Zachary Taylor Elementary

Do you have a rising 6th grader going to Westport Middle? If so, check out what they have going on next week!

We can't wait to see our 5th graders at 5:10 tonight. Location: Westport Road Baptist Church *Please remember that balloons and pets are not allowed.

🚌 BUS TRACKING TOOL | JCPS families will have a new tool to track their students' school bus for the 2026-27 school year. With My Ride K-12, you can see exactly where the bus is on a live map and get accurate, real-time ETAs sent straight to your phone.

Click the link below to download the app and learn more.
https://www.jefferson.kyschools.us/o/jcps/article/2895007

We can wait to see you at awards day today! The schedule is attached.

We have Field Day tomorrow! Your kiddos need tennis shoes, change of clothes, towel and grocery sack for wet clothes. Volunteers arrive at 8:10! It's going to be a great day!

Please enjoy this week's ZT Family Newsletter. Remember, there is no school on Tuesday for Election Day. Go vote!
https://jcps.edurooms.com/engage/zachary-taylor-elementary/newsletters/zt-family-newsletter-may-17-2026

ZT Science Family Night Tonight!
5:30 - 7:00!

Please come to ZT tomorrow night for a fun Family Science Night!

🚌 BUS TRACKING TOOL | JCPS families will have a new tool to track their students' school bus for the 2026-27 school year. With My Ride K-12, you can see exactly where the bus is on a live map and get accurate, real-time ETAs sent straight to your phone.

Click the link below to download the app and learn more.

https://www.jefferson.kyschools.us/o/jcps/article/2895007

Calling all ZT library books! 📚 If your child still has a book checked out, a letter was sent home with them yesterday. All ZT books will be distributed to the other elementary schools in our cluster this summer. We are NOT collecting money for missing books this year. Every student with all books turned in will get a popsicle during our silent disco on Monday!

Please see the updated time for awards. The initial form had the wrong end time for 3rd grade.

🩺 NATIONAL SCHOOL NURSE DAY 💙 | They are the first call when a student isn't feeling well, the calm voice in an emergency, and a trusted presence for thousands of students every single day.

Today we celebrate our JCPS school nurses—compassionate, skilled, and absolutely essential. Thank you for taking care of our kids!

❤️ FROM THE HEART 📝 | We invited seniors to write a letter to their favorite teacher. For #TeacherAppreciationWeek, we're sharing a few of the heartfelt responses.

"There were days when I needed more than just a teacher, and somehow, you always knew."

One for the nostalgia file: if you grew up in the eighties or nineties, you remember the ritual — the BOOK IT! button, the monthly certificate, the Personal Pan Pizza you carried out of Pizza Hut like spoils of war. Summer of Stories, BOOK IT!'s summer edition, is back: enrollment opens tomorrow, and it runs June 1 through August 31 for kids in pre-K through sixth grade. Same deal as ever — hit your monthly reading goal, get a free pizza.

https://www.bookitprogram.com

Enjoy this week's ZT Family Newsletter. It contains important testing and Awards Day information.
https://jcps.edurooms.com/engage/zachary-taylor-elementary/newsletters/zt-family-newsletter-may-3-2026

🎉 CELEBRATING PRINCIPALS | Every day, our principals show up for their students, their staff, and their communities. They are problem-solvers, encouragers, and visionaries. Today we celebrate every one of them and say thank you for everything you do to make JCPS great. Happy National School Principals' Day! 👏

ZT Derby Day is here!
If you want to watch your child, please feel free to come by at their class time. See schedule.

ZT band students, please be at ZT at 5:30 tonight for your concert. Please bring your instrument and your book.

No Girls on the Run practice tomorrow. We will be back to normal practice on Monday.