The JES 5th grade art classes recently studied about Mexican folk art, including Mexican mirrors. They used a variety of media to create their own Mexican mirror. Pictured are the 5th grade Awesome Artists. Not pictured Tripp Hendrickson. #jeffersoncusd1
The JES 6th grade classes recently studied the works of Brazilian graffiti artist Rafael Highraff. They created a 3-dimensional collage using organic shapes, and warm and cool colors. Not pictured Carsten Stine. #jeffersoncusd1
Jefferson 4th graders helped plant fall flowers in the Jefferson Legacy Rock Garden. Thank you to all the parents and community members who have donated flowers and tools to help our garden grow! #jeffersoncusd1
Congratulations to Ms. Gaston! She is a winner of the Fall 23 New Teacher Mini-Grants sponsored by the Central Illinois Rural School Collaborative.
Last week in JES Science Club: We played with magnets of various strengths as they moved iron filings inside transparent tubing. As expected, the fridge magnets were pretty and not very good at this job, but the neodymium magnets & ceramic magnets were quite good! #jeffersoncusd#
At JES on Thursday, Ms. Hutton's PM class enjoyed reading and interacting with their 5th grade reading buddies from Mrs. Larson's class. #jeffersoncusd1
At JES this week, Mrs. Spanhook's students were synergizing by assisting our LiM Create a Leadership Environment team develop a Legacy Rock Garden in the front of JES. This is a work in progress, and when finished we are look forward to enjoying it for years to come.
JES would like to give a special THANK YOU to Ace Hardware for donating the mums. #jeffersoncusd1
We learned so much last week in Science Club at JES!
First, we learned about refraction, the bending of light as it travels from one medium into another. After seeing that arrows flip horizontally when placed behind a glass of water, we noticed our faces also change... and hilarity ensued.
The second half of class, we looked at the results of our germs experiment. After the germs spent one week in an incubator, we were able to see the bacteria or fungi colonies using a magnifying glass. We promise to wash our hands more often!
The PE Jefferson Fall Olympics ended last week. Coach and Mr. Moore want to thank the students for their efforts and sportsmanship. The main events were Frisbee distance toss, frisbee accuracy toss, bean bag toss, hula hoop races and scooter races.
The winning classes are
4th grade - Mrs. Ehr's class
5th grade- Mrs. Richeson's class
6th grade- Mrs. Westemeier's class
Congratulations to all the winners. For winning each class, they will get a popsicle party.
Great Job Jefferson !!!
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JES Friends & Family, please click on this link to donate and help our school!!
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On Friday at JES, Mrs. Spanhook and Ms. Odle's classes spent time with their preschool buddies in Mrs. Strong's class. #jeffersoncusd1
JES Science club is back!
Last Thursday we learned about surface tension in milk and what happens when we add a drop of soap! The soap molecules are chasing the fat molecules, and the food coloring allows us to observe this magical milk art! #jeffersoncusd1
REMINDER: Tomorrow is School Picture Day at Jefferson Elementary School!
JES 6th grade teacher, Emma Schmidt, is currently working with The Kadie Project, a nonprofit foundation that provides classrooms resources to improve cultural responsiveness and accessibility. She was fortunate to be selected as their summer resource drive recipient.
Starting with the 2023-2024 school year at Charleston Middle School, 6th grade students will be permitted to try out for all IESA activities at CMS. This is an initiative to provide more opportunities for students who attend Charleston CUSD #1. Families of 6th grade students interested in participating in CMS IESA extra-curricular activities can access more information at https://www.charleston.k12.il.us/o/cms/page/extra-curricular.
To our two retiring Cathys: Your Jefferson family would like to congratulate you on an outstanding career. We wish you both the best for your retirement! #jeffersoncusd1
Congratulations to the JES 6th grade students chosen for the '23-'24 CMS Student Leadership Council members: Emmie Parsley, William White, Jocelyn Bell, Adeline Richter, Sebastein Inboden, Gabriela Bumatayo, Andrei Chiretescu, Ava Reinhart!! #jeffersoncusd1
JES 6th grade GATE students participated in a mock trial under the direction of Judge Bower in a real courtroom today! #jeffersoncusd1
