Category: Elementary School
Grades 2-3 Field Day (Photos)
Grade 4 Welcomes Preschool Buddies
Mrs. Hughes’ 4th grade class welcomed friends from the Our Lady Queen of Peace preschool class last Tuesday as part of a long-standing buddy program. Students paired up on the playground and enjoyed swinging, sliding and playing games. Great job! More photos
Police Provide Helmets to 1st Graders
The Rotterdam Police Department helped keep Jefferson Elementary students safe this week by providing bicycle helmets to all of our 1st graders. Each spring, police officers visit the school to provide free bicycle helmets that were purchased by the Rotterdam Police Department Police Benevolent Association. Officers Andrew D’Aurizio and Sean Simmons spent Wednesday morning at …
Student Shares Braille With Classmates
Jefferson Elementary 3rd grader Lucas recently took the lead teaching an introductory lesson to his classmates about braille after they showed interest in the writing system he uses. Teacher Mrs. Wood explained Lucas has become very fluent in braille and his classmates were very curious about it. Lucas showed them the basic alphabet and the …
Jefferson Elementary Excited for Ducklings
There has been plenty of excitement at Jefferson Elementary the past couple weeks as Mr. Lybrand’s class participated in a science lesson involving the life cycle of ducklings. More photos For 28 days, students learned about incubation, humidity and temperature levels, candling, and hatching. Students were able to place water with a syringe into the …
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Author & Illustrator Visits Jefferson
Jefferson Elementary enjoyed a visit from author Matt McElligott Friday who spent the day sharing stories, creating drawings with the help of students, and signing books. Mr. McElligott spoke to classes about how he became an author and illustrator and asked for their help for ideas for a monster, which he drew based on their …
First Graders Enjoy Police Visit
First graders were thrilled to meet Sgt. Pat Keough and Officer Sean Simmons from the Rotterdam Police Department this week during a visit to Jefferson Elementary. The officers shared safety tips with students, showed them their uniforms, and even let students check out their police car! Thank you Sgt. Keough and Officer Simmons for spending …
Trunk or Treat at Jefferson (Photos)
The first Trunk or Treat event in three years was a huge success Thursday as hundreds of families enjoyed trick-or-treating at Jefferson Elementary. We cannot thank our PTO enough for organizing such a wonderful event as well as everyone who decorated their vehicles so creatively to create such a fun event! More photos
Jefferson Holds Fire Prevention Day
Jefferson Elementary held its annual Fire Prevention Day today where students learned about fire safety with the help of the South Schenectady Fire Department. Thank you for spending time with our students to help keep them safe! More photos