FREE FOOD
We will again offer free meals on Tuesday, December 1, 2020. If you have not signed up for meals, please contact Chris Ammon, cammon@jcsdk12.org, Metz Food Service Director.
JCSD families, After discussions with our athletic partners and consideration of the updated guidelines recently released from the Governor’s office and the Department of Health, the district has decided to delay the start of the winter athletic season until students are able to return to school. We will be closely watching our COVID data and will have students return to our schools and activities as soon as it is safe to do so. The scheduled date for return is currently January 4th with athletics and other activities starting on or about the same date. Please be advised, this date may change according to our COVID status. Thank You, JCSD Administration
DAY #6 -- Wednesday, November 25, 2020 -- NEWS and ANNOUNCEMENTS
https://youtu.be/14QH2w4YrIo
Also, to all of our students and their families, from our entire faculty and staff, happy Thanksgiving!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoWlMFhHYuk&feature=youtu.be
JCSD Families, After receiving a COVID-19 update for the county, I would like to share the current situation with our families and stakeholders. Over the last three days, there have been 84 new cases confirmed, our PCR percent positivity stands at 26.4% and the incident rate is up to 591 per 100,000. These numbers place Juniata County among the highest in the state for COVID-19 transmission risk. In addition, the county has been in the “Substantial Level of Community Transmission” status for three weeks, and we are anticipating remaining in the substantial category next week as well. The information above and the rate of spread our county is currently experiencing is concerning and requires the school district to make adjustments to our previous return to in-person learning plans. Based on the above data and the most recent guidance from the Governor’s office and the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH), it is clear that we cannot open our schools for in-person instruction on December 1st. The guidance from the Governor and DOH indicate that we should remain in virtual learning until the transmission rate substantially slows and the county returns to a “Moderate Level of Community Transmission” for two weeks in a row. In order to achieve this goal, we are making the unfortunate decision to remain in virtual only learning until January 4th. We will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation and reopen our schools for in-person learning as soon as it is safe to do so. Educationally Yours, Dr. Gary Dawson Superintendent Juniata County School District
DAY #5 -- Tuesday, November 24, 2020 -- NEWS and ANNOUNCEMENTS
https://youtu.be/5E_AKsgi9R4
Secondary Students and Families: You are required to sign in to Sapphire by 8:30 am for attendance (regular Hybrid students should continue to fill out the form), and you must attend class Zooms and submit course work every day. Students check your email and Google Classroom every day. Although the work you completed in the Spring was not graded, please remember that all assignments during our remote learning days ARE expected to be completed and will be graded. Please remember that if you aren’t able to log in and participate because of illness, send an excuse to the secretary, just as we do during normal attendance. Any manner of submission to us is fine - email, mail, in-person, etc.
DAY #4 -- Monday, November 23, 2020 -- NEWS and ANNOUNCEMENTS --
https://youtu.be/PeKH5iu3D58
DAY #3 -- Friday, November 20, 2020 -- NEWS and ANNOUNCEMENTS
https://youtu.be/C9rQ8GGmCF0
JCSD Families: We will have free meals available on Tuesday, November 24. All families are encouraged to sign up. Please visit the JCSD website for more information.
DAY #2 -- Thursday, November 19, 2020 -- NEWS and ANNOUNCEMENTS
https://youtu.be/yXgSqae4RuU
DAY #1 -- Wednesday, November 18, 2020 -- NEWS and ANNOUNCEMENTS
https://youtu.be/iLdCveQHagg
November 17, 2020 Dear JCSD Families: With the Thanksgiving holiday upon us and the current ranking of being #1 in the state for our COVID positivity rate, we have made the unfortunate decision to remain remote until December 1, 2020. We currently have twenty-five staff members in quarantine or isolation and over one hundred and fifty students in quarantine. We will continue monitoring county case numbers as well as positive cases within our schools. We were able to safely provide nine weeks of onsite instruction and we are frustrated we can not remain open for onsite instruction. We will continue to provide updates and information regarding our return to school. Please check your building’s social media pages for additional information regarding picture retakes and other activities that will need to be rescheduled. REMINDER: If there is someone in your household that is being evaluated and tested for COVID-19 infection, please notify the school nurse immediately. If you need books and materials from your school, please pick them up during the hours of 8 to 4, today through Friday, November 20th. Contact your building principals if you have questions. JCSD Administration
DAY #6 -- Tuesday, November 17, 2020 -- NEWS and ANNOUNCEMENTS
https://youtu.be/ZBaUqU4WODU
Nov. 16, 2020 -- 2:15 PM -- STUDENT REPORT CARDS HAVE BEEN POSTED ONTO THE STUDENT AND PARENT SAPPHIRE PORTALS!
Schedule for THIS WEEK. Mon, Wed, and Thurs. will follow your normal class schedule, but classes will all be held virtually. Tuesday and Friday will be days when students do not have to attend virtual classes, but will instead use this time to work on assignments. Teachers will be available to respond to emails and requests for teacher assistance from parents and students during the normal school hours (8 AM to 3:15 PM) on Tuesday and Friday. Attendance will be done by logging into Sapphire by 8:30 am each day. Hybrid students will continue to fill out the form by 8:30 am each day.
DAY 4 -- Friday, November 13, 2020 -- NEWS and ANNOUNCEMENTS --
https://youtu.be/HSTx_6A_AIo
November 12, 2020 Dear Parents and Guardians, We are here for you and your family. Juniata County School District and Metz Culinary Management would like to offer the option to families for bagged breakfasts and lunches for our students. If you opt- in for this below, we will have a breakfast and a lunch for your child /children for each day of school to be picked up on Tuesday between 2:15- 2:45 PM in the parent pick-up line at your school or in the parking lots at the following locations: former Lack Tuscarora Elementary, former Tuscarora Valley Elementary, former Thompsontown Delaware Elementary, former Fayette Elementary and former Susquehanna Elementary. If you are unable to pick up the meals at this time, you can call your child’s school and make arrangements with the Food Service Staff to schedule a time between the hours of 8:30 AM and 2:45 PM. Please email Chris Ammon at cammon@jcsdk12.org or call (717) 436-2111 EXT 5084 to let us know your interest in taking advantage of this option along with your child’s name. The sooner we are notified of your interest, the sooner we can get these meals out to your child(ren). Sincerely, Chris Ammon General Manager (717) 436-2111 ex 5084
DAY 3 -- Thursday, November 12, 2020 -- NEWS and ANNOUNCEMENTS
https://youtu.be/hg_WtyKn_jA
THANK YOU VETERANS!!