Dear Fireside Families,
It's hard to believe our year is coming to a close. So many exciting events have taken place the past couple of weeks including field day, our kindergarten music performance, 1st grade poetry reading, 4th grade mini society and much, much more! This next week we look forward to our 5th grade continuation ceremony as well as our whole school assembly on May 25th. I've always believed in the importance of recognizing endings to give closure to a great year! We'll plan to share our community slideshow with our families in our last Chat of the school year. 
This week we recognized our retirees-Laura Webster, Jane Cousins, Elaine Rosquist and Frances Reda at our retirement reception for their years of service, love and dedication to our Fireside community. They will be dearly missed, but their legacy will linger.
As many of you are aware we've been busy hiring, and are fortunate to attract such highly qualified teachers at Fireside. We've even had four candidates fly in from out of state for positions. I spend a great deal of time ensuring we're attracting the best candidates and conduct a thorough process including a hiring committee, teaching demonstrations, and multiple reference checks. While none of the positions have been finalized yet through our Human Resources department, I hope to make announcements for new teaching assignments in next week's Chat communication.
David Millard and Shannon Pischke were Impact on Education grant recipients. Take a peak at how they're embedding IPADS to support learning at Fireside.
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I look forward to seeing many of you at our carnival tonight as well as our closing events this coming week.
Thank you for your partnership in learning.
I look forward to seeing many of you at our carnival tonight as well as our closing events this coming week.
Thank you for your partnership in learning.
