Greetings Fairmeadow Community,

 

The Winter Olympics have included many breathtaking moments of courage, perseverance, resilience, and strength this month. I was particularly inspired by the skiathlon event last Sunday where Norwegian skier Simon Krüger fell in the opening moments of a 30-kilometer race, to find himself at the back of the pack of 64 skiers. Over the next 29 kilometers he remained calm and intently focused on his effort and training, and ultimately won the race and the gold medal in that event. Each event has a lesson of courage, patience, and effort, and it's been a real joy sharing stories of Olympic athletes with our students and teachers at school.

 

Last Friday while students were away from school, our teachers and staff engaged in a day of purposeful professional learning. In the morning, teachers met in grade level cohorts with teachers from other schools to reflect on their implementation of our new mathematics curriculum, and to collaboratively plan for a future unit. We spent the afternoon back at Fairmeadow discussing reading behaviors to notice, teach, and support at each reading level, and to make a plan to advance our students' reading through intentional guided reading sessions. Friday was a productive day of collaboration, learning, and planning for our teachers and staff, sure to enhance our students' experience at school in the coming weeks!

 

Our English Language Advisory Committee (ELAC) meets this coming Wednesday, February 21st from 8:30 to 9:30 am in the Fairmeadow MP Room. The purpose of ELAC is to learn about our approach to supporting English Language Learning students in our classrooms, and to provide feedback to the school on this topic. During our ELAC meeting on Wednesday, participants will learn strategies to support your child's reading and writing progress at home, as well as learn about our new assessment, the English Language Proficiency Assessment for California (ELPAC). This meeting is open to the families of our English Language Learning students as well as our English only students.

 

Parents and guardians need to visit the school during the school day from time to time, for generous volunteering of time or bringing a forgotten lunch. If you visit the school during the school day, please be sure that you only enter our campus through the front office, and that you always check-in and get a visitors' badge. Thank you for following these important safety protocols.

 

With the second trimester ending on Friday, we have many successes for each student to acknowledge, and big goals to set for our children in the coming months!

 

With appreciation for all that you do,

Tue, Feb 27, 5-9 pm, Gott's at Town & Country

Fundraising that's filling and fulfilling: Come dine out at Gott's, Town & Country Village, and raise money for Fairmeadow PTA!  Come to Gott's on Tuesday, February 27th , between the hours of 5 and 9 pm to participate. They will donate 10% of all takings within that three hour window.

You don't need a ticket to participate, you don't even need to be a Fairmeadow family! Bring family, friends, and neighbors too -- the more people who dine at Gott's the more money we can raise for Fairmeadow PTA.

Hello 1st Grade Families!  The staff luncheon this month is on  Thursday, February 22nd  and is being hosted by 1st grade families. These monthly luncheons give us a chance to show our appreciation for all that the Fairmeadow staff does for our children. It allows the entire faculty and staff (60+) to come together over a meal and they really enjoy it and look forward to it. This month's theme is SOUP BAR.  

Please consider signing up to contribute food to the luncheon. In addition, we need a few people to come to the luncheon to help with set-up and clean-up. These jobs do not take long.  If you have trouble accessing the Google doc, please email  Sachi Messerian  with the dish you would like to bring.

Is your child not in 2nd grade? Click here for a list of staff luncheons scheduled for this school year.