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Jefferson Newsletter - Week of March 15, 2021
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DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Check out the daily morning announcements for last week.
- 3/8 - Monday - www.wevideo.com/view/2084909398
- 3/9 - Tuesday - www.wevideo.com/view/2086020012
- 3/10 - Wednesday - www.wevideo.com/view/2088890012
- 3/11 - Thursday - www.wevideo.com/view/2090069344
- 3/12 - Friday - www.wevideo.com/view/2091903726
Grade Level Websites
The links below are additional resources for students and parents to stay up to date at each grade level.
March 2021 Calendar
March is Women's History Month
Lydia Taft
Marie Curie
Jackie Mitchell
Hedy Lamarr
Queen Hatshepsut
Lorna Dee Cervantes
Khadijah
Benazir Bhutto
Dr. Mae Jemison
Allyson Felix
Ibtihaj Muhammad
Eliza Burton “Lyda” Conley
Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu
Toni Ko
Catherine the Great
Victoria Woodhull
Shirley Chisolm & Hillary Clinton
Shirley Chisholm was the first woman to seek Democratic nomination and Hillary Clinton was the first woman to accept nomination by a major party.
Lenora Fulani
First woman on the ballot in all 50 states
Attention All Parents with Students Learning from Home
Safety Drills
End of 3rd Quarter
Mobile Food Pantry - Friday 3.19.21
Help spread the word! The next Mobile Food Pantry, in collaboration with the Tri-Town YMCA and other community partners, will be on Friday, March 19, 2021 4:00-5:30pm at Jefferson Middle School. If you know of any families in need or who could benefit of some healthy meals and essential items, please pass pass on to them the information and the attached flyer. Together we can all help support everyone in our community.
Would you like to order a 2021 Yearbook?
The Jefferson PTA is proud to offer parents the opportunity to purchase a 2021 Yearbook. All 2021 Yearbooks must be pre-ordered at:
- www.TreeRing.com/validate
- Then enter the school’s passcode: 101504272660951
Parents can either log in with their past information or create a new account. Add your students name and select this school year and pre-order your yearbook. The yearbook will be $26.59 with tax and shipping to your home. Yearbook distribution will not be until late summer due to delays from the pandemic. Any questions or issues, please email the PTA at: jeffersonPTA45@gmail.com.
Would you like a chance for your student to be in the yearbook?
SPRING & 8TH GRADE PROMOTIONAL PICTURES ARE COMING SOON!
The following information was sent last week to all families via email and Remind.
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Hello Jefferson Families,
Here are the details to the 2021 Picture Days at Jefferson. More details from LifeTouch coming soon. If your student is attending Jefferson IN-PERSON, you do not need to do anything further other than have them ready to take their picture on Monday 3/22.21 or Friday 3/26/21 during their regularly scheduled PE class. No need to read anything further in this email or do anything else.
If your student is attending Jefferson REMOTELY, you have the option to come in to have their picture taken by following these steps:
- Go to (check your email for this link or contact our office)
- Select a date and time to attend:
- 6th grade REMOTE students on Wednesday, 3/24/21
- 7th grade REMOTE students on Wednesday, 3/24/21
- 8th grade REMOTE students on Monday, 3/22/21 or Friday 3/26/21
- Attend your picture session on your selected date and time by entering door #2 and proceeding to the main gym for your pictures. Only the student and one adult will be allowed to enter.
- If you prefer NOT to take a picture, you may submit a digital portrait taken on your own camera or phone to add to the yearbook. If you choose to do this, please take a picture of a head-shot only from the chest up with a blank background. Send your student's picture to ddaszkiewicz@d45.org by Friday 3/26/21.
If you have any questions, please call our office at 630.516.7800 during school hours.
Raul Gaston, Principal
P.S. More details from LifeTouch coming soon.
Take the 5Essentials Survey
The Illinois 5Essentials parent survey is being conducted now through April 2, 2021, in District 45. The Survey takes about 10 minutes to complete and is available in English and Spanish.
Please note:
Parents with more than one (1) child attending the same school may elect to participate multiple times.
Parents with children enrolled in multiple schools may participate in the survey for each school.
Only one parent per household may participate.
Your participation in the parent portion of the survey helps us understand the conditions at our school and guides improvement. Your identity and survey responses will be kept completely confidential and will never be connected to you or your child(ren).
For more information about the Illinois 5Essentials Survey, please visit https://www.5-essentials.org/illinois. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact 5Essentials Client Services at 1-866-440-1874 or impact-surveys@uchicago.edu.
Parent Information Night
How to Handle Grief and Loss as a Family
District 45 invites you to the next virtual Parent Information Night, How to Handle Grief and Loss as a Family which will be occurring on March 23 from 7-8 pm via Livestream. The month of March marks the one year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic and during this past year we know that many of our families have dealt with, and may currently be dealing with, difficult circumstances, including the loss of a loved one. For that reason, the District would like to offer families the opportunity to attend a virtual presentation that will be focusing on the topics of grief and loss.
Learn more and register at: http://bit.ly/2NbsgSU
KOC Fundraiser to Benefit D45 PTA Council
D45 Meal Program Distribution
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced it will be extending its summer meal program. As a result, District 45 meals will be provided free of charge to all children. Grab-n-go lunch and breakfast is available for families to pick up at all District 45 schools every Wednesday between 4:00-6:00 pm. Signs are posted at all schools to identify the location for parking and pickup. Face coverings must be worn and social distancing must be practiced for everyone’s health and safety.
- - - - - SPECIAL MARCH 24 MEAL SERVICE - - - - -
With the early release day for D45 students on March 24, 2021, meal pick-up will only be available at Jefferson Middle School and Jackson Middle School from 12pm to 4pm. This will be the last meal pick-up prior to Spring Break. Because of this, 14 meals will be provided to families. There will be no meal pickup on March 31, 2021, during Spring Break.
Materials Pick-up
On Wednesday, 3.24.21, from 12:00pm to 4:00pm, teachers that wish to have additional resources available to students in remote learning will have them available for pick-up. Students can check with their teachers to see if there is anything they need to pick-up. If there's something for your student to pick-up, feel free to stop in and pick-up the 5 free breakfast and 5 free lunches from the D45 meal program while you're there. The remaining dates for material pick-up this year are:
- Wednesday, 4.14, 4pm - 6pm
- Wednesday, 4.28, 4pm - 6pm
- Wednesday, 5.12, 4pm - 6pm
- Wednesday, 5.26, 4pm - 6pm
THE WILDCAT PTA
We invite and encourage all families to join and participate in the great work of our Jefferson Wildcat PTA. The Jefferson PTA website is available to you with further information. Please join us at our next PTA meeting which is scheduled for April 12 at 6pm in a virtual meeting.
If you've not joined the PTA this year yet, the PTA would love to connect with you. Membership in the Jefferson PTA allows you to be involved and engage in making Jefferson a better place to teach, learn, and grow for our students and staff. Membership is also a great bargain. It is $8 for individual or $12 for family. Join the PTA with this link: https://jeffersonwildcats.memberhub.store/store?category=Memberships. Credit cards can be accepted straight from the link. We look forward to seeing you and hearing your ideas.
STAY CONNECTED
Join Remind and get weekly updates from the Principal. It's really easy.
- Take out your phone.
- Open a new text message.
- Enter the number 81010.
- Enter the message @e97chb for 6th Grade, @ea8eah for 7th grade, or @6ae9c4 for 8th grade.
- Then hit send. That's it! Easy!!!
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Jefferson Middle School
- Mr. Wes Riley, 6th Grade Team Leader (Semester 1)
- Mr. John Bratko, 6th Grade Team Leader (Semester 2)
- Mrs. Carolyn Pakeltis, 7th Grade Team Leader
- Mrs. Kathleen Kocimski, 8th Grade Team Leader
- Mrs. Christine Zaccaro, PE Team Leader
- Mrs. Jackie Vrchota, Fine & Practical Arts Team Leader
- Mr. Ryan McDaniel, Special Education Team Leader
- Mrs. Kathy Gerber, Counselor
- Mr. Paul Schweikert, Social Worker
- Mrs. Christine Osterman, Psychologist
- Ms. Gabby Clow, Assistant Principal
- Mr. Raul Gaston, Principal
Website: https://www.d45.org/jefferson
Location: 255 W Vermont St, Villa Park, IL, USA
Phone: 630.516.7800
Twitter: @D45Jefferson