Jefferson Elementary School

We were so grateful to have shopped the farmers market!

Third graders have been working hard on understanding place value and developing their conceptual understanding of one's, tens, hundreds, thousands, and ten-thousands.

Congratulations to third graders who have been recognized for their outstanding behavior the first three weeks of school!

Teachers and students have been paving the way to a smooth year with learning routines and procedures to help guide their learning! Mrs. Mencke is seen here working on establishing good writing routines!

Third grade students brought home a permission slip for Project Red. This is a field trip to the Branch Area Careers Center to learn more about agriculture in Branch County. We will make the short drive on Thursday, September 18th, and will return to the school by 2:05. This is a FREE trip, and only requires your signed permission for students to attend. Please return the permission slip as soon as you can, and feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns!

We had a great Farmer's Market today at Jefferson Elementary. We served up Local Michigan Produce for the students to "buy" with their Veggie Bucks and take home with them to their families in their special Farmer's Market bags filled with information and recipes from today.

Big Thanks to Chef Jayna for planning and organizing the event for our students! You ROCK!
Thank you to the Coldwater Kiwanis Members that Volunteered, Matt Robinson from Tom Maceri & Son Produce, Amy Buskirk from ValleyHUB, Director of Dining Services for Hillsdale Schools Emily Hale, and Farmers Mike Gavin and Lindsey Visser.

Thank you to Chris Rakowski for his support today as well.

We are looking forward to this year's homecoming dress-up days next week!

Third grade students brought home a permission slip for Project Red. This is a field trip to the Branch Area Careers Center to learn more about agriculture in Branch County. We will make the short drive on Thursday, September 18th, and will return to the school by 2:05. This is a FREE trip, and only requires your signed permission for students to attend. Please return the permission slip as soon as you can, and feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns!

School is in full swing! It has been so exciting to get back into the routine together! It is going to be a fantastic year!

Mrs. Mencke and Mrs. Hodge are trying out a new class model this year. Their combined classes have been building their classroom community and creating classroom promises. They are looking forward to having a unique experience with two teachers this year! What an exciting adventure!!

We have been working hard on learning new routines and expectations as a part of our Cardinal Pride Rotations!

Thank you to CPBU for donating school supplies!

Reminder for the upcoming school year: We serve FREE BREAKFAST every school day at 8:25 AM in the wing hallways!

Save the date for the Jefferson Elementary Open House.

Transportation and Food Service Open House in August.

Chartwells would like eligible families to take advantage of Sun Bucks, the Michigan Summer EBT program that helps families buy food for their school-aged children during the summer. https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/assistance-programs/food/summer-ebt

Superintendent Flynn has notified us that all phone lines across the district are currently out of service and are not expected to be restored until sometime tomorrow afternoon. At this time, it appears that internet service may also be affected. We will provide updates as more information becomes available. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work through this issue.

It's Hungry Howie's Pizza Night!! If you're tired of cooking, please consider ordering pizza tonight and supporting your child's school! A percentage of all sales made tonight is donated to our school. When you place an order tonight, mention your child's teacher's name. The class with the most orders tonight will win a pizza party!

Students are shown here learning about vacuums during Science-Pallooza.