October 9, 2020Dear Families and Staff:
This letter is to inform you that an individual at Jefferson Elementary School has tested positive for COVID-19. We are coordinating our e...

DIXON PUBLIC SCHOOLS #170
Good evening, Dixon Public Schools parents and guardians. Below is our COVID data for Monday, September 28, 2020 through Friday, October 2, 2020.
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K-5 UPDATED RETURN TO LEARN
During the special board meeting on 9/30/20 the Board of Education, after consideration of feedback from all constituents, voted on and approved a...

You’re invited to shop Jefferson School Virtual Book Fair online 9/28/20-10/11/20. All purchases benefit Jefferson School and connect kids with new books, favorite characters, com...
Good evening, Dixon Public Schools parents and guardians. We are at the midpoint of first quarter, and I wanted to provide you answers to some recent questions, guidance from the ...

Update 9-29-2020:As a reminder for tonight's Parent Support Night at Jefferson Elementary, one adult may attend per family and no children may attend in order to maintain social di...

Parents and Guardians,Yesterday, the District was notified that we had one positive COVID test at Madison and one at Reagan Middle School. We notified parents and guardians by ema...

Update to School Breakfast & Lunch Program
All school districts in Illinois were notified on Monday, August 31st that we are able to offer free meals to children age 18 and un...

Hello Jefferson Elementary Families and welcome to the 2020-21 school year. We are really looking forward to seeing everyone either in person or remotely this year! We are sure y...

There have been a lot of questions about what happens if a student or staff member presents COVID-19 symptoms once school resumes. Dixon Public Schools has worked closely with the...

Good Monday morning Jefferson students! I have one more website I'd like you to explore. First let me tell you more about it.
All of you remember the wonderful field trip we too...

Happy Tuesday Everyone! Here's a blast from the past: our "8 Keys of Excellence Song". You can sing along with these words:
When you talk about doing good thins and you act li...

Good Morning Jefferson Students! Today we are posting a fun set of study guides for learning and reviewing the Music Symbols that we focused on in 2nd and 3rd grade. At the bottom...

Good Morning Jefferson Students! You will find some instructions for activities for this week. These are fun, short singing practice and music games for you to do as many times a...

Good Morning Jefferson Students! We read "Freddie the Frog and the Thump In the Night" to learn about music notes on the staff and what their names are. There are more "Freddie" ...

May 5, 2020
Jefferson Parents/Guardians:
Our last Remote Learning packet pick-up will be on May 11, 2020. Along with packets,
parents/guardians will also be able to pick up st...

A message from Superintendent, Margo Empen. I have provided links below that will take you to the May calendars for Remote Learning and Food Distribution. Please note that the Gr...

Illinois families with school-age children can apply for extra money for food through the Pandemic EBT (P-EBT). Families currently receiving SNAP do not need to apply for P-EBT ben...

Happy May Day! It's Friday, May 1st 2020. Let's sing a May Days Song.
You can find our song on YouTube at May Days from Plank Road Publishing
Sing along with the song, and the ...

Hi everyone! Remember the Music Writing Assignment we did for Music In Our Schools Month? It was also a contest, and I have the winners:
Elizabeth Alcaraz Si-2 Daniell...