January 25, 2022
DOLPHIN DID YOU KNOW

YELLOW RIBBON WEEK - JANUARY 24-28TH

DINING WITH DOLPHINS

FRESH BROTHERS. FEBRUARY 1
&
LEMONADE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11
To purchase the yearbook:

  1. Go to https://buytheyearbook.pictavo.com/
  2. Select the school or enter the school ID: 703663.
  3. Select "Buy the yearbook" link or press the Yearbooks option
  4. Enter the student information on the next screen
  5. Click Add to Cart. 
  6. Enter your (parent) information at checkout. 
*** Yearbook early-bird price is $25 until April 4th, 2022. After that date, the price will be $30.

To upload the photos:
  1. Go to https://buytheyearbook.pictavo.com/ 
  2. Select the school or enter the school ID: 703663.
  3. Select "Share your pictures" link or press the Pictures option 
  4. You will be asked to log in or create an account. If you uploaded the photos last year, use the same account. 
  5. Upload the photos to your student's folder. 
*** Limit is 5 photos per family, please. We are accepting photos through April 1st, 2022.
We are close, very close!

ONLY 27 PTA MEMBERS away from reaching our overall goal of 790 members! If we reach our overall goal, our PTA will receive an award.
Anybody can be a PTA members: parents, kids, grandparents, neighbors, other family members, and friends.

Sign up your family! Membership dues are 100% tax deductible (TAX ID 95-6204301)
Jefferson is proud to partner with the American Heart Association through Kids Heart Challenge! We’ll be kicking off in February (Heart Month), but you can get a jump start by joining our online team.  

Download the FREE Kids Heart Challenge App for Apple or Android or visit www.heart.org/khc to get started. When registering, your child will choose a heart healthy challenge to Be Active or Be Kind and earn a FREE Road Warrior Wristband! Our goal is to have 100% of our students register online and take the Challenge.

Student who raise $150+ online before our assembly on 2/2 will earn a BONUS XL Captain KHC Explorer!

Let’s have fun and save lives! Thank you for supporting our school and this live-saving program!

NEWS FROM THE DEI COMMITTEE
JANUARY 27th is UN Holocaust Memorial Day

The United Nations General Assembly designated the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

On this annual day of commemoration, the UN and its member states honor the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust and millions of other victims of Nazism and to develop educational programs to help prevent future genocides.

There are several interesting virtual events that you can attend with your family:

RBEF'S NEWS CORNER
There is still time to invest in RBEF
OR TEXT RBEFJEFF TO 44-321

VILLAGE RUNNER - ST. PATRICK'S DAY RACE
Registration is now open for the Village Runner St. Patrick’s Day Race on March 13, 2022! Sign up now as prices will increase in February.

A portion of race proceeds are donated to the Redondo Beach Educational Foundation.

For more info and registration, please visit:
https://villagerunner.com/st-patricks-day-5k-in-redondo-beach/
RBEF & RBUSD WELCOME THE FIRST ANNUAL ESPORTS TOURNAMENT
In the 7-week program, the participating middle and high school students will learn from industry experts how to turn their excitement for playing video games into a career behind the games. To compete, the students will form four-member teams and battle against the other teams within each school. The top teams will advance to the Championship.

Team Registration is currently open through 5:00 pm on Friday, January 28:

Middle Schools Video
 
Middle Schools Website
 
High School Video
 
High School Website

COMMUNITY NEWS
REFLECTIONS: 2022 VIRTUAL STUDENTS ARTS SHOWCASE
JANUARY 25, 4PM PST

FUNDRAISING
Introducing a new way to support Jefferson at no extra cost to you. Jefferson Elementary PTA is now the newest fundraising partner of Farm Fresh To You. 

Families can enjoy fresh, local, organic produce at home while earning dollars for their school. It's an easy way to encourage healthy habits at home and support our school!

Use the code jeffersonrb and earn 10% for Jefferson Elementary.
For more information about Amazon Smile please visit the link below: https://www.dolphinpta.com/passive-fundraising
BOX TOPS
IMPORTANT DATES


February 1 - Dining with Dolphins (Fresh Brothers)

February 3 - 100th Day of School

February 11 - Dining with Dolphins (Lemonade)

February 17 - Kids Heart Challenge

February 18 - No School (Lincoln's Day)

February 21 - No School (Washington/Presidents' Day)
Jefferson Elementary PTA

Website: dolphinpta.com
Tax ID: 95-6204301
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