March 10

Dear Fireside Families,
Last weekend's International Potluck was quite the hit. Watching families dance the limbo, share dishes from across the globe, and spend time together as a community was a joy to experience. Thanks to Ms. Rosquist for spearheading the event along with her amazing crew and chair, Stacy Payne -fun was had by all!

Our apologies about the Dreambox survey malfunction, please take a moment to complete the revised one. We're gathering input as a school about whether or not to continue using this adaptive math technology for next year. Dreambox Survey

A picture of the last time Mrs. Keppler wore her dress while
carrying a dowry in a Ugandan wedding. Fun to pull it back out again
for the potluck!

As always, thank you for your partnership in learning. Should you have a question, idea, concern or celebration my door is always open. "It takes a whole village to educate our children" is my continued motto as a leader. Thank you for everyone's part in making Fireside an exceptional place to learn.

March 3

Dear Fireside Families,
     It's been a week of celebrating literacy at Fireside! We are so glad parents could join us by attending the Literacy Week Parent Forum , visiting classrooms to see literacy in action, or participating alongside their child in a literacy rich learning activity. We are grateful for our classroom guest readers, whether that meant being a Spanish language reader in a class or listening to a community member read to our students. Each reader inspired a joy of reading for our children, while imparting the essential theme of "empathy" through this year's theme- Read a Mile in Someone Else's Shoes. Friday's Colorado Shakespeare Festival Performance of "The Comedy of Errors" exposed students to Shakespeare as well as lessons about tolerance. Thanks to the generosity of our local sponsors, $1,875 was raised to go towards the purchase of leveled books for our Fireside bookroom! 
     This week wouldn't have been possible without the support of our Literacy Committee (especially our chairs-Chrissie Burg and Rachel Setzke), the countless volunteers who read to students, and our dedicated staff. We were all reminded that reading is knowledge, knowledge provides a voice, and collectively, we paused to embrace the essential values of empathy and tolerance through rich texts. As a family, take a moment to consider a family read aloud, or how you incorporate reading, writing and listening into your family life!
Important bits: 

• Here is our SAC agenda for Thursday, March 9 from 5:30-7pm. Parents are welcome to join us.

Shout outs:
A special shout out to our volunteer photographers: Becky Slusarchyk, Lynda Hayley and Misty Wright for capturing Fireside moments for our school communications.

A shout out to Katie Doyle Myers and the Puentes Committee for all the great work they're doing to support our Latino families!