We’re counting down to the holidays with 12 festive dress-up days starting December 4th! Each day will bring a new theme to celebrate the season with joy, creativity, and school spirit. 🎅🧣🦌 Check the calendar below and plan ahead!
Let’s make this season merry and bright — one outfit at a time! 🌟
A big THANK YOU to all the families who joined us for an evening full of curiosity, creativity, and hands-on fun at Jay Elementary’s Family Science Night! 🧪🌟
We are especially grateful to the Pensacola MESS Hall for bringing the excitement of science to life with their amazing activities and experiments. Your team truly helped spark wonder and discovery in our students and families! 🙌
We’re ONE week away from the start of our Jay Elementary Royal Run fundraiser where we will have fun and build community while we work to reach our fundraising goal. The event will take place during your child's PE time. Parents are welcome to cheer on their child! Check in will be at the back gate by the PE area.
Curious about the event? Find an overview of our fundraiser at https://vimeo.com/968771426/b042777aec .
Key Information to help you during the fundraiser:
💵 Goal: $8,000
🎁 For: technology and PE equipment
🎉 Kickoff Date (in school): 11/12/2025
👟 Event Date: 11/20/2025
Donations for our Jay Elementary Royal Run will be collected through our fundraising platform: MyBooster.com
How to Start on MyBooster.com:
Choose “Sign Up”
Enter your School
Enter your Personal Information
Once you sign up, it’s time to share via Facebook, email and text!
Tips for Success:
Set a goal for how much to raise and make a plan with your student on how to reach it.
Share, share, share using our easy online tools!
Make sure to thank everyone who supported you after you reach your goal.
Thank you for helping make our fundraiser a success!
🎉 Best Week Ever! 🎉
Jay Elementary recently celebrated Red Ribbon Week in style with fun dress-up days and activities that brought everyone together. The highlight? Our Book Character Parade! This event was a huge success! Students and staff showed off their creativity and love for reading by dressing as their favorite characters.
Thank you to everyone who participated and helped make this week so memorable! 📚✨
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🌼 Thank You to the Town of Jay 🌼
A huge thank you to the Town of Jay for supporting Jay Elementary School during last week’s United Way Day of Caring. Volunteers helped clean out and refresh the flower beds around the school, contributing to a cleaner and more welcoming campus for students and staff.
We appreciate your time and effort in helping maintain our school grounds!❤️
Reading Tracker worksheets are due Friday, November 21st.
Correction!! Attention 6th grade band parents. There will be no band class tomorrow, Friday October 24th, if your student is car rider they will need to be picked up at the elementary school car-rider line at dismissal tomorrow. Thank you!
Dear Parents and Guardians,
We have a couple of exciting events coming up at JES:
📚 Book Character Parade
Join us on Friday, October 24 at 1:30 PM on the PE field for our annual Book Character Parade! Students are invited to dress as their favorite book characters and celebrate the joy of reading.
🎉 Homecoming Early Release
Please note that on Friday, October 31, students will be released early at 11:55 AM for JHS Homecoming.
Thank you for your continued support, and we look forward to seeing you at the parade!
Dear Parents and Guardians,
This afternoon, our elementary school will be conducting a practice lockdown drill as part of our ongoing commitment to student safety and emergency preparedness.
Please be assured that this is only a drill and there is no cause for concern. These procedures help ensure that our students and staff know what to do in the unlikely event of an actual emergency.
We appreciate your support in helping us maintain a safe and secure learning environment. If you have any questions, feel free to contact the school office.
Thank you,
Mr. Pape
Remember to join us this Friday at 1:30 PM for our Book Character Parade! We will be out at the PE field.
(no scary costumes, please) 😊
Kona Ice is coming this Wednesday, October 22nd! Use this link to prepay by midnight tonight!
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🚌💛 National School Bus Safety Week 2025 💛🚌
📅 October 20–24
🎯 Theme: “Safe Stops. Stronger Communities.”
Every day, millions of students ride the big yellow bus—the safest way to and from school. But safety doesn’t stop at the bus doors. It takes all of us—drivers, parents, educators, and community members—to protect every journey.
🚨 Did you know?
Drivers illegally pass stopped school buses over 39 million times each year. Every violation puts a child’s life at risk.
Let’s commit to:
✅ Stopping when the bus stop-arm is extended
✅ Slowing down in school zones
✅ Staying alert around bus stops
✅ Teaching kids safe bus behavior
This week, we honor our JES bus drivers and raise awareness to keep our students safe at every stop. Together, we build stronger communities through safer choices.
We were thrilled to welcome the talented performers from Pensacola Opera to our school yesterday! Our pre-K through 3rd grade students had a wonderful time experiencing the magic of live performance and learning more about the world of opera. 🦁💙
