News and events August 19, 2022
Upcoming events
- Teacher Assignments will be available in ParentVue August 26th - Finding your child's teacher in ParentVue
- Open House - August 31st, 5PM - 6:30PM - Families are welcome to drop off school supplies at Open House
- First Day of School Grades 1-5 - September 6th
- First Day of School Grade K - September 6th OR September 7th - You received a letter with your child's start day.
- Jefferson Jaunt Kick-Off - Sept 9th
- Parent Teacher Conferences - October 3, 4, 6 Sign Ups will be shared electronically the first week of school.
A message from the principal
We are so excited to welcome you and your child to Jefferson Elementary this fall. We have been working hard all summer to prepare for a successful start to the school year.
We strongly recommend that you log into your ParentVue account now so that you have quick and easy access to all your child's information this school year. Link to ParentVue Instructions
Please welcome these new staff members to Jefferson:
Lexy Andersen - Grade 3
Abigail Berry - Part-Time Music
Ashley Cushman - Media, ITT, Explorations, Core
Jackie Fossum - Part-Time PE
Janessa Lambert - EL Teacher
Kelly Tokay - TD and Part-Time Art
Andi Power - Reading Corps
Heidi Rivers - Behavior Intervention Specialist (BIS - “biz”)
Djana Sivac - Volunteer Services Coordinator (VSC)
Sam Strobel - Headway Mental Health Therapist
Cayla Callies - Core, Explorations, Math Intervention Teacher
These staff members will be returning to Jefferson in a new role in 2021-2022:
Angela Lange - DCD
Amber Okerson - Grade 4 ELA (paired with Mary Manke)
Alissa Voegele - Grade 4 Self-contained
Currently hiring:
Two elementary paraeducator positions - 3.5 hours each
Special Education Paraeducator - 6.5 hours + lunch - 8:30am-3:30pm
If you know anyone looking for a great job at Jefferson, please encourage them to apply at ahschools.us/employment!
School Highlights
Playground Update
Child Nutrition Update
Anoka-Hennepin Schools families,
Due to a change by the USDA, school meals will not be free for all students in the upcoming school year.
Even if you have been approved for free meals in the past, a new application needs to be filled out each year. To receive free meals or other educational benefits, apply for free meals NOW to be prepared for the 2022-23 school year. To avoid accruing any debt on your students meal account, an application for free or reduced-price meals must be completed before the first day of school.
To complete an application online, please visit www.ahschools.us/freereduced or complete and return the paper application that will be mailed to you in early August.
If you have any questions, please call the Child Nutrition Program at 763-506-1240.
Thank you,
Anoka-Hennepin Schools Child Nutrition Program
Media center news
Volunteer news
Transportation update
If you live in a busing area, your child's busing information will be posted in your ParentVue account soon. Link to ParentVue Instructions
All of our transportation information is located here. Transportation Link
Health services
During Open House, our Health Office will be open. You are welcome to stop in and connect with our nurses at Open House. Please review your child's health information in ParentVue and make sure the details are up-to-date. To get more information about our Health Office, please click this link.
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