Blogging skills

My blogging skills have taken a hit this fall....I hope to improve on that this spring!

A few things that are coming up....Jan. 12th-15th will be winter benchmark week in RtI and we will see how much the kids have improved in their learning.  We will problem solve on the 16th which means we will gather all the data from the weeks assessments and take a look at those kiddos who are behind and need an extra boost, readjust some of our groupings, and take a look at how we are teaching in the classroom!

January 16th:  There will be no school for the kiddos....teachers will be preparing for next semester and problem solving....

February 6th:  The 4th Graders will take the NAEP (National Assessment for Educational Progress) please make sure that your student is here that day!

Book Fair is coming up the first week of February!

February 16th is No School!

And then it is a fast and furious finish until the end of the year!  Thanks all for your support!

Halloween

Please no crazy costumes on Halloween.
No props that look like weapons....
Kids will be going to the Junior High Haunted House and Dance here at the school.  IF they want to attend the Haunted House it is $1.00 per time.  There will be treats and dancing if they don't.

Just a reminder that K-6 students attending the football game that evening MUST have an adult that is responsible for them at the game.

Activity tickets do not work for playoff games.  This is an MHSA sanctioned rule.  Cost is $6.00 for Students and $7.00 for adults.

The past six weeks flew by

Fairfield Elementary School has been so busy!!!!  We have cruised through benchmark testing and got our differentiated groups going and those kids in need of intervention and double dosing are being addressed!   We have jumped in with both feet with some additional math materials to help the teachers when addressing their common core standards!  The first season of Junior High Sports has started and finished and we had our fall break!  We are headed steadfastly into the end of the first quarter, parent teacher conferences and the busy season!

If you haven't contacted the office about signing up for Parent Teacher Conferences please do so ASAP!

It's been a pretty successful first week!

It's been a great start to the new year in Fairfield Elementary!

The kitchen looks great!  The teachers are excited!  From the looks of the kiddos at night they are a little tired the first week but now they are rocking and rolling this week!

The Elementary staff did some training before the year started and are excited about trying some new Math techniques that they learned!

Please check out the additional blogs to see info about our great school!

Fairfield Elementary School Supplies

FAIRFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SUPPLIES NEEDED

Below is a list of necessary supplies for students, grades K-5, for the upcoming school year.

** All students grades K-8 need to bring clean tennis shoes for P.E. classes in the gym.**

Grade K:                Book bag, water bottle, clean tennis shoes for PE, box of Kleenex.

Grade l:                  Pencils (4), color crayons, glue stick, scissors, 4 pack Expo markers and 1 eraser, 1 folder, clean tennis shoes for PE, book bag, plastic pencil box, water bottle, deck of cards, box of Kleenex

Grade 2:                Clean back pack, plastic “tool box” to hold  supplies, #2 pencils ( no mechanical please), 2 large erasers, 2 large glue sticks, 1 spiral note book(wide ruled), 2 composition books(wide ruled), deck of playing cards(for math), 4 Expo markers (at least 2 colors), old sock to erase marker boards clean, water bottle with name on it, tennis shoes for PE, 4 boxes of Kleenex(1for each quarter).

                                (OPTIONAL ITEMS: crayons, water color markers, colored pencils, glue, Clorox wipes & scissors)

Grade 3:                NO large binders (there is not enough room in the desks, so save your money), 

                             loose leaf  notebook paper, box of (at least) 24 crayons, watercolor markers, Expo Markers( 1pkg                               mixed colors) 3x5 ruled index cards, colored pencils, pencil box, sharpened #2 pencils,                                              (2) 2-pocket folders, box of Kleenex, erasers, ruler (with centimeters & inches), clean tennis shoes 

Grade 4:                Number 2 pencils ( No mechanical pencils), spiral notebook (for journal), notebook paper (NOT tablet and not collegiate lined), 3x5 index cards (for vocabulary), eraser, three folders, colored pencils, hi-liter, ball-point pen, crayons, small tipped expo markers, ruler (with centimeters & inches), clean tennis shoes for PE, small bottle of glue or glue sticks & scissors, multiplication flash cards, hand sanitizer, box of Kleenex.

Grade 5:                Loose leaf, wide rule notebook paper, composition book, 3 folders with pockets, pencil box, pencils, colored pencils, blue or black pen, erasers, crayons or markers, Expo Markers (1pkg  mixed colors), ruler, glue stick, hi-liters, scissors, lined 3 X 5 index cards, box of Kleenex, clean tennis shoes for PE, 2 stretch book covers

Grade 6:                                Necessary: erasers, 1 notebook, additional paper (tablet or loose leaf) 3x5 ruled index cards. #2 pencils, blue or black pens, folder, red or bright colored correcting pen, colored pencils, package of 3 or 4 different colored expo markers, clean tennis shoes for PE; Optional: locker organizers / lock, water bottle, calculator, scissors

*The Elementary & High School offices will have pencils for sale for $.10/each.

** It is recommended that the younger students have PE shoes with Velcro.

                          Supply List - 7th and 8th Grade

Language Arts                                                                                                    Science

 3 ring binder (2 inch or larger) will stay in room                                            Index cards

 Subject Dividers  (8)                                                                                          Construction paper                            

 Loose leaf paper                                                                                                 Clear binders

 Correcting pen-red

 Pens/Pencils (black or blue only)

 Index cards (1)

 Highlighters (2)

 Expo Markers

4 GB Flash Drive

Math-Mrs. Wilson & Miss Spencer

 3 ring binder (1 1/2 inch or larger) - one large binder             * to hold all subjects is acceptable*

 Loose leaf paper          Page dividers              

 Pencils                            Notecards    

 Eraser                             Expo markers- at least two

 Correcting pen             Calculator

 Compass                      Protractor

Mrs. Wilson & Miss Spencer expect you to have these things every day, so a pencil bag that hooks into your three-ring binder might be useful.

              

Last Week!

It went so fast!
Wednesday:  AR trip for the kids that made their AR goal!
Thursday:  Semester tests in the High School
Friday:  AR/Books for Bikes Assembly at 8:45.  Field Day 9:30.  Dismissal 12:00.  Enjoy the summer!

Finishing the year

Upcoming events:
Saturday, 17th:  Divisional JH Track at Cut Bank
Monday, 19th:  2nd/3rd Field trip:  Pasture to Plate
all day.  Kindergarten Tea: 1:00-2:00.  Adolescent Shot Clinic.
Tuesday, 20th: 5th/6th Band Concert for the elementary 2:00 PM
Wednesday, 28th:  Elementary AR trip
Thursday, 29th:  8th Grade Graduation
Friday, 30th:  Last day of School, Dismissal at noon.