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Field Day |
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5th Grade Grad
Last Day of School
Minimum Day |
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It's the final newsletter of 2015-16!
- A final call to please check the overflowing lost and found for precious items that your child may have left at school.
- Field Day is coming up on June 1st and we're looking for volunteers. Sign up here, and see below for more information.
- June 2nd is a minimum day; please pick up your kids at 1:40 pm.
Thanks everyone -- it's been a slice! Hope you all have a wonderful summer.
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| A final message for 2015-16 from our Principal, Mr. Althouse |
Dear Fairmeadow Community,
To start this final principal's letter of the school year, I'd like to express my sincere admiration and appreciation to our Fairmeadow students. I've had the honor and privilege to observe first-hand the kindness, optimism, perseverance, creativity, and hard work that defines our Fairmeadow community of learners. The outstanding growth accomplished this year is evident in every classroom, visible in countless samples of student work. Firebirds, thank you for your many contributions to each other and to our school this year. I wish all of you a happy, healthy, and safe summer vacation from school!
The week ahead is filled with many exciting events to celebrate our students' growth, and to welcome the conclusion of the school year. Please reach out to your child's teacher with any questions you may have about your classroom schedule for the week ahead.
This Wednesday, all Firebirds will participate in our annual Field Day. With Field Day events ranging from Scooter Races to Sponge Races, Frisbee Golf to Hurdles, and Javelin to Jump Rope, students are sure to find many outdoor activities presented as a part of this fantastic community event. Please remember our sun-safe ABC behaviors by sending your child to school with a hat and a water bottle on Wednesday, and sun block applied before school. (A - Avoid sun, B - sun Block, C - Cover up!).
This Thursday is the last day of school for students. We congratulate our current fifth graders at the fifth grade promotion ceremony from 9:00 - 10:00 am on the Fairmeadow field. Classes will be celebrating the conclusion of the school year in a variety of ways. Thursday is an early dismissal day for students, with Kindergarten dismissing students at 12:00 pm, and 1st through 4th grade dismissing students at 1:40 pm.
For returning families, please mark your calendars for the following welcome back activities scheduled for the fall:
- Wednesday, August 10th - Fairmeadow 101 Parent Information Presentation, 5:00-6:00 pm, Fairmeadow MP Room
- Friday, August 12th - Welcome Back Social and Class Assignments, 4:30 - 7:00 pm, Fairmeadow Blacktop
- Tuesday, August 16th - First Day of School, 8:30 am, Classrooms
I hope that your summer plans provide time for rest, relaxation, exploration, and joy. For all children, it is important that reading and writing is still a part of their summer life. So whether your child is a voracious daily reader or a reluctant reader looking for some time away from daily literacy activities, ensure that you model daily reading and writing habits, and provide for some time each day for your child to read for pleasure and capture their ideas in writing. A simple summer journal is a great way to encourage daily writing, and it could be a fun exercise for everyone in your family to contribute to a record of summer, 2016.
We wish our graduating class of 5th graders and their families a smooth and successful transition into middle school. For our returning and new Firebirds, we'll see you back at school on August 16th!
Grant Althouse
Principal
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| Fairmeadow Field Day: Sign up to help! |
Field Day Volunteers Needed!
Once again we are preparing for a fabulous Field Day on Wednesday, June 1st. We are in need of 40-45 parent volunteers to help with running the activities.
The K-2 session is from 9:00 to 10:00 and the 3-5 grade session is from 10:30 - 11:30. We need a minimum of 20 parents for each session. Sign up on this google
sheet.
If you can help or have any questions please contact Mrs. Sanders-Jones:
[email protected].
Thank you in advance for all of your support and help.
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JLS Bound 6th grade Students - JLS Student Store - JLS Spirit Wear
The JLS Student Store is a small store at the JLS campus and is a joint cooperative effort by the Jaime Buddle's Student Leadership class, parent volunteers and the JLS administration and is run under the Student Body.
The JLS Student Store sells JLS Spirit Wear and some other small articles that can be used at school.
The JLS Student Store and Online Store are closed for summer. The Store will reopen on Jump Start Day (Tuesday, August 9th) and will be open on specific Fridays during lunchtime, check the JLS eNews announcements.
JLS clothing can also be purchased online at: www.JLSStudentStore.com
If you are interested in volunteering at the store, email us at [email protected]. We can still use some volunteers!
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| This is our Lost and Found! |
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Please retrieve your lost items before we donate them this week!
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| Thanks for the Box Tops, everyone |
Thanks to your donations of Box Tops, the Fairmeadow PTA received $230.40 this school year to help pay for school supplies and programs. Thank you for your support of Fairmeadow!
Susan Sather, Box Tops Coordinator.
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| Book your summer camps and raise money for Fairmeadow! |
Remember! If you're still looking for camps, check out ActivityHero for some of the best camps in the Bay Area. Purchase through
this page --
https://www.activityhero.com/go/Fairmeadow
-- and 3% will be donated to Fairmeadow!
Use Promo Code camplist5 to save $25 off your registration of $250 or more befor
e May 31st, 20
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| Survey (All Grades) from PAUSD Student Services |
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You are asked to participate in a survey through which you can provide important feedback on PAUSD's support services for students. The Harvard Systems Review Survey of our Supports for students with disabilities will only remain open until
Tuesday, May 24
. Teachers and administrators also are being asked to participate. Access the survey here in English, Spanish and Chinese:
http://bit.ly/pausd2016sped
The original request, sent through our PAUSD research department, came from Dr. Tom Hehir, a senior faculty member at Harvard University who is leading this research. Your responses will influence their recommendations to the School Board in mid-late June. There will also be several open town hall meetings to review the results. If you have any questions regarding this survey, please contact Monica Ng, the study director, at
[email protected].
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Calling all Parents of JLS 6th Grade-Bound students!
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Come volunteer with next year's JLS PTA!
There are just as many opportunities to be a part of your child's JLS experience as there were at Fairmeadow, and the JLS PTA welcomes whatever level of time and talents you can contribute.
Volunteering on the PTA will accelerate your familiarity with the campus, staff, and fellow parents; there's no better or faster way to become a part of the JLS community. And we have a lot of fun!
Current "hot" jobs still open:
Jump Start Day and First Day assistance (forms, PE uniforms, etc)
6th Grade Parent Networks co-chairs
6th Grade Panther Camp co-chairs
Dance Chaperones
Community Service Day chaperones
Science Fair, Book Fair helpers
Co-chairs for Back-To-School Pizza Dinner (September 2016)
Co-chairs for Many Faces Potluck (May 2017)
Special Education Inclusion Rep
Health and Wellness Rep
Advocacy Chair
Ways and Means chair
Click
here to see a full list of the open positions on the JLS PTA committees and events, and fill out the form to indicate any interests you may have. This is not a commitment! We will contact you with more information which will help you decide if you would like to join us.
Click
here for job descriptions of most of the PTA jobs.
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To Incoming 6th Grade Jordan Parents and/or Guardians
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Jordan's Jaguar Journey is a great orientation program for 6th grade students held on August 16th and 17th. The teachers and staff of Jordan use these first two days of school to orient the new 6th graders to life at Jordan. It's fun and festive and allows the students to get to know each other, their teachers and their new space at school. The teachers have developed a terrific program but they need parent volunteers help to make it happen. If you are interested in volunteering, please sign up here https://www.uptous.com/communities/JJ . Questions? Please email [email protected].
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Screening of Beyond Measure
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Sat, Jun 4, 2 - 4 PM, 1044 Middlefield Road, Redwood City Main Library
Beyond Measure
sets out to challenge the assumptions of our current education story. Rather than ask why our students fail to measure up, this film asks us all to reconsider the greater purpose of education. What if our education system valued personal growth over test scores? Put inquiry over mimicry? Encouraged passion over rankings? What if we decided that the purpose of school was not the transmission of facts or formulas, but the transformation of every student? And what if this paradigm-shift was driven not by politicians but by students, parents, and teachers
Sponsored by Girls Innovate, Outschool.org and Redwood City Library. Free and open the public.
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| Kick for Charity Summer School |
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Hi!
Kick for Charity, a summer soccer camp run entirely by high school students from Paly and Gunn high schools, is a non-profit organization aimed towards providing a great summer soccer camp for elementary school aged children(7-11 loosely) as well as giving back to the community through charitable donations. All proceeds go to East Palo Alto Kids Foundation who funds classrooms in our local Ravenswood School District in East Palo Alto. The camp is held in the first two weeks of summer break
, June 6-
10 an
d June 13-
17, and we would love to see your child at camp for this 2016 Kick for Charity session!
Below is a link to our website where more information is provided. Feel free to
[email protected] if you have any questions.
Regards,
The Kick for Charity Team,
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Help Kids in Grades K-4 with Reading or Math - You Could Change a Life
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Please join other parents volunteering with All Students Matter in grades K-4 in east Menlo Park and East Palo Alto schools. You'll work in the same classroom once a week, building a relationship with the teacher and students, and be able to see the progress achieved. The students are always eager to work with you and you'll have real impact in a community where over 80% of students are performing below grade level in reading and math. Sign up now to start in September - we provide training and coordinate everything. To learn more or to sign up, please visit our web site at
www.allstudentsmatter.org
or contact Keri Tully at
[email protected]
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| Middle School Bicycle Skills Classes |
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Sat, Jun 11 - Aug 6, 8:30 AM - 1 PM, Mitchell Park Community Center
Build your student's independent bicycling skills. The Palo Alto Safe Routes to School program has partnered with Wheel Kids Bicycle Club to offer on-bike safety classes for middle school students and their parents throughout the summer. For more details or to register visit: http://wheelkids.com/palo-alto/middle-school/
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| Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics (PASA) Swimming Lessons |
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Stanford Cardinal Swimming offers a range of swimming opportunities for the beginning swimmer to the elite athlete. Find the best fit for you! Start dates: May - August. Contact
[email protected]
to find out about options at Avery Pool (Stanford) and in Palo Alto. Programs include high school, age group, competitive, developmental and swim lessons. PASA - Cardinal is a year-round United States Swimming Team:
www.pasacardinal.com
. All Levels:
https://goo.gl/pahsbq
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High School:
https://goo.gl/Fw1T2S
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| Events at Palo Alto Libraries |
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Coding for Kids
Sun, Jun 12, 10 AM - 12 PM, Mitchell Park Library, 3700 Middlefield Rd.
, Palo Alto
An introduction to coding using visual programming languages. Sundays through July 3. Open to kids in grades 2-6.
Python Programming
Sat, Jun 18, 2 - 4 PM, Mitchell Park Library, 3700 Middlefield Rd.
, Palo Alto
This programming course covers all the basics. Grades 5 to 8 only.
Wacky Wednesday: Magician Pete G.
Wed, Jun 15, 3:30 PM, Rinconada Library, 1213 Newell Rd., Palo Alto
Magician Pete G. will be performing amazing magic tricks.
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| Parents Place Upcoming Events |
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Beyond Sibling Rivalry: Keeping the Peace (3 - 10 years)
Tue, June 21, 7 - 9 PM, Parents Place, 200 Channing Ave, Palo Alto
Understanding the ins and outs of sibling relationships empowers parents to manage sibling rivalry with grace and ease. During this workshop, there will be discussions on short- and long-term plans for keeping the peace. Parents will gain a deeper understanding of sibling conflicts, tools to prevent them, and answers for those challenging questions about fairness, cooperation, compassion, intervention, ground rules, and, ultimately, what it takes to raise siblings who are also close friends. With Rachel Sklar, MSW. $45 individual; $30 second person. For more info and registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/beyond-sibling-rivalry-keeping-the-peace-ages-3-10-registration-24850428300?ref=ebapi
Helping Your Child With Anxiety (5 - 11 years)
Thu, June 23, 7 - 9 PM, Parents Place, 200 Channing Ave, Palo Alto
Staying Connected as Your Child Grows Up (5 - 11 years)
Wed, June 2, 7 - 9 PM, Parents Place, 200 Channing Ave, Palo Alto
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Paly Robotics Summer Camp 2016 (for middle school students, incoming 6th - incoming 9th)
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Jul 18-22, Jul 25-29, Aug 1-5, The Paly Robotics Lab (Room 903 at Palo Alto High School)
Do you want your child to experience what it is like to design and build robots? Or how about learning how to program and create 3D animations? What about creating a business plan and promoting it with a website? This year, Paly Robotics will be hosting our annual summer camp for incoming middle school students (incoming 6th - 9th). We are offering three sessions to choose from - Robot Design and Hardware; Programming and 3D Animation; and Entrepreneurship and Website Design. For more information about our camp and the different sessions, visit our website at palyrobotics.com/summercamp.
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| Summer Of Service (SOS) - YCS |
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Want to make a difference in the community? Join Summer of Service (SOS) and develop leadership skills, meet new friends and have fun while helping out in the community - with Youth Community Service. Each day students will go out in teams to local schools, senior centers, food pantries and parks for service. At SOS you will have fun while learning how to tackle community issues. We also enjoy one fun BBQ day each session and an end of program celebration. SOS has four 2 week sessions that run from June 13th through August 5th for students who will be entering 6th - 8th grade in the Fall of 2016. For more information, visit the Enjoy Online or contact YCS at (650) 858-8019.
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The City of Palo Alto has declared Sunday June 19 as World Music Day. World Music Day is a free music festival that takes place in cities around the world every year around the Summer Solstice. 50 professional and amateur musical groups will perform a wide variety of musical genres: jazz, pop, rock, classical, world music, choral, etc. All performances are FREE and open to the public. This is a fun and unique family event not to be missed. The organizers are also looking for musicians and event volunteers from our community, including students from our schools. Info:
www.pamusicday.org
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| eNews Publication Guidelines and Archive |
| For old versions of eNews, go to the eNews archive . Fairmeadow eNews Publication Guidelines:
- Fairmeadow eNews is a publication of the Fairmeadow PTA. It is sent out each Monday morning, with special editions sent out as required.
- If you want to publish an announcement relevant to Fairmeadow, send an email to [email protected]. Include the following information: title, date, time and location of the event, a brief description and who to contact. Information submitted by Sunday 2 pm will appear in the Monday Edition.
- Announcements relevant to other schools in the PAUSD district can be send to [email protected]
- Our PTA has a noncommercial policy, which states that we do not associate with any commercial activities of other organizations including, but not limited to, the promotion of their goods and services. Only information from non profit organizations will be considered for placement, if submitted to eNews.
- Announcements will generally be published in two consecutive issues. To have further announcements made after that, please submit your announcement again.
If you have any questions or suggestions, e-mail Susan Leech, Fairmeadow's eNews editor.
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