These three young superstars were nominated by their teacher, Mrs. Fox, for Positive Principal Referrals. Congratulations to Eliseo Perez-Castro, Asher Lutman and Mason Dunn for their hard work with reading and math in kindergarten! All three have challenged themselves and are preparing for first grade! We are super proud of you and are excited to see you move forward at South Jefferson!
Ms. Mahoney
Happy National School Counseling Week to Mrs. Cavanaugh! We are so grateful for the time she devotes to our students and community. She has the kindest heart and we are blessed to have her at SJES! 💜💛
Ms. Horne’s kindergarten class received the royal treatment today as they celebrated the end of their study of kings and queens. They designed their castles, were given their royal titles and celebrated with tea and cookies at the end of the day.
Mrs. Sunday’s 4th graders honed their estimation skills this week by comparing different weights. They estimated or guessed the weight of an object and then weighed the object with scales or balances to determine their accuracy. They are also comparing the differences between standard weight and metric weight. A good introduction to exploring grams, kilograms, ounces and pounds.
A huge shout out to our Fourth Grade Math Field Day team for all of their incredible work and practice to prepare for the Jefferson County Math Field Day competition. While they may not have gotten the outcome that they hoped for, I am incredibly proud of them and know that this is just a stepping stone to brighter days ahead! I couldn’t have asked for a better team to represent SJES! The team of Caleb Benner, Roland Walsh, Braylon Shultz and Lilith Franklin is shown with their fabulous coach, Mrs. Nedorostek.
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If you see these mathematical rock stars, make sure you congratulate them on their 1st place team finish at the Jefferson County Math Field Day competition! This fabulous foursome, Carmen Kline, Jace Moreno, Henry Solich and Grant Koch are shown with their awesome coach, Mr. Collins. Grant placed first place individually, Henry placed second place individually, Jace is first alternate and Carmen is second alternate for the Regional competition. We are super proud of our fifth graders!
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Fourth grader, Taryn Lafferty, was nominated for a Positive Office Referral by Mrs. Sunday for being kind, respectful and helpful to classmates. She also praised him for his growth mindset and for working hard to figure out things he may not initially understand. Super proud of you, Taryn!
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Ms. Mahoney
This week’s menu: Monday, Jan 27th: Chicken nuggets House salad Roll Fruit & Milk
Tuesday, Jan 28th: Turkey/ham sub Tomato soup Garden salad Fruit & Milk
Wednesday, Jan 29th: Chicken and waffles Veggie tray w/ ranch dressing Fruit & Milk
Thursday, Jan 30th: Walking taco Refried beans Corn Fruit & Milk
Friday, Jan 31st: Pepperoni pizza Green beans Garden salad Side kick Fruit & Milk
We can’t wait to see everyone on Monday!!!
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Lunch for Monday, Jan 27th:
Chicken nuggets
House salad
Roll
Fruit
Milk
JCS Community: All Jefferson County Schools Varsity activities and practices will resume on a voluntary basis at noon today, Friday, January 24, 2025. All other JCS activities, events, and practices will resume tomorrow, Saturday, January 25, 2025.
JCS encourages parents to drive students to practices and events, many roads still have patches of ice and snow. We look forward to seeing all of our students in person next week!
JCS Community: All Jefferson County Schools (Pre-K - 12) are closed on Friday, January 24, 2025. Students and teachers will operate on a Non-Traditional Instruction Day schedule. JCS continues to scout roads and receive updated reports from the WV Department of Highways and the National Weather Service to make the safest and most informed decisions. Many roads in Jefferson County remain covered in ice and packed snow, with temperatures forecasted to be below freezing.
JCS offices will open on time; essential personnel should contact their supervisor for scheduling.
JCS Community: All practices and activities are canceled today, Thursday, January 23, 2025.
JCS continues to scout roads and receive updated reports from the WV Department of Highways and the National Weather Service to make the safest and most informed decisions. Many roads in Jefferson County remain covered in ice and packed snow, with temperatures remaining below freezing.
There are times at South Jefferson, when we see someone go above and beyond, to help
someone. This week, that person was Grant Koch, 5th grader at SJES. Grant always includes a student that struggles socially in recess activities, at lunch and in the classroom. He helps this student by modeling kindness and appropriate responses, encouraging different ways to manage conflicts. He is patient and kind. While Grant excels academically, this compassion, respect and kindness are exemplary traits to celebrate! Well done, Grant! 💜💛
Ms. Mahoney
P.S. How can Grant be taller than me now? I remember his first day in kindergarten. 🥺
Just an FYI:
Our picture day retakes, scheduled for tomorrow, will be rescheduled. Again. Stay tuned for a new date.
JCS Community: All Jefferson County Schools (Pre-K - 12) are closed on Thursday, January 23, 2025. Students and teachers will operate on a Non-Traditional Instruction Day schedule. Many roads in Jefferson County remain covered in packed ice with temperatures forecasted to stay below freezing through tomorrow morning. Information about practices and activites will be made and communicated by 12pm tomorrow, January 23, 2205.
JCS offices will open at 9 am; essential personnel should contact their supervisor for scheduling.
Do you want to hear about a caring and kind student at SJES? Look no further than third grader, Briar Hovatter. Briar was nominated by his teacher, Mrs. Hipp. When our third graders were working on gingerbread houses before the winter break, a classmate dropped their gingerbread house and it broke. Briar immediately came to the rescue and even offered to give up his OWN gingerbread house to the classmate. Briar, thank you for being an incredible friend and for demonstrating what kindness in action looks like!
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Ms. Mahoney
Fifth grader, Jace Moreno, was nominated for a Positive Office Referral for showing kindness to a student who is struggling in school. Jace is patient, kind and includes this student when others may choose to turn away. This level of maturity and empathy is something that deserves to be celebrated and recognized. Thank you for being a leader in our school, Jace. Super proud of you! 💜
Ms. Mahoney
JCS Community: All Jefferson County Schools (Pre-K - 12) are closed on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. Students and teachers will operate on a Non-Traditional Instruction Day schedule. Many roads in Jefferson County remain covered in snow and ice, with temperatures forecasted to stay below freezing through tomorrow. All events, activities, and practices are canceled.
JCS offices will open at 10 am; essential personnel should contact their supervisor for scheduling.
Mrs. Blank nominated fifth grader, Makenzee Bates for her kindness and willingness to help straighten up the classroom each day. Makenzee does this without being asked and is the first one to pitch in when needed. Thank you for being so helpful to others, Makenzee! That is awesome! 🤩
Ms. Mahoney
Good morning, South Jefferson families! I sure hope everyone is staying safe and warm today in these terribly cold temperatures. Thank you for your patience and support as we navigate through our first Non-Traditional Instruction Day (Snow Day #6). Our staff worked hard to get everything set up quickly so that we would be prepared for a day like today. Is it fool-proof? Nope. Would we all prefer to be in the building? Yes. But we will make it work, as we always do, WITH your support. We've got this! Thank you, as always, for how much you support our school, our staff and your children. The teamwork that we have at SJES is top notch and I will always be grateful! 💜💛 Ms. Mahoney
