James A. Long Elementary School

There is still time to submit your nominations for the Product of Putnam award at PCSD! This is your chance to recognize outstanding individuals who have made significant contributions to our community. If you know someone who embodies the spirit of excellence and dedication, nominate them today for this esteemed honor. Let's celebrate the incredible achievements within our community and shine a spotlight on those who truly make a difference. Nomination window closes April 5th. Submit your nominations and let's honor the best of PCSD & Putnam County! Link to Nomination Form: https://www.putnamschools.org/forms/6025 Link to see past Product of Putnam Honorees: https://www.putnamschools.org/page/product-of-putnam #ProudtobePCSD

Kona Ice is coming to JAL March 13th. Preorder codes are going home this week. You can also use the following link to order ahead: https://customer.kona-ice.com/#/F00662992

Nominations are now OPEN for the Product of Putnam award at PCSD! This is your chance to recognize outstanding individuals who have made significant contributions to our community. If you know someone who embodies the spirit of excellence and dedication, nominate them today for this esteemed honor. Let's celebrate the incredible achievements within our community and shine a spotlight on those who truly make a difference. Nomination window closes April 5th. Submit your nominations and let's honor the best of PCSD & Putnam County! Link to Nomination Form: https://www.putnamschools.org/forms/6025 Link to see past Product of Putnam Honorees: https://www.putnamschools.org/page/product-of-putnam #ProudtobePCSD

Nominations are now OPEN for the Product of Putnam award at PCSD! This is your chance to recognize outstanding individuals who have made significant contributions to our community. If you know someone who embodies the spirit of excellence and dedication, nominate them today for this esteemed honor. Let's celebrate the incredible achievements within our community and shine a spotlight on those who truly make a difference. Nomination window closes April 5th. Submit your nominations and let's honor the best of PCSD & Putnam County! Link to Nomination Form: https://www.putnamschools.org/forms/6025 Link to see past Product of Putnam Honorees: https://www.putnamschools.org/page/product-of-putnam #ProudtobePCSD

Books for All Coin Drive Challenge to help get books into classroom. Each day, if students can bring in any loose coins to help support Books for All our school would greatly appreciate it. Each day will have specific coins or your child can bring in a variety of coins each day. The days are as follows: Penny Monday, Nickel Tuesday, Dime Wednesday, Quarter Friday, and Anything Goes Friday. The Books for All Coin Drive Challenge will run from Friday, March 1st – Friday, March 8th. The top two classes will earn a pizza party.

🚌 Today is National School Bus Driver Appreciation Day! THANK YOU to our hardworking bus drivers and transportation staff members who get our kids safely to and from school every day 🙌! Your dedication & care make all the difference! #ProudtobePCSD

Join us in celebration of two legit day on Thursday 2-22!!

Please join us for 5th grade parent night! We will also have our book fair parent night from 6-7pm on March 7th. We hope you will come shop for some great books that night! PLEASE NOTE: All parents are welcome to attend book fair parent night but only 5th grade teachers will be on campus to meet with parents on March 7th.

Kudos to Brady Pinkerton from Browning-Pearce Elementary- the 2024 PCSD Spelling Bee Champion! Read more here: https://www.putnamschools.org/article/1461686

Kona Ice will be here next Wednesday! Pre-pay flyers are going home this week or you can pay using the information on this flyer.

Please join us for our 2nd and 3rd grade parent night on January 30th from 6-7pm.

6th graders earning their spots on Santa’s nice list by reading to and helping our kindergarteners read a book and take AR tests.

Sunshine State Young Readers Reward Lunch 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th grade students were treated to lunch at Corky Bell's for reading at least 6 Sunshine State Young Reader Award books. Congratulations!!

Books for All Coin Challenge Leaders. K-2 Rigsby 3-6 Tillis Tuesday is nickel day. Please bring in your coins.

Scholastic Book Fair Coin Challenge. Don’t for get Monday’s coin is pennies. Bring is as many as you can. Please help our classroom.

The Scholastic Book Fair is here until Friday, November 3rd. Come check it out.

🚨Tomorrow is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day we will have three local drop-off locations in our area, open from 10AM to 2PM: Interlachen Location: TMT Auto Clinic, 1117 SR-20 Crescent City Location: Winn-Dixie, 1115 N. Summit Street Palatka Location: HCA Putnam, 611 Zeagler Drive Unsecured, unused or expired prescription medications can lead to accidents, misuse, addiction, and pose serious risks to our students. We would like to encourage parents and guardians to: Locate and securely store their medications at home, ensuring they are out of reach of children and adolescents & Identify and dispose of any medications that are unwanted or have expired dates.

The top classes in the Coin Challenge are in K-2 Mrs Rigsby’s class and in 3-6 is Mrs Deal’s class. Tomorrow is “Any Coin Friday.” Please help support our classroom with new books.

Our book fair begins Friday, October 27th. We will also be having our fall festival that same day! Parents are welcome to come on Friday the 27th during the day to walk with their children through the fall festival and purchase books from the book fair. Book fair parent night is November 2nd from 6-7pm which is also the same night and time as our 4th and 6th grade parent night. All parents are invited to attend our book fair parent night but only the parents of our 4th and 6th grade students will be meeting with the teachers that night. We have other parent nights planned for the other grade levels. Stay tuned for dates and times for those.

Please support our James A. Long All for Books Coin Challenge. All donations help supply our classrooms with new books. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you:)