Join the JCS Parent and Educator Resources Center (PERC) and Department of Special Programs this Saturday, August 19, for a day of fun and learning with our local first responders! Meet Jefferson County firefighters and police officers, explore their vehicles, participate in fire safety games, and more at this family-friendly event. Families can also access important resources like missing children packets and fire safety information. Plus, enjoy a DJ and food trucks! It's all happening from 9 a.m. - Noon tomorrow at Sam Michaels Park. Learn more about JCS PERC and its resources here 👉 https://www.jcswv.org/page/parent-and-educator-resources.
We're excited to welcome 12 new international teachers to JCS as we continue preparations for the upcoming school year! Current international staff members were on-hand to greet and assist with the orientation of these new educators, who hail from Jamaica, Zimbabwe, and the Philippines through our partnership with Educational Partners International. Welcome to JCS!
Teachers and staff at Ranson Elementary School got a jump start on the new school year Monday with their third annual Book Blitz! Teachers personally delivered school supplies and new books to RES families at their homes, allowing students to meet their teachers in a familiar setting. The annual event is always an exciting and rewarding opportunity for teachers to connect with their students ahead of the first day of school!
We can't wait to welcome students back to school next Monday, August 21! Did you know you can visit www.jcswv.org/myschoolbus to learn your student's bus information and access required transportation forms? And our dedicated bus operators and aides will contact JCS families throughout the week to answer your transportation-related questions and ease those first-day-of-school jitters!
Today we welcomed back JCS teachers and service personnel to kick off the 2023-24 school year! Buses start rolling for students next Monday, August 21. We can't wait to see you then!
We began preparing for the new school year this week with our first-ever KinderCamp! The three-day event offered rising Kindergarten students the chance to tour the school, meet their teachers, and participate in fun learning activities. Nearly two dozen students took part in the unique opportunity, which included art and STEAM classes and a read-aloud. Campers also left with a bag full of goodies, including school supplies, games, books, and learning materials to use at home. What a way for these young students to jump-start the new school year! Read more about it here from our friends at The Journal, Martinsburg, WV 👉https://rebrand.ly/c48qshg
🎉JCS is excited to welcome more than 60 new educators for the 2023-24 school year! We're having so much fun at New Teacher Orientation this week and can't wait to see students on August 21 for a brand new year! 🤩
On May 24th, every Ranson student in second grade received a new bag with 10 books of their choosing. Our school and students have worked with the local Martinsburg/Sunrise Rotary Reading Program, called Ranson Reads, for the past two years. The students were very excited when they received their new books and provided an opportunity in which students had a choice in what they would like to read from almost 100 book selections.
We welcomed back former Ranson Elementary School students who are getting ready to graduate this weekend. It was so fun for staff and students to welcome them back to RES and celebrate the Class of 2023. Congratulations!! We are so proud of you all!
Today is National School Nurse Day! We're proud to recognize the dedicated school nurses who make a difference in the lives of our students by protecting and promoting their health and advancing their academic success. Thank you for all you do!
Ranson Elementary hosted the Volunteer Recognition Ceremony on Monday, May 8th. We greatly appreciate our volunteers!
Thanks to the Chorus for putting on their debut performance!
Congratulations to Rebekah Mills and Alicia Marcus on being named Ranson Elementary's Teacher of the Year and Service Person of the Year! We were happy to celebrate and honor Ms. Mills and Ms. Marcus at the annual JCS recognition dinner on April 26.
March 10, 2023: Due to the anticipated timing of inclement weather, all Jefferson County Schools and Offices will be closed today. Students will return on Tuesday, March 14, following Monday's staff development day. Thank you.
ATTENTION: The boil water notice for Charles Town and Ranson will extend through Thursday, 3/9. JCS will again provide bottled water for Washington High, Charles Town Middle, Wright Denny Intermediate, OLC, and Ranson Elementary Schools. We encourage anyone who can safely bring water from home to do so again. Thank you to our incredible staff in the JCS Maintenance Department, who worked quickly to provide schools with water today and made sure they would be ready for Thursday.
March 8, 2023: In response to the boil water notice issued for Charles Town and Ranson water customers, Jefferson County Schools will provide bottled water for Washington High School, Charles Town Middle School, Wright Denny Intermediate School, Ranson Elementary School, and the OLC. Anyone who can safely bring their own water from home in addition to these resources is encouraged to do so. We'll have updates based on the progress of repair work. For more information, visit https://www.ctubwv.com/.
All of us at Ranson Elementary School work hard to support our students and their families. It's important to us that we know how you feel and what you need, so we invite you to take the WV Learning Environment Survey! Just visit our website at https://www.jcswv.org/ressurvey and follow the instructions. Thank you for partnering with us!
Congratulations to our own Janet Harner! Janet received West Virginia's first-ever West Virginia Executive Secretary of the Year Award, which was also named in her honor! We are all excited to see this well-deserved recognition for Janet's decades of dedicated service. You can read more about the award and the impact of Janet's career here https://www.jcswv.org/article/1026064.
Ranson Elementary celebrated Black History Month with a school-wide event highlighting local community and business leaders. The Black History Living Museum offered students a glimpse of Black excellence in our community through shared stories and hands-on learning activities. Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/3KAGS9D.
📣 Shoutout to our amazing bus operators on this School Bus Driver Appreciation Day! Today and every day, we celebrate and thank our drivers for going the "extra mile" to transport our students to and from school safely. As a direct link between the home and classroom, they play a vital role in the education and well-being of our students. Consider thanking a school bus driver today! 🚌
Our first-ever Family STEAM/STEM Night was a huge success! We were excited to see so many of our students and their families attend this event. We all had a great deal of fun while learning together!
