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Open House

Thursday, 4/26 from 5:30 to 7:00 pm.
A pizza dinner supporting sixth grade environmental program will be available in the gym.
The Scholastic Book Fair will take place in the library.

Scholastic Book Fair Coming Soon!

Scholastic Book Fair Dates
April 23 - 27 (week after Spring break)
Monday 2:15 - 4:00
Tuesday 2:15 - 4:00
Wednesday 2:15 - 4:00
Thursday 2:15 - 7:00 (open during Open House)
Friday 2:15 - 3:00

Self Defense Training Opportunity

A full weekend self defense training for middle and high school girls with Carrie Slack from College fo the Redwoods is available.
Saturday and Sunday, April 28-29, 10:00 am-5:00 pm
at The Sanctuary, 1301 J Street, Arcata
Sliding scale $15-$45, no one turned away for lack of funds

See attached link for more details.


After School Enrichment

Enrollment for Session three of the JCS ASE program has started.

The forms will be available on the JCS web site. 

Classes start after Spring Break. Study Hall starts on April 2 and is open for all students in 4th-8th grades.

Forms for enrollment are also available in the JCS office.


School Play

The all-school play, Seussical, will be performed this Friday and Saturday, March 30 & 31, at 6:00 P.M. in the library. We hope to see you there!

Science Fair / History Day Evening Program

The Science/History Evening Program will be held on Tuesday, February 13th, from 7-8pm in the gym. Please come and check out the nearly 120 6th-8th grade Science Fair projects as well as History Day projects by 5th and 8th graders on display in the gym. These students have done some excellent work and are ready to share their research with you. Prepare to be impressed!
     This year attendance for those with projects will be heavily encouraged, but not required as has been in other years. There will be extra credit given for those who do attend. Students are requested to be present at their projects from 7:15-7:45 to answer questions and discuss their work with adults and other visitors in attendance.

JCCEF Auction

Our annual Dinner, Auction, and Dance is Saturday March 17, 2018 at the Arcata Community Center.  Join us on St. Patrick's Day for Dinner catered by Sammy's BBQ and Dancing to Eyes Anonymous!

Tickets will go on sale starting next Monday, February 5th. There is still time if you want to be a business sponsor. Contact Heidi Walsh (hwalsh@jcsk8.org) for more information about becoming a business sponsor. Please consider donating to the class baskets, items for the live and silent auctions, wine. You can also donate your time to help us make the auction successful. Without you we cannot make JCS great. GO PANTHERS!!! 

Ticket order form available here.

February Family Maker Night

The next Family Maker Night is on February 15th and is sponsored by Mattole Valley Charter School.
The event will be held at Lost Coast High (the old Worthington School site) at 3400 Erie Street, Eureka.
Family Maker Night happens every third Thursday of the month at different locations around the county.  It is a free event and is open to all families in our community.  Activities are different every month and are most appropriate for ages 4-14. See flyer.
 
For more information, please contact Tanya Trump at ttrump@hcoe.org or (707) 445-7817.

Upper Grade Spelling Bee Results

Recently, students were tested to determine the top two spellers in each homeroom, who were then invited to participate in the JCS 7-8 Spelling Bee Test. 

 The class champions:
Barsanti’s Homeroom:
Kaelyn Williams
Maya Hansen

Dedini’s Homeroom:
John Gerving
Jonah Hohl

Goddard’s Homeroom:
Sydney Trieu
Owen Miranda-Hupp

Holmes’s Homeroom:
Vivian Cronin

Sophia Rosales

Yesterday, the 7-8 JCS Spelling Bee Test was taken, and our top two spellers and an alternate were determined.
1st place: John Gerving
2nd place: Vivian Cronin
Alternate: Sophia Rosales

Our top two spellers are now invited to participate in the Northern Humboldt Regional Spelling Bee for grades 7-9 that will take place on February 8, 2018, at 1:30 at McKinleyville Middle School.

Congratulations to all of our spelling champs!

JCCEF Auction

Jacoby Creek Children Education Foundation presents
2018 Dinner, Auction, & Dance
Saturday March 17, 2018
Arcata Community Center
Tickets $45 (before 2/16/18), $50 (after 2/17/18)
5:30 p.m. No host bar (proceeds support JCS)
6:30 p.m. Dinner Buffet
7:30 p.m. Live Auction
Dancing to live music will follow the auction

 See flyer

Six Rivers Charter School Parent Night

You are invited to an 8th Grade Parent Information Night to find out more about Six Rivers Charter High School, a small supportive learning community with the rigor and opportunities of a large high school.

January 23rd and 31st at 6:00 PM
Six Rivers Room 704

For more information call 825-2428 or visit sixrivers.nohum.org

PTO MOVIE DAY

The PTO will be hosting a free family movie day in the LIBRARY (location change from the gym) on Sunday, January 21 from 2:00-4:00 p.m.  Bring your pillows, blankets, and lawn chairs. The PTO will be showing the movie Inside Out and there will be a donation snack bar.  

Pints for Non-profits and JCS Staff Band

Thank you to REDWOOD CURTAIN BREWERY for offering to support JCS
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Wednesday, January 17 with a Pints for Nonprofits Day!
$1 for every pint sold at Redwood Curtain Brewery from noon-midnight  on January 17 will be donated to the school.  Last year we used the proceeds to purchase new drinking fountains!
Our JCS Staff Band will be playing from 6:00-9:00 p.m. and the LoCo Fish Truck will be selling food.  If families are interested, we could organize daycare here at JCS for the evening.  Please email Mrs. Nannizzi and let her know if you would be interested in JCS daycare that evening.
Mark your calendars for this fun event that benefits our school!  Thank you Redwood Curtain Brewery!!!

Save the Date for the JCCEF Auction!

This year’s auction is on St. Patrick's Day at the Arcata Community Center.  Our school is lucky to have such a wonderful community that supports our students. Please help with selling tickets, collecting donations, filling classroom basket, donating baskets or setting up the day of the auction. If you would like to be a business sponsor for this year’s auction please contact Mrs. Walsh hwalsh@jcsk8.org by January 31st.
We hope everyone will help us bring in the green to make our auction a success. The auction and pentathlon fund many of the activities we do at school including Music, Drama, Sports, Technology, PAT Days, Library Books, Second Grade Swimming, JCS Live, Third Grade Dune Field Trips and many more things that create a rainbow of learning here at Jacoby Creek. Take a look at the website www.jcsauction.com for more information.

Oral Language Faire

The 17th Annual JCS Oral Language Faire will take place on Thursday, March 8, 2018, at 6:30 pm for families and Friday, March 9, 2018, at 1:00 pm for the school and judging panel. The sign-up sheet and student permission slips are available in the library near the door. Permission slips must be completed, signed by a parent, and returned by Friday, January 19, 2018. Audition and rehearsal times are available on the paperwork given with the permission slip and here.

Participation in the school performance and judging on Friday, March 9, is the second trimester opportunity for extra credit in 7th and 8th grade Language Arts.

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
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