Shirley Elementary - JPS

🎉 Calling all Future Eagles! 🦅❤️💙
Shirley Elementary is excited to welcome our newest learners to Kindergarten Academy 2026!
📍 210 Daniel Lake Blvd, Jackson, MS 39212
📅 July 7–9, 2026
⏰ 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
🚗 Car drop-off & pick-up only
Get ready for three fun-filled mornings of learning, playing, and growing together! ✏️📚🍎
We can’t wait to meet our rising kindergarten scholars! ❤️🤍💙

Flashback Friday: We want to thank our amazing 5th graders for a wonderful year at Shirley Elementary! It has been a joy watching you learn, grow, and achieve so much. We are proud of each one of you and all that you have accomplished. As you begin your middle school journey, remember to believe in yourselves, work hard, and never stop reaching for your dreams. We wish you great success, endless opportunities, and many wonderful memories ahead. Once a Shirley Eagle, always a Shirley Eagle! 🦅

Let's start the year off looking our Shirley Eagle best!❤️🤍💙

Happy Birthday to an amazing principal! 🎉🎂
On behalf of the Shirley Elementary family, we wish you a day filled with joy, love, and many blessings. Thank you for your leadership, dedication, and the positive impact you make on our students, staff, and community each day.
We appreciate all that you do and hope your birthday is as wonderful as you are!
— From your Shirley Elementary Family ❤️

📣Let the celebrations begin🏆🏅

☀️🏃‍♂️ **FIELD DAY 2026 WAS A BLAST!** 🏃‍♂️☀️
What an absolutely incredible day at **Shirley Elementary School**! Our Scholars brought the energy, and we had the best time celebrating all of their hard work! 🎉🥳
The campus was packed with non-stop fun, laughter, and smiles:
* 🏰 **Epic Bounce Houses**
* 🎯 **Fun Outdoor Games**
* 🏀 **Basketball Showdowns**
* 🍿 **Yummy Concessions**
* 💃 **A High-Energy Dance Room**
* 🎮 **An Action-Packed Game Room**
🍦The perfect highlight to a warm day was the delicious cold ice cream treats!🍦 A massive shoutout to the **Mississippi Impact Coalition** for partnering with us and making sure our Scholars had the ultimate way to cool off. We truly appreciate your incredible support of our school and community! 💙✨
Check out some of the amazing smiles from yesterday! 👇

BLAST OFF INTO SUMMER READING! ☀️📚 Yesterday we hosted our Summer Reading Kick-Off. 🚀✨ This summer is particularly special as we express our sincere gratitude to Scholastic and the Richard M. Robinson Literacy Foundation for providing every scholar with a collection of books to maintain their literacy engagement throughout the summer.
📖 Scholars also received ice cream to commemorate the commencement of summer reading.🍦🍨

🎒✨ BIG STEPS AHEAD! ✨🎒 Yesterday we held our Kindergarten Round-Up🎉🎉
The countdown is officially ON! Our amazing Pre-K crew is officially ready to take on the big leagues... KINDERGARTEN! They got to meet the teachers and spend the day learning what it will be like in kindergarten next year!
🌟🖍️From practicing their letters to building giant block towers, these little leaders have grown so much this year. Next stop: Kindergarten🚂💨