Jeffries Journal

We hope that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and got to spend time doing things you enjoy with the ones you love most. As we finish the first semester, we have a lot to celebrate and accomplish over the next month. We appreciate your diligence in ensuring that your child(ren) is at school every day, all day so they don't miss out on important learning and the fun holiday activities we have planned.

On Monday, December 2nd we will begin middle of the year testing. Testing will run through Friday, December 13th. Galileo ELA and Math testing will take place the first week, with Dyslexia testing occurring the folllowing week. Please make sure that your child eats a good breakfast, gets plenty of sleep, brings a water bottle, and has a healthy snack. Our students have been working so hard, and we are excited to see the growth that they've made.

The Jeffries team hopes that you have a beautiful holiday season. Please don't hesitate to reach out to us if you need anything.

Sincerely,

Dr. Glenn and Mrs. Hodson

• Please call the main office 417-523-3900 if you'd like to visit with your classroom teacher. Ms. Jennelle or Ms. Felicia will leave a note for your child's teacher and they will call you back during their plan time or after school. Please refrain from calling teachers on their classroom phones.
• If your student is going to be absent, please call the main office to let us know.
• Your child's safety is of utmost importance to us. If you drop off your student in the morning, please ensure that you are following the carline procedures. This helps our carline run safely and efficiently. Thank you for your cooperation.
• Be sure to join the Jeffries Elementary Facebook page.
• The Jeffries Journal will come out once a month.

• Please remember to send your child a coat each day to school. Students will go out to recess if temperatures are above 30 degrees. If you need assistance with getting a coat for your child, please let Nurse Tiffany know 417-523-3930. See weather guidelines on the SPS website-https://www.sps.org/Page/4870

  It's the season for the common cold, flu and other viruses. Please follow the SPS guidelines from the student handbook-https://www.sps.org/Page/2623. Students with the following signs or symptoms of communicable disease, must remain home for 24 hours after resolution of signs/symptoms, without medication to resolve the symptoms, or until cleared to return by medical provider:

  • Fever - temperature of 100.4 degrees or greater

  • Symptoms related to possible communicable disease (skin rashes, redness of eye(s), swollen glands, etc.)

  • Excessive drainage from eyes, ears, persistent earache, constant cough; or painful sore throat/swollen glands

  • Students with (or having the potential to transmit) an acute infectious disease or parasite

  For example: student vomits on Monday, the student will need to stay home on Tuesday all day and may return to school on Wednesday if there is no vomiting on Tuesday. (Tuesday is the full 24 hour period)

  • Students who have taken any fever-reducing medications such as Tylenol or Ibuprofen in the past 24 hours must stay home until they are fever-free without the use of medication for 24 hours.

  • Students who have recently had close contact with a person with COVID-19 should monitor their health until 7-10 days after their last exposure.

Jeffries Annual Holiday Night will be next Thursday, December 5th from 5:30-7:00 PM. Prior to Holiday Night, we will have our 4th Grade Holiday Musical from 5:00-5:45 PM. We hope that you will join us for a fun night of singing, holiday crafting, playing games, writing letters to Santa, and snacking.

Winter Parties will look different this year. Classes will be celebrating during their specials time on December 20th in the gym. There will be snacks, games, crafts, karaoke, and a movie! The PTA is looking for 10 volunteers per grade level to support with the parties. Please use this link to claim your spot. In order to volunteer, you must be registered through Hall Pass before December 15th. To do this, bring your ID to the office to be scanned. Parties will only be open to registered volunteers.

The party times will be as follows:

8:00-9:00: 4th Grade

9:00-10:00: 5th Grade

10:00-11:00: 2nd Grade

11:00-12:00: 3rd Grade

12:00-1:00: 1st Grade

1:00-2:00: Kindergarten

The Turkey Attendance Challenge has ended and the winners are the students in Mrs. Lollis' Class! They are the team to beat this year. We are having so much fun reinforcing the importance of attendance with our students through these friendly competitions.

Our current building attendance is 94.17%. Let's see if we can get that up to 95% this month!

For December, we will be doing a Hot Cocoa Challenge. Classes will add a marshmallow to their virtual hot cocoa mug each day they have 95% attendance or better. The winning class will get to enjoy a cup of hot cocoa to celebrate! Thank you for teaming up with us to ensure your students are at school every day so they can learn and grow their brains this year!

December

Festival of Lights–Winter Holidays

3: Springfield Ballet Performance at Jeffries-2nd grade (9:30 AM)

5: Parent Engagement Night: Holiday Night (5:30-7:00 PM)

5: 4th Grade Musical (5:00 PM)

5: 12 Days of Christmas begins

6: PBIS Signature Spending (7:30-8:00)

6: Celebration Assembly (8:15-8:45)

9-13: Student Council selling Holiday Grams

10: Jaguar Junction

16: Whole School Sing Along

17: PTA Meeting (5-6:00 PM)

18: 2nd Grade Field Trip to Springfield Ballet to see The Nutcracker

19: Whole School Assembly-Carver Middle School Band & Orchestra (10:30 AM)

20: Winter Parties (During specials-See information from PTA above)

20: End of First Semester & Second Quarter

23 to Jan. 3 – No School (Winter Break)

Doors Unlock (and breakfast begins) at 7:00 AM. The bell rings (and breakfast ends) at 7:20 AM.

School Dismisses at 2:20 PM.

*For safety purposes, please do not leave your child unattended or waiting outside the school entrance doors prior to the doors being unlocked at 7:00 AM.

Principal

Mrs. Maddison Hodson

Assistant Principal

Email: cdglenn@spsmail.org
Website: www.sps.org/Jeffries
Location: 4051 South Scenic Avenue, Springfield, MO, USA
Phone: 417.523.3900
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JeffriesSPS
Twitter: @DrCGlenn

As a Jeffries Jaguar I will be safe, respectful, and responsible so we can Learn, Live, and Lead together.