Our Scholastic Book Fair will be on Friday February 24th through Friday March 3rd. The Book Fair will be open to students during their scheduled library time, and will be open to both students and parents every day after school for an hour (2:30pm-3:30pm, except on Wednesday from 1:30pm-2:30pm). See below for all of the info on the Book Fair!

Raffle:

We will be having a book raffle this year. For every book purchased the students will earn 1 raffle ticket to enter into the drawing, the grand prize is a lunch date with Mr. Winkler.

E-Wallet:

We will have the e-wallet available again. Here is some info on the e-wallet if you are not familiar with it.

E-Wallet Info Link

To create your own e-wallet, please visit our Jefferson Book Fair Website. See below for the link.

Jefferson Book Fair Scholastic Website

Volunteers Needed:

We need a lot of help running the book fair, If you would like to volunteer and are cleared with the office, please use the link below. Book Fair Volunteer Sign Up

We need help after school!

Unfortunately if we cannot get volunteers to cover the after school shifts we will not be able to keep it open during that time. 

Donate to your class library:

If you would like to donate to your class library please donate to your teachers e-wallet using the links below. Please also consider donating to our other educators at our school, including our Counselors, Speech Therapist, Learning Center and Librarian. If your classroom does not have an e-wallet, your teacher has not created an e-wallet link.

If you are unable to shop the book fair in person you can shop our book fair online!

Jefferson Book Fair Scholastic Website

PARENTS' NIGHT OUT

3 days to go before ticket prices go up!

Just a reminder to all families that Jefferson’s BIGGEST event of the year, Parents Night Out and Silent Auction is just 9 days away!  

We will have ticket tables setup outside the school entrance all this week. Ticket prices go up on 2/25, but you can also purchase yours today online by clicking the button below!

Please consider joining us for this amazing night of Dinner, Live Music, Casino & Silent Auction while supporting the many PTA Programs provided at Jefferson for our children.

The silent auction will open next week and will close the night of Parents' Night Out. It will feature 150 items worth over $30,000. New items are being added daily.

Check out the cool vacations, priceless experiences, camps, class baskets and much more that we have in our silent auction!!

fundraiser.bid/JeffersonPNO23

Jefferson will be Dropping Everything And Read

On Friday, March 3rd @ 1:45pm Jefferson will be celebrating reading and the conclusion of our Book Fair

D.E.A.R. Day is a special reading celebration to remind and encourage children and families to make reading together on a daily basis a family priority. D.E.A.R. stands for Drop Everything and Read. We invite you to join us on campus on Friday, March 3rd at 1:45 p.m. to read with your child. Please note that this is a parents only event and is intended to be a quiet, reading time to relax, read, and enjoy the outdoors with your school-age child(ren). Classes are to stay together; therefore we will have pods spread throughout the field. If you have children in different classes you may rotate between the classes, but the children will stay with their teacher. 

• Bring a blanket, beach towel, or beach chair (without straight/"pointy" legs) and a good book, magazine or newspaper and meet with your child to quietly read with us out on the field and playground. 
• We ask you to please refrain from brining any snacks and beverages so that the focus remains on reading and so our turf field stays clean.
• PM TK- 5th grade classes and AM TK & Kindergarteners* who wish return to school will be Dropping Everything And Reading on Friday, March 3rd at 1:45 p.m. 
• AM TK and Kinder students in the CDC will be coming out to D.E.A.R. to re-join their classroom teachers along with CDC staff.
• We will enjoy the outdoors in our quiet classroom reading groups on the field and playground areas of campus.
• Each class will have a sign with their room number posted by their reading area so it will be easier to locate them.
• On this special day, please send your child to school with a beach towel or small blanket to sit on, and their favorite book or two to read. 
• Please refrain from bringing food and drinks as well as non-Jefferson student siblings.
• Our D.E.A.R. time will conclude at the end of our school day, 2:30 p.m. 

At 2:30 p.m. you may "pick up" your student to go home. Please wait until the teacher has dismissed their class before taking them to go home.

Our Book Fair will be open in the library for its final day after the D.E.A.R. event.

We will be clearing the playground and blacktop by 2:45 p.m. for the safety of our after school programs and enrichment classes. We ask for your assistance in ensuring the playground is clear by this time and thank you in advance for your help.       

Call for volunteers for STEM night - March 30

Passionate about science? Do you like do make science interesting for the kids? We need you!!

Please help us organize some fun and creative hands-on science and math activities with the kids during the event. If interested in being on the planning committee or giving a presentation for STEM night, please email Kelsey Good or Olivia McLaughlin

On Tuesday, March 14, 2023 we will have the next PTA General Association Meeting. The meeting will begin at 8:00am in the Jefferson cafeteria.

During the meeting we will hold elections for the 2023-2024 PTA Board. All Jefferson PTA members are invited to participate and vote. (To be a PTA member you must have paid for yearly membership)

This is the proposed Slate of Officers for next year’s PTA Board. Additional nominations from the floor will be accepted during the meeting

Dear Parents, 

We are so proud of our school, students and families for supporting Kids Heart Challenge and the American Heart Association!  374 students have joined our KHC team and taken the challenge to Be Kind and Be Active. Great job! 

Together, we have raised $29,516

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

THANK YOU!!!

We are only $5,484 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!

Yearbook Love Notes

We are providing pages in the Yearbook for parents, grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles, friends, etc. to send a special note or words of encouragement to our students, teachers, and staff members.

Love notes will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis for $3 starting NOW through April 3.

Please make sure you proofread your message before sending. Please stick to 140 characters or your message may be truncated.

https://www.dolphinpta.com/yearbook

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)

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.

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.

RBUSD CORNER

IMPORTANT DATES

February 24 - Kids Heart Challenge

February 24 - Book Fair Starts

March 1  -   3rd Grade Battle of the Books

March 3  -   D.E.A.R. –Drop Everything And Read

March 3 - Parents' Night Out

March 14 - Dining With Dolphins at Starbird

March 14 - PTA General Association Meeting (Cafeteria, 8:00AM)

March 30 - STEM Night

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