those first-day-of-school jitters!
Today we welcomed back JCS teachers and service personnel to kick off the 2023-24 school year! Buses start rolling for students next Monday, August 21. We can't wait to see you then!
🎉JCS is excited to welcome more than 60 new educators for the 2023-24 school year! We're having so much fun at New Teacher Orientation this week and can't wait to see students on August 21 for a brand new year! 🤩
The staff at North Jefferson is thankful for a wonderful 2022-2023 school year! Have a happy and safe summer, and remember to always be a STAR!
Fifth Graders celebrated their final week at North Jefferson with a graduation, a final walk, creating their fifth grade mural, and sporting North Jefferson STARS shirts. Best wishes fifth graders! To us, you'll always be STARS!
Watch out First Grade! Here they come! Kindergarten dazzled the crowd during Kindergarten Graduation.
Growth Parade!
Growth Parade!
More from the Growth Parade!
North Jefferson took some time to reflect and celebrate learning with its first annual Growth Parade! Students and staff created posters that shared something they'd learned or that had made them proud. Way to be a STAR!
Food, Family, Friends, and Fun: the perfect combination for another successful Title I Picnic!
North Jefferson sends a big THANK YOU to Washington High School's FFA for making Field Day even more exciting!
What's the last week of school without Field Day?! North Jefferson's students and staff enjoyed some outdoor fun and games!
Kindergarten graduation will be held on Tuesday, May 23rd at 10:00 a.m. We ask that families arrive between 9:20 and 9:30 to be signed in. Everyone attending will need their photo identification.
Last day for pre-k is Tuesday, March 23rd.
5th grade graduation is Wednesday, March 24 at 5 p.m. our fifth grade students will be having an after-school pizza party that day from 3:45 p.m. until the start of graduation. In order to stay after school, students must have a signed permission slip.
Friday, March 26th is the last day of school for all students in grades kindergarten through fifth. We will dismiss three hours early on May 26th. Dismissal for car riders and walkers begins at 12:25 with bus dismissal beginning immediately after. Please be at your child's bus stop.
Members of Jefferson High School's Class of 2023 returned to North Jefferson for one final walk before graduating this weekend. Students and staff lined the halls to cheer them on. Congratulations, Class of 2023! Keep reaching for the STARS!
How about a potato sack race to encourage students to blend onset and rimes to read words? That's exactly what the students in Mrs. Nugent's kindergarten class did this week. What a fun way to practice their reading skills!
