Julesburg School District

🎉 What a WONDERFUL first week of 1st grade! 📚✨ We jumped right into learning from the very first day! On Day 1, our little mathematicians were already hard at work counting numbers 1–10 and using ten frames to build number sense. 🔢🧮 It was so exciting to watch students learn, explore, talk with their classmates, and begin building our classroom community. 💕 From learning routines to making new friends to diving into our first lessons, we packed so much learning into our very first week! What a fantastic start to our 1st grade adventure! 🌟 I can already tell we are going to have an AMAZING year! 🥰📚✏️

What better way to wrap up an AMAZING first week of 1st grade than with a Buddy Read! 🥰📖 Our first graders loved cozying up with a reading buddy, sharing books, looking at pictures, talking about the stories, and enjoying the magic of reading together. 🐛📚✨ It was such a sweet way to end our first week—building friendships, growing as readers, and creating memories along the way! 💕

💜📣 COME SUPPORT THE CHEERLEADERS! 📣🖤 Head downtown for Cruise Night on August 14th and stop by the Cougar Cheer Dirty Soda Bar! 🥤🐾 We’ll be serving up ice-cold, made-to-order Dirty Sodas from 2–8 PM — and every purchase helps support our cheerleaders! Come check out the cars, grab a dirty soda, and help us raise some money for our girls! 📣 See you downtown! 💜🖤🐾

Please open and fill out the consent form for your student to participate in ANY extracurricular activities (Clubs, Organizations, Field Trips, Senior Trip, Dances, and ALL Sporting events).
* There is no need to complete the form again if you have done so for athletics.

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🥵 I KNOW it’s approximately 4,000° outside and the LAST thing on your mind is a blanket… 😂 BUT cooler weather will come eventually! 🥶 So grab a cozy blanket, support our cheerleaders 📣💙, and get your order in before this fundraiser is gone for good! 🔥 Buy it now. Sweat today. Snuggle later. 😂 https://raise.fundraiserblankets.com/collections/sc-cougar-fall-2026-blanket-store?utm_campaign=46767205-Ship+to+Home&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=424177667&utm_content=424177667&utm_source=hs_automation

Kindergarten hit the ground running on Day #1. We worked with a partner in math and practiced counting to 5 using popsicle sticks.

Julesburg Elementary Principal, Rhonda Palic and the Northeast Colorado BOCES Director of Instruction, Accountability, and Learning, Dr. Anthonya Kahrs recently presented at the Colorado Association of School Executives (CASE) Convention. Mrs. Palic and Dr. Kahrs presented a powerful message on how educational leaders can give feedback to teachers that will transform teacher retention in rural school districts. This dynamic duo did such a fabulous job that they were selected to present at the National Principal's Conference in Tampa, Florida. Congratulations Mrs. Palic and Dr. Kahrs!

🎉 WELCOME HOME, ALUMNI! 🎉 The time has finally arrived! JHSAA Alumni Weekend festivities kick off TONIGHT! 🌮🍔 FIRST UP: FOOD TRUCK FRIDAY! 🍕🌭 Come on down to 2nd & Cedar Street and grab some delicious grub from our food trucks! 🎶 AND THE FUN DOESN’T STOP THERE! 🎶 Stick around for LIVE ENTERTAINMENT at the Stretsky Pavilion from 4:00 PM–10:00 PM! 🎤🎸 Bring your friends, family, and fellow alumni and enjoy an evening filled with great food, live music, and memories made with old friends! 📍 Food Trucks: 2nd & Cedar Street | 4:00–9:00 PM 📍 Live Entertainment: Stretsky Pavilion | 4:00 PM–10:00 PM WELCOME HOME, ALUMNI! Let’s kick off an unforgettable Alumni Weekend!

Thank you to all of our Back-to-School Night Sponsors! Marquardt Foundation, SCOR, Town of Julesburg, Hippodrome and RST Enterprise and Austin and Vanessa Tharp

Back-to-School Night is TONIGHT from 4:30 pm - 8 pm. Here is some helpful information for parents:

Author Katherine Martinko will be in Julesburg to give a practical presentation on electronic device parenting strategies. Please join us in the Auxiliary Gym on Thursday, August 6th from 6 pm - 7 pm for Elementary Parents and 7 pm - 8 pm for High School Parents. We will be raffling off great prizes for those who attend. A big screen TV, 2027 Pool Pass, Family Membership to SCOR and Five Free Movie Passes. Great prizes and GREAT advice from an expert. It's going to be a wonderful night. I hope you can join us! Katherine will have books available for purchase the night of the event.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVU1FqbhM1g

Back-to-School (sponsored by the Marquardt Foundation)
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The Sedgwick County Community is invited to attend a presentation on practical advice to get children off of their screens. Elementary parents are invited to attend from 6 pm - 7 pm. Junior High/High School parents are invited to attend from 7 pm - 8 pm. This event will take place in the Julesburg School District's Auxiliary Gym.

THANK YOU to the Marquardt Foundation for sponsoring this event!

Mandatory Parent-Coach Meeting on Thursday, August 6th at 6 pm in the Julesburg High School Main Gym.

Please join us for Back-to-School Night with Katherine Martinko!

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-P1Xc3bB0lE

Every Day Counts! To help our families plan ahead and make the most of the upcoming school year, we've put together your ultimate vacation calendar. The reason we created this planner is because every single day in the classroom matters for your student's success. We want to help you plan your trips and appointments around our school calendar.

Life360 collects and processes over 85 billion locations daily, generating vast amounts of user data. Historically, this data was extensively monetized through third-party data brokers. Today, the company heavily utilizes its spatial analytics internally to power its own advertising networks and driving behavior services.

TRUCE is an alternative to Life 360. TRUCE gathers only two pieces of information from families: Name and Email Address. TRUCE NEVER sells this information to ANYONE. Parents can set parameters for their children’s phone usage, monitor their physical location and even receive information on their child’s driving performance.

We want to hear from you! Please provide us with your feedback based upon recent information shared about cell phones: https://forms.gle/eMqAbZVnDo3WxEvR6

Angela Duckworth’s research on cell phone restriction, notably the "Phones in Focus" study, emphasizes situation modification over willpower. She advocates for physical or mechanical systems that disable phone access during the school day.

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JSD Preschool Families, Please take a moment to log in to your Brightwheel account and make sure your notifications are turned on. This will help ensure you don’t miss important announcements, reminders, messages, and updates throughout the school year. Thank you! 😊