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Jefferson Elementary

Jaguar Newsletter 10.22.23
Natalie Valencia Sunday, Oct 22 at 12:00 PM Jefferson Elementary


JAGUAR 
NEWSLETTER
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Responsible   On Task  Always Safe   Respectful

October 22, 2023  | Every Wed is Jaguar Day- Wear Purple
UPCOMING EVENTS
Oct 23       Spirit Wk: Crazy Day
Oct 23        SSC Meeting @ 5pm
Oct 24       Spirit Wk: Dress Like A Teacher
Oct 25       Spirit Wk: Jaguar Day (purple)
Oct 25       Pumpkin Patch @ Jefferson
Oct 25      CodeCampus Gr 1-3
Oct 26      Spirit Wk: Anything But A Backpack
Oct 26       Pumpkin Carving on Zoom @ 6pm
Oct 27       No School
Oct 27      Trunk-or-Treat and Movie                                     Night @ 6pm @ Jefferson
 
CONTACT US
 
Main Office Ph: 510-618-4310
Jefferson Website: https://www.slusd.us/jefferson/
SLUSD Website:
https://www.slusd.us/
Gloria Fernandez, Parent Facilitator: gfernandez@slusd.us 
PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE

Dear Jaguar families,

I want to give you a big THANK YOU for your support with the Obstacle-a-Thon this year. We surpassed our school goal and raised $22,890.22!! Our Jaguars are very excited to silly string their Principal; more details to come on the day and time when this event will take place. The support we received from our community will help us continue to provide field trips and other enrichment opportunities for our Jaguars. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

We have a fun-filled week coming up, full of a lot of festivities! Spirit Week is this week and we're looking forward to seeing everyone's creativity; we will also have the Pumpkin Patch in the Jefferson Garden on Wednesday and every student will take home a free pumpkin. We hope you can join us on Thursday evening, at 6pm, to carve our pumpkins together over zoom. The zoom link for pumpkin carving will be sent on Parent Square on Thursday. 

As we get ready for our Halloween Parade on October 31st, it's important that everyone in our community follow our safety guidelines. Please see below for our Costume Rules and the logistics of our Halloween Parade. 
Halloween Costume Guidelines
Halloween Parade Logistics
Have a great week everyone!
-Principal Valencia









PTA UPDATES

Trunk or Treat / Movie Night

Get your costumes and treat bags ready! This Friday October 27th at 6pm we will have our Trunk or Treat event followed by watching The Nightmare Before Christmas.

  • We are in need of candy/goody bag toy donations to pass out.  You can give your donations to your student’s teachers or bring to the Candy Monsters in the office and cafeteria

*All families are welcome, non-candy options will be offered for students with dietary restrictions. Children must have an adult chaperone stay with them (No drop offs). Entrance is on Lark Street and don’t forget your chairs/blankets for the movie. Food/drinks will be sold by Sabores de Mexico.


Red Ribbon Spirit Week is Coming Oct 23-26.  

Jefferson is participating in Red Ribbon Spirit Week, help your student show their school spirit

Monday 10/23: Crazy Day (anything crazy: hair, clothes, socks, hats etc)

Tuesday 10/24: Students dress like a teacher and teachers dress like students.

Wednesday 10/25: School Pride Day (wear as much purple as possible)

Thursday 10/26: Anything but a Backpack Day: (bring school items in anything but a backpack)

Friday 10/27: (No School)  Join us for Trunk or Treat / Movie Night starting at 6pm


School Gear Update

We are happy to share that all pre-ordered school gears have been delivered to your child(ren)'s classrooms.  If you have not received your order yet, please ask your child's teacher.  Thank you.


Obstacle-a-Thon Update

We want to thank each and every one of you who participated in this fundraiser.  Our students raised $22,890.22; the most in the history of the Obstacle-a-Thon!!  The Hhghest earning classrooms and students will soon receive their special treats and lunches.  And every student will be able to silly string Ms. Valencia. Dates TBD.


We are 54 members away from reaching our goal of 200 members.  Join today. http://jointotem.com/ca/san-leandro/jefferson-elementary-pta/join 



Follow us on Facebook!

www.facebook.com/JeffersonJagsPTA


SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL (SSC) AND ENGLISH LEARNER ADVISORY COMMITTEE (ELAC)

Looking for more ways to participate in our community? Join us for School Site Council (SSC) and/or English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC) meetings and bring your ideas and suggestions. 

What is the School Site Council (SSC)?
 A decision-making body composed of the school Principal, teachers, school personnel and families to review school data and determine the use of our Title I Federal Funds. The SSC is also responsible for giving approval to the school's yearly School Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA). For more information about SSC, click School Site Council (SSC) to read our bylaws. 
First SSC Meeting: October 23, 2023 via Zoom
Click on the link to see the agenda: SSC Agenda 10.23.23

What is the English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC)?
An advisory committee composed of the school Administration, a parent/guardian board, and  parents/guardians whose students are considered English Language Learners. This committee is focused on supporting our English Language Learner community; at these meetings we discuss the school's programs for academic supports of English Language Learners, the process for Reclassifying students from English Learners to English Proficient, and suggestions for improvements to the School Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA) centered on English Language Learner programming. 

Next ELAC Meeting: November 17, 2023 @ 9-10 AM 


UPDATES FROM PARENT FACILITATOR, MS. GLORIA


THE SAN LEANDRO LIBRARY CARD IS FREE


For more information regarding the Library Cards visit the website. If you are interested in applying for a library card please click here.




AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM (ASES) 

If you would like to enroll your students to our Boys & Girls Clubs after school program, please sign up on the waitlist using the QR code below. Please keep in mind that our program enrollment is already at its full capacity. We are actively working on expanding our enrollment capacity to meet the needs of the community.

If you have any questions, please contact me at noelle@bgcsl.org 


VOLUNTEER SUPERVISION

If you are interested in volunteering in the mornings or during lunch recess to help us supervise, please contact our parent facilitator, Gloria Fernandez at gfernandez@slusd.us

 to make sure you are cleared to volunteer. You must be cleared as a level 2 volunteer to support us with supervision.




STUDY TRIP CHAPERONES
We need your help to make sure these trips can happen! Every class must meet a specific ratio of adult-to-student in order to participate in a trip. This means that we need chaperones or our study trips will have to be canceled. Only parents who are cleared to volunteer can attend study trips. If you're interested in participating in future study trips, please see our parent facilitator, Gloria Fernandez, to get cleared as volunteer.

Please be aware that families should not meet the class at their trip location or bring their child directly to the location, as those are violations of SLUSD's study trip protocols. All students participating in a trip are expected to arrive at school by the designated time and they must travel to the trip location with their class. Any chaperones attending a study trip must also be a cleared volunteer and need to sign in at the front office on the day of the field trip to receive their volunteer sticker and to travel with the class. 







                         MORNING CAMPUS GATES
All students should be in their classroom line by 8:05 AM. School begins at 8:07 AM and the late bell rings at 8:10AM. If students arrive after the late bell has rung, our staff will send them to the office to pick up a tardy slip. Families for safety reasons, please do not attempt to enter the buildings to drop off your child in the classroom when they are late.  Our campus gates close at 8:15 AM and we ask that all families please exit the campus at that time so that we can secure the perimeter and lock all the gates. Thank you in advance for your partnership in keeping our campus safe and secure.

  COFFEE WITH THE PRINCIPAL

Our next Coffee with the Principal  is scheduled for Friday, November 17, at 8:30 AM at the blue tables under the canopy, next to the cafeteria. Come enjoy some warm coffee and pastries and have a chat with me. I hope to see you there!


October 22, 2023