Week of January 23rd
NEWS & UPDATES
We've passed the milestone of 100 days of school!
Congratulations to David Little for competing in the District Spelling Bee on Friday! He finished 4th in the district. Way to go, David!
Congratulations to Emma Kate Arnold, Kemerson Aaron, Maelynn Marcotte, Jayden Watson and Mia Buffone. These students competed at the Northeast Georgia Regional Student Technology Competition on Saturday. Jayden competed in the category of Audio Production. Emma Kate competed in the category of 3D Modeling. Mia earned 3rd place in Graphic Design. Kemerson earned 2nd place in Digital Photo Production. Maelynn earned 1st place in Graphic Design and will be invited to compete in the State Competition in March! We are incredibly proud of all 5 students and how well they represented West Jackson!
Pre-K Registration for the 2023-24 school year is rapidly approaching. The Jackson County School System is proud to be a part of the Georgia Lottery Pre-K Program. Applications will be accepted Feb. 1 — Feb. 28 at the child's zoned school, and the lottery drawing will be held Tuesday, March 14. For more information, go to https://www.jacksonschoolsga.org/prek
January 26: All Pro Dads Meeting
January 31: Chick-fil-A Spirit Night (4:00-8:00)
February 1: Pre-K Registration Window Opens
February 4: Bookin' for Backer 5K Race
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Upcoming Staff Birthdays:
Jan. 24th: Angie Konarski & Tammy Latty
Jan. 27th: Diane Mergele
Feb. 1st: Jenilee Chavez
Feb. 12th: Melissa Minore
Feb. 15th: Ashley Lioi
Feb 24th: Jessica Cole
Feb. 25th: Cammie Blevins & Crystal Pursley
2nd quarter perfect attendance
School attendance is important! We know that every now and then, students will be absent from school. However, we ask that parents and students make every effort to attend school daily. We'd love to give a shout-out to these students that were at school each day from October through December. Their names are being put into a drawing where one student from each grade level will be selected to earn a Panther Gold Coin that works for our brand new book vending machine! Congratulations to all of these students!
Be Kind 39 Challenge
During Stan Tucker's visit earlier this month, he talked to students and staff about the impact of kindness and challenged us to complete the Be Kind 39 Challenge. Students and staff can complete all 39 random acts of kindness and turn it in for a kindness bracelet. During week 1 of the challenge, we've had 67 students and 15 staff members complete the challenge! Students can continue to complete the challenge though Random Acts of Kindness Day, which is on February 17th!
The Attitude of Gratitude Mindset teaches us the importance of seeking the positives from every experience and being thankful for all that we have. Through this mindset, we learn that we can use the positives or the negatives of our lives as the foundation on which to build. Choose the positives, and we are on our way toward extraordinary success; choose the negatives, and we embark on path toward disappointment, resentment, and suffering. In these lessons, we guide students to focus on all the things they have, leaving no time to be distracted by what they don’t.
Pre-K Regisration Information
Pre-K Registration for the 2023-24 school year is rapidly approaching! The Jackson County School System is proud to be a part of the Georgia Lottery Pre-K Program. Applications will be accepted Feb. 1 — Feb. 28 at the child's zoned school. The lottery drawing will be held Tuesday, March 14!
