November 8, 2023
REMINDER: School begins at 8:40 am. We encourage students to be settled in their classrooms by 8:35. Please aim to have them arrive a bit earlier if coming by car or walking. Also, please do not park in the Handicapped spots. Thank you! 😊
🗒️Message from Nicole Feld, Academic Instructional Coach
Dear Families,
At NCES we strive to provide your child with great instruction, and our families with detailed and helpful information regarding your student’s progress. In addition to the content area grade your child will receive on the report card coming home today, you can use Infinite Campus to get more detailed information about your child’s progress on the standards. Standards-Based Grading communicates the level of mastery your child achieved on a specific standard rather than just an average grade for each subject. This is more descriptive of what your child is specifically learning and of the level of mastery your child is achieving with each skill. Traditional grades (O,S,NI,U in primary or A,B,C,D,U in intermediate) still apply but you may also notice scores of 4-3-2-1 in Infinite Campus. These numbers reflect the mastery level for your child in that area. Below is an explanation of each mastery level:
With Standards-Based Grading, students are given multiple opportunities to demonstrate their level of mastery with each skill and the grades are not averaged. Instead, the grades are determined by their level of mastery at the end of the cycle. Here is an example of what you could see in Infinite Campus that gives you additional information.
In the past, you would have received a paper copy of the SBG scores because Infinite Campus didn’t recognize 4-3-2-1 well. Because IC now allows us to score 4-3-2-1 without attaching that to a percentage, this year the scores you would have seen on the Standards Based Grading Addendum are in Infinite Campus marked as “Overall.”
We love partnering with you in your child's education!
➗ Math KNight ➗
Math KNight is Thursday 11/9 from 6:00-7:15; doors open at 5:45 pm. RSVPs have closed. Email nicole.feld@jefferson.kyschools.us if you RSVPed and are unable to come. No walk-ins permitted, but email Mrs. Feld if you would like to be added to the wait list. A slice of pizza, cookies, and water will be served.
Academic Information 📝
The JCPS application window for the 24-25 school year is officially open. The window will close December 22nd. Please use the link HERE to apply
🍎 Parent Teacher Association
Visit the PTA Website for information and events!
Every year, National PTA hosts our annual Reflections Theme Search Contest to select one student theme to inspire student artists as they participate in a future PTA Reflections program. The winning student will also receive a $100 award and national recognition. This year's theme is "I am Hopeful Because..." If you have a student who would like their theme to be considered, please have them fill out this form and email it to reflections@kypta.org. Entries are due no later than midnight on November 15th.
🎉 Celebrations 🎉
All staff and students are able to send mail through our school post office. Students learn how to write letters and address envelopes, but the true value is in spreading joy by sending a kind note. Our Post Office Team does a wonderful job delivering the mail.
🗓️ Important Dates
11/8: Bending with Bowden Club 8:00-8:30
11/8: Let's Code Club 3:30-4:00
11/8: Quick Recall 3:20-4:45
11/8: Basketball 3:30-5:00
11/9: Post Office Club 8:00-8:30
11/9: STEM Challenges Club 3:30-4:00
11/9: Math KNight for all who RSVPed yes-6:00-7:15 (doors open 5:45)
11/10: Best Buddies Club 8:00-8:30
11/10: Veterans Breakfast 8:00, Veterans Ceremony 8:40
Recurring Information
Transportation Change Form and Transportation Reminders:
From 8:15-8:40 AM, the parking lot closest to the carpool lane will be closed. If you need to visit the front office during this time, please park in the lot located on the cafeteria/bus drop-off side of the building The map below shows the area marked in green. In short, during these times, the carpool side will be exit-only.
For everyone's safety, please refrain from dropping your student off at the four-way stop on the carpool sidelines that you see marked in red on the map below. Instead, always use the designated carpool line.
To assist with traffic flow and clarity, parts of the carpool map will be color-coded. Areas marked in red will be no-access zones or have blockades to help traffic flow, while those highlighted in green will indicate suitable parking areas if you need to enter the school building during that 8:15 to 8:40 time frame.
There are 3 forms that we need completed, the Educational Benefits Forms (EBF), Residency Form and the FRC Needs Assessment. The first two can be completed on your Parent Portal account. (Go here to log-in/sign-up and complete the forms designated "required"). You can access the Assessment here. If you would prefer to complete a paper copy of these forms, please reach out to me at the email below. Classes who have over 95% of their students complete the forms by Nov 1 will receive a special treat! Please help your student's class earn a prize!
Please ensure you've submitted the nursing consent form, which can be found in the Parent Place. Additionally, we need the most recent immunization records for your child. For any child new to JCPS and all kindergartners:
A physical examination record.
Dental records by 1/1/24 (Note: The school dental exam is acceptable).
A vision exam conducted by an optometrist or ophthalmologist by 1/1/24 (Please note that the school's vision test does not meet this requirement).
Photo ID is always required when entering the building during the school day.
Parents may join their child for lunch! Lunch schedule linked here. No restaurant food is permitted. Photo ID required.
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If you are not getting text alerts from NCES, make sure to sign up for School Messenger.
Our ECE Department is raising money from Box Tops! Download the app and email rachel.murphy@jefferson.kyschools.us or christina.frederiksen@jefferson.kyschools.us with questions.
🎒 Note from the FRC
Dental Clinic- Offered by NCES and School Smiles in November. If interested, follow this link to sign up (also sent this form in the beginning of the year packet). This exam will fulfill the JCPS requirement for a dental exam for all 5-6 year old students.
Hearing and Vision Screenings on 12/14 and 15- If you DO NOT want your student to participate, you must sign and return the notice of non-consent, coming home this week. (This doesn't count as the JCPS required vision exam for 5-6 year old students, but reach out to me for referrals to affordable eye doctors if you need one.)
Just a reminder:
If you are interested in having your student participate in Blessings in a Backpack, please complete this form.
If you need clothes for your student from the Clothing Assistance Program (CAP), please complete this form.
Any questions about this information or if I can help your family in any way, please do not hesitate to reach out to me at 502-357-6265 or christina.case@jefferson.kyschools.us
