BOX TOP CONTEST EARNS OVER $700.00: Congratulations to Mr. Russell's class (upper elementary) and Mrs. Knapp's class(lower elementary). They brought in the most Box Tops for our contest. Each of these classes will receive a new game to play at indoor recesses. Thanks to all who brought in Box Tops and to Mrs. Elizondo for counting them and sending them in.
FRIENDSHIP GRAMS: Friendship Grams were sold for $1 from January 31- February 11. A purple note was sent home to write fun notes to our friends. When sent in with $1, a bracelet was attached to their note and delivered to their friend on Valentine's Day. Thank you to everyone who purchased one. This was a huge success!
AFTER SCHOOL MOVIE SOLD OUT! The After School Movie "Turbo " was sold out for February 7th . The movie was enjoyed by all and popcorn was served as the snack. HOLIDAY SHOP: Holiday Shop was a lot of fun this year. Students could bring money to shop for their family and friends. They then wrapped the presents here at school so there was "NO PEEKING." We collected donations to help purchase the "Brain Pop" computer program for the entire school to use. Check out the Media Center Website to see what your donations helped to give our students. We want to thank the many volunteers that helped make this a wonderful event. SCIENCE STEM ASSEMBLY WAS A BLAST! On December 6, Jefferson Elementary PTO hosted a Science STEM Assembly. Each grade came to the cafe where hands on sciecnce experiments were set up for them to explore. Robots, 3-D printers, and electricity were some of the fun activities. Thanks to the many volunteers for running a station. A SPECIAL THANKS goes out to Mrs. Staub and Mrs. Miller for all their help with set up and clean up!! CANDY CANE GRAMS: Candy Cane Grams were sold for $1 in December. A pink note was sent home to write fun notes to our friends. When sent in with $1, a candy cane was attached to their note and delivered to their friend before our Winter Break. Thank you to everyone who purchased one. This was a huge success!
AFTER SCHOOL MOVIE SOLD OUT! The after school movie for November 8 sold out in just two days. Children who have stickers will be admitted after school on Friday. Please pick up your child at 5:20 p.m. Look for signs on the doors as we dismiss by last names. If your last name begins with A-L the children come out the front door and if your last name begins with M-Z the children come out door 6. BOX TOP CONTEST EARNS ALMOST $900.00 Congratulations to Mrs. Pelshaw's class (upper elementary) and Mrs. Knapp's class(lower elementary). They brought in the most Box Tops for our contest. Each class will receive a new game to play at indoor recesses. Thanks to all who brought in Box Tops and to Mrs. Elizondo for counting them and sending them in. Start saving for our next contest in February! BOX TOP CONTEST TO BE OCTOBER 21-24! Start saving now for our Box Top contest. We will collect them in the classrooms and the class with the most Box Tops will win a prize!
MEAP SNACKS PROVIDED Each year the PTO provides snacks for children taking the MEAP tests. This year each child recevied pretzels and juice each day they took the MEAP. This helps with concentration during testing. BECAUSE OF MEAP TESTING, THERE WILL BE NO BAGEL SALES ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10.
FUN RUN MAKES $3,267.83 Congratulations to Alena Hermis (Mrs. Sowell's class) and Elizabeth Galadik (Mrs. Knapp's class) for tying in first place for bringing in the most donations! Our third place also had a tie with Skylar Campbell (Mrs. Paternoster's class) and Abigail Turchin (Mrs. Pelshaw's class). Our first place winners will each receive a $50 gift certificate to Toys R Us. Our third place winners will receive a $20 gift certificate. Thank you to all volunteers who helped make this day possible.
Come join us at the first PTO meeting of the year on Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at 7:00pm in the media center.
FUN RUN is coming! This year our Fun Run will be held on September 27. Look for information coming home a week before that. Plan now to volunteer by having your background check completed and your GCN tutorials viewed. This is a new addition to the paperwork to be a volunteer in our school. Please see a board member for details.