The Eagle Express
News & Updates from
South Jackson Elementary School
What's Happening This Week?
Monday, December 4
Doughnuts With Dudes 7:00-7:35 AM in the media center
Tuesday, December 5
Oratorical 8:30 AM in the media center
Spelling Bee 9:30 AM in the media center
Wednesday, 6
Virtual Author Visit with Tracey Baptiste, The Jumbies
Thursday, December 7
Gingerbread Literacy/Math Night 5:30-7:00 PM
Pre-K Musical 6:00 PM
Friday, December 8
Fifth Grade CHAMPS graduation at 9:30 AM with Family Event to Follow
Virtual Author Visit with Raul the Third, Vamos! Let's Go to the Market
All students must be accompanied by an adult at all middle and high school sporting events.
Upcoming:
December 12 First Grade Family Event 8:30 AM
Pre-K Family Event 11:15 AM
December 14 PTO Meeting 5:30 PM in the media center
December 14 Kindergarten Musical 6:00 PM in the gym
December 14, 15, 18, 19, & 20 Jingle Jangle Shop
December 15 Second Grade Family Event 1:00 PM
December 19 Fourth Grade Family Event 10:00 AM
December 20 Kindergarten Grinchmas Event 8:00-8:45 AM
December 20 Third Grade Family Event 10:00 AM
We have fantastic news to share! Tanger Commerce announced that South Jackson was selected as a recipient of a grant from the TangerKids Grants program. SJ has been awarded $2100 to fund a Playground Adaptive Communication Board.
In an effort to continuously grow and improve as a school system, the Jackson County School System is requesting your feedback through a survey which will be instrumental in helping us continue on our path of growth and improvement. We appreciate your partnership as we strive for academic and extracurricular excellence.
https://eprovesurveys.advanc-ed.org/surveys/#/action/240015/p2167
Share your family Christmas cards for our holiday display at SJ! There are a few ways to submit your card.
1) Bring your card to the front office.
2) Send the card with your student to be dropped off in the front office.
3) Mail a card to SJES at 1630 New Kings Bridge Rd; Athens, GA 30607.
The Jackson County School System is teaming up with the Atlanta Hawks for a Night Out With The Hawks on Saturday, January 13, 2024! The Hawks will host the Washington Wizards! Discounted tickets are available, and each ticket comes with a $10 concession stand credit. A portion of each ticket sale goes back to our school system! Tickets will sell quickly, so buy online today by visiting www.jacksonschoolsga.org/hawks. #SuccessatJCSS
BookBreak brings 2-3 bestselling children’s author events to our schools each month via live stream (or continued access through recorded sessions). The events are for specific grade levels (e.g., K-1st, 2nd-3rd or 4th-5th). Each grade level will have the opportunity to hear from an age-appropriate author at least once per month.
The live talks will be 10-15 minutes long. They are designed as a short “brain break” to hear from authors about their books and the writing process.
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Here Comes The Bus for the Jackson County School System is now live! Here Comes The Bus allows for families and students to track the location of their school bus. The app will notify families of morning and afternoon arrival, and is a great transportation enhancement. Please note the app may take 24-48 hours to update. If after a problem with the application arises following the update window, please contact the JCSS Transportation Department via email at transportation@jcss.us. #SuccessatJCSS #AllAroundExcellence
Infinite Campus
All families should set up an Infinite Campus Parent Portal Account. Click HERE to set up your child's account. This account allows you to receive important school messages through the Remind app, see student grades and attendance. If you have trouble with this process, email Mrs. Embry at angie.embry@jcss.us After a parent portal account has been activated, please allow 24 hours for the information to sync with the Remind app to be able to message teachers. If you are unable to use Remind at any time, please send your child's teacher an email.
