Ms. Velázquez’s students work together to put together a puzzle of vowels and beginning sounds.
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Mr. Villazón’s students are scanning the room for nouns and classifying them into proper or common.
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Puzzle time with Ms. Velazquez is just one of the many rewards students can purchase with their bee bucks!
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Mrs. Zekoff’s homeroom worked together to complete building tiles on place value. They had to use all their resources to complete the slides and communicate with each other.
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Not all heroes wear capes, some wear hairnets and gloves! Our behind-the-scenes superheroes in the kitchen at Jefferson prefer to keep their secret identity. We still want to thank our kitchen staff for all they do to provide healthy meals for our students!
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Ms. Val from MCCD came to all the fifth grade classes this week. Students learned about how the Native Americans from our area used natural resources in their every day lives.
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Ms. Sciame was in Miss Buckley's classroom working with a small group on rounding.
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Ms. Garcia's class has been reviewing their vocabulary learning of the week in groups with structured instructions. Every time one group finished one of the assignments, they came to the whiteboard to cross it out of their to-do list.
We are developing Collaboration and Organization skills!
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There are many important people behind the scenes that help make Jefferson run smoothly! We would like to thank our hardworking custodial staff for everything they do to keep our school clean! Thank you so much to Mike, Bertoldo, and Yesenia!
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We are so thankful for our guest teachers/substitutes! Thank you Mrs. Shaffer for sharing this place value activity with us!
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One of our awesome 5th grade students was picking up trash on our playground during recess! She says she wants our school to look good!
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Ms. Allyson came by Mrs. Hay's 4th grade class to teach the second lesson of Jefferson's Respect Curriculum. Students learned some strategies to deal with disrespectful students at school. They all had great ideas and responses!!
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Using the Spanish rhyme, A E I O U - ¡El burro sabe más que tú!
Ms. Velázquez’s WIN time group always begin their lessons by reviewing their vowel sounds. (WIN = What I Need)
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Mrs. Schneider's 4th grade class is learning about genres and how to find the books they like, in the library with Miss Nelson.
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Students in Ms. Dias’ 4th grade class planted seeds in cotton for their Science class. They are keeping a daily journal for observations. 🌱
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Ms. Dias' 4th grade class was enjoying their reading groups with Mr. Shields and Mrs. Schneider.
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Mr. Villazon’s students are proud of their Mexican heritage!
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Our ESPs are such an important part of our students’ success! Ms. Keeli helps support Jefferson students inside their classrooms and in small groups. We’re so lucky to have her!
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Friday Fun!
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Save the dates! The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to Jefferson!
September 26 - September 30: Students will be able to shop from 8:05 am to 8:35 am and also during their library class time.
October 3-5: Students will be able to shop from 8:05-8:35 am.
The book fair will also be open for families to shop during Parent/Teacher Conferences on October 5th and 6th.

