Jefferson Elementary

Our ESPs are such an important part of our students’ success! Ms. Keeli helps support Jefferson students inside their classrooms and in small groups. We’re so lucky to have her! #HarvardRising

Friday Fun! #HarvardRising

Mr. Villazon’s class is working hard in Science class. They are classifying pictures into living or non living. #HarvardRising

Save the dates! The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to Jefferson! September 26 - September 30: Students will be able to shop from 8:05 am to 8:35 am and also during their library class time. October 3-5: Students will be able to shop from 8:05-8:35 am. The book fair will also be open for families to shop during Parent/Teacher Conferences on October 5th and 6th.

Ms. Joslyn and Ms. Velázquez enjoy when their classes can spend their recess time together. #HarvardRising

Hands-on Science! The students in Mrs. Susnis and Ms. Garcia's fourth grade classes were observing the different parts and structures of fruits and plants! #HarvardRising

Mr. Jason & Ms. Allyson stopped by Mrs. Hay's classroom to teach the respect curriculum. This lesson included AVID strategies! #HarvardRising

Soccer, slides, and smiles! Jefferson students love recess! #HarvardRising

Students are reviewing the days of the week and other calendar features through songs and anagrams with Ms. Dias and Ms. Velázquez. So much fun!! #HarvardRising

Miss Buckley's 4th grade students worked on comparing numbers with their knowledge of place value by playing a math game called “Reject a Digit”.

D50's Communication Team is looking to talk with families about how we can improve the website to fit their needs. We want the most important information to be the most accessible for parents.  Is there information that is often difficult for you to find? Is there a link that you wish was accessible from the home page? Is information missing from a school's webpage that you wish was listed? If you have ideas on how we can make information on the website easier for parents to find, please email us back with your ideas. If you would prefer to have a conversation over the phone, please send us a day, time, and phone number when we can call you to connect. Please also identify if you would like to have the conversation in English or Spanish. Thank you for your time and willingness! El equipo de comunicación de D50 busca hablar con las familias sobre cómo podemos mejorar el sitio web para satisfacer sus necesidades. Queremos que la información más importante sea la más accesible para los padres.  ¿Hay información que a menudo le resulta difícil de encontrar? ¿Hay algún enlace al que le gustaría que fuera accesible desde la página de inicio? ¿Falta información en la página web de una escuela que desea que aparezca en la lista?  Si tiene ideas sobre cómo podemos hacer que la información en el sitio web sea más fácil de encontrar para los padres, envíenos un correo electrónico con sus ideas. Si prefiere tener una conversación por teléfono, envíenos un día, una hora y un número de teléfono. cuando podemos llamarte para conectarte. Por favor identifique también si le gustaría tener la conversación en inglés o español. ¡Gracias por su tiempo y disposición!

Students in Mrs. Kruckenberg's 5th grade class used the AVID strategy called Lines of Communication to share their strategy for finding volume. In social studies they went old school and played The Oregon Trail. They are leaning about how geography and climate impacts our lives. #HarvardRising

Miss Garcia and Mrs. Susnis' fourth grade classes searched for information about continents in their Chromebooks.

Mrs. Joslyn’s 4th grade class had fun playing "Close to 100" while working on adding and subtracting. Learning math and having fun, win win!

Miss Walker's class has been very busy this week! They did group research presentations about the Midwest in Social Studies with Mrs. Kruckenberg and they also collaborated about vocabulary regarding states and properties of matter. #HarvardRising

Mrs. Susnis and Miss Garcia's 4th graders were working on the AVID skill of cooperation in the Solo Cup Stack Challenge. #HarvardRising

Miss Garcia's classes are learning about different landforms in their Spanish Geography lesson. #HarvardRising

Today, the Veterans Memorial Wall was escorted to Milky Way Park. D50 students had the opportunity to watch as the route passed by each school. Head over to Milky Way Park September 8th - 11th to view the American Veterans Traveling Tribute. #HarvardRising

Miss Garcia's classes have been reviewing how to write successful sentences in Spanish. They separated and counted the words in different sentences and wrote them down in their notebooks correctly. #HarvardRising

Since Mrs. Hay's fourth graders have been learning about their brains, they had to make brain hats! They really have their thinking caps on now! #HarvardRising