Ranson Elementary School

Ranson Elementary students participated in a holiday and winter card contest hosted by Ranson CVB. This is the second year both RES and the City of Ranson have partnered to excite the children for the holiday season is with this art contest. Winners receive gift cards and get to have their artwork printed onto cards sent out into the community. We look forward to continuing this festive tradition for years to come!"

Ranson Elementary students participated in a holiday and winter card contest hosted by Ranson CVB. This is the second year both RES and the City of Ranson have partnered to excite the children for the holiday season is with this art contest. Winners receive gift cards and get to have their artwork printed onto cards sent out into the community. We look forward to continuing this festive tradition for years to come!"

Ranson Elementary students participated in a holiday and winter card contest hosted by Ranson CVB. This is the second year both RES and the City of Ranson have partnered to excite the children for the holiday season is with this art contest. Winners receive gift cards and get to have their artwork printed onto cards sent out into the community. We look forward to continuing this festive tradition for years to come!"

Ranson Elementary students participated in a holiday and winter card contest hosted by Ranson CVB. This is the second year both RES and the City of Ranson have partnered to excite the children for the holiday season is with this art contest. Winners receive gift cards and get to have their artwork printed onto cards sent out into the community. We look forward to continuing this festive tradition for years to come!"

Ranson Elementary students participated in a holiday and winter card contest hosted by Ranson CVB. This is the second year both RES and the City of Ranson have partnered to excite the children for the holiday season is with this art contest. Winners receive gift cards and get to have their artwork printed onto cards sent out into the community. We look forward to continuing this festive tradition for years to come!

Thank you to the entire Child Nutrition staff at Jefferson County Schools! Our cooks, cafeteria managers, and secretaries have continued to provide tasty, nutritious meals to students during unprecedented circumstances brought on by a global pandemic. Despite staffing shortages and supply chain issues, they served students more than 155,000 meals in October alone. They have not only continued to build good habits in our elementary school students with balanced meals for breakfast and lunch, but are also reducing food waste and helping middle and high school students make good choices by allowing them to make individual decisions on which menu items they choose, including the salad bar.

A reminder that Jefferson County Schools has returned to a regular schedule for Fridays. That means that today, Dec. 3, 2021, is a full day of school for all students. Thank you for supporting our staff! https://jcswv.org/page/sustaining-excellence-update

Dear Ranson Elementary families, Please remember that school is closed on Thursday, 11/11, in honor of Veterans Day, and the half-day on Friday, 11/12, is a remote learning day. Our child nutrition services will continue Friday, with food packs available for pickup from 10:00am-11:00am.

Elementary School families may be interested in the following Public Service Announcement regarding a COVID-19 vaccination opportunity for children from 5-11 years old. For Questions regarding the clinics, please call the Jefferson County Health Department at 304-728-8416. COVID-19 vaccinations are NOT required for school attendance.

Hello Ranson Elementary School families! We need your input on "What are some important considerations as we look at ways to utilize the existing Ranson Elementary School facilities once we move to a new campus?". To gather your feedback, we're using a tool called ThoughtExchange. All of our voices matter, so your participation is crucial and valued. Please use this link to participate: https://tejoin.com/scroll/990498773

Hello Ranson Elementary School families! We need your input on "What are some important considerations as we look at ways to utilize the existing Ranson Elementary School facilities once we move to a new campus?". To gather your feedback, we're using a tool called ThoughtExchange. All of our voices matter, so your participation is crucial and valued. Please use this link to participate: https://tejoin.com/scroll/990498773

We need your help and input on an important question: "What are some important considerations as we look at ways to utilize the existing Ranson Elementary School facilities once we move to a new campus?". To gather your feedback, we're using a tool called ThoughtExchange. All of our voices matter, so your participation is crucial and valued. Click here to participate: https://tejoin.com/scroll/990498773 You'll be asked to respond to one open-ended question, consider and assign stars to some of the ideas shared by others (20 to 30 is ideal), and learn what's important to the group. Your thoughts and stars are confidential. You can come back as often as you'd like to participate and, in fact, we ask that you do come back to star some of the new ideas shared since you first participated. The ratings will help us understand the most important areas to focus on. If you need technical help, please call ThoughtExchange at 1-800-361-9027 ext. 4 or email help@thoughtexchange.com Thank you in advance for your help and input. For more information visit: https://www.thoughtexchange.com

Staffing shortages are impacting school systems across the country. For Jefferson County Schools (JCS), the shortages have significantly affected our staff time to complete critical behind-the-scenes work that goes into sustaining excellence in teaching and learning. Beginning October 15th, Jefferson County Schools will dismiss students 1/2 day every Friday. Staff will spend 3 hours completing all non-student supervision work (planning, SAT/IEP meetings, creating instructional materials, deep cleaning, etc). A full explanation of the factors leading to this change and expectations for staff in using this time can be found in the “Sustaining Excellence Plan” on the JCS website https://5il.co/101uz

Please join us as we congratulate the following students for receiving the Empathy Student of the Month Award for the month of September. D.J. Boyd, Amiyah Craig, Jasper Edens, Davion Ferguson, McKenzie Fernandez, Franklin Giron, Brady Johnson, Jasper Hall, Josie Hall, Isaiah Hess, Dahlila Martin, Yeniel Martinez, Avery Snow, Cambria Stern-Edwards,Bryce Trent and Cameron Williams. We would like to recognize Bryce Trent and Amiyah Craig who received the September Principal Award. They show Empathy by having the ability to understand and care about how someone else is feeling, comforting someone who is hurting or sad, and feeling excited for someone else when they win.

We've got some important dates for families to remember this school year! Make sure to download the JCS 21-22 at a Glance Calendar and keep up with what's happening in your schools! https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1571584/JCS_21-22_at_a_Glance.pdf

We are proud of students at Ranson Elementary School and Shepherdstown Elementary School for meeting with architects last week to share their ideas for the new schools coming to their communities! https://jeffersoncountywv.sites.thrillshare.com/article/539617

We will always remember 9-11-2001 so our students never forget.

Ranson Elementary School is experiencing issues with their phone lines. We are working with technicians from Frontier Communications to resolve the problem. In the meantime, families who need to contact the school can call (304) 582-5603. Thank you for your understanding and patience.

RES Loves that First Day of School Energy!

Jefferson Virtual Academy Device Distribution Device pick-up for students confirmed for JVA enrollment will be held Friday, Aug 20th, at the Jefferson High School cafeteria. Devices will be distributed alphabetically by last name: 1:00 A-D 2:00 E-K 3:00 L-Q 4:00 R-Z There will be additional opportunities for device pick up next week for families unable to attend on Friday. Thank you for your patience. Please visit www.https://www.jcswv.org/page/jefferson-virtual-academy for more updates.