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What are K2, K3, K4, and Kindergarten at Jackson Academy? A Parent’s Guide to Preschool

/ Perspectives in Education

K2, K3, and K4 are preschool classes named for a child’s age: K2 is for 2-year-olds, K3 for 3-year-olds, and K4 (also called pre-K) for 4-year-olds. Kindergarten (sometimes called K5) comes next. 

At Jackson Academy in Jackson, Mississippi, your child’s class is based on their age by September 1st of the school year they start.

If you’re looking at preschools in Jackson, Gluckstadt, Madison, Ridgeland, Flowood, Brandon, Clinton, or surrounding areas, you’ve probably seen these terms and wondered which one fits your child, how long the day is, and what it costs. This guide answers all three.

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A Night of Fun and Tradition at the 2026 JA Carnival

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Students, families, and friends from across the Jackson community filled Raider Field last Tuesday for the 2026 Jackson Academy Carnival, a fall festival tradition that brings our whole community together. It was an evening full of laughter, games, amazing costumes, and great memories. 

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Pumpkins with Pops Celebrates Father Figures

/ Preschool

The Activities Building was full of smiles and creativity as JA’s Class of 2039 welcomed their fathers, grandfathers, uncles, and special father figures to campus for the annual Pumpkins with Pops event. Pumpkins with Pops has been a Preschool tradition since 2012, and it was created to give kindergartners meaningful one-on-one time with the important men in their lives. Hundreds of JA families have shared in this tradition, and some of the first kindergartners to decorate pumpkins with their pops are now in high school!

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Sixth-Grade Canoe Trip Continues JA Tradition

/ Middle School

For more than a decade, JA sixth graders have traded their classroom desks for canoe paddles on one of the largest rivers in the world. The tradition continued as boys and girls each spent a weekend on the Lower Mississippi River near Clarksdale, Miss., through JA’s SOAR outdoor program.

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Alumna Shares Mississippi Roots as Fulbright Teacher in Austria

/ Alumni

Jackson Academy alumna Avery Anderson ‘18, valedictorian of her graduating class, is sharing American culture with students in Austria as a Fulbright English teaching assistant. Through the program, she is helping students strengthen their English skills while learning about life and culture in a new country.

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