A reminder that Monday, August 21, is the first day of school! We hope you've had an ✨amazing✨ summer and can't wait to see you tomorrow for the start of the new school year!
It's opening day for the Jefferson County Fair - come out and support our 4-H, FFA, and FCCLA students!
The start of a new school year means sharing the road. Please keep the following safety tips in mind when buses start rolling on Monday. We can't wait to see you then!
🚌 Be alert and watch for children, especially near schools, bus stops, school buses, and school parking lots.
🚌 Motorists are required to stop when approaching a school bus that is stopped with its red lights flashing and STOP arms extended. NEVER pass a bus from behind when it is stopped to board or offload children.
🚌 Be especially careful when children are present in school zones and residential areas.
🚌 Pay extra attention to lower speed limits in school zones.
🚌 Watch for and obey signals from school crossing guards.
🚌Only drive or park in authorized areas to drop off or pick up children at school.
Wrapping up back-to-school shopping this weekend? Consider including a few items for the JCS Stuff-a-Bus school supply drive! Volunteers from the JCS Transportation Department will be on hand throughout the next week to collect donations of backpacks, crayons, pens and pencils, lunch boxes, notebooks, and other necessary school supplies. Special thanks to City National Bank for being our community partner in this annual event to serve JCS families in need!
See the schedule below for dropoff locations and times:
🚌 City National Bank at The Potomac Marketplace (Ranson location)
Saturday, August 19 | 8 a.m. - Noon
🚌 Jefferson County Fair
Weekdays, August 21-25 | 5-8 p.m.
Saturday, August 15 | 12-4 p.m.
Join the JCS Parent and Educator Resources Center (PERC) and Department of Special Programs this Saturday, August 19, for a day of fun and learning with our local first responders! Meet Jefferson County firefighters and police officers, explore their vehicles, participate in fire safety games, and more at this family-friendly event. Families can also access important resources like missing children packets and fire safety information. Plus, enjoy a DJ and food trucks! It's all happening from 9 a.m. - Noon tomorrow at Sam Michaels Park. Learn more about JCS PERC and its resources here 👉 https://www.jcswv.org/page/parent-and-educator-resources.
We're excited to welcome 12 new international teachers to JCS as we continue preparations for the upcoming school year! Current international staff members were on-hand to greet and assist with the orientation of these new educators, who hail from Jamaica, Zimbabwe, and the Philippines through our partnership with Educational Partners International. Welcome to JCS!
*Reminder* Friday, August 18th Open House 3 - 5 PM
We can't wait to welcome students back to school next Monday, August 21! Did you know you can visit www.jcswv.org/myschoolbus to learn your student's bus information and access required transportation forms? And our dedicated bus operators and aides will contact JCS families throughout the week to answer your transportation-related questions and ease those first-day-of-school jitters!
Today we welcomed back JCS teachers and service personnel to kick off the 2023-24 school year! Buses start rolling for students next Monday, August 21. We can't wait to see you then!
Back to School, / Open House.
Friday, Aug 18th 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
We look forward to seeing you there.
🎉JCS is excited to welcome more than 60 new educators for the 2023-24 school year! We're having so much fun at New Teacher Orientation this week and can't wait to see students on August 21 for a brand new year! 🤩
Getting ready for the 2023-24 school year...
Helpful Hints and Reminders 2023-2024 - https://5il.co/wls5
Supply_List_2023-24 - https://5il.co/20k6m
5th graders at Wright Denny were clapped 👏👏out as they dismiss for their final time!
Out with a splash! Students at Wright Denny enjoyed a spray from the local fire department 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Members of the Class of 2023 return to their elementary and middle schools this week for one last stroll down memory lane ahead of graduation. Thanks to our WDIS community for lining the halls to welcome back alumni from Jefferson and Washington High Schools! Afterward, some WHS students stuck around for a take-no-prisoners game of volleyball with current WDIS students.
Wright Denny fourth graders have been busy cultivating seeds for a vegetable garden and flowers. Spring has sprung!!
Today is National School Nurse Day! We're proud to recognize the dedicated school nurses who make a difference in the lives of our students by protecting and promoting their health and advancing their academic success. Thank you for all you do!
Congratulations to Destiny Cole and Kim Mumaw on being named Wright Denny's Teacher of the Year and Service Person of the Year! We were happy to celebrate and honor Ms. Cole and Ms. Mumaw at the annual JCS recognition dinner on April 26.
As part of the CKLA Treasure Island unit, 4th graders at Wright Denny enjoyed dressing as pirates, drawing treasure maps, and creating pirate names. Arrrgh Maties!
The Wright Denny chapter of Girls on the Run is working on community service by making up batches of no-bake dog treats! The girls will run a 5K this Saturday in Winchester at Richard E. Byrd Middle School at 9AM. Have fun and finish strong girls!
