News from the Nest
Principal Newsletter ~ Week of December 19th, 2022
A Message from Mrs. Lucas
Dear Fern Drive Families,
What a wonderful day we had this past Saturday for our Holiday Performance! Giant thanks to Jody Lebs, Christina Lopez and family, and all our Foundation Board for the many hours of coordination and time to decorate to make our event such a success!
Thank you also to all the families and local businesses that donated items for our auction. The big winner for the Pac Man game was Hunter Ritter! He was beyond excited and it was a fun way to end our wonderful day!
Parents, please don't forget that we are moving our Early Release day this week to Thursday and that Wednesday is a FULL school day.
Here are some important things to remember:
- December 21st ~ FULL day of school
- December 22nd ~ Early Release for all grades, 1:15 pm
- December 23rd-January 9th ~ Winter Break
Please remind your students to wash their hands and practice good hygiene habits this winter so that we can do our best to keep illnesses at bay. Also, if your child is absent, please be sure to call into our ATTENDANCE line on the day of their absence to clear their absence. TY! As a reminder, our attendance line number is: 714-447-2813.
As we head into the holiday break, I want to wish all our Falcon Families a very happy, healthy and hopefully restful vacation. I am so honored to be the Principal here at Fern and I look forward to even more positive growth and connections in the new year!
Happy Holidays!
Warmly,
Mrs. Lucas
Go Falcons!
Student Council Spirit Week!
Upcoming Events Calendar
- December 21st ~ Regular school day, dismissal at 2:30 for TK/K and 2:50 for gr. 1-6
- December 22nd ~ Early Release, 1:15 pm for TK-6th
- December 23rd ~ No School
- December 23rd - January 9th ~ Winter Break
- January 10th ~ School Resumes for Students
~ SPIRIT DAYS ~
Every Wednesday is College Colors Day!
Every Friday is Green Day ~ wear our school spirit wear and/or green and white!
Open Enrollment is January 17th - February 17th
Please see the linked information regarding the Open Enrollment period for both elementary and junior high in FSD.
Open Enrollment Parent Information in Spanish
Fern Spring Festival Planning!
Junior High and High School Information Nights
6th Grade Parents:
Please see the attached fliers for upcoming dates and times for Junior High and High School Information Nights.
Character Trait of the Month ~ Perseverance
Perseverance is when you continue to work hard even when you know the task is difficult. Perseverance means to keep trying! Even if you don’t succeed the first time, try, try, try again.
#fernstudentsleadtheway
#ferndriveupstanders
Fern Drive Foundation
Hello Falcons!
The Fern Drive Foundation for Education and Techknowledgey is thrilled to welcome you to the 2022-2023 school year! The Fern Drive Foundation is a volunteer organization made up of parents, teachers, and staff. Our foundation is dedicated to the successful education of our Falcon students. Last year with the help of Apex Leadership we helped raise over 21,000 dollars to help toward our school’s technology fund.
Fern Drive Foundation for Education and Techknowledgy helps create numerous forms of fundraising to give our Falcons the very best education technology available.
Welcome back Falcons, we’re so excited to learn with you. Keep an eye out for our upcoming meetings!
Fern Drive PTA
Our Fern Drive PTA is led by our President, Mrs. Kristen Greene. You can reach her via email at kristengreene77@gmail.com
Thank you to everyone who has joined PTA! We really appreciate the support.
For clarification, joining PTA can be as much or as a little if a commitment as you choose. We would love for members to attend meetings and volunteer time, but we are more than happy with just the $10 membership purchase.
Please use the QR code below to join PTA today, if you have not already. Go Falcons!
Our Parking Lot and Pick Up Time
- DRIVE SLOWLY in the lot and on Fern Dr and Pico Dr
- BE PRESENT when driving ~ please put your cell phones away during this time
- DROP OFF on the sidewalk side of your car only ~ do not permit your child to exit the car in the passing lane
- DO NOT DART across Fern Dr to turn into our lot ~ I see cars turning left and darting into the parking lot, nearly causing accidents
- BE AWARE of the crosswalks and students/families walking through them ~ pedestrians always have the right of way
- USE the CROSSWALKS and please do not walk haphazardly through the parking lot to parked cars
- STUDENTS SHOULD NOT walk across Fern Drive to get into a car without an adult
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Twitter: @Fern_Drive