Weekly Tiger Beat
Fall 2020
- Week 4: September 15, 2020
- Week 3: September 8, 2020
- Week 2: September 1, 2020
- Week 1: August 25, 2020
Week 4: September 15, 2020
IMPORTANT DATES & UPCOMING EVENTS
- September 14-October 9 - Virtual Experience Party "OneHope" Shopping Event
- September 24 - Virtual Curriculum Night, 5:30PM-7:00PM
- October 5-16 - Virtual "Time Machine" Scholastic Book Fair
- October 9 - Teacher's Institute Day, No School
- October 12 - Columbus Day, No School
- October 14 - Virtual PTA Meeting, 7:30PM
- October 16 - Jefferson Spirit Wear Day
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY PTA
PTA Membership & Online Directory: You are now able to access MemberHub to join the PTA for the 2020-2021 school year. Please follow the directions below. Please remember, our PTA is working hard to creatively offer many of the great events and programs to our Jefferson students as we have in the past, although they may look a little different. In addition, the PTA partners directly with our school administrators and teachers to support their needs. Unlike other years, we cannot solely count on fundraisers to cover our budgetary needs, so your membership is more important than ever. Membership in the PTA gives you the right to participate and vote at our meetings AND it is the only way you will have access to our school directory, which will be live on MemberHub soon. We strongly urge you to join the PTA this year. Thank you in advance for your support. Due to Covid restrictions, all memberships and payments will be completed online this year on our new platform, MemberHub.
Here is how you can access our membership options:
- Existing Jefferson Families: Go to www.memberhub.com and enter your email address associated with the school directory. If you are not already registered, select "I need to create my password" and click next. Complete the directions to access your account. Click "Shop" in the top navigation to see membership options. MemberHub has confirmed that you will likely need to check out of the store as a guest - but don't worry, your purchase will be tied to your account. If you cannot access your account or don't know which email address you should use, email mschweitzer312@gmail.com
. - New Jefferson Families: Go to this MemberHub new join link. Complete the directions to create your account. For security purposes, a site administrator will approve your account before you can access it to complete your profile and membership payment. If you have any issues, email mschweitzer312@gmail.com
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Stay Connected: The Jefferson PTA has some exciting new things in the works for this 2020-2021 school year! A great way to stay up to date on the happenings at Jefferson is to follow the Jefferson PTA on Instagram, Twitter, or join Families of Jefferson 205Facebook group.
FUNDRAISING
Virtual Experience Party (Monday, September 14-Friday, October 9): Parents, get excited for Jefferson's first virtual experience party! Invitations and more details on the OneHope Shopping Event have been sent out via Facebook. Start shopping for the holidays and help raise money to purchase headphones with a microphone for each student to support them through remote and hybrid learning. This event is open to everyone. Please contact Jackie Messina if you have questions or to be added to the event.
Virtual Scholastic Book Fair (Monday, October 5 - Friday, October 16): Mark your calendars! The Jefferson "Time Machine" Book Fair will take place October 5th-16th! Any time is a great time to read, especially when the books students choose today will help make them future readers of tomorrow. Reading can take you anywhere! This years beloved Book Fair will be virtual but will still have lots of fun activities for everyone. Details on special events and online ordering will be posted on the Book Fair Homepage coming soon.
Box Top$ for Education Program: Does everyone know how easy Box Tops are now? Just download the Box Tops app and scan your receipt! The app uses state-of-the-art technology to scan your store receipts, find participating products and instantly add Box Tops to your Jefferson Elementary School's earnings online. It takes about 10 seconds. Such an easy way to raise $ for Jefferson! Click here to start today.
SCHOOL EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
Pledge Leader Volunteers (New Dates Added): Morning announcements are posted daily at 8:00AM on both the Jefferson Instagram page (@jeffersond205) and the Jefferson YouTube channel (Jefferson Elementary). Would your child like to lead the pledge during Morning Announcements? Click here for your child to sign-up for a date over the next few weeks. More detailed information will be sent to you once you have signed up.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Thank you to everyone who has joined the Jefferson PTA for the 2020-2021 school year! We especially would like to thank our Jefferson PTA Platinum Level members: The Duffy family, the Hood family, the Romano family, the Schweitzer Family, and the Wamsley family. THANK YOU for your support.
Hospitality Committee: Thank you to Kerri Timmerwilke and Colleen Kay for the fabulous back-to-school morning treats to remind our amazing teachers how much our Jefferson community appreciates them.
DISTRICT NEWS
Daily Student Health Self-Certification Process Required: As we begin to phase students back to in-person learning, a daily health self-certification form will need to be completed for every student before they enter any building. This is a primary safety effort that is part of the Open D205 plan is to certify student health information every day. Please see our steps to complete the health certification process and watch our 1:47 video tutorial to learn how. The "certification" process is quick (less than 20 seconds per child) and the system is available now for parents/guardians to login and practice the health certification process.
If you would like a daily text message reminder to fill out the self-certification form, text YES to 67587. An email will also be sent daily to the parents/guardians of any students attending in person. Your username is your student’s 5-digit PowerSchool ID (ex: 12345) and the password is your student's date of birth in mmddyyyy format (ex: 01011975). Please answer each of the three health questions honestly, and hit submit.
Thank you for helping to keep our school community safe!
D205 Remote Learning Meal Service Pick-Up Schedule: Breakfast and lunch options are now available for purchase for all D205 students during the remote learning period through the PushCoin Webstore! Meals may now be ordered on a weekly basis and may be picked up on the following schedule.
Foundation 205 Holiday Tree Sale Fundraiser: Spread Holiday joy and support Foundation 205! Although it may seem early, the annual outdoor tree sale is now underway so it is time to gather your neighbors and organize your outdoor holiday tree displays. Foundation 205 is partnering with a proven vendor from Michigan to ensure improved tree quality and consistency, however quantities are limited. Click here to learn more and order by September 20th.
Technology/Chromebook Support: Please fill out this form and/or contact elearninghelp@
Student Late Arrival Days: Wednesdays are remote learning days for students. References to late arrivals in the 2020-21 school calendar only apply to teachers at this time and until further notice. Again, students will report on Wednesdays for remote learning as they would on the other days of the week.
District 205 School Calendar 2020-2021: Refer to the Elmhurst D205 school calendar for the 2020-2021 year & specific Student Late Arrival dates.
Week 3: September 8, 2020
IMPORTANT DATES & UPCOMING EVENTS
- September 8 - 1st Day of Hybrid Instruction Kindergarten
- September 9 - Virtual PTA Meeting, 7:30PM (Zoom details below)
- September 10 - Informational Video about Hybrid Instruction Sent to Families
- September 11- REACH Parent Group Virtual Meeting, 11:30AM
- September 13 - Room Parent Volunteer Form due
- September 14 - 1st Day of Hybrid Instruction 1st - 5th
- September 14 - “New to REACH” Parent Informational Virtual Meeting, 7:00PM
- September 14 - Virtual Experience Party "OneHope" Shopping Event
- September 24 - Virtual Curriculum Night, 5:30PM-7:00PM
- October 9 - Teacher's Institute Day, No School
- October 12 - Columbus Day, No School
- October 14 - Virtual PTA Meeting, 7:30PM
- October 16 - Jefferson Spirit Wear Day
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY PTA
Virtual PTA Meeting (Wednesday, September 9): Please join us for our first PTA meeting of the year starting at 7:30PM on Wednesday, September 9th. The meeting agenda includes Board introductions, 2020-2021 PTA budget review and approval, fundraising goals and upcoming opportunities. All are welcome to join but only members of the PTA can actively participate and vote at the meeting (see below to join the PTA).
Zoom meeting Link: https://us04web.zoom.us/
Meeting ID: 868 801 6657
Passcode: 801687
PTA Membership & Online Directory: You are now able to access MemberHub to join the PTA for the 2020-2021 school year. Please follow the directions below. Please remember, our PTA is working hard to creatively offer many of the great events and programs to our Jefferson students as we have in the past, although they may look a little different. In addition, the PTA partners directly with our school administrators and teachers to support their needs. Unlike other years, we cannot solely count on fundraisers to cover our budgetary needs, so your membership is more important than ever. Membership in the PTA gives you the right to participate and vote at our meetings AND it is the only way you will have access to our school directory, which will be live on MemberHub soon. We strongly urge you to join the PTA this year. Thank you in advance for your support. Due to Covid restrictions, all memberships and payments will be completed online this year on our new platform, MemberHub.
Here is how you can access our membership options:
- Existing Jefferson Families: Go to www.memberhub.com and enter your email address associated with the school directory. If you are not already registered, select "I need to create my password" and click next. Complete the directions to access your account. Click "Shop" in the top navigation to see membership options. MemberHub has confirmed that you will likely need to check out of the store as a guest - but don't worry, your purchase will be tied to your account. If you cannot access your account or don't know which email address you should use, email mschweitzer312@gmail.com
. - New Jefferson Families: Go to this MemberHub new join link. Complete the directions to create your account. For security purposes, a site administrator will approve your account before you can access it to complete your profile and membership payment. If you have any issues, email mschweitzer312@gmail.com
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Please note, parents with students at Bryan do not need to create a second account. If you click on your profile in the top right corner of the MemberHub homepage, you will be able to "switch organizations" between Bryan and Jefferson PTAs.
Stay Connected: The Jefferson PTA has some exciting new things in the works for this 2020-2021 school year! A great way to stay up to date on the happenings at Jefferson is to follow the Jefferson PTA on Instagram, Twitter, or join Families of Jefferson 205Facebook group.
FUNDRAISING
Virtual Experience Party (Monday, September 14): Parents, get ready for Jefferson's first virtual experience party beginning on September 14th! Look for more details on the OneHope Shopping Event and an invitation on Facebook. The "private party link" to purchase items will be in the next e-newsletter. Start shopping for the holidays and raise money as well!
SCHOOL EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
Room Parent Volunteers (Due Sunday, September 13): Although we do not know what this school year will look like, we do know we want to support our teachers in any way we can! One way you can do that is by becoming a Room Parent for your child(ren). If you are interested in making the 2020-2021 school year a great one, please fill in the form to become a Room Parent.
Pledge Leader Volunteers: Morning announcements will be posted daily at 8:00AM on both the Jefferson Instagram page (@jeffersond205) and the Jefferson YouTube channel (Jefferson Elementary). Would your child like to lead the pledge during Morning Announcements? Click here for your child to sign-up for a date over the next few weeks. More detailed information will be sent to you once you have signed up.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Thank you to all the parents who have joined the Jefferson PTA for the 2020-2021 school year! We especially would like to thank our Jefferson PTA Platinum Level members: The Hood family, the Romano family, and the Schweitzer Family. Thank you for your support.
Thank you to everyone that purchased Spiritwear in the Fall Jefferson Spiritwear Sale. Orders will arrive the week of October 5th. We can not wait to see our Jefferson Tigers wearing their new gear on Jefferson Spirit Day (Friday, October 16th).
DISTRICT NEWS
Daily Student Health Self-Certification Process Required: As students begin in-person learning, the District has implemented a new safety measure that requires parent/guardian attention. A primary safety effort that is part of our Open D205 plan is to certify student health information every day.
This request is being asked of all D205 faculty, staff and families to complete. Parents/guardians need to complete the daily “certification” process prior to their child(ren) attempting to enter the school building each day. Please see our steps to complete the health certification process and watch our 1:47 video tutorial to learn how. The "certification" process is quick (less than 20 seconds per child) and the system is available now for parents/guardians to login and practice the health certification process.
REACH Parent Group Virtual Meeting (Friday, September 11): The REACH Parent Group will be having a Zoom meeting Friday, September 11th at 11:30AM. The meeting is OPEN TO ALL D205 parents and will last about 60-90 mins. Leslie Weber, D205 REACH Coordinator, will be present. The REACH Parent Group will be discussing the upcoming “New to REACH” Parent Information Meeting, how programming may look different than last year, and Leslie and experienced parents alike will be ready to answer any questions that may surface during the meeting. If you've never been to a meeting, now's the time!
REACH Parent Informational Meeting (Monday, September 14): The REACH Parent Group is hosting a “New to REACH” Parent Informational Meeting on Monday, September 14th, 7:00PM (duration 1-2 hrs) on Zoom, details forthcoming. Leslie Weber, D205 Director of Curriculum and REACH Coordinator will present a program overview, identification, expectations, appeals, along with details from the REACH Program Analysis conducted this past year. The primary focus is on those families new to REACH. Experienced REACH parents will be on hand for questions and to provide further insight into the program. This meeting is OPEN TO ALL D205 parents including second grade parents wanting to learn more about REACH. Should you have any questions please contact Patti Berner REACH Parent Group Chairperson and/or your REACH Representative.
D205 Remote Learning Meal Service Pick-Up Schedule: Meals may be ordered on a weekly basis through the PushCoin Webstore and are only available for pickup at the three middle schools (Bryan, Churchville, Sandburg) and at York High School. You must indicate which pickup location you prefer before you checkout. Please know your child(ren)'s student ID number will be required at pickup.
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Pick-Up: Wednesday, Sept. 9, 4-5:30PM (Items ordered for Sept. 10,11, 14)
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Pick-Up: Monday, Sept. 14, 4-5:30PM (Items ordered for Sept. 15, 16)
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Pick-Up: Wednesday, Sept. 16, 4-5:30PM (Items ordered for Sept. 17, 18, 21)
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Pick-Up: Monday, Sept. 21, 4-5:30PM (Items ordered for Sept. 22, 23)
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Pick-Up: Wednesday, Sept. 23, 4-5:30PM (Items ordered for Sept. 24, 25, 28)
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Pick-Up: Monday, Sept. 28, 4-5:30PM (Items ordered for Sept. 29, 30)
To set up an account and for more information go to the D205 website at: www.elmhurst205.org/
Foundation 205 Holiday Tree Sale Fundraiser: Spread Holiday joy and support Foundation 205! Although it may seem early, the annual outdoor tree sale is now underway so it is time to gather your neighbors and organize your outdoor holiday tree displays. Foundation 205 is partnering with a proven vendor from Michigan to ensure improved tree quality and consistency, however quantities are limited. Click here to learn more and order by September 20th.
Technology/Chromebook Support: Please fill out this form and/or contact elearninghelp@
Student Late Arrival Days: Wednesdays are remote learning days for students. References to late arrivals in the 2020-21 school calendar only apply to teachers at this time and until further notice. Again, students will report on Wednesdays for remote learning as they would on the other days of the week.
District 205 School Calendar 2020-2021: Refer to the Elmhurst D205 school calendar for the 2020-2021 year & specific Student Late Arrival dates.
Week 2: September 1, 2020
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Week 1: August 25, 2020
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY PTA
PTA Membership & Online Directory: Coming Soon! Our new membership and directory platform, MemberHub, will be ready soon. Please remember, our PTA is working hard to creatively offer many of the great events and programs to our Jefferson students as we have in the past, although they may look a little different. In addition, the PTA partners directly with our school administrators and teachers to support their needs. Unlike other years, we cannot solely count on fundraisers to cover our budgetary needs, so your membership is more important than ever. Membership in the PTA gives you the right to participate and vote at our meetings AND it is the only way you will have access to our school directory. We strongly urge you to join the PTA this year. Thank you in advance for your support.
Please look for more detailed information in next week’s Tiger Beat on how to get registered on MemberHub and pay your PTA dues in the new platform.
PTA Committee Chair volunteer needs: The PTA is looking for people who can think outside of the box and work to make events happen in some capacity with our district’s COVID rules for the 2020-2021 school year.
- Jefferson Social (2 Chairs Needed) - The Social Committee plans and organizes numerous fun events and social options throughout the year to bring Jefferson families together outside of school hours. In past years we have had charitable offerings, family-friendly theater excursions, shopping events and parent’s night out to name a few!
If you are interested in chairing these events, please contact Jen Bullock at jenbullock@mac.com.
FUNDRAISING
Eat & Earn Fundraiser at McDonald's (Wednesday, August 26): Welcome to the 2020-2021 school year! McDonald's is hosting a fundraiser for the Jefferson PTA. It's the perfect place to grab an after school snack, have lunch or enjoy dinner. Just mention Jefferson Elementary PTA when you order on Wednesday, August 26 from 1:00PM- 8:00PM and McDonald's will donate 20% of qualifying sales to the Jefferson Elementary School PTA. What a delicious way to raise money! Invite your family, friends and neighbors. McDonald's is located at 190 E. Butterfield Road, Elmhurst, IL 60126. Click here and here for more details.
Spiritwear: WANT TO SHOW YOUR JEFFERSON SPIRIT? Order your 2020-2021 Fall Spiritwear now before the sale ends September 4th! There are numerous new styles for boys, girls and parents. Click here or https:/
SCHOOL EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
Jefferson Morning Announcements: Morning announcements will be posted daily at 8:00AM on both the Jefferson Instagram page (@jeffersond205) and the Jefferson YouTube channel (Jefferson Elementary). Opportunities to participate in the morning announcements will be emailed by Dr. Podraza later this week.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Special thanks to Amanda Johnson and Cynthia Mares for welcoming our Kindergarteners and families new to Jefferson this year! We love seeing all the Jefferson Tiger signs throughout the neighborhood!
DISTRICT NEWS
D205 Remote Learning Meal Service: Breakfast and lunch options are available for purchase for all D205 students during the remote learning period through the PushCoin Webstore. Meals may be ordered on a weekly basis and are only available for pickup at the three middle schools (Bryan, Churchville, Sandburg) and at York High School. You must indicate which pickup location you prefer before you checkout. Please know your child(ren)'s student ID number will be required at pickup.
- Pick up Date: Wednesday, August 26, 4-6PM - Items ordered for August 27th, 28th, and 31st
To set up an account and for more information go to the D205 website at: www.elmhurst205.org/
Foundation 205 Holiday Tree Sale Fundraiser: Spread Holiday joy and support Foundation 205! Although it may seem early, the annual outdoor tree sale is now underway so it is time to gather your neighbors and organize your outdoor holiday tree displays. Foundation 205 is partnering with a proven vendor from Michigan to ensure improved tree quality and consistency, however quantities are limited. Click here to learn more and order by September 20th.
Student Late Arrival Days: Wednesdays are remote learning days for students. References to late arrivals in the 2020-21 school calendar only apply to teachers at this time and until further notice. Again, students will report on Wednesdays for remote learning as they would on the other days of the week.
District 205 School Calendar 2020-2021: Refer to the Elmhurst D205 school calendar for the 2020-2021 year & specific Student Late Arrival dates.