Dear Parents and Community,

Welcome to Thunderbolt Elementary School, home of the Jets! I am pleased to serve the Thunderbolt Elementary community as your Principal.

Thunderbolt Elementary opened in 2000 and has always prided itself on ensuring our scholars receive the very best educational experience in a safe and welcoming environment. Our scholars are provided with appropriately rigorous grade level instruction in the following subjects; English Language Arts (ELA), mathematics, social studies, and science. We use the adopted Clay County District Schools curricula to ensure our scholars master learning standards. We also offer a variety of clubs and activities, which include National Elementary Honor Society, safety patrol, robotics club, track team, chorus, math team, and art club.

The Thunderbolt School Community has a large population of scholars with active duty military parents. We are pleased the Department of Defense has provided two, full-time Military Life Counselors who help support our scholars during their families deployment. If you are active military and have questions about what types of support are available to you and your children, please contact Thunderbolt Elementary and ask to speak with one of our MFLAC Counselors.

Participating in your scholar’s educational experience ensures their success. This includes committing to checking your scholar’s daily folder or planner, reviewing their completed homework or class assignments, establishing at least 20 minutes (or more) of daily reading time and when questions or concerns arise, reaching out to your scholar’s teacher(s). We also encourage participation in our fabulous TBE Parent Faculty Association (PFA) or volunteering to help your scholar’s teacher(s).

YOU are YOUR CHILD’S first teacher and with your participation, your scholar will have an incredibly positive educational experience at Thunderbolt Elementary!

Sincerely,

Amy Bathurst

Principal