Jaguar News

Greetings, Jefferson! Happy April. I hope everyone had a nice Easter Break! We have roughly seven weeks of school left. It is going to go pretty fast. We had a great turnout for Family Night a couple of weeks ago. Thank you all for your help and support. It really was a fun night!

ATTENDANCE

I would like to clarify some information on ATTENDANCE.

1. It is important for your student(s) to be in school. It is the law.

2. We send out absence letters after 5, 10, 15, and 20 absences. These are reminders for how many days your child has missed. They are form letters, though I do sign each and every one of them that go out. No matter what school you have children in in North Platte Public Schools, you will receive these.

3. Once a student hits 20 absences, for ANY reason, the absences are turned over to the County Attorney, STATE LAW. Once the County Attorney's office receives the report, they will investigate and decide whether or not to proceed with court.

4. If your child has had appointments with doctors, dentists, counselors, etc; it is important to get notes and turn them into the office upon your child’s return so the notes can be documented.

5. If your child exceeds 10 to 15 days, I will contact you to set up an attendance plan meeting so we can discuss your situation and document it.

If you have questions about absences, feel free to call me. I would be happy to discuss it with you.

PTO

We are really needing some people to step up and take over the reins of the PTO as the ladies currently serving are “BURNED OUT!” They do amazing things for us and help out with several activities throughout the school year. They have been on the PTO for three or more years and need a break. If there is anyone interested, please reach out to me or the PTO members: Randa Musil; Chandra Stroud; Kelsey Shrum. If we have no takers, we may have to disband the PTO at the end of the school year. Please consider. Again, the next meeting will be Tuesday, 9, 6:00pm in the Jefferson Elementary Library. We typically meet on the first Tuesday of the month each month.

Staffing:

We will have some staff leaving at the end of the year. Some positions we have already filled for next year with just a couple of more positions to fill. I will give you a list in the May Newsletter.

I shared with the students that I will be leaving at the conclusion of this school year. I have taken a Principal job in the town that I live in for next year. Two big factors helped in my decision: I will be 5 blocks from home rather than 100 miles from home (10 block round trip compared to my 200 mile round trip); also, I will have a senior and a freshman in school with me and they were both really excited about the idea of having their dad as their principal again (I had them both in school in previous schools).

It will be hard leaving Jefferson. We have a great staff, great students, and great families that I will truly miss. I did tell the kids that I would come visit next year.

NO SCHOOL…..AGAIN!!!!!

Monday, April 15 is a Professional Work Day for teachers. There will be no school for students on that day.

Freddy’s Night

Wednesday, May 1, come join us at Freddy’s for a Jefferson School night out. 15% of the proceeds will come back to Jefferson School that night. Grab a burger, a soda, or some custard and help us out!

Field Trips

There are some various field trips coming up for a few of our classes. Be watching for information coming for those from your child’s teacher.

NSCAS/DIBELS Testing

April 22-30 NSCAS Testing for Grades 3-5. Please help your students prepare by making sure they get adequate rest and food. We really feel like our scores could really improve. Please encourage your students to do their best on the test.

April 30, DIBELS testing for all K-5 students. These tests measure reading readiness and reading levels. Again, we are expecting our scores to show some great growth. Please make sure students have adequate rest and food and encourage them to do their best!

May = End of Year Activities

May 13th, Field Day

May 15th, 1:30 5th DARE Graduation/5th Recognition

May 16th, Preschool Graduation

May 17th, Last Day of school for students (Full Day)

IS THIS GUY THROUGH, YET?

I really appreciate all of you supporting our school the way you do. If there are questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call: (308) 535-7136; or email: jellsworth@nppsd.org.

Mr. E