March 10, 2023: Due to the anticipated timing of inclement weather, all Jefferson County Schools and Offices will be closed today. Students will return on Tuesday, March 14, following Monday's staff development day. Thank you.
Menu changes for next week:
Wednesday, March 15th: Meatball subs
Thursday, March 16th: Adding cornbread and broccoli salad to menu
Thank you!
Ms. Mahoney
All of us at South Jefferson Elementary School work hard to support our students and their families. It's important to us that we know how you feel and what you need, so we invite you to take the WV Learning Environment Survey! Just visit our website at https://www.jcswv.org/sjessurvey and follow the instructions. Thank you for partnering with us!
Congratulations to our own Janet Harner! Janet received West Virginia's first-ever West Virginia Executive Secretary of the Year Award, which was also named in her honor! We are all excited to see this well-deserved recognition for Janet's decades of dedicated service. You can read more about the award and the impact of Janet's career here https://www.jcswv.org/article/1026064.
Congratulations and good luck to the JCS students headed to the West Virginia Science and Engineering Fair on March 6! Students from South Jefferson Elementary, T.A. Lowery Elementary, Shepherdstown Middle, and Jefferson and Washington High Schools advance to the statewide competition following recognition at the Eastern Panhandle Science and Engineering Fair in February. Check out some of those projects here and visit https://bit.ly/3ELguq9 for a complete list of regional winners.
Our Read Across America week continues with a “Reading Is Powerful” day! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s our super roadrunner readers!
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We celebrated Rare Disease Day by wearing stripes, showing how we are all unique in our own way. Did you know that twenty-five million people are diagnosed with a rare disease in America?? By learning about rare diseases, we show compassion and empathy for others.
#ReadAcrossAmericaWeek
Our “Reading is Cozy” day was a huge success! Reading is fun, but reading in your snuggly pajamas is even better. Reading to your favorite stuffed animal or reading by lantern light only adds to the fun! #ReadAcrossAmericaWeek
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Congratulations to Mrs. Sunday's 3rd grade writing club---they have worked on this writing project for 2 months to plan, draft, edit/ revise and publish a short story.
Well done!
Congratulations to Douglas Hare on his Positive Principal Referral today! Douglas was an awesome friend and great example for others and we are super proud of him!
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Ms. Mahoney
Mrs. Fox’s kindergarten class had a blast today using magna tiles in their classroom! The first group of students constructed a design out of the mini magna tiles. The second group had to mimic what the first group made with medium sized magna tiles and the third group had to copy with the extra large magna tiles. This activity and exploration aligned great with our kindergarten standards for composing bigger shapes from smaller shapes because the students had to problem solve if they didn’t construct the correct shape. What a cool learning experience!
Congratulations to Evan Henshaw and Hattee Lafferty for their Positive Principal Referral nominations! Evan went above and beyond to assist a substitute and Hattee made good choices in class. Super proud of both of you!
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Ms. Mahoney
Happy Bus Driver Appreciation Day!!!! Don’t forget to thank your bus driver today for transporting your children safely to school and home each day!!
We LOVE our South Jefferson bus drivers!!!
Fun in the STEAM lab today with 3rd Grade! The students had to construct a chariot and guide it through a maze, using an iPad and their ingenuity! They had a blast! Thank you, Mrs. Johnson, for creating a fun day for them! 🎉💜
A South Jefferson tradition that we really missed during the pandemic? Learning buddies! Primary grade classes team up with intermediate classes, meeting weekly, to share reading, math, writing, science or creative activities together. Our younger students enjoy “hanging with the big kids” and showcasing their learning and our older students are able to build confidence and take on the role of a “teacher” during the sharing time. It’s a win/win for all!
We’re showcasing Mrs. Kinder’s 5th grade and Mrs. Sturba’s 2nd grade classes today!
What do you do on a dreary, rainy day??? Well, if you’re in Mrs. Zimmerman’s kindergarten class, you use your lantern to read your decodable reader and then illustrate and write a phrase about your favorite part of the reader!
What a creative and fun way to learn! Well done, kindergarten! 💜💡
Congratulations to Korbyn Bebee for being nominated for a Positive Principal Referral! Korbyn is always cheering on and encouraging his classmates and showing compassion for others. What an awesome example for all of us at SJES, Korbyn!
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Ms. Mahoney
Mrs. Fincham's 2nd grade class incorporated math into their Valentine's Day celebration, playing fun games with candy hearts! 💜
Many thanks to Mrs. Johnson, who brought an amazing STEAM lesson to SJES! Our second graders made battle bot robots and had to see which one stayed upright the longest as they battled to knock each other’s over, using sphero balls. They loved it!!! 💜🤖
Many thanks to Mrs. Johnson, who brought an amazing STEAM lesson to SJES! Our second graders made battle bot robots and had to see which one stayed upright the longest as they battled to knock each other’s over, using sphero balls. They loved it!!! 💜🤖
