![Kids Heart Challenge](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/watertown_school_district_ar/article/image/large_3c6426c8-ae23-429b-a8b6-ce2d0c6dc2f8.jpeg)
February 4, 2025
On January 31st, we had an assembly with Julie from the Kids Heart Challenge. She discussed different ways to keep your heart healthy!
![Sloppy Joes](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/watertown_school_district_ar/article/image/large_4cb9529e-1749-4ba4-950f-f91caf3a32e9.jpeg)
February 1, 2025
January 30 th proved to be a tasty day in Mrs. Hogue's fourth grade classroom. Through the power of the pen(cil), two fourth grade students, Barett and Carter, wrote a persuasi...
![KHC](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/watertown_school_district_ar/article/image/large_e35a2075-2910-4c80-a276-708162d88c54.jpeg)
January 31, 2025
The 2025 Kids Heart Challenge has kicked-off. Our assembly today had Ms. Julie shared Finn's Mission and the importance of taking care of your heart and learning hands-on CPR. Att...
![Kindergarten Round- Up](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/watertown_school_district_ar/article/image/large_6a53342b-2a9e-4f71-ba33-5f48dd3341ed.png)
![Preschool Screening](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/watertown_school_district_ar/article/image/large_a436f298-157d-497b-bb32-a0990f2573a6.png)
![3rd Grade Music Program](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/watertown_school_district_ar/article/image/large_91191ab8-de49-4472-8b1e-f14d2489ffc7.jpeg)
January 17, 2025
The 3rd graders performed their holiday music program on January 14th. It was rescheduled due to snow. They brought back some holiday cheer!
![KHC](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/watertown_school_district_ar/article/image/large_1e02408f-20cb-4b66-8ae6-7ccbcb820de0.png)
January 15, 2025
YES! The Kids Heart Challenge is once again here. Sponsored by the American Heart Association, The KHC provides meaning into why we need to take care of our heart. Finn's Mission ...
![Patty Z](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/watertown_school_district_ar/article/image/large_384d5273-9131-446d-b92a-48115fd39519.jpeg)
January 14, 2025
Congratulations to Patty Zemlicka for being nominated as the Jefferson Classified Employee of the Year. Mrs. Zemlicka has served as the librarian at Jefferson for 24 years. Her ...
![Dr. Tisher](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/watertown_school_district_ar/article/image/large_1b504e4f-5e9c-4028-af6d-a50fe1e60ee7.jpeg)
January 13, 2025
Congratulations to Dr. Keri Tisher for being nominated by staff as the Jefferson Certified Employee of the Year. Dr. Tisher has been in education for 30 plus years. She has serv...
![December Attendance](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/watertown_school_district_ar/article/image/large_cf625ee4-c59c-4466-9910-e1a59ab59fc1.png)
January 8, 2025
Congratulations to Mrs. Swenson, Mrs. Stemwedel, Mrs. Deutsch, and Mrs. Bakken's classrooms for having the highest attendance in December at Jefferson!
![PJ Day](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/watertown_school_district_ar/article/image/large_2cfb36fa-c1f6-4cae-91b8-5cc795652fce.png)
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December 19, 2024
The staff at Jefferson has also been having fun dressing up this week!
![Grinch Day](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/watertown_school_district_ar/article/image/large_d1fd9f2c-2c79-4efc-9f8e-5c23cb35db71.png)
December 19, 2024
Dress up in green or anything Grinch was the theme for our dress up day on Wednesday!
![Socks](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/watertown_school_district_ar/article/image/large_f0a279c5-409a-4057-b863-7c59652214ae.png)
![DG](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/watertown_school_district_ar/article/image/large_bca33a4e-6737-4407-8051-f526d754e4b6.jpeg)
December 12, 2024
Recently, Dollar General made a donation of over $500 worth of books to the Jefferson Elementary library. Mrs. Zemlicka was very grateful. Students from Mrs. Wientjes' class were ...
![PTO Shirts](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/watertown_school_district_ar/article/image/large_0a895442-53ce-462a-a77a-5e7f153ee6f9.png)
December 6, 2024
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![December](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/watertown_school_district_ar/article/image/large_ade4c4b7-0db2-45b5-b589-8d2def7d3b27.png)
![Time Machine](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/watertown_school_district_ar/article/image/large_0d75a51f-d8ab-4b0b-8b28-e34f7fbddbf7.png)
December 3, 2024
Chisty Lickei from the Codington County Heritage Museum shared her "Time Machine" with the 2nd graders at Jefferson. It compared a child's life in our area from 1878, 1955, and th...
![Nov. Attendance](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/watertown_school_district_ar/article/image/large_2fa9bf18-6a2f-4dfd-9912-92c645288d8f.png)
December 3, 2024
Congratulations to Dr. Tisher, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Weber and Mrs. Bakken's class for having the best attendance at Jefferson in November!
![4th Grade](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/watertown_school_district_ar/article/image/large_e0247860-fe57-4833-9437-87062a51a9a7.png)
November 20, 2024
Meet our teachers!!! Here are the amazing 4th grade teachers at Jefferson!