For those who may have missed the call or only receive text messages and would like to hear the announcement, here it is.....Taylor County Schools Snow Day-O.
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
https://youtu.be/WViD0t1dsk4
All Taylor County schools will now be closed tomorrow, TUESDAY, JANUARY, 16, 2024.
All Taylor County Schools will begin on a two-hour delay tomorrow, Tuesday, January 16, 2024.
Fun Tip Friday for Families
This week's tip continues the focus on phonics or the matching of letters to sounds. Check out the short video below that explains and demonstrates the correct sound (or phoneme) for each letter and combination of letters. Using the correct phoneme or sound when decoding a word is essential for early readers and writers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hq0NpbQbtXY
Save The Dates - Important Information Meeting Scheduled! - - Please join us for an important informational meeting focusing on the building of a New Anna Jarvis Elementary School scheduled for Parents/Guardians and other interested community members on Thursday, January 25, 2024, from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. This important meeting will take place at the current Anna Jarvis Elementary School, located at 650 North Pike Street, Grafton, WV 26354. During this meeting, Dr. John E. Stallings, Jr., Superintendent of Schools, will provide background information regarding the process used toward obtain funding to support this endeavor as well as an overview of current and long-range building plans for bringing this exciting project to completion, including what to expect over the next few years of construction. We hope to see you there!
Our Family Outreach Facilitator and Communities in Schools gave out Christmas dinner bags for our Anna Jarvis families. Thank you to Leer Mine for providing the hams, Mt Pleasant United Methodist Church and Hepzibah Church for providing the sides. Happy Holidays!
Thank you to the Church of the Good Shepherd who put together shoeboxes for some of our students. Some of the items include gloves, toboggans, snacks, school supplies, coloring book, games, etc.
AJES is honored that Mrs. McCauley and her 4th grade students had Rhododendron ornaments they created and submitted on display in DC this year. The state of WV sent 14,000 ornaments to decorate this tree and others inside the capital building. Our goal was to make it on the big tree outside, and we did it! Ornaments were requested to tell something about the state, be made of recycled materials, be light weight, be large and colorful, and to withstand the outdoors. Mrs. McCauley was told our ornaments were in the top 5 best submitted!
Lunch menu change for Anna Jarvis today, Jan. 10, 2024:
Chicken Tenders, Oven Fries, Fruit, and Milk.
Thursday we will have today's menu of Vegetable Beef Soup
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All Taylor County Schools will begin on a two-hour delay tomorrow, Wednesday, January 10th, 2024.
All Taylor County Schools will be on a two-hour delay today, Tuesday, Jan. 9th.
Menu for Anna Jarvis Elementary School, Jan. 3rd-5th.
Students: Please charge your iPad in preparation for the first day back to school tomorrow.
The Tech Dept will soon begin the process of issuing new 10th generation iPads to students (starting with high school students). Please make sure you have completed an iCloud backup so you dont lose any important schoolwork that might not be saved to your OneDrive.
Wishing all of our students, staff, and their families a very Merry Christmas!
Please join us in congratulating our TCS “Students of the Month" for December.. Each of these exceptional students was selected as an excellent ambassador for his or her school. Congratulations to each of these excellent individuals! Way to represent!
4th grade field trip for today is rescheduled for Thursday. The students will be back before the early dismissal.
With the two-hour delay today, we had to adjust the schedule for the parties. Here is the schedule for today, Tuesday, December 19, 2023.
2nd grade winter party
10:30 – 11:15
Kindergarten winter party
11:45 – 12:30
1st grade winter party
1:00 -1:45
All Taylor County Schools will begin on a two-hour delay tomorrow, Tuesday, Dec. 19th, 2023.
Monday, December 18th Anna Jarvis Elementary School will be taking over the WVU Coliseum to participate in the WVU Education Day. We will be leaving Anna Jarvis at 8:30, tip-off is set for 10am. Departure from WVU will be around 12:30. Just a couple of reminders: no back packs or bags will be allowed into the building. Only clear bags will be allowed, students who bring a lunch from home must have the bag packed in a clear storage bag (Baggies). Walmart bags do not count. We will not be taking students to the concession stands, so they do not need money. We do encourage everyone to wear blue and gold to help cheer on our undefeated WVU Women’s basketball team!!
This week's Fun Family Tip Friday is a video that explains what phonics is and how young readers learn phonics skills. By the end of the video, you'll understand why phonics is an essential part of learning to read. You'll also get some tips on easy and fun ways to support your child as he or she develops phonics skills and starts to read. Click the link below to watch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv2LCkta3N4
Join us for Storybook Forest and Bingo Literacy Night on Tuesday, Dec. 19th.
