Shepherdstown Elementary School

SES Families: SEA (PTO) meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 24th at 6:15pm in the SES cafeteria. Families & children are welcome. Come get involved in supporting our students & staff!

SES Families:
February 25th is Bank Day. Students may only bring money for deposit if the parents has opened a youth account at Jefferson Security Bank. Contact Shelia Hajali at 304-876-2824 or shajali@jsb.bank, if you have any questions.

We have set May 22 set as SES's CAREER DAY! Please complete this form if you are interested in participating and sharing your career with K-5th graders! We hope to fill our school with a variety of careers that our children will remember and maybe pursue for themselves one day! For any questions, please contact our counselor, Laura Colbert.

LINK FOR FORM:
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We are grateful for Cheryl Lawrence to speak with grades 3-5 today about our school's science fair that will be held on March 11th. Permission slips, and modeling of creating and talking about a project to a judge were given to make this a great experience for all. Permission slips are due to the office by February 17, 2026. We look forward to seeing what SES students are interested in and excited to present their project about!

Because of the 3hour early dismissal today, Alphabest will be only be open until 3:00. If you had a meeting scheduled at the school today, they are cancelled . We are feeding lunch to all students before dismissal.

JCS Families: JCS will dismiss 3 hours early today, Friday, February 6, due to impending winter weather.

SES Families: Monday, February 9th is the 100th day of school for Grades 1-5 and Tuesday, February 10th for Kindergarten. Students can dress with 100 of something or may dress as 100 years old.

SES Families:
February 11th is Bank Day. Students may only bring money for deposit if the parents has opened a youth account at Jefferson Security Bank. Contact Shelia Hajali at 304-876-2824 or shajali@jsb.bank, if you have any questions.

SES Families: Spirit Night at Maria’s Taqueria from 3-9pm tonight! 15% of sales will be donated to our school. Be sure to say you’re affiliated with SES when you pay. 

SES Families:
Community Farewell to Shepherdstown Elementary School on South Church Street. The doors will be open for the community to walk through the halls of the former Shepherdstown Elementary School at 662 South Church Street for the final time on Saturday, February 7, 2026 from 10am-12pm. Community members, SES families, and SES alumni are welcome to take pictures in front of memorable murals and/or other areas of the school.

SES Families:
January 21 is Bank Day. Students may only bring money for deposit if the parents has opened a youth account at Jefferson Security Bank. Contact Shelia Hajali at 304-876-2824 or shajali@jsb.bank, if you have any questions.

Bus 2443 was changed to 66 and just left SES at 3:58 Have a great weekend!

SES Families:
For the safety and flow of traffic at arrival and dismissal, when arriving for car rider drop off and dismissal please USE THE GARDNERS LANE ENTRANCE to Shepherdstown Elementary.
Coming from Shepherdstown continue on Shepherdstown Pike to Gardners Lane, turn right onto Gardners Lane then right onto Shepherdstown Campus Boulevard.

Look who we caught having a BEARY good time before our cubs return!! We can't wait to start the new school year in our new and beautiful school! We hope students have rested, are excited, and ready to continue striving to meet their goals!

SES Families:
We are excited to see all of our SES families on Monday, January 5 from 3:30 to 5:30pm for our open house at the New Shepherdstown Elementary School, 545 Shepherdstown Campus Boulevard.

Additional information:
At anytime you are arriving at Shepherdstown Elementary School please use the Gardners Lane entrance as much as possible, however, when exiting you may use Gardners Lane or Shepherdstown Pike.

Correction
January 5 From 3:30-5:30pm Visit your child's classroom at the New Shepherdstown Elementary School, 545 Shepherdstown Campus Blvd.

SES Families, Important Reminders:
-Thursday/Friday Dec 18-19, 2025 are Asynchronous Days (there will be no in-person school for Shepherdstown Elementary students). This will allow for important preparations at the new school to be completed prior to students returning from winter break.
-Jan 5th - From 4-6pm Visit your child's classroom at the New Shepherdstown Elementary School, 545 Shepherdstown Campus Blvd.
-Jan 6th - Students return from winter break to the New Shepherdstown Elementary School.

If you indicated your student will be riding a bus, bus stop information will be coming home this week. You can also access information here https://www.jcswv.org/page/find-my-school-and-bus-stop-information

Car rider tags have been sent home for those that have filled out and returned the car rider tag form. For those that have indicated your student will not be a bus rider, in the event that changes, the parent/guardian is required to contact transportation prior to your student riding a bus.