Noetic Math Contest

April 15th - 11:00

Students will be given 45 minutes to solve 20 math problems that are designed to enrich and strengthen student problem solving skills. Students who succeed in problem solving will be awarded medals and be listed on the Math Contest web site.

Please visit the Noetic Learning Math Contest by clicking on this link.  It will give you more of an idea of what the contest is like.  You can also look up student scores from past contests to get an idea of how easy or difficult this contest may be for your student.  If you scroll down to WI you will also find students from Jefferson who participated in the fall.

Practice problems and permission slips will be sent home with students who have signed up to participate before Spring Break.

Please contact Mrs. Geibl through email by clicking on my name, or call me at 414-604-4100 ext. 1320.

Battle of the Books comes to Jefferson!

Let the Battles Begin!

Over Spring Break students will have the opportunity to read the following books:

Freckle Juice - by Judy Blume

Magic Tree House - Midnight on the Moon by Mary Pope Osborne

Hatchet - by Gary Paulson

Because of Winn Dixie - Kate Di Camillo

Bud, Not Buddy - Christopher Paul Curtis

Number the Stars - Lois Lowry

Students are asked to read and become experts on 2-3 of these books because they will participate in a book battle on a team of 6-7 peers with another group of students to see who knows the most about these books.

The 2 winning teams from Jefferson will go on to compete at Horace Mann Elementary to see which school is the most knowledgeable!  

Have a GREAT Spring Break and don' t forget to READ!

QUIZ BOWL 2015

Congratulations 

 Winning Schools 
are
1st Place - Pershing Elementary
2nd Place - Mitchell Elementary

We tried our best and had lots of fun!  The Jefferson Bears are looking forward to competing again next year!

You are invited to the Authors Festival

(Formerly the Young Authors’ Conference)

Share the joy of reading, writing and books with a child!

For Whom: Any students K-8 in the La Crosse area who love reading and writing and a parent

When: Saturday, April 25, 2015

Where: University of Wisconsin, La Crosse

Cartwright Center

Cost: $10 per student with one parent free

Additional parent pays $10

Schedule:
8:00-8:30 Registration
8:30-8:45 Welcoming session in Valhalla
8:45-9:30 Sharing Session/Writing Workshop/Parent Session
9:30-10:00 Snack
10:00-11:00 Tom Watson!
11:15-? Closing remarks, Evaluations, Autographing by Author

Tom Watson lives in Chicago with his wife, daughter and son. He also has a dog, as you could probably guess. The dog is a LabradorNewfoundland mix. Tom says he looks like a Labrador with a bad perm. He wanted to name the dog 'Put Your Shirt On' (please don't ask why), but he was out-voted by his family. The dog's name is Shadow. Early in his career Tom worked in politics, including a stint as the Chief Speechwriter for the Governor of Ohio. This experience helped him develop the unique, storytelling narrative style of the Stick Dog books. More important, Tom's time in politics made him realize a very important thing: Kids are way smarter than adults. And it's a lot more fun and rewarding to write stories for them than to write speeches for grown-ups.

                                             

Quiz Bowl 2014-2015

     On Friday, March 6th we went to practice for the quiz bowl at Mitchell Elementary.  It was a great experience for all of us!  We had a blast. Thanks for hosting Mitchell!

     On Saturday, March 7th we went to the District's Administration Building for the official 2014-2015 QUIZ BOWL.  We were on fire!  We were quick with the buzzers and quick in our thinking.  We were in the lead!  Unfortunately, the buzzer system broke down and we were not able to finish the game.

RESCHEDULING - The Quiz Bowl Semi-finals and Finals will be held on Thursday, March 19th at the District's Administration building at 5:30 pm.  It is the hope that new buzzers will be purchased very soon so that we can once again reconvene before Thursday evening to be able to attend the Semi-finals and Finals.

WHAT THAT MEANS FOR US - In fairness we are not getting together again to practice for quiz bowl, however, when a new date is set we will once again meet to go over some important information.  Please be patient. Keep studying!

JEFFERSON BEAR QUIZ BOWL TEAM YOU ARE AWESOME!

We are proud to have you represent our school!

Quiz Bowl Preliminary Round

REMINDER!

QUIZ BOWL

Saturday, March 7^th

District Administration Building, Room 609

(1205 South 70^th Street, West Allis)

1:15-1:45

(Please arrive a half hour early to check in.)

Bring your family and all of your friends to CHEER on the….

Jefferson Bears –vs- Longfellow Lions AND Walker Stars