Jeffries Journal

Hello Jaguar Families!

Can you believe it's already May? I sure can't! May is filled with lots of fun activities! Please read below and mark your calendar so you don't miss what we have coming up. Thank you for making me feel so welcome in my first year as the principal of Jeffries. I feel so honored and blessed to be a part of this community and look forward to what's to come! I hope you have a wonderful summer.

Love,

Dr. Glenn

• 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 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. Thank you for your cooperation.
• Be sure to join the Jeffries Elementary Facebook page. On your child's birthday, your student will take a picture with Jeffrey the Jaguar and receive a book. We will post these on Facebook, if your student doesn't have a media block.
• The Jeffries Journal will come out once a month.
• Mark your calendar for upcoming music performances and celebrations-
• Kindergarten Celebration: Friday, May 17th from 8:30-10:00 AM
• 5th Grade Promotion: Wednesday, May 23rd from 12:15-1:30 PM
• 24-25 yearbooks will be delivered the last week of school.
• Teacher Appreciation Week is May 6-10. See the image below for a variety of ideas. Of course, you are always welcome to show your appreciation however you'd like.
• If you would like for your student to attend Explore this summer, please click this link. Explore runs June 3-28 and is at Sherwood Elementary.

Field Day is Monday, May 20th. Please make sure that you pack an extra pair of clothes with your child in case they get wet.

On the last day of school, teachers will be taking their students to the playground to have lunch. We will be serving a hot dog lunch that day, but your child is welcome to bring a sack lunch from home if they do not want hot dogs. This is a lunch only for Jeffries students and their teachers. Lunch will be served to all students from 11:00-11:30.

Kindergarten Celebration is on Friday, May 17th from 8:30-10:00 AM. Here is the agenda for the event:

8:30-8:35: Opening and Welcome from Dr. Glenn

8:35-8:50: K Performance

8:50-9:00: A Year in K Video

9:00-9:30: Certificate of Achievement awarded by K classroom teacher

9:30-10:00: Reception with Cookies, Punch, and Pictures with Families with Café

We hope to see you there to celebrate the completion of your child's first year in school!

Fifth Grade Floats

5th Grade students will enjoy ice cream floats while being awarded fun awards from their teachers.

5th Grade Promotion

Fifth grade promotion will take place on Thursday, May 23rd. Doors will open at noon and promotion will begin at 12:15 PM. Current Jeffries students that are K-4 grades will not be able to attend the promotion, however, younger children that are not in school are welcome to attend. A small reception will be provided after promotion. Students may also be checked out to go home and begin their summer.

As you know, we are working toward reaching our attendance goal of 95% or higher. To keep a high focus on our goal we will be participating in an incentive challenge, Sliding into Summer. This will be a baseball-themed individual incentive for the next 11 days of school, leading up to field day. If a student arrives before the tardy bell rings, they can move their picture or name around the bases. When they have "run" the bases and make it back to home plate they will add a baseball next to their name. Once a student gets a home run, they will get a piece of gum! If a student is in attendance every day, from bell to bell during the challenge, they will get to participate in the Slip and Slide at Field Day. We appreciate your partnership in helping us reach our attendance goal!

The end of the year is quickly approaching! Here are a few reminders from Nurse Tiffany:

• All medications will need to be picked up by an adult on the last day of school, Thursday, 5/23/2024, no later than 12:30pm.
• All medications left will be properly disposed of per SPS policy.
• If you have medications locked up in the nurse's office, look for a reminder note to come home.
• Field day is Monday, 5/20/2024. We will be having Andy's ice cream again this year. Look for a note coming home to let Nurse Tiffany know if your child may have the ice cream or if they will need a non-dairy substitute.

• Jeffries 5th Grade Families!

  Does your student plan to play sports in 6th grade? Did you know that a sports physical is needed to play?

  Students in 6th grade may participate in the following sports: Cross Country (fall), Wrestling (winter), Track (spring), and Archery.

  Sports physicals are good for 2 years!

  If your student needs a sports physical, SPS has partnered with the CoxHealth CARE Mobile and there is NO OUT OF POCKET COST for these services.

  To schedule an appointment, please call or email Nurse Tiffany: 417-523-3930 or tnaustin@spsmail.org.

Here is the latest newsletter from Mrs. Livingston.

• Thank you everyone for your huge support during the art show! We hope everyone enjoyed all the food provided by the PTA. You supporting our mission is helping us raise money to fund future projects and events! We are planning on doing some big projects this year. Two summer projects we are planning are painting the outside basketball court with fun games and hosting a BBQ before school starts back up. Please be sure to like and follow our Facebook page to see the projects we are working on, future events, or how you can be more involved! We are always open to ideas and would love to hear your feedback!

• Next week (May 6th-10th) is TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK!! Help us shower our teachers and staff with all the kindness and love they deserve! Each day we will be doing something special for them and there are a few ways you can help support! For volunteer opportunities or questions send us a message! Our teachers show up every day for our children so let's show up big next week for them! Thank you for your support!
• "Amazon Wishlist" https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2BNCLD0B2N2EO...
• "Donation link to provide snacks" https://a7eaabca-eb68-4fb2-9eb5-409b56a95b73.paylinks.god...

Set your calendar! Did you know by eating at Papa John's this upcoming Tuesday, May 7th you can help raise money for your child's school? You heard that right! Papa John's on Campbell street will donate 10% of all their sales on may 7th to Jeffries PTA. Tell your family and friends!

We are excited that the book fair will be here next week!! It is our Spring Buy One, Get One Free Book Fair! See below for more details--

May

3: PBIS Signature Spending & Celebration Assembly

6-10: Spring BOGO Book Fair

6-10: Teacher Appreciation Week

6-17: K-5th Grades End of Year Galileo Testing

7: Papa John's Night

14: PTA Meeting in Jeffries Library (5:30-6:30 PM)

17: First Grade Field Trip to Chesterfield Park

17: Kindergarten Celebration (8:30-10:00 AM)

20: Field Day

21: Field Day Make-up Day

22: 5th Grade Floats (1:00-2:00 PM)

23: Lunch On the Lawn

23: 5th Grade Promotion (12:00-1:00 PM)

23: Last Day of School

August

19: First Day of School

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. Lauren Hassell

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.