Happy Friday, Explorer Families! This week is filled with activity for all grades!
Our Clubs are in full swing for grades 3-5--Chorus, Battle of the Books, Running Club, Drama Club, and Green Kids. These clubs meet each week. If you are not part of a club and want to be, talk to your teachers about how to get involved.
Our K-2 students will participate in Fire Prevention activities this week with visits from the North Side Fire Department. K-2 will end their week on Friday with an Artists in the Schools program.
Please be sure to check out the PTA newsletter with updates from the week.
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We hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!
We can't wait to see you tomorrow night!
Llamando a todos los héroes: ¡En NSLW celebramos el poder del almuerzo escolar! En la búsqueda del éxito académico, las investigaciones muestran que los almuerzos escolares saludables brindan a los niños la ayuda que necesitan para sobresalir. #NSLW23 #SubedeNivelconelAlmuerzoEscolar
Today is the first day of National School Lunch Week!
This year the School Nutrition Association and JCPS are celebrating the power of school lunch! In the quest for academic success, research shows that healthy school lunches give kids the stats they need to come out on top. 🥗🍞
#NSLW23 #LevelUpWithSchoolLunch
Happy Friday, Explorer families! This is your Principal, Lauren Sabo, with your weekly Friday update.
This week we are so excited to open up our building for our Fall Open House Showcase! This event will begin on Tuesday at 5:30pm and will end at 7:00pm. This is not a floating event, meaning, sessions are scheduled for the entire time frame. Student led-activities will take place in the classrooms, and student work for Hispanic Heritage Celebrations will be in the cafeteria. We will also have a nacho bar courtesy of Don Beto's Tacos. Please view the flyer for more information.
If your child is part of the AIG program, we will host a meeting to review DEPs at 5:00pm.
The PTA events for the week are attached in the email. https://drive.google.com/file/d/136xRikowBu7s17MNqJ_pOivpL4Ne7opp/view?usp=sharing
Have a wonderful weekend!
Let's make some noise for our teachers on #NationalTeachersDay!!!
Teachers don't just teach the students of JCPS, they inspire, motivate, mentor, and coach them. Our teachers pour their hearts and souls into their students each and every day. Teaching is a calling, and we are forever grateful to those who have answered that call, and have chosen JCPS to fulfill their purpose!
THANK YOU TEACHERS!!!💝👏
Progress Reports and beginning of the year data reports have gone home with your child today.
Tomorrow, September Reading logs are due! Let's see how many minutes we have collected as a school!
Happy Friday, Explorer Families! We are gearing up for a busy week of learning and activity as we have reached the halfway point of the 1st quarter.
On Monday, our Running Club will be meeting for the first time after school. Please look for messages from Mr. LaPlante for more information.
On Tuesday at 6:30 pm, the PTA will host the 1st general meeting for the year. There will be pizza and activities for the students. Please stop by to learn more about getting involved with the PTA. Also, on Tuesday from 6:00-7:00 pm, the Boys Scouts will be present in our cafeteria for an information session. If your child is interested in joining the Scouts, please stop by for more information.
On Thursday, progress reports with beginning of the year testing data will come home with your child. If you have concerns, please reach out to your child's teacher to set up a conference. We will also hold our Fall Open House on October 10th. More information will follow about this event.
Also on Thursday, our Drama Club will host a parent information night following drama practice. Please be sure to participate if your child is involved in this club.
On Friday, we are looking forward to our 1st Explorer Experience! We will be recognizing students who have demonstrated our Core Skill of Self-Awareness. This means students regulate their emotions, have strong goals and focus in all they do. Please reach out to your child's teacher for more information about this event.
We hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!
There is no school for students on the JCPS traditional calendar on Friday, September 22, 2023. This is a teacher workday.
There is no school for students on the JCPS traditional calendar on Friday, September 22, 2023. This is a teacher workday.
Happy Friday, Explorer families! This is your Principal, Lauren Sabo, with your weekly Friday update. Thank you to all of you for a wonderful week. It was great having all of our Kindergarten students in the building for the 1st time. We are working out some kinks with carpool and we know that it has been a little slower than usual, but as students learn their numbers and our processes, things will go a lot faster. Please work with your child at home to practice carpool, bus, and lunch numbers. Remember that breakfast and lunch is free for all students this year.
We have officially kicked off our school-wide reading competition, "The Million Minute Challenge!" This year, I am encouraging all of our Explorers to help us by reading 1,000,000 minutes as a school! In your child's agenda or take home binder, you should have a nightly reading log. We ask that students document their reading, or time they were read to for at least 10 minutes per day. We will be tracking these minutes as a school--who will read the most this month--will it be the Dragonflies, Bluebirds, Turtles, Salamanders, Foxes, or Wolves? As Explorers, we Prepare-Adapt-Succeed and that means we are readers! Let's meet this goal!
Also this week, on Thursday and Friday, students will complete their MAP testing. This testing helps us to determine starting levels for skills that your students have mastered or in which they need intervention. This is different from grade level testing as MAP testing measures all skills from Kindergarten through 8th grade. We will use the results of this testing to form our groups for AIR time, where students work on interventions and enrichment.
On Thursday of this week, our grades 3-5 drama club students will have their 1st practice. Pickup will be at 5:00.
Please be sure you have downloaded the JCPS app and connected with your teacher via Rooms. This will keep you the most up to date on information.
Thank you to our military families and to our families with first-responders. As we observe September 11th on Monday, we remember all that was done, and are thankful for all that you continue to do to keep us safe.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Good Evening Explorer Families! This is Mrs. Mellette, assistant principal at East Clayton Elementary. I am calling with an update for our 3rd grade families. Our BOG testing has been moved to Friday, September 8th instead of tomorrow. Again, 3rd grade students will have their Beginning of the Year assessment on Friday, September 8th. Thanks for time and attention. Have a great evening.
Happy Friday, Explorer families! This is your Principal, Lauren Sabo, with some reminders about the week ahead.
There will be no school on Monday, September 4th in observance of Labor Day. Please enjoy the day with your family.
On Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, our Kindergarten students will join us for staggered entry. Due to not having an Open House due to the weather, our Kindergarten families are invited for a Meet & Greet with the teacher beginning at 8:25am on their staggered entry day.
On Thursday, all of our Kindergarten students will join us for their official start day. Please keep in mind that this could slow some of our carpool processes, but we will keep working to make sure we have the most efficient processes each day.
Also on Thursday, our 3rd grade students will take their Beginning of Grade test. Please communicate with your child's teacher for more information regarding the BOG testing.
A couple of reminders about transportation: we are not able to take transportation changes or messages over the phone. We need to document all changes in writing directly to the teacher through a written note, email, or Rooms messaging.
Also, we end check out at 3:15pm each day. If you are late to get your child from carpool, they will be sent to the cafeteria and you will pick them up at the bus entrance off of Castleberry Rd.
Thank you for a great first week, and we look forward to seeing all of our Explorers next week!
Good morning, Explorer families. This is Lauren Sabo, Principal at East Clayton Elementary. Today, at approximately 9:45am, we had a fire alarm at the school. Students and staff exited the building quickly and followed all safety protocols.
Students were outside for approximately 45minutes while the North Side Fire Department checked our school. We did find the cause of the alarm which our facilities department is rectifying. All students and staff were safe during this process, and cooperated well with the alarm. We are thankful for the fire department who arrived promptly and checked the school thoroughly for safety. Please let us know if you have any questions.
Good afternoon, Kindergarten families. This is your Principal, Lauren Sabo, with some information regarding Kindergarten entry to school. Tomorrow, August 31st, 2023, school has been canceled due to inclement weather from the approaching storm. As a result, our Kindergarten Open House has been canceled for tomorrow evening. By the end of the day on Friday, you should have received a call and or/ an email from your child's teacher. They will let you know your child's day for staggered entry which will be Tuesday, September 5th or Wednesday, September 6th. On those days, please join us for a Meet & Greet with your child's teacher beginning with arrival between 8:25am and 8:55am. You will be invited to walk your child to class, take their supplies, and help them get settled in the classroom. The teacher will share any information with you that you need to know. We hope this will lessen the emotions for the day and will help your child feel less anxious about their big first day. Our Meet & Greet will end by 9:45am.
If for some reason you do not receive a call or email from your child's teacher, please reach out to us on Friday so we can share the information.
Please be safe during the inclement weather, and we look forward to seeing all of our new Explorers next week!
JCPS CLOSED FOR ALL STUDENTS AND STAFF THURSDAY, AUGUST 31
Due to the impending inclement weather conditions caused by Hurricane Idalia, Johnston County Public Schools will be closed for all students, staff, and visitors tomorrow, Thursday, August 31. This includes all after school activities on Thursday. The district will operate under Condition 1 of our Inclement Weather Procedures. Weather Conditions can be found online by visiting www.johnston.k12.nc.us/weatherconditions.
This decision has been made out of an abundance of caution and per the guidance of local and state emergency service officials.
We hope that all of our students, staff, and families stay safe, and we thank you for your understanding and cooperation as we navigate this severe weather event.
We had a wonderful first day back to school and want to thank all of our students, staff, and families for working together to make today a success. We want to share a few reminders to keep things running smoothly in the days and weeks ahead.
In the first few weeks of school, it’s typical for our bus routes and carpool lanes to run a bit slower than normal. Our drivers are getting used to new routes, there are more drivers on the road, our students are getting into a routine, and most importantly - we are focused on keeping everyone safe at all times. We ask that you keep these things in mind if our arrival and departure procedures are moving more slowly than we anticipate. If your student is a bus rider, we encourage you to download the EduLog Parent Portal App, for real time information on where your student's bus is on their route.
We also want to remind our families that the majority of our schools are offering free breakfast and lunch this school year. All schools, with the exception of Clayton High, Cleveland Elementary, Cleveland High, Corinth Holders High, and Powhatan Elementary, will offer free breakfast and lunch through the Community Eligibility Provision. Families with students attending non-qualifying schools are encouraged to complete a Free and Reduced meal application to receive benefits for this school year. This form, which can be found on the district website, assists our schools in many other services throughout the year, and can be beneficial for our families and students.
Lastly, please be reminded that all of our school campuses now have a weapons detection system in place at the entrances of our school. All students, staff, and guests will be expected to pass through the system upon arrival to our campuses.
This first week of school is a busy time, with a lot of excitement for our students. Please be reminded that attendance will be taken daily. However attendance calls for students who are marked tardy or absent will not resume until next week.
We thank you in advance for your help in making this a great school year.
Just one more sleep until we welcome our students back to school!! We hope all of our students get a good night's rest and are excited to take on the day tomorrow! We can't wait to see you in the morning! ❤️📚🍎
Just one more sleep until we welcome our students back to school!! We hope all of our students get a good night's rest and are excited to take on the day tomorrow! We can't wait to see you in the morning! ❤️📚🍎
Happy Friday, Explorer Families! This is your Principal, Lauren Sabo, with your weekly Friday update. Monday is the 1st day of school for 1st-5th grade students.
Thank you so much to all of you who came out to Open House last night. It was amazing to have the hallways filled once again. Just a reminder to fill out the beginning of the year paper work online with the QR code provided. You can also find the forms on our website. Please download the JCPS app for messaging this year. Teachers will provide you with a code for Rooms messaging, which we will use instead of Dojo. If you did not attend Open House, please review and return paperwork which will come home with your child on Monday.
On Monday, carpool will begin at 8:25 am. A reminder that all students will enter through the weapons detection systems before they enter the building from carpool or buses. For bus transportation, please be at your bus stop at least 15 minutes early on the 1st day. You can also use the Edulog app to follow the bus in live time. Students will enter the building on their own, without parents walking them to class. We will have staff members in the hallways to help students get where they need to go.
A reminder that breakfast and lunch is free for all students this year. Students will receive a number and will need to memorize the number. Students will still need money on their lunch accounts to buy any snacks. If students want a breakfast, they will go through the cafeteria line before they go to class.
For afternoon dismissal, we did change carpool tags this year to provide all students an individual number. This is due to the line-up process for carpool. When you come to carpool, you will hang the tag on your rear-view mirror; if you have more than 1 tag number, simply show the caller all numbers. Do not exit your car during carpool. Please remain patient and stay in line, and pull all the way forward. New signage lets you know where to line up and stop. Be patient in the first weeks as carpool typically runs slower. Please help to expedite the process by having your child memorize numbers. Any transportation changes must be given to the teacher, not the front office. If you call the front office, you will be asked to message the teacher. Early check-out ends at 3:15pm.
Carpool ends each day by 4:20pm. Any students who are not picked up by 4:20 will be sent to the cafeteria for supervision. You will be required to pick them up using after-school care processes by entering on Castleberry Rd. and checking them out from the cafeteria.
We look forward to a wonderful year as we create the Explorer Experience for students to #PrepareAdaptSucceed. As always, please contact us with any questions or concerns.