It's the first day of a new school year, and buses are back on the road! Remember to be patient and use extra caution while driving today, especially in residential areas and school zones. A big THANK YOU to our bus drivers for keeping our students safe as they travel to and from school! 🚌
A reminder that Monday, August 21, is the first day of school! We hope you've had an ✨amazing✨ summer and can't wait to see you tomorrow for the start of the new school year!
It's opening day for the Jefferson County Fair - come out and support our 4-H, FFA, and FCCLA students!
The start of a new school year means sharing the road. Please keep the following safety tips in mind when buses start rolling on Monday. We can't wait to see you then!
🚌 Be alert and watch for children, especially near schools, bus stops, school buses, and school parking lots.
🚌 Motorists are required to stop when approaching a school bus that is stopped with its red lights flashing and STOP arms extended. NEVER pass a bus from behind when it is stopped to board or offload children.
🚌 Be especially careful when children are present in school zones and residential areas.
🚌 Pay extra attention to lower speed limits in school zones.
🚌 Watch for and obey signals from school crossing guards.
🚌Only drive or park in authorized areas to drop off or pick up children at school.
Wrapping up back-to-school shopping this weekend? Consider including a few items for the JCS Stuff-a-Bus school supply drive! Volunteers from the JCS Transportation Department will be on hand throughout the next week to collect donations of backpacks, crayons, pens and pencils, lunch boxes, notebooks, and other necessary school supplies. Special thanks to City National Bank for being our community partner in this annual event to serve JCS families in need!
Here's the schedule for dropoff locations and times:
🚌 City National Bank at The Potomac Marketplace (Ranson location) on Saturday, August 19 from 8 a.m. - Noon, and 🚌 The Jefferson County Fair, weekdays, August 21-25 from 5-8 p.m., and Saturday, August 15 from 12-4 p.m.
North Jefferson's staff welcomed back students at its annual Back to School Night. Students in Mrs. Nugent's Kindergarten class toured the school with a fun scavenger hunt. We're looking forward to having our North Jefferson family all back together again!
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!
