Important News

Please review changes to the School Meals program for 11/23-12/4 here: http://jhes.hcpss.org/news/2020/11/thanksgiving-school-meal-program-changes-1123-124 English This is a reminder that Monday, November 23rd and Tuesday, November 24th are 3-hour early dismissal days for students. Please see the modified schedules below: Schedule Adjustments for Scheduled Early Dismissal Days The HCPSS 2020-2021 calendar includes four scheduled 3-hour early dismissal days: Friday, November 6, 2020…

1st Quarter Report Cards Available in HCPSS Connect Your child’s 1st quarter report card is now available for viewing. Directions are included at the bottom of this message. The following information was shared in our JHES newsletter sent on 11/4, but as a reminder: The Howard County Public School System has made some changes to 1st quarter grading that you…

How to Schedule a Virtual Parent Teacher Conference Conference scheduling will open on Nov. 13th. and close Nov. 19th. You will schedule a conference with your child’s ELA teacher. Parents of students in Ms. Strawhorn’s 4th grade GT math class will also be able to schedule a conference with Ms. Strawhorn at this time. Parents can also schedule conferences with…

Family File Update We currently have 132 students without an updated Family File. It is critically important that we have this information on file for every student even if we are not currently in the building. Remember, this needs to be done for each child, each year even if there are no changes to report. We are going to start…

Do you have questions about your child's Art, Media, Music, PE, and/or Technology classes? This Wednesday, November 11th, from 6:00-6:30, our Jeffers Hill Related Arts Team will be available during the first 30 minutes of the PTA meeting for a question and answer session. Please stop by and ask any questions you have about any of the virtual Related Arts…

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In an effort to continue expanding our authorized set of digital tools for virtual instruction, HCPSS has curated a new set of supplemental digital tools that are available only through Google’s menu of additional services. These supplemental digital tools are approved by HCPSS and comply with federal, state and Howard County Board of Education student data privacy policies. Due to…

PTA Restaurant Fundraiser at Neo Pizza- November 10, 2020 Make it a pizza night (or afternoon!) and support the JHES PTA at the same time! Neo Pizza will generously donate 20% of all sales from Jeffers Hill friends and family anytime from 11:00 am 'til 10:00 pm! Turn in your receipt and show the flyer (printed or on your phone)…

Young Authors’ Contest Does your child enjoy writing and want to show case their work? Students in grades 1 through 5 can enter their short story or poem into the Young Authors’ Contest. The story needs to reflect their creativity and use appropriate language and story structure. If they would like to write a poem, it should be creative and…

JHES Virtual Turkey Trot We are very excited to announce that we will be having our annual Turkey Trot. It is our goal to provide a virtual display of students who want to share how they fit exercise in their lives and the importance of it. Each student who voluntarily participates and completes the run/walk turkey trot requirements within the…