VDOE - Executive Order 28 - Student and Family Resources Regarding Opioids, Overdoes and Fentanyl.
As directed in Governor Youngkin's Executive Order 28, local school divisions must provide informational resources to students, parents, and school personnel on opioid use and abuse to ensure the health and safety of all students in Virginia.
Here is the link for those resources:
https://cdnsm5-ss12.sharpschool.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_779007/File/Resources%20Executive%20Order%20.pdf
In our after school program, fourth and fifth grade students learn about the solar system.
Principal Courtney surprises fifth grade with a pizza party.
On last Friday, SJES noticed a tiger walking around the building. He even dressed up as Principal Courtney. He went and visited every classroom and even hugged a few students and faculty members.
We would like to take this time to thank all the parents and students that came out and supported our Tiger Time Family Night. It was a great success!!
During this week of kindness, faculty and staff wrote kind notes to one another and placed them on each others door. Also, each day teachers entered a raffle to win a prize. This has been a wonderful kind week at SJES!
Mary Jordan and Kim Carson, members of Tri County Action Agency's Serving Hope Food Pantry donated food bookbags for students at Sydnor Jennings Elementary School. Selected students will receive a Bookbag Buddy each week.
Selected students at Sydnor Jennings Elementary School were recognized as Ambassadors for Kindness. These students demonstrate excellence, show respect, practice success, and go above and beyond to be kind.
Here at SJES, We Dream of Kindness! Students and faculty wore pajamas today.
Mrs. Moser's Pre-K class created special Valentine's cards.
REMINDER:
All schools and offices will be closed Monday, February 19, 2024 in observance of Presidents' Day.
Happy National School Resource Officer Day to our SRO, Ms. Ashley Tuggle!! Thank you for keeping our school safe.
Hats Off to Kindness!!
Congratulations to Aleena Barksdale for becoming a finalist in the Future Chefs competition. Miss Aleena represented SJES very well. She is in the first grade and her teacher is Mrs. Waller. Congratulations again!!
Students here at SJES created a Kindness Wall to spread love throughout the building.
Today, faculty and staff members got a chance to nominate another staff member. Mrs. Marita Saunders nominated Mrs. Christen Comer and both received a prize for the Faculty Valentine's Raffle. Congratulations to you both!
Congratulations to our student Valentine's raffle winners!
Happy Valentine's Day from the students of SJES. Today they wore red and white, and pink.
Thank you to 1st Care At Home for this beautiful basket that will be raffled off to our teachers during this week of kindness.
We would like to thank the President of Danville Community College, Dr. Jerry Wallace and ACE The Mighty Tour for stopping by SJES. Students enjoyed a book based on ACE (his dog) and won prizes. A copy of the book was donated to our 2nd-4th grade classrooms.
