Shark Bites
Stopher Newsletter, July 23rd
Teacher assignments will be given out at orientation.
Kindergarten Orientation, August 4, 2021
1st thru 5th Grade Orientation, August 9, 2021
First Day of School, August 11, 2021
JCPS Virtual Learning Option
The deadline to apply is August 4, 2021.
School Forms to be Completed
Please complete the forms enclosed in the packet and return them during orientation or on the first day of school. Please do not email them.
In addition to the forms in your packet, please visit the JCPS "Parent Place" to complete:
- Nurse Office Consent
- Home Language Survey
Afternoon Transportation
Bus riders are given a backpack bus tag at orientation. This tag tells the bus driver exactly where your student will be getting off of the bus. Check the tag carefully for accuracy. It must remain on your child's backpack for at least the first two weeks of school.
Use the JCPS Bus Finder to determine the stop that serves your address and what time your bus will arrive in the mornings.
Medicine Distribution at School
NOTE: Students are not permitted to carry medication (including cough drops). Inhalers may be carried by a student provided there is a form on file with a physician's permission to do so.
Lion King, Jr. Ticket Sales
Thursday, August 5
12:00 Matinee: Stopher Day! All Stopher students (incoming first grade through outgoing fifth grade) can see the show for FREE, with the purchase of a $5 adult ticket. Note: all students must have an adult present.
7:00: Community performance
Friday, August 6
12:00 Matinee: New Stopher Sharks Day! All incoming Stopher kindergarteners can see the show for FREE, with the purchase of a $5 adult ticket. Do you have multiple Stopher students? Contact Katie Thomas (katherine.thomas@jefferson.kyschools) for more info!
7:00 Community performance
Grandparents and Senior Citizens: You are more than welcome to attend either matinee for a reduced price of $5!
Evening performance tickets are now available here: Stopher Lion King Tickets
Matinee performance tickets will be sold at the door. More information will follow.
Stopher Cheer Sign-Ups
Stopher PTA Membership Information
School Meals Update
**You do not need a Free/Reduced Meal Applicaiton on file for free meals; however, you will need one if you want to be excused from class and field trip fees.
Classroom Supplies, Fees and Dress Code
Class supplies lists have been emailed and can be found below. If you have difficulty opening the file, a paper copy can be picked up in the Stopher office any weekday 9:30-4:00.
In addition to the classroom supplies, each student will have a $25 Class Fee. This can be paid at orientation. To be excused from paying the class fee (as well as field trip fees), you must complete a Free/Reduced Meal Application. . You can pick up a paper copy in our office or complete it on-line at https://www.myschoolapps.com/
Our dress code is very lenient. We are not a uniform school. We do require that students wear closed toe shoes at all times ... no sandals. Shorts and skirts should be at fingertip length. Tops can not have spaghetti straps nor show the midriff.
Classroom Supply Lists for 2021-2022
JCPS Required Documents
- birth certificate
- immunization form
- school physical
- eye exam
- dental exam
If your child submitted the medical documents during his/her pre-school enrollment, those forms are no longer valid. Please obtain updated forms from your physician and turn those in as soon as possible.
School Calendar for 2021/2022
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Stopher Elementary School
Email: connie.puckett@jefferson.kyschools.us
Website: http://stopher.jcps-ky.com/
Location: 14417 Aiken Road, Louisville, KY, USA
Phone: (502)485-8281
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StopherSharks/