South Jefferson Elementary School

We are extremely proud of the Jefferson County Schools Relay for Life teams who raised $22,449 this year! Shepherdstown Elementary School lead the efforts raising over $11,100!!! Thank you for your hard work and dedication to the fight against cancer in the face of the ongoing pandemic. Jefferson County relay raised over $64,000 total!!

South Jefferson Elementary School is experiencing issues with the main phone line. Please dial 304-671-2590 if you need to reach the front office. Thank you.

Tonight’s PTO MEETING has been cancelled. Thank you! We’ll see you at next month’s meeting! Stay well, everyone. Ms. Mahoney

Just a reminder that our Chik-Fil-A PTO Spirit Night is TONIGHT, January 6th, from 5-8:00 p.m. You must mention “SJES SPIRIT NIGHT” in order for us to receive credit. You can even mention it in special instructions on mobile orders. Thank you for your support!! 💜 Ms. Mahoney & the PTO

The staff at Shepherdstown Elementary School is ready for winter! They wore their pajamas inside out and ran around the cafeteria tables 5 times to welcome the snow!

It’s so wonderful to see everyone back from Winter Break! Hoping that our families are staying healthy and safe during these unprecedented times. We are doing our part at SJES and thank you for your support! 💜 Ms. Mahoney

I received a call that our alarm was going off at South Jefferson Elementary this evening. When I checked the cameras, I was surprised to find this—— Merry Christmas, everyone! 🎄

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There’s no better day than Pajama Day! 💜

We snuggled up in our favorite scarves yesterday! 🧣😁

“Tinsel Toes Thursday” was a huge success! Thank you!! Ms. Mahoney

Thank you to the entire Child Nutrition staff at Jefferson County Schools! Our cooks, cafeteria managers, and secretaries have continued to provide tasty, nutritious meals to students during unprecedented circumstances brought on by a global pandemic. Despite staffing shortages and supply chain issues, they served students more than 155,000 meals in October alone. They have not only continued to build good habits in our elementary school students with balanced meals for breakfast and lunch, but are also reducing food waste and helping middle and high school students make good choices by allowing them to make individual decisions on which menu items they choose, including the salad bar.

Our “Whiteout Winter Wonderland Wishes Wednesday” was a huge hit! Thank you to everyone that participated! We even manifested snow flurries in Summit Point! You’re welcome! ⛄️❄️😉

To bring some holiday cheer to the halls of South Jefferson, we are going to have some special days at SJES in December and hope that our students will participate! We’re going to be searching for the class with the most holiday spirit! 🥳 Wednesday, December 8th: Winter Wonderland “White Out”—-wear white from head to toe, in honor of our wishes for all things snow! ⛄️❄️ Thursday, December 9th: Tinsel Toes Thursday—Rock your most festive and colorful socks today! 🧦 Friday, December 10th: Ita a sweet “candy cane” Friday. Dress in red and white in honor of the candy cane. Tuesday, December 14th: Holiday headwear Day—-this is the time to wear your most festive reindeer antlers, Santa hat, elf ears, Whoville hat, etc. 🎅🏼 🦌 👂🏻 Wednesday, December 15th: “Baby, it’s cold outside”! Wear your favorite, snuggly scarf to keep you warm all day long! 🧣 Friday, December 17th: PAJAMA DAY! 😴 💤 Monday, December 20th: in honor of the 80th day of school, like, we’re having a totally tubular 80’s day! Dig out those neon colors, leg warmers and Members Only jackets to celebrate the best decade ever! Wednesday, December 22nd: today is the day to wear your wildest holiday fashions ever—-festive sweaters, headwear/hats, socks, etc. The brighter, the better! (Today is a two hour early dismissal). Thank you for helping us to bring the sparkle to South Jefferson Elementary! 💜 Ms. Mahoney

Student transfer requests for the 2022-2023 school year are due now. If your child is attending SJES on an approved transfer, this needs to be renewed yearly. Please submit all transfer requests via the County website (you will see the Transfer Request on the main page of the website) JCSWV.org Thank you, Ms. Mahoney

Breakfast with Santa opportunity: Saturday, Saturday, December 11th. Let’s support our WHS Key Club students!

A reminder that Jefferson County Schools has returned to a regular schedule for Fridays. That means that today, Dec. 3, 2021, is a full day of school for all students. Thank you for supporting our staff! https://jcswv.org/page/sustaining-excellence-update

Did someone say "FREE photos with Santa"??? Lux Photography and the PTO are excited to announce the return of FREE photos with Santa for our SJES students! Photographs will be BY APPOINTMENT ONLY and will be taking place at South Jefferson Elementary on Sunday, December 5th, beginning at 1:00 p.m. Registration is REQUIRED for each family. If you have multiple children attending SJES, please register for ONE session time as siblings will be photographed together with Santa. Siblings not attending SJES are welcome to participate as well. Each child in the photograph will receive a FREE 4 x 6 image with Santa that day. PLEASE REGISTER BY GOING TO https://www.luxphotoservices.com/form/sje-santa-pictures. REGISTRATION DEADLINE is Thursday, December 2nd at midnight. No registrations will be taken after that time, so PLEASE register now. All participating families MUST register to ensure that everyone gets time with Santa. We will not be able to accommodate ANY walk-ins without registration. A special thank you to Lux Photography for this special opportunity! It's going to be so much fun! Ms. Mahoney

In anticipation of their upcoming unit on the Middle Ages, fourth graders in Mrs. Strom’s class completed a catapult project, making predictions on the launching of their catapult creations, measuring the launches and comparing the results. They had a fantastic adventure this morning! Well done, Mrs. Strom’s class!

Looking for support at Thanksgiving? The Church at Martinsburg is giving away free turkeys on Saturday, November 20th, beginning at 9:00 am (until supplies last).