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Message From Our FORCE Staff
January 31, 2020
We hope that you had a wonderful final week of January, 2020! We had a great week here on The Farm, topped off yesterday with our "Dancing Feet" Assembly, where high school students performed dance routines to the students and worked with them in groups to get hands on dance experience - they had a blast!
We are excited for great things coming up - our Project Lead the Way engineering/science program has started up and the PLTW teachers are excited to watch the kids dig into the program! We also have a PTC general meeting this coming Wednesday (2/5), School SING returns on Thursday (2/6), and we have POPCORN Friday on 2/7 - it's going to be a great week!
Our hope with this blog is to try to keep it updated weekly so that you can be informed of upcoming events, news, happenings, and important information regarding Fiddyment Farm Elementary and the great experiences your child will be having here at our school this year.
We love feedback from parents on suggestions on how to keep our school amazing! Have any concerns or any new ideas? - Please share them with us and answer our short survey!
As always, we want to thank our community of parents and guardians for supporting Fiddyment Farm School, our students, and our staff!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Ryan Poulsen - Principal
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Fiddyment Farm Staff
Our school mission is to maximize learning for each member of our FORCE!
We are the F.O.R.C.E.
F - Focused O - Organized R - Respectful C - Compassionate E - Encouraging
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February 3 - 7
Monday - February 3 - Early Release Schedule
Monday - February 3 - Early Release Schedule
Monday - February 3 - Valentine's Gram Pre-Sales
Monday - February 3- After School Enrichment - "Young Rembrandts"
Tuesday - February 4 - School Musical Practice
Tuesday - February 4 - After School Enrichment - "Early Engineers
Wednesday- February 5 - After School Enrichment - "Spanish"
Wednesday- February 5 - PTC General Meeting - Sup. Derk Garcia attending
Thursday- February 6 - School SING
Thursday- February 6 - School Musical Practice
Friday - February 7 - Pennies 4 Patients - Dress Up Day - Super Hero Day
Friday - February 7 - POPCORN Friday
Friday - February 7 -After School Enrichment - "Spanish"
Friday - February 7 -After School Enrichment - "Honeycode"
February 10 - 14
Monday - February 10 - NO SCHOOL - Lincoln Birthday Observance Day
Tuesday - February 11 - Pennies 4 Patients - Dress Up Day - Sports Day
Tuesday - February 11 - School Musical Practice
Tuesday - February 11 - After School Enrichment - "Early Engineers"
Wednesday- February 12 - Pennies 4 Patients - Dress Up Day - Twin Day
Wednesday- February 12 - After School Enrichment - "Spanish"
Thursday- February 13 - Pennies 4 Patients - Dress Up Day - Wear Gold Day
Thursday- February 13 - School Musical Practice
Friday - February 14 - Pennies 4 Patients - Dress Up Day - Wear Pink and/or Red
Friday - February 14 -After School Enrichment - "Spanish"
Friday - February 14 -After School Enrichment - "Honeycode"
The Jedi Council Student Leadership crew is working hard on box tops and their big endeavour of February - Pennies 4 Patients!
Every year Fiddyment absolutely rocks when it comes to getting donations from families for the amazing Pennies 4 Patients program which supports the battle against Leukemia. Our goal this year is to raise $10,000 and we have come close before at $7000, so we think we can hit $10k this year!
Will you help us? Check out the link below to see the information on how the program works, the prizes students can win for collecting, and the awesome dress up days we have coming up to show support!
Thank you for helping our Jedi Council collect box tops for the school and pennies ($) for a cure!
Click Here to Learn How to Scan with the Box Tops Mobile App
It's that time of year again for our "Gift of Reading" Fundraiser, coming up in February! By donating funds for a book in your child's name, you will help our library continue to grow, and enrich the learning and fun for our students!
Check out the flyer below for more information! We truly appreciate all of your support!
Flyers with forms to fill out are being sent home soon!
Parent Teacher Club (PTC)
We truly value the partnership between the school and our families, and no one fosters that better than our Fiddyment Farm Parent Teacher Club! The parents/guardians that help volunteer with school events and activities are very special and very much appreciated!
Check out the PTC Newsletter with some info on upcoming events and information to start off the year!
Our next PTC General Meeting is coming up this Wednesday, February 5th at 6:30pm in the Fiddy Library .
We will handle normal PTC duties
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RCSD Superintendent, Derk Garcia will be attending to answer any questions for families regarding the middle school boundaries proposed changes.
Hope you can all attend to help support this cause
We would LOVE your help! If you are interested in volunteering here at Fiddyment Farm, please click on the link to our district website - Volunteer Policy Page. There you will find information about the policy, the difference between Category I and Category II Volunteer, and all the needed paperwork in PDF form to get started! - Thank you for your time!
Each Friday is spirit day - students and staff are encouraged to wear their school spirit shirts, or sport the school colors - black and gold! The class with the most students to sport their spirit for the day, wins the coveted "Spirit Stick" as a reward, to keep in their classroom for a week! This week it was awesome Mr. Denney's 3rd grade class with 85% of his students sporting school spirit wear or school colors - Way to go! - The spirit stick is yours for the week!
Every School SING, we acknowledge some amazing FORCE students here at Fiddyment who consistently demonstrate our character traits, of being FOCUSED, ORGANIZED, RESPECTFUL, COMPASSIONATE, AND ENCOURAGING!
LAST WEEK at School SING we acknowledged some amazing students for showing that they can stay RESPECTFUL towards their peers and school staff!
Check them out below!!
KINDERGARTEN
Mrs. Bogert/Evans
- Lyle P. - Lyle is always respectful. He gives really nice compliments to everyone. Way to go Lyle! Keep up the amazing work.
Mrs. Dyas
- Lana M. - In room 4, Lana M. is always considerate of others feelings. She treats people with kindness. Thanks for being respectful!
- Jude S. & Khiara - I am so proud of how hard Jude has been working on Respect. He has learned to raise a quiet hand in the classroom and also to be a role model during class time. He has shown he is a kind friend and offers to help others. Great way to show Respect Jude! Khiara is always a role model both inside and outside of the classroom. She follows the classroom and playground rules and shows respect to her friends and her teachers. I am proud of you Khiara!
- Sienna C. & Brooke L. - In room 10 we are honoring Sienna C. and Brooke L. for being RESPECTFUL members of the FORCE! Way to go ladies!!!
1ST GRADE
Ms. Johnson
- Zachary M. - Room 8 would like to congratulate Zachary for being respectful to everyone. He always sets a wonderful example to others by using excellent manners and being very polite and kind! Way to go, Zachary!
- Prabhnoor H. - Maiyah is being recognized in Room 9 for being respectful! Maiyah is always kind, helpful and respectful to all around her. She is kind to her peers and polite to her teachers. She also treats her school with respect and care. Way to go, Maiyah!d
- Morgan B. - Morgan is always respectful in Room 5. She is thoughtful and kind to all of her classmates and teacher. Great job Morgan!
- Jace S. - Ms. Purcell's 1st grade is recognizing Jace Santos for being respectful. Jace has great manners and remembers to follow the rules. Congratulations Jace!
2ND GRADE
Mrs. Benato
- Chase S. - In Room 16 we are recognizing Chase for being a respectful student. Chase is a great example by raising a quiet hand to participate, using polite words, listening during instruction, and being respectful to all. Way to go, Chase!
- Landon M. - Landon is being recognized as a RESPECTFUL student because he consistently follows school rules and is a good listener. Way to go, Landon!
- Adrian H. - Adrian is receiving the award for being RESPECTFUL, but I am also giving him this award for being responsible. Adrian has truly put forth his best effort these past few months. He is respectful to peers and to all adults. He is taking pride in his work and trying his best. Congratulations Adrian!
- Colton T . - Colton is receiving the "Respectful" award because he always remembers to wait his turn to talk, use kind words, and follow the directions of our school and classroom. Way to go Colton!
3RD GRADE
Mr. Denney
- Aryan L. -Aryan is a great student and all around great person. He is very respectful to everyone he knows. He is such a wonderful person to have in class!
- Celeste C & Rosalie K. - Celeste C. and Rosalie are two of the most respectful students a teacher could ask for. They are polite, hard working and are respectful to their peers and to adults. It's my pleasure to recognize these two amazing girls.
- Mason R. - Room 20 would let to give a huge shout out to Mason for being a very "Respectful" student and friend. Mason is always listening when others are talking and never is rude or disruptive. I can always count on Mason to do the right thing and be an example to others. I'm so proud of you, Mason! Keep up the amazing job!
- Martin Poupa. - Room 25 is recognizing Martin for being RESPECTFUL! Martin is always on task and respectful in how he talks to others. He is a great example in our class. Nice work, Martin!
- Henry B. -Room 26 would like to recognize Henry B. for being a super RESPECTFUL student! Henry is always the first to help others, always comes to school each day with an enthusiastic approach to learning, and is always extremely respectful when working with others.We are so proud of you, Henry! Way to go!
4TH GRADE
Mrs. Andrada
- Abbygale M. & Damian M. - Abbygale is always very respectful to everyone including her classmates, teacher, and herself. Damian is very respectful to everyone in our classroom. He always has such wonderful manners.
Mrs. Cianci
- Marie M. -This week in room 22 we are honoring Marie M. for being our RESPECTFUL student of the week. Marie is a student who is respectful both inside and outside the classroom. She is involved in many extra clubs at school where is valued as a respectful leader and role model. Way to go Marie keep up the great work!
Ms. Pulis
- Aaden M. -Aaden is a very respectful person both inside & outside of our classroom. He listens attentively, helps others, waits his turn, & is always very polite. He encourages others to be respectful too. Aaden is a very RESPECTFUL 4th grader!
5TH GRADE
Mrs. Adams
- Cassie S. -He is respectful in so many ways!
Mrs. Grilione
- Sean S. - Respectful
Mrs. Morgan
- Jacob P. - Jacob is a consistent role model for what it looks like to be respectful. Whether it be following directions given, completing tasks, working with classmates, or playing on the playground, Jacob can be found showing respect to the adults and peers around him. His kindness and focus is so appreciated! Way to go, Jacob P! We're so glad you came to Fiddyment!
School SING will return Thursday, February 6th - where we will acknowledge some amazing FORCE students for being COMPASSIONATE to others at school - Check back here next Friday for a list of students and picture!
As we begin the second half of the school year, we want to make sure to remind our students and families of our PBIS (Positive Behavior Expectations and Supports) structure to increase positive student behavior. We are going to continue with our character themes of F.O.R.C.E. - Focused, Organized, Respectful, Compassionate, Encouraging, and put more emphasis on good character traits and habits.
On the behavior side, to simplify the "behavior" expectations, we have chosen
Be Safe - Be Responsible - Be Respectful
These are very simple for our students to understand, and are easy to reinforce and celebrate when students follow expectations and make good choices! These 3 main behavior expectations, will also carry over to Chilton Middle School, as they use the same 3.
When students do make good choices and follow behavior expectations, and show great character qualities of the F.O.R.C.E., they will be acknowledged at different times of the year, in different ways, from awards, to FORCE Tickets, to prizes - we want to acknowledge our FORCE students for showing up every day and being a true "FORCE" in our school!
If your child comes home with a FORCE ticket stub - they made a really good choice at school and should be encouraged to continue their positive choices and behaviors in the future!
If you are you looking for some amazing enrichment opportunities for your child, we have some awesome after school programs starting up in September at Fiddyment! There is a wide range of selection, from Art, Science, Engineering, Coding, and Spanish.
Thank you for reading our blog and supporting Fiddyment Farm Elementary School!
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