Jefferson Elementary

Summer School starts tomorrow, Wednesday, May 29! Open House events will be held today (Tuesday, May 28) at the following times and locations:

⭐2-3:00pm at Cecil Floyd, Dover Hill, and Irving Elementary Schools

⭐3-4:00pm today at South Middle School

We're looking forward to a fantastic summer filled with exploration, growth, and FUN! 🦅

Mrs. Wilson and Mr. Yates

Counselor Counselor and Mr Yates Mrs. Wilson and Mr. Yates Mrs. Wilson and her faithful friend Mr. Yates are an integral part of Jefferson. Mrs. Wilson ensures that...

2023-2024 Yearbooks.:

Yearbooks

YearbooksThe 2023-2024 Jefferson Elementary Yearbooks will not be delivered to the Jefferson Elementary campus. The yearbooks will be shipped to the home address listed on the yearbook order form. If you have any questions: Please call Wagner Customer Care at 314-567-5900. You may also call the school at 417-625-5355.

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Unfortunately, Park Day has been canceled because of the weather this morning. Special shout out to our amazing teachers and staff for pivoting when needed!

Fantastic Fifth Grade

Fantastic Fifth Grade Fantastic Fifth Grade Ms. Hargrove Ms. Hargrove can develop some fun and exciting lessons and turn around and whip up some fantastic after school snacks in...

Friendly reminder!

Yesterday we had our annual Pie in Face to fund the 5th Grade Field Trip. Three kiddos from each grade were able to pie their favorite teachers. It’s always an event full of laughter and fun!

Fabulous Fourth Grade!

Teacher Appreciation: Fabulous Fourth Grade! Fabulous Fourth Grade Mrs. Eckhardt Mrs. Eckhardt brings a fabulous "can do" attitude to fourth grade. Mrs. Eckhardt's positive energy and positive rappor...

This event was postponed from Friday last week to Wednesday this week! Let's hope the rain stays away!

🎉 This is a celebration for students who have completed their Family Homework ALL SEMESTER!

👣 It is a WALKING FIELD TRIP so please make sure your child WEARS GOOD WALKING SHOES.

🥤Please also bring a WATER BOTTLE for the trip, as we will have a water filling station, but will not provide cups.

☀️ Please APPLY SUNSCREEN BEFORE the field trip as we cannot do this for your child at school.

There has been a change to our school lunch menu for Tuesday! Shout out to Mr. Sorrell for grilling hotdogs for students and staff!

Joplin Public Library is excited to present its annual all-ages Summer Reading Program from May 28th through July 21st, with the theme “Adventure Begins at Your Library”.

No Library card is required to participate in the Summer Reading Program; however, for the fourth year, the Joplin Public Library is extending the offer of a free Summer Reading Library card to EVERYONE! No matter your age, or where you live, you are eligible for a free JPL card to be used from May 28 through July 21. You may check out physical items from the Library, including books, DVDs, and more - AND - you can use the card to access our digital resources. As always, Joplin Public Library cards are always free for in-city residents of Joplin. Simply bring a recent piece of mail and your photo ID to the Library to register.

The JPL Summer Reading Program is a free program designed to keep the public reading, learning, and adventuring all summer. After sign-up, children, teens, and adults alike will participate by tracking the minutes they read or listen to their favorite materials (books, magazines, newspapers, audiobooks, etc) on a paper gameboard that is handed out in the Library, or on the easy, free, and fun “Beanstack” app.

Another aspect of the Summer Reading Program is fun, educational, and theme-based Library-hosted events. Summer events include many of the Library's regular programs, and a variety of special events for children, teens, and adults. Find the comprehensive calendar of activities here: https://www.joplinpubliclibrary.org/calendar/

Registration for the Summer Reading Program begins in the Library on Tuesday, May 28, and goes throughout the months of June and July, ending on July 21. Sign-up anytime within those dates to start your adventure!

You may find out more information by visiting our website: joplinpubliclibrary.org/summer-reading, following our social media pages, calling 417-623-7953, or by visiting the Joplin Public Library at 1901 E. 20th Street (20th and Connecticut).

Teacher Appreciation continued. Terrific Third Grade Terrific Third Grade Ms. GavendaMs Gavenda patiently teaches and guides her terrific third grade class into being the hardest working learners at Jefferson...

Great work is happening at Jefferson Elementary!

School principal Kern Sorrell received word this week that his students finished 19th in the state for Growth in English Language Arts through the Saint Louis University PRiME Center with a PRiME Score of 96.8% out of 100! This was achieved thanks to 29.8% of the school's subgroup students scored Advanced or Proficient on the MAP test.

The PRiME Growth Report takes results from the Missouri growth model and ensures
that their results do not disproportionately favor schools in which most students live in economically advantaged households. The report instead strives to recognize top-performing schools that often have high enrollments of low-income students—schools that would often do not get the recognition they deserve when comparing raw test scores.

Way to go, Jefferson Eagles! We are proud of your efforts to always keep improving! 🦅

Homework Celebration at Park Postponed

Homework Celebration Postponed!Jefferson Elementary School Title 1 Family Homework Celebration and MAP Celebration scheduled for tomorrow Friday, May 17th will be postponed and rescheduled for Wednesday, May 22nd. We will follow the same daily schedule on the 22nd as we had planned for the 17th.The weather forecast calls for a significant chance of rain and storms early Friday morning and possibly Friday afternoon. Because this is a walking field trip, the decision to postpone was made to ...

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The Jefferson Scholarship Fund is pleased to announce that we had 4 applicants this year! All 4 were awarded a scholarship! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Congratulations to….

…Gavin Smith who will be attending Pittsburg State University to study pre-med! 🎉

…Emma Spriggs who plans to attend Crowder College to study psychology! 👏🏻

…Caden Bay who will be at Crowder College in the fall to study Occupational Therapy! 👍🏻

…and Elizabeth Burtrum who has been accepted to Ottawa University to study Elementary Education! 🎊

We hope you can join us for this creative event!

Don't forget! You can buy a poster raffle ticket at the book fair for just 25 cents! For this fair, we are giving away a FREE raffle ticket entry for every book purchased!

It’s finally here!! Our beach themed BOGO Book Fair will be open this week:
* Monday 8:45 AM-4:00 PM
*Tuesday 1:30-4:00 PM
*Wednesday 1:30-3:00 PM
*Thursday 2:00- 4:00 PM

Teacher Appreciation continued.

Spectacular Second Grade Spectacular Second Grade Ms. FowlerMs. Fowler dazzles her class and motivates her students to be their spectacular selves in second grade. Ms. Fowler work...

Fantastic First Grade! Fantastic First Grade Ms. Bay Ms. Bay is a pillar of Jefferson Elementary. She teaches with passion and she motivates students to be their best version of...

Congratulations to the Class of 2024! We had some super special seniors come back to walk the halls of Jefferson one last time today.

Teacher Appreciation: Kindergarten Rockstar Kindergarten Teachers Mrs. Baker Mrs. Baker is part of the "Rock Star" duo of Jefferson Elementary Kindergarten Teachers that gives our students ...

The PTA Summer Raffle ends tomorrow! You can purchase tickets by returning the flyers sent home with students. The drawing will be on Monday, May 13th!

Special shoutout to Nurse Lori for all the kindness and care she shows our students and staff! 💕

A few announcements for next week!

May 10- Last day to purchase an Izzy B Book to be autographed on May 16, at Jefferson's Young Authors Celebration

May 13-16 BOGO Book Fair

May 16- Young Authors Celebration

Terrific Title Teachers!

Teacher Appreciation Week continued. Jefferson's Terrific Title Teachers! Dr. Fields, Mrs Carnahan, and Mrs. Woolever are Jefferson Elementary's Title Teachers. Title teachers provide addit...

Salute to our Spectacular Specials Teachers!

Teacher Appreciation Week Teacher Appreciation Week!Salute to our "Spectacular Specials" TeachersPost Now Coach Smith: Physical Education Coach Smith brings the joy of movement, acti...

Take a moment to thank your student's teachers for their hard work to teach and care for our Jefferson Eagles this week!

Check out these exciting packages you could win with the PTA Summer Fun Raffle!

It is National School Lunch Superhero Day! We appreciate our wonderful lunch ladies every day, but especially today!