UPDATE: After a careful reevaluation of road conditions and consultation with the WV Department of Highways, all Jefferson County Schools and offices will regrettably be closed today, Wednesday, January 19, 2022. Essential personnel, please report for continued ice removal. Thank you for your patience as we continue to prioritize the safety of students and staff.
All Jefferson County Schools and offices are CLOSED on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. After-school activities are canceled. Essential personnel, please report for snow removal.
Driswood Elementary School is experiencing issues with the main phone line. Please dial 304-676-0343 if you need to reach the front office. Thank you.
The JCSWV mobile app. It's everything Jefferson County Schools straight to you phone! www.jcswv.org/page/communications
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 Driswood 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 11:45am-12:45pm at JHS.
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.
Our outstanding owls celebrated Unity Day in the most creative of ways!
4th graders getting excited for Jeopardy to review some health content!
First grade received some wonderful fire safety education this morning!
Our 4th graders highly engaged with the use of technology and participation techniques utilized by our teachers. Wonderful to see their excitement during their ELA block! They truly are Outstanding Owls!
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
We want to thank the Rotary Club, Mr. Taylor, and Mr. Lansey for distributing dictionaries to our 3rd graders and thesauruses to our 5th graders today.
Kindergarten has been working hard with the alphabet and letter sounds!!!
Kindergarten has been working hard with the alphabet and letter sounds!!!
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
2nd grade had a great day with understanding the scientific method with their observations of gummy bears and their reaction to different substances.
We will always remember 9-11-2001 so our students never forget.
It’s wonderful to walk into 4th and 5th grade and see a book in front of so many students on this Friday afternoon!
