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Thanks to those who helped with our Ledo Pizza FDO last week! It's an action-packed week with a Teacher Appreciation activity and lunch, Candygrams on sale until Wed., AAP forms due Thursday, and Enrichment closing on Friday. We hope you have a wonderful and relaxing winter break!
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WINTER ENRICHMENT CLOSES FRIDAY!
Keep your kids entertained these upcoming winter months with before and after-school enrichment activities. This is a great opportunity for your kids to check out activities like PE Club, Cooking: Savory & Sweets, Guitar, Basketball, Spanish, Potions & Explosions, Chess, Pottery, and Minecraft. All classes are conveniently at Freedom Hill before or after school. Registration is open now and closes this Friday, Dec. 16th. Some classes are already full so be sure to check them out this week! More details on the flier. For more information, visit the site for class descriptions.
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THANK YOU TO OUR VOLUNTEERS
Thank you to all the parents, kids, and staff members who helped out with our special teacher activity yesterday. Be on the look out today to see the things they helped out with or asked your kids if they spotted anything new at school!
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CANDYGRAMS ON SALE TIL 12/14
Candy Grams Are Here! You can still purchase them until Wednesday, Dec. 14th! The Sixth Grade Class of 2023 is hosting a Winter Candy Cane Sale! Tell your classmates, friends, teachers, and staff how much you appreciate them!
When: December 7th – 14th from 8:30-9:10 am
Where: Outside near the main entrance
How Much: 50₵ each
Order form link here. Your payment along with a completed order form may be returned to the CANDY GRAMS box in the FHES main office. Want to write out your own messages? It’s easy. Go here for printable message notes. Turn in your message along with your order form and payment to the CANDY GRAMS box. Q's? Contact Christine Khuo.
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TEACHER/STAFF APPRECIATION LOVE
Props to Sechin Lee and Sara Lyon for organizing an awesome Teacher/Staff Luncheon to take place on Wed., Dec. 14th with a taco bar from Anita's!
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AAP REFERRAL DEADLINE 12/15
If you are interested in referring your child (grades 2-6) to be screened for full-time AAP services, you will need to submit the referral form, questionnaire, and 2 work samples no later than December 15th. Please submit them electronically to TLFredericks@fcps.edu or to your child's homeroom teacher. You can send in paper copies to your child's homeroom teacher or the front office. Q's? Contact Ms. Fredericks. Here are the forms: Referral form and Parent Questionnaire
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HELP GIVE BACK
There are lots of ways to support families during this holiday season with the following:
- Donate a reusable shopping bag(s) to the front office to help FHES send home food & materials to families
- Drop off a gift card at the FHES office for a local grocery store (Trader Joe's preferred). FHES will include these with gifts for families in need.
- Contribute to the Girl Scout Cold Weather Drive. A box for collecting adult and children’s items will be placed at the school from 12/1-12/16. Any new and gently used coats, hats, gloves, and scarves are appreciated.
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SPELLING BEE COMING AFTER BREAK
Save the date for our Spelling Bee coming up after the break. Between Jan. 24-Feb. 3rd, kids have the option of participating in a class-level bee. This year will be a little different as the kids who want to participate will be placed in a room together and one grade-level teacher will conduct the grade-level bee. If there are 3 classes in a grade, 6 students (3*2) will be selected from the grade to advance to the School Bee. Study lists supplied by Scripps Spelling Bee are here: https://sites.google.com/site/spellingclubfhes/. To make spelling practice and learning fun, Scripps, for the time first time has released an official free mobile app for iOS and Android platforms available here. The School Bee will be held on Feb. 8th at 6 pm.
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ON THE HORIZON
Some key dates to mark on your calendar are:
Dec. 19-Jan. 2 - Winter Break
Jan. 3 - School Resumes
January - Winter SOL Growth Assessments
Feb. 8 - FHES School-wide Spelling Bee
You can always get the latest PTA calendar right here!
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