Sunday Message 3/16/25

Hello Julian Families,

Mr. Pierce with your Sunday Message. After a snow day on Friday, we will have a normal start tomorrow, Monday the 17th.

For this week:

• St. Patrick's Day: Tomorrow is St. Patrick's Day - students are invited to wear green for homeroom points.

• Jr. High: The Jr High is hosting a "Check Your Mood" day for 7th and 8th graders on April 1st.  Parents, please look for an Opt Out permission slip that went home with students.  Pathways will be hosting a "Check Your Mood" parent meeting on Tuesday March 18th from 5-6pm.  Parents are invited to join us Pathways building that evening to learn about the program.

• Lost and found: Parents - please take a moment to check the lost and found (and encourage your student to do so) prior to Spring Break.

• End of 3rd Quarter/Spring Break/Minimum day on Friday: This Friday, March 21st, marks the end of 3rd quarter and the beginning of Spring Break - a reminder that Friday is a minimum day.

I hope you had a great weekend - and we'll see your student in class tomorrow.

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Hello Julian Families,

I want to express my appreciation to our Julian parents, students and staff for making today today a successful and safe early release. With snow forecast to continue this evening with additional snowfall overnight through noon tomorrow, Friday March 14th will be a snow day. We anticipate a normal school day Monday.

Stay warm, and expect the normal Sunday message with an update for next week.

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Sunday Message 3/9/2025

Hello Julian Families,

Mr. Pierce with your Sunday Message. After a snow day on Friday, we will have a normal start tomorrow, Monday the 10th.

For this week:

• Time Change: Today is the start of Daylight Savings time. If you haven't already, please 'spring forward' and set your clock one hour ahead. It's helpful to remind kids that bedtime is still bedtime, even if it's lighter later - losing an hour can make it hard to get up and be at their best tomorrow.

• Read Across America: To make up for our last day of Read Across America, students are encouraged to dress as their favorite Mystery story character tomorrow.

• Jr. High X-Country Meet: With last Thursday's meet canceled due to inclement weather, our rain date will be this Thursday, March 13th. The 10-day forecast shows potential rain for this Thursday, too - we're keeping an eye on the weather and will update our Jr. High athletes as we get closer.

• Cold weather this week: With the exception of Monday, it's looking cold this week - highs many days in the 40's and below. Students are asked to dress accordingly.

I hope you had a great weekend - and we'll see your student in class tomorrow.___Hello Julian Families,

With snow continuing to accumulate presently and temperatures projected to remain below freezing through mid-morning tomorrow with additional snowfall overnight and into the morning, tomorrow, Friday March 7th will be a snow day. We anticipate a normal school day Monday.

Stay warm, and expect the normal Sunday message with an update for next week.

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Early Release, After , Pathways and Julian Library Announcements (3/6/2025)

Hello Julian Families,

Mr. Pierce here with an important announcement regarding early release and after school programs for today.

• Weather outlook/Early release - No Afterschool program today: Although the forecast initially had a positive outlook for school today, conditions have deteriorated earlier than expected. With snow arriving early and impacting road conditions, we are releasing students early on a minimum day schedule. Buses will leave at 11:45, and the after school programs at the elementary and junior high will be closed. Students and teachers are reaching out to parents to confirm plans to ride the bus or be picked up at 11:45. Please reach out to the office or to your child's teacher if your student cannot ride the bus at 11:45 and you will not be able to pick up your child at 11:45. Expect an update tomorrow morning at 6:00AM if snow accumulation overnight makes roads unsafe for school tomorrow.

• Pathways Class: This afternoon Pathways parent class is canceled and will be rescheduled.

• Library: The Julian library has announced that due to a necessary maintenance project replacing their heating system, they will be unable to open on days when their inside temperature is below 58 degrees. This project is expected to last several weeks - we would encourage families to call ahead to verify if the library will be open before making the trip or sending their child to the library after school.

I hope you're having a great day - expect an update later today or early tomorrow regarding changing conditions and class tomorrow.

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Sunday Message 03/2/2025

Hello Julian families! Mr. Pierce here with your Sunday message.

For this week:

• Read Across America: To celebrate 'Read Across America' week, we're dressing up as our favorite book characters. Monday is dress like your favorite fantasy character - see the full text link for a complete list of all themes by day for this week:

  • • Monday: Fantasy

    • Tuesday: Historcal Fiction

    • Wednesday: Science Fiction

    • Thursday: Scary Fiction

    • Friday: Mystery

• 8th Grade Graduation Dance: There will be a planning meeting for the 8th grade graduation dance this Tuesday at 4:00 in the multi-purpose room at the elementary.

• Junior High Sports: This Thursday, March 6th, Julian Junior High will host our small school league cross country meet.

• First Friday Lunch: This Friday, March 7th will be our monthly first friday lunch at the elementary. Parents of elementary students are invited to come have lunch with your student in the garden (may be moved inside if the weather does not cooperate).

• Julian Pathways Update:

  • Two Family Classes this week:

    • -Mental Health Ed. 8-9am Monday

    • -Self Care Parent Class 5-6pm Thursday

I hope you and your family are having a great weekend, and we'll see your student in class tomorrow.

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Sunday Message 2/23/2025

Hello Julian families! Mr. Pierce here with your Sunday message.

Our elementary Daddy/Daughter dance on Friday was amazing! Thank you to all the parents and families who were able to attend, and thank you to our amazing PTO for organizing! Please follow the link to our Sunday Message page for links to photos and more of the dance!

For this week:

• Late buses: Even though the high school will have minimum and staff development days this week, we will still be running 4pm buses for our after school students.

• Club Jaguar Openings: Our elementary after school program has eight openings for students who would like to begin attending. Please reach out to Alec at our after school program to get details on sign-ups. Follow the link to our Sunday message for his email (alec@julianpathways.org).

• YMCA Summer Camp: If your child is interested in attending YMCA overnight camp this summer please return the green flyer that went home this week to be entered in the Pathways raffle for a special rate. These forms are due no later than Weds Feb 26.

• Legion Breakfast: Pathways is hosting a fundraising breakfast at The Legion on March 2 and pre-selling tickets for $15. Please contact pathways to get your tickets!

I hope you and your family are having a great weekend, and we'll see your student in class tomorrow.

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Sunday Message 2/16/2025

Hello Julian families! Mr. Pierce here with your Sunday message.

A lot going on for a short week:

• Junior High Graduation Dance: Thank you to those 8th grade parents who were able to attend the last graduation dance meeting. Planning continues - if you have a graduating 8th grader this year, there is another dance planning meeting this Tuesday 2/18 at 4:00PM in the Junior High staff room.

• Father/daughter Family Dance: Our PTO is hosting an elementary school daddy/daughter dance this Friday, 2/21 at 5:30PM in the multi-purpose room. All family members are welcome to attend - we look forward to seeing you there.

• Progress Reports: Elementary progress reports came home last Thursday - please reach out to your student's elementary teacher if you have not received one. Junior high progress reports will come home on Tuesday.

• Website Updates: In addition to having a link to the full text of our Sunday messages texted, the current and prior Sunday messages are now available on our website juesd.net. Click on the megaphone icon on the right (desktop) or the 'Menu' option and 'Important Updates' on your phone. There is also an option to translate to Spanish, as well as a drop-down archive of old Sunday messages.

• No school tomorrow: A reminder that with Presidents Day Weekend, there will be no school tomorrow, Monday the 17th.

I hope you and your family are having a great long weekend, and we'll see your student in class on Tuesday.

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Sunday Message 2/9/2025

Hello Julian families! Mr. Pierce here with your Sunday message. Thank you to all the families who were able to make it to Wednesday evening's performance of Beauty and the Beast, and congratulations to our Jr. High drama class and our director Ms. Cournoyer on an amazing performance. 

For this week:

• Junior High Graduation Dance: This week marks the middle of 3rd quarter, and graduation is sneaking up on us. 8th grade parents are invited to a parent meeting this Tuesday, Feb. 11th at 4PM in the Jr. High Staff room to discuss our Jr. High graduation dance theme, decorations, food, etc.

• Progress Reports: Both our Elementary and Junior High students will have progress reports coming up. Elementary Progress reports will come home this Thursday, Feb. 13th. Junior High progress reports will come home next Tuesday the 18th.

• Short school week: A reminder that with Presidents Day Weekend coming up, there will be no school This Friday the 14th, or on Monday the 17th.

I hope you and your family had a great weekend, and we'll see your student in class tomorrow.