Thanks to the great work by Watertown Municipal Utilities, the water main has been fixed at Jefferson Elementary. We will have school on Tuesday, October 8th on schedule. Thank you very much for your help today with the early dismissal.
REMINDER: PTO Meeting tomorrow at 6:00 in the Office Conference Room. We need officers and help with volunteers for Turkey Bingo. These events do not happen if we do not have people to help out. Please represent!!!
As we gear up for school, a reminder on our enhancements to busing this year, including direct busing from Lincoln, Jefferson, and Mellette to McKinley’s Early Childhood Center as well as a direct bus to the Boys & Girls Club after school. Find full details here. https://5il.co/2tlzz The transportation schedule by building can be found here. https://5il.co/2tafs Questions can be directed to Wade Heiser, Transportation Director at 605-882-6335.
As we gear up for school, a reminder on our enhancements to busing this year, including direct busing from Lincoln, Jefferson, and Mellette to McKinley’s Early Childhood Center as well as a direct bus to the Boys & Girls Club after school. Find full details here. https://5il.co/2tlzz The transportation schedule by building can be found here. https://5il.co/2tafs Questions can be directed to Wade Heiser, Transportation Director at 605-882-6335.
As part of our commitment to ensuring that all Watertown students have access to nutritious meals, we encourage you to fill out the Free & Reduced Application. Apply now via Campus Parent Portal, https://sis2.ddncampus.net/campus/portal/watertown.jsp. Infinite Campus Assistance will be provided at the August 19th District Pre-Conferences. Paper applications will also be available at that time. For more information go to Nutrition Services. https://www.watertown.k12.sd.us/page/nutrition-services2
Jefferson Elementary PTO mtg. on Monday, August 5th @ 6:00 PM in the Office Conference room. Hope to see you there to start the new school year!
The Watertown School District is holding a school board election on Tuesday, June 18th in the Watertown Civic Arena. Polls will be open from 7 AM to 7 PM.
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY: Final PTO meeting of the year @ Dempseys on Friday, June 7th from 12:30-1:30.
Discussion Items
24-25 Open House
Staff Treats/meal vs. budget
Shirt designs
Meeting times
PTO Leaders 24-25
The Watertown School District is hosting an open house for the public to stop and see Roosevelt Elementary on Monday, May 20th from 5:30 - 7:00 PM. Please join us for a look around before the school year is out.
Mr. Heiser sleeping on top of the roof tonight!
PTO End-of the Year Picnic RSVP'S are due tomorrow. This is an effort to see how much pizza to order. THANK YOU!
Jefferson Student Council
Next week our student council will be conducting a collection of coins called Coins of Compassion. We are asking students to bring in change, with your permission, for their class container. The money raised will be donated to a local charity decided by the Student Council. Please do not send paper money. Thank you
Jefferson: PTO meeting today at 12:00. Discussion of officers for the 24-25 school year. Hope to see you soon!
April is Autism Awareness month. We would like to start the month with Autism Global Awareness Day. We would like everyone to wear BLUE to school on April 2nd. More children are being identified with autism. Please read our newsletter for more resources to understand the world of autism.
Autism, or autism spectrum disorder (ASD), refers to a broad range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication. According to the Centers for Disease Control, autism affects an estimated 1 in 36 children and 1 in 45 adults in the United States today.
No School in Watertown on Monday, March 25th. No practice or activities for Monday. Stay safe!
JEFFERSON Elem- Reminder of early dismissal today @ 12:20 PM and no school on Friday, March 1st
We are winding down our Kids Heart Challenge which will end on Monday, February 12th
Each individual student will receive a Dunk Tank ticket and a Pie-In-the Face ticket for every $50 they raised. Mr. Heiser will spend a night up on the roof for raising $12000. AND Our school has received a banner for being one of the top fundraising schools in the state of South Dakota. Attached is a photo of the gymnasium set up for the GLOW party today. Our current amount is $15,567. Can we break the record of over $17,000?
The PTO meeting for February 7th has been postponed and moved to Friday, February 9th from 12:00-1:00. Hope to see yo then!
Jefferson Families,
You have far exceeded our fundraising expectations. As of today, our school has raised $6459. We have met our goal of $5000 which means students have earned a GLOW PARTY during PE.
BUT, Mr. Heiser and I thought we would extend a new challenge to students. We set a new goal of $7000, we will add the Dunk Tank at our End-of-year picnic. For every $50 a student raises, they will receive a dunk-tank ticket, meaning they get a throw at the target to dunk Mr. Heiser, myself, or special guests.
BUT wait, if we raise $9000, students will receive pie-tickets for every $50 raised. Meaning students will get a ticket to throw a pie in Mr. Heiser, myself or a special guest at an all -school assembly. WE CAN DO IT.
Please register, send out those text and e-mails, take Finn's challenge. Thank you for supporting this great cause!
On Monday, January 8th, the Watertown School Board will hear a presentation on the plan for our elementary schools. This will be for discussion only with no action taken. The School Board meets in the administrative office at 5:30 PM. You can watch a live stream of the meeting at https://www.youtube.com/@watertownschooldistrict14-74.
There will be a PTO meeting at 12:00-1:00 in the Jefferson Conference room on 1/3/24.
Also, we are looking for a night custodian from 3:15-7:00, M-F. If interested contact Mr. Decker, 605-882-6390.