PARENTS' NIGHT OUT

Get your early bird tickets now!

All Jefferson Parents are cordially invited to our Parents' Night Out. PNO is one of Jefferson's biggest events and fundraisers. We would love your support as proceeds from this fundraiser help fund all of our PTA Sponsored Programs.  

Please consider joining us for this amazing night of dancing, drinks, casino & silent auction while supporting the many PTA Programs provided at Jefferson for our children.

JEFFERSON TALENT SHOW

Jefferson Talent Show – Parent information

Important dates:

• 2/9 and 2/13 – 3:30 to 5PM – AUDITIONS (Jefferson Cafeteria)

• TBD (March, April) – Rehearsals in the Jefferson Cafeteria

• 5/5 – Tech Rehearsal – RUHS Auditorium (5-8)

• 5/6 – Talent Show (5-8). Performers will need to arrive earlier

Forms and Waiver:

• Please fill our ONE registration form for each act (even if it is a group act): https://forms.gle/rWeQmhaafLNV8oUWA

• Please fill out a waiver for EACH participant (even if they are part of a group act. No need to fill out two waivers if the same student is doing more than one act): https://forms.gle/D7boGJx4ukhm5AuH9

Acts: We are trying to have as many diverse acts as possible in the Talent show.

Every act needs to be no longer than 2-3 minutes. Please edit your music to no more than 3 minutes.

All music files need to be sent to Nate Gibson. Due to the big size of music files, it is better if you upload your music on a shared drive and only share the link with Nate. DO NOT upload your music as an email attachment. You can also bring your music on a flash drive on the day of the audition.

Who: The Talent Show welcomes Jefferson students in 1st-5th grades. If a younger Jefferson student wants to participate as part of a group act with a sibling, please contact the Talent Show Chairs.

Talent Show Chairs:

Nate Gibson: djearlemail@gmail.com

Marianne Rafferty: msilber71@hotmail.com

This year's Parents' Night Out will again feature a Silent Auction, featuring donations from local businesses and families. If you have anything that would make a great auction item or personal contacts with a local business owner, who would like to market to over 300 parents at our event, we truly need and appreciate your help in making this a successful silent auction. Money raised enable us to fund the plethora of programs and events throughout the school year.

Be part of the 2023-24 Jefferson PTA Executive Board!

The Jefferson PTA Nominating Committee is seeking candidates for the 2023-24 PTA Executive Board. You can learn more about each Board position by clicking the links below. Without willing Board Members, Jefferson students won't have Assembles, field trips, Running Club, Battle of the Books, Spring Carnival, Movie Night or any of the other fun events run by the PTA. Please consider playing an important role in your child's school experience!

PTA Board Positions and Position Descriptions:

• President
• Executive Vice President
• Secretary
• Financial Secretary
• Treasurer
• Historian
• Vice President, Programs
• Vice President, Membership
• Vice President, Communications
• Vice President, Fundraising
• Vice President, Outreach
• Vice President Health & Safety
• Parliamentarian
• Auditor

All PTA Board positions are considered OPEN until the PTA 2023-24 slate vote at the General Association Meeting on Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at 8:00am. Elections for the 2023-24 Executive Board will take place at this meeting.

All eligible PTA association members can be nominated for the listed positions. They can also run against anyone already slated in a Board position.

If you are interested in becoming a candidate or would like to nominate someone whom you believe would be a great Executive Board member, please fill out this form by February 3, 2023.

Please feel free to email your questions and/or concerns to Jen Mcardle at jenmcardle77@gmail.com

Nominating Committee 

Jen McArdle, Kristine Conway, Jen Rothenberg

Please visit our Book Fair Website:

Jefferson Book Fair Scholastic Website

We need volunteers to help run our Book Fair! If you would like to help please click below (Please note you must have your volunteer paper turned in to volunteer)

Jefferson Book Fair Volunteer Sign Up

Dear Parents, 

We are so proud of our school, students and families for supporting Kids Heart Challenge and the American Heart Association!  287 students have joined our KHC team and taken the challenge to Be Kind and Be Active. Great job! 

Together, we have raised $15,175

to help fight heart disease and stroke and have helped to save over 580 lives! 

THANK YOU!!!

We are only $19,825 away from hitting our $35,000 school goal and unlocking a Giant Inflatable Day! Help us reach our goal!



1. Log In/Sign Up at  http://www2.heart.org/goto/jeffersonrbusd or download the FREE Kids Heart Challenge App for Apple or Android
2. JUST SEND 10: emails, ecards, texts or post to social media with an adult to help spread awareness and raise donations
3. Complete FFINN’S MISSION in your headquarters to learn Hands Only CPR and how to spot a stroke F.A.S.T.
4. Double Your Donation: Find out if your employer offers matching gifts at www.heart.org/matchinggifts

School Incentives:

• Winning Class in Each Grade will get VIP Lunch with Mr. Winckler!
• Complete Finn’s Mission to get invite to a Special Surprise VIP Assembly! (BMX additional assembly!)
• Winning Class will also get the invite to the Special Surprise VIP Assembly!

Not only will our fundraising efforts help families with special hearts, but we will help AHA continue to feed over 8,000 families per week through their produce distribution centers around Los Angeles County. Thank you for supporting our school and the American Heart Association. Together we are saving lives!

It's never too late to join the Jefferson PTA!! We are currently at 751 members and our goal is to have 790 members and reach 100% participation. We are 95% there! We need 39 more members to reach the honor of the PTA 100 Club! If you haven't done so, JOIN NOW!



CLICK TO BECOME A PTA MEMBER

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.

Sign up your whole family!

Membership dues are 100% tax deductible (TAX ID 95-6204301)

RBUSD EVENTS

RBEF CORNER

Join us for the 7th Annual RBEF Hoffman Murphy Lawn Sign Campaign. Participating is easy. Simply text "WELOVEKIDS" to 844-764-2656 to have a lawn sign placed in your yard. Hoffman Murphy will donate $25 to RBEF for every lawn sign placed. The signs will be put in participants' yards on February 27 and removed on March 7.

DEI CORNER

Black History Month – Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month. Other countries around the world, including Canada and the United Kingdom, also devote a month to celebrating Black history.

February 1^st – National Freedom Day - This day commemorates President Abraham Lincoln’s signing of the joint resolution that established the Constitution’s 13th Amendment abolishing slavery in the United States. It is a day when, thanks to the decades-long push of Richard R. Wright and his fellow civil rights advocates, Americans commemorate their dedication to the ideal of freedom for all.

February 3^rd – National Wear Red Day - The first Friday in February, during what is considered American Heart Month, many Americans wear red to spread awareness in hopes of helping to eradicate heart disease and stroke in millions of women all over the nation.

February 4^th – World Cancer Day – This day is celebrated internationally to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment. This year’s theme is “Close the Care Gap”, focusing on equal access to cancer treatment for all.

February 5^th – Lunar New Year Lantern Festival - On the 15th day of the first lunar month, two weeks after the Lunar New Year, the Lantern Festival is celebrated. It marks the first full moon of the new lunar year and the end of the Lunar New Year (Spring Festival) period.

February 5^th- 6^th - Tu B'Shevat - Tu B'Shvat is a Jewish holiday occurring on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shevat. It is also called Rosh Hashanah La'Ilanot, literally 'New Year of the Trees'. In contemporary Israel, the day is celebrated as an ecological awareness day, and trees are planted in celebration.

February 6^th – 10^th – National School Counseling Week – The 2023 theme is "School Counselors: Helping Students Dream Big"

Click here to access the DEI Book Nook to find a list of elementary-age books that celebrate diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Click here to visit the Redondo Beach Council DEI home page.

IMPORTANT DATES

February 9 & 13 - Talent Show Auditions

February 17-20 - Presidents’ Weekend - No school

February 24 - Kids Heart Challenge

February 24 - Book Fair Starts

March 3 - Parents' Night Out

March 14 - Dining With Dolphins at Starbird

Download and print the entire PTA calendar here 

ADD THE JEFFERSON CALENDAR TO YOUR SMART PHONE CALENDAR

To add this calendar to your phone:

Step 1: Write down or copy and paste the iCal URL for the Jefferson PTA Google Calendar -

https://www.google.com/calendar/ical/jeffelem.pta%40gmail.com/public/basic.ics

Step 2: Tap the "Settings" icon, then scroll down and select "Mail, Contacts, Calendars."

Step 3: Tap "Add Account" and select "Other".

Step 4: Select the "Add Subscribed Calendar" option.

Step 5: Fill in our Google Calendar URL (from step 1) in the Server box and click "Next." Change any settings you see fit before saving the calendar. You do not need a username or password.

Step 5: Toggle your view of the calendar by opening the Calendar app and tapping "Calendars" in the upper left corner. Tap Jefferson PTA to either display or remove calendar events.

SPIRIT WEAR

THE JEFFERSON APP

PASSIVE FUNDRAISING

FARM FRESH TO YOU - A HEALTHY WAY TO GIVE BACK

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.

KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS

Jefferson Elementary PTA



Email: JeffElem.PTA@gmail.com

Website: dolphinpta.com

Tax ID: 95-6204301