Events

Join us for Family Fitness Night! Last year's event was hosted at Windy City Ninjas in Elmhurst. Whether it is your first time trying your ninja skills, or you have already come to know the challenge and fun of the ninja gym, this is the time to try out and feed your inner ninja warrior! We will have healthy snacks, activities for the kids and a few raffle prizes to give away! For more information, please contact Renee Epstein.

Join us for a fun evening filled with creative, hands-on math activities that will get your kids to think about and make sense of numbers!

There will be 8 go-at-your-own-pace stations to explore with three activity levels at each station, as well as an interactive look at the district’s new math series, Eureka. We’ll be playing games, making projects, and discovering how much fun math can be, all while reinforcing classroom learning. So bring the whole family and join your friends for some fun and engaging, hands-on math! 

In order for the evening to run smoothly, we need volunteers to facilitate the various stations. No math background or education experience is necessary!!!

Volunteers will be asked to:

• watch a short video prior to the event

• arrive early to review station materials

• assist families as they rotate through their station

• stay 10 minutes past the event to organize their materials

And that’s it! Please consider donating your time to make this event a huge success! If you are interested in volunteering or if you have any questions, please contact Cathy Dykes.

The Giving Tree is a wonderful Jefferson tradition that gives students a chance to help families in need during the holidays. Each student is encouraged to donate a gift card to help make the holidays special for each family.      

After all the children have placed their donation, there is a special program given by all grades. This year's Giving Tree program will be in December 2020. For more information, please contact Megan Corrigan.

The Halloween Parade, which is on October 31st, is a wonderful Jefferson tradition! Students should wear their costumes to school and bring a change of clothes with them. Please do not send your child to school with scary masks, plastic weapons or anything that would be inappropriate for elementary students. The students will be getting changed immediately following the parade, so please do not have them come in with sprayed hair or make-up that would be difficult to take off. The parade begins promptly at 8:30am and students will come out Door 1 and proceed down Poplar and turn right on Niagara and then right onto Linden Ave and return into school through Door 2. Please do not have dogs on the route, as we want to ensure all students feel safe.

Parents are invited to stay around to see our wonderful Jefferson teachers do a Halloween performance.

Pop-Up Pumpkin Cafe/Coffee for Parents will be outside Jefferson the morning of October 31.  Elijah's coffee will be served to keep you toasty warm while watching the Halloween parade, compliments of the PTA Social Committee. 

Every year, we kick off the start of school with our 'meet the teacher' event, our Ice Cream Social! Come to Jefferson to meet your teacher, see your child's class and drop off school supplies. Then join us on the front lawn for ice cream and reconnecting with our Jefferson families after our fun filled summers! For more information, please contact Cathy Dykes and Pamela Fergueson.

Calling all Jefferson Families! Please join us today for the annual Jefferson Ice Skating Party at the Elmhurst YMCA Monday, February 17, 2020, from 8:45 am to 10:45 am. Everyone attending needs to fill out a visitor waiver. Go to http://www.ymcachicago.org/elmhurst/pages/forms to print a visitor waiver for the ice skating party. For more information, please contact Yongfang Zhong-Wang

Get out your roller skates or roller blades and save the date for the Jefferson Roller Skating Party!  Join us on Sunday, March 29th, 2020 from 4 to 6 pm at the Lombard RollerRink.

Skate Rental $4.00 or you are welcome to bring your own skates (they will be inspected at the front door)

Lombard Roller Rink
201 West 22nd Street
Lombard, IL 60148
(630) 953-2400

*No outside food or drinks allowed into rink.
*All personal belongings must be put in lockers.
*No hats of any kind worn while skating.
*No gum chewing allowed.
$10 minimum on all credit card transactions. Cash is preferred.
No Cell Phones on the Skating Floor

For more information, please contact Heidi Moy.

Is your child interested in science? Our annual Science Olympiad is one of Jefferson’s favorite events all year. Whether you’re a new student or a returning Einstein, this year’s event won’t disappoint. This year’s event will be on October 17, 2019, 6:15-8:00PM. The sign up forms are accepted online: See below! In order for this year’s event to be successful, we are in need of parent volunteers. The Science Olympiad is a great way to get involved! Please register by October 1st.

In order for this year’s event to be successful, we are in need of parent volunteers. The Science Olympiad is a great way to get involved! Sign up to be a parent volunteer with the Science Olympiad here. 

Please direct any questions to Carly Scharfenberg & Meredith Vogel at JeffersonScienceO@gmail.com. 

The Social Committee plans and organizes numerous funs events and social options throughout the year to bring Jefferson families together outside of school hours. Jefferson is not just an excellent school, but an amazing community. We have a variety of activities in the works for this year. A little “something for everyone!” Charitable offerings, family-friendly theater excursions, shopping events, parent’s night out are only a few. Please check back often and join us at these events!

Jefferson Social Committee 2019-2020
We would love your help! If you would like to volunteer for an upcoming event or have an idea, please
email us.

Thanksgiving Feast Meal Pick-up Information - We had over 200 students sign up for a Thanksgiving Feast meal!  In order to efficiently distribute these meals, on Wednesday, November 18, please put your last name and number of meals on a piece of paper and tape it to your passenger side windshield.  When you get to the parking lot at Jefferson School, drive through in the same way as school supply pick-up.  When you arrive at the pick-up location, please pop your trunk, and a volunteer will get your meals and put them in your trunk.  Then please close your trunk and exit the parking lot.  The pick up times are as follows:

Please contact Rebecca Harpster, Aleka Mandelaris and Kerri Timmerwilke if you have any questions.

Thanksgiving Feast FUN - Even though we can't be at the Thanksgiving Feast together in person, the PTA is excited to offer this virtual Feast!  In order to feel the sense of community that normally comes with the Thanksgiving Feast, we'd love for each student to share what they are grateful for this Thanksgiving on FlipGrid ( https://flipgrid.com/c68bec07 ).  Then, while you eat your Feast lunch at home, you can watch and connect with all of your Jefferson friends! 

And for those of you who miss coloring the paper tablecloths before the Feast, we've made a Thanksgiving Feast placemat to print at home and color before you eat.  (Click here to print it out!) Have fun at your Thanksgiving table, Jefferson Tigers!

The PTA Social Committee invites you to enjoy a magical, family night at the theater.  Join us at The Drury Lane Theatre in January 2020!  It is sure to be a memorable event!      

Discounted tickets for Jefferson families & friends have been arranged by the PTA Social Committee.  Questions? Contact Kathy Fromm.

Join us for the first PTA meeting of the year and welcome back breakfast for attendees! Held on the first day of school every year at 8:30 am in the Multi-Purpose room, this is a great way to get engaged with the PTA! For more information, please contact Amanda Johnson and Cynthia Mares.