News from the Nest
Principal Newsletter ~ Week of September 19, 2022
A Message from Mrs. Lucas
Dear Fern Drive Families,
It's Parent Conference week! We are looking forward to having the opportunity to connect 1:1 to discuss your child and the coming year. Please be sure to arrive on time to your scheduled conference as there are likely conferences scheduled before and after your time. Please see below for the schedule for the week.
As a reminder, during Conference week, the schedule will be as follows:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday all students, TK-6, will be dismissed at 1:15 pm
NO SCHOOL for students on Wednesday so that the day can be dedicated to conferences
We look forward to seeing you during conference week! The gates will be open before and after school so that parents can go directly to the teacher's classroom for their scheduled conference.
Lastly, I want to thank the parents that joined me Friday morning for our first Coffee with the Principal. I did enjoy the time together and I apologize for ending early. I did end up with the flu and it came on fast! I hope everyone continues to stay healthy as we continue our year and I look forward to holding a coffee in October. Stay tuned for that date.
Warmly,
Mrs. Lucas
Go Falcons!
School Site Council Voting Ballot
Fern Drive PTA
Thank you to everyone who has joined PTA! We really appreciate the support.
We are running a PTA membership contest through the end of September. The class with the highest percentage of participation will win extra recess equipment of their choice. So far, Ms Ramirez’s class is winning for lower grade and Mr Conti’s class for upper grade. Any class can win, so get your memberships in today!
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!
Getting involved: together is always better and benefits our kids! If you would like to volunteer for any of our PTA events, please reach out to one of our amazing Fern Drive PTA Board Members.
Upcoming Events Calendar
- September 19th-23 ~ PARENT CONFERENCE WEEK
- September 21st ~ NON-STUDENT conference day (no school for students)
- September 26th ~ School Picture Day
~ SPIRIT DAYS ~
Every Wednesday is College Colors Day!
Every Friday is Green Day ~ wear our school spirit wear and/or green and white!
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
Character Trait of the Month ~ Responsibility
As parents, here are some things you can do to help your child continue to learn responsibility:
- Assign age appropriate chores at home
- Have students pick out their outfit the night before for the morning
- Have students share you their completed homework and pack their backpack at night
- Have students pack their snack or lunch the night before, if they're bringing one
- Have students participate in an act of giving, such as taking out an elderly neighbor's trash cans, cleaning a grandparents house, etc
Have a discussion with your child about how they can demonstrate responsibility and then be sure to acknowledge it when you see them being responsible.
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!
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