Happy Friday, Lil Steamer Families!

January 24, 2025

From the Desk of: Principal Hoese

Lil Steamer Families --

Earlier this week on Tuesday, we held one of my favorite yearly school events: the Kindergarten 100th Day of School Fashion Show!

Our Kindergarten team does such a great job in organizing this event for making our Kindergarteners have the spotlight as the rest of our staff and students cheer them on. Kudos to the families for some amazing and hilarious outfits!

I was rocking my 100th Day of School dinosaur shirt, so naturally I had to get a picture with my Kinder dino gang to mark the occassion!

Have a great weekend,

JAGH

From the Desk of: AP Parsons

Please join me in wishing Mrs. Meumann a happy School Counseling Week next week. She shows all our students compassion and empathy and helps suport their varied levels of needs. She is VERY appreciated! If your student sees Mrs. Meumann, please reach out and thank her for helping your student THRIVE!

From the Desk of: Counselor Meumann

Parents serve as role models for their children in various ways such as modeling good behavior, a positive attitude, and an overall outlook on life. When parents practice positivity in their own lives, it has significant impacts on their children. Overall, parents who prioritize positivity in their lives not only enhance their own well being, but also create a nurturing environment where their children can thrive emotionally, socially, and academically.

Books Are Fun Prize Winners!

As we kicked off our Books Are Fun Program this week, we had treasure chest prizes that students could win! Our epic treasure chest was won on Wednesday, with the first two of four Lil Steamer treasure chests won on Thursday and Friday!

3rd Grader Chevelle E.

Epic Treasure Chest Winner

2nd Grader Kaylee K.

Lil Steamer Treasure Chest #1

Kindergartner Cooper B.

Lil Steamer Treasure Chest #2

CKH Leadworthy Lil Steamers!

Congratulations to the following Lil Steamers who earned recognition as Leadworthy Lil Steamers! They demonstrated our Capturing Kids Hearts monthly character trait of respect by going above and beyond.

KA Eli Q., KB Bentley K., KC Dezerea S., KD Kingston C.

1A Owen M., 1B Hudson H., 1C Myla M.

2A Reid B., 2B Altin D., 2C Lauralynn F.

3A Lennox N., 3B Joesiah, 3C Levi G., 3D Harley E.

4A Pearl L., 4B Kaia R., 4C Brianna A.

5A Cassia K., 5B Grayson G., 5C Jase R.

3D and KD Buddies on 100th Day!

We enjoyed working with our Kindergarten students. We taught them a counting game and helped them with their math. It was so fun!

4th Grade Hide the One Hundred

4th graders were challenged to hide a one and two zeros in an art project. Here are a few examples of their awesome artwork on the 100th day of school!

100th Day Fun in 4th Grade

100 Point AR Reader

Congratulations to Brianna Akins in 4C for reaching her 100 point goal! Keep on reading!

Grades 3-5 Field Trip on Thursday, February 6!

FES PTO Corner

Apparel Store: We’re thrilled to announce that apparel store items are anticipated to be ready within the next week! Once the orders are complete, we’ll send out information regarding pick-up times. Thank you for your patience—we can’t wait for you to see your new gear!

Teacher Requests: PTO has approved a request for classroom supplies for our new kindergarten teacher, Ms. Tiffany Smith. We’re so excited to welcome Ms. Smith to the FES family and extend our heartfelt congratulations on her graduation!

Polar Bear Patch Holiday Shop: The Polar Bear Patch will take place December 16–20. This special holiday shop allows students to purchase gifts for their loved ones. Keep an eye out for a flyer coming home with your student soon!

Volunteer Opportunity: The flyer includes a section that can be cut off and returned to school for parents who wish to volunteer at the Polar Bear Patch.
Budgeting Help: To make shopping easier, the flyer also includes a budgeting section where parents can help plan how much their student should spend on each loved one. This section can be sent to school with the student’s spending money to ensure a smooth and enjoyable shopping experience.

The PTO has been hard at work preparing for this event since the end of last year’s holiday shop. Every item was hand-picked by the board, and we’re so proud of this year’s offerings. We can’t wait for the kids to enjoy this magical shopping experience!

Next PTO Meeting: Mark your calendars! Our next PTO meeting will be on February 4th, 2025, at 7 PM.

As always, feel free to reach out to us on Facebook at Fulton PTO, by email at fultonelempto@gmail.com, or contact a board member:

Lynne Coffey – President
Abra Richards – Vice President & Media Manager
Danielle Wilkins – Secretary
Tarah Manon – Treasurer

Thank you for your continued support of FES and our PTO initiatives!

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Capturing Kids Hearts February Family Newsletter

Be sure to read through the conversation starters at the bottom of the newsletter for great ways to discuss how to be a kind student. Kindness is our January monthly character trait!