![page background](https://cdn.smore.com/_fr/greenleavessunlight.6370b565.jpg)
FES Knightly News
Weekly Family Newsletter
Week of September 18, 2023
Florence Elementary has deep roots in the community. The original building was built in 1932, and generations of Florence residents have received their education at FES. In fact, we have three staff members who attended Florence as children. Can you guess who they are? Submit your guesses below, and stay tuned next week for photos of those staff members when they were students at Florence!
For Your Information
Picture Day
Picture day will be Tuesday, September 19th. Please see the information sent home by your child's teacher to order pictures.
Free English Classes for Adults
NKYESL offers FREE online or in-person English classes at Gateway Community and Technical College.
For information about in-person classes, click here
Bus Safety Tip of the Week from Mr. Dave, Lead Driver for FES (Bus 137)
Safety Tip:
During the student's transit to and from school, Students should remain in their seats until the school bus comes to a complete stop at the school or their bus stop. The driver will signal the students that it is safe to then get out of their seats.
If you should have any questions or concerns, please contact your driver or the bus garage.
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library (REPEAT FROM LAST WEEK)
See the flyer at right to sign up for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. This program will give your child(ren) ages birth to 5 years one FREE book/month! They will be sent to your house at no cost to you!
From the FRC (REPEAT FROM LAST WEEK)
- Be on the lookout for Big Smiles Dental forms coming home. Big Smiles is a mobile dentist that will be coming to our school in October and will stay until they see every student that is signed up and eligible.
- Food bags started coming home last week. If your student was on the list last year they will continue to stay on the list and we will add any siblings that may attend FES this year. If you weren't on the food bag list and are interested, please contact the FRC at 859-282-2156 to be added to the list. This is a brown bag of food that comes home on Fridays and are filled with kid friendly snacks and meals to help with food while students are home on the weekends.
From the Transportation Department- ZPass Rollout (REPEAT FROM LAST WEEK)
Parents will soon be receiving letters with information about the ZPass program. This tool will aid the school district and parents in quickly locating students and will provide transportation with real time rosters for each bus. This program will be offered to all elementary school students and students grades 6-12 who use special transportation. Parents do have the option of opting their student out of the program. Parents must indicate their desire to opt-out of the program by completing the form located here and returning it to school by SEPTEMBER 13TH.
A list of frequently asked questions has been compiled and is available at the link below. If after reviewing this document you still have questions, please reach out to the transportation department directly. Transportation Department Phone Number: 859-384-5340 Transportation Web Address: https://www.boone.kyschools.us/transportation-department Email: transportation@boone.kyschools.us
Knights of the Week
Congratulations! These students and staff were nominated by teachers because they ROCK!
Preschool – Bryce H. (Ms. Lobenstein)
Kindergarten – Sofnat K. (Ms. Dodd)
1 – Arabella M. (Ms. Windham)
2 – Piper M. (Ms. Groeschen)
3 – Kiyah H. (Ms. Quinn)
4 – Rahma A. (Ms. Bodenbender)
5 – Aubrey C. (Ms. Klette)
Staff – Ms. Dalton (K-1 Interventionist)
Here's What We're Learning This Week!
1st Grade
Reading/Writing- We will be exploring books that are about family and taking care of each other. We will continue to practice phonics and reading, as well as writing complete sentences.
Math- Students will continue to practice addition and subtraction, but also practice seeing the connection between the two.
Science- This week we will be switching gears from Social Studies to Science! We will be getting into the first half of our solar system unit, but specifically focusing on the sun and moon for the next two weeks
Field Trip!- We have field trip planning in the works, so please be on the look out for upcoming information on DOJO!
2nd Grade
Reading/Writing- Students are working on using the text to ask and answer questions. We will be reading stories that focus on the question what does it mean to fit or belong someplace?
Math- Students will be using addition and subtraction strategies to solve one step word problem.
Science-We are continuing our lesson on structures and properties of matter. We hope to try some experiments this week.
3rd Grade
Reading/Writing- Students are still learning to use a summary from a text to determine the central idea. They are also explaining how diagrams, graphs, photographs, and side bars contribute to the meaning of a text. In writing, we are still working on answering questions using a statement. We call this making a claim.
Math- Students are continuing to tell and write time to the nearest minute. They are also learning to measure elapsed time.
Science- The students are still learning about forces, motion and magnets.
Social Studies- Teachers are currently planning the SS to start the week of 9/18.
5th Grade
Reading/Writing- Students will be understanding character's feelings, motivations, and intentions in a story.
Math- Students will be reading and writing decimals to the thousandths place.
Science- Students will be learning how the water cycle affects rain.
Social Studies- Students will continue to explore why we should study the past through primary sources, and studying events of the American Revolution.
STEM
Kindergarten is learning about how to prepare for severe weather. First grade is learning about patterns with the sun and shadows.
Second grade is learning about properties of matter. Third grade has started a Project Lead the Way unit on the forces of flight. Fourth grade has started a Project Lead the Way unit on energy. Fifth grade is learning about the water cycle.
Art
K & 1 are learning about Art class and making bugs!
2 & 3 created cheetahs in the wild.
4 & 5 created symmetrical butterflies with warm and cool colors.
From the Cafeteria
SBDM Update
The School Based Decision Making Council at FES is made up of the principal (Ryan Burch), three teachers (Alicia Bachman, Abbigail Supe, and Megan Timmerding), and two parents (Alicia Coulter and Vee Miller). This group makes policy decisions and approves some of the school's financial and instructional activities. Meetings are held on the first Monday of each month at 4:15 in the FES library. Meetings are open to the public (except for occasional closed sessions). At the September SBDM meeting, council voted to fully allocate funds to enclose our playground in the interest of safety.
There have been some questions from teachers and parents recently about our a couple of our policies, specifically our dress code and visitation policy. All of our SBDM policies are available on the FES school website.
On the Calendar
Upcoming Events
- September 19th: Picture Day