Next week is Music in the Schools Week and Ms. Lee has some amazing activities planned to celebrate including dress up days. See the picture for more details!
Johnston County Public Schools values your feedback! 💻
Beginning tomorrow, we will be surveying JCPS families in order to gain insight into your perception of our schools and district's effectiveness. To ensure we continue to provide high-quality, rigorous learning experiences that meet the needs of our learners and prepare them for college and career, we need your feedback.
You may complete the survey online between March 17th - March 28th using a computer, tablet, or smartphone by clicking the following link: https://bit.ly/4i1CG0x
We thank you in advance for your thoughtful responses. If you have any questions about the survey administration, please contact your child’s school.
The food pantry has been delivered. Please bring your own bags and grab what you need. Don't forget to sign in!
Our 2025 Flame For Learning Semifinalists have been announced!!!📣
If you know one of them, say thank you for carrying the torch for learning and for educating the next generation.
The winner will be announced on April 22, so stay tuned!
Congratulations to all 20 of these exceptional teachers, and every educator that was nominated for this prestigious award! 👏👏👏
To view the webpage, click here: https://bit.ly/4iKeVtW
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We are excited to announce that Superintendent Dr. Eric C. Bracy will announce the 20 semifinalists for the 2025 Flame for Learning Award during the March 11 Johnston County Board of Education meeting!
Please tune in via livestream on the district's YouTube page and help us celebrate our amazing educators!!!🍎📚
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Wishing our Pirate Singers luck in tomorrow's Showcase of Stars at 4:00 at JCC. These talented singers are going to steal the show for sure! And don't forget to check out the CHES display to see some of our
Amazing Artwork!
Johnston County Public Schools values your feedback! 💻
We will be surveying JCPS families in order to gain insight into your perception of our schools and district's effectiveness. To ensure we continue to provide high-quality, rigorous learning experiences that meet the needs of our learners and prepare them for college and career, we need your feedback.
You may complete the survey online between March 17th - March 28th using a computer, tablet, or smartphone by clicking the following link: https://bit.ly/4i1CG0x
We thank you in advance for your thoughtful responses. If you have any questions about the survey administration, please contact your child’s school.
Hello Pirate Families!
I want to take a minute to thank you all for starting our Read Across America week strong! This year, we are taking a retro throwback to the beloved 1980s show Reading Rainbow! We thought it would be fun for our staff to relive a childhood favorite while inspiring our students to develop a love for reading.
Each day, we have exciting dress-up themes and activities planned to celebrate books and the joy they bring. Thank you for your enthusiasm and participation in making this week special!
Stay tuned for more updates, fun challenges, and of course—lots of reading!
Wednesday's theme is to come dressed as your favorite book character.
Keep turning the pages, Pirates!
Time is running out to sign up to read next week to our students for Read Across America!
https://signup.com/go/aLEqeJi
Books are provided in the library; we need your smiling faces and reading voices!
Congratulations to our Battle of the Books team for taking 6th place out of 23 schools. Their hard work and dedication make us so proud. Way to represent!
Nothing is more exciting than a group of brilliant first graders trying to find the mystery number. Mrs. Ferrell does an amazing job motivating and engaging her students!
We're using SignUp (the leading online signup and reminder tool) to organize our upcoming activity.
Please sign up to be a guest reader for Read Across America
Here's how it works in 3 easy steps:
1. Click this link to go to our invitation page on SignUp: https://signup.com/go/aLEqeJi
2. Enter your email address: (You will NOT need to register an account on SignUp)
3. Sign up! Choose your spots - SignUp will send you an automated confirmation and reminders. Easy!
Note: SignUp does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact me, and I can sign you up manually. melissawaring@johnston.k12.nc.us
Due to the inclement weather and the forecast for hazardous conditions, Johnston County Public Schools will remain closed for all students and staff on Friday, February 21, 2025, and all extracurricular activities have been canceled. The district will operate under Condition 4 of the inclement weather plan.
Condition 4 is the Remote Learning Day option. Please visit the JCPS website at www.johnston.k12.nc.us/weatherconditions for full details.
As always, safety is our top priority as we follow the guidance of local safety and emergency officials. We will continue to monitor the conditions and provide updates as they become available, particularly regarding weekend facility usage and extracurricular activities for Saturday.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Due to the inclement weather conditions, Johnston County Public Schools will remain closed for all students and staff on Thursday, February 20, 2025, and all extracurricular activities have been canceled. The district will operate under Condition 4 of the inclement weather plan.
Condition 4 is the Remote Learning Day option. Please visit the JCPS website at www.johnston.k12.nc.us/weatherconditions for full details.
As always, safety is our top priority as we follow the guidance of local safety and emergency officials. We will continue to monitor the conditions and provide updates as they become available. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Good evening Pirate Families,
As you may have heard, Johnston County Schools will be closed for students and staff on Wednesday, February 19th. This will be a remote learning day. The amazing teachers at our school put together some great learning opportunities for our students to work on at home in between their romps in the snow. The assignments are listed at the bottom of this email. We hope you all stay safe and warm. Happy Snow Day!
Grimes & Stevens Classes:
Check Folders and ROOMS Announcements
Read books with your students! This is a great way to build literacy skills and spend quality time together.
abcya.com is a great resource for playing educational games on a computer
Kindergarten
Reading - Complete and return the learning packet sent home in your child’s folder.
Math - Complete and return the learning packet sent home in your child’s folder.
First Grade
Reading - Complete and return the learning packet sent home.
Math - Complete and return the learning packet sent home.
Writing- Complete and return the learning packet sent home.
Second Grade
Reading - Complete and return the learning packet sent home. Login to ClassLink to access Lexia or Imagine Learning.
Math - Complete and return the learning packet sent home. Login to ClassLink to access DreamBox or Boddle.
Work on Timeline projects
Third Grade
Reading - Complete the activity packet sent home and look at Google Classroom for additional practice activities. Link to JCPS Student Classlink
Math - Complete the activity packet sent home and look at Google Classroom for additional practice activities.
Fourth Grade
Reading - Complete the reading packet that was sent home with students. -Read for 20 minutes independently or to an adult. -Write a paragraph (5 complete sentences!) about some of the things you are doing at home today.
(Students may go on www.getepic.com to read books online until 3:00 PM)
Math - Complete math packet that was sent home with the students to practice our most recent skills. (Also complete Monday night’s homework. (p. 151 # 1-7)
(Students may also use our 4th grade EOG Prep site to practice any skills we have learned so far.) https://sites.google.com/johnston.k12.nc.us/math-eog-prep-smith/home
Fifth Grade
Reading - Read for 25-30 minutes independently or to an adult. (Students may go on www.getepic.com to read books online until 3:00pm.) Complete the Figurative Language practice(Mystery Picture), To Be in the Present and Past, and China’s Ancient Army that was sent home. Work on the Homework Snowflake Bentley Passage and Questions - HW is due on Friday.
Math - Math workbook pages 513-516 (see note in your child’s folder for more detailed information about which problems to solve), Math homework is due Friday
Science- Column 2 of weekly science, Level of Organizations worksheet (in folder)
Optional but strongly recommended- Play Gimkit or arcade games on google classroom to practice for human body test if you have access to a computer
PE
Go outside and play in the snow for at least 30 minutes 🙂
Due to the forecast for inclement weather, Johnston County Public Schools will be closed for all students and staff on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, and all extracurricular activities have been canceled. The district will operate under Condition 4 of the inclement weather plan.
Condition 4 is the Remote Learning Day option. Please visit the JCPS website at www.johnston.k12.nc.us/weatherconditions for full details. As a reminder: All assignments offered during remote learning days will be enhancement/enrichment type activities. No assignments will receive a grade, but will be reviewed. Parents who have questions should contact their child’s teacher via email.
As always, safety is our top priority as we follow the guidance of local safety and emergency officials. We will continue to monitor the conditions and provide updates as they become available. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
😎Sawyer Driver is our next extraordinary Character Education Award recipient!!!😎
Recognized for DEPENDABILITY, Driver is in the fifth grade at Corinth-Holders Elementary School. A proud pirate, he arrives early every morning to help gather trash, reset centers, and assist with any and all needs to help the library run smoothly.
Driver's dependability and positive attitude create a welcoming environment, and his contributions are deeply appreciated by everyone he assists! 🌟
🎆Congratulations Sawyer!🎆
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We had some SWEET fun on Tuesday. Six students took turns pie-ing either Ms. Butts or Ms. Butler as one of our fundraiser incentives. Thank goodness, they were made out of whipped cream because those six kids took their job seriously! Thank you to everyone for supporting our PTO Fundraiser. We had a lot of fun and surpassed our goal by raising more than $4000!
We had a blast yesterday at our PJ & Hallway Dance Party, thanks to your support on the Winter PTO Fundraiser. Because we met our fundraising goal, everyone in the building (teachers too) enjoyed a pajama day and a quick hallway dance party. It was so much fun to celebrate our efforts. Wow - our pirates have some serious dance moves!
Cash Cow Wars Fundraiser is wrapped! 💰 You guys helped our school earn just over $4000!
We far exceeded our goal and next week the fun continues as we cash in on those promised incentives.
Monday will be hallway dance party and wear your Pajamas to school
Tuesday we will get to see Mrs. Butler and Mrs. Butts get pied in the face during lunch time!
What everyone wants to know....
4th GRADE TAKES GOLD and WINS the competition!! 🎉🎉
🏆Final Standings:
🥇4th Grade -769 points
🥈Kindergarten - 1501 points
🥉1st Grade - 4704 points
3rd Grade -6827 points
5th Grade -7240 points
2nd Grade -23,404
4th grade will get a pizza party next week.
From the bottom of our heart thank you for your support !! We had so much fun this week!! ♥️ CHES PTO