Terreton Elementary School

Dear Parents and Students, Starting Monday, elementary students K-6 will no longer have access to the microwave in the teacher’s lounge during lunch. This decision was made to alleviate the workload on our dedicated teachers. We kindly ask for your support in this effort as we strive to give back to our teachers who consistently go above and beyond. By refraining from bringing lunches that require heating at school, we can help our teachers enjoy a well-deserved break without the added responsibility of monitoring or preparing student lunches. We believe that this change will allow teachers to fully recharge during their lunch break. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated in making this transition smooth and beneficial for everyone involved. Thank you for your understanding and support. Sincerely, Kyle Johnson

Bikers Against Bullying Assembly On March 21st, we will have the Bikers Against Bullying Assembly from 1:00-2:30 in the Panther Den. All students K-8 will be there. Parents, you’re also invited!

Thank You, Mr. Packer, and the high school students for reading to us and sharing your programming skills! It's incredible what these robots can do! WJ🐾

100’s Day Celebrations throughout our Elemenary Schools. We are 100 days older and wiser! Keep up the good work WJ🐾!

Little Panther Wrestling Begins Monday, February 26th Join their Facebook page for details and updates! https://www.facebook.com/groups/301499306639333/

February 2024 School Lunch Menu

WJSD: Due to extreme windchill conditions West Jefferson will have a 2-hour delayed start - Tuesday January 16th. There will be No AM Pre-K or Kindergarten Classes! Be safe and stay warm!

UPDATE (as of 2:00pm): *Tonight's (Fri, Jan. 12th) 6:00pm JH Mary Poppins Play is ON. If you reserved tickets and will not be able to make it to tonight's show, you can move your ticket reservation to a different night. Send a message to media@wjsd.org to request any changes to your ticket reservation. *Also, our HS Girls Basketball teams WILL be playing their games tonight at North Fremont. *Our Boys and Girls Wrestling Teams are planning to wrestle on Saturday (Jan. 13) at Madison ***************************************************************************************** More cancellations may come as the day progresses. Come back to this post for updates as more information comes throughout the day. Friday, January 12th. *Tutoring Day for today is canceled. *Ski School is canceled for today and rescheduled for Feb. 9th. *HS Girls Wrestling at Madison is canceled for Friday, still on for Saturday, Jan. 13th. *HS Boys Wrestling at Wendell is canceled. They plan to wrestle at Madison on Saturday, Jan. 13th. *Tonight's JH Mary Poppins Play will be showing at 6:00pm as originally scheduled. *Tonight's HS Girls Basketball Game is still on as scheduled.

FROM: WJSD: WJ Tutoring Day, Ski School, and Girls & Boys Wrestling has been canceled for today. See posts on West Jefferson's social media pages and app for more details and updates throughout today about tonight's JH Play & HS Girls Basketball.

Mini Cheer Clinic for PK-6th Graders. Turn in a sign-up sheet at the Terreton Elementary office before Jan. 19th.

Let’s have some fun Christmas Elementary dress-up days. Dec 18-21st Let’s have fun this week with some winter-themed dress-up days. YAY! Haul out your day-designated costumes, face paint, hats, everything. Can’t wait to see what excellent ways you come up with to celebrate. MONDAY- Winter Wonderland of PANTHER Pride Day!!!! Come to school in blue and white to kick things off right. TUESDAY- Class of the Carolers Prek-Kinder - Wear Green 1st/2nd - Wear Red 3rd- Christmas Program Attire 4th - Wear Silver or Gray 5th/6th - Wear White WEDNESDAY- Ugly Sweater Day - This could get UGLY! Thursday- Santa, Reindeer, Elf Day

Elementary Schools visiting Christmas Tree Lane at the Museum is this week. Student K-6 brought home a permission slip. We hope to see you there! Wednesday, Nov 29th Hamer Elem. - 10:00 Orchestra - 11:00 Terreton 4th grade and the 3rd/4th split class - 1:00 Terreton 3rd Grade Class - 2:30 Thursday, November 30th Terreton AM Kindergarten - 10:30 Terreton 2nd Grade - 12:30 Terreton Kinder PM - 1:30 Terreton 1st Grade - 2:30

Our local VFW recently awarded their 2023 Elementary Educator of the Year Award to Jalena Dixon. Mrs. Dixon has worked in the West Jefferson School District as a Special Education Teacher for 8 years. She has been the District Special Ed. Coordinator for 4 years. Among her many duties, she is responsible for organizing the schedules of all of our Paraprofessionals. Our elementary principal, Kyle Johnson, nominated Mrs. Dixon by writing an essay that he submitted to the VFW. He read this essay during the West Jefferson Veteran's Day Assembly. Mrs. Dixon was awarded a certificate, a bouquet of flowers, and a cash prize. The essay will now move to the district level. We appreciate Mrs. Dixon and the work that she does within our schools to help our students.

WJ Senior, Heidi Lou Van Wagner, is doing a Mini-Cheer Clinic for her Senior Project for 4th-7th graders. Sign-up at the Terreton Elementary Office. Practice begins Monday, Nov. 27th.

Thank you to our Veterans for serving our country and students. Thank you, Annie Dalling, Kaylene Young, and our K-6 students, for helping put together a fantastic Veteran’s Day Program. 🇺🇸

Dear Parents, We are excited to announce our annual School Halloween Parade. We would like to provide you with some essential details regarding the event: Date: Oct 31st Location: ALC Auditorium Time: 10:10 (AM PreK/Kinder and 2:00 PM Classes and all K-6th Grades Schedule: AM PreK and AM Kindergarten students will kick off the festivities at 10:10 AM. PM Kindergarten, Pre-K, and all K-6th Grade students will follow with their parade at 2:00 PM. Costumes: Students can come to school in their Halloween costumes or change into them after lunch. Please ensure that costumes are school-appropriate and safe. We kindly request that props and toy weapons be left at home for the safety of all participants. Masks: Masks may be worn safely during the parade, but they must be stored in backpacks during the morning. This helps us maintain an academically focused environment for the majority of the day. Dressing Up and the Train: Participation in dressing up and the train is entirely optional. If you choose not to have your child participate, please inform your child's teacher in advance. We can provide alternative activities for those who prefer not to participate. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact the school office. Thank you, Mr. Johnson

Dear Parents, We are excited to announce our annual School Halloween Parade. We would like to provide you with some essential details regarding the event: Date: Oct 31st Location: ALC Auditorium Time: 10:10 (AM PreK/Kinder and 2:00 PM Classes and all K-6th Grades Schedule: AM PreK and AM Kindergarten students will kick off the festivities at 10:10 AM. PM Kindergarten, Pre-K, and all K-6th Grade students will follow with their parade at 2:00 PM. Costumes: Students can come to school in their Halloween costumes or change into them after lunch. Please ensure that costumes are school-appropriate and safe. We kindly request that props and toy weapons be left at home for the safety of all participants. Masks: Masks may be worn safely during the parade, but they must be stored in backpacks during the morning. This helps us maintain an academically focused environment for the majority of the day. Dressing Up and the Train: Participation in dressing up and the train is entirely optional. If you choose not to have your child participate, please inform your child's teacher in advance. We can provide alternative activities for those who prefer not to participate. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact the school office. Thank you, Mr. Johnson

Veteran's Day Assembly - Thursday, Nov. 9

What is Parent Check-in Day on the WJ School Calendar? Our first "Parent Check-in" is Friday, October 20th. Terreton Campus Teachers will be at school from 8:30am to 12:00pm (break for lunch) and then from 1:00pm to 3:50pm. Hamer Teachers will be at Hamer Elem. from 7:45am to 3:00pm. (Some teachers have scheduled meeting times with parents. If you have a scheduled meeting time, please stick to that schedule.) Parents are invited to communicate with their children's teachers in one way or another during this Check-in Day. Teachers will be available to meet with you in person and/or communicate with you using the WJ App (Rooms), email, etc. We encourage all parents to log in to Otus from home ahead of time to check their children's grades. (If you are unable to log in to your parent account, have your kids log in to their account to show you their grades.) If needed, Mr. Reyna, our Tech Supervisor, can help with Otus or WJ App log-ins. reynaj@wjsd.org Teachers are looking forward to communicating with parents to support our wonderful students. Please don't wait until the end of the Semester to address concerns.

We had some special visitors at Terreton Elementary School on Tuesday. Deputies from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department came to eat lunch with the students. They visited with the kids, answered lots of questions, and even found the swings! All elementary schools in Jefferson County have been visited by the police officers. Hamer Elementary students enjoyed eating lunch with them last month. Thank you to the Jefferson County Deputies for taking the time out of their busy schedules to come to our schools!