Dance Permission Slip

Here is the permission slip with all rules and details for the dance on Friday, 10/30. 

First Upper Grade Dance!

The first upper grade dance for 7th and 8th graders will take place in the gym from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm on Friday, October 30. Tickets are $5.00. Permission slips are required, and they will be sent home sometime next week with more information. 

Thank you in advance to parents who signed up at Back-to-School Night to volunteer as chaperones. A student representative will be calling parent volunteers soon to schedule shifts.

Crafting Up Business

Are you a 4-8th grade student who is interested in running your own business at JCS's annual Holiday Boutique on Saturday, December 12, 2015? If so, please join Dr. Nancy Vizenor and her students from the HSU School of Business for a series of classes on how to plan, manage, and run your very own business.

Classes will take place on Mondays, Oct. 26; Nov. 2, 9 & 30; and Dec. 7 & 14 in room 10 from 2:15-3:15pm.

In order to attend, you will need parent permission. Please complete the form that was available from your homeroom teacher or the office and return it to your homeroom teacher by Monday, October 19, 2015.

Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth Talent Search

Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY) is a world leader in the identification and development of academic talent among K-12 students in the US and worldwide. An affiliation with CTY adds a whole new dimension to  academically talented students' education, from testing and discovery, through course work and other resources designed to help top students achieve their dreams.

CTY’s Talent Search for grades 2 – 8 is the bridge to CTY, including CTY’s highly regarded summer programs, online courses, and other services and resources designed for advanced young learners.  * 7th and 8th grade students take the SAT as a qualifier for CTY.

CTY knows bright students thrive on praise and recognition, yet far less public recognition is given for academic talent than for sports, music, or other abilities. All students who accept the challenge of taking the Talent Search test receive a Certificate of Participation. Top Talent Search students attend award ceremonies in 14 states and the very top students can attend a national medal ceremony at Johns Hopkins University.

Challenging and inspiring courses in CTY's Summer Programs and CTYOnline are open to students who qualify based on test results. Our Family Academic Programs, open to all Talent Search students, offer seminars and learning adventures around the country.

Example: 

CTYOnline offers a number of different math, middle school science, Intro to Forensics,foreign language (Arabic, Chinese, and Spanish), computer science and technology,Mastering the Fundamentals of Music, writing, critical reading (Art Meets Science, Young Adult Readers), grammar (From Structure to Style) and visual fluency (Visual Literacy) courses to 8th grade students with qualifying scores.

http://cty.jhu.edu/welcome/index.html

8th Grade Spaghetti Feed Fundraiser at Harvest Carnival

Come have fun at the Harvest Carnival and let us do the cooking! The 8^th grade class will be having a Spaghetti Feed Fundraiser in the gym from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Dinner includes spaghetti with Abruzzi red sauce, with or without meat, garlic bread, spring greens salad, and a beverage. Cost is $8.00 for adults and $5.00 for children. Tickets will be on sale in the courtyard next week, as well as at the carnival. Pre-sale orders will receive a free dessert, and those who purchase at the carnival will be able to purchase a dessert for an additional cost.

PTO Harvest Carnival

The annual PTO Harvest Carnival is Friday, October 16 from 5:00-7:30 p.m.  This is a very fun event for the students and a great fundraiser for our school.  This annual event requires a lot of volunteers in order for it to run successfully.  Please plan to volunteer a half an hour of time if it is possible.  THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER FOR THIS EVENT:  There will be sign up sheet to volunteer posted in the front of the school and there will be a digital sign-up sent out as an e-blast.  If you choose to sign up at school, your information will be entered into the digital sign-up by the PTO.  

And if you don't want to cook dinner that night, no problem! There will be a delicious spaghetti dinner in the gym as an 8th grade fundraiser. Presale tickets will be available soon.

International Walk and Roll to School Day--Wednesday

This Wednesday is INTERNATIONAL WALK AND ROLL TO SCHOOL DAY! Join in the fun and walk, bike, or scoot to school this Wednesday to raise awareness about keeping our bodies active and keeping our planet healthy.  Mrs. Nannizzi will lead a walking train at 8:00across from the Bayside Garden on Old Arcata Road. How many JCS kids will participate?? We will keep a tally and let you know!

Panther Pentathlon Event--Final Week!

The Panther Pentathlon is this THURSDAY.  This is a fun day for students and hopefully a day to celebrate meeting our fundraising goal of $50,000 to fund  our music, foreign language, drama, athletics, and technology programs.  Wednesday is the last day to send in your pledge packets to have them count toward the class competition. However, we are still happy to accept pledges at any time after this date to help fund these important programs.  Currently we have raised $10,271 of our goal.  Thank you so much for your supporting  Jacoby Creek School to help save the programs THIS school year.  Don't forget that everyone is wearing their CLASS COLORS THIS THURSDAY!!  We are all looking forward to a fun day filled with SCHOOL SPIRIT AND PANTHER PRIDE!!

October in the Library

~ Genre of the Month - Realistic Fiction.  You can find this display in the Upper Grade Fiction section.

~ Author Festival - Oct 15th, Erik Brooks, our visiting author, will also have his work displayed at Morris Graves for Arts Alive.

~ Goosebumps movie will be out on Oct.16th, look for the Goosebumps display

~ Art by Jacoby Creek School - All student/staff artists are welcome to sign up to display their artwork. Be sure to enjoy the beautiful artwork currently on display above the computers.