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!
We look forward to welcoming students back on Monday, August 21st. A reminder student arrival begins at 8:40 AM and dismissal begins at 3:40 PM. Families can view breakfast and lunch menus on the JCS website: https://boejeff.nutrislice.com/menu
See everyone Monday!
We had a great time celebrating JCS teachers and staff today at our "Jump Start to the New Year" staff appreciation event! The new JCS Mobile Learning Lab led the way as teachers and staff from each school enjoyed a break in back-to-school preparations to check out the mobile classroom and meet new superintendent Dr. Chuck Bishop over coffee and tea. Thank you to everyone from our HFMS and CWS communities who joined us in "jump-starting" this new school year. You are going to CRUSH it!
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!
🎉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! 🤩
We are excited to share the National Blue Ribbon Schools video profile of C.W. Shipley Elementary School! Congratulations and thank you to all of our students, staff, and families who make Shipley such an amazing place to learn, work, and grow. https://vimeo.com/840097269
The C.W. Shipley Faculty and Staff had the privilege to recognize two retirees yesterday morning: Mrs. Pam Fravel and Ms. Kendra Clark. Congratulations to these great educators and we wish them all the best moving forward!
Have a great Summer!
Happy Last Day!
Congratulations to our 5th graders! We are looking forward to their celebration this afternoon!
We had an awesome field day today at CWS! Lots of fun in the sun! Thanks to our parent volunteers and staff for making it a great day for our students!
Awesome job by our rising 5th graders running for student council office on their speeches this morning!
Amazing performance by our 3rd grade students yesterday evening as they took the crowd on an adventure through space!
The kindergartens from CW Shipley and Shepherdstown Elementary Schools visited the Blue working dairy farm in Shenandoah Junction on May 11th. The Blue farmers gave the students a wonderful tour about being a dairy farmer and showing us first hand where our milk comes from! It was a beautiful day and an awesome lesson and experience for our students! Thank you Blue's Dairy Farm!
