Early Dismissal Monday Due to Inclement Weather!!!

We will dismiss at 12:30 pm Monday, Jan. 10, 2011 due to the threat of inclement weather.  Please stay tuned to your local media outlets as conditions might call for us to dismiss prior to 12:30 pm.

There will be NO JYJ AFTERSCHOOL CARE MONDAY!!!  All students will be dismissed at 12:30 pm.

Congratulations to Amy Scheffel!

Congratulations to Amy Scheffel, our Teacher of the Year!  Amy teaches 3rd grade and has been with us for 4 years. She has worked with her team and our school to bring Reader's Workshop to our staff and to help launch  our 3rd grade projects; Operation Belize and Help Heal Haiti.

PTA Meeting Tuesday, Jan. 4th

There will be a PTA Business Meeting in the Media Center at 7 pm on Tuesday, January 4th!  Hope to see you there!

Welcome Back!

We hope you all had a good Holiday Break!  School begins Monday Jan. 3rd.

Helping Needy Families at Joyner

We hope you can join us in making the Holidays a little brighter for some of our needy families at Joyner.  We currently have our Snowman in the office (It's the JYJ version of the Angel Tree) from which you can select a needy student (Students have a number and we list sizes and gender/not names) to purchase necessities and perhaps a toy.  Once you select a student,complete your shopping and wrapping by Dec. 16th and leave the gifts with our Office Staff. 

Another project we have has been a pet project of mine for years.  Every December, parents, teachers, and friends of our school donate gift cards from Grocery Stores (Harris Teeter, Food Lion, Kroger, etc), Department Stores (Wal-Mart, Target, K-Mart, etc.) and Fast Food Restaurants (McDonalds, Burger King, etc) to distribute to needy families.  The last week of school before the Christmas break, I deliver these cards to needy families and help them get their shopping done. If you would like to participate in this project, please leave your gift cards with one of our Office Staff and we will make sure they brighten a needy family's holiday.

Literacy Night is Tuesday, Dec. 7th!!

We have a big night planned for Tuesday, Dec. 7th.

It all kicks off at 5 pm in the Cafeteria.  We will be selling Pizza for dinner ($1 per slice).  The Book Fair will be in progress from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm in the media center. 

At 6:00 pm, we will have our general PTA meeting in the Gym and that will be followed by a Latin Dance performance by our Kindergarteners.

At. 6:30 pm and 7:15 pm we will have two story telling sessions.

We hope you can come out!

Friday, Dec. 3rd is an Early Release Day!

Friday Dec. 3rd is an Early Release Day!  Students will be dismissed at 12:30 pm.

Joyner Holiday Market is Thursday Dec. 2nd!

The 2nd Annual JYJ Holiday Market will be held from 5 pm to 9 pm in the Gym on Thursday, Dec. 2nd.  Artists and Craftspeople from all over the Raleigh area will be there.  Come on out and do your Holiday Shopping!

JYJ International Parade

JYJ International Parade!!!

What an AMAZING PARADE!!!

Presenters from Around the World

As part of International Education Week, presenters from around the world shared their culture, their countries, and their pictures with our students.  In the pictures in this post are presenters from Bhutan and Nepal and a U.S. student who studied in South Korea.

Tuesday Nov. 16th is Magnet Open House

Magnet Open House will be held at on Tuesday Nov. 16th at 10 am and 1 pm in the Media Center.