“Turtle Talk” for the Week of October 11th

Just a reminder that there is NO SCHOOL on Monday, October 12th to allow the JCS community to celebrate Columbus Day.

We know that the Thursday ice cream service during lunches is popular for many of our students. Here is the schedule for October:

There WILL be ice cream service on 10/15, and 10/29

There will NOT be ice cream service on 10/22

Parent-Teacher Conferences are scheduled for the week of October 19th and the overall conference hours for JCS are:

Wednesday, 10/21 after school, from 3:45pm to 5:15pm

Thursday, 10/22, 1:15pm to 8:30pm

Teachers sent out links via ParentSquare to allow families to schedule conference slots across the hours available. We certainly encourage parents and caregivers to meet with their child’s teacher in-person, however teachers will be flexible and offer a virtual conference when needed.

If families were not able to successfully schedule a conference or get the ParentSquare link from your child’s teacher to work, please let us know.

We are planning to continue the JCS and Norton tradition of inviting students to bring a costume to wear to school to celebrate Halloween on Friday, October 30th. We understand that not all families celebrate or recognize Halloween and bringing a costume to school is completely voluntary and optional. Each grade level from PreK to 3rd grade will decide exactly during which part of the school day they will wear costumes, so be on the lookout for an email from your child’s teacher/grade level team with more information.

Here are the traditional guidelines that all grade levels will follow in terms of student costumes:

November 7th - 9:00 -12:00- Nelson Center

Items can also be dropped off after 10/1 at the following locations: Norton Police Dept., Norton Fire Dept., Norton Schools, Epione, 85/15, Blush, South Shore Millwork, Milly’s, Tom’s Barber Shop, Blended Beauty, Goat City, Norton House of Pizza, VFW, Outlooks, Wheaton College Early Education Center, Nelson Community Center.

The Solmonese Parent Organization (SPO) is planning to host a Scholastic Book Fair Tuesday, October 20th through Thursday, October 22nd. Families may be able to visit the Book Fair on Wednesday, 10/21 during conferences and Thursday, 10/22 conferences.

More details and information will be forthcoming.

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NO SCHOOL, Columbus Day, Monday 10/12

Pink Out! Spirit Day , Tuesday 10/13

SPO Scholastic Book Fair, Tuesday, October 20th through Thursday, October 22nd

Early Release Day, Thursday 10/22

Early Release Day, Wednesday 10/28

Costume Celebration, Friday 10/30