Jefferson Elementary

The Spanish Club After School Program has been working hard and having fun! These photos are from Session 1.

Jefferson's After School Programs have been a big success! Here are some pictures of our after-school program “Pictures & Passports” from Session 2. Students had a great time learning short lessons on kindness, empathy, and perseverance! In addition, they were preparing to travel the world.

Students had a great time learning about St. Patrick’s Day in Mrs. Witt’s class last month!.

Ms. Garcia’s students are working on their vocabulary learning by sorting out the words into their semantic fields.

These Jefferson students used BeeBucks they earned from demonstrating respectful, responsible and safe behaviors to play floor hockey with our school resource police officer last week! #HarvardRising

Jefferson 5th graders had the opportunity to hear about different careers yesterday! It was a great experience! We had parents, grandparents, and siblings talk about the pathways and opportunities from a wide variety of careers. Students had hands-on experiences, asked questions, and learned about so many things. We thank all of the volunteers that took time out of their day to spend some time at our school! #HarvardRising

Ms. Susnis’ students chose landmarks in Illinois and created them out of clay for their state project. #HarvardRising

📢 We are excited to announce that Rebecca Adams will be the new principal of Jefferson School CUSD 50 starting with the 2023-24 school year! “Rebecca Adams brings decades of experience in education to Harvard District 50,” said Superintendent Dr. Corey Tafoya. “We are excited to welcome her to our leadership team and believe that her dedication to serving all students and collaborative, forward-thinking philosophy is the perfect fit for our #HarvardRising culture.” Read the full article here ➡️ https://www.cusd50.org/article/1041435

Jefferson Elementary students were challenged to "Read to the Stars" to earn a movie in the library. Congratulations to everyone who earned their reward! #HarvardRising

In STEM Ms. Walker's students had a tower building competition with each other. This promotes team work, communication and problem solving skills as well as being a lot of fun! #HarvardRising

Mrs. Schneider’s class follows along with the reading in Spanish class with Ms. Velázquez. As they read about the different alphabets in the world, they are highlighting important terms and concepts to refer back to. #HarvardRising

Learning about equivalent fractions can be fun! The 4th graders in Mrs. Sciame’s group loved playing BUMP in math today. #HarvardRising

Ms. Susnis’ students were reviewing the multiplication facts by “racing” against each other. They had so much fun! #HarvardRising

Mr. Villazon’s students are learning about the evolution of written language in centers with Ms. Velázquez. They are decoding secret messages and writing their own with creative symbols. #HarvardRising

4th graders in Mrs. Hay's class compared fractions by using fraction strips and sorting them! #HarvardRising

The students in Spanish Club created some posters with information about remarkable women in history to commemorate International Women's Day. #HarvardRising

Ms. Dias' students were comparing two articles to find facts and opinions about The Great Chicago Fire with Mrs. Schneider. #HarvardRising

Ms. Garcia's and Ms. Susnis's classes work hard and play hard. #HarvardRising

Ms. Garcia’s students were classifying words into nouns, adjectives and verbs during their Spanish Language Arts learning. #HarvardRising

Ms. Susnis’ students were having a lot of fun in their PE lesson on Monday! They were rock climbing and practicing badminton with Mr. Hunt! #HarvardRising