Over 20 families and faculty/staff attended September's PTO Meeting. We recapped the incredible family engagement and fundraisers facilitated last year, as well as began brainstorming activities for this year. If you weren't able to make it, the next PTO meeting will be held October 24th. You may also reach out to your child's teacher to see how you can support our school!
Más de 20 familias y profesores/personal asistieron a la reunión del PTO de septiembre. Recapitulamos la increíble participación familiar y las recaudaciones de fondos facilitadas el año pasado, y comenzamos a generar ideas sobre actividades para este año. Si no pudo asistir, la próxima reunión del PTO se llevará a cabo el 24 de octubre. ¡También puede comunicarse con el maestro de su hijo para ver cómo puede apoyar a nuestra escuela!
Progress Reports will go out on September 28th. You should also receive MAP and mClass scores. Here is a video to help you understand that data.
Los informes de progreso se enviarán el 28 de septiembre. También debería recibir puntuaciones MAP y mClass. Aquí te dejamos un vídeo que te ayudará a comprender esos datos.
https://youtu.be/LnxK2czY15w?si=tPkPQ85w_3LS4H9Q
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.
Two things are certain. First, we have amazing students and staff. Second, celebrating their academic successes never gets old!
We had a great time as JCPS principals were recognized and received their 2022-2023 academic success banners. You will well see these banners proudly hanging in the schools as early as next week.
Two things are certain. First, we have amazing students and staff! Second, we never get tired of celebrating their successes!
We had a great time as JCPS principals received their 2022-2023 academic success banners last evening. You will see these banners proudly hanging in the schools as early as 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.
Parents are invited to join Rooms. Rooms is a new platform used by all JCPS classrooms, similar to Class Dojo. Teachers will use Rooms to make class announcements, manage student behaviors, and communicate with parents. Translation is also another useful feature. If you need help joining your child's class, contact your child's teacher or copy and paste the following link into a web browser and the district will text you a link to help you get connected.
Los padres están invitados a unirse a Rooms. Rooms es una nueva plataforma utilizada por todas las aulas de JCPS, similar a Class Dojo. Los maestros utilizarán Rooms para hacer anuncios de clase, gestionar el comportamiento de los estudiantes y comunicarse con los padres. La traducción también es otra característica útil. Si necesita ayuda para unirse a la clase de su hijo, comuníquese con el maestro de su hijo o copie y pegue el siguiente enlace en un navegador web y el distrito le enviará un mensaje de texto con un enlace para ayudarlo a conectarse.
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West Smithfield Elementary School continues to be blessed by the compassionate hearts of our friends and community. These local businesses, churches, and individuals deserve our gratitude for their continued support of our vision and mission, "to empower every student to embrace their own learning." From the welcome back gift bags to the boxes of pencils and paper, we appreciate each and every one of you!
La Escuela Primaria West Smithfield continúa siendo bendecida por los corazones compasivos de nuestros amigos y comunidad. Estas empresas, iglesias e individuos locales merecen nuestra gratitud por su continuo apoyo a nuestra visión y misión, "capacitar a cada estudiante para que adopte su propio aprendizaje". Desde las bolsas de regalo de bienvenida hasta las cajas de lápices y papel, ¡apreciamos a todos y cada uno de ustedes!
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! ❤️📚🍎
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!
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
Meet the Teacher Night will be Wednesday, August 23 from 4:30-6:30 for K-5 students. Teacher assignments and bus information will be shared at this time.
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.
