Dear Parents and Guardians,
This is SSES with a few reminders before we have dismissal this afternoon. Students can not be checked out after 3:15pm. We ask for grace with buses today as drivers are learning their routes and keep safety as their priority. Carpool remains a single line only. Please do not attempt to pass cars in carpool. Dismissal begins at 3:45pm. Parents are not permitted to park and walk up. Thank you for your understanding as we aim to provide a safe dismissal for all.
Good Afternoon Dolphin Families,
This is Chad McLamb, Principal of South Smithfield Elementary, with a few tips and announcements. We can't wait to welcome back every student to our campus. Parents, you are welcome to walk your student in the first day. We do not unload cars until 8:25am in the morning carpool. For afternoon carpool, we begin at 3:45pm.
Please make sure all student info cards have been returned to the school tomorrow so we have a way to reach you in case of emergency. If your phone number changes throughout the year, please let our front office and your child's teacher know.
This year our main form of communication is through "Rooms". This is a part of the JCPS app but you will need your child's teacher to send you a code. This is a secure messaging system (much like Dojo). There you will get a weekly newsletter with events and what standards we are teaching.
Please ensure your child's teacher knows how they are getting home the first week of school. Because we are a one to one school, personal devices are not permitted on campus. We don't allow laptops, iPads, or personal Chromebooks. Smart Devices and Phones are not permitted outside a child's book bag at school. These devices are a distraction to our learning environment. If devices are out during the day, administration will confiscate them and call the parent to pick them up.
To protect our learning space, we ask that you make sure your child does not bring toys to school.
We can't wait for an incredible year with you and your family.
Have a great evening and Go Dolphins!
What an amazing Meet the Teacher turnout last night! Thank you so much for coming out! A couple reminders:
- You will be allowed to walk your child in on the first day of school if you choose. That will be the only day you can walk them in. After that, we encourage you to use the carpool drop off line. We will have staff throughout the building assisting students who may need it. The pickup line will begin at 3:45 daily.
- Please do not pass cars in the drop off or pick up line. This is not safe, and our number one priority is the safety of everyone. If you do not have a carpool tag, please have your id ready. We do this to keep all of our children safe.
- You must have your id to enter the building.
- Please send it a handwritten note if you need to change the way your child gets home.
- No checkouts after 3:15.
- Students can have cell phones as long as they are not seen or heard. Please remind students to keep in their backpacks and turn off. If a phone is confiscated, you will be asked to come pick up the phone.
Please be patient with our processes (especially buses and car pickup) during the first few weeks of school. Thank you for this grace!
Go Dolphins!
We're just FIVE days from the first day of school! Can you believe it?! Be sure to check the Johnston County Public Schools mobile app off of your school supplies list! Parents, teachers, and students will use the mobile app for our two-way communication tool this school year! Download it in the Apple or Google Play store today so you're ready for the first day!
Meet the Teacher Night
Wednesday, August 23
4:30-6:30
We cannot wait to see everyone tomorrow!
My Kid's Club is accepting applications for After School Care here at SSE for the 2023/2024 School Year! Sign up at https://www.visioncps.net/form/WRForm.asp?OrgUnit=2231%2F1&fbclid=IwAR2kiPQQK6v4M6R-yHtpvZJIaaYmNAv_mqsJzkxFrmf14R8ZYYzhzs0I1WY
All students enrolled in a qualifying Johnston County Public School (with the exception of 5 non-qualifying schools) will receive a healthy Breakfast and lunch at no cost to the household this upcoming school year through the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP).
Households of students that attend a qualifying CEP school will no longer need to submit a Free and Reduced Meal Benefit Application for the upcoming school year. Students that attend a non-qualifying school will still have the opportunity to submit a meal benefits application in order to qualify for free, reduced, or paid eligibility status. Applications for the 2023-2024 school year will be accepted starting July 10, 2023.
For more information, click here: https://bit.ly/3P10t3J
Good morning SSE Dolphins!
Don't forget to mark your calendars to join us next Wednesday, August 23 from 4:30-6:30 for Meet the Teacher Night. Teachers just received their rosters and will contact you before Wednesday. If you have a different phone number than you did at the end of last school year, please call the school at 919-934-8979 and ask for Hadley Stewart so we can get that information to you. Go Dolphins!
Our families seemed to like the one-stop-shop format for Orientation Information on our website - so we thought we'd make school supply lists just as convenient! Supply lists for our elementary and middle schools for the 2023-2024 school year are available now at: www.johnston.k12.nc.us/schoolsupplies
We hope this makes you getting ready for the first day of school - August 28th - a little bit easier!
Good Evening JCPS Families,
We hope you will join us at one of our Summer Information Fairs, happening this Monday and Tuesday.
We’re hosting a Summer Information Fair at eight of our schools on July 31 and August 1st. We invite families to attend the information fair in their student’s feeder pattern.
The Information Fair will provide parents an opportunity to request, verify, and ensure your student has bus transportation and receive meal service information prior to the opening of school. While students won’t receive their bus number at the Information Fair, attending and signing up for transportation guarantees that the student will have transportation on the first day of school. Bus information is expected to be shared at Orientation. If your student does not ride a bus, back to school information will be provided at Orientation.
We’ll also have staff on hand for families who need assistance with enrolling their student for the upcoming school year.
The Summer Information Fair will be held from 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Monday, July 31st at North Johnston Middle, Cleveland High, Corinth Holders High, and South Johnston High.
We will hold Information Fairs the following day, Tuesday, August 1st from 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Clayton Middle, Smithfield-Selma High, Princeton High, and West Johnston High schools.
You can find more information by visiting the home page of our website. We hope to see you there!
The 2023-2024 school year is just one month away! Orientation information is available now! Find your school's orientation information by visiting: www.johnston.k12.nc.us/orientation
We're so excited to introduce our new and improved mobile app to our JCPS community! We've been hard at work to overhaul our mobile app and offer our users an even better experience. We're offering a NEW app in the Apple and Google Play store - that our parents and students alike will want to download before the start of the school year!
We'll use our mobile app to send you important information about your school, share athletic schedules, and post our lunch menus every day!
The most important feature: our mobile app is going to house our new two-way communication tool for students, teachers, and parents. It's called Rooms - and you're going to love it! Download the JCPS mobile app today so you're ahead of the game!
Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) will hold its second annual Summer Information Fair for families on Monday, July 31 and Tuesday, Aug. 1.
In preparation for the 2023-2024 school year, JCPS Transportation Services, School Nutrition, Communication, and Student Information will host a Summer Information Fair at schools throughout the Johnston County community. The information fair will provide parents an opportunity to enroll their student, and request, verify, and ensure your child has bus transportation and receive pertinent back to school information from school nutrition and communication services.
The summer information fairs will be held on July 31 and Aug. 1 from 1:00 - 7:00 PM. Please see below for dates and locations.
Monday, July 31st
North Johnston Middle (Cafeteria)
Cleveland High (Cafeteria)
Corinth Holders High (Cafeteria)
South Johnston High (Cafeteria)
Tuesday, August 1st
Clayton Middle (Cafeteria)
Smithfield-Selma High (Cafeteria)
Princeton Middle/High (Cafeteria)
West Johnston High (Cafeteria)
Families are invited to attend the Summer Information Fair at the school and date that is most convenient for their schedule, and are not required to attend the fair in their student’s feeder pattern.
Our wonderful custodial staff were hard at it and learning new strategies to keep our schools environments in tip-top shape. Last week's team building and training exercises were informative, interactive, and a great opportunity for the entire team to grow closer.
Way to go team! ✨
Free summer meals for students provided by JCPS School Nutrition
As part of its efforts to ensure kids have access to healthy meals during the summer months, JCPS School Nutrition is pleased to announce its summer meals sites that will be serving kids and teens.
Beginning June 19, all kids and teens 18-years-old and under can receive meals free of charge, no registration needed. Meals will be served from June 19 through July 13. Breakfast will be served from 7:00 AM- 8:00 AM and lunch will be served from 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM. Please note that times may vary depending on the site and participation and that additional locations may be announced after July 13.
Locations opening on June 19 are:
Archer Lodge Middle
Benson Elementary
Benson Middle
Clayton High
Clayton Middle
Four Oaks Middle
McGee’s Crossroad Elementary
Micro Elementary
North Johnston Middle
River Dell Elementary
Selma Elementary
Selma Middle
Smithfield Middle
Smithfield-Selma High
South Johnston High
West Clayton Elementary
West Smithfield Elementary
For kids who rely on school meals, summer can be the hungriest time of year, and hunger has short- and long-term consequences for a child’s health, education and well-being. Making sure kids and teens have access to nutritious summer meals is especially important this summer.
The Summer Meals program is funded by the USDA and run by school districts and local organizations, and sites can be found throughout the community. We’re always happy to see you at various locations throughout Johnston County, but there may be more convenient locations closer to you. Families can text “FOOD” or “COMIDA” to 304-304 and type in a zip code to find nearby summer meals sites, along with operating days and times. No application, registration or proof of residency or citizenship is required at sites.
Exciting news for our South Smithfield Elementary School family! Mr. Chad McLamb was recently named Principal of the school at a special session Personnel Board of Education meeting. Mr. McLamb accomplished great things at Corinth-Holders Elementary, where he most recently served as Principal.
"I am so excited to become a part of the South Smithfield Elementary family," said Mr. McLamb. "This school is special, and one of the true community schools we have here in JCPS. I'm looking forward to working with the students, staff, and families to continue doing great things!"
Dolphins, be sure to give Mr. McLamb a warm welcome!! 🐬🖤
