Dear Fireside Families,
Thank you for attending conferences and for being a partner in your child's learning. Please contact your child's teacher to reschedule if you were unable to attend. A big thank you to our volunteers for providing meals during conference nights. It is such a gift and one we don't take for granted.
This week I was reminded of why I truly LOVE Fireside- it is the love we all have for our children and the joy they bring to our lives. Expressions of love flowed throughout the school during Valentine's Day, everything from a "love" musical playlist coming from music to love poems, love affirmations and student's artistic expresssions of love on our community chalk art board (thanks to Ms. Sehnert). Read a love poem written by Lynley Sylvan here
In the wake of tragedy, love is what we return to and need to be reminded of. As a parent, should you need any support with discussing safety or the recent school shooting in Florida with your child, here are a few resources:
Talking to Children About Violence: Tips for Parents and Teachers
How to talk to children about difficult news
Fireside Community Literacy Week is coming soon! We are excited about launching this year's theme: “Explore Your World”: New this year…Fireside students will become a Travel Writer for a Day! Please see the Family Writing Project for K-2nd graders and 3rd to 5th-graders for the opportunity to have your child begin exploring at home.
Help your student(s) fill in the Family Writing Project worksheet prior to Community Literacy Week, March 5-9, 2018. Students will turn the notes they take with their families into a finished piece. Our aim is to inspire writers of all ability levels to be observant of their surroundings. Join in on the fun!
A big thank you to all the parents who volunteered to support our free book giveaway during conferences. There's no better way to develop young readers than for students to practice reading books at their independent level. All books that weren't claimed will be donated to support students at schools in Uganda, Africa. To learn more about the non-profit organization started by a teacher, visit Mwebaza Foundation
Dear Fireside Families,
Thank you for attending conferences this week. Our last night of conferences will be Monday evening, Feb. 12th. Please contact your child's teacher if you still need to schedule your child's conference. Thank you for supporting our goal of 100% attendance- your participation and partnership matter.
Congratulations to our Fireside Falcon spelling champ, 3rd grader, Lila Sannes! She will represent Fireside at tomorrow's regional spelling bee at Platt MS. We wish you all the best Lila! Thanks for making Fireside proud.
School Safety:
As most have heard by now, the BVSD security and communications departments have partnered to implement a new system to keep parents informed during a crisis. When a school is placed in lockout, lockdown, evacuation or shelter in place, an Emergency Alert via phone, text and email messaging will be sent to families. These alerts will be short in order to help inform our parents of the situation. This alert will not include regularly practiced school drills. We request families to be sure contact information, including phone number and email addresses, are updated in Infinite Campus. Once all the contact information in IC is correct, parents can set up an account in SchoolMessenger to set preferences for how they receive communications sent through the system.
To learn more about BVSD district practices visit:. www.bvsd.org/be-ready Should families choose to opt in for text messaging click here
Dear Fireside Falcons,
It was a spirited week indeed thanks to our student council for planning a different costume theme each day.
Exiciting learning taking place as well in all grades. I happened to listen and learn alongside 5th graders Skyping with a scientist in Antarctica on Monday and learned about famous Coloradoans during today's 4th grade convention. Great to see our students engaged in authentic, meaningful learning experiences!
We look forward to welcoming parents over the next two weeks at conferences. As a reminder, for grades 3-5 conferences, students are asked to attend and participate.
As always, thank you for your partnership in learning!
