McGee's Crossroads Elementary School

Welcome back to school!🍎 It's the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year! Today will be full of excitement and some nerves for everyone, but we know this will be an amazing year. Here's to new adventures in learning. Have a great day! 😎

With 1 day to go, the buzz of excitement surrounds all of JCPS! 🏫 Tomorrow morning, 1st-12th grade children on the traditional calendar will be back for the start of the 2024-2025 school year! To answer any questions parents may have, visit the Back To School page at: www.johnston.k12.nc.us/backtoschoolbasics . See you in the morning!🎉

Only 2 days remain until the start of the 2024-2025 school year begins! Monday, August 26th, 1st-12th grade children on the traditional calendar will fill the halls again. Visit the Back To School page at: www.johnston.k12.nc.us/backtoschoolbasics for any last minute questions. We can't wait! 🌟

Please see the attached video about our Carpool procedures. Have a great weekend, Patriots. We can't wait to see you our 1st - 5th graders on Monday! https://www.loom.com/share/38f1e46321924012b67c105b19287917

Three days are left until students on the JCPS traditional calendar return to class! 📅 Next Monday, August 26th, 1st-12th grade children across the school district will fill the halls again. Visit the Back To School page at: www.johnston.k12.nc.us/backtoschoolbasics for information needed to ensure your child is all set and ready to go. See you soon!😎

Good afternoon Patriot Families, This is your principal, Lyndsey Dunn with information about our first day of school, Monday, August 26th. Students can enter at 8:30 a.m. Our tardy bell will ring at 8:55 a.m. If you choose to, you may walk your child to their classroom door and wish them a good day. All parents/visitors must walk through the Front Entrance and through the Evolve Weapons Detection System. Teachers will be busy starting their day with their new students so they will be able to say hello, but will not be able to have long conversations. We ask that you reserve longer conversations for phone calls or conferences. On Wednesday, August 28th, we are declaring “Independence Day '' for our 1st through 5th grade students to begin walking to their classes without an adult on this day and through the rest of the year. Staff on duty at the front entrance will be holding firm to this, so please be understanding if they remind you that our students need to walk alone. If your child is a bus rider and you did not receive a bus pass at Open House, we had you go to the cafeteria requesting bus transportation. Those requests have been put into the system and routes will be assigned as quickly as possible by the county transportation department, but please remember a bus assignment is not guaranteed for the first week of school. As soon as your child is assigned to a route, you will be notified. Therefore, your child will need to be a car rider until you receive a call saying that your child has been assigned to a bus. Be prepared for buses to run behind schedule for the first few weeks of school. Once a routine is established, the time frames will improve. Car rider parents, we ask that you always exercise caution and patience while utilizing our car rider lines. If you were at an open house, you received 2 car rider tags for the year. The car rider tag has to be hanging from the rearview mirror and remain there until your child has loaded in your car. We ask that you not get out of your car while in the car rider line, so that we can safely and quickly keep it moving. There is a video with visuals regarding our carpool process and how it works, posted on our school facebook page. We know that Carpool takes a while and may look unusual to some, but due to our location being in the middle of Highway 210 and Highway 50, we have to be creative with our lines to get traffic off of those highways, allowing others to function normally. If you do not have your car rider tag with you, even if you attend car rider line daily, you will be asked to park and enter the building, to show your ID before receiving your child. This is for safety and security purposes. We know that Carpool is not everyone’s favorite time, but please know parents are not allowed to walk up with their car rider sign and have their child called. If you are not checking out your student before 3:15 pm, you will be asked to join our car rider line. We are not encouraging that you sign your child out early though, because instruction does occur right up until our final bell at 3:55 p.m. Daycare vans will utilize the back lot entrance. Everyone who is coming into the carpool line must enter from Highway 210. You cannot enter from Highway 50. When people attempt to enter from the Highway 50 entrance, it becomes a safety concern in the parking lot. If you enter from the Highway 50 entrance, you will be directed by a staff member to turn around and enter carpool through the correct way on Highway 210. Please do not become frustrated with the staff members enforcing the rules. We are all doing our jobs to keep students safe, even if it takes a little bit longer. If you are new to our school or need a reminder, a car pool video link was shared on our school facebook page just a few moments ago. A google form was submitted online with the criteria that had to be met in order to be a middle school sibling walker. This year tags are being used for safety reasons as well. If you submitted the form, and met the criteria, a tag was created for you. If you did not pick it up at open house, you may pick it up on Monday. Parents must be waiting on the grass when you see the kids walking across the crosswalk and you must have your tag that matches your child. If you do not, your child will not be released to you and you will have to come into the building in order to show your ID. Middle school sibling walkers is a privilege, so please help us be safe. Please remember that breakfast and lunch are free this year for all students, so if your child plans on eating in the cafeteria, they will not need lunch money, unless they would like to purchase extra snacks or ice cream. If your child would like to eat breakfast, they will need to get it as soon as they enter the building and take it to their classroom to eat. Thank you in advance for support this year and we look forward to seeing all of those smiling faces on Monday.

We can't wait to welcome our new and returning 1st-5th Grade Patriots this afternoon. A few helpful reminders for this event: 1. All students and families must enter through the front of the building. 2. If you ordered a PTA First Day Supply Kit, they have been delivered to the classroom. 3. If you would like to bring your child's school supplies, you can. 4. For the Edulog Bus App, teachers will have your child's student ID number. 5. The Cafeteria will be your One Stop Shop for all other school related information: Car Riders, Bus, McGee's Crossroads Elementary School PTA, Before/After School Care, Middle School Walkers, LINQ account set-up for Breakfast/Lunch, Infinite Campus Parent Accounts, and Nurse Bonny.

The countdown continues! ⏰ Only 4 more days until JCPS schools are bustling with children. On Monday, August 26th, 1st-12th grade students on the traditional calendar return to class. Visit www.johnston.k12.nc.us/backtoschoolbasics for all things Back To School! We can't wait to see everyone!

The countdown has begun! ⏰ Just 5 more days until the 2024-2025 school year begins. 1st-12th grade students on the traditional calendar will return to class on Monday, August 26, 2024. Visit www.johnston.k12.nc.us/backtoschoolbasics for all things Back To School! We hope you are as excited as we are to kick off another exciting year!

The countdown has begun! ⏰ Just 5 more days until the 2024-2025 school year begins. 1st-12th grade students return to class on Monday, August 26, 2024. Visit www.johnston.k12.nc.us/backtoschoolbasics for all things Back To School! We hope you are as excited as we are to kick off another exciting year!

Parents can now complete the beginning of the year documents digitally! 💻 We require our parents/guardians to review and sign each document for each of their students. Please begin completing the documents today by clicking on the following link: https://bit.ly/4fPnjrr

The beginning of a new school year is filled with excitement, but can also be overwhelming for parents. So, we are providing a one-stop shop for all things back to school the Back to School Basics page! 🌟 Click on the link below to learn more about orientation dates and times, beginning-of-the-year documentation, enrollment, transportation services, school nutrition services, communication tools information, and more! https://bit.ly/3WPLcX3

The beginning of a new school year is filled with excitement, but can also be overwhelming for parents. So, we are providing a one-stop shop for all things back to school the Back to School Basics page! Click on the link below to learn more about orientation dates and times, beginning-of-the-year documentation, enrollment, transportation services, school nutrition services, communication tools information, and more. https://bit.ly/3WPLcX3

📢 Calling all Parent Volunteers 📢 This year, we have scheduled Duty Free lunch for our teachers once a month. If you are interested in volunteering, you can sign up for an hour time slot in the link below. The first duty free lunch day is September 16th. This is a great way to give back and say thank you to our amazing teachers! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084EAAA82BA0F5C25-50258773-mcgees?fbclid=IwY2xjawEsLzpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHXywEKXbW8Bhtr9GdJiE9QMMdJPK4-ES5I-tyxcmQLxzwt3hsEju9BqWfw_aem_zLfoe04Mtd7GKM0-F5Qsiw#/

Our teachers have been working hard to get student post cards ready to mail out on Friday, 8/16. The postcard will identify who your child’s teacher will be. After receiving your child’s post card if you are unable to make it to Open House on Thursday, 8/22, please reach out to your child’s teacher directly to schedule a time to meet. Note: This is only for 1st-5th Grade students.

Please see the following information from Nurse Bonny: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1krT-MDDTGBxmRp7navviN7nNSIft6nuDg4tViInLTkQ/pub

Only 2 days remain until the start of the 2024-2025 school year begins! Monday, August 26th, 1st-12th grade children on the traditional calendar will fill the halls again. Visit the Back To School page at: www.johnston.k12.nc.us/backtoschoolbasics for any last minute questions. We can't wait! 🌟

Good evening Patriot families, This is your Principal, Lyndsey Dunn, with your final update for the 23-24 School Year. Just a reminder that tomorrow is our last student day and it is also Early release. Students dismiss at 1:45. There is no afterschool care tomorrow so please plan accordingly. Thank you for all of the community support you have shown throughout this school year, but especially during these last two weeks. We hope that you enjoy time with your families this summer and that you read every chance that you get! We are McGee's Strong and we will see you next year!

Good evening Patriot families, This is Lyndsey Dunn, your principal, with a few updates. Just a reminder that tomorrow, Monday, June 3rd, is field day for students in grades K, 2nd and 4th grade. Wednesday, June 5th, is field day for students in grades 1st, 3rd and 5th grade. Please send your students with a change of clothes for the water games and a towel. You may send them with a water bottle to refill. Sunscreen cannot be applied by staff; so please put it on before leaving home. Awards are also various days this week and teachers should have communicated these dates. Let's have a great last week!

Good Evening, This is your Principal, Ms. Lyndsey Dunn, calling with an important announcement. The faculty and staff of McGee’s Crossroads Elementary are saddened to inform you of the passing of Ms. Alicia Weeks, a beloved teacher in our school. During this difficult time, we extend our heartfelt sympathy to the family of Ms. Weeks. As we are a close knit school, the effects of Ms. Weeks’ death is being felt throughout our community. We will have grief counselors on campus when students return tomorrow morning. Please be sensitive to any changes in your student’s behavior. Over the next few days, encourage your student to express their feelings and listen attentively. If you are interested in connecting with mental health support, Care Solace is available as a mental health / substance use care coordination service that is available to you at https://caresolace.com/site/johnstonk12 It will be helpful to recognize the various steps we all go through in the grieving process: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Some of the common reactions that children experience when reacting to a traumatic event are: Restlessness, nervous behavior Trouble concentrating Difficulty sleeping, nightmares “Clingy” behavior, fear of being alone Asking questions over and over again Remembering previous losses and events If you have any concerns about your student’s reactions to this loss, please do not hesitate to contact us. Thank you for your concern and continued support during this difficult time.