Jefferson

September/October Newsletter

Nurse 5K run/walk:

Holland Hospital is excited to invite all students, families, friends and faculty to participate in the 2019 School Nurse 5K Run/Walk on Thursday, October 3 at Holland West Elementary School (NEW LOCATION). The School Nurse 5K Run/Walk is a fun, family-style event to benefit the hospital’s School Nurse Program. This non-competitive event is a perfect way for students and families to enjoy an evening of activity together.

Registration starts at 5 PM with FREE food and entertainment & warm up at 5:45 PM! The best part - students can enter the Run/Walk for FREE by completing ten 30-minute physical fitness activities of their choice prior to the event! Fitness Tracker envelopes are available to students in the main office. The Fitness Tracker can also be found online.

Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Fitness Tracker envelopes can be mailed in or turned in to the school’s main office. Register by September 13th to guarantee a shirt.

Since 1998, Holland Hospital’s School Nurse program has been working to improve the health and well-being of students K – 12 in the greater Holland area. From daily medication administration to treating playground bumps and bruises, the school nurses care for the physical, emotional and social needs of over 12,000 students! Please show your support of your school nurses by participating in the 2019 School Nurse 5k Run/Walk on October 3.

PTO: 

Our next PTO meeting will be on October 1st at 6:30 in the front office.

Spirit Week/ Homecoming Parade:

Spirit week will be September 30-October 4, 2019.

We would love to have you all join us in representing Jefferson for the homecoming parade. Line up will be in the parking lot on the corner of Lincoln and 9th St. at 5:30.  There will be a note coming home with more details.

Spirit Week:

• Monday, September 30:  Comfy Day- Wear your pajamas or comfy clothes  
• Tuesday, October 1:        Hat day/ Crazy Hair Day
• Wednesday, October 2:   Team day- Wear your favorite team shirt/ jersey
• Thursday, October 3:       Superhero day- Come as your favorite superhero
• Friday, October 4:            Red & White day       

Picture Re-takes:

Will be on October 16th. If you need a form they are available in the office.

Fall Fest:

Thursday, October 17th from 6:00pm-7:30pm.  Come dressed in your costume, play games and trick-or-treat with the teachers in the hallway.  Please watch for a flyer to come home with more details as the date gets closer.

Candy Donations:

We are in need of Nut free, individually wrapped candy for our Fall Fest. Donations can be brought to the office.

Book Fair:

Come visit our book fair during conferences on October 9th & 10th and also during our Fall Fest on October 17th.

This is a great time to look for new books.

Attendance:

If your student is going to be absent from school due to illness, please call the office at: 616-494-2500 and press option 1 to leave a message.  When leaving a message please make sure to leave the following information.

1.  Student’s name
2. Your name
3. The reason for the absence.  For example if your student has a fever please say that.  We do need this information for state reporting.