🎉 Celebrating the hardworking JCS students who made the first quarter Honor Roll! Check out the full list of honorees here: https://www.jcswv.org/page/honor-roll. Congratulations to these students for their dedication to academic excellence—keep up the amazing work! 💪📚
Hello NJES Families,
We had an exciting week at NJES with the announcement of our STAR students for November. Also, Caylie Simmons, Ms. West Virginia visited our school to talk to students about how she achieved her dream and the importance of oral health! She's a registered oral hygienist. Her father accompanied her and said we were one of the most welcoming schools she had visited so far, Go STARS!
❄️ We hear you, JCS families! Going forward, we’ll make weather-related robocalls until 9PM, giving you more time to plan for the following day. If a decision isn’t made the night before, all notifications will go out by 6AM the following morning. A quick reminder: safety is our top priority! When snow is in the forecast, we closely monitor weather and road conditions with local and state agencies to ensure safe travel. We aim to make all decisions the night before, but if needed, our team checks conditions early in the morning to determine if a delay or closure is needed. Read more about this process here 👉 https://www.jcswv.org/page/delays-and-closings. Thanks for your understanding as we prioritize safety for everyone! 🌨️🚍
JCS Families: All Jefferson County Schools (Pre-K-12) will operate on a 2-hour delay on Thursday, December 5, 2024, due to inclement weather.
The NJES December Family Newsletter has been shared via email.
JCS Families: All JCS schools will be closed from Monday, November 25th to Friday, November 29th for Fall Break. Students will return on Monday, December 2nd. Have a wonderful Fall Break!
NJES Lunch Menu changes for next week - Please see recent email
NJES Families: WV American Water has issued a precautionary boil water advisory for NJES until further notice. Bottled water has been delivered to the school for staff and students. Learn more from WV American Water: https://alertsdetail.awapps.com/alert/65055
Please check your email for the NJES Family Newsletter
JCS Families: There are bus delays today, Friday, October 25, 2024. Please check the status of your student's bus on the JCS Bus Tracker page: https://www.jcswv.org/page/bus-tracker. We appreciate your patience as we work to get all our students to school safely.
JCS Families: We anticipate transportation delays across the county due to law enforcement shutting down a portion of 340 due to a hazardous materials spill. WHS, HFMS, CWS, and BRC will be most impacted.
🎃 Join us for our 3rd Annual Sensory-Friendly Trunk-or-Treat! 🎃 With spooky season upon us, families with autism and sensory processing needs are invited to this fun, inclusive Trunk-or-Treat event on October 30, from 5-7 PM at Charles Town Middle School. Want to help make the evening extra special? Drop off peanut-free candy or wishlist items at the PERC office through October 30. Find the Amazon wishlist here: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/DPSZGC6YGBMN?ref_=wl_share Your support is truly appreciated!
📱 Worried about your child’s screen time? Let’s talk solutions! Join us on Wednesday, October 30, from 5:30-7:30 pm at Driswood Elementary School to learn practical tips for managing screen time for your elementary-aged students. We’ll cover healthy screen habits, setting boundaries, and fun alternatives to help balance tech time! Presented in partnership with Access 304, this adults-only event will offer plenty of helpful tips for families. For more info, visit www.jcswv.org/screentime.
📢 Join the Hispanic/Latino Association of JCS this Friday, October 18, for an informative presentation! Families are invited to learn about Canvas, Rooms, attendance policies, and the JVA Program, plus information about HLA! Enjoy music, games, and refreshments. Food will also be available for a small donation. All ages are welcome!
Thank you to everyone who was able to bring Hurricane Relief donations to NJES! We are so proud of our wonderful, generous community, and the Washington High School Key Club extends their thanks.
Dear NJES Family,
Hurricane Relief Donations are being collected at NJES this Thursday and Friday from 9AM to 3PM. This collection effort is being led by WHS Key Club. In order to assist the impacted people in North Carolina, Key Club is seeking the following items: bottled water, heavy duty trash bags, sports drinks/mixes, bug spray, cleaning supplies, heavy duty gloves, diapers, sanitary products, wipes, & pet food. A flier with more information will be coming home with students tomorrow. Note that if you are just dropping off donations at the school, please ring the buzzer and let us know you're there for that purpose. We will come outside and collect the goods as soon as we can.
Dear NJES Families,
We have two clubs starting soon! Books, Bikes, and Basketball club and K-Kids.
First up is the Books, Bikes, and Basketball Club. This upcoming Thursday (Oct. 3rd) at 3:45, we are holding an "assembly day" where interested staff, family, and community members help us assemble various bikes, (including tricycles, scooters, Big Wheels, and more) so they are ready for the BBB club's first official meeting on Thursday, Oct. 10th.
Permission slips for students to join the club will be going home next week, with grades 3, 4, & 5 having first dibs on the open spots. The number of students who can participate will depend on how many adult volunteers we have, so please let us know if you're interested.
If you do want to help, please read the attached letter, and email the PTO President Natalie Corley at nataliekayw@gmail.com or Principal Priscilla Rodd at prodd@k12.wv.us.
Note that any adult volunteers will need to provide ID and be run through our system before they are approved to participate in school programs.
K-Kids forms will also be coming home soon, and the first meeting date is Oct. 16th.
As always, thank you for your support, and we hope you have a wonderful weekend.
NJES admin
We’ve reached the halfway mark of the first nine weeks! Please check your student’s grades on Canvas, and if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact their teacher. Let’s work together to finish out this term strong!
To NJES families,
One of our goals this year is to welcome more families into our school. With that in mind, here is our policy for those who want to eat lunch with their children.
NJES Lunch Policy for Guardians:
Guardians can eat school lunch with their children every day of the week, except on days with an early release or 2-hour delay.
If guardians want to eat the school lunch, they need to call and alert the school before 10 AM in the morning.
Guardians are encouraged to eat the school lunch, rather than bring in outside food so that we limit distraction and feelings of jealousy.
Because of limited space at our student tables, guardians and students will be asked to eat at a table near the back of the cafeteria.
Guardians need to be careful and not photograph any other students, beyond their own children, when they are in the school.
If more than 6 guardians are signed up to eat lunch with their children, other guardians will be asked to come another day.
Note, we will not be able to accommodate guardians eating at school during the week of Thanskgiving.
Dear NJES Families,
Today, we celebrated our August Super Star students, who wore their honorary capes throughout the school. These 23 students are role models, and we're so proud of them! We can't wait to find out who our September Super Stars are going to be!
