Jefferson Update
October 20th, 2023
Message from Mr. Lint
Hello Jefferson Families,
A big thank you to our Friends of Jefferson volunteers for providing our first Popcorn Day! The kids were really excited. We even had a group of students on the sidewalk during arrival passing out quarters to students who needed one.:)
Note: Photos of the Week are located at the bottom:)
WE-Wednesday for October 25th
The WE-Wednesday theme for October 25th is to wear crazy hats or a cray hairdo for creativity. This will pair well with our Red Ribbon Week theme.
Each Wednesday as part of our Positivity Project program, we wear/do something as a school that connects to the character trait of the week.
P2 Message (Positivity Project)
This week Jefferson will focus on the character strength of Creativity. Creativity means you come up with new and original ways to think about and do things.
Creative people can look at the world in original ways. They are open to new experiences, and have an imaginative and independent thought process. They generate lots of different ideas and can pursue them with energy and enthusiasm. Creativity is a process that takes courage. Anytime you share your original ideas with the world, you risk being criticized or even ostracized.
On a group level, creativity is vital. It helps us solve seemingly impossible problems, create something we never knew we wanted, or simply see the world in a new way. Technological examples include the printing press, refrigeration, electricity, automobiles, and the internet. Just think of what we’d be missing without Renaissance art, Enlightenment thinking, Harlem Renaissance jazz, or hip-hop emerging from the South Bronx in the 1970s and 80s.
To practice and encourage the character strength of creativity with your child, please visit the Positivity Project’s P2 for Families (password: P2) where together you will watch a video, read a quote and talk about the answers to three questions.
PSA Winners!
Congratulations to our PSA winners! In preparation for Red Ribbon Week, our grade 6 students all wrote public service announcements promoting this year's theme, "Be kind to your mind, live drug free". The faculty anonymously voted to select the top five PSA's, which will be read by their author's during Red Ribbon Week on the morning announcements. Additionally, the top three PSA's went to the WMSA radio station and recorded their PSA's to be aired during Red Ribbon Week. We are very proud of our students and their commitment to living a drug free life!
Upcoming Events
Red Ribbon Week: October 23 - 27
Halloween Fun Night: Friday, October 27th
Picture Day! Thursday, November 2, 2023