Good evening parents and students! This is Mr. Jewett, principal of Thanksgiving Elementary School, with some important information. I wanted to let you know that tomorrow, Friday, February 2nd, will our next Thanksgiving Elementary School Spirit Day. We would love for all of our staff and students to wear their TES spirit wear or school colors (maroon and orange). Our PTA will also have spirit sticks and stickers for sale during arrival from 8:30am to 8:55am. And finally, I wanted to let you know that we will be sending home report cards on Monday, February 5th. Along with these report cards you will be receiving the most recent benchmark assessment data for your child. If there is a concern with your child's progress so far this school year, you will also receive an at-risk letter outlining any areas of concern. Thank you for your time and I hope you have a wonderful evening!
11 months ago, Chad Jewett
Good evening parents and students! This is Chad Jewett, principal of Thanksgiving Elementary School, with some important information. I wanted to let you know that our next Caps/Pajama Bottoms for a Cause day is tomorrow, Friday, January 19th. Students can wear school appropriate caps or pajama bottoms with a $1 donation. The money will go to help families in need in our school community. The end of the 2nd quarter is Wednesday, January 24th. Students will not have school next Thursday, January 25th and Friday, January 26th. These two days are teacher workdays. Our VIP carpool raffle is still going on. Please visit the Thanksgiving Elementary School PTA Facebook page for more details and to purchase raffle tickets. And finally, we are in need of volunteers to help provided a duty-free lunch for our teachers on February 16th. This is Valentine's Day week and we would like to show our staff how much we love them with a duty free lunch. Please visit the PTA Facebook page to sign up. Thank you for your time and I hope you have a great evening!
12 months ago, Chad Jewett
Johnston County Public Schools offers many career opportunities for aspiring professionals and we are hiring! Discover why Johnston County is an ideal location to live and work, and why JCPS is the best place for a career. With competitive pay, state health benefits, and incentives, we are the place to grow. Check out our Job Fair on Saturday, March 2, 2024 from 9 AM to 12 PM. Hope to see you there!😎 #GreatThingsAreHappeningInJCPS
12 months ago, Johnston County Public Schools
Job Fair
Jordyn Williams is our next January Character Education Award recipient! A fifth grader at Thanksgiving Elementary, she values her fellow classmates, is responsible, and is accountable for herself. Her teachers note she is incredibly respectful to all adults she interacts with.
12 months ago, Johnston County Public Schools
Jordyn Williams
Jordyn Williams is our next January Character Education Award recipient! She is in fifth grade at Thanksgiving Elementary and was chosen for Respect. Williams sees and values her fellow classmates, is responsible, and holds herself accountable for how she treats others and her school materials. Williams' teachers note that she is incredibly respectful to her teachers, and all the adults she interacts with. Congratulations!✨ #GreatThingsAreHappeningInJCPS
12 months ago, Johnston County Public Schools
Jordyn Williams
Good evening parents and students! This is Mr. Jewett, principal of Thanksgiving Elementary School, with some important information. I wanted to remind all of you that we do not have school on Monday, January 15th in observance of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday. Our students will return to school on Tuesday, January 16th. We have our class pictures on Thursday, January 18th with Lifetouch. This is where they will be taking pictures of the whole class with their teacher. And finally, I wanted to remind you that our VIP Carpool Raffle has started. You can visit the TES PTA Facebook page for all of the details. I also wanted to remind parents that we have to use carpool to drop off students in the morning. We only allow parents to walk their child to school if you have a meeting, volunteering, or dropping off items at the office. This helps make sure our parking lot and carpool runs as smoothly as possible. Thank you for your time and I hope you have a wonderful holiday weekend!
12 months ago, Chad Jewett
Under the guidance of local emergency officials and out of an abundance of caution, JCPS will operate on a 2-hour delay on Wednesday, January 10, 2024. Everyone is encouraged to drive with caution when traveling.
12 months ago, Johnston County Public Schools
2-hour delay
Good evening parents and students! This is Mr. Jewett, principal of Thanksgiving Elementary School, with some important information. I wanted to quickly say that I hope all of you stay safe in the storm. I know the weather was getting bad when we were dismissing. I truly appreciate everyone's patience and understanding with our 3-hour early dismissal. I did want to make sure that all of you know that the NC General Assembly has given school districts the ability to have remote learning days in the event of inclement weather and schools are closed. I have no idea if schools will be closed tomorrow or in the future, however, if Johnston County Schools were to close schools and announce a remote learning day, our teachers will send a message via Rooms with information on what students can do from home. As a precaution, I have asked our teachers to send a message this afternoon with information for you just in case schools are closed tomorrow and the county decides it is a remote learning day. Again, there has NOT been a decision to close schools, but I wanted you all to know the plan in case a decision would be made for tomorrow or anytime in the future. Thank you for you time and I hope all of your stay safe this evening!
12 months ago, Chad Jewett
Good evening parents and students! This is Mr. Jewett, principal of Thanksgiving Elementary School with some important information. First of all, I wanted to say Happy New Year to all of you. I was so excited to see of our students and staff back from our break. I am excited about 2024 at Thanksgiving Elementary School. Tomorrow, Friday, January 5th is a school spirit day. Please wear your Thanksgiving Elementary School shirts/spirit wear or our school colors (maroon and orange) to show your school pride. We will also have spirit sticks and stickers for sale between 8:30am and 8:55am. I also wanted to let all of our parents and students know that smart watches that can text, make calls, or connect to the internet fall under our school cell phone policy. They are not to be used at school and need to be off and in the bookbags. It may be best to leave them at home. I know it may have been a gift for Christmas, but they are not allowed to be worn at school. Our carpool VIP lane raffle for the 2nd semester will begin on Friday, January 12th and continue through Saturday, January 27th. Winners will be drawn on January 29th and they can start using their passes on January 30th. We will be sending home a flyer with the students on how to purchase your raffle ticket next week. And finally, I wanted to give you some important dates for January. Our Kindergarten through 3rd grade students will begin taking their middle-of-the-year mClass benchmark assessment for Reading next week. Please make sure they get plenty of rest in the evening and are at school so we can get an accurate score of how much they have grown so far this school year. Our students and staff do not have school on Monday, January 15th in observance of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Holiday. Our students do not have school on Thursday, January 25th or Friday, January 26th- these are teacher workdays. Thank you for your time and I hope you have a wonderful evening!
12 months ago, Chad Jewett
Good evening parents and students! This is Mr. Jewett, principal of Thanksgiving Elementary School, with some important information. I wanted to remind you that our students have an early release day this Wednesday, December 20th at 1:55pm. Also, we do not have after school care this Wednesday, December 20th- we do not offer after school care on any early release days during the school year. Our students and staff will be out of school start Thursday, December 21st through Tuesday, January 2nd for Christmas Break. Students and staff will return to school on Wednesday, January 3rd. And finally, if you are coming to school tomorrow or Wednesday for any classroom activities, please make sure to have your ID on you. When we have a lot of parents coming at one time, we have volunteers stationed at tables to use the parent information sheets to sign in visitors. Your ID will be needed to verify that you are listed on the information sheet. Thank you for your time and I hope you have a wonderful evening!
about 1 year ago, Chad Jewett
Christmas Break is just a couple of days away!🎄🎁 For students following the traditional school calendar, Wednesday, December 20, 2023 is an early release day. Then students will be out of school from Thursday, December 21, 2023 - Tuesday, January 2, 2024. Students return to school on Wednesday, January 2, 2024.
about 1 year ago, Johnston County Public Schools
Christmas Break
Good evening parents and students! This is Mr. Jewett, principal of Thanksgiving Elementary School, with some important information. We have our next Thanksgiving Elementary School Spirit Night tomorrow (Tuesday, December 12th) from 4pm to 7pm at the Grocery Bag at the Percy Flower's Store. Please come by to get some food and see the Grinch and the Elf on the Shelf. A portion of the sales will be donated to our school. Next Wednesday, December 20th is an early release day. Our students will be dismissed for buses and carpool at 1:45pm. Also, we do not have after school care on December 20th; we don't have after school care on early release days. Our lost and found has grown over the past two weeks. Any unclaimed items without names will be donated on Wednesday, December 20th. If your child is missing an item, please come and look through our lost and found bins between now and next Tuesday. Thank you for your time and I hope you have a great evening!
about 1 year ago, Chad Jewett
Good evening parents and students! This is Mr. Jewett, principal of Thanksgiving Elementary School, with some important information. Our 2nd quarter progress reports are scheduled to go home today with your child. We did have some issues with printing the progress reports from PowerSchool, so if your child did not receive their progress report today; they will have them tomorrow. I also wanted to remind you that this Saturday, December 9th is our Cookies with Santa event. This will take place from 9:30am to 11:30am in our cafeteria. Our Holiday Gift Shop will also be open if you would like to shop that as well. Please come out and join us. And finally, I wanted to remind everyone that Wednesday, December 20th is an early release day. Our students will be dismissed at 1:55pm. Our Christmas Break for students and staff will start on Thursday, December 21st and go through Tuesday, January 2nd. Students and staff will return to school on Wednesday, January 3rd. Thank you for your time and I hope you have a great evening!
about 1 year ago, Chad Jewett
Good evening parents and students! This is Mr. Jewett, principal of Thanksgiving Elementary School, with some important information. Tomorrow is our next Thanksgiving Elementary School Spirit Day. Please wear you TES gear or colors (maroon and orange) to school. Our PTA will also have spirit sticks and stickers for sale during arrival. I also want to make sure all of you know that our PTA is sponsoring our Holiday Gift Shop next week. This is an opportunity for our students to shop for presents for their family if they would to (they do not have to participate). Each class will have a time for their students to shop at some point next week. We are in need of some more parent volunteers to help, so please visit the TES PTA Facebook page to sign up and help if you can. We will also have a Cookies with Santa on Saturday, December 9th from 9:30am to 11:30am. You can shop our Holiday Shop and also get a chance to see Santa and Mrs. Claus. I also wanted to remind our parents that if you come through are carpool line and the 8:55am bell has rung, please park in our parking lot and walk your child into our office to sign them in. Please do not park cars in our carpool lane, we have to keep that lane free for emergency vehicles. You will see a sign or our volunteer outside sometimes to help remind you of this procedure, please don't get upset with him- that is something that I have asked his help in doing. And finally, I wanted to let you know that December 20th is an early release day for students. Our carpool and buses will be dismissed at 1:55pm. Our Christmas break will start on Thursday, December 21st and go through Tuesday, January 2nd. Students will return to school on Wednesday, January 3rd. Thank you for your time and I hope you have a wonderful evening!
about 1 year ago, Chad Jewett
Good evening parents and students! This is Mr. Jewett, principal of Thanksgiving Elementary School, with some important information. I wanted to make sure all of you know that we do not have school for the remainder of this week. Students and staff will be out of school tomorrow, Thursday, and Friday for the Thanksgiving Holiday. Students will return to school next Monday, November 27th. We will be having our 3rd Annual Thanksgiving Elementary School Turkey Trot this Thursday, November 23rd (Thanksgiving Day). This is a 5K walk or run around our school. There is not an entry fee and this is a very low-key event; its just a great opportunity for us to enjoy some time of exercise and fellowship with family and our community. If you are planning on joining us, please arrive between 8:30am and 8:45am. We will take a group photo at 8:45am and we will start right at 9am. We will have some hot chocolate for you at the finish line. Thank you for your time and I hope all of you have a wonderful Thanksgiving Break!
about 1 year ago, Chad Jewett
In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, all JCPS campuses will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 22 - Friday, Nov. 24. 🦃
about 1 year ago, Johnston County Public Schools
Your voice matters! JCPS is partnering with Research Triangle Institute to help create our new strategic plan and we need YOUR INPUT to shape our vision for schools, students, and families! Today is the last day to make your voice heard! Complete the community questionnaire here: https://bit.ly/3Qr6Z46
about 1 year ago, Johnston County Public Schools
strategic plan questionnaire
Good evening parents and students! This is Mr. Jewett, principal of Thanksgiving Elementary School, with some important information. It was great seeing all of our families out for our Family Night at the Book Fair. We had a great crowd and I hope you all had a great time; I love seeing our school community come together for events like these. I forgot to mention in our last message that we have our next Caps/Pajama Bottoms for a Cause Day tomorrow, Friday, November 17th. Students can wear a school appropriate hat or pajama bottoms with the donation of $1 that will go to a family in need in our community. Thank you for your time and your support of Thanksgiving Elementary School!
about 1 year ago, Chad Jewett
Good evening parents and students! This is Mr. Jewett, principal of Thanksgiving Elementary School, with some important information. I wanted to remind all of you that we have our Family Night at the Book Fair tomorrow night from 5pm to 7pm. We have some fun mystery activities and a Food Truck as well. Please come out and join us! Also, we will have a time that parents can shop without your children this Friday, November 17th from 8:30am to 9:30am. This is a great time to get a holiday gift without them knowing. Please only bring your keys, phone, and wallet/purse- we will have everyone entering the building go through our weapons detection system. Our lost and found bins are overflowing again. We will be donating any unclaimed lost and found items at the end of the day Friday, November 17th. Please come out and take a look through those items tomorrow or Friday. We return items with names, but items without names will be donated. Inspire Teas next to the Food Lion at Flower's Plantation (off of hwy 42) is having a Spirit Day this Saturday, November 18th from 9am to 1pm. Please go by and get a wonderful treat and a portion of the proceeds will go back to our school. Their drinks are amazing! I wanted to make sure that everyone knows that our students and staff only have school next Monday, November 20th and Tuesday, November 21st. Students and staff do not have school next Wednesday through Friday for Thanksgiving Break. And finally, I wanted to remind all of you that we are having our 3rd Annual Thanksgiving Elementary Turkey Trot on Thursday, November 23rd at 9am. That is Thanksgiving morning, and it is a great opportunity to exercise with your family and make room for your Thanksgiving meal later in the day. Our Turkey Trot is a 5K around our school; you can walk or run; and there is not an entry fee. Please arrive by 8:45am so we can get a group photo and then we will start right at 9am. Thank you for your time and I hope you have a great evening!
about 1 year ago, Chad Jewett
JCPS wants to thank all Johnston County veterans who have served in the US Armed Forces! We are forever grateful to you for your unwavering commitment and dedication to the United States. Thank you!🇺🇸
about 1 year ago, Johnston County Public Schools
Veterans Day