Jefferson Elementary

Miss Garcia's classes are learning about different landforms in their Spanish Geography lesson. #HarvardRising

Today, the Veterans Memorial Wall was escorted to Milky Way Park. D50 students had the opportunity to watch as the route passed by each school. Head over to Milky Way Park September 8th - 11th to view the American Veterans Traveling Tribute. #HarvardRising

Miss Garcia's classes have been reviewing how to write successful sentences in Spanish. They separated and counted the words in different sentences and wrote them down in their notebooks correctly. #HarvardRising

Mrs. Rosales and Mr. Alamo's classes took a walking field trip to the Story Walk at Diggins Library to read "Twenty-One Steps" by Jeff Gottesfeld. #HarvardRising

Since Mrs. Hay's fourth graders have been learning about their brains, they had to make brain hats! They really have their thinking caps on now! #HarvardRising

Students in Ms. Kee's fourth grade class strengthen their language skills while having fun with board games. #HarvardRising

Please watch this important message from Dr. Floeter regarding the traffic flow near Jefferson Elementary School. / Mire este mensaje importante del Dr. Floeter sobre el flujo de tráfico cerca de la Escuela Primaria Jefferson. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QWs9eMcATI

Ms. Frasik and Mrs. Murillo's 5th graders took a walking field trip to Diggins Library to see the new book on the Storywalk. This story coincides with the Traveling Tribute Wall that is coming to Milky Way Park, September 8-11. #HarvardRising

Jefferson's bunnies, Daisy and Leo, hope you have a fun and relaxing Labor Day weekend! #HarvardRising

All of the STEM classes are working on their first Team Building Challenge. They had to make the longest chain using 2 pieces of construction paper, 12 in. of tape, and scissors. They did a great job of working together! #HarvardRising

Ms. Kee's class is making the best of a rainy day and indoor recess by working and playing together. #HarvardRising

Parents and Guardians, Please join us for Curriculum Night on Thursday, September 1. Each grade will have their own time with homeroom teachers. 4th Grade is 5:45 - 6:15 P.M. and 5th grade is 6:30 - 7:00 P.M. Doors will open for 4th grade parents at 5:30 with a start in the gym. Doors for 5th grade will open at 5:30 with a start in the gym. Additional parking on the playgroun. Hope to see you all then. Our Flyer: https://5il.co/1gyyj

Miss Walker's class practiced place value by counting up to 1,000 or more beans using cups and a place value chart. They wrote their total in standard, written, and expanded form and had a blast working together! #HarvardRising

Mrs. Kruckenberg's fifth grade class is working on collaboration and mindset for math. They worked in groups to create a design with the given pattern blocks that includes 10 hexagons. #HarvardRising

Jefferson Elementary Curriculum Night! Thursday September 1, 2022

Mrs. Hay's fourth grade class reviewed place value with beans & cups. The students also extended their thinking by using this hands-on model by showing the number that would be 10 times greater than 248! Lots of thinking and counting happening! #HarvardRising

Ms. Garcia's fourth graders worked together to get to know each other and go over expectations. They created posters in Spanish with examples of how to be respectful, responsible and safe at Jefferson. #HarvardRising

Mrs. Kruckenberg's fifth graders learned how to play spoons while working on their math facts. This also gave them time to build up their relationships and have a great time together. #HarvardRising

Spotlight on Specials! Jefferson's Specials team has a lot of new faces and a few familiar ones. They are all excited to be helping your students to learn in fun and creative ways this year! Back/left: Matthew Murray, Character Education, Lucas Hunt, Physical Education, Kathryn Jahnke, STEM, Joelle Nelson, Library Media Specialist, Sheyanne Ryan, Art. Front/left: Erika Coffer, 5th Grade Band, Allyson Pietrusiak, School Counselor, Lauri Swenson, Music. #HarvardRising

Today, Harvard High School Marching Band had the opportunity to play for our Jefferson Students! #HarvardRising ¡Hoy, la Banda Marchante de la Escuela Secundaria de Harvard tuvo la oportunidad de tocar para nuestros estudiantes de Jefferson! #HarvardRising