It's been a fun-filled week with parent and community engagement. We had close to 35 parents in attendance at our first PTO meeting of the year where we voted on this year's budget and celebrated raising close to $50,000 from our Jog-a-thon. A shout out to our dedicated Jog-a-thon committee and the participation from our families. We had a 90% participation rate in our fundraising efforts.
During this week's Principal/Parent Coffee for grade 1 and 3 we discussed the Operational Levy, which will be on this year's November ballot. I highly encourage parents to stay well informed about issues related to educational funding. Parents also inquired about the status of the district work on the Ideal School Day as well as the new graduation requirements, which will begin with the class of 2021. Please visit the following links to gather additional information about these relevant topics:
Operational Levy,
Ideal School Day
Graduation Guidelines
Student Directory:
Out of respect to student and family privacy, the school does not distribute student contact information. However, playdates and birthday party invites can be arranged via our school directory- to be released soon! Thanks to Diane Ballard for coordinating these efforts:
Please submit your family's contact information online (one entry per family): goo.gl/CzTVZa Information is collected each year, so even if you were included in last year's directory, please submit information again this year. The deadline to submit information for the directory is Wednesday, September 28, 2016. If you would like to advertise in this directory that is viewed by over 300 families, please see (https://docs.google.com/d
Dreambox:
I have secured funding for the remainder of the year for our new adaptive math technology. I'm continuing to gather feedback on the program, so please share any of your observations with your child's teacher. The purpose for it's usage is to address gaps and extend learning for advanced mathematicians. Teachers are also able to monitor student progress on concepts taught- so far I've heard positive remarks from students, parents and teachers.
PARCC:
Individual student score reports will be delivered to schools in October and made available to families. Fireside saw some significant growth scores, particularly in 5th grade. For more information and to access our results, please go to http://www.cde.state.co.us/sch
- Following are additional PARCC resources for parents in English and Spanish, as well as other languages: http://www.cde.state.co.us/communications/resourcesforparents
- Colorado PARCC scores: http://www.cde.state.co.us/assessment/cmas-englishmath-dataandresults
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| Keagan Rapp illustrates his Fireside PRIDE |
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Fireside Fall Conferences
As always, thank you for your partnership in learning!
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