The Sabre Nation Club welcomed a couple of Jefferson Elementary classes to Schalmont Middle School recently where students created Kindness Rocks and enjoyed a snack together. There were some great conversations, too, as Mrs. LeRoy’s kindergartners and Ms. Pink’s 1st graders shared what they were looking forward to at the Middle School and older students …
Jefferson Elementary students in Mrs. Kinns’ class recently had fun making ice cream for a fun activity where they practiced following a recipe and measuring! Students mixed half and half, sugar and vanilla in a small baggie and then put that in a larger baggie with ice and kosher salt and shook it for 15 …
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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
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 …
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 …
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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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 …
