Academics
- Pre-K
- Kindergarten
- 1st Grade
- 2nd Grade
- 3rd Grade
- 4th Grade
- 5th Grade
- English Language Learners ELL ESOL
- Gifted & Advanced Programs
- Special Education
- Milestones Resources
Pre-K
Welcome to Pre-K at South Jackson Elementary!
Welcome to South Jackson Elementary School’s Pre-K program! Our goal is to provide our Pre-K students with a clean, safe, healthy, fun, and developmentally appropriate environment where they are encouraged to develop a lifelong love for learning.
Our classrooms focus on encouraging children's cognitive, social, emotional, critical thinking, and physical skills. Children are active learners and we focus on purposeful play activities that reinforce reading, language skills, math, art, dramatic play, and much more. The Pre-K program allows your child an extra year to grow and learn focusing on the child's interest. We look forward to an AMAZING year in Pre-K!
Kindergarten
Welcome to Kindergarten at South Jackson Elementary!
Welcome to kindergarten at South Jackson Elementary! Our goal is to provide students with foundational skills in a rigorous, engaging, safe, and fun environment where they are encouraged to develop a lifelong love for learning. Our kindergarten classrooms focus on cognitive, social, and critical thinking skills in which students are active learners participating in hands-on activities in reading, math, science, and social studies.
1st Grade
Welcome to 1st Grade at South Jackson Elementary!
Welcome to first grade at South Jackson Elementary School! Our goal is to provide our students with a safe, supportive, positive, and fun learning environment where they can learn and grow. Our classrooms focus on relationship building in order to successfully meet each student's individual needs. The first-grade team will continue to build on foundational math skills while teaching new strategies that will help students become effective problem solvers. We will continue to build on phonic knowledge, reading and comprehension strategies, as well as writing strategies that will help to prepare students for the next level and beyond. The team will also focus on mindset skills in order to help students to develop social skills, become positive thinkers, and confident individuals.
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2nd Grade
Welcome to 2nd Grade at South Jackson Elementary!
Welcome to second grade at South Jackson Elementary School! Our goal is to foster a love of learning in an engaging environment. We strive to prepare students for the transition into third grade by increasing their independence. We encourage our students to grow as independent readers, writers, and mathematicians.
We value the importance of a strong classroom community. We live out the 7 Mindsets daily in our classrooms in order to grow academically, socially, and emotionally. We strive for success at SJES!
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3rd Grade
Welcome to 3rd Grade at South Jackson Elementary!
Welcome to 3rd grade at South Jackson Elementary School! Our goal is to provide our 3rd students with a safe, healthy, and engaging environment where they are encouraged to develop a lifelong love for learning.
Our classrooms focus on encouraging children’s cognitive, social, emotional, and critical thinking skills. We focus on providing all students with meaningful learning experiences that meet individual needs. We look forward to a great year in 3rd grade.
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4th Grade
Welcome to 4th Grade at South Jackson Elementary!
Welcome to the 4th-grade program at South Jackson Elementary School. As 4th-grade educators, our goal is to provide students with a nurturing, safe, and developmentally appropriate environment where students will continue their love for learning in the “upper grades” of elementary school.
In our classrooms, we will deepen students thinking and skills to prepare for the future and middle school. The 4th-grade curriculum pushes students to think, analyze, and learn in a more structured way. Students will learn to deeply think about and make connections in new material and grasp more complex concepts across reading, writing, math, science, and social studies. We look forward to a great year and growing as learners together.
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5th Grade
Welcome to 5th Grade at South Jackson Elementary!
Welcome to 5th grade at South Jackson Elementary School! We strive every day to provide an academically challenging environment and classrooms that provide a safe and accepting space for students to learn and grow.
Our classrooms are designed to provide engaging and rigorous lessons to challenge students to use their problem-solving skills and creativity across all academic subjects. In math this year, our students will learn about various topics ranging from operations using whole numbers, decimals, and fractions to geometry skills about shapes, measurements, and coordinate grids. In reading, we will discuss aspects of both nonfiction and fiction passages. In writing, we will focus on narrative, informational, and opinionated writings along with a word study to enhance vocabulary and understanding. In social studies, we will learn about history from 1900 to the present day. In science, we will discuss the classification of animals and plants, cells, inherited traits, electricity, magnetism, Earth science, and physical and chemical changes. We look forward to a great year in 5th grade!
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English Language Learners ELL ESOL
What is Language Support?
Language Support Services (also known as ESOL or EL) is a specialized WIDA language support program for Multilingual learners (MLL also known as ELL or EL). Multilingual learners are children and youth who are, or have been, consistently exposed to multiple languages. Services are provided over time to expand what students can do with English language as they share ideas, learn about the world around them, and form social and academic relationships.
¿Qué es el soporte lingüístico?
Language Support Services (también conocido como ESOL o EL) es un programa de apoyo lingüístico WIDA especializado para estudiantes multilingües (MLL también conocido como ELL o EL). Los estudiantes multilingües son niños y jóvenes que están, o han estado, constantemente expuestos a múltiples idiomas. Los servicios se brindan a lo largo del tiempo para expandir lo que los estudiantes pueden hacer con el idioma inglés a medida que comparten ideas, aprenden sobre el mundo que los rodea y forman relaciones sociales y académicas.
How do students qualify for Language Support?
Our school registration process includes the Home Language Survey form, identifying students that may be Multilingual. Please talk with one of our language teachers or the school office if a language other than English was not written during registration on the Home Language Survey form.
¿Cómo califican los estudiantes para el apoyo lingüístico?
Nuestro proceso de inscripción escolar incluye el formulario de Encuesta sobre el idioma del hogar, que identifica a los estudiantes que pueden ser multilingües. Hable con uno de nuestros profesores de idiomas o con la oficina de la escuela si no se escribió un idioma que no sea el inglés durante la inscripción en el formulario de Encuesta sobre el idioma del hogar.
Testing and Participation in Language Support
Eligible Multilingual (MLL) students take a short WIDA English proficiency screening test one time then if eligible, continue to take WIDA ACCESS each year to monitor English language proficiency growth in listening, speaking, reading and writing. Student progress is shared with parents at the start of each school year along with student continued eligibility until reaching a 5.0 score and exiting the support program.
Pruebas y participación en el apoyo lingüístico
Los estudiantes multilingües elegibles (MLL) toman una prueba corta de evaluación de dominio del inglés WIDA una vez y, si son elegibles, continúan tomando WIDA ACCESS cada año para monitorear el crecimiento del dominio del inglés en comprensión auditiva, expresión oral, lectura y escritura. El progreso del estudiante se comparte con los padres al comienzo de cada año escolar junto con la elegibilidad continua del estudiante hasta alcanzar una puntuación de 5.0 y salir del programa de apoyo.
How do students receive Language Support at SJES?
Eligible student services are provided support during their class reading hour.
SJES certified language support teachers are:
Christen Evans. cevans@jcss.us (706) 543-9798 ext 18347
Lisa Plunkett. lplunkett@jcss.us (706) 543-9798 ext 18347
¿Cómo reciben los estudiantes el apoyo lingüístico en SJES?
Los servicios para estudiantes elegibles se brindan durante la hora de lectura en clase. Los profesores de apoyo lingüístico certificados por SJES son:
Christen Evans. cevans@jcss.us (706) 543-9798 ext 18347
Lisa Plunkett. lplunkett@jcss.us (706) 543-9798 ext 18347
What does language support look like in my child’s classroom?
Jackson County Schools provide language services using WIDA English Language Development (ELD) Standards that align with the State of Georgia Standards of Excellence. WIDA Language Standards Statements are:
English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for academic success in the content areas of...
- Standard 1: SOCIAL AND INSTRUCTIONAL
- Standard 2: LANGUAGE ARTS
- Standard 3: MATHEMATICS
- Standard 4: SCIENCE
- Standard 5: SOCIAL STUDIES
¿Cómo se ve el apoyo lingüístico en el aula de mi hijo?
Las escuelas del condado de Jackson brindan servicios de idiomas utilizando los estándares de desarrollo del idioma inglés (ELD) de WIDA que se alinean con los estándares de excelencia del estado de Georgia. Las declaraciones de estándares de idioma de WIDA son:
Los estudiantes del idioma inglés comunican información, ideas y conceptos necesarios para el éxito académico en las áreas de contenido de…..
- Estándar 1: SOCIAL E INSTRUCCIONAL
- Estándar 2: ARTES DEL LENGUAJE
- Estándar 3: MATEMÁTICAS
- Estándar 4: CIENCIA
- Estándar 5: ESTUDIOS SOCIALES
Gifted & Advanced Programs
South Jackson currently uses an advanced content model to serve its gifted-identified population. In addition to serving these students through cross-curricular (and often project-based) lessons, our goal at South Jackson is for ALL students to have access to creative and meaningful experiences that will challenge and inspire the highest level of learning and fun. Whether it’s a brain-busting game of Disruptus during lunch, a trip to our science of horticulture South Jackson garden, a jaunt over to the giant rock maps, or a chance to participate in our yearly schoolwide Difference Makers Fair...we’ll get you thinking.
Special Education
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Milestones Resources
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Specials
Art
Media Arts
Music
In the music classroom, students will hear any and every kind of music. From the music of different countries to classical to jazz, rock, country, and hip hop, the students of South Jackson explore it all. Students clap, dance, and sing to experience the different terms and elements found in music, and of course, there are all the different instruments they learn to play. In kindergarten, students will learn the basic percussion instruments like maracas and rhythm sticks and, over the years, will gain experience on more complex instruments like xylophones, ukuleles, and recorders. Mrs. Atha loves to incorporate technology into the classroom and always likes to end a successful lesson with a game.