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“Turtle Talk” for the Week of August 23rd

Posted Date: 08/23/26 (03:13 PM)


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JCS "Turtle Talk"

Week of August 23rd

Hi JCS families,

Teachers and staff officially return to school on Monday, August 31st. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade students will be returning to school starting on Wednesday 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 Wednesday, September 2nd.
  • The first day of school for students in Kindergarten is Tuesday, September 8th.

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 Tuesday, September 8th

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 towards the end of August with that information.
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Open House

We welcome everyone to come visit JCS before the school year begins at our annual Open House on Monday, August 31st. Here are the times for the various grade levels, including our Little Lancers:

4:00 – 4:30pm, All Little Lancers (PreK) and Kindergarten
4:30 – 5:00pm, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grades

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.
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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. For everyone’s safety, all students must remain in their own vehicles while waiting for morning arrival to begin. The playground is not open to students prior to the start of the school day.

Traffic safety and overall kindness to each other
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 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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K-3 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. For everyone’s safety, all students must remain in their own vehicles while waiting for arrival to begin.

Traffic safety and overall kindness to each other
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. 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.
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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 "Add to Google Calendar" in the lower left 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, Monday, August 31st
  • 4:00 - 4:30, All Little Lancers (PreK) and Kindergarten
  • 4:30-5:00, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grades

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

NO SCHOOL, Friday September 4th

NO SCHOOL, Labor Day, Monday September 7th

First Day of School for all Little Lancers (PreK) and Kindergarten students, Tuesday, September 8th

SPO Meeting, Thursday, September 10th at 6pm

Curriculum Night, Tuesday September 15th
  • 6:00 - 6:45 - PreK, K, and 1st grade
  • 6:45 - 7:30 - 2nd and 3rd grades

Fall Pictures, Thursday September 17th
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