Thanksgiving Elementary School

Good evening parents and students! This is Mr. Jewett, principal of Thanksgiving Elementary School, with some important information.
I can not believe that we are just about a month away from our students returning to school for the 2025-2026 school year. I can't wait to see everyone! I wanted to share our Open House dates and times with all of you.
Our 1st Grade through 5th Grade Open House will take place on Thursday, August 21st. Students with last names starting with the letters A through L will attend from 4:30pm to 5:30pm. Students with last names starting with the letters M through Z will attend from 6pm to 7pm. Parents you will receive a postcard in the mail by Monday, August 18th with the name of your child's teacher and their room number so you know where to go for Open House night.
Our Kindergarten Open House will be on Monday, August 25th from 6:30pm to 7:30pm. We do ask that only parents attend due to the amount of paperwork to sign and information that will be shared, but if you do not have another option for child care you can bring your child with you. Kindergarten parents will be getting a phone call from your child's teacher introducing themselves by Friday, August 22nd.
I hope you all enjoy these last few weeks of summer and I am very excited to start the 2025-2026 school year with you all soon!

📢It has been reported that JCPS students have received more than 66.2 million in scholarship offerings for the 2024-2025 school year! This is an amazing 18 million more than scholarship offerings received during the 2023-2024 year!📢 A great deal of the offerings have been accepted and will cover tuition costs as these students continue their educational journeys! 💲JCPS is proud of the efforts that go into securing scholarship funding, and we celebrate the students, staff, and parents who work hard to make it happen! 💲 Great things are truly happening in JCPS!

North Carolina is home to a large population of active duty, guard, reserve, and veteran armed services members, and the state’s public schools reflect that. In 2019, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction launched the Purple Star Award Designation initiative to recognize the state’s strong military presence and support for military families. The Purple Star designation is awarded to schools that demonstrate military-friendly practices and a commitment to military students and families. JCPS had 17 schools receive the Purple Star Award Designation. They are as follows: Benson Middle Clayton High School Cleveland High School Corinth-Holders Elementary Corinth-Holders High Four Oaks Elementary Meadow School McGee's Crossroads Elementary Polenta Elementary Princeton Elementary Princeton Middle/High Smithfield-Selma High South Johnston High School South Smithfield Elementary Swift Creek Middle School West Johnston High School Thanksgiving Elementary We are proud of these designations and honored to recognize our military families in this way!

It is the last day of school, which means we are just minutes before our students will be enjoying a summer full of fun! Here's to wishing everyone a safe break! See you next year!!!

Good evening parents and students! This is Mr. Jewett, principal of Thanksgiving Elementary School, with some important information. Well, here we are; tomorrow is the last day of school for the 2024-2025 school year. I am truly going to miss the students and the families over this longer summer. I hope all of you have a safe and enjoyable summer. I wanted to let you know that our 3rd and 4th grade field day will start at 9:15am; and our 5th grade field day will start at 11:30am Tomorrow is an early release day- carpool and buses will be dismissed at 1:55pm; and we do not have after school care tomorrow. Thank you all so much for making this year a wonderful one! I will miss you all, but August will come quickly!

Good evening parents and students! This is Mr. Jewett, principal of Thanksgiving Elementary School, with some important information. Well, it is hard to believe that this is the last week of the 2024-2025 school year. I have a few brief announcements to help with these last few days. First, we still have about 195 books still checked out of our library. Mrs. Barber has sent home letters and Rooms messages. If your child has any books from our library please send it back tomorrow. If you have a book that was lost or damaged, please reach out to Mrs. Barber for the replacement cost. We have our 3rd Grade awards tomorrow at 10am and our 4th grade awards is at noon. These awards will take place in the classrooms. Please make sure you have your ID with you at check in. Our 5th Grade Awards are this Wednesday, May 21st at 9:30am. Please don't arrive at our front entrance until after our tardy bell at 8:55am- we need to make sure are carpool students are able to enter the building and get to class as quickly and safely as possible. Right now the weather is looking good for our 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade field day on Thursday- this is a make-up of our field day that was rained out the Friday before Spring Break. And finally, this Thursday, May 22nd is our last day of school. Our carpool and buses will be dismissed at 1:55pm; and we do not have after school care that day. Thank you for your time and I hope you have a wonderful evening!

Good evening parents and students! This is Mr. Jewett, principal of Thanksgiving Elementary School, with some important information. Wow! Two days in a row we have had a severe storm right at our dismissal time. Thank you all so much for being patient with us as we held students inside to keep them safe! I wanted to thank all of our students, staff, and families for helping to make this year's testing days (Kindergarten through 5th) go as well as it did. I am so proud of everyone and your effort/support. We do have some EOG retests that will be taking place over the next few days. We are in need of 9 proctors for tomorrow- if you are able to help us out for 3 hours tomorrow morning, please come to the office at 8:30am. We greatly appreciate you! Our award ceremonies are starting tomorrow with our pre-k, kindergarten, and 1st grade classes. Please know parking is very limited. You can park on the grass areas and we will have some parking in our two-lane carpool lane as well. Please look for me or our volunteers and we can help you. Please make sure you have your ID on you, and if anyone is attending that is not listed on your child's student information sheet, please make sure they are with you at our check-in tables on the front hallway. Thank you for your time and I hope you have a great evening!

We are under a severe thunderstorm warning with lightning in the vicinity. We are holding carpool and buses until it is safe.

Good evening parents and students! This is Mr. Jewett, principal of Thanksgiving Elementary School, with some important information. I wanted to start off by saying how proud I am of our students and how hard they worked on the Reading EOG last Friday. You all did a great job taking your time and giving it your best! We have our Math EOG tomorrow, so please get a good night's rest and have a good breakfast in the morning. If you are not able to eat breakfast at home, please get a free breakfast when you get to school in the morning. We have our Science EOG test for our 5th graders on Thursday this week as well. I wanted to remind everyone that our last day of school is next Thursday, May 22nd. That is also an early release day- carpool and buses will be dismissed at 1:55pm. We do not have after school care that day. Thank you for your time and I hope you have a great evening!

Good evening parents and students! This is Mr. Jewett, principal of Thanksgiving Elementary School, with some important information. I wanted to tell all of our 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students that I am proud of you and these EOGs are just an opportunity to show what you know. You have worked hard all year, so this an opportunity to show off how much you have learned. Please make sure you get a good night's sleep tonight and please get a good breakfast tomorrow. If you are not able to eat breakfast at home, we have free breakfast here at school for you. Our Reading EOG is tomorrow, our Math EOG is on Tuesday, May 13th, and our Science EOG for our 5th graders is on Thursday, May 15th. I also wanted to let you know that we are going to have the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade field day on Thursday, May 22nd. That is our last day of school and it is also an early release day. Thank you for your time and I hope you have a great evening!

Good evening 5th grade parents and students! This is Mr. Jewett, principal of Thanksgiving Elementary School, with some important end of year information. First of all students that are attending Archer Lodge Middle School next school year came home with their elective paperwork on last Friday. Please sit down with your child, and use the instructions given by Mrs. Hunt through rooms, to make a decision on their top 4 elective choices by next week. You will be allowed to check up to 4 total, but please check them by priority first (1, 2, 3, and 4). The window to select and finalize your elective choices will be from May 12th through May 14th, and students must have them selected or the electives will be chosen for them. Also keep in mind that PE is a required elective. Please feel free to reach out to Mrs. Hunt if you have any questions. You will need to know your child's Infinite Campus student ID number; if you do not know it Mrs. Hunt can help you as well. Our 5th grade Promotion Ceremony will take place on Wednesday, May 21st. The program will start promptly at 9:30am. Guests will be able to enter the building starting after our carpool and morning announcements are completed. Please make sure you have your IDs with you, and make sure any guests that are not listed on your Student Information sheets are with the parents/guardians at check in. After our Promotion Ceremony, our teachers and parents have planned some celebration activities. I met with our 5th grade students in March and let them know that everyone will participate in the Promotion Ceremony, but the students had to earn to be a part of the celebration later in the day. Any students with an out of school suspension since that meeting or any more than 1 full day of Choices would not be able to participate. I know we only have two weeks left, but please remind them that the expectations are still the same. I want to thank you all for all you have done to make this an amazing 5th grade year!

Today is National School Nurse Day and JCPS is excited to celebrate those who are committed to the well-being of our students each day! Please help us celebrate and champion these dedicated healthcare leaders today and every day of the year! #SND2025 #SchoolNurses

🍎🎉 Happy National Teacher’s Day! 🍎🎉 Today, we celebrate the mentors, guides, and everyday heroes who shape our world. Whether in the classroom, online, or behind the scenes, your dedication and passion for education light the path for generations to come. You don’t just teach lessons, you inspire dreams. 🌟 To every JCPS teacher who’s making a difference, we thank you!❤ #ThankATeacher

Good evening parents and students! This is Mr. Jewett, principal of Thanksgiving Elementary School, with some important information. It is hard to believe that we only have 13 days left in this school year. I wanted to make sure you have all of our important end of year dates. Our EOGs are this week and next week- Reading is on Friday, May 9th; Math is on Tuesday, May 13th; and Science is on Thursday, May 15th. We are still in need of proctors (we need over 30 each day). If you are able to proctor and you were not able to attend the training last week, Mrs. Best is having a training tomorrow- there is a 9am session and a 3pm session (it will only last approximately 45 minutes). Here are the following dates and times for our end of year awards: Kindergarten is on May 16th at noon; 1st Grade is on May 16th at 10am; 2nd Grade is on May 19th at 11:30am; 3rd Grade is on May 20th at 10am; 4th Grade is on May 20th at noon; and 5th Grade is on May 21st at 9:30am. There are some teachers that have had to have a different time due to conflicts and I know they have messaged their parents (please go with what your teacher has sent you). Our last day of school is on May 22nd and it is an early release day- students will be dismissed at 1:55pm. We are also planning on that day being the make-up day for our 3rd-5th grade field day. I thank you for your time and I hope you have a wonderful evening!

Summer is nearly here and May holds a lot of important events! 🎓📚 Make sure you don't miss a thing!📅 #GreatThingsAreHappeningInJCPS

Good afternoon! Bus 605 (Blue Bus) and will be on bus 53, and it will be close to being on normal time. Bus 643 (Yellow Bus) will be on bus 97, and it will be close to being on normal time.

Good evening parents and students! This is Mr. Jewett, principal of Thanksgiving Elementary School, with some important information. If you have a rising kindergarten student for next school year, we are hosting a parent information night on Tuesday, May 6th from 5:30pm to 6:30pm. We will start in the cafeteria and then you will have some time to visit some of our kindergarten classrooms. We will have a translator here for any Spanish speaking families as well. This meet is for parents only due to the nature of the presentation. If you haven't already registered you child for kindergarten, you can do that now by visiting the Johnston County Schools website. Thank you for your time and I hope you have a great evening!

Johnston County Public Schools hosted its 31st annual Flame For Learning Awards celebration this evening, naming William Marshall as the 2025 Teacher of the Year! Marshall, a teacher and alumnus of West Johnston Wildcats, was one of four finalists, which included Heather Bryant of Clayton High School, Lois D'Agostino of West View Elementary, and Brooke Hayward of Riverwood Elementary School. On behalf of Johnston County Public Schools, the Johnston County Board of Education, and the Johnston County Coalition of Chambers, congratulations to all of the nominees and William Marshall, our 2025 Teacher of the Year! Learn more about the event here: https://bit.ly/4cKeLkA