December 20, 2023

Principal's Priorities- Holiday Wishes

Jefferson Families,

I wanted to take this opportunity to wish all of you a very happy holiday season and winter break! I hope you can spend time with family and friends during winter break! I gave some advice to the students yesterday; some suggestions were better received than others!

1) Take a winter nap (like the Bear did in the book Bear Snores On),

2) Do some things independently.

3)Unplug and have fun without technology!

I will let you decide what advice they were reluctant to take!

As I reflect on the first half of the year, I am very grateful for the wonderful support of the Jefferson Elementary Community. It is an honor and a privilege to work with your children everyday. Thank you for all you have done and continue to do to support your children and our staff throughout the year.

Jefferson Elementary office will be closed for winter break from December 21 to January 1. Staff will return on January 2; however, our staff will be participating in professional learning on January 2 and will not be available. We will welcome students back to the building on Wednesday, January 3, 2024!

Plenty of Activity!

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5th Grade Choir

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Coffee Anyone?

The PTO supplied a barista to make delicious drinks for the staff!

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Spirit Days!

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Let it Snow...

1st grade had fun making snow flakes with Mr. Schmidt.

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Let it Snow...

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Let it Snow...

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High School Chorale Performance

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3rd Grade Performance

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Story time with Mr. Schmidt

Lion's Lunch- January 4th

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Thursday, January 4th will be the next Lion's Lunch Special. On the menu that day will be Cheese Quesadillas, green beans, garden salsa SunChips, fruit sorbet and milk.

PTO News and Events

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Student Directory

Here is a link to the Student Directory. This directory is to be used to make connections between families and is not to be used for soliciting or mass communication purposes.

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SPIRIT WEAR SALE

Looking for some Jefferson Spirit Wear? Click here to check out the variety of options for the whole family.

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Link your Kroger or Giant Eagle cards to support Jefferson Elementary

COMMUNITY REWARDS: Link your shoppers cards to automatically

support Jefferson Elementary PTO!

* KROGER *

www.krogercommunityrewards.com

Create an online account to link your Kroger Plus Card or

log into your account to verify that Jefferson is still designated

Jefferson Elementary ID: 53066

* GIANT EAGLE *

www.gianteagle.com/afts

Create an online account to link your Giant Eagle Advantage Card or

login to your account to verify that Jefferson is still designated

Jefferson Elementary ID: 4422

Questions? gahannajeffersonelementarypto@gmail.com

Major Event List for 2024!

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Mark Your Calendar... major events listed for 2024!

December 21- January 2 Winter Break

January 2- Professional Development Day - No Students.

January 3, 2024 - First Day Back For Students!

January 26- Family Movie Night 7:00pm

February 8- Spaghetti Dinner/Raffle Event

February 14- Valentine’s Party, 1:15pm

February 20 and 22- Parent Teacher Conferences

February 24- Chiller Skate Night

March 13- Zone 71 , 5:00-8:30pm

April TBD- Spring Dance

May 17- Carnival

May 22- Sharpen the Saw/ Field Day

LUNCH MENU LINK

2023-24 GJPS District Calendar (PDF)

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Heart and Pride Award Nominations

The Heart and Pride Award recognizes two outstanding staff members each month who make a profound impact on our students and Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools. Families are encourage to nominate a staff member today! The Heart & Pride Nomination Form will remain available year-round and is open to any member of our staff, regardless of position.

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