Jaguar News

Happy November! The next few weeks will fly by rapidly! We have some days off coming up including Thanksgiving break. It will not take long before it is Christmas break. We have a number of things to squeeze in before then.

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 kids wear are NOT snow boots and will not be allowed off the blacktop. It will be the discretion of the staff.

Veteran’s Day Dinner

Friday, November 10, we will be hosting our Veteran’s Day Dinner and program from 6:00-8:00pm. We hope to see you here for this event.

NO SCHOOL

Monday, November 13, there will be no school due to teacher professional development meetings.

November 20-24, there will be NO SCHOOL due to Thanksgiving Break. School will resume Monday, November 27.

December

The PTO will be hosting our annual Holiday Store. We will have another round of NSCAS Testing for Grades 3-5. We will also have our K-5 Music Program at the FOX Theater. More information will be coming for each of these events.

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, November 7th 6:00-7:00p

*Veterans Day Dinner and Program

Friday, November 10th 6:00pm-8:00pm

*No School

Monday, November 13th

*No School - Thanksgiving Break

Monday, November 20th-Friday, November 24th

*Jefferson Elementary Music Programs- Fox Theater

Tuesday, December 19th - See Program flyer below

*No School - Holiday Break

Friday, December 22nd - Friday January 5th

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

A HUGE Thank You to Kona Ice for coming to the school during Parent Teacher Conferences!

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. We will post more information as the upcoming school year approaches. If you are interested in finding out more before the school year starts, please email our PTO President Randa at jeffersonelementary@ymail.com.

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