December 22nd Jefferson Journal
Thomas Jefferson Elementary
Email: bsjohnson@wausauschools.org
Website: https://jefferson.wausauschools.org/
Location: 500 West Randolph Street, Wausau, WI, USA
Phone: 715-261-0175
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WausauSchDist/
Check out our Holiday Video
Upcoming Events
December 23rd- January 2nd: Winter Break NO SCHOOL
January 6th: 4th Grade to the School Forest
January 10th: PTO Meeting
January 18: 3rd Grade trip to Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum
January 25: Conferences and Book Fair
January 27th: Conferences and Book Fair
January 28th: School Assembly
Kaum Ob Hli 23 - Ib Hli 2: Su TSI MUAJ KAWM NTAWV
Ib Hli 6: Qaib 4 Moog tom School Forest
Ib Hli 10: Nam Txiv Nai Khu Muaj Saablaaj
Ib Hli 18: Qaib 3 Moog tom Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum
Ib Hli 25: Nam Txiv Tuaj Ntsib Nai Khu hab muaj Book Fair
Ib Hli 27: Nam Txiv Tuaj Ntsib Nai Khu hab muaj Book Fair
Ib Hli 28: Mivnyuas hab Nai Khu Muaj Sib Sau ua Ke
Remember to check out the Thomas Jefferson School calendar on the website to view what is going on at the school. The button below will take you to the calendar.
Snow day Virtual Learning protocols and information
What are the benefits of a Virtual Learning Day?
The biggest benefit of Virtual Learning Days is the continuation of learning and student achievement. This type of instructional delivery provides students the ability to interact with instructional content to develop and deepen understanding. A Virtual Learning Day also provides students needed exposure to a critical aspect of being considered College and Career ready, the ability to independently complete activities while leveraging available technologies. Additionally, Virtual Learning Days allow for a predictable school calendar as the need for added minutes or days is greatly decreased as inclement weather days will be counted as instructional days.
When can a Virtual Learning Day take place?
A Virtual Learning Day can occur anytime during the school year and can be used to continue student learning on days when it is not possible to be in the physical school building due to inclement weather, widespread illness, flooding, power outages, or other factors which would result in the closing of a school building.
How does a Virtual Learning Day work?
Students will follow a flexible schedule as directed by their teachers. This will include a combination of live instruction via Google Meet and independent/self-paced learning activities throughout the day. Staff will ensure students understand learning objectives, supporting activities, and the requirements for completion.
What if a student does not have access to a device at home?
All Wausau School District students (K-12) are issued either an iPad or Chromebook as a tool to use when interacting with instruction. In preparation for a virtual learning day, all students will be expected to bring their District issued device home for the purpose of completing work assigned.
What if a student does not have access to the internet at home?
If a family does not have internet access at home, a district issued hot spot can be issued from your school librarian. Please contact your child’s teacher for more information.
What will a virtual school day look like?
Student Guidelines
Grades K-5: Join a live Google Meet at times pre-established by your teacher.
(One in the morning, one in the afternoon)
PreK-2 - Up to 60 minutes of student engagement in independent/self paced activities
Grades 3-5 - Up to 2 hours of student engagement in independent/self paced activities
Grades 6-12: Follow your regular class schedule by logging into the Google Meet for each class at the beginning of each period.
All Grades: Use itsLearning and SeeSaw to engage in independent/self-paced learning activities as directed by your teacher.
All Grades: Communicate with teachers and peers, including asking questions and seeking support as needed.
We value and appreciate your support and investment in Virtual Learning Days!
Holiday Reading Time Together
PTO Information
Next Meeting January 10th 5:30pm in the Library
Please check out these opportunities to help out with the PTO!!
1.) Please fill out your background check so you can volunteer: Volunteer
2.) Follow on Facebook: Thomas Jefferson Jaguars PTO
PTO Inkjet, Laser Cartridges and old Cell Phone Collection
Leader In Me
Wausau School District Gifted and Talented Nomination Process
Nominations are now being accepted from parents and teachers of second through fifth grade students in need of gifted and talented evaluations. Parents and teachers are welcome to nominate students who are currently achieving at a high level in mathematics and/or reading, approximately at the top 5% of the class. Please note, students cannot be tested in consecutive years. Teachers have already nominated some students for these evaluations. If you have already completed a Permission to Evaluate for Gifted and Talented Identification Form, no further steps need to be taken. Students who are already identified as gifted and talented do not need to be reevaluated.
Parents whose second through fifth grade child has not been previously nominated as gifted and talented and who feel that they have a high achieving child may pick up a Permission to Evaluate for Gifted and Talented Identification Form with the Parent Inventory Form on the back from the school office. Nominations from parents are due by January 14, 2022.
When the completed parent forms are returned to the school office, each student will be scheduled for several assessments. These will be done sometime during the school day. These assessments, along with other test data, will provide the district with a student profile. This profile will help determine whether or not a child meets the District’s guidelines for gifted and talented identification. The assessment review is expected to be completed in May and the results will be shared before the end of the school year.
The Wausau School District recognizes that appropriate instructional challenge is needed for all students regardless of ability. The GT identification process is one way to help us provide for the educational needs of high ability students. Should you need further information, please contact your building’s GT Learning Resource Teacher or Tammy Steckbauer, Coordinator for Gifted and Talented, at 715-261-0220.
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COVID-19 Testing in the Wausau School District
The Wausau School District is offering free PCR COVID-19 testing to all students, staff, and even the immediate family members of students and staff.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO KNOW
- When? While testing began Monday, November 1, 2021, two mobile units will be available for COVID-19 testing starting Monday, November 8, 2021. The schedules for those units are below.
- Who is eligible for testing? All Wausau School District students, their immediate family members, District staff, along with their immediate family members, who are either symptomatic for COVID-19 or close contacts of someone who has tested positive for COVID-19.
- What does the testing cost? Nothing. It will cost nothing to receive a COVID-19 PCR test. It is being paid for by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS).
- Will the Wausau School District test my child(ren) without my consent? Absolutely not. No student will ever be tested for COVID-19 without the consent of a parent/guardian.
- Who is doing the testing? The staff from COVID CLINIC is administering the COVID-19 PCR tests. They're provided to the District through DHS.
- If I'm a staff member, student, or immediate family member of a staff member or student, how do I obtain a test?
- For students: Parents have a couple of options for their child(ren). Parents can fill out a consent form below and drop it off at their child(ren)'s school. Parents could also bring their child(ren) to the mobile units for testing. There, they will be able to register their child(ren) for testing, or they could pre-register them at the link below.
- For staff and immediate family members: Staff members and/or immediate family members can either pre-register at the link below, or they can show up to the mobile units to register.
What kind of COVID-19 testing do the mobile units do? The mobile units do both antigen and PCR testing. However, the Wausau School District only accepts a negative PCR test on a student with symptoms.
- How long will it take to get results back on a PCR testing? The time is very dependent on the volume of tests the lab is processing. Right now, ( as of November5, 2021) it's taking 2-3 days to get results. If a patient does not see their results within 36 hours, they are being asked to reach out to DHS. Here's the contact information. Please note this is only for PCR results.
Email: WICOVIDResult@wisconsin.gov
Phone: (866) 419-6988, 8 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday to Friday Is any of this paid for by the District? No. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is paying for the mobile units and to staff them, along with, paying for all of the testing.
Returning back to school from Quarantine
If your student has been Quarantined because of being ill and they received a negative PCR Covid test or alternate medical diagnosis from a medical practitioner, please send test results and any medical documentation to our Health Aide, Megan Bach, at mbach@wausauschools.org . Please contact Megan and send the test results and medical documentation BEFORE sending your student back to school. Any questions, please email Megan and/or call the Health Office at 715-261-0186.
Thank you so much!!
Link to WSD Covid Dashboard, Elementary and Secondary Matrices
We are working with the Marathon County Health Department to monitor and mitigate the spread of the virus in our community and our schools and will revisit our protocols as necessary at any point during the school year. Public health is a whole community effort and the District can not be successful on our own. Below are some practices that families can take, as well as, the school district.
"We're Better Together"
Staff Directory
Principal Mr. Johnson bsjohnson@wausauschools.org
Secretary Mrs. Tammy Steckling tsteckling@wausauschools.org
Building/ Office para Mrs. Colette Tranchita ctranchita@wausauschools.org
Health Aid:
Ms. Megan Bach- mbach@wausauschools.org
Pupil Services
Counselor: Ms. Sue Doerr sdoerr@waususchools.org
Social worker: Mrs. Morgan Knetter mknetter@wausauschools.org
Psychologist: Mrs. Amanda Melville amelvill@wausauschools.org
Bridge Room Coordinator: Ms. Amber Sparby asparby@wausauschools.org
4K Staff
Mrs. Amber Channel achannel@wausauschools.org
Ms. Samantha Kniess skniess@wausauschools.org
Mrs. BreAnne Wais bwais@wausauschools.org
Mrs. Renee Krautkramer rkrautkr@wausauschools.org
Mrs. May Xiong maxiong@wausauschools.org
Kindergarten Teachers
Mrs. April Voigt avoigt@wausauschools.org
Mrs. Kelly Hummel khummel@wausauschools.org
Mrs. Katelyn Veith. kveith@wausauschools.org
1st Grade Teachers
Mrs. Diana Gartzke dgartzke@wausauschools.org
Mrs Deb Treager dtreager@wausauschools.org
Mr. Matt Schilling mschilling@wausauschools.org
2nd Grade Teachers
Mrs. Diane Eder deder@wausauschools.org
Mrs. Carrie Helke cahelke@wausauschools.org
Mrs. Taylor Frank tfrank@wausauschools.org
3rd Grade Teachers
Mrs. Jill Ebersold jebersol@wausauschools.org
Mrs. Sandy Knoll sknoll@wausauschools.org
Mrs. Heather Trollop htrollop@wausauschools.org
4th Grade Teachers
Mrs. Leslie Ninnemann lninnema@wausauschools.org
Mrs. Kary Riggs kriggs@wausauschools.org
5the Grade Teachers
Mrs. Jen Davidson jdavidso@wausauschools.org
Ms. Emily Fritz efritz@wausauschools.org
Encore Team
Art- Jennifer Lingford jlingford@wausauschools.org
Gym- Christin Sullivan csulliv@wausauschools.org
Science- Tori Dienger vdienger@wausauschools.org
Music- Sana Wressell swressel@wausauschools.org
Library- Jennifer Moore jmoore@wausauschools.org
Special Education
Mrs. Justine Callahan jcallahan@wausauschools.org
Mrs. Kim Ickert kickert@wausauschools.org
Mrs. Jennifer Faust jfaust@wausauschools.org
Gifted & Talented
Mrs. Cheryl Borta- cborta@wausauschools.org
EL
Mrs. Paokee Xiong. paxiong@wausauschools.org
Mrs. Lisa Alexander lalexand@wausauschools.org
Mrs. Halle Veenstra- hveenstr@wausauschools.org
Title I
Mrs. Amy Akey- aabitzak@wausauschools.org
Mrs. Trenny Frahm- tfrahm@wausauschools.org
Speech
Mrs. Michelle Debot mdebot@wausauschools.org
Translation support
Mrs. Eileen Thao ethao@wausauschools.org