Is Art Important?

Have you ever wondered if learning about art is an important element in education? Click on the article How Arts Training Improves Attention and Cognition on the link below to find out!

http://www.dana.org/news/cerebrum/detail.aspx?id=23206 Let me know what you think.

POSTER CONTEST WINNERS!

Congratulations to the winners of the school-wide poster contest!

All Jeffries' students participated in the contest depicting our school theme "On the Road to Success"! The winners will receive recognition during the Character Education assembly on September 25.

KG: Savannah P.

1st Grade: Aubrianna W.

2nd Grade: Joanna H.

3rd Grade: Olivia T.

4th Grade: Vivian Y.

5th Grade: Nicolas H.

Well done!

ARTSONIA!

Jeffries is a member of ARTSONIA, the world's largest online museum! It's FUN, EDUCATIONAL, & FREE! Just fill out a registration form, and your child's artwork will be posted online. If you need to obtain a security code, please email me at saallen@spsmail.org . Check out the new products you can order on Artsonia! You can have your artwork put on a variety of products such as t-shirts, tote bags, mouse pads, mugs, keychains, etc. Just go to http://www.artsonia.com/ and click on the "gift shop" link. Great gifts for any occasion!!!

WELCOME BACK!!!

Welcome back, Jeffries Jaguars! I am please to announce that this year we have a beautiful new art room! Great revved-up for an exciting year in art. We are "On the Road to Success"!

2nd SEMESTER ART ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS!

The second semester achievement awards will be presented at the last Character Education assembly on June 2nd.
The winners are...

Kindergarten: Mason Burdick & Kiri Tau'a

1st Grade: Nadia Woods & Connor Brafford

2nd Grade: Heavenly Chapman & Drew Bergseth

3rd Grade: Sarah McKenzie & Will Burdick

4th Grade: Franklin Recinos & Sarah Mills

5th Grade: Stephen Kovach & Amaya Askew

Congratulations to all for your OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT!!!