September 2

Dear Fireside Families,
        Thank you for attending our Parent Information Night this week. Our hope is that parents left well informed and are excited about the school year ahead! If you were unable to attend, please visit the teacher's website Fireside webpage and connect with your child's classroom teacher to ensure you have all the information for a strong start to the school year. I am also attaching my presentation slides to provide a snapshot of what's to come in the year ahead. Parent Information Night
     We kindly request that all families read the Student and Family Handbook and return the accompanied form indicating it's been read and signed by September 9th. This will help familiarize new and returning families about policies and procedures at Fireside Elementary.
Safety reminders:

• While we are a dog friendly community, for the safety of our children, dogs are not allowed on school grounds.
• Please use designated crosswalks to ensure we are all modeling safety for our children.

Assessment Day: Sept. 19th, No School:

• Expect to receive communication within the next week from your child's teacher to gain a better understanding of how the day will be used. 

Jogathon: Sept. 9th: We welcome our community to come cheer on our Fireside Falcons!

• 3rd Graders: 8: 10 - 9:00 
• 4th Graders: 9:05 - 9:55 
• AM Kindergarten & AM Pre-school: 10:00 - 10:30 
• 5th Graders: 10:35 - 11:25 
• PM Kindergarten & PM Pre-school: 12:10 - 12:40 
• 1st Graders: 12:45 - 1:35 
• 2nd Graders: 1:40 - 2:30

Students are finding all sorts of creative ways to raise money for the PTO sponsored "Raise it or Write It" fundraiser-from hosting garage sales to setting up lemonade stands.

A big shout out to Jordan Ellerington, as she took the initiative to sell flower arrangements to raise money for our Jogathon. Way to go Jordan!

Students showing their "Fireside Pride" during our welcome back PRIDE assembly.

Destination Imagination Imagination is Back at Fireside!

• 4th and 5th graders- today's Friday Folder has a flyer for an informational meeting about Destination Imagination. DI is a volunteer-led, educational non-profit organization that teachers 21st century skills and STEM principles through creative and collaborative problem solving challenges. If interested, parents and students are invited to this informational session in the Amphitheater on Thursday, Sept. 8th at 2:45.

Community Event:

• Wear red and march with us in the Louisville Labor Day Parade: Sept. 5th, gathering at 9:30am on Lafayette Street. Parade begins at 10am.
• Still room to join. This is hosted at Fireside-Register today:  Click on the class titles below, visit us online at bvsd.org/lll (enter the class#), or call 720-561-5968.  Disney’s Aristocats! with CenterStage Theatre Company / grades 1-5    #10984Schedule : Weekly - Tue 2:35 PM - 3:55 PM; 12 sessions; starting 8/30/2016, ending 11/15/2016  
• Saturday, September 24, 2016, 9:30-10:30 a.m. in Duane Physics G1B30. Professor Lew Harvey presents “Illusion & Reality: The Science of Perception.” Students will learn about how the brain works by exploring the conditions under which visual and auditory illusions occur. CU Wizards show takes place once every month on Saturday morning at University of Colorado Boulder.   Visit www.colorado.edu/cuwizards

Here's a videoclip that captures students using their "Innovator's Mindset" 
Kiran Sethi: Kids, take charge | TED Talk | TED.com