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Jefferson Elementary and Fox River Academy - January, 2024
January 1: NO SCHOOL - Winter Break (JEF and FOX)
January 2: Class Resumes (JEF and FOX)
January 5: No Boys and Girls Club (JEF and FOX)
January 8: Fox Governance Board Meeting 5:00 - 6:00 (FOX)
January 12: 6th Gr. Field Trip to Barlow Planetarium (JEF)
January 15: NO SCHOOL - Martin Luther King Jr. Day (JEF and FOX)
January 18: Paint and Sip Night 5:30 - 7:30 Cafeteria (JEF and FOX)
January 22: NO SCHOOL - Professional Development (JEF and FOX)
February 2: No Boys and Girls Club (JEF and FOX)
Boys and Girls Club - Friday Closings
Please remember that the Boys and Girls Club does not offer after-school care on the first Friday of each month. On these days, you will need to have an alternative pick-up plan for your child(ren). You can reference the link below to see a full list of closings.
AASD Extended Day Learning Program
If you are interested in the YMCA Before/After Care Program, please reference the link below for more information, as well as contact info for Tyler, our Extended Day Learning Program Coordinator.
https://www.ymcafoxcities.org/programs/aasd-extended-day-learning-program
Tyler Denk
Extended Day Learning Program Coordinator
920.209.0159
EMAIL
Spring Conferences
Spring conferences will be held in February! We will have two days available for scheduling a conference: Thursday, February 8 and Tuesday, February 13 from 3:45 - 7:00.
We will be using PTC Fast to sign up for conferences. This is the same online scheduling system we used to schedule conferences in the fall.
Watch your email/text messages for a link from PTC Fast this month!
Parent Portal Update
There is no better way to start a new year than updating your information in your Parent Portal account! Please take a moment to log into your account on Infinite Campus to ensure all information is correct. You can also add, or remove, emergency contacts on your list.
If you have more than one child attending Jefferson or Fox River, please be sure to update the information for each child. If you do not have access to a parent portal account, please contact the school office for assistance.
4K / 5K Event - Building for Kids
From the Nurse...
Healthy Sleep
Like eating well and being physically active, getting a good night’s sleep is essential to the well-being of students and staff. A number of vital tasks carried out during sleep help maintain good health and enable people to function at their best. Not getting enough sleep can be dangerous and contribute to poor health.
Both the amount and quality of sleep affect how well people learn and remember as well as perform tasks like problem-solving and staying focused. Insufficient sleep causes people to be irritable and adversely affects behavior. Poor quality sleep on a regular basis increases the risk of having high blood pressure, obesity, heart disease, and other medical conditions.
Please see the link below for the full document:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZqPI57qDZaRxJ4GucRZX281Og_6HuGtrsb9s5ePX8FM/edit
Weather Updates
Recess: Please know that K-3 students will be expected to have snow pants and boots if they want to play on the playground when there is snow. If they do not have snow pants or boots, they will need to stay on the black top.
Before School: Students will be brought inside if the air temperature is 5 degrees or below. Please look for the green signs posted around the school entrances and in the LMC window, indicating when students will be able to enter the building.
How can I find out if school is closed?: In the event of bad weather, dangerous road conditions, school emergencies, or closings/delays in starting the school day, the AASD will contact local radio and TV stations with this information as quickly as possible.
For more information on school closings, please see the following link: https://www.aasd.k12.wi.us/families/school_closure_info
The district website will also post school cancellation information:
Jefferson Elementary
Fox River Academy
1000 S. Mason St.
Appleton, WI 54914
Phone: 920-852-5500
Jefferson Elementary: https://jefferson.aasd.k12.wi.us/
Fox River Academy: https://fox.aasd.k12.wi.us/