Family

=﻿Welcome Families=

Here you will find all the things necessary in order to be part of the classroom when you aren't here. =﻿**February Calendar**= Short Day || 3 || 4 Short Day || 10 ||~ 11 Valentine Party || 12 || =** No School **= ||~ 15 Habitats Unit starts, Any Pictures you can send will be helpful || 16 Short Day || 17 || 18 || 19 || Short Day || 24 || 25 || 26 || Short Day ||  ||   ||   || =**Newsletter**= Newsletter in English. Newsletter in Spanish. =Breakfast and Lunch Menus= February Breakfast Menu for Jefferson
 * Sunday || Monday || Tuesday || Wednesday || Thursday || Friday || Saturday ||
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 * Crazy Hat Day** || 5 ||
 * 6 || 7 || 8 || 9
 * 13 || 14
 * 20 || 21 || 22 || 23
 * 27 || 28 || 29 || 30

February Lunch Menu for Jefferson =**Programs**= [|Accelerated Reading Program] Here is the accelerated reading program for Jefferson Elementary. It is a guide to help you get your child set up in the program and reading.

=﻿Community Programs= [|Food Bank] If you need help with food, here is a place you can go.

[|Food Stamps] See if you qualify for food stamps. [|Job Council and child care] This is a link for the job council. They are a place to help find a job or even help find childcare if you need it. [|Women and Children's Shelter] [|domestic violence shelter] Here is a link to one of the women and children's shelter.

[|Medford Parks and Recreation] The parks and rec offers a whole array of services for families to include: preschool, parents' night out, after school programs, adult classes, sports activities, weekend activities for kids, seminars, adult classes, and many more. [|Sothern Oregon Head Start] If you have a child that is preschool age, this is a great site to check out

[|tutoring] If you child is in need of some tutoring, here is a site that you can find a tutor for him/her. [|Free Stuff] If you are in the need of anything and are strapped for cash, here is the link to the free stuff category on craigs list. You might be able to find what you need in here.

This will be done with:
 * Monthly newsletters
 * E-mails home
 * Phone calls, just because to let you know about your children's wonderful days
 * Bullitin boards
 * Sign up sheet for participating in classroom activities
 * Lunch menus
 * Spirit day updates
 * Monthly Calendar
 * Weekly Calendar

How I would get the parents involved:
 * A book bag would go home for parents and students to read together.
 * I would send an interview book home for parents to fill out, letting me know about the kids and what they want from me. This is a way for them to help in their chilren's learning.

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