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Jefferson Elementary School kicks into gear with their annual Heart Health Initiative during the month of February.
Jefferson School partnered with Cerebral Palsy North Jersey (CPNJ) to provide students with a glimpse of what it would feel like to have a disability...
In honor of Martin Luther King Day, two fourth grade classes from Jefferson Elementary School collected birthday party supplies to donate to local food pantries.
Mira lo que hacen en las clases de tercero en la escuela Jefferson! (Look what's going on in the 3rd grade classes at Jefferson School!)
Jefferson students welcomed a guest speaker from the Interfaith Hospitality Network, or IHN, who spoke to the students to raise their awareness about the plight of homelessness in America.
The fifth graders at Jefferson School celebrated Hispanic Heritage month by researching and preparing a presentation for their class about something culturally significant to any Hispanic country.
October 3, 2012 - Jefferson students gathered at Orchard Park for a Jefferson Tradition: Walk to School Day! 520 students walked from the park to school on this foggy October morning, along with guests Vic DeLuca, Kathy Leventhal, Gerry Ryan, and James Memoli.
Jefferson’s fourth graders took a trip through time, back to the Renaissance, with Spiritree artists Carol Hendrickson and Marco Giammetti.
Jefferson students are exploring multiplication patterns as they climb the main stairwell into their school. In keeping with the district's transition to the new mathematics curriculum which is based on the Singapore Strategies, Jefferson is engaged and ready with their new front stairwell project.
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Local author and Jefferson parent, Brendan January came to Ms. Bialer's and Ms. Goldsmith's fourth grade classes to talk about Mythology, researching and the writing process.
Wizards Club is based on the magical world of Harry Potter, one of the most famous series in the world. We spent a few afternoons like spies on the wall observing all the spells and magic of the class.
March 7, 2012 - Students and parents recently came together at Jefferson School for a special event called "One Book One School," hosted by the school’s PTA.
A dreary winter evening was transformed into a wonderful night when, at 6:30 p.m., the doors of Jefferson Elementary School opened for a second time that day to welcome back many excited students for two hours of dancing, face-painting and socializing amongst the third, fourth and fifth grades.
More than 90 needy families benefitted from the generous contributions made by the Jefferson community.
March 30, 2011 - Jefferson Elementary School fifth-graders learned firsthand, and from start to finish, how to publish a magazine, in a month-long lesson taught by the editor of the national children's publication, Appleseeds.
March 24, 2011 - Every year, the entire 5th grade at Jefferson School in Maplewood chooses a Service Project and works to help a charity or organization in need.
March 28, 2011 - Be on the lookout when you enter classrooms at Jefferson and Seth Boyden elementary schools. You just might encounter a one-eyed creature, a woman with snakes on her head or a horse with wings—puppets created by fourth graders studying mythology in English Language Arts (ELA) Enrichment classes.
Jefferson School fifth graders in Ms. Sudol’s, Mr. Wolff’s and Ms. Ryan’s classes were visited by very special guests, Ms. Ginger Kutsch and her two guide dogs.
February 11, 2011 - Jefferson School students continued their study of the environment with a science assembly by former teacher Jack Branagan.
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