Jefferson School's Week at a Glance

March 21st: Report Cards Released at 4pm

March 27th: Lego Club 3:15pm

March 27th: Mad Science 3:20pm

March 31st: "Box Out Bullying" Assembly

April 2nd: Paraprofessional Appreciation Day

April 2nd: 5th Grade Student Orientation at L/R

April 3rd: 5th Grade Parent Orientation at L/R at 7pm

April 3rd: Author's Visit Assemblies

April 3rd: Kindergarten Teddy Bear Clinic

April 3rd: Lego Club 3:15pm

April 4th: School Librarian Appreciation Day

April 4th: Third Grade Field Trip

*March 26th: Jeremy Minneci

*March 27th: Olivia Chrzastek and Lucas Pichardo

*March 28th: Alex Schutz

*March 29th: Emry Eckert

*March 30th: Ryan Elizabeth Garofalo, Finley Nolting

and Gianna Tilghman

Kindergarten registrations are now being accepted for the 2025/2026 school year. Children must be five years old on or before October 1, 2025 to participate.

To begin the pre-registration process and for additional information, please visit www.roxbury.org/KindergartenRegistration. Families will be contacted via email by their child’s school once the pre-registration process has been started.

Not sure what school your child should be attending? Contact Transportation at 973-584-6756.

To make a donation to the school, please go to:

Jefferson Elementary Read-A-Thon Donation Page

This is one of our most participated events of the year!

Our Koalas love to READ! Good Luck!

Summer 2025 - RCS Summer Camp Website

• Basketball Camp (Girls) (incoming Grades 4-9)
• Broadway Bound/Behind the Curtain (incoming Grades 5-10)
• Summer Cooking Camp (incoming Grades 1-8)
• Future Gaels Soccer Camp (incoming Grades 1-9)
  
• Summer Art Camp (incoming Grades 1-8)
• Summer Band Camp 1 (incoming Grades 6-7)
• Summer Band Camp 2 (incoming Grades 8-9)

1. Go to the Genesis Parent Portal

2. Go to Summary ( listed on the left of the screen)

3. Scroll down and click on Modify Daily Pick-Up

4. Enter your change on the day it is to take place by noon. If you miss the noon deadline, please call the main office and be sure to speak with someone. Do Not leave a message.

PTA Board Positions- There will be 2 positions open for the 2025-26 school year. If you're interested in finding out more, please reach out at jeffersonptanj@gmail.com. Without a full executive board, we cannot continue to plan the events, fundraisers and programs our students enjoy.

Read-A-Thon - Jefferson's annual Read-a-Thon is in full swing! Top readers will be announced every Friday.

Please read the attached letter. Here's a quick video introducing Read-A-Thon. We're counting on you to make it a success. If you haven't already, please take a moment to activate your child’s personal reader page by clicking on the following link: https://www.read-a-thon.com/readers/r/KbBbWc. It only takes a minute or two, and your support will greatly assist us in meeting our goals.

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Fundraiser - Right now, you can enter orders in PTBoard to help support JES PTA. The order form will remain open until 3/31. Doughnut orders will be available for pick up the week of 4/7. We'll update with exact pickup date and time as soon as we know it.

Spring 2025 Book Fair is coming up April 28-5/2 mark your calendars and volunteer to help make it a great experience for our students. Students shop during their regularly scheduled Media times.

Staff Appreciation Week- (5/12-5/16) This year we'll be treating our faculty and staff to a WICKED week of fun, goodies and a tricky tray. Please check out the link for more information and how to contribute.

Recess Refresh - As the weather warms and students get to enjoy outdoor recess again, please consider donating gently used soccer balls, kickballs and NERF footballs to refresh the ball bin used for recess.

The cost for breakfast and lunch are below.

Breakfast- $2.50

Lunch- $3.75

• If you would like your child to purchase breakfast, it will be available for your child in the classroom.
• If you choose not to purchase breakfast, please tell your child not to take a meal.

If your child has a food allergy and will buy breakfast and lunch, please visit this link and follow the steps to ensure your child's meals are allergen-free.

To pay for your child's breakfast, lunch, or snack, you can:

• Set Up a My School Bucks Account and load money onto your child's card (Please know there is a convenience fee when choosing this option.)

• Send in cash or check made out to Roxbury BOE ( Please put cash or check in an envelope with your child's name and teacher and labeled "Lunch Money.")