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Mrs. Christina Wurst has been selected as the Jefferson School Teacher of the Year. Mrs. Wurst was nominated for this prestigious award by her colleagues and parents. Click the title to read more.
The week of January 23, 2012 has been designated as No-Name Calling Week. During the week, educational activities are aimed at ending name-calling of all kinds and provide students with the tools and inspiration to launch an ongoing dialogue about ways to eliminate bullying in their communities. Click the title to read more.
As part of the school-wide character education program, Jefferson School would like to institute a Citizen of the Month Program. Click the title for more information on the program.
On Monday, November 28, 2011, the fourth and fifth grade classes attended a Bully Prevention Seminar sponsored by Tiger Schulmann’s CHILDSAFE Program. The program features a number of interactive skits that are designed to teach awareness about child safety and to encourage communication between parents and kids. Click the title to read more.
On Tuesday, October 18, 2011 the Jefferson School Parents’ Association sponsored a “Pumpkin Patch”. Each student received a complimentary pumpkin in anticipation of the Halloween Spooktacular which will be held on Friday, October 28, 2011 at Jefferson School. (6:00 PM – 8:30 PM). Click the title for more information.
The week of October 9-14, 2011 is designated as Fire Prevention Week. Students at Jefferson School were visited by a number of firefighters from the Bergenfield Fire Department on Wednesday, October 13, 2011. Click to title to read more about the week's events.
The week beginning with the first Monday in October of each year is designated as a “Week of Respect” in the State of New Jersey. Click the title to read how Jefferson School observed the week by providing age-appropriate instruction focusing on preventing Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying (HIB).
Click the title to read how students at Jefferson Elementary school in Bergenfield commemorated the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy on Friday, September 9, 2011.
Recently, students at the Bergenfield High School, Jefferson School and Hoover School promoted the Adopt-A-Soldier Platoon Program. The students raised approximately $5,000.00, donated useful products, and purchased various electronic devices and wrote letters of thanks and support.
Students in grades 3-5 observed firsthand what skills, attributes and knowledge are necessary for those individuals seeking career choices as an engineer, firefighter and zoo manager. Guidance counselor, John Mahoney arranged for Mr. Jose Morel an engineer for the Turner Construction Company, Mr. David Philpott, Cresskill Firefighter and Ms. Donna Graffam, Zoo Manager of the Queens Zoo in New York City to share their work experiences at the Jefferson School’s annual Career Day program. Click the title to read more about this event.
Dr. Raymond Arons recently visited Mrs. Christina Wurst’s fourth grade science classes at Jefferson School. Dr. Arons presented a power point presentation on the background of the Apollo 11 Module Team in the national effort to land American astronauts on the moon and return them safely to earth in July, 1969. This presentation directly correlated with the fourth grade science curriculum unit on Spaceship Earth. Click the title for more information on Dr. Arons visit.
In conjunction with the national “Read Across America” campaign, the Jefferson School staff in Bergenfield, N.J. offered a Seussical afternoon of mystery celebrity readers. Click the title for more information.
