Jeffries Journal

Dear Jaguar Families,

Happy New Year! Can you believe the school year is already half-way over? The Jeffries team hopes you had an awesome winter break. We have missed your kiddos and it will be so good to see them this week.

This week, our students will jump right back into learning and we will spend time reviewing our classroom and building-wide expectations. We will end the week with our signature spending parties and a celebration assembly! We look forward to what the second semester will bring. Please don't hesitate to reach out anytime you have a question, concern, or celebration.

Stay warm!

Dr. Glenn and Dr. Hodson

• Please call the main office 417-523-3900 if you'd like to visit with your classroom teacher. Our administratrive assistant's 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 upmost 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. Additionally, there is no supervision outside the school until we open the doors at 7:00 AM. If you drop your students off by the front door, please know you are doing so at your own risk. Thank you for your cooperation.
• Be sure to join the Jeffries Elementary Facebook page.
• The Jeffries Journal will come out once a month.

Each year, our team assembles to review data and determine goals for the following school year. This year our goal focus was on improving our daily attendance, increasing student achievement in math and reading, and decreasing the number of students with discipline incidents. Last year, we made 11% in gains from the year before on our Annual Performance Report (APR), which is measured by DESE. The report looks at academic achievement and attendance. The district average was 3% growth. Jeffries and SPS made great gains last year! Here are the current action steps and where we currently are in meeting our goals.

Attendance

Increasing our daily attendance is not just a building goal but also a district goal. Our building goal is to maintain 95% or better attendance. Presently, our current attendance percentage is nearly 93.82%. Last year, we were at 93.33% at this same time. Research shows that students who are at school are more likely to graduate high school. Thank you for your efforts in making sure that your students are at school each and every day from bell to bell. We couldn't do it without your partnership.

This year, we have a monthly attendance challenge where grade levels and classes compete to see who can earn the highest attendance. This month, students may add a snowflake to their classroom snowglobe when their class has 95% or more attendance for the day. The class with the highest attendance earns a hot chocolate party in February.

Academic Acheivement

Each week our teachers engage in meetings where we identify MO Learning Standards, analyze data, and make instructional decisions to better support our students. Additionally, our students took the middle of the year Galileo benchmark. We will be digging into the data more over the next couple of weeks, but an initial review shows that our students are making gains in both math and reading.

PBIS

As you know, students can earn signature cards and/or golden paws. Signatures are earned by individual students when they are caught showingThe Jaguar Way. Golden paws may be earned when the entire class is caught modeling expected behaviors. Once a month, students can spend their signatures on an experience within the school day. Once a set amount of Golden Paws are earned by the class, they work with their classroom teacher to determine a prize. As a reminder, we show The Jaguar Way by:

Be Safe.

Be Respectful.
Be Responsible.

You might consider asking your student questions throughout the week like, "In what ways did you show respect today?" or "Tell me about a time today when you were responsible." I have added our building wide PBIS matrix below for you to review.

Lost & Found:

• There were several clothing items left in the Lost and Found before break.
• Please remind your student to check the Lost and Found if they are missing items such as jackets, sweatshirts, coats, hats and gloves.
• At the end of each semester, the leftover items are donated to the PTA Clothing Bank.

Cox CARE Mobile:

• The Cox CARE Mobile will be at scheduled SPS sites offering FREE immunizations, sports physicals and sick visits.

• Please contact Nurse Tiffany to schedule.

Medications:

• Reminder to please NEVER send a medication in the student's backpack.
• Paperwork needs to be signed by both the parent/guardian and the nurse and the medication will be properly locked up in the nurse's office.
• Students are not allowed to self-administer medications during school.
• Any medication sent in the backpack will be confiscated and locked up in the nurse's office.

Does Your Child Need Dental Care?
The Tooth Truck wants to help your child achieve a healthy smile! The Tooth Truck performs preventative cleanings and needed treatment for children qualifying for free/reduced school lunches to become cavity free (at no cost to the families).
Simply complete the application form in the link below for your child to be seen by the Tooth Truck
https://bit.ly/2B0lauk —

Paper applications will also be sent home with your student when we return from winter break. Please fill out the application and send it back to school. The Tooth Truck will reach out to review with you and schedule the appointment.

Please call Nurse Tiffany with any questions-417-523-3930

Here is the latest newsletter from Mrs. Livingston.

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

Dr. Maddison Hodson

Assistant Principal

Email: cdglenn@spsmail.org; lahassell@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.