We had an amazing time at the Regional Science Fair on February 3rd! Our students did an incredible job presenting their projects and competing against other students in 8 neighboring counties. Way to go, Fiona Walsh, Lizzy Bowman, Spencer Devaney (3rd place, Earth & Environmental Science), Lilly Carter (2nd place, Animal Science), Maddie Kline (3rd place, Chemistry) and Louise Grantham (3rd place, Plant Science). We are very proud of your accomplishments!
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Ms. Mahoney
Congratulations to our SJES Math Field Day teams for representing our school and giving 100% today at the Jefferson County Math Field Day competition. Our 5th grade team (Tyson Stuntz, Maddie Kline, Noah Sunday and Natalie Leach) placed 2nd place in the County, with Maddie placing individually and moving on to the Regional competition. Our fourth grade team (Troy Fultz, Lizzy Tuitele, Andrew Vigil and Jackson Williams) were neck-in-neck to place and represented us well! Super proud of both teams and our coaches, Mr. Collins and Ms. Slagle.
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Ms. Mahoney
The Hispanic-Latino Association of Jefferson County Schools invites you to learn about student supports, scholarship information and connecting with families and friends. Please feel free to join us!
Congratulations to fifth grader, Tyson Stuntz, for earning a Positive Office Referral. Tyson saw that the hallway was a mess after recess with students tracking mud in from the playground (if you know, you know!). He took it upon himself to sweep the hallway at dismissal, as well as a fifth grade classroom! Well done, Tyson! We are super proud that you are a SJES Roadrunner!
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Ms. Mahoney
(Photo by Jennifer Stuntz)
Congratulations to Hunter Micelli and Damien O’Banion for their Positive Principal Referral nominations. Damien was nominated for challenging himself in math and “asking for extra work” to hone his skills in math. Hunter was nominated for always helping out in the classroom “on his own” and supporting his classmates and teacher. Both excellent role models for all of us at South Jefferson! Well done, gentlemen!
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Ms. Mahoney
The Jefferson County Board of Education values the input of Jefferson County Schools staff, parents, and community members. As we continue our work to support success for our children, we are inviting you to participate in a number of advisory committees. These committees will meet to consider obstacles and opportunities for success in these areas. The committee will report to the Board regularly on their progress. If you are interested in serving on a committee, please click on the link below fill out an application. Thank you for your support and commitment to Jefferson County Schools.
https://www.jcswv.org/committees
What a great day for South Jefferson at the Jefferson County Science Fair! Our students represented us well and did a phenomenal job in creating and presenting their projects. This was the first year that elementary students were invited to present at the County level. We placed from Honorable Mention to First Place in multiple categories and some will move on to the Regional Fair in a few weeks! Well done, South Jefferson! I am very proud of you and your accomplishments!
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Ms. Mahoney
(Liam Stull, Louise Grantham, Spencer Devaney, Lilly Carter, Maddie Kline, Lizzy Bowman and Jovina Young)
Menu updates for next week:
Monday, January 9th: chicken and rice soup will be served.
Tuesday, January 10th: Corn dogs will be served.
The rest of the week will remain the same. Thank you!
Ms. Mahoney
Menu updates for next week:
Monday, January 9th: chicken and rice soup will be served.
Tuesday, January 10th: Corn dogs will be served.
The rest of the week will remain the same. Thank you!
Ms. Mahoney
Ms. Horne and Mrs. Bass’ kindergarten class began a new unit on Kings and Queens this week. Our kindergartners were officially declared “princes” and “princesses” and are learning about royal life through nursery rhymes and stories.
Happy New Year! We look forward to welcoming students back from break on Tuesday, January 3.
A December to Remember: gingerbread decorating!
Thank you to Mrs. Shearer and our 4th and 5th grade chorus for a fun Winter Concert—-you did a phenomenal job! 🎤🎼🎄
A December to Remember: Holiday headwear!
A December to Remember: “Tootsie” Tuesday!!
Because we were not in school today, snuggly scarf day will be celebrated on FRIDAY (tomorrow) instead!
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Fifth graders enjoyed some time in the STEAM lab this week. Their challenge??
Construct an igloo with only mini marshmallows and toothpicks.
It had to be:
5 inches high
Round
Dome roof
With an open door
A Lego man had to be able to stand inside.
Not as easy as you’d think!
Because we held our SJES Winter White Out (and it was SO successful!), I wanted to remind our families about how to find out about school delays, school closures, etc.
Just in case. 😉
Ms. Mahoney
Thank you to Mr. Rodney Snyder (awesome former SJES parent!), Loudoun Valley High School teacher, and his students Seth Cox, Sara Mansfield and Aiden Halouska for sharing their expertise with our students in grades 3-5 during Wednesday’s Hour of Code, a one hour introduction to computer science and computer programming that is celebrated by students world-wide. Thank you to the LVHS team—-we had an awesome day with you!
If our “Winter Wonderland White Out” day is any indication, I believe we may be in for some snow days! We had EXCEPTIONAL participation and enjoyed the day together. Mrs. Fiolek had our students create wintry animals and snowy village scenes in art to help keep the snow day vibes going.
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Well done, South Jefferson!
