JLS Principal’s Newsletter: Lost & Found Pick-Up, Thanksgiving Break, Office Relocation, Spirit Week + Dance!
Hello JLS Families,
THANKS to all the parents who came out to support our Turkey Trot yesterday! We had a lot of enthusiastic runners at lunch. If your child participated, I hope they had a great time! (Below is a picture of our amazing parent volunteers.)
This message includes some quick announcements and a few important reminders:
- Lost and Found Pickup - Deadline = Tomorrow
- Construction Update - Office Relocation Over Break
- Spirit Week December 2-6, 2024 and Winter Dance Friday, December 6 (5-7 PM)
- Next Principal Coffee: Friday, December 6 at 8:45 AM
- Youth Community Service Flyer
Lost and Found Pickup!
If your student is missing a jacket, sweatshirt, water bottle, or binder, PLEASE have them check the JLS Lost and Found! For the last two weeks we have had many items spread out on tables in the breezeway, and unclaimed items will be donated to charity after tomorrow (November 22, 2024)!
Construction Update - Office Relocation Over Break
Our Front Office is moving to our new location over Thanksgiving Break. Starting Monday, December 2, please use the NEW Main Office entrance (picture below).
All phone numbers will remain the same, but our office layout will be different. Our NEW Wellness Center will be open and ready to support students, and our Admin offices will have a new location. Fencing will be up around the old office soon, as demolition to make space for our NEW Library begins on Monday, December 2, 2024, too.
Spirit Week December 2-6, 2024
Our Leadership class is preparing a fun Spirit Week for the days after Thanksgiving Break! We also have a dance on Friday, December 6 at 5-7:00 PM!
Communication: Coffees and Community Zooms!
Last week, we held our November Community Zoom (aka “Principal Chat”). Here’s the recording of our presentation and here is the slide deck. Our next event is a December Principal Coffee at 8:45-9:30 AM on Friday, December 6, 2024. We’ll meet on the NEW patio on the North side of the NEW Main Office (close to the East Meadow/Waverley intersection).
Thank you very much for your engaged support of our school community. For questions, visit the JLS website or contact us at (650) 856-5188. If you have specific concerns about the support of your student, please connect with your student’s grade-level counselor or administrator.
Have a safe, healthy, and happy Thanksgiving!
Chris Grierson, JLS Principal, cgrierson@pausd.org
Additional Contact Information:
- Kim Lohse, 6th grade Administrator, klohse@pausd.org
- Micaela Flores Amaro, 6th grade Counselor, mfloresamaro@pausd.org
- Sarah Pierce, 7th grade Administrator, spierce@pausd.org
- Arvind Arya, 7th grade Counselor, aarya@pausd.org
- Ivette Daugherty, 8th grade Administrator, idaugherty@pausd.org
- Adriana Flores Ragade, 8th grade Counselor, afloresragade@pausd.org