GO TRAILing Program
Congrats to our first grade spelling bee winners!🐝
District 118 is looking for a passionate Art Teacher for the 2026 - 2027 school year! Interested candidates should reach out to thilmes@belleville118.org!
Ready for a wild night? 🦎📚 Join us this Thursday for our STREAM Night! 5:00-6:30
It’s going to be packed with hands-on fun for the whole family:
🐊 Meet the Animals: Get up close with wildlife from Tie-Dye Iguana and chat with the experts!
🎲 Play & Learn: Dive into awesome Reading and Math games.
Build your own snack and bird nest!
View ART from ALL students!
📖 Book Fair: Browse the latest titles and find your next favorite read.
Don’t miss out on the adventure. We’ll see you there!
It’s going to be packed with hands-on fun for the whole family:
🐊 Meet the Animals: Get up close with wildlife from Tie-Dye Iguana and chat with the experts!
🎲 Play & Learn: Dive into awesome Reading and Math games.
Build your own snack and bird nest!
View ART from ALL students!
📖 Book Fair: Browse the latest titles and find your next favorite read.
Don’t miss out on the adventure. We’ll see you there!
Are you or someone you know ready to make a difference in the lives of our Jaguars?!? Jefferson School is looking for a passionate 5th/6th Grade Cross Categorical Teacher for the 2026 - 2027 school year! Interested candidates should reach out to thilmes@belleville118.org!
FREE Mobile Market is the 3rd Thursday of each month.
Cities in Harmony - 4/25! We look forward to seeing you there!
🐾💙 IAR PUMP UP ASSEMBLY 💛🐾
WOW! Our Jaguars in 3rd through 6th grade are fired up and ready to do their very best on the IAR this week! 💪📚✨
A HUGE shoutout and THANK YOU to the Belleville East Lancer Dancers for kicking off our testing week with an incredible, high-energy pep assembly! You helped get our students motivated, confident, and ready to shine! 🌟
Let’s go, Jaguars—show what you know! 🐾🔥
Our soon-to-be middle schoolers had a great visit from the West Junior High principals! Students learned about expectations, activities, and all the exciting opportunities that await them next year!!!
Laine Farmer from Mrs. Sparks’ class wrote his persuasive essay about his favorite restaurant, Casa Maria. Thank you Casa Maria for bringing Laine’s favorites for him and his classmates to enjoy!
We are wishing all of our Jaguars a hoppy spring break!🐣🌸✨
WOW, JAGUARS!
We showed up in a BIG way for our community!
As part of the Drive Away Hunger Campaign, our classrooms did some incredible work, collecting an amazing 469 items for those in need!
Making a difference, together. The you to all of Jefferson Families that participated!
Way to go, Jaguars!
🎲 Our Board Game Club at Jefferson is a HUGE success! 🎉
Students are loving the games—and even better, they’re building some amazing skills while they play:
✨ Turn-taking & patience
🤝 Collaboration & teamwork
💬 Communication
💪 Resilience & coping skills
🧠 Flexible thinking
Learning + fun = a win for everyone!
Mrs. Sparks’ 5th Grade Class wrote persuasive essays about their favorite restaurant. Anthony Murray wrote his essay about Taco Bell. The Taco Bell staff was so amazed with Anthony’s essay that they wanted to reward him and his classmates with tacos, cupcakes, and a goodie bag! Anthony also received an awesome gift box filled with Taco Bell merchandise!!!
Our Jefferson Jaguars are shining inside and out!✨✨✨
We had an incredible time at our second annual Glow Party. And today we celebrated all of our students who showcased positive behavior for the third quarter at our club 6-7 party! 🩷💚🧡
Shoutout to DJ Rickert for keeping the energy going! Thank you to Extraordinary Ballon's for our fabulous balloon backdrop. And to our Jefferson staff for all of their hard work!
✨🎉 It’s Glow Party Night at Jefferson Elementary! 🎉✨
We can’t wait to see everyone tonight for an evening full of fun, music, and glowing excitement! 💡🕺
Be sure to check out our amazing raffle baskets, there are some awesome prizes you won’t want to miss! 🎁
⭐ Bonus: Bring a canned good donation and receive an extra raffle ticket for even more chances to win!
Let’s make it a night to remember. We’ll see you there! 💚
We can’t wait to see everyone tonight for an evening full of fun, music, and glowing excitement! 💡🕺
Be sure to check out our amazing raffle baskets, there are some awesome prizes you won’t want to miss! 🎁
⭐ Bonus: Bring a canned good donation and receive an extra raffle ticket for even more chances to win!
Let’s make it a night to remember. We’ll see you there! 💚
FREE Mobile Market is the 3rd Thursday of each month.
Ms. Rickert’s class has been learning about erosion and the earth’s surface. Today they had a blast recreating how canyons are formed!
Our 5th graders had an amazing day exploring and learning at the Science Center! 🔬 They enjoyed hands-on exhibits, exciting discoveries, and bringing science to life outside the classroom. What a fun and educational field trip!
District #118 has an open position for an MTSS (similar to Title 1) position for the 2026-27 school year. For questions, call the District Office at (618) 233-2830. A complete job description can be found here: https://aptg.co/S2hcT1
