Jeffries Elementary
October 2016 Parent Newsletter from Dr. Liz Cooper
Welcome Back!
Picture Day! Monday, October 3!
Order Forms Went Home or Go Online at: www.mylifetouch.com (ID: GJ016239Y0). If you order online, you must bring in the receipt Monday morning- by 9AM.
Upcoming Important Dates:
Monday, Oct. 3- Fall Picture Day (all students will get their picture taken as we use these for our yearbooks and for identification purposes on our online student information system). If ordering pictures, please complete the order form online or bring in by Monday morning, 9AM. Students must have the online receipt or package with them as they go through the photography line.
Tuesday, Oct. 4- Jaguar Junction (our Cents of Pride store for students);
Treasures of the City event (2nd and 3rd grade invited to attend);
Student Council Mtg. 8AM in Eutsler's Rm.
Thursday, Oct. 6- PTA Exec. Mtg. 6:30PM (Cafeteria)- all parents invited to attend
Friday, Oct. 7- Health Fair (K, 1, 3, 5); BrightBytes Survey due! (All staff, parents, students- see below for the links)
Oct. 10-21- Ozarks Food Harvest Food Fight (food drive) at Jeffries
Tuesday, Oct. 11- Happy birthday, Kala Ady (our building substitute)!;
4th/5th grade assembly (music program) at 2:00PM- rehearsal in front of students
PTA General Mtg. with 4/5th grade performance at 7PM (in the gym)
Oct. 9-15- Fire Prevention Week
Wednesday, Oct. 12 (updated)- Fire Prevention Day (see schedule)
Friday, Oct. 14- End of 1st Quarter; Art to Remember online orders due (see Mrs. Allen, Art Teacher, for details at: saallen@spsmail.org)
Monday, Oct. 17- Professional Work Day (Secretaries gone for trainings)- no school
Wednesday, Oct. 19- Happy birthday, Tabitha Eutsler & Kelli Eberhart!
Thursday, Oct. 20- Great American Earthquake Shake-out Drill 10:15AM
Friday, Oct. 21- Duck and Cover drill
Oct. 24-28- Red Ribbon Week
Monday, Oct. 24- Late Night for Parent/Teacher Conferences at Jeffries
Thursday, Oct. 27- 5th Grade Field Trip to the Springfield Art Museum (Mendenhall & Rogers from 9:30-10:30AM); Mrs. O'Dell & Mrs. Eberhart's Class (12:30-1:30PM);
Happy birthday, Joyce Hood! Mobile Dairy Presentation Schedule;
Jeffries PTA Skating Party at Skateland 6-8PM- $5 a skater; $3 dinner special; "Halloween Costume Contest."
Friday, Oct. 28- SPS R-12 "Pink Out" day- wear your pink! (Breast cancer awareness day)
Saturday, Oct. 29- Happy birthday, Kristie Martin & Dody McDaniel!
Sunday, Oct. 30- Happy birthday, Emalee Evans!
Thursday, Nov. 3- Fall Fundraiser Pick Up (tentatively 3-6PM in the cafeteria)
Monday, Nov. 7- No School
Tuesday, Nov. 8- No School for Students (Teachers have Professional Learning all day)
Wednesday, Nov. 9- Jeffries Student Flu Clinic (for those desiring one and complete paperwork- see Nurse Laura Smith- email her at: llsmith@spsmail.org )
Monday, Nov. 14- Watch DOGS Chick Fil A Benefit Night- please eat at Chick Fil A on S. Glenstone (place receipts in the black box on the counter). Our Watch DOGS will be working that night!
Tuesday, Nov. 15- Fall Picture Retakes; PTA Mtg. with 3rd Grade Performance at 7PM
BrightBytes Surveys- due Oct. 7, 2016
As part of the IGNiTE teaching and learning initiative, the school district partnered with BrightBytes, an educational research and analytics organization that will help us learn more about our schools’ technology use for student learning. Beginning today, all certified staff members and all students grades 3-12 are asked to participate in a brief electronic survey (completed at school). The surveys should take approximately 15 minutes to complete. Parents are also given the opportunity to complete this survey.
I will be your site clarity champion and will work with your administration to provide updates on the number of surveys completed. Our goal is 100% participation in your building. The survey will be open today through October 7.
Here is a link to the parent survey: www.BByt.es/2U2TP. This link is also available on on the Jeffries' website under “Click here to take the BrightBytes parent survey.”
Again, thank you for your participation. This information will help to guide the digital vision for Springfield Public Schools as we work to engage students through a personal, relevant, and engaging learning environment.
Fall Jeffries PTA Fundraiser
Fundraiser Timeline- Sept. 30-Oct. 14
Delivery Date- Tentatively, Nov. 3 from 3-6PM in the Cafeteria
Forms & Helpful Information-
Fall Fundraiser Informational Flyer
Fall Fundraiser Prize Information
2016-2017 Professional Learning (tentative) & Jeffries School Action Plan
2016-2017 Jeffries School Action Plan (formally known as SIP, etc.)- our goals for this year!