Jaguar News

Feliz Navidad! ‘Tis the season…. for unpredictable weather, colds and flu, and CHRISTMAS! We have three weeks until the end of the semester and Christmas Break. I hope that you all are able to enjoy the holiday season and have meaningful family time.

WINTER WEATHER

Please make sure students come to school prepared for the weather. The mornings have been pretty cool as of late. Our policy is that if the temperature “FEELS” like 15* or higher, we will be outside for Walking Club. Many of our afternoons have been warm. Students have been showing up in the morning with shorts and t-shirts with no jackets. We don’t have enough staff available to allow them to go inside if they are too cold. The only other option is to bring them closer to 7:55, that is when we line up to go inside.

We would like to see students bring heavy coats, gloves/mittens, stocking caps/ear muffs, and snow boots when appropriate. Remember that when the snow flies students will be restricted to the blacktop unless they have snow boots on. Some boots that kids wear are NOT snow boots and they will not be allowed off the blacktop. It will be the discretion of the staff.

NO SCHOOL

Friday, December 22, there will be no school due to teacher work day, the end of the semester, and the beginning of Christmas Break. Christmas Break will end on Monday, January 8 when school resumes.

December

*The PTO is hosting our annual Holiday Store.

*We have another round of NSCAS Testing for Grades 3-5 and DIBELS benchmarking for all K-5 students. Please help us to encourage your students to do their best.

*The next PTO meeting is Tuesday, December 5, 6:00pm in the Jefferson School Library.

*PTO Movie Night, Friday, December 8, from 6:30-9:30pm.

*We will also have our K-5 Music Program at the FOX Theater on December 19. Due to the size of the theater we will run three shows: K-1 at 6:30 students arrive at 6:10; 2-3 at 7:00 students arrive at 6:45; and 4-5 at 7:30 students arrive at 7:10. With this format, we will need to shuffle students and families in and out quickly. We will have more information on this part of the program very soon.

It has been an eventful year so far and I know there is more to come. Thank you all for your support for our staff, students, and school. Our goal is for every student to be successful.

Mr. E

Email: jellsworth@nppsd.org Principal, Mr. Jeff Ellsworth
Website: https://www.nppsd.org/o/jefferson
Location: 700 East 3rd Street, North Platte, NE, USA
Phone: 308-535-7136

Fax: 308-535-5366
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jefferson-elementary-378697635994999

*PTO Meeting

Tuesday, December 5th- 6:00-7:00p

*12 Days of Christmas - Dress-up days

Wednesday, December 6th - Thursday, December 21st - See flyer below!

*PTO Movie Night

Friday, December 8th 6:30p-9:30p

*PTO Holiday Sales

Each grade level is assigned a specific day. Holiday Store envelope was sent home.

*2024 Kindergarten and Preschool Registration

Opens Monday, December 11th online at www.nppsd.org

Call the Welcome Center for more information 308-696-3310.

*Jefferson Elementary Music Programs- Fox Theater

Tuesday, December 19th - See Program flyer and Concert Attire below!

*No School - Holiday Break

Friday, December 22nd - Friday, January 5th

School resumes on Monday, January 8th.

*No School

Monday, January 15th

These are the skills we are working on in the classroom. Please take a moment to look through them with your student.

Cold/ Winter weather is approaching. Please send your child with a heavy coat, gloves, stocking caps, etc. so they are prepared for the cold. Walking club will continue outside as long as the "feel like" temperature is above 15 degrees. Below is the link to the district policy the Parent/Student Handbook, please refer to page 22. https://www.nppsd.org/page/district-handbooks

Brody, a student in our High Ability Learner program is helping with a recycling project in coordination with Keep North Plate/Lincoln County Beautiful. If you would like to recycle your old strings of Christmas lights, please bring them to Jefferson Elementary in the entry way and place them in the recycling bin. We will be collecting until January 15th.

Thank you!

We are so excited for our Music Program to be at the Fox Theatre this year!

Concert Attire: Dress Nice!

With the arrival with colder weather we are staring to see more illnesses. Please remember if your student has a fever greater than 100.0, vomiting, or diarrhea, they should be symptom free of these for 24 hours to be able to return to school. Dr. notes are encouraged and help your students absences.

The Positive Behavior Interventions and Support Team has been getting together each month to discuss data that students present with academics and behaviors we can assist with during the school day. We are seeing great success with the interventions we are implementing school wide! With our return to school we will have all classes reteach the school expectations within the building and on the playground. This review will help students be successful in remembering how to behave in different situations while within the building. Please take a few moments to discuss with your child the different rules/guidelines that they need to follow at school (in the classroom, hallways, bathroom, playground, etc.) and talk about how they are the same or different from the rules you use at home! Thank you again for your support!

Our Parent Teacher Organization is looking for new members. We have meetings every other month and plan fundraisers and fun activities for families to enjoy together. Please email our PTO President Randa at jeffersonelementary@ymail.com for more information. Our next meeting is Tuesday, December 5th from 6:00pm-7:00pm in the school library.

On Monday, September 18th Jefferson Elementary will be implementing a new positive choice behavior ticket system. All staff members will be able to give these positive tickets to students who are displaying good choices, being safe, respectful, responsible and display an understanding of our Boys Town expectations. Each week Mr. E will draw for a total of 10 tickets between two reward buckets. Each month at our school wide assembly, Mr. E will draw from a combined bucket for monthly winners, which will equal a bigger “prize.” There will also be an overall yearly goal established for the whole school to receive a “prize.”

Represent Kindness

Obey Safety Rules

Act Responsibly

Respect Yourself, others, & Property

Holiday Sale Info
The 2023 Holiday Sale is just around the corner! We will have new designs and product lines that will make great gifts for the entire family. We will provide you with custom ads and a printable flyer to distribute next week. All Holiday Sale orders are guaranteed to arrive by December 23rd!

• Sale Dates: November 6th - December 8th
• Savings: 20% discount sitewide
• Shipping: Free shipping over $75