JUSD's Literacy Without Limits campaign is recognized as a 2024 Award of Excellence winner from the California School Public Relations Association.
JUSD Family Reading Challenge
Thank you to everyone who participated in the fall JUSD Family Reading Challenge! Districtwide, our elementary school students logged 37,178 minutes of reading time.
The top 3 classes were:
1st place: Ms. Espinal's 6th grade class at Indian Hills Elementary with 4,825 minutes
2nd place: Ms. Gonzalez's Kindergarten class at Stone Avenue Elementary with 2,085 minutes
3rd place: Ms. McAllister's 2nd-grade class at Camino Real Elementary with 1,420 minutes
The top 3 schools were:
1st place: Indian Hills Elementary with 8,862 minutes
2nd place: Stone Avenue Elementary with 7,831 minutes
3rd place: Sunnyslope Elementary with 5,266 minutes
Keep on reading, JUSD.
Click here to watch The Horizon story recapping the challenge!
Our second JUSD Family Reading Challenge was a total success! Elementary students read a total of 27,215 minutes in the Read Across Edition of the JUSD Family Reading Challenge.
The top 3 classes were:
1st place: Ms. Espinal's 6th-grade class at Indian Hills Elementary School with 9,823 minutes (14,648 for the school year)
2nd place: Ms. Gonzalez's Kindergarten class at Stone Avenue Elementary with 2,890 minutes (4,925 for the school year)
3rd place: Ms. Dirkswager's 5th-grade class at Indian Hills Elementary with 2,812 minutes (3,263 for the school year)
The top 3 schools were:
1st place: Indian Hills Elementary with 18,488 minutes (27,350 for the school year)
2nd place: Stone Avenue Elementary with 6,993 minutes (14,824 for the school year)
3rd place: Sky Country Elementary with 4,364 minutes (9,254 for the school year)
Districtwide, JUSD elementaries read 74,393 minutes this school year!
Book vending machines in JUSD elementary schools
Every Jurupa Unified elementary school has a new exciting installation! Book vending machines are now at every elementary school to make literacy accessible and fun for all students. Students can 'purchase' the books with tokens earned for positive behavior.
