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December 2023

Hello Fernbrook families and welcome to the Flyer Nation Newsletter. You will be receiving this newsletter monthly via email with all the news you need to keep you up-to-date with happenings at Fernbrook.

Fun Run was held October 5th. Students ran their hearts out and raised $61,449 for Fernbrook!

Team Yellow raised the most money and got the opportunity to turn Mr. Z into a taco. Congratulations to Team Yellow!

Fernbrook PTO hosted Turkey Bingo- Families played bingo, ate pizza and the lucky winners walked away with $10 gift cards to Target.

Fernbrook's Scholastic book fair was held during conferences at the beginning of November. Families were able to visit with teachers and then browse the book fair. Thank you to all who visited, we were able raise money towards books and other supplies for the school.

Hello Flyer Nation!!

Happy Holiday Season!

At Fernbrook these last 5+ years, the trending theme remains….growth! New homes, townhomes, and apartments going up….oh my. To that end, I am very glad (selfishly for Fernbrook) for the passing of the bond referendum. We will stay large and in charge for the next 2 years, and then in Fall of 2026 a new school will open that some portion of our attendance area will move to…nope, I don’t know which portions 😊

Fernbrook staff continue to be dedicated to creating a safe and welcoming environment where students are learning at high levels and have the necessary support both academically and socially. At Fernbrook, our Flyers SOAR(Show self control, Own their actions, Aim for success, and respect self, others, and property). We recognize and celebrate each student for who they are, and together we will drive towards our individual and collective hopes and dreams.

With the first third of the year under our belt, here are my most frequent reminders to our Flyers. 1) You CAN do hard things, 2) SOARing shouldn’t just happen when an adult is looking, it should happen all the time, and 3) it’s all about growing as a reader, writer, mathematician, and a good human. Thank you to our community for supporting all of those!!

FERNBROOK ROCKS!!

Sincerely,

Jeff Zastrow (Mr. Z)

Principal, Fernbrook Elementary

Trimester I report cards will be available online only through ParentVUE by the end of day on Tuesday, December 12. Report cards are viewable on the Report Card tab or on the Documents tab in ParentVUE.

If your student is going to be absent or late to school call the attendance line at 763-420-8888 press #1. If we do not get a phone call the student will be marked unexcused.

We have a large amount of items in our lost and found. Everything from jackets to boots-even a lonely tennis shoe. If your student is missing anything come check out our lost and found. Your items miss you!

With the arrival of winter weather, please make sure your student is dressed appropriately to be outside for 30 minutes. Most days this will include boots, snow pants, winter coats, hats and mittens/gloves. Please mark all winter clothing items with the student's name. ALL students will go outside for recess unless they have a note from their physician stating the reason they need to stay inside and the duration of this limitation.

Indoor recess will be held when the real feel temperature at lunchtime is below 0 degrees.

• December 1: Mark Reporting for PreK-12 (No School for Students)
  
• December 4: Tri II Begins
• December 4-10: Giving Tree (see info below)
• December 6: Holiday Shop 4:30-7:30
• December 12: Report cards available online via ParentVUE by end of the day
  
• December 19: Last day before Winter Break
• December 20: Conference Release Day (No School for Students)
• December 21-January 1: Winter Break (No School for Students)
• January 2: First Day of School After Winter Break

Student Council is sponsoring The Giving Tree again this year. Donations will be accepted December 4th-14th. Please see below for details.

School pictures and retakes have been completed. If you have not received an email from Kemmetmueller contact them at 952-473-2142 or info@k-photography.com. You must go in and select a yearbook picture. This is very important if you had retakes taken.

Would you like to know more about PTO? Find your teacher's Favorite Things? Find out when the next PTO Meet and Mingle is? Click on the button above and visit the PTO webpage!