First Day of School!
We are all excited at the EMS!
We will have lines coming into the building front doors for 1st thru 8th grade with staff taking temps, kindergarten will enter thru the primary wing doors with Mrs. Avery and Mrs. Funk. Staff will also be outside and in the hallways to help all our students get to their classrooms were teachers will be welcoming them. Breakfast eaters will enter in the side cafeteria doors where Mr. Polson will be helping them. We look forward to starting this school year!
Go Chargers!!!!
I'm pleased to announce we are in GREEN for starting school tomorrow. Our county COVID data from today shows Jefferson County with a decreasing trend. Less than 5% of COVID testing is positive, currently. And, even better, the JCN district's boundaries have ZERO active cases. This information was provided by our county health officer.
Welcome back signs for pictures out provided by the EMS Booster Club.
Thank you for all you do for our school!
Reminder
Primary Parents (K-2) remember the school supply drop off from 5:30-6:30 tonight. Teachers will have tables for a drive by drop off on the west side of the building where our bus line is.
Welcome Back 2020!!!!!
Incoming Freshmen and students new to the High School will need to have their own AppleID. The process is fairly easy, but if you struggle with it we will be around to help you on Tuesday or Wednesday. I am attaching 2 pages of documents that will lead you through the process.
Here is a visual we will be using to ask your students the health screening questions when entering the building. Please review with your student before Tuesday 😀
Bus routes are being finalized and you should be hearing from your driver soon, if you haven't already, regarding your pickup and drop off times. Here is our list of transportation COVID adjustments for starting the year. Thank you for the opportunity to get your students back to school! We are eager to have them back. More information regarding more school plans will be coming out over the next couple of days. We appreciate your patience as we have been working the past week to organize and prepare.
Our school nurse, Melissa Erpelding, will be in the buildings this week on Thursday, August 20. If your child needs a medication during school hours, it would be helpful for her to prepare for the year ahead, if you could drop off the medicine in its original container on Thursday. You may bring the medicine to either the EMS office or the HS office. Melissa and/or the secretaries will ensure paperwork is completed so we have everything in order when school begins on Tuesday.
K-2 parents - Please plan to drop off your primary student’s school supplies on Monday, August 24th, from 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm in the front drive of the EMS. This will give your student a chance to see their teacher (in a mask) 😉 and drop off their supplies. Everyone must stay inside their vehicles. Please make sure all supplies are labeled & placed inside a disposable bag marked with your child’s name, teacher & grade level. Please send book bags on Tuesday with any other supplies that won’t fit in the paper bag. Hope to see you & your child on Monday!
Thank you to the high school cheerleaders for the Welcome Back messages at the EMS. 💚
Reminder: MS Volleyball and Football!
Practice begins tomorrow at 3:15 with participants viewing the mandatory concussion video before official practice begins at 3:30, at the EMS.
PreK-2nd grade parents - Due to water fountains being shut off this year, please send your child to school with a water bottle. All water bottles must have lids & only contain water. Please label bottles with your child's name. Children will be able to fill their water bottles at the refill stations. If questions, please contact your child's teacher.
Teachers are back and we are busy at JCN! In our conversations and planning, we have been reviewing the "Bright Spots" from the end of last year and in our current conditions. New technology and learning adaptability are two significant ones.
I'm pleased to announce we have partnered with Florida Virtual School and will be delivering lessons for our remote learners utilizing their extensive course offerings. To support all learners, our JCN teachers will outline local objectives and select lessons to keep our remote learners in line with our classrooms and connected with our in-person students.
Teachers will also be using some lessons from Florida Virtual School within classrooms to reinforce learning for in-person students. Preparing all students for the possibility of a quarantine time when we need to adapt to learning from home. (though, hopefully, not needed!)
More information to come as we learn about the system!
Welcome aboard new teachers;
New teachers are going through training today.
Just a Reminder that our first 1/2 day of school is coming up on Tuesday, August 25th, AM only. Lunch will be served.
Attention Parents!!!!!!! Calendar Change - Beginning Band Instrument Display is Cancelled (Aug. 13th) - PK-8th Meet the Teacher Night Cancelled (Aug. 13th)
Adding a new look to the EMS Cafeteria before school starts 🍽
Classroom Assignments for Students
Parent’s Use you PowerSchool logins to access you students teacher for K-6
Directions:
1. Go to JCN website, under Menu, select PowerSchool
2. Log in using the information you created when enrolling
3. Click on your child’s name at the top to view their teacher for the ‘20-‘21 school year
NOTICE: The calendar for the school year is now posted under EVENTS. Please be aware that the calendar this year will be ever changing so check back often.
NOTICE: The Academic Banquet has been postponed until a later time.