Welcome to Jefferson School!

If you are new to Jefferson and would like to learn more about our school—its climate and culture, click here.

Upcoming Events

A great way to get to know the community and get your child more involved with school is to not just attend school events, but volunteer at them.

Don't miss these upcoming events:

• May 21 - PTA Meeting
• June 6 - Arabian Nights Party for Parents

To find out what's coming up and to find the date, time, and location of an event, check out the PTA Events Page and the Calendar.

Community Meeting Notes

On March 14, the Jefferson community came out in force to participate in a half-day meeting to help chart a course for the school’s future.

Download these notes and next steps here:

• Community Meeting Notes - ENGLISH version
• Community Meeting Notes - SPANISH version

Arabian Nights - Parents Night to Party

Jefferson PTA will be hosting our first annual evening, adult-only festivity, and silent auction.

This year's theme is ARABIAN NIGHTS and we'll be having this fantastic event at EMMETT EILAND's Oriental Rug Company. There will be food, music, bellydancing and much more. Flying carpets optional.

A limited number of tickets will be on sale at the beginning of April. Don't miss out on this fun filled evening! Click here to find out more.

Opportunities at Jefferson School

To find out more about PTA activities:

• Look in the Jefferson Independent
• Check out the PTA Bulletin Board by the school office
• Explore volunteer opportunities on this site, especially the volunteer page and the coordinator's list.
• Contact Maureen Sullivan, Outreach Coordinator, at or 524-9478

In the meantime, here are a couple of things you can do now:

• Join the PTA! The PTA is a membership organization. By joining you are not committing to any particular task, but rather just saying you want to have a voice in your child’s school and support advocating for children. Membership must be renewed each year so previous members, please sign on again! Get the membership form.
• Join the PTA e-tree. If you use email, join the PTA e-tree. This is a great way to get announcements about events and what’s happening – to join, sign up at http://transpacific.net/mailman/listinfo/jefferson.

Lost and Found

Has your child lost a coat or sweatshirt? How about a glove, hat or lunchbox? Chances are, it's probably in the Jefferson Lost & Found!

Where to Find It

The Lost & Found items can be located just behind the stairs at the central ground floor entrance (by the girls’ bathroom).

At the Lost & Found, you can find:

• coats hanging on the rack
• sweaters and shirts in the cubed shelving
• hats, gloves, and lunchboxes on the shelves
• the sweatshirts in the big cart

In the main office, look for:

• glasses and other valuables

Note: At the end of every month, any unclaimed items will be donated to a charitable organization.

Check the Lost & Found for your student's items whenever you visit the school, and strongly encourage your child to look there too.

Jefferson is not responsible for any lost & found items, especially those that may have already been claimed.

Label Your Child's Clothing & Lunch Boxes

Prevent clothes from ending up in the Lost & Found in the first place. Label everything with your child’s name and room number.

The PTA Wants You!

The activities of the PTA are too numerous to list. A partial list of what the PTA does for Jefferson school includes:

• puts on community events every month
• spnonsors after-school classes
• offers scholarships for after-school classes
• raises funds for classroom supplies and field trips
• helps organize volunteers and room partners

The PTA could not do all the things we take for granted without the parents and guardians. The PTA wants you to join.

Membership in the PTA costs $5.00 this year. However, no family should hesitate to join for financial reasons. Contribute what you can.

To join:

1. Download the membership form in English or
   download the membership form in Spanish.
2. Turn it in to the green box in the main office or your child's teacher.

Questions? Contact the membership coordinators.