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Monthly Update for December 2025! ☃️

Hi everyone! ☺️ Here’s the update for December for all Jersey City Public School students. To see the full calendar for this school year, click here.

December 23rd: Half Day (12:45 Dismissal)

December 24th – January 2nd: Winter Break (9 days)

  • Marking Period 2 ends January 28th! Students can check their grades and schedule on Infinite Campus. For any parents that want to see a step by step guide on how to view your child’s grades on the Infinite Campus website, click here.
  • For anyone wondering about Jersey City Public School Attendance Policy, click here.

For families whose children play winter season sports, you can access the stats and schedule on the nj.com website. 🏒 🏀

How to Prep for College Before Senior Year

How to Prep for College Before Senior Year

Hi everyone! 😊 Here are four steps to take before the end of junior year to prep for the college application process. It’s never too early to start doing these things so I recommend that freshmen and sophomores also read this! ☀️

Your junior year summer will likely be filled with SAT prep and narrowing down the list of prospective colleges. Thinking ahead now will lighten your load later, and your future self will be grateful you did.

  • Start early with SAT prep. Starting SAT prep during junior year gives you the flexibility to study at a steady pace rather than cramming the summer before senior year and during the first marking period. It also helps you identify your strengths and weaknesses. By starting early, you’ll have more time to focus on improving the sections that need the most work, increasing your chances of a higher overall score.
  • Explore your career interests. During your junior year, try exploring careers to discover what interests you. It could be through a part-time job, volunteering, job shadowing, and more. If you enjoy the work, consider joining a related club at your school to keep building on that interest. The earlier you start volunteering or interning, the more time you have to grow in the role—and possibly take on leadership (eventually becoming a club leader, for example), which looks great on college applications.
  • Start exploring prospective colleges. Begin building a list of colleges you might be interested in during your junior year. The summer after junior year is a great time to attend a few college campus tours or virtual info sessions. Niche is a helpful tool to organize and compare the colleges that interest you.
  • Get serious about volunteer hours. As of 2025, students at Jersey City Public High Schools must complete 25 hours of community service as a graduation requirement. Note that this threshold can change from year to year. Students are responsible for tracking their own hours (it can be during the school years and / or the summers), which includes obtaining a letter that lists the hours completed from the organization you volunteered with. I recommend following Jersey Cares if you are looking for volunteer opportunities, and specifically seeking opportunities that align with your interests. The Jersey Cares website features a Volunteer Opportunity Calendar, which can be filtered by location to reveal hundreds of ongoing events near you. Ideally, there should be a theme—for example, if you are in healthcare, you might volunteer at Jersey City Medical Center.

Feel free to comment or email us directly if you have further questions! 😊

Important Information for the Upcoming School Year (’25-’26)

Hi everyone! 😊☀️ For students in Jersey City Public Schools, I hope everyone enjoyed their first full week back at school! To access this school year’s monthly calendar, click here.

School Checklist and Tips

  • For middle school and high school students, make sure you don’t forget your IDs (freshman are given them during orientation)
  • Bring your chromebook (make sure it’s charged)
  • If you participate in a fall sport, make sure you remember equipment, uniform, and anything else you’d need depending on if you have a game or practice. Throughout the year, to look at your team’s statistics and roster, you can usually find updated information on the nj.com site.
  • New students should receive an infinite campus account in the first two weeks of school. To learn more about what your infinite campus account contains and how to log in, click here.
  • High school seniors are permitted up to three additional excused absences for college visits, provided they submit proof to their guidance counselor (for example: an email that confirms you attended a college tour). For those of you curious about attendance policy, click here.

If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment and good luck to all students this year 🍀

Monthly Update for April 2025!

Hi everyone. Here’s the update for April, for all Jersey City Public School students. The full school year calendars​ can be accessed here.

April 10th: End of Marking Period 3

April 17th: Half day/12:45 dismissal (Spring Break begins!)

April 18 – 25: Spring Break

April 29th: Virtual Report Card Night (6:30-8pm) for Elementary Schools

April 30th: Virtual Report Card Night (6:30-8pm) for Middle Schools

  • For students taking an Advanced Placement (AP) course, there are 35 days until May 5, which is when AP testing begins.
  • For a step by step guide on how to view your child’s grades, click here.
  • Sports teams and schedules can be accessed on nj.com

The Latest Spring News 2025 🌸🌸

We are pleased to share some exciting news—many Jersey City public schools appear to be implementing new initiatives and making changes lately.

McNair Academic High School Introduces Ugg Boots to Dress Code—But Only Temporarily

McNair Academic High School, known for its business casual dress code, has allowed students to wear Ugg boots for the first time in the school’s history.

Only the Classic Ugg boot has made the cut for this revised policy, perhaps because it is the least ugly of all the Uggs. Students have not received direction on whether fake Uggs, otherwise known as “Fuggs,” comply with the new standard. The iconic Uggs were brought to the U.S. in the 1970s — shortly after McNair was founded. We don’t know whether the McNair administration had considered adding the classic Ugg boots in previous years, however, we can speculate that it would have been a subject of intense debate. 

In fact, some McNair faculty members have already begun filing requests to reverse the policy change, citing concerns about maintaining McNair’s traditionally formal dress code. As a result, this policy will likely be in place for the current academic year.

Let us know your position on McNair’s business casual dress code. Do you think Uggs are a step in the right direction?

PS #5 Receives Funding from NJEA for a School Garden

Last week, Dr. Michael Conti PS #5 received a Sustainable Jersey for Schools Grant for their proposed school garden. We would also like to highlight MS#4 and PS#39 for their active prioritization of sustainability initiatives. Both schools have their own rooftop gardens. These gardens provide a hands-on learning environment for students, and they also enjoy the fresh vegetables they cultivate.

Monthly Update for March 2025! 💚

Hi all! Here’s the update for March. Right now, Jersey City Public School students are about half way done with Marking Period 3, which ends April 10.

March 10th: MP 3 Progress Reports due

March 10 – 14: NJGPA Statewide Assessment Testing for juniors in high school

March 31st: Schools Closed, Eid-al-Fitr

  • For students taking an Advanced Placement (AP) course, there are 9 weeks until May which is when AP testing begins
  • For a step by step guide on how to view your child’s grades, click here.
  • For families whose children play a sport right now, you can access the stats and schedule on the nj.com website.
  • To see the full calendar for this school year, click here.

Monthly Update for February 2025!

Here’s the update for Februrary, for all Jersey City Public School students. To see the full calendar for this school year, click here.

February 5th: Collaborative PD for teachers (12:45 Dismissal for students)

February 11th: Elementary Schools Parent Conf. 1:30-3pm (12:45 Dismissal for students)

February 12th: Middle Schools Parent Conf. 1:30-3pm (12:45 Dismissal for students)

February 13th: High Schools Parent Conf. 1:30-3pm (12:45 Dismissal for students)

February 17th: Schools closed for Presidents Day

  • Marking Period 2 ends February 4. For a step by step guide on how to view your child’s grades (U.S. Public Schools) click here.
  • For anyone wondering about Jersey City Public School Attendance Policy, click here.
  • For families whose children play winter season sports, you can access the stats and schedule on the nj.com website.

Monthly Update for November 2024!🍂🍂

Hi everyone! 😊 Here’s the update for November. To see the full calendar for this school year, click here. For new Jersey City Public School parents, you may benefit from our post on how to access student grades and schedule.

November 1 – 8: Schools closed

November 11 (Veteran’s Day): Schools closed

November 19: End of MP1

November 27th: Half day

November 28 – 29: Schools closed for Thanksgiving

Important Information for the Upcoming School Year

Hi everyone. Today is the first day of school for Jersey City Public Schools. Good luck to all parents and students! 🍀🍀

For parents that are sending their child to a Jersey City Public School for the first time, generally, the first day of school is the first Thursday after Labor Day (the first Monday of September).

First Day of School Checklist and Tips

  • For middle school and high school students, make sure you don’t forget your IDs (freshman are given them during orientation)
  • Bring your chromebook (make sure it’s charged)
  • If you participate in a fall sport, make sure you remember equipment, uniform, and anything else you’d need depending on if you have a game or practice. Throughout the year, to look at your team’s statistics and roster, you can usually find updated information on the nj.com site.
  • New students should receive an infinite campus account in the first two weeks of school. To learn more about what your infinite campus account contains and how to log in, click here.

Monthly Update for June 2024!

Hi everyone! Sorry about the delay with this month’s update. Remember that students cannot have 18 or more absences in a school year, so make sure to keep track of child’s attendance record.

Week of June 3rd – Finals for high schoolers

June 5th to 7th – Elementary School and Middle School Final Exams

June 18, 19, 20th – Half days

June 21st – JC Public Schools closed

June 25th – Last day of school

For parents wondering, grades for all classes will be finalized (on infinite campus) on June 19th. To check the final grade for a specific calss on infinite campus, go to grades on infinite campus. Then, click on the name of the class. If the grade is bolded, it has been finalized.

For parents with children in elementary school, the public school that your child attends will send a physical copy of the students’ report card in the mail at the end of each marking period. If you aren’t receiving it, you can speak with main office in person.