Due to the ongoing excessive heat, we want to ensure everyone's safety and comfort during our "Reading in the Park" event. Therefore, we've made the decision to move the event INDOORS at Grafton Elementary School.
🗓️ Date: Wednesday, July 26th
⏰ Time: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
🏢 New Venue: Grafton Elementary School
While we had hoped to enjoy the beautiful outdoors, this change will allow us to continue the event without worrying about the extreme weather conditions. Don't miss out on this unique reading experience! It's the perfect opportunity to beat the heat while indulging in the magic of storytelling!
Our final Reading in the Park of the summer will be held at Grafton's Grove Memorial Park on July 26th at 10:30. Come down to the river for crafts, snacks, and book-loads of fun!
We had a great time at Reading in the Park today! We went to the Jersey County Court House, where the Honorable Judge Allison Lorton read "The Bad Seed." We had a surprise visit from Miss Jersey County, Kyndal Price, along with a friendly dinosaur from the Jerseyville Public Library. The Jersey County Arts Council helped the kids create bad seeds (or good seeds 😊), and Mrs. Kelly Miller brought more great 3D prizes that she created. We raffled off some books and Donor City Pool passes too. Thank you to everyone involved!
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Reading in the Park will be held right in the heart of Jerseyville this week at the Jersey County Courthouse Gazebo. Mark your calendars for 10:30 on Wednesday, July 19th.
It was another great week for Reading in the Park! Today, we went to Grafton Red Hawk Park, and Mrs. Mindy Woelfel, Grafton Elementary Principal, read How I Became a Pirate. The Jersey County Arts Council helped the kids create a pirate from a spoon. Pete the Cat came for a visit from the Jerseyville Public Library, and Mrs. Kelly Miller made bookmarks for each child to take home. She also created a 3D frog that was raffled off! We send a big THANK YOU to everyone involved!
Grafton's Red Hawk Park will host Reading in the Park this Wednesda, July 12th at 10:30. You won't want to miss this one!
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We had a lovely time at today’s Reading in the Park! Mr. Tim Harmon, a City of Jerseyville Volunteer Firefighter and Principal at Marquette High School read Clifford the Firedog. Then he taught us a little about fire safety. We made Clifford wind socks with the Jersey County Arts Council, had a snack, took pictures with Clifford the Big Red Dog from the Jerseyville Public Library, and took a book home. Thank you to everyone involved! It was a great day!
Attention! Reading in the Park update! Due to poor air quality, the June 28th Reading in the Park has been moved to the Jersey Community Middle School Library. Please park on the east side of the school and use the east doors. All students are invited to join us for reading, snacks, and crafts today at 10:30 am. We hope to see you there!
Reading in the Park at the Fieldon pavilion was so much fun! Thank you to Lynn Goetten for being our guest reader, Jersey County Arts Council/Sherry Droste for coordinating an activity with the kids, the Village of Fieldon for allowing us to use the pavilion, Willie and Jeff Goetten for taking care of the seating for everyone, and Jerseyville Public Library for bringing Bluey to join us!
Hey Panther Families! This is a friendly reminder that the 2023-2024 Online Registration is still open for returning students. If you did not complete this re-registration process in the spring, please help us prepare for next year by logging into Skyward Family Access to complete the registration steps. We hope you enjoy the summer break and can’t wait to see you in August!
Savannah Hetzel volunteered her time today to help JCMS students learn to crochet. The students were awed by Savannah’s skills and everyone was excited to learn. Thank you Savannah for helping out with the JCMS summer enrichment program. One of the best students today was Mr. Strauch. He almost had an afghan by the end of the day.
We had a wonderful crowd at Reading in the Park today! A big thank you to our guest readers, Mayor Kevin Stork and Sheriff Nick Manns. Curious George from the Jerseyville Public Library came for a visit, and the Jersey County Arts Council helped us create some spectacular self-portraits, complete with mustaches. Join us next week in Fieldon!
Come join us on Wednesday, June 14th at Dolan City Park 's Shelter 1. It sure to be page-turning fun!
It was a great week at the JCHS Tennis Camp! Thanks to all of the families and campers who participated. Go Panthers!
Football Camp - Last Call !!
If you are interested in Football Camp - please get your registration in so we can get your correct T-shirt size. We can't wait to see you - Go Panthers!!!
We had an excellent turnout for our first Reading in the Park! We saw familiar friends from last year and many new faces. Students enjoyed listening to our guest readers, Mr. Leslie and Mrs. Egelhoff from JCMS, craft projects with Mrs. Droste from the Jersey County Arts Council, and a snack with Olaf from the Jerseyville Public Library. We send a BIG thank you to everyone who helped, and we can’t wait to see everyone next week!
Attention! Due to the much needed rain, the June 7th Reading in the Park has been moved to the Jersey Community Middle School cafeteria. All elementary students are invited to join us for reading, snacks, and crafts today at 10:30 am. We hope to see you there!
