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JES Spring Picture Day will take place on Wednesday, February 21.  Pictures will be posted and may be ordered online at http://gainesphoto.com/OrderOnline usually within a week after pictures are taken.  You will need your student’s ID number to access their photos. #jeffersoncusd1

The JES PE Super Bowl Competition ended last week. Coach and Mr. Moore would like to thank the students for their efforts and sportsmanship. The main events were kicking field goals, throwing touch downs and football agility drills. Each grade has a winner. The winners are 4th grade - Mrs. Niemerg's class 5th grade- Ms. Gaston's class 6th grade- Mrs. Schmidt's class Congratulations to all the winners. Each winning class will get a popsicle party and 6th grade will get a FREE DAY!! Great Job Jefferson !!! #jeffersoncusd1

JES student recognized at the EIU Children's Show reception. #jeffersoncusd1

Jefferson recognized these students who made the most growth on their winter reading and math MAP test! Because growth is a team effort, their entire class got to have a celebration in honor of their classmate's achievement. Way to go JES students! #jeffersoncusd1

The JES 4th graders finished a unit on public sculptures in art class. Students created their own 3-D sculptures. Pictured are the awesome artists. Not pictured Kyron Quanter and Evan Burton. #jeffersoncusd1

Thank you to everyone who came out to support our JES 4th graders performing on their recorders and our beginning band last Saturday. Please enjoy our video with a cameo by Mr. Anderson. The song is called "Tyrannosaurus Rocks". #jeffersoncusd1 https://www.vzmessages.com/vl/c2e0e88ac913856d74e87f15f06c778692ddd1d0

The JES 5th graders just finished a unit on value, tints and shades in art class. They then created a winter silhouette. Pictured are awesome artists. #jeffersoncusd1 Jocelyne Bogan Mason Koehler Owen Phillips Carsen Perry Klayton Deadmond Kai Vidito Avey Bierman

These Awesome Artists used sponges and got to choose between warm or cool colors for the background of their winter scene.

Please help us congratulate our JES January Student Leaders. Watch the attached video as we recognize them. #jeffersoncusd1 https://youtu.be/BMs_eH2wLOw

Our JES 5th graders studied one point perspective and created these exploding shape projects in art class. Pictured are the awesome artists. Not pictured Emma Dietrich and Scarlett Shaffer. #jeffersoncusd1

JES students in Mrs. Ackers' reading class were rewarded with a hot cocoa break for completing their reading lead measures over winter break! #jeffersoncusd1

At JES Mrs. Larson's class enjoyed painting ornaments with their preschool buddies this week. #jeffersoncusd1

On Wednesday, families were able to enjoy the JES choirs sing beautiful holiday music, A fun night was had by all, and it was a great way to usher in the holiday season. #jeffersoncusd1

At JES our 4th grade classes recently created a color wheel in art class. They had to create a collage, using the color wheel as one of the items in their collage. Pictured are the 4th grade awesome artists. Not pictured Tyler Shumaker and Piper Williams. #jeffersoncusd1

Last night, families were able to enjoy the JES beginning and concert bands play holiday music, while the JES World Drumming Club grooved out to some awesome West African beats. A fun night was had by all, and it was a great way to usher in the holiday season. #jeffersoncusd1

The JES 6th grade students recently studied the works of Georgia O'Keeffe in art class. They created their own mixed media watercolor project inspired by her artworks. Pictured are the 6th grade awesome artists. #jeffersoncusd1

Our Charleston Joint PTA Food 4 Kids Backpack Program provides children at risk of hunger with bags of food they can take home for the weekend. The PTA distributes over 300 bags per week to Charleston students. To supplement their program, JES students are holding a food drive for the next 2 weeks. Please find the attached flyer for the items each grade has been requested to donate. #jeffersoncusd1

Please help JES students celebrate our countdown to Winter Break by participating in our Spirit Days. #jeffersoncusd1

The JES Girls’ Basketball League had another exciting season. The regular season records had the Red Team (5 wins, 1 loss), Dark Blue Team (3 wins, 3 loss) and the Light Blue Team with (1 win, 5 losses). The surprising game of the year was when the Light Blue team upset the Red 16-14 as Daysha Hughes hit two 3 pointers to seal the victory. The Red Team had a balanced attack as both grades contributed to their success. Mariah Banks and Sika Banini led the 6th grade while Emma Dietrich led the 5th grade in scoring. The Championship game was played on Monday, November 20 in front of the entire school, family and friends. The Red Team once again showed their dominance as they won 16-6. They jumped out quickly by outscoring the Dark Blue Team 10-2 in the 1st quarter. Sika Banini led the scoring as she scored 6 points. The Dark Blue Team made a small comeback in the second half as Annie Porter scored four quick points, but the Red Team had too much of a lead and prevailed. The fans were entertained by the Jefferson 5th and 6th grade choir singing of the National Anthem and the Jefferson Band playing two songs at the halftime break. #jeffersoncusd1

JES 5th grade artists recently created a leaf weaving. They created 2 similar watercolor leaves using complimentary and analogous colors and wove them together to create 1 picture. Pictured are the awesome artists. Not pictured Kassidee Smith and Helen Rardin. #jeffersoncusd1