Happy Friday, Lil Steamer Families!

November 15, 2024

From the Desk of: Principal Hoese

Lil Steamer Families --

Thank you to all students and families who participated in the Greatest Little Food Drive in the Universe this week!

We set a school goal of 1,000 items for the food drive. Unfortunately, we collected 931 items for our local food pantries. While I am a little sad that we were unable to reach our goal, I am happy that we did exceed last year's totals.

It's also important to note that while we always want the best for our students, sometimes we have to learn from the opportunities where we come up short of our goals. I know each of us can think of times when we fell short of a goal in our own lives, but providing opportunities for students to learn and build upon that in a safe environment I believe helps build resilience and grit.

In the end, we did something great for our communities and improved from last year. THOSE ARE STILL TWO BIG WINS!!! Next year, we'll set our goal and do our best to reach it.

Have a great weekend,

JAGH

From the Desk of: AP Parsons

A couple shout outs for this week...

thank you to the students (and parents!) who sent in items for the food pantry - 931 items is AMAZING!
thank you to our PTO for everything you've done and continue to do for our students and staff

Looking ahead...

November 19th: Education Support Professionals Day
November 21st: Substitute Teacher Day

FES is lucky to have a number of great educational support staff and substitutes. Students and teachers couldn't make it through a day without them. 💗🖤🤍

From the Desk of: Counselor Meumann

Communication skills are an important part of children’s development. Teaching effective communication skills to children may help them to express themselves clearly and convey their feelings in a better manner. The use of appropriate voice tones is very important. Demonstrate to your child what an appropriate voice tone sounds like. Children who are too passive are at a higher risk of being picked on. Students who are too aggressive in their interactions have fewer friends. Encourage your child to communicate their feelings to you. Acknowledge their feelings and try to see the situation through their eyes.

4th Grade Ag in the Classroom - Soybeans

Ag in the Classroom teacher Mrs. Baker, taught 4th graders all about soybeans this week. Students were able to discover that soybeans are in a variety of different products. They even were able to taste one!

5th Grade Field Trip

The 5th Grade class took a field trip to the Putnam Museum in Davenport on Wednesday. While there students got to participate in a 45 minute science lab on weather, explore exhibits, and participate in many hands-on interactive activities. Students were able to explore exhibits about the Hubble Space Telescope, Quad Cities Inventors, Ancient Egypt, World Culture, and the Science of Art.

FES PTO Corner

Trunk or Treat: Unfortunately, we were unable to host Trunk or Treat this year due to a lack of participation. We sincerely thank the few participants who signed up and hope you’ll join us again next year. We are already working on some exciting collaborations to ensure the event can happen in 2025—stay tuned!

Apparel Store: Our apparel store is closing on November 17th! Don’t miss out on our new designs and color options. Check out the flyer for details on how to order and show your school spirit.

Polar Bear Patch Holiday Shop: PTO is busy finalizing the details for this year’s Polar Bear Patch! We’ve been shopping and organizing inventory to create a magical holiday shopping experience for the kids in December. We are in need of new and unused grocery bags for students to bring home their shopped gifts. If you can donate or know a business willing to contribute, please email us at fultonelempto@gmail.com or contact a board member. Your help is greatly appreciated!

Donuts with Grown-Ups: Mark your calendars! Donuts with Grown-Ups is scheduled for March 18th–21st. More details will be shared closer to the event!

Conference Treats: Thank you to our amazing parent volunteers who contributed delicious treats and to Eagle Brew for donating coffee and their GIANT cinnamon rolls. Our teachers and staff were so grateful for this sweet gesture!

December Meeting: Please note that our December PTO meeting has been moved to December 2nd at 7 PM. Childcare will be provided to make it easier for parents to attend.

Pumpkin Patch Field Trip: PTO proudly funded transportation for all 2nd graders to visit a pumpkin patch, and it was an incredible experience for the students. Thank you for supporting our efforts to create memorable opportunities like this!

As always, feel free to reach out via Facebook at Fulton PTO, email us at fultonelempto@gmail.com, or contact one of our board members:
- Lynne Coffey – President
- Abra Richards – Vice President & Media Manager
- Danielle Wilkins – Secretary
- Tarah Manon – Treasurer

Thank you for your continued support!

Guidelines for Keeping Home a Sick Child

1. A child should be fever-free without the assistance of medication for 24 hours before returning to school. A child's temperature is lowest in the morning, so a low temperature on awakening is not a true indicator. If you have given your child Tylenol or Motrin at night, the medication could still be affecting your child's temperature.

2. A child should be free of vomiting/diarrhea for 24 hours before returning to school. A child who has been ill during the night may feel slightly better in the morning and even ask to go to school. however, the child will likely experience symptoms of illness later and will be contagious to the other children and staff.

3. A child with a thick or constant colored nasal discharge should remain home. Very few younger children can effectively blow their noses and wash their hands afterwards.

4. A child diagnosed with strep throat/scarlet fever should remain home for the first 24 hours of antibiotic treatment. A child remains contagious until they has been antibiotics for 24 hours.

5. A child diagnosed with conjunctivitis may attend school after 24 hours of antibiotic treatment. There should also not be any drainage from the eyes.

6. If you child has a persistent cough.

7. If your child sustains an injury either in or out of school, please notify the school nurse's office and send a doctor's note if your child is unable to participate in physical education or recess.

The 24-Hour Rule:

A child should stay home for at least 24 hours to rest if the following symptoms are present the morning of school or the previous night:

Vomiting and/or diarrhea
Fever above 100 degrees
Itchy or reddened eyes with drainage
An unusual rash, respecially if accompanied by drainage
A poor night's sleep due to illness, cough, etc.

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CKH Monthly Newsletter for November!

Be sure to read through the conversation starters at the bottom of the newsletter for great ways to discuss how to be a self-directed student. Self-direct is our October monthly character trait!