October 12, 2020
DOLPHIN DID YOU KNOW
DDYK STAFF SPOTLIGHT

MONIQUE NEWELL
This week's staff spotlight is dedicated to Ms. Monique Newell. She has been working at Jefferson as the new Office Assistant since the middle of August. However Monique is not new to Jefferson: her kids went to school here and, over the years, she did a lot of volunteering at the school.

Monique was born and raised in Los Angeles and attended Hollywood High School. Her favorite place to travel to is the island of Kauai. She finds the island beautiful and calming, and the people are super friendly.
Her first job was at the Paramount Movie Theatre which is now the El Capitan in Hollywood. Asked what would she do if she won the lottery, Monique mentioned that she intends to buy everyone in her immediate family a home.

If she could choose one age to be forever, Monique would pick 30 because by that age one has lots of life experience, while still physically strong.

Asked what her advice is for kids who are struggling in school, Monique encouraged everyone in this situation to seek out all of the support that they can get.
BECOME A PTA MEMBER

⚠️ THREE WEEKS LEFT ⚠️

THREE WEEKS LEFT until our PTA membership Drive ends. We are currently at 627 members, that is 77% of our goal of 817 members.

Please SIGN UP TODAY to support the wonderful programs offered by the PTA in our school.
or
JOIN OFFLINE: Print the PTA Membership Form and place in the lockbox (located on the fence near the school office) together with a check made payable to the Jefferson PTA.

Classes with 100% Membership by November 2nd will receive a $100 GIFT CARD for classroom supplies/books. The FIRST 5 classrooms to get to reach full participation will get actually get a $110 gift card as a THANK YOU for "giving a 110% effort".

See below the current stats for each classroom. Congratulations to Mrs. Kapur's class for reaching 100% participation!! A few other classrooms are so close to full participation.

Please sign up to become a PTA member! One membership costs $15 and they are 100% tax deductible (TAX ID 95-6204301).

SKECHERS PIER TO PIER ALL VIRTUAL FRIENDSHIP WALK

OCTOBER 25, 2020
#WalkWithRBUSD
The annual SKECHERS Pier to Pier Friendship Walk is an awe-inspiring event that brings our South Bay community together for one common purpose: to support children with special needs and education. 

In 2019 RBEF had 4112 registered walkers, making RBUSD the #1 School District for walkers in the ENTIRE SOUTH BAY!!! Join the JEFFERSON School Team NOW and Redondo can be #1 AGAIN!

Last year, Jefferson reached its goal: we had of 308 walkers and received $14,280 from RBEF.

One lucky Jefferson walker will receive a coupon for a FREE PAIR OF SKECHERS SHOES (more info coming soon). Sign up your friends, family, neighbors, co-workers and even your dog. This is also a great opportunity for family members and grandparents out of town to support your favorite school. 

We may not physically be together this year, but we can still virtually come together for our favorite team event of the entire year!
DINING WITH DOLPHINS - CHIPOTLE

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21ST
HELP NEEDED!!!



The Jefferson PTA will donate a portion of sales from our Pink for Cancer Awareness Section to Cancer Research".
You can now purchase your items online in 3 easy steps:

1. Scan the QR code or go online to https://jeffersonschool2020.itemorder.com

2. Choose your items and add them to your cart

3. Securely checkout with your credit card
CALLING ALL GREEN AMBASSADORS!
If your 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade student is interested in being part of Jefferson’s Green Committee and doing his or her part to help the environment by encouraging fellow students to make environmentally responsible choices, it’s not too late to join the Green Committee!!  

The Green Ambassadors will be meeting virtually one afternoon per month after school, starting in early October. All interested students should download a permission slip from the PTA website and e-mail it to Catherine Wieman at cnmitchell99@hotmail.com. 

Once we have a roster of interested students, we will reach out to students and set a time for our first meeting. If you have any questions, please contact Green Committee Co-Chairs Catherine Wieman (cnmitchell99@hotmail.com) and Ho Min Houta (hominhouta@gmail.com).  
CALLING ALL READERS!!!
The Battle of the Books is an exciting tournament of reading program offered to all 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students. This year’s program will look a little different, but our mission to get kids reading hasn’t changed. And there will be fun prizes and awards!

You can download the reading links by clicking the links below or from our PTA website.



If you have any questions, please email Emalee Kioski at mrs.kioski@gmail.com.

To have your child participate in this fun incentive program, please fill out the google form below:

Happy Reading!
THE JEFFERSON APP IS LIVE

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DISTANCE LEARNING TECH SUPPORT FOR PARENTS AND STUDENTS
Welcome to the Distance Learning Tech Support Site for students and parents!

You will find helpful videos, tutorials, and direction sheets to assist you with distance learning. Be sure to click the arrows in the left navigation bar to expand each section for more directions.
IMPORTANT DATES

October 21 - Chipotle Fundraiser

October 25 - Skechers Pier to Pier ALL VIRTUAL Friendship Walk

November 6 - WRD Student Art Contest http://www.wrd.org/StudentArtContest
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