South Jefferson Elementary School

Get ready for Read Across America week from March 2 - 6th! We are so excited to celebrate reading at SJES with our annual book character parade, our Career Fair and fun experiences involving guest readers and sharing reading throughout the school. Schedules for the week are coming home with our students today!

How lucky are we, to celebrate THREE Positive Office Referrals today?! Congratulations to kindergartener, Treazure Hairston, second grader, Miles Siddoway, and fifth grader, Corbin Brooks! Treazure jumped in to help other students during a busy dismissal. Miles is a model citizen in class, showing kindness and responsibility every day. Corbin used his own money to buy something for a friend from the school store. All three of these awesome students deserve this recognition—-they are extraordinary examples for all of us at SJES. 💜💛 Ms. Mahoney

Thanks to our Jefferson county WVU Extension Service for bringing a fun lessons to our Kindergartners. This visit taught the students the best times to wash hands with the proper technique. They used a fluorescent lotion and a UVA lamp to check their work. 👀 Way to wash those germs away!

Love was in the air at South Jefferson…from sharing valentines with one another, to gathering almost 2,500 items for Community Ministries, to a 4th grade poetry slam, to engaging in STEAM lessons, to special animal visitors, to SJES library donations from our community, to tea parties and treats….love was DEFINITELY in the air.

JCS Families: JCS will dismiss 3 hours early today, Friday, February 6, due to impending winter weather.

Today, in honor of Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week and to support the Tiong family, the South Jefferson Elementary staff is TEAM BRYCE. ❤️

100th Day Fun at SJES! 🥳

Have you ever wondered what you could do, to inspire our students and to teach them about future careers or jobs? 🤔 Have we got an idea for you!💡When you are finished with helping your children with virtual learning, or digging out from all that snow, would you consider sharing your job/career with South Jefferson students on March 5th? We’d love to show our Roadrunners the endless possibilities for their future. Use this link to sign up for Career Day and thank you in advance for your support! https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=S7AZ4AwzekaLrgn7FzdNas4iE4sVug5Hgv8UDkdql9VURUVXM1JJVktSMjZLNVZTUFM5VEtaTVpCMS4u&route=shorturl Ms. Mahoney and Mrs. Siddoway

Hello, South Jefferson Families!
Our annual Food Drive for Jefferson County Community Ministries begins this week and we'd love your support. Let's rally around our community members that need help the most and show them how much SJES cares! A perfect valentine from us to Jefferson County! Thank you for your help in making this food drive a successful one!
Ms. Mahoney

A tremendous shout out to Quinn Davis for her Positive Office Referral! Quinn was nominated by Nurse Heidi for her kindness and respect towards our school! Quinn is always so helpful and a superstar Roadrunner! What an awesome example she is for all of us! 💛💜

Let’s celebrate our 5th graders who participated in the County Science Fair this weekend…congratulations to Tommy Estrada (2nd place, Physics and Astronomy), Kennedy Carroll and Kate Magaha (1st place, Material Sciences) and Camden Tiong and Gio Lupinacci (1st place, Elementary Engineering). Keith Slay and Roland Walsh also participated from South Jefferson. We are super proud of all of our 5th graders and their leadership at the County level. lmpressive! 💜💛

As we welcome a new year and start our second semester together, let’s take a moment to share the holiday fun we shared before winter break. I hope that everyone has had a safe and amazing holiday season! Looking forward to seeing you soon! Ms. Mahoney #BestSchoolSpirit

So, a little secret: even Principals love a snow day, every now and then. 😉 We held our Winter White Out Day today and, judging by our student and staff participation, wishes for a snowy Christmas or snow days ahead seem to be within our reach! ❄️❄️❄️❄️

Pajama Day was a winner! There’s nothing like seeing the holidays through the eyes of a child….or over 400 children. 😉 We’re having fun, learning through the chaos and enjoying our traditions. I’m pretty sure our students will remember these moments far beyond their time at SJES. (Me, too!)

Thank you to Rodney Snyder, LVHS teacher, and his students, for sharing their coding expertise with our 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students at SJES. Mr. Snyder is always ready to lend a hand to us and we are always grateful for his time. Our students had a blast working with him and his team!

We were rocking our socks today at SJES! Loving the holiday spirit! 🧦💜🥳

It was a Candy Cane extravaganza today at SJES! Red and white as far as the eye could see! So fun! ♥️

Holiday Headgear Day was fun! 🤩

Three incredible 4th graders helped decorate the United Bank Christmas tree today, using ornaments created by all of the SJES students. This is an annual tradition, with one student per 4th grade class chosen to represent our school. We had a fun morning and Erica, Gracelynn and Samuel did an awesome job decorating the tree with such care and enthusiasm. We started the morning with Starbucks to put us in the holiday mood and were spoiled with treats from United Bank. What a magical day!