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.

SBAC

Smarter Balanced testing to begin March 31st!
Please see that your children are here it is vital!

Other testing tips:

• ƒ Make sure your child gets a good night's sleep before a test, and make sure your child eats properly the day of a test. 
• ƒ Make sure your child has taken any needed medication. 
• ƒ Ensure that your child is present during testing (children generally perform better when taking tests in their groups rather than at a make-up time). 
• ƒ Get your child to school on time the day of the test. 
• ƒ Wish your child good luck each morning of the test. Tell your child that he/she is special and that you believe in him/her! 
• ƒ Remind your child the test is important. Encourage him/her to do his/her best. 
• ƒ If your child is too ill to attend, please call the school office. 
• ƒ Remind your child to listen carefully to the instructions from the teacher and to read the directions and each question carefully. 
• ƒ Encourage your child to stay focused on the test, even if other students finish early. 

Great turnout at the fair

Last night was opening day for the book fair and we had a great turnout....don't forget to support our school library and the great AR program by buying books!

Book Fair

The Fairfield Elementary School’s annual Scholastic Book Fair is February 4th - 6th in the Elementary Library. This year’s theme is Book Fair Fiesta: ¡Yo Quiero Libros! ¡Vamos a Leer! (I Want Books! Let's Go Read!)

Tuesday, February 4th is Book Preview Day when students preview the books and make their ‘wish list’ to take home.

Tuesday evening - February 4th is the Book Fair Family Event from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. This event is for community members and families to view the Fair and purchase books and other novelties included in the Fair. Students who are accompanied by a parent or an adult may purchase items also.

Wednesday, February 5th is the big sales day. Sale times are before school (7:00 a.m. to 8:15 a.m.), noon recess (11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.), and after school (4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m).

Thursday, February 6th - This is the final day to make purchases at the Fair onsite. Sale times are before school (7:30 a.m. to 8:15 a.m.) and noon recess (11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.).

Our Book Fair days will be extended this year by the ability to shop online. Online Book Fair purchases will be added to our in-house purchases. Online shopping is available from Jan. 29th through Feb. 17th. The link ishttp://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/fairfieldelementary1

100 DAYS OF SCHOOL

Today was the 100th day of School!  Lots of cool activities happening in the elementary today!

Benchmark Testing

Next week, we will be doing our benchmark testing in the elementary!  We use AimsWeb for our materials to give a quick assessment of your students progress in reading fluency, reading comprehension, spelling, math computation, math fluency, and writing.

Welcome Back!

As we jump into 2014 and the semester is about to finish, I want to make the parents aware that the K-6 report card will look quite different.  We will continue to have the old style for the rest of the year and in addition to that we will start with a Math Standards Based report card which is aligned to the common core standards.  Look for future info to come.