Jefferson ES 2017-18 School Year

The whole school participated in Jefferson's annual Junior Olympics at Kezar Stadium.  The morning's decathlon of field events comprised Football Throw, Softball Pitch, Obstacle Course, Basketball, Beanbag Launch, Golf, Hula Hoop, Stacking Cups, Soccer, and Water Relay.  The afternoon featured a running list of track events.  Jefferson students are all winners in our book!

Who doesn't love a good Venn diagram?  You know you do!  These clever diagrams show all of the connections between a class of first graders and their third-grade reading buddies.

Jefferson families brought in armloads of beautiful flowers to celebrate and recognize our wonderful administrative professionals. Thank you for all that you do!

Springtime is the perfect time for field trips!  Third graders in Room 211 took a wonderful trip to the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, where they made a meal plan, shopped for fresh fruits and vegetables, and prepared a mini feast in the Foodwise Kids outdoor kitchen classroom.

Wednesday, April 18, is Bike & Roll to School Day, when students, parents, caregivers, and school staff get the opportunity to raise the visibility of biking while promoting outdoor fun, safety, physical activity, healthy habits, and respect for the environment.  Jefferson is a proud participant in Bike & Roll to School Day 2018!

Participants may stop by the tables in the Middle Yard or the Kindergarten Yard before school on April 18 to collect a few special goodies to celebrate their participation in Bike & Roll to School Day 2018!

Now Let's Get Ready To Roll!

See photos from the Gala & Auction!

Buy your tickets for the Gala & Auction!  You don't want to miss the big party!!

Place your bids!  Share the link!  The Jefferson online auction is open to everyone!  Now let's get bidding!

Rain did not deter the fourth and fifth graders and their families from coming to the 20th Annual Jefferson Family Science Night, where they had a blast doing experiments and making discoveries together at stations with the intriguing names of Conic Tables, Acid & Base, 3-D Printers, Air Pressure, Pipettes, Silly Putty, Chemical Reaction, Indicating Electrolysis, Every Breath You Take, and Fingerprinting!

Thanks to all who showed up on Garden Day to help make Jefferson's gardens even more beautiful!

Jefferson students and their families are welcome.  Free admission!  The PTA will be selling pizza, baked goods, and drinks.  Party time is 5:45-8 p.m.!

Is it just a coincidence that the usual February heat wave hit San Francisco on the very day that Jefferson Student Council started selling popsicles on Fridays at lunch recess?

Just in time for some winter weather, SF Safe Routes to School is rolling out a carpool campaign.  If you drop off and pick up your kids every day, there are lots of other parents out there just like you.  Consider saving time and money by finding a carpool to get to school. Pairing up with even one other family means half as many trips to school! You can also find matches and organize carpools on the mobile app Kid CarPool.

Jefferson Librarian Sarah Cahuas attended the January 9th School Board meeting at which Jefferson was honored as one of only 12 SFUSD schools to receive Common Sense Media's Digital Citizenship certification.

In 2017 SFUSD partnered with Common Sense Media to bring digital citizenship education to all K-12 students.  Jefferson students learned about the safe, responsible, respectful use of digital technology, and Jefferson parents got to see the documentary "Screenagers" in October.

To read, follow, or subscribe to Common Sense Media's really cool blog, follow the link below.

For Winterfest, all Jefferson students do a holiday craft project as a gift for family members or friends.  This year, third graders painted self-portrait ornaments.

Happy holidays to all!

The Jefferson Sock Drive collected more than its goal of 1,200 pairs of socks.  Good work, Jefferson!

Jefferson Student Government is sponsoring a sock drive!  Please bring in new socks, any size.  The goal is 1,200 pairs of socks.  All socks will be donated to St. Anthony Foundation's Free Clothing Program.  Socks Rock!

Jefferson students can do computer coding!  Hour of Code originally started as an hour-long intro to computer programming, designed to show students that everyone can code and to expose them to the field of computer science.  The Hour of Code officially happened around the globe during the first week in December, but Jefferson librarian Sarah Cahuas extended the event to two weeks so that every student, from kindergarten through 5th grade, could participate.  A Jefferson parent spoke to some of the students about his career in computer science and said that there are currently more computer programming jobs than people to fill them, a need that is expected to grow in the coming years.

To try some of the Hour of Code games Jefferson students played, visit code.org or kodable.com.

Superintendent Dr. Vincent Matthews says, "At SFUSD we are committed to the practice of inclusive education, which means students are full and accepted members of their school communities and classrooms.  ... The success of every student is the joint responsibility of all of us."

Jefferson Family Movie Night is November 17!  We will have baked goods, popcorn, and pizza for sale, or bring your own movie snacks and drinks.  Feel free to bring a beach chair or a picnic blanket to sit on.  Do bring warm clothes or blankets in case it gets cold.  If it's raining, we'll be in the Auditorium.  "Sing" starts screening at 6 p.m.

NOW through November 15, please bring in a donation of nonperishable food for Jefferson's Annual Food Drive.  Rice, pasta, cereal, beans, canned fruit, canned vegetables, and canned soups are all great!  No glass containers, please.  Food contributions go into the big barrels near the Main Office.  Everything will go to the very worthy San Francisco Food Bank for distribution.

At this year's Jefferson Family Math Night, second and third graders and their families had a blast doing math puzzles and games with the intriguing names of Poison, Digit Place, Tangrams, Double Compare, Race for a Dollar, Origami Raptor, Close to 100, and Addition Tic Tac Toe — as well as estimating the number of crayons, cubes, and cotton balls in the Estimation Jars!

Many thanks to Jefferson teachers Kim Probst and Laura Alonso for organizing this phenomenal event and to the many Jefferson teachers who spent their evening overseeing so many fun and popular stations.

You'll never BEE-lieve who flew into Jefferson for Halloween. You all look aBZZZ-olutely fabulous!

From one of our all-time favorite series of books, it's Elephant and Piggie!  Who are these Jefferson educators?  Hint:  They both have a lot to do with reading.

The very talented Shirley Yee in the Main Office decorated these fantastic Halloween pumpkins featuring Uncle Fester, Cousin Itt, Pugsley, Wednesday, Gomez, and Thing from The Addams Family.  Jefferson students will guess the weight of their grade's pumpkin, and the student who comes closest in each grade wins the pumpkin!
Jefferson celebrates Halloween every year with an all-school Halloween Costume Parade.

A generous group of children's book authors visited every Jefferson classroom for Authors Day.  Author-illustrator Julie Downing (fifth from right) founded Authors Day 19 years ago when she was a Jefferson parent.  The authors read to or drew for the students and explained the process of writing and illustrating a book.  We are grateful to all of the authors who gave their time and shared their experiences.  We know that many students were excited and inspired by Authors Day!

Just published!  Read this year's Q&A with Principal Kim Adams.

For their fall Artworks project, the third graders of Room 211 made watercolor-resist paintings on the themes of Love and Hope.  These and other works of art made by every student in the school are now on display in the Auditorium hallway.

Park at Jefferson for Hardly Strictly Bluegrass!  We're one of the few pay lots close to the festival, our parking lot is completely fenced in, we monitor the entrance and exit from opening to closing, you can park and lock your car - and won't it be nice to just drive away at the end of the day and not have to deal with the crowds!

Enter the parking lot through the 18th Avenue gate between Irving and Judah.  We're open Saturday, October 7, and Sunday, October 8, from 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

The price is $35 cash per car per day.  You don't have to pay a cent for festival admission.  Why not spend that money on some really high-quality parking!

Final closing is 8:30 p.m. daily.  Unclaimed cars will be towed at the owner's expense.  Or driven home by untrained but eager elementary school students.

Wednesday, October 4, is Walk & Roll to School Day, when students in more than 40 countries and in thousands of schools across America all walk to school, bringing attention to safer and more accessible streets and sidewalks, outdoor fun, pedestrian safety, physical activity, and respect for the environment.  Jefferson is a proud participant in Walk & Roll to School Day 2017!

Jefferson students who walk or roll to school on October 4 may stop by the Middle Yard or the Kindergarten Yard before school starts to pick up some goodies to celebrate their participation in this global event.

Now Let's Walk & Roll!

Smile!  School Picture Day is just around the corner.

Everyone had a blast at the Ice Cream Social.  Fueled by popsicles and ice cream sandwiches, students had a great time biking, scootering, skating, running, and climbing!

We meet at 6 p.m. in the Auditorium.  Later, head to your children's classrooms to meet with their teachers.

Welcome back!  Read a Q&A with Principal Kim Adams.