Zachary Taylor Elementary

There is no basketball practice tomorrow after school. All students on the basketball team will go home their regular way.

For Read Across America Week, tomorrow is "Cuddle up with a good book!" Dress in your pajamas for school tomorrow!

☀️ SUMMER CAMP KICKOFF EVENT THIS WEEKEND | Looking for summer camps and enrichment opportunities for your child? Join us for the 21st Annual JCPS Family Resource & Youth Services Centers Summer Camp Kickoff this Saturday, March 7, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the JCPS Center for Professional Learning (3903 Atkinson Square Dr.).

This FREE event connects JCPS families with a wide variety of summer camps and programs from across Jefferson County. Families can meet providers, ask questions, and enter drawings for summer camp scholarships.

All JCPS families are welcome!

📚 LITERACY NIGHT AT THE CARDINALS GAME ❤️ | What a night celebrating literacy and cheering on the Cards!

Thank you to the University of Louisville for hosting Literacy Night at the KFC Yum! Center as the Cardinals took on Syracuse.

We’re so grateful for the incredible support shown to our JCPS students—and for every new and gently used book donated during the Book Drive. Your generosity is helping spark a love of reading across our district.

📸 Superintendent Dr. Yearwood was there to celebrate the power of reading alongside JCPS families! 📖✨

📚 LITERACY NIGHT AT THE CARDINALS GAME ❤️ | What a night celebrating literacy and cheering on the Cards!

Thank you to the University of Louisville for hosting Literacy Night at the KFC Yum! Center as the Cardinals took on Syracuse.

We’re so grateful for the incredible support shown to our JCPS students—and for every new and gently used book donated during the Book Drive. Your generosity is helping spark a love of reading across our district.

📸 Superintendent Dr. Yearwood was there to celebrate the power of reading alongside JCPS families! 📖✨

For Read Across America Week, tomorrow is "Being different gives the world color!" Dress in your favorite rainbow or tie-dye on Thursday!

🌟 ICYMI | Superintendent Dr. Brian Yearwood delivered his first State of the District address last week, sharing a strategic vision for the future of Jefferson County Public Schools.

With a focus on long-term financial stability and a renewed commitment to academic growth for all, the plan supports more than 94,000 students across JCPS.

📸 Take a look at photos from the event!
🔗 Read more: https://www.jefferson.kyschools.us/article/2735539

THANK YOU to Seneca High School Agri-Science & Leadership students for designing and producing floral arrangements for the event and Youth Performing Arts School - YPAS students for providing music!

For Read Across America Week, tomorrow is "Reading is my favorite sport!" Dress in your athletic wear on Wednesday!

Here is this week's Book Fair Shopping schedule. Please note the new required envelope for cash. If you have misplaced your child's envelope, we have more in the office.

Today and tomorrow is our Grandparent Lunch at ZT! Please see the schedule. Anyone GRAND in your child's life is welcome.

We have a lot of great things going on this week. Book Fair, Grandparent Lunch and Read Across America!

Read all about it in this week's Family Newsletter!

https://jcps.edurooms.com/engage/zachary-taylor-elementary/newsletters/zt-family-newsletter-3-1-2026

ZT Families,

Tomorrow is the last day to make your voices heard about how we are doing at ZT and in JCPS. I know we will not be here next year, but I will still get the feedback and use it to guide me in my leadership wherever I am next year. It is linked below.

Currently, 35% of families have filled it out. If we get to 80%, we will have ice cream for the students.

Please consider filling it out. It is in multiple languages.

Thank you,
Mrs. Cravens

https://assessment.jefferson.kyschools.us/surveyTool/cssParentLandingPage.aspx

STAY CONNECTED | It’s Public Schools Week, and there’s so much to celebrate in JCPS! 🎉📚

From student achievements and classroom innovations to districtwide updates and important announcements, you can stay connected to all the great things happening across Jefferson County Public Schools on the JCPS News page.

We’re committed to keeping our families, staff, and community informed with the most up-to-date information.

🔗 Visit jcps.me/news to explore the latest stories and see how our students and educators are making a difference every day.

CELEBRATE | From Feb. 23 to 27, 2026, we’re proud to join schools, districts, educators, families, and public education advocates nationwide in celebrating Public Schools Week 2026 (#PSW26).

Public schools serve each and every student, in each and every community. That shared commitment is at the heart of Public Schools Week 2026. Join us in celebrating the people, partnerships, and practices that make our public schools strong!

Don’t forget that Girls on the Run begins Monday! Be sure your girl(s) bring clothes to run in and shoes as well. We will have water bottles for them, but they can bring their own. Remember to be here at 3:45 to pick your girl(s) up. Practice is on Mondays and Wednesdays.

Please check out this week's ZT Family Newsletter.
https://jcps.edurooms.com/engage/zachary-taylor-elementary/newsletters/zt-family-newsletter-2-22-2026

🚀 NEXT LEVEL | The JCPS Technology division teamed up with Google for Education and Forward Edge to host Google-Palooza earlier this week—welcoming 500+ teachers and staff to level up their skills in Google Workspace and dive into the future of AI with Gemini!

And that’s not all… 🎉 JCPS has officially completed its districtwide migration from Microsoft Outlook to Gmail, powering stronger collaboration, innovation, and connection across our schools! Huge thanks to everyone involved for helping keep JCPS on the cutting edge.

ZT Families,

Please complete the Comprehensive School Survey. If we get to 80% we will have ice cream for the students! We are currently only at 24% of guardians responding.

This needs to be filled out for each child in the household, not just one per family.

Even though we are closing, I will still get the results and use the information about school leadership to help me grow as an instructional leader. I would appreciate your feedback.

Thank you,
Mrs. Cravens

https://assessment.jefferson.kyschools.us/surveyTool/cssParentLandingPage.aspx

Falcon Families,
We will be here until 5:30 tonight to register any remaining students in grades K-4 for next year. If you haven't completed the enrollment form for next year, please come by or call the school today.
Mrs. Cravens

CAR RIDER REMINDER: If a car does not have a car rider number in the window, they will be instructed to park and go inside to retrieve their child. YOU MUST HAVE AN ID WITH YOU.

If you need a new car rider number, please let us know. We will happily get a new one for you.