Friday, April 21, 2017

April 21

Dear Fireside Families-

We will be posting positions on the BVSD website. Look for a part-time Early Childhood Community Liaison position- seeking applicants with strong relational and Spanish-speaking skills. A Primary position has also been posted


Tech at Fireside:
So proud of our technology committee as we continue to support students and staff with mindfully integrating tech at Fireside. Here are highlights shared from the tech committee: Technology at Fireside

Offsite Evacuation: April 24th from 8:30-10:30
Fireside Safety Committee has partnered with the district and Louisville Police Department for our first ever offsite evacuation. As a school, we'll kick off with a safety assembly (explaining the steps to students), then proceed to the Louisville Recreation Center. I am proud of our staff, as they are prepared and ready for this important safety drill. Please help your child by ensuring they are on time, wear comfortable walking shoes, and dress appropriately for the weather. Parents will be unable to access the school from 8:40-10:15 during the drill.
Please support the safety of our walkers by not turning left when exiting the school parking lot. We've had a few close calls lately. 


PLEASE JOIN US:
Volunteer Reception: This is open to all parents! May 3, after school in the Fireside Garden
Retirement Reception: May 17, 2:45, Fireside Garden-Join us in honoring Ms. Webster, Mrs. Cousins, and Ms. Rosquist for their years of service
MUSIC PERFORMANCES:
Out of respect to teacher’s teaching and the impact on instructional time, we request that parents refrain from pulling siblings for music concerts during the day.
PARENT WORKSHOP:
PEN Sponsored Workshop: Anxiety and Stress Workshop, April 22, 8:30-1:30- Ascent Church
Preschool on a field trip to Chautauqua Park

Thursday, April 13, 2017

April 13

Dear Fireside Families,
It was wonderful seeing so many of our families represented at this week's 1st grade music programs. Students sang songs from across the globe, joined in on cultural games, and poured their hearts into the performances! Thank you, Mr. Haley, for inspiring our Fireside musicians. 


Have you heard?  
In order to support our community’s access to technology, the district has started a technology access pilot program. Devices loaded with all necessary district programs and security measures will now be available to students and their families at the same bulk discount that schools receive.  
You must create your own login before placing an order. All orders will be shipped directly to your school. Unfortunately, there is no way to ship equipment directly to you. Please direct questions to Dede Pazour, dede.pazour@bvsd.org.
Generic login to take a peek at the offerings is:
Username: Visitor
Password: BVsd123!
Countertrade Link

Announcement from Impact on Education:
I realize this doesn't provide much notice, as I just learned that the 2017 Jared Polis Foundation Teacher Recognition Awards are due on Friday, April 14. Please consider nominating a teacher for the 2017 Jared Polis Foundation Teacher Recognition Awards.    Anyone can nominate a teacher!
Each honoree receives the following:
$1,000 discretionary award for the teacher honoree
$1,000 teacher-directed school grant
$500 technology grant for the teacher honoree
The Jared Polis Foundation "Crystal Apple" award
Recognition in a half-page announcement in the Denver Post
Notices to the teachers' school district, board, and school community
To read the guidelines please visit: http://www.jaredpolisfoundation.org/updates/2017-jared-polis-foundation-teacher-recognition-awardsThe submission deadline is April 14, 2017.  All teacher honorees will be announced the first week of May.
As many of our families are aware, we piloted a rotating block schedule this year in order to provide larger uninterrupted instructional blocks, balanced instructional minutes for Art, Music and PE, and common plan time for teachers. We are excited to share that all elementary schools in BVSD have adopted a similar rotating schedule to begin in the fall of 2017. We will be making some slight revisions to our current schedule and will share this with the community in August, 2017.

PLEASE JOIN US:
Volunteer Reception: This is open to all parents! May 3, after school in the Fireside Garden
Retirement Reception: May 17, 2:45, Fireside Garden-Join us in honoring Ms. Webster, Ms. Cousins, and Ms. Rosquist for their years of service


Offsite Evacuation: April 24th from 8:30-10:30
Fireside Safety Committee partnered with the district and Louisville Police Department in planning our first ever offsite evacuation. As a school, we'll kick off with a safety assembly (explaining the steps to students), then proceed to the Louisville Recreation Center. I am proud of our staff, as all are prepared and ready for this important safety drill.

As always, thank you for your partnership in learning!

Friday, April 7, 2017

April 7

Dear Fireside Families,

It's been a fun-filled week of learning, including our PARCC testing! So far it's going smoothly and we really appreciate parents efforts to arrange doctor's appointments and vacations around testing as make-up schedules are a bit tricky. 

Thanks to David Summers for visiting Kinder Enrichment and inspiring our youngsters about space exploration. He brought in a REAL tip of a rocket that students could touch, and shared a brief video of a rocket blasting off complete with a count-down. This was part of a unit in KE on exploring space-planets, stars, comets, and our solar system. We sure value our amazing Kinder Enrichment programming and all the hands-on learning opportunities provided by Ms. Contini and Marilyn. We also value our parents as partners in learning by sharing their background and expertise with students!

With the weather warming up, we encourage our families to bike or walk to school this month and be sure to mark your calendars for our Bike to School Day on April 19th. Please keep in mind, dogs should not be on school grounds, this includes the playground. 

School Accountability Committee will be meeting next week. Take a peek at our agenda: April SAC  One of the discussion topics will be Individualized Education Plans. All are welcome to attend!   

Community opportunity: Mondarch HS will be hosting a screening of Beyond Measure, the final film in the Innovation in Education Film Series on Thursday, April 20th at Monarch HS. Click here for more information and to RSVP to the film that starts at 6 PM.

As always, thank you for your partnership in learning!