Please join us for our Veterans Day Celebration, November 8th.
We want to celebrate the veterans in our community! Do you have a family member that served in the armed forces? Please invite them to walk in our Veterans Day procession!
Bring your family and join the celebration!
All attendees must RSVP-click here.
All attendees must have School Access. (Only apply if you have never entered our campus before).
Fall Picture Retakes with Leonard’s Photography
Wednesday, November 13th
Please let your child’s teacher know if you would like your child photographed. Only those who have requested retakes will be photographed.
Order at https://new.leonards.com/
Order Yearbooks at www.buytheyearbook.com
FREE 24/7 Tutoring Now Available to ALL Students on CLEVER (link above)
SJCSD Families, we are excited to provide a free year-round online resource for your elementary student. Your child will see a link in Clever located at the bottom of their Clever page under Teacher Resources for Varsity Tutors where they can take advantage of powerful learning resources at no cost.
District News: Hurricane Make-up Days and Required Instruction Days
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Hurricanes Helene and Milton caused students to miss five days of instruction. Three of these days need to be made up. The first hurricane make-up day will be Veterans Day on Monday, November 11. To make up the remaining instructional time, the following ten Wednesdays will now be full instructional days and will no longer be early release Wednesdays:
- November 13, 2024
- November 20, 2024
- December 4, 2024
- December 11, 2024
- December 18, 2024
- January 8, 2025
- January 15, 2025
- January 22, 2025
- January 29, 2025
- February 5, 2025
The regular early release Wednesday schedule will resume on February 12, 2025.
Please join us as we educate your child in the following, important Social Studies topics! Included below are the dates and topics as well as wonderful resources that you can access at home for free. We hope it will aid your family in discussing these topics at home.
Required Instruction Days:
Holocaust Education Week (11/4-11/8) for 5th grade only.
Victims of Communism Day (11/7)
Veterans Day (11/11)
Click here for SJCSD Resources to support your child.
Congratulations, Teacher, Rookie Teacher, and Employee of the Year!
When it comes to incredible, amazing, hard-working people of character, look no further than these three winners! Please join us in congratulating the 2024-2025 Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Jaffa; Rookie Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Johnson; and School-Related Employee of the Year, Mr. David! Our school is so grateful to them for their service and we look forward to celebrating them at this year’s banquet. Thank you for all that you do for our school community. You show that each and every day, here at Otis A. Mason, YOUR Character Counts!
Volunteer Opportunities
Please use this link to support our teachers and students. There are so many opportunities to help! THANK YOU!
Where YOUR Character Counts!
A la escuela de Otis A. Mason, se habla espanol. Si necessitas hablar con un membiero de este escuela en espanol, llamanos, por favor, a 904-547-8440.
Core Values
Our Mission
At Mason Elementary, we believe student success is fostered by a continuous commitment to improvement, which ensures well-rounded and motivated learners. We do this by maintaining a safe and dynamic learning environment, promoting high expectations for all students, nurturing determination, developing personal relationships, and involving our community.
Our Vision
The “Mason Way” is one that nurtures a passion in every child for personal success, good character, and a desire to learn, explore, and better themselves as they grow to be responsible members of our community.
Schedule
School Information:
M-F 7:55am–3:45pm
Main Office: (904) 547-8440
Clinic: (904) 547-8444
Registration: (904) 547-8436
School Hours:
- Arrival – 8:00am
- Classes Begin –8:25am
- Dismissal –
- 2:45pm – Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri
- 1:45pm – Wed (Early Release)
Policies & Procedures
Attendance & Tardies
Attendance is extremely important for students to be successful at our school. It is also important that students arrive at school on time, and ready to learn! Parents are encouraged to utilize school bus transportation. Daily drop off begins at 8:00am. Families should utilize the parent drop off line and remain in the car until school staff are outside to welcome students for the day (after 8 am). If your child arrives after 8:25am, you will need to come inside the school to sign them in.
Absences from School
If your child is absent from school, a parent/guardian must turn in a written signed note or a doctor’s note within 48 hours for the absence to be considered excused, upon the students return to school. Phone calls will not be accepted. We appreciate your support.
Early Dismissal & Dismissal Changes
- For the safety of all students, children may not be checked out of school after 2:15pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday and 1:15pm on Wednesday.
- If you need to change the way your child goes home in the afternoon or for an early dismissal, please complete our Dismissal Change Request Form. Handwritten notes are no longer accepted.
- Please Note: Early Dismissals – We do not send children to the front office until you have arrived and shown your photo ID to the front office staff. Dismissal Changes – Can only be accepted before 2:10pm (1:10pm on Wednesdays).
- We cannot accept phone calls for those changes. Changes in afternoon transportation should only be for emergency situations. Thank you for your understanding.
School News & Events
Support Our School
Join Otis Mason PTO! It’s a new school year, join us! JOIN HERE!
Plan for upcoming projects and activities with PTO. If you have any questions, please email us!
Mason Manatee Memo for Monthly School News & Events:
Head Start
St. Johns County School District Head Start provides a free pre-school program and comprehensive health and social services to eligible three- and four-year-old children and their families living in St. Johns County. Head Start is for income eligible families, proof of income is required.
School District News
"Supporting Gifted Children in Developing Executive Functioning Skills" Virtual Discussion on November 12
Please join us on November 12, 2024, from 6pm to 7:30pm for a virtual discussion titled "Supporting Gifted Children in Developing Executive Functioning Skills." The discussion will be led by keynote speaker and SJCSD District Counselor Dr. MaryRose Kaplan.
FortifyFL App
FortifyFL is a website and app developed at the direction of the Florida Legislature. Any student, educator, parent or member of the public can report school safety concerns directly to law enforcement and school administrators anonymously and easily through the FortifyFL app or getfortifyfl.com.
