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"Turtle Talk" for the Week of August 24th

Posted Date: 8/24/25 (9:00 AM)

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JCS "Turtle Talk"

Week of August 24th

Hi JCS families,

Teachers and staff return to school this Tuesday and students will be returning to school starting on September 2nd. JCS teachers and staff are excited to welcome back students we’ve worked with in prior years and meet our newest students.

Here are a few things for all families to help in your planning for the beginning of the new school year.

First Days of School

School hours for students in Kindergarten through 3rd grade are 9:15am to 3:35pm.
  • The first day of school for students in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grades is Tuesday, September 2nd.
  • The first day of school for students in Kindergarten is Wednesday, September 3rd.

School hours for students in the Little Lancers PreK program are:
  • Full day program is 8:30am to 2:30pm
  • AM program is 8:30am to 11:00am
  • PM program is 12:00pm to 2:30pm
  • The first day of school for all Little Lancers is Thursday, September 4th

If your PreK-3 child is registered to take the bus to and/or from school, you will receive a message from the district office with that information.
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School Supplies Lists

Each K-3 grade level has a supply list to share with families for the first day of school. PreK will share a supply list once teacher assignments are ready to be sent out to families.

Please find links to the Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, and 3rd Grade supply lists.
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Open House and Kindergarten Popsicle “Meet and Greet”

We welcome everyone to come visit JCS before the school year begins at our annual Open House on Wednesday, August 27th. Here are the times for the various grade levels, including our Little Lancers:

4:30 – 5:00pm, Little Lancers AM & Full Day
5:00 – 5:30pm, Little Lancers PM
5:30 – 6:00pm, Kindergarten and 1st grade
6:00 – 6:30pm, 2nd and 3rd grade

Open House is an opportunity for students and families to visit our school and say "hi" to teachers and staff. Because the school year has not yet begun, Open House is not an appropriate time for parent conferences or curriculum discussions. We will be having a separate opportunity during the month of September for families to hear about this school year’s academic and curricular programs.

If your child will be attending Kindergarten, we are planning a “Meet and Greet” popsicle party at 4:45pm on the evening of Open House on Wednesday, August 27th. Look out for more information from our Kindergarten teachers!
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Kindergarten through 3rd Grade Arrival and Dismissal Schedules and Procedures

Morning arrival begins at 9:05am
Afternoon dismissal begins at 3:35pm

Timing
Please do not arrive more than 20 minutes before your child’s drop-off or pick-up time. We need to keep traffic on the school campus to a minimum for the safety of all students and staff.

Traffic safety
Please be patient and understanding with other drivers. It will take everyone a little while to get used to the drop-off and pick-up routine. For everyone’s safety, do NOT pass other cars, vans, or buses in line at ANY time. Please stay in your car at all times when in line. A staff member will come to your car to assist your child into or out of the car in the drop-off and pick-up areas.

Parking
If you need to park for any reason (e.g. your child needs to be walked into school, you need to drop off an item for your child, etc.), only park in the visitor parking spaces under the solar panels. Please do NOT park in the front loop or on any of the driveways.

Pick-up passes
ALL adults picking up students MUST have a large, yellow “Pick Up Pass” displayed in their car window. Pick Up Passes will be available for parents to pick up during this Wednesday evenings’ Open House. For the safety of all students, any adult that doesn’t have a pass will need to come into the school office and show ID in order to pick-up a student.

Drop-off and Pick-up Traffic Pattern
  1. Enter the campus from either W Main St. or from N Worcester St. and split into 2 lanes at the first parking lot.
  2. Both lanes proceed past the solar panels and zipper merge back into one lane.
  3. Continue around the rear of the school following the driveway. Pull forward as far as possible into the drop-off area. Please stay in your car. A staff member will come to your car to assist your child out of the car.
  4. Pull forward out of the driveway while staying in line (do not pass) and pull out of the driveway to the right.
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Drop-off and pick-up traffic pattern

Little Lancers PreK Arrival and Dismissal Schedules and Procedures

Little Lancers AM program
  • Morning drop-off is at at 8:30am
  • Morning pick-up is at 11:00am
Little Lancers PM program
  • Afternoon drop-off is at at 12:00pm
  • Afternoon pick-up is at 2:30pm
Little Lancers Full Day program
  • Morning drop-off is at at 8:30am
  • Afternoon pick-up is at 2:30pm

Timing
Please do not arrive more than 20 minutes before your child’s drop-off or pick-up time. We need to keep traffic on the school campus to a minimum for the safety of all students and staff.

Traffic safety
Please be patient and understanding with other drivers. It will take everyone a little while to get used to the drop-off and pick-up routine. For everyone’s safety, do NOT pass other cars, vans, or buses in line at ANY time.

Pick-up passes
ALL adults picking up students MUST have a large, yellow “Pick Up Pass” displayed in their car window. Pick Up Passes will be available for parents to pick up during this Wednesday evenings’ Open House. For the safety of our students, any adult that doesn’t have a pass will need to come into the school office and show ID in order to pick-up a student.
Little Lancers
PreK drop-off and pick-up traffic pattern
 

Upcoming Dates and Events

View and subscribe to the JCS Public Events Calendar at https://bit.ly/jcspubliceventscalendar. Click on the "Add to Google Calendar" button in the lower right corner to subscribe to the calendar using your own calendar app. Events from the JCS Public Events Calendar also appear on the JCS website.

Open House, Wednesday, August 27th (check for specific times for each grade level)

First Day of School for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders, Tuesday, September 2nd

First Day of School for Kindergarten students, Wednesday, September 3rd

First Day of School for PreK Little Lancers, Thursday, September 4th

Fall Pictures, Friday September 12th

Early Release Day, Wednesday September 24th
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