Dear Farnham Families,
It has been one hot week! Our Falcons earned extra recess this week for filling up our Falcon nest with our falcon "eggs." Students, classes, and grade levels earn eggs to add to the nest by showing respect, making good decisions, and solving problems. Stay tuned for our next all school reward... they are busy filling it back up!
I would like to recognize Farnham's Student of the Month, Claire C. from Ms. Loyd's class. She was recognized at our recent Board Meeting for being a dedicated and hard-working student who consistently strives for success in all her academic pursuits and achievements inside and outside the classroom, giving her best effort every day.
Thank you to those who have donated to our Giving Campaign. These funds help Farnham's Home and School Club (HSC) to provide things like student field trips, in-class programs, support our art, garden, and Falcon Fab Lab, and student assemblies, just to mention a few! These experiences are something that is possible only through your support of the Giving Program.
For those of you who have already given, thank you! For those of you who haven't yet had a chance to do so, I highly encourage you to consider supporting Farnham School through a donation. Our goal is to have every family donate whatever amount you can contribute.
Remember that we will have minimum days all next week for our Goal Setting Conferences and don't forget to visit the Farnham Book Fair and consider volunteering to help our fearless Book Fair organizer, Karma Dias.
I look forward to seeing you at our Home and School Club Meeting next Tuesday, October 8th at 6:00pm in the Farnham Library.
Be well,
Amy O’Hehir
Principal, Farnham Elementary
P.S. Please scroll to the end of the newsletter to see the happenings at Farnham!
A NOTE FROM YOUR HSC BOARD:
Save the Date, the 2024 Pumpkin Walk is coming on October 25, 2024. Information will be available on our website and look for more information in the next few weeks.
Looking forward to the Pumpkin Walk? Enjoyed the Back to School BBQ? Love hearing about Field Trips and Assemblies? Help make these, and more, possible by donating to our Giving Campaign today! We've only reached 28% of our funding goal with a 9% school participation rate and we need your help to make sure we can continue funding all these great activities.
You can contribute online or by returning your donation with the attached flyer.
Be sure to visit the Book Fair next week, and if you have any questions don’t hesitate to reach out to hscfarnham@gmail.com.
Upcoming Events
10/7-10/11 - Book Fair (see times in section of Book Fair)
10/8 - October HSC Meeting at 6:00pm
10/16 - Family Night Out at Pizza My Heart (Camden Ave)
10/25 - Pumpkin Walk from 3:30-7:30pm
Save the date, our Farnham Book Fair will be here Oct 7th – 11th! Help make our Fair great by volunteering here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090C45A9A82FA3F94-51476591-fall
The Scholastic Book Fair is back! Each class will be previewing and making their wish lists at the Book Fair during their regularly scheduled library time the week of Oct 7th - 11th. The Fair will be open to families in the cafeteria immediately after school releases, Monday through Friday from 1:00-2:30pm and Thursday evening from 5:30-7:00 pm.
You can also make purchases online at https://www.scholastic.com/bf/farnhamelementaryschool. We want to get as many books into our children’s hands as possible, and all purchases benefit our school! In order to make this event great, we need YOU. Please sign up to help volunteer at the fair!
Farnham 3rd - 5th graders get excited for our Starting Arts production of "Alice in Wonderland Jr."
Enroll Online Beginning October 18th: https://tinyurl.com/FarnhamAlice
Start Date: December 3rd, 2024
Rehearsal Days/Times: Tuesdays AND Thursdays, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Mandatory Tech Rehearsals: March 3rd-5th, 2025, times TBD ~ 4 hours after school
Performances: March 6th-7th, 2025, times TBD
Cost: Free** Only 60 spots available - FIRST COME FIRST SERVED
When young Alice finds herself in a strange world where everything seems upside down, she must find her way home…and find herself along the way. As she travels through Wonderland, she encounters all of the iconic characters that audiences have come to love: including the ever-tardy White Rabbit, the grinning Cheshire Cat, a cool Caterpillar, the wacky Mad Hatter, and the hot-tempered Queen of Hearts.
**This year's production is funded by the Cambrian School District with designated CA state funding, enabling us to offer free participation.
Have a Green Thumb?
Farnham needs parent volunteers for the garden!
My name is Jessica Rios, and the best way to contact me is through my email: Riosj@cambriansd.com.
Please put GARDEN in the subject line, and then in the message, please share your name, your child's name, and the teacher name.
I will be in the garden after 5pm on Wednesdays starting October 2nd.
The Board of Trustees has scheduled its Board Office Hours for the upcoming year. All staff, parents, and community members are welcome to attend regardless of what site the meeting is held at. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet some of our Board members and ask any questions you might have.
Tuesday, October 8th: 8-9am, Bagby
Tuesday, November 12th: 6-7pm, Price
Monday, December 9th: 8-9am, Fammatre
Tuesday, January 22nd: 8:30-9:30am, District Office
Friday, March 7th: 7:45-8:45am, Sartorette
Monday, April 14th: 6-7pm, Steindorf
Tuesday, May 13th: 7:30-8:30am, Farnham
Used Eyeglasses
Ainak Glasses will be participating in our Wellness Fair and we are inviting parents to bring their gently used eyeglasses and sunglasses to donate. We will have a collection box at our booth, and we’d love to give these items a second life!"
See more information regarding the Community Wellness Fair below.
Cambrian School District is pleased to offer all students complimentary snack at morning recess and lunch meals at lunch recess. Meals will be available for pickup in the cafeteria during scheduled meal periods. Please consider taking advantage of our FREE school meals by clicking here and signing up. It extends your grocery budget, saves time planning and preparing meals, and is comforting and familiar for kids to have school meals. In addition, every meal served is reimbursed by the USDA and funds go toward Child Nutrition staff wages. Please note that you are not taking food away from someone who needs it more – we have plenty to go around!
Back to School Spirit Wear Sale - t-shirts, sweatshirts, long sleeve shirts, caps, and more! Purchase on-line using the QR codes. Purchases made through the Farnham HSC website will be delivered to your student’s classroom. Purchases made through the 3rd party vendor, ApparelNow, will be mailed to you. If you have any questions, please email: FarnhamHSCSpiritwear@gmail.com
Please make sure that your voicemail is free and set up. School staff will call parents with important and timely information about their child, most often about injury or illness. Please be sure that we are able to contact you during school hours. If your contact number changes at any time, please make sure to let the school office know.
Farnham Elementary School
Website: farnham.cambriansd.org
Location: 15711 Woodard Road, San Jose, CA, 95124
Phone: 408-377-3321