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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! New product lines include Nike and Adidas! Shop at https://1stplace.sale/31296.

Other News

Dad's Poker Night (Wednesday, February 19th, 6:30pm):  Jefferson Dads Club is hosting the next poker night from 6:30pm-10:30pm on Wednesday, 2/19 at Rate (John Noldan's office), 115 W Adelaide St, Elmhurst, IL 60126.  $20 donation to participate. There is space for 30 guys plus 10 standbys. Use this form (https://tinyurl.com/JDCPokerNight) to sign up. You will receive an email the week of Poker Night letting you know if you're playing, standby, or if all spots are filled. Donations will be collected on Poker Night. The game will be Texas Hold’em. $20 initial buy in with unlimited buybacks. Cash out whenever you want to leave.  Feel free to bring snacks and your own beverages.

Jefferson Mom's Bunco Night (Friday, February 21st 7pm):  Sign up for “Mardis Gras” bunco on Friday, February 21st at 7:00 hosted by Jen Bonuso and Jenn Burmeister at 594 S. Cambridge Ave. There are slots for 40, with spots reserved for new players. Bring $20 cash. Bunco is a simple and social dice game that allows you to meet almost everyone in the room while raising money for Jefferson. We can teach you how to play! Contact the hosts or Amanda French with questions.Sign up here. We need an April bunco host. Emailamandawfrench@gmail.comif you want to learn more!

ONE JEFFERSON ONE BOOK (Wednesday, February 26th to Wednesday, March 26th):  Get ready Jefferson Tigers! Our 5th annual all-school book club One Jefferson One Book is coming February 26th! Can you guess what book we are reading this year?  The entire Jefferson community will receive a copy of the same book on Wednesday, February 26th and will read it together as a community. The goal is to finish the book by March 26th. Everyone has the opportunity to partake in various activities that relate to the chapters in the book. Trivia, Extreme Challenges, Dress Up Days, Coin War and an After-School Family Event are just some of the exciting activities planned. See the attached flyers for more information.

  • FAMILY KICKOFF EVENT: Bring the whole family for some fun to kick off our 5th annual One Jefferson One Book event on Wednesday, February 26 from 4:30PM-6:00PM. Come join us for some exciting activities in the Jefferson Makerspace, Art Room, and Library. We will have math and science activities, guessing games, and much more! At 5:30 PM, we’ll listen to part of our yet-to-be-unveiled book read out loud in the library. Students who participate in activities will earn tokens for their class and will have a chance to win prizes.

  • If you have any questions, please contact Meredith Hardt (Meredith.a.casey@gmail.com) or Katie Knaus (katiemknaus@gmail.com) or Meg Reckley (mkhanisch@gmail.com).


March PTA Meeting(Tuesday, March 11, 7pm):  Please join us for the March PTA Meeting at 7pm in the Maker's Space.  This month one of our 3rd Grade Teachers will be joining and presenting on what our 3rd graders have been up to.   Third grade parents join for a social after the meeting at  Riley's (RSVP here!).

Jefferson Mom's Bunco Night (Friday, March 21st 7pm):  Save the date for a March Madness bunco on Friday, March 21st at 7:00 hosted by Jen Schneider and Val King at 707 S. Chatham Ave. Bring $20 cash. Bunco is a simple and social dice game that allows you to meet almost everyone in the room while raising money for Jefferson. We can teach you how to play! Contact the hosts or Amanda French with questions. The sign up link will be in next Thursday’s Tiger Beat.

PTA Calendar of Events

  • February 17 - No School President's Day

  • February 19 - Dad's Poker Night (Sign-up here)

  • February 21 - Mom's Bunco Night (Sign-up here)

  • February 26 - One Jefferson One Book event, 4:30-6pm

  • February 28 - Institute Day - NO SCHOOL

  • March 11 - PTA Meeting 7pm

  • March 18 - Science Olympiad 6:30-8

  • March 19 - Dad's Club Poker Night

  • March 21 - Mom's Bunco Night (sign up next week)

  • March 31- Spring Break Begins

  • April 7 - School Resumes

  • April 8 - PTA meeting 7pm

Acknowledgements

A big thank you to Lara Bogenrief for designing the seasonal flower planter outside of the office!  Thank you for keeping Jefferson looking great throughout the seasons!

Stay Informed!

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

We have several wonderful upcoming events that need volunteers!  Please consider donating your time if you can.  Current opportunities include: Carnival (day of and prize / auction donations!) and a host is needed for April Mom's bunco!  See more information above!

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.