HONORING ALL WHO SERVE- On behalf of the Jefferson staff, we thank all of the courageous men and women who make incredible sacrifices for our freedom everyday. We Honor, Remember and Thank You!
	The children at Jefferson Preschool have been busy learning about Veterans Day for the past several weeks. Staff and students have filled the halls with pictures of family members that have or who are currently serving in the military.
Jefferson Preschool celebrated Veterans Day with a color guard ceremony.
		The children paraded to the ceremony waving their flags to music.
		The Color Guard Team from the Marmion Military Academy joined us to present the flag for the morning ceremony
The DuPage County Marines under the leadership of Bob Hess presented the flag in the afternoon.
		Staff and students watched as the flag was presented, everyone recited the pledge of allegiance, and the children gave thank you cards to veterans in attendance after singing a special thank you song to them.
	It has been our honor to represent the children and families of Jefferson Preschool on WGN-TV and WETN radio. We believe the community has a better awareness of how our youngest learners have reached out to the many brave men and women serving our country by teaming up with Operation Support our Troops to provide needed items to soldiers serving overseas.
		We also thank Mr. Dale Johnson who made a life size mailbox for the children to place their handcrafted cards. These cards will be sent to the troops overseas along with care packages created from Jefferson family contributions.
We thank Mr. Michael Gresk from the Exchange Club of West DuPage for his donation of flags provided to each child in attendance at Jefferson.
	A heartfelt thanks goes to Mrs. Deborah Johnson, committee chair, Mrs. Judy Wynn and Mrs. Susan Sauer. The committee was instrumental in spearheading the planning and coordination of all activities leading to and including the Veterans Day ceremony.
Due to the outstanding activities planned, the children have a better understanding of Veterans Day and honoring the many brave men and women who protect us and keep our country safe.