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Science Fair

The JCS Science Fair is coming up and we are looking for people to help out with judging.  If you have never judged before, we will train you.  If you have a child who is participating in the science fair this year we will have you judge a different grade level.  
We aim to have every science fair project judged three times and will need to expand our pool of people to meet that goal.
    Judging for the 2018 JCS Science Fair will take place over the weekend of Feb. 10th - 11th.  If you are interested and available to judge, please give your name and phone number to:
Nancy Rickard  822-1352 (nrickard@gmail.com)
If you have questions, please contact Nick Dedini at ndedini@jcsk8.org
Thank you so much!


 We are looking forward to wonderful projects for our JCS Science Fair!

Register Siblings for 2018-19 School Year

The lottery for registration at JCS for the 2018-2019 school year is on January 19--Right around the corner!!  If you currently have a student at JCS and are planning on a sibling starting school next year, it is VERY IMPORTANT that you register them prior to January 12.  For families that do not live in our district, siblings have priority registration, but we need to know that they are coming. They will not have priority after the lottery. Even if you do live in the district, please register siblings ASAP in order to help us plan for our enrollment.  Please email or call Melanie Nannizzi if you have any questions.  mnannizzi@jcsk8.org

The Lost and Found


  • Please write your child’s FIRST AND LAST NAME on all sweatshirts, lunch bags, and containers.
  • Lost and found will be hung weekly on dry weather days.
  • All Lost and Found will be donated on the LAST FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH.  In December, items will be donated on 12/22.

Holiday Food Drive

Don't forget that non-perishable food items are still being collected for Holiday Baskets to be distributed through Arcata Presbyterian Church. Donations will be picked up on Friday, December 15, so be sure to have goods in by then. Thank you for your help in bringing holiday cheer to those in need!

Registration for Next Year

Believe it or not, it is time to register students for the 2018-2019 school year!!!  Our enrollment timeline has moved up a couple of months in order to be in line with the other schools in Humboldt County.  Students already attending Jacoby Creek School DO NOT need to register again.  This registration is for students NEW to our school. Those students attending Jacoby Creek School on an interdistrict transfer from another school district will need to apply for an interdistrict transfer again for next year.  I will be sending out detailed information about this process soon.  
Students that live in the Jacoby Creek School District boundaries are guaranteed enrollment at JCS for the 2018-2019 school year.  Even if you live in the district, please register your student early in order to help us prepare for next year.  
The Transitional Kindergarten/Kindergarten Preview Night is scheduled for Thursday, November 30 at 6:30 in the school library. This is an opportunity to meet the teachers and administration and to learn more about the TK/K programs at Jacoby Creek School. Mark your calendars if you have a student ready to attend Transitional Kindergarten or Kindergarten in the 2018-2019 school year.
Registration applications are available on our website and in the school office.
Sincerely,
Melanie Nannizzi
​Principal

Holiday Boutique Is Back!

The Jacoby Creek School PTO will be hosting the Holiday Boutique on December 9 from 10-4 in the gym.  There will be a snack bar benefiting our JCS school garden, JCS student vendors, community vendors, cookie platters, and the beloved Children's Shop.  Thank you to Diana Freeman and Karly Alvarez for coordinating this event for our JCS community!

November Family Maker Night

Thursday, November 16, at Redwood Coast Montessori. This is an HCOE sponsored event hosted by Redwood Coast Montessori. It is open to all families in our community.  Activities are most appropriate for ages 4-14. See flyer for more information.

Bus schedule during conference week

The bus schedule will be different during conference week (November 13-17).  Instead of the normal departure time, the bus will leave JCS at 1:20 every day that week. This change is for one week only. 
If you have any questions, please call the office or the bus garage at (707) 825-2434.
Thank you,
Melanie Nannizzi

School Garden Pumpkin and Winter Squash Donation Sale

Cinderella Pumpkins, Red Kuri Squash, Waltham Butternut Squash, and Sugar Dumpling Squash will all be available for donation sale tomorrow:  Wednesday, October 4th, from 2:20pm.
Please support our efforts to purchase a spotting scope and sturdy tripod to enhance the children’s Project FeederWatch participation, and for use during Garden Club and classroom time. 
There will be a table with the harvested and weighed produce outside the garden. Look for the champion garden pumpkin at the Harvest Carnival, where you can have the chance to accurately guess its weight and take it home. 
Thank you. 

International Walk and Roll to School Day

Tomorrow, October 4, is International Walk and Roll to School Day. JCS will be joining schools from around the world to celebrate.

Three ways to participate:

  1. Walk or bike from your house or drive to a friend's house. Start of join a walking group or bike chain.
  2. Join the walking group or bike chain leaving at 8:00 from Bayside Rd./Old Arcata Rd. (across from Bayside Farm).
  3. Take the bus to school and move yourself on the track. Bus leaves at 8:05 from Arcata Community Center.
Sponsored by JCS PTO
Come to a PTO meeting to get involved with W&R and share your ideas. JCS participates in W&R on the first Wednesday of the month in September, October, April, May, and June.



The Panther Pentathlon is
Thursday, October 6th  

Panther Pentathlon Events Include:
Charades, Walking & Running the Track, Music , Spanish Games, & “Hour” of Code

Healthy snacks will be provided.

Completed Donation Packets can be turned into student’s teacher at any time
Thank you for any pledges you are able to give.

Want to volunteer for the Pentathlon, or join the JCCEF? Visit our website at jccef.org, or inquire at the school office.



The Panther Pentathlon is our home-grown fundraiser that was started 7 years ago in response to dramatic funding cuts.  The success of the PP has helped save five key programs from being cut—Athletics, Drama, Music, Technology, and Foreign Language.

To maintain these programs, even on a budget, we need to raise at least $120 for every student at Jacoby Creek School. Our goal this year is $55,000.

The Panther Pentathlon is our most efficient way to raise money, with more than 93% of the total money donated going directly to the school.  Most of the seven percent student prizes also goes back to the students in the form of prizes.

All donations are tax-deductible and go directly to funding these programs, and your children's education at Jacoby Creek.

October 5th is the last day to send in your pledge packets and have them count toward the class competition and individual prizes; however, we are happy to accept pledges after that day to help support these important programs.


After School Enrichment

It is time to enroll for After School Academic Support and After School Enrichment classes.  The registration forms were sent home and are also available on our website at:
The deadline for priority registration is this Wednesday. Classes start on Tuesday, October 3. The class lists will be posted by the Library and in each classroom once students are enrolled.
Space is also still available in Homework Club for second and third grades and in Study Hall for fourth to eighth grades.

School Pictures

Picture day is Monday, September 25. Order forms should have gone home with students yesterday. You may order online, or with the envelope provided, and envelopes can be given to homeroom teachers any time beforehand for safe keeping.

Panther Pentathlon

What is the Panther Pentathlon?
We kicked off the Panther Pentathlon today with a exciting rally in the gym. Today your child received a manila pledge envelope. On the envelope are details about donations, prizes and deadlines.

The Panther Pentathlon is our home-grown fundraiser that was started a few  years ago in response to dramatic funding cuts. The success of the PP continues to keep four key programs from being cut—Athletics, Drama, Music, and Foreign Language. As always, updating the school’s technology resources continues to be one of the major goals for this coming year.  

The Panther Pentathlon is the most efficient way to raise money, since more than 93% of the total money donated goes directly to the school. Most of the 7% overhead also goes back to the students in the form of prizes! Our school community was very generous last year. We were able to fully fund many of our programs, and we expanded the technology available to primary students. With the additional money raised last year, we also purchased a scoreboard for the gym, recess equipment for this school year, new Chromebooks for 2nd grade, and a new server for the school. We also donated money for supplies to the garden, music, and drama.

The Pentathlon Celebration event takes place Friday, October 6th. Donations turned in by Thursday, October 5th will be counted toward individual and class prize totals. Of course any money turned in after that will help fund these amazing programs.

Thank you for your help!

Walk and Roll to School

Walk and Roll to School Day happens the first Wednesday of each month in our dry months.  It’s a time to move your body to get to school and reduce cars on the road  and parking lot for a day.  You can participate by walking, riding, rolling, scootering, blading, or taking the bus (then walking the track before school). 
3 ways to participate:
  1. Walk or bike from your house or drive to a friend’s house.  Start or join a walking group or bike chain.
  2. Join the walking group or bike chain leaving at 8:00 from Bayside Rd./Old Arcata Rd. (across from Bayside Farm).
  3. Take the bus to school and move yourself on the track before school starts.  Bus leaves at 8:05 from Arcata Community Center.

School Garden Volunteers Needed

Our wonderful school garden is in need of two very specific volunteers.  Both jobs sound interesting and fun!  Please let Sue Moore know if you would be able to help with either of these jobs.  She can be reached at (858) 531-8984 or via email at sue@mind.ucsd.edu.  

1. We would like a parent to consider taking on the iNaturalist program for the school garden so that our fledgling web presence in that program is fully present, and to take responsibility for identifying the critters in the garden. 

2. We need a parent with ornithological skills to assist with Project FeederWatch, and to consider a survey of the birds living in the willows north and west of the school. Ideally this would be a 6th - 8th grade family so that a student could incorporate the survey into a school science project.

Back to School Night

Back to School Night for 7th and 8th grade will take place at 6:30 P.M. on Thursday, September 14, in the library. This year there will be a focus on how to access information online in order to support your children and monitor their progress. The upper grade teachers will demonstrate how to access and work with the JCS website and its calendars, the upper grade teachers’ classroom websites, the Upper Grade Bulletin, and the new online gradebook.


The upper grades have adopted an online gradebook that you will be able to access throughout the year. Coming soon in the mail you will find a sheet of instructions about how to set up your parent portal account for accessing the gradebook. You may set up your account at any time.


In addition to covering all of this technology, Back to School Night is an opportunity for you to meet classroom teachers and hear about and sign up for volunteer opportunities.


If you are unable to attend this event, we are more than happy to help with whatever is needed, and all classroom handouts will be available here and on the teachers’ websites. You may also contact your child’s homeroom teacher to sign up as a volunteer.

After School Enrichment Academic Support Classes

ASE Academic Support classes start on Monday, September 11.

Information is available on the JCS web site.

Study Hall forms are in the office or here.

STUDY HALL ROOM SCHEDULE
MEETS FOR ONE HOUR AFTER SCHOOL
SIGN UP REQUESTED BEFORE FIRST DAY 

DAY           TIMES        ROOMS
Monday       2:15-3:15    ROOM 14 (Nugent)
Tuesday      3:00-4:00    ROOM 9 (Walsh)
Wednesday 3:00-4:00    ROOM 12 (Day)                                                            
Thursday     3:00-4:00    ROOM 11 (Jackson)
No Study Hall on Friday

ASE ACTIVITY CLASSES START THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 2 

Upper Grade Music to Begin Tomorrow!

Choir and orchestra begin tomorrow, Wednesday, 8/30/17. Students may come this week if interested without being committed to the program. Students should bring their instruments and their sign up forms if needed.

In 7th and 8th grade, choir and orchestra are pull-out classes that take place in the mornings. Choir takes place at 8:30 on Wednesday (during 8th PE / 7th homeroom) and 9:25 on Friday (during 7th PE / 8th homeroom).

Fall Sports Night

Fall Sports Night is Wednesday, August 30th at 6:00pm in the JCS gym.  This is a mandatory meeting for parents of students who are interested in participating in a fall sport: cross country (coed K-8), golf (coed 5-8), and girls volleyball (7/8). If you are unable to attend, please send a representative for your child.   
In order to participate in try-outs, practices and to compete, athletes are required to have the following forms on file:
1. PRE-PARTICIPATION PHYSICAL EVALUATION (PHYSICALS ARE VALID FOR ONE YEAR FROM THE DOCUMENTED DATE OF EXAM)**
2. ATHLETIC CONTRACT
3. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF POTENTIAL RISK
The deadline to turn in paperwork for all fall sports into the office is September 5, 2017. ALL FORMS MUST BE TURNED IN ANNUALLY and can be found on our website at jcsk8.org. If you have any questions contact Davita McGoldrick,dmgoldrick@jcsk8.org 

Emergency Supplies

Each year students are asked to bring a zip lock bag filled with three bottles of water and three non-perishable food items in case we were to encounter an emergency at school and needed supplies.  This year the Athletic Department will be selling the emergency supply bags as a fundraiser.  Look for order forms in the Tuesday folder or you can order your emergency bags at BTSN if you would like to skip dealing with creating the disaster pack and support the Athletic Department.  The emergency supply bags will be $10.

Room Parent Volunteer

The Jacoby Creek Children's Education Foundation is in need of parent from each homeroom to coordinate volunteers for the Pentathlon and Auction. If you are interested in helping with these important fund raisers, please let your child's homeroom teacher know.
Thank you!

Activity Center Summer Info.

Activity Center will be closed June 14-16 and reopening on 6/19 for the summer. Forms for the summer are with Activity Center staff.

Last Walk and Roll to School Day

Walk and Roll into Summer Break

Our final Walk & Roll to School Day will be on Wednesday, June 7.  Walking and riding to school is fun and easy. Using your feet or bike to get to/from school provides independence and makes kids stronger and healthier.  Walk & Roll to School encourages slower, safer, and less car traffic.  It can have a positive effect on our children's lives, community, and the world. Join us on June 7 by walking or riding from home, meet at a friends house and leave from there, or join the walking group leaving from Bayside Rd. at 8:00.  See you June 7!

Helping Your Child Navigate the Internet and Social Media

Discussion Forum for Parents--Tuesday, May 23rd5:30-7:00 pm in the Library
All parents and care providers are invited to attend this open forum.  At this parent facilitated forum, we will discuss questions, concerns, tips and resources related to our children’s use of the internet and social media.  Topics will likely include how to establish boundaries around screen time, how to talk about safety and privacy, and how to identify and respond to cyber harassment or bullying.
To capitalize on our time together, email any specific questions you may have in advance of the 23rd to Melinda Pedersen who will be moderating the forum.  
HRgoddess.mel@gmail.com Your submissions will drive the agenda. ALSO, if you have an app or website or resource you have found helpful around this topic, please email that, too, and we will share them at the forum.

Cardboard Boxes Needed for Exploration Day

Do you have access to any large pieces of cardboard through your work or business? How about any cardboard boxes laying around the house from your last trip to COSTCO? Don't recycle them - WE WOULD LOVE THEM! Please send any boxes you may be able to find to school with your child. Boxes are being collected in room 3 (Mrs. Dean's room), and will continue to be until Exploration Day (June 9th)! Thank you so much for your support!

Volunteer Appreciation Tea

Thank you to those of you have volunteered at Jacoby Creek School. Volunteers help to make Jacoby Creek School a wonderful learning environment. The JCS staff would like to invite you to a tea in your honor to show our appreciation for your contributions and your commitment to the students. 

You are invited to a Volunteer Appreciation Tea!

Monday, June 5
8:30 am
JCA Library

Please join us for tea, coffee, and treats!

7th-8th CAASPP Testing

This year's CAASPP Testing will take place Tuesday, 5/9, through Thursday, 5/11, from 10:30-3:00. Make up testing for absences will take place on Friday 5/12.

8th Grade Celebration Parent Meeting

As you may know, we are approaching Jacoby Creek School’s 8th Grade Celebration at Moonstone Beach on Friday, June 2.  We need to meet with parents who are willing and able to help with this event. We need to create a chaperone list, have you sign up for shifts, and clarify the itinerary and rules of the event.  This important meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 16, 2017, in Mr. Goddard’s room (Rm.17) at 6:00 pm.  Please plan to attend if you plan on chaperoning.  We’ll see you there!

Yearbook Orders

Yearbooks - cost $12 each
Parents should submit a separate order form for each yearbook that is ordered.
Order forms and payments are due Friday, May 19.
Make checks payable to JCS.
Return forms to child's teacher.


Family Maker Night

The Humboldt County Office of Education is hosting a Family Maker Night on Thursday, May 18, from 5:00-7:30 pm at the HCOE Annex Building.   This event will have free STEAM activities for families.  This month's activities will include Science and Nature Art, Mouse Trap Racers, and Graphite Circuits. Contact Tanya Trum at 445-7817 or ttrump@hcoe.org for more information about this awesome event.   

Help Needed!

JCS STAFF APPRECIATION LUNCHEON
With the help of the JCS community, the PTO would like to host a luncheon on Tuesday, May 23rd  to show our appreciation for the staff at JCS!
  This year the event will be catered.  You can help by donating money to cover the cost of catering or by volunteering anytime between 10:30-1:30.
I WOULD LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE
Name:_________________________________________________
Phone Number and Email Contact
________________________________________________________
*    I would like to donate money to help cover the cost of catering.  Please attach a check written to
JCS PTO.
Check # and amount___________________________________
*    I would like to volunteer the day of the luncheon.  People will be needed anytime between 10:30-1:30.

Please send monetary donations and print and return this form by Friday, May 5.