April 22, 2019
Greetings Fairmeadow Community,
The last week full week of April is upon us as we head into the last month of school! There are still so many exciting and engaging student activities and community events that await us all.
This coming Wednesday, April 24th, Fairmeadow will participate in our annual Spring Walk and Roll to School Day. During Walk and Roll to School Day, children and families work to reduce pollution in our environment and lessen traffic congestion by walking, biking, scootering, carpooling, or busing to school. On Wednesday, we are featuring, “Planting the School Commute Garden,” where we will have flower cutouts for students to write or draw their favorite way to get to school. Then they can paste their flowers in our garden by the front office! Walk and Roll to School Day will occur this Wednesday rain or shine; thanks in advance for considering alternative methods to single family car trips.
Beginning this Friday, April 26th, we will get some fresh air in the mornings as we head back out to the blacktop for our bi-monthly whole school assemblies. These important school gatherings provide a wonderful opportunity for our entire school to come together for helpful announcements/reminders, engaging presentations, and for community building activities. This Friday, is our first outdoor assembly of 2019. Cheer! Cheer! for Fairmeadow School!
As many of you know, the front office is a major component of any school site. Alicia and Mary Ann work hard on a daily basis and contribute to Fairmeadow in so many ways that help keep our school running smoothly and efficiently. Help us appreciate Alicia and Mary Ann by celebrating Secretaries Week with us! Please consider bringing by a flower or a kind note for our two front office leaders on Monday, April 22nd! The week of April 29th is Staff Appreciation Week at Fairmeadow, where we turn our attention to appreciating our teachers, aides, and other staff at school. Please contact your room parents for more information. Our teachers and staff work so incredibly hard for our children, please join me in appreciating them for their unwavering dedication.
Our School Site Council (SSC) is a parent and teacher leadership group that meets to establish instructional goals for Fairmeadow as well as assess the social and emotional climate on campus. Our last SSC meeting of the year will be on Tuesday, April 23rd, in our library from 3:15-4:30 pm. All are welcome to attend. Please also consider joining the Fairmeadow School Site Council for the 2019/20 school year. Members of the School Site Council serve for two years, at which point a community election determines the parent make-up of the next council. Members are asked to attend regular monthly School Site Council meetings and to collaborate around initiatives, resources, and fund allocation to support all children at Fairmeadow. We will be running elections in May for the 2019/20 School Site Council. If you are interested in running for one of the open parent positions, please contact me and provide the following information: your name, grade level of your children (in the 2019/20 school year), and a brief statement explaining why you want to be a member of the Fairmeadow School Site Council. The deadline to submit your letter of interest on paper or via email is May 3rd.
The end of the year will be here before we know it; encourage your child to appreciate, engage in, and commit to all they can learn and accomplish in the next six weeks. I look forward to seeing you at Fairmeadow soon!
Warm Regards,
Iris Wong
Principal
