March 4, 2022
Happy March FORCE Families
We hope this early Spring has been treating you well! As we are off and running into March and into our final trimester of school, our focus here is on finishing strong with our student academics and trying to get back to more "normal" with Covid restrictions easing up. We are excited to for all that is happening in March and coming up soon, such as our big school fundraiser, which is off to an amazing start (thank you all for your support of our school), our "Love of Reading" month packed with spirit days and an author's visit, more school assemblies to enjoy, as well as starting up Starstruck soon also! It's a jam packed month all the way to Spring Break in April and we are so thankful for our school community and the FORCE for good we all can be for our students!
Our hope is to keep this blog updated 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. Fiddyment truly is a special place, where our staff thrives on building relationships with students and parents, in hopes to build a partnership that make everyone's time here safe and enjoyable, especially for our young learners.
In this blog you will find school updates, important safety reminders, PTC information, acknowledged students and staff, lunch menu, after school enrichment info and community event flyers.
Ryan Poulsen - Principal
&
Fiddyment Farm Staff
We are the F.O.R.C.E.
F - Focused O - Organized R - Respectful C - Compassionate E - Encouraging
Just a reminder that we are still working towards having all our current Kinder through 7th-grade students complete registration for our upcoming 2022-23 school year!
Priority registration has closed for individuals seeking an inter or intra-district transfer and those wanting to enroll their student(s) into the Roseville Virtual Academy. However, applications received following the deadline requesting inter or intra-district transfers will be accepted in the order received, added to a waitlist, and considered on a space-available basis.
As a reminder, all students, even those who are returning back to their same school MUST complete the online registration process. Your attention to this is greatly appreciated and helps RCSD know how to best prepare to meet and accommodate all our students' needs. If you have not yet registered your student please take a moment to do so NOW.
California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress Parent/Guardian Notification Letter
Dear Parent/Guardian:
There are many ways to measure your child’s learning. Your child’s teacher uses report card grades, classroom work, teacher observations, and end-of-year statewide test results to get a complete picture of your child’s learning. Each year, students participate in the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP). Your child will take the following tests, depending on their grade level or instructional program:
Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments for English language arts and math, required tests in grades 3–8 and 11
California Science Test (CAST), a required test in grades 5 and 8 and once in high school
The testing schedule for our school site will be sent to parents soon!
You are an important part of your child’s education. To make sure your child feels comfortable taking tests, you can:
Explain to your child that these tests are tools to help them learn, and they should not be anxious or scared.
Explore the practice tests with your child at caaspp.org/practice-and-training/index.html so they can become familiar with the platform and setup of the tests.
Remind your child that you and their teacher want them to try their best and are there to help, every step of the way.
You will receive your child’s results at or before the beginning of the next school year. The results will identify where your child is doing well or needs more help, so you can better support their learning at home and teachers can better support their learning in the classroom.
Parents/guardians who would like to exempt their child from taking any or all parts of the CAASPP summative state assessments (CAASPP/CAA) are able to do so. All such requests will be honored per CDE Education Code. If you are choosing to exempt your child from taking any of the assessments, you will need to submit a written request specifying your student’s name, grade, and the test/subject. This request needs to be submitted to me by March 18, 2022. Remember, if your student does not test, this means you will not receive CAASPP scores/results.
To learn more about these tests, please feel free to reference the following resources:
Starting Smarter website (English)
Staring Smarter website (Spanish)
Parent Guides to Understanding (English)
Parent Guide to Understanding, (Spanish)
Parent Guide to Understanding Website (Guides available in Arabic, Chinese, Tagalog, Russian, Vietnamese)
If you have questions, please contact Ryan Poulsen, school principal, at 916-771-1880 or rpoulsen@rcsdk8.org
Sincerely,
THANK YOU to Tiffany Stearns, Events and Fundraiser Chair, for her work on planning the PTC fundraiser, and to those who volunteered to help out.
Things didn’t go as planned but…MARK YOUR CALENDARS - MARCH 31, 2022
DAY OF AWESOMENESS
A SignUp Genius will be coming for volunteer help for the Day of Awesomeness.
Popcorn Friday Volunteers needed: CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP
Dates for the rest of the year: 3/18, 4/22, 5/20
Upcoming Dine Outs:
3/10 - Cool River Pizza 4/21 – Amy’s Drive Thru
In March you can save $15 off your farm box – use the promo code in the attached flyer.
A Special THANK YOU to our Business Sponsors – Burne Engineering and Staines Financial, LLC – FFE PTC Appreciates your Support!
