Important News

Greeting SJLES Families, As we begin American Education Week, I want to once again thank you for your continued support, encouragement, and collaboration. I was able to visit several 4th and 5th grade classrooms this morning to start my day and it is great to see our students engaged and ready to learn bright and early on a Monday morning…

Greetings SJLES Families, To everyone in our community who has served our country, who is actively serving now, and who are committed to serve in the future, thank you for your service and Happy Veterans Day! Our Fall Parent Teacher Conferences are right around the corner. These conferences provide another outstanding opportunity for our teachers and families to share insights…

NEW NEWS 12:45 Dismissal Tomorrow! The HCPSS 2020-2021 calendar includes the following scheduled 3-hour early dismissal days: Friday, November 6, 2020 Monday, November 23, 2020 Tuesday, November 24, 2020 Our virtual schedules have been adjusted for these scheduled early dismissal days to provide students with synchronous learning for each class. Our K-5 Schedule is below and please click on the…

Greetings SJLES Families, We hope you all had a great weekend! We have several updates below in our NEW NEWS section, but wanted to uplift the first one regarding access to Google Play. Google Play has a new set of supplemental digital tools that can support our virtual instruction, but requires consent from a parent or guardian. Thank you for…

Greetings SJLES Families, I hope this rainy day finds you and your family well! As I have shared many times throughout distance learning, thank you for your ongoing support as we continue to provide instruction virtually. I am proud of the way our entire learning community has persevered and the levels of engagement you all have demonstrated. To maintain a…

Greetings SJLES Families, It was awesome to lunch bunch with so many of our kindergarteners and first graders yesterday! Our students continue to make us proud with their outstanding work in the virtual classroom and we cherish the opportunities to make them smile, laugh, and share with us. Yesterday, we got some great updates regarding how many teeth have been…

Greetings SJLES Families, I hope this communication finds you and your family well! Tomorrow, Friday 10/16, is our first three-hour early dismissal of the school year. The school day will end at 12:45 for students on these virtual learning three hour early dismissal days. You can access your child’s schedule by clicking here. Additional details are listed below in the…

Greetings SJLES Families, Believe it or not, we are at the midpoint of the first quarter already! Mrs. Redd and I are so pleased with how well our students have transitioned to this virtual learning environment. As we visit our virtual classrooms, we see our students engaged, actively participating, and leveraging the various digital tools to demonstrate their understanding. This…

Greetings SJLES Families, We hope this communication finds you and your family well! It was another great week of school at “The Lane.” Our Jaguars continue to settle into routine, they are attending school at a rate close to 99%, they are engaged and participating during their lessons, they are completing their asynchronous assignments, and they continue to smile and…

Greetings SJLES Families, As part of our school system’s commitment to equity and inclusion, we continue to focus on building community and creating welcoming environments for all students. While we recognize that Halloween activities held during the school day have been a long standing tradition at many HCPSS schools, including SJLES, a decision has been made to not offer Halloween…