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Welcome to Your Jefferson PTA!

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Current Tiger Beat Edition

The Tiger Beat provides the best way to stay current on PTA activities as well as Jefferson Elementary School updates.

PTA and all District 205 messages are communicated through ParentSquare. Signup for an account, and download the mobile app.

Show Your Spirit!

Jefferson Spirit Wear! Shop the Jefferson Back-To-School Spirit Wear Sale! Choose from hundreds of designs and garments that are delivered to your home in days! You'll save 30% off the entire site now through September 17th.  New product lines include Nike and Adidas! Shop at https://1stplace.sale/31296.

Other News

Directory Spot: The school directory is live on Directory Spot! If you have signed up as a PTA member, you will have access! https://www.directoryspot.net/ Note: All previous users will need to reset your password for this year. If you have any questions or need assistance, please reach out to Maggi Baran (maggibaran1@gmail.com).

Scholastic Book Fair Week (Today is the last day!): Today is the final day of the Camp Jefferson Book Fair - open sales from 3-4:30pm.  Check out amazing titles, special events, and online ordering - here. A percent of the proceeds go to the school PTA which we use to purchase free books for the kids and help fund one Jefferson one book and other school events.  

Jefferson Color Run (Friday, September 27th at 6pm):  Get your running shoes on and start stretching!! The Jefferson Color Run sponsored by the PTA and E-Town Fitness is next week. Please RSVP here so we can have an accurate headcount. We are also in need of at least 20 more volunteers - please see the RSVP link or the sign-up genius for opportunities to help set up, distribute color, hand out snacks, or clean up. The more help we have, the better the event will be!  

2024-2025 Reflections Theme Announced! (Due Wednesday, November 6th):  This year's theme for Reflections, the national PTA arts program, has been announced! Your children are invited to create a piece of artwork in one of six categories that reflects this year's theme, “Accepting Imperfection". They can choreograph a dance, produce a film, write a poem or story, compose a song, take photos, or create a piece of visual art, then explain how it relates to the theme. Our students have been recognized at the local, state and national level in recent years. This is a great way for your children to earn recognition for their artistic talents. Entrees are due by Wednesday, November 6th, in the school office. For more information and entry guidelines, visit the PTA Council website here. (link https://illinoispta.org/reflections/). You can also reach out to Regine Day, Jefferson Reflections Rep, at 773-848-3663 or reginejn@gmail.com.

PTA Calendar of Events

  • September 17-19 - Book Fair (final day today!)

  • September 21 - Parent Trolley Event 

  • September 25 - Late Start

  • September 27 - Color Run

  • October 8 - PTA Meeting (2nd grade teacher presentation)

  • October 11 - No School - Institute Day

  • October 14 - No School - Columbus Day

  • October 16 - Dads Club Event at Activate

  • October 31 - Halloween Parade

Subscribe to Jefferson PTA Calendar! Subscribe on ParentSquare so that events will update as we add or change information.

  • Log into ParentSquare, choose Jefferson Elementary School, click Events, click Subscribe and add it to your calendar.

Starting the School Year Right!

If you want to start the year off right, follow this list:

  1. Join the PTA!

  2. Download the ParentSquare app.

  3. Download the Directory Spot app to gain access to the school directory.

  4. Add us on Social Media

  5. Review the School Supply List if you didn't pre-purchase school supplies at the end of last year.

    • Supply drop off is August 13th from 3:30-4:30pm.

  6. Review Arrival and Dismissal Procedures

  7. Load your students lunch money at PushCoin

  8. Make sure you have access to PowerSchool for attendance and grade tracking.

Volunteer Opportunities

Jefferson Color Run (Friday, September 27th at 6pm):  We are in need of at least 20 more volunteers - please see the RSVP link or the sign-up genius for opportunities to help set up, distribute color, hand out snacks, or clean up. The more help we have, the better the event will be!  

Trivia Night (November 15th): we need your help in putting together a fun trivia night!  Looking for volunteers for the silent auction fundraising, silent auction prizes, day of setup, and day of teardown. Please contact pauljmatson@gmail.com or jenwilhelm2@gmail.com if you are interested in helping!

Running Club: JRC is made possible because of our wonderful volunteers! Spouses, grandparents, aunts, uncles, neighbors, and friends are all welcome to sign up to help.  Have a little one that you need to bring with you? Bring them! Our volunteers will help students stay on the path, hand out water and charms, and most importantly cheer on our kids while keeping them safe. Please sign up here for as many sessions as you can!

Support the PTA / Jefferson Elementary

PTA Sign-up: It's time to join or re-new your PTA membership! Use this link to go directly to the Jefferson PTA store to choose your level of membership and join. For more info, visit the Membership page.

Spirit Wear: Choose from hundreds of spirit wear designs and items that are delivered to your home in days! Check it out today! 

Are you a Jefferson Dad? Click here to add your name to the Jefferson Dads Club. For more info, visit the JDC page. We’ll be using Whats App to communicate for events - add yourself here.

5th Grade Memory Book:  It’s never too early to start preparing for the 5th grade memory book. Below are links to the photo drives for each class. Please bookmark these links for your child’s year(s) so that you may add pictures to the drive. It’s best to load pictures in real time throughout the years in order to avoid having to do it all at once in 5th grade.  Listed next to the links are your memory book leaders. Once your child is in 5th grade, they along with a handful of volunteers will be responsible for creating the memory book. Please feel free to reach out to Melissa Shah (melissakumar@yahoo.com) with any questions.

Jefferson Elementary Resources

Schedule (Arrival, Dismissal, Lunch Recess, Late Starts): The lunch and recess schedule can be found here.

Lunch Menu: Here is the link to the Food Services website. Click the link in the gray box on the upper left to see the weekly lunch menu.

Parent Volunteers for Lunchroom and Recess Supervision

This year’s SignUpGenius for volunteering can be found HERE. Please note, if you are new to volunteering for lunch and recess, please plan on attending one of our training sessions on Monday, August 26th at 9am or Monday, September 23 at 9am in the Multi-Purpose Room before you sign up to volunteer. Slots are available beginning the Tuesday after Labor Day.

Returning lunchroom volunteers will not need to attend the training this year, however we are asking everyone to sign a Volunteer Agreement. Please reach out to Mrs. Guerino in the front office for this form. New volunteers will receive this after completing the training.