JES Crochet Club begins Wednesday, January 15th! It is open to 1st - 5th graders. More information will come home in Tuesday folders after Winter Break. Use the QR code or the link to sign up. MUST BE SIGNED UP BY Monday, January 13th!
https://forms.gle/oP685ELtWJLQDBtV9
TONIGHT!!
K-5 Science Fair projects will be on display in the JES media center from 6-6:30 PM. Come by and see what our scholars have discovered!
Mrs. Martin and our 1st graders have been hard at work on the Winter Musical. They are excited to show off what they have been practicing. Join us at 6:30 PM in the gym.
Jefferson's Holiday Spirit Week begins Monday, December 16th! Get ready for some staff and student fun!
Monday December 16th: HOLIDAY HEADWEAR DAY: Wear something holiday related on your head!
Tuesday, December 17th: HOLIDAY PAJAMA DAY: Wear your pajamas to school- holiday themed ones if you wish!
Wednesday, December 18th: WINTER WONDERLAND WEDNESDAY: Dress all in white- snowflakes, glitter, and glisten galore!
Thursday, December 19th: HOLIDAY SWEATER DAY: Wear your favorite holiday sweater. The tackier the better! One student winner and one teacher winner from each grade level will be awarded.
Our 2nd Annual Second Harvest Food Drive is off to a GREAT start! We have filled 7 boxes and have 7 more to go to meet our goal. As a school we have collected a total of 1,035 food items! That is awesome! The class with the most donated items in grades K-2 and grades 3-5 will get an extra PE class with Mrs. King. Current leaders are:
K-2
Goren- 108
Jaworski- 107
Cooke- 103
3-5
D'Souza - 107
Nosovsky- 102
Brewster- 76
Donations are being accepted until December 19th!
Get ready for the next JES Spirit Night at Chick-fil-A on Peace Haven Rd on December 17th from 5-8 PM!
Rising 6th grade families! Don't forget to register for the rising 6th grade registration meeting hosted by the district on December 12th from 6-7 PM. The meeting will take place in the Education Building auditorium, 4801 Bethania Station Rd, Winston-Salem. Learn about the course options for middle school and how the registration process works. Use the google doc below to register. If you cannot attend, the information presented will be posted on the WSFCS website.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf2hOWbQhFGMYn77lkBAJ5BCY68sirzajdCzcqNOCVII0E_hA/viewform
2024-2025 YEARBOOK COVER DESIGN RULES
Contest Dates: Entries are due DECEMBER 11TH. All entries must be uploaded and emailed to karen.couture@gmail.com before midnight on DECEMBER 11th. No late entries will be accepted. No exceptions. A photo of the design is acceptable, but PLEASE keep all artwork. We will need the hard copies to submit for publications. (We will contact winners to get the hard copy).
Eligible Artists: Only Jefferson Elementary 5th graders may submit artwork for consideration. One entry per student will be accepted. Participation in this contest is optional, and is an “at-home” project.
Art Guidelines: Artists can use any piece of plain white copy paper. Art must be drawn using Sharpie (felt pens) markers. You may use as many or as few colors as you like. Do not use colored pencils or crayons – they do not reproduce well. Artwork must be original and hand drawn by the student. No computer generated art will be accepted.
Entry must be drawn in a portrait format…..not landscape.
Theme: The theme is up to you….use your creativity! Your entry must include the school name and years (2024-2025) written or drawn into your design. BE SURE ALL SPELLING ON COVER ART IS CORRECT!!
Identification: Do NOT write your name anywhere on the actual artwork. All entries will be voted on anonymously. I will know who submitted them, so I will not vote, but the other teachers will not see names.
Questions? Please contact Karen Couture at 336.287.3140
By contributing to Share the Fair, you help more of our students take home a new book from the Fair! You can give when you fund your child's Book Fair eWallet or at the register. Students received a yellow donor slip in their Tuesday folders. You may send it back with your donation as well. THANK YOU! We are so grateful for our school family.
Book Fair begins MONDAY!
No school Monday, November 11th in honor of those who served honorably in the military. THANK YOU VETERANS!
We are eagerly preparing for our Scholastic Book Fair that will be held Monday, November 18th through Friday, November 22nd! You can prepare too by setting up your students eWallet using the link below.
Please note: You must create a new eWallet every book fair even if you created one in the past. If you have money on an eWallet from a past book fair, it will prompt you to connect the accounts when creating a new one.
Happy Reading!
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/content/fairs/how-ewallet-works.html?fairId=5658588
We need some extra hands during our Scholastic Book Fair from November 18th -November 22nd. Click below if you have some time to help!
https://signup.com/go/ouLLHgV
The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to Jefferson Elementary! SAVE THE DATE for November 18th-November 22nd.
You can start exploring today @ https://tinyurl.com/JES-Book-Fair.
Students and Staff! Wear Red, White and Blue on Friday, November 8th to honor those who have served in the military. THANK YOU VETERANS!
Don't forget! Lifetouch will be at Jefferson Monday, November 4th in the morning if anyone did not have their picture taken or would like have their picture retaken.
Jefferson Middle School is offering school tours beginning in November for rising 6th graders. You can sign up for a school tour here:
https://forms.gle/yKEqjxXJoH4QEyP68
JES Votes! You can vote and register to vote from October 17-November 2 at multiple locations -during One-Stop Early Voting. Election Day is November 5. You must vote at your specific voting location on Election Day. This year, no matter when you vote, you must bring a photo ID. You can find your polling place, download a sample ballot, and more at FCvotes.com (http://fcvotes.com/).
Click here for an EXCELLENT, non-partisan voter guide from Women of Action that gives votinginformation and links to every candidates website, so you can learn about each race.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/14Xa8ZMecNyO3RfCadsxq3lB6S4S--Y7JbXhVuuAAcF0/edit (https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/14Xa8ZMecNyO3RfCadsxq3lB6S4S--Y7JbXhVuuAAcF0/edit)
Taking your kids with you to vote is a great way to engage future voters! Send JES a selfie of you and your family with your “I Voted” stickers to Christy.Lee.Robinson@Gmail.com, and we will feature it on JES Facebook’s page and on our voting bulletin board!
Everyone is welcome to participate in a family fitness activity from 5:30-6:00 up by the JES Track. After we will have a JES Family picnic together. Every family brings their own food for themselves, chairs, blankets, etc. There will be a FREE YMCA Gift Card Giveaway, and a chance to ride a SMOOTHIE bike! Students can wear their Halloween costumes if they would like as well. The entire event will be from 5:30pm-7:00pm.
Pictures are ready to view from the fall picture day in September!
To view your child's picture, use this link below. You will need your child's student number to access the pictures. Their number can be found on their report card that will be sent home in Tuesday folders.
Picture day retakes will be held on Monday, November 4th until 10:30 AM.
https://my.photoday.com/s/LTBW/40716
Please call Lifetouch directly with any questions at 1-800-736-4753 between the hours of 9 AM-7 PM.
All students and staff are invited to wear orange for Unity Day on Wednesday, October 16th. As a district, we want to send a visible message of building commUNITY through kindness, acceptance, and inclusion to prevent bullying.
Jefferson Elementary will be joining, Thomas Jefferson Middle and Sherwood Forest Elementary to support "Unity in Relief," an organization working with families in Avery County affected by Hurricane Helene.
Please see the image for what is being collected this week. New items will be posted each week as we are updated with needs in Avery County. Donations can be brought the JES. We will have a table in the front lobby. Each Thursday afternoon, JES donations will be taken to TJMS.
For more information, email: unityinrelief@gmail.com.
