Jefferson School

📢 Now Hiring: Permanent Paraprofessional Substitute at Jefferson School! 🏫

We’re looking for a dedicated Permanent Paraprofessional Substitute for the 2025–2026 school year!

Details:
💵 $110/day
📍 Would report to Jefferson every day, with occasional coverage at other District 118 schools
🎓 Short-Term Approval available while working toward full license
✅ Requirements: High school diploma (or equivalent) & 19+ years old

Help us support our students every day! Know someone who’d be a great fit?

Have them reach out today to jhalde@belleville118.org!

📢 Now Hiring: Permanent Substitute Teacher at Jefferson School! 🏫

We’re looking for a dedicated Permanent Substitute Teacher for the 2025–2026 school year!

Requirements:
✅ Professional Educator License (PEL), Substitute Teacher License (SUB), or Short-Term Substitute Teacher License (STS)
✅ SUB License: bachelor’s degree, valid 5 years, renewable
✅ STS License: associate’s degree or 60 college credit hours, valid until 6/30/2028

Details:
💵 $135/day
🌟 Sick leave accrual
📍Would report to Jefferson every day, with occasional coverage at other District 118 schools
🎯 Make a real impact on our students every day

Know someone who would be a perfect fit?

Have them reach out today to jhalde@belleville118.org!

FREE Mobile Market is the 3rd Thursday of each month.

In Belleville School District #118 we are committed to fostering a sense of belonging for everyone! This year, we are focused on strengthening connections throughout our entire community. A unique part of Belleville is our proximity to Scott AFB, and we are proud to welcome service members and their families into our schools.
To celebrate this important connection and just in time for Veterans Day, we're opening an online Military Appreciation spirit wear store! Please join us in showing our appreciation for all veterans in the Belleville community. Orders are due by October 19, 2025.
Store link: https://tinyurl.com/4y38xwea

Happy taco Tuesday!🌮 Thank you Casa Maria for the incredible lunch!

Pick a pumpkin and let's explore the Jefferson Pumpkin Patch!🎃🍁

🐾✨ Yesterday we celebrated our Jefferson Jaguars showing amazing character! 💙 September’s focus was Respect, and our students really shined 🌟. For October, we’re moving on to Responsibility 💪📘. Keep it up, Jaguars—you make us proud every day! 🐾💛

🩺🐻 A huge thank you to the Health Department and Belleville West High School students for hosting our Teddy Bear Clinic!
Our kindergartners had an absolutely wonderful time caring for their teddy bears while learning all about health. What a fun and educational experience! ✨

🎬🐾 Our Jaguars had an absolutely tremendous time at Movie Night! A huge thank you to Ms. Gray, Mrs. Rauckman, and Mrs. McClure for helping host such an incredible evening for our Jaguars. You made it a night to remember! ✨

FREE Mobile Market is the 3rd Thursday of each month.

We are FOUR days away from our Jefferson Movie Night! 🎬🍿🎞️ Heres a hint, it will be out of this world 🌎!

First grade has been learning about apples this week! Check out their Apple volcanos! 🍎🍏

📢 We’re Hiring! 📢
Jefferson Elementary School is looking for a Supervisor for the 2025–2026 school year! 🐾
Do you (or someone you know) love working with students and want to be part of a supportive school community? This could be the perfect fit!
✨ Position Details:
✅ Supervise students before school, during breakfast, recess, lunch, and dismissal
✅ Assist with classroom and school support throughout the day
✅ Must be 18 or older
✅ $16.00/hour
📩 Interested? Contact jhalde@belleville118.org for more information!

🍕✨ Dinner plans? We’ve got you covered! ✨🍕

Tonight is Papa John’s Pizza Night! 🎉
Order from the location participating, use our Jefferson promo code, and 30% of your order will go right back to support our school. 🙌

👉 Grab a pizza, support Jefferson, and enjoy an easy dinner tonight!

Jefferson's Fall Book Fair is September 17th - 25th! Create your child’s Book Fair eWallet so they can shop cash-free, worry-free, and independently! It’s easy to set up and easy for others to contribute funds! Start here: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/jeffersonelementaryschool176

🎉 Jefferson Families! 🎉 Grandparents Day & VIP Breakfast is almost here! 🥞💐 📅 Reservations are due by Wednesday, September 17th. We can’t wait to welcome our special guests on the morning of September 19th for a fun celebration! 🎊 📚 The Book Fair will also be open that day, and don’t forget… 🍿 Join us that evening for Fall Movie Night in the Jefferson gym!

🌟 Congratulations to our Students of the Month, Aaliyah Robinson and Lily McCall! 🌟
These outstanding students were selected from our Character Award winners for showing what it truly means to lead with our word of caring. We’re so proud of their hard work and positive example in our school community! 👏✨

🎉 Students at Jefferson Elementary are going to go Gaga for Gaga Ball! 🎉 A huge shout-out to District 201 & The CAVE for making this possible! 🙌 High school students from Belleville East and Belleville West, through District 201’s Center for Academic and Vocational Excellence (The CAVE), designed and assembled a brand-new Gaga pit for our Jaguars. 💪 It was inspiring to see our older students take on this project building something that will bring fun, teamwork, and energy to our Jaguars at Jefferson! ✨

FREE Mobile Market is the 3rd Thursday of each month.