Thursday, April 20th, roughly 40 students taking American Sign Language (ASL) at Huntington Beach High School (HBHS), along with their adult supervisors, came to work with students in our Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) program at Cox. As part of their ASL 3 class and HBHS, the students had to create and implement a lesson and activities for our elementary students. Our DHH program appreciates the partnership with the high school ASL classes. It is a win for our students who are deaf and hard of hearing, and its a win for these high school students who see the value of their efforts to learn ASL.

Spring has sprung for our middle school music students as they visit their feeder schools! Not only do choir and band perform, but they also talk about the transition to middle school, how great it is, and ways to get involved and build connections. Thank you, T-birds!

In recognition of National Fentanyl Awareness Day on May 9, OCDE is teaming up with the Orange County Health Care Agency to host a pair of no-cost workshops that will cover the dangers of fentanyl and counterfeit pills and share prevention resources.

The sessions — one will be held at 4 p.m., followed by another at 6 p.m. — will be held in partnership with the HCA’s Mental Health and Recovery Services at OCDE’s Conference Center, located in Building D at 200 Kalmus Drive in Costa Mesa. The HCA also plans to distribute kits containing Narcan, an emergency life-saving medication that can rapidly reverse the effects of an opioid poisoning, to trained participants.

To register for either session on May 9, visit https://ocde.k12oms.org/1260-233279.

The full story is available on the OCDE Newsroom.

Orchestra and band students across the FVSD will perform at the Monster Concert. Join us on Tuesday, May 16th, at 5:00 pm for Band and 7:00 pm for Orchestra as 3rd through 12th grade students come together for this annual event.

Fountain Valley School District invites fifth-grade students and their families to attend the Middle School Orientation on Wednesday, May 24th, from 5:30-6:30 pm at your assigned middle school. Please join us to meet your principal and staff and hear more about your middle school campus and programs. We are excited to welcome all of our fifth graders and their families as we look forward to a tremendous sixth-grade year!

FOUNTAIN VALLEY NEWSLETTER

Vol IX Iss 25 | I 30 April 2023