Farley Elementary Family Flyer

We had a great first week back to school in the new year! Both staff and students alike came back l with great excitement, and we wasted no time getting back into routine. In the weeks ahead we will begin our winter benchmarking which is an opportunity to assess students on their reading and math skills. We are excited to look at the growth students have made as well as look at the impact our new math and literacy curriculums are having on student achievement.

There has been a lot of sickness going around, so please encourage your student appropriate hand washing. If your student is sick please keep them home to help us control the spread. This is a difficult time of the year with illness, and we can all do our part to try to keep others healthy.

As a reminder, we do not have school on Monday, January 19th, as we recognize Martin Luther King Day. We wish you a happy and healthy 2026!

Buddy the Bobcat made an appearance each day. He had a photo booth for students to take pictures in.

Winter Rotations with our Bobcat Families

Mr. Meyers is so talented. Can you guess the holiday movies?

Hot Cocoa Party with our very own conductor from Polar Express.

Holiday Sing Along featuring our 5th grade band and student performers.

Mr. Steffen from the middle school made an appearance during lunch.

January 5th - PTO Meeting @ 6:00 p.m.

January 19th - No School, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

January 28th - January Birthday Breakfast

February 2nd - PTO Meeting @ 6:00 p.m.

February 24th & February 25th - Spring Conferences

February 25th - February Birthday Breakfast

February 26th & February 27th - No School, End of Second Trimester

March 23rd-27th - ISASP Testing

March 25th - March Birthday Breakfast

April 2nd - No School/Snow Make Up Day

April 3rd-April 6th: No School Spring Break

April 7th - No School/Snow Make Up Day

April 22nd - April Birthday Breakfast

Who: Student plus ONE guest (space is limited)

Date: January 28th

Time: 7:45 a.m. - 8:05 a.m.

Spring Conferences will be held

Tuesday, February 24th from 3:30-7:00 p.m. and Wednesday, February 25th from 3:00-7:00 p.m.

More information will be sent home at a later date!

Please be sure to check the lost and found table located in the gym!

Do any of these missing items belong to you?

Please feel free to pick them up from the lost and found table!

FES will welcome Officer Sara Kamm in January to deliver K–5 DARE lessons focused on refusal skills and making positive choices. In the same month, Officer Kamm and Detective Shady from the Dubuque County Sheriff’s Office will speak with students in grades 3–5 about social media safety.

I also wanted to share a helpful resource I found for keeping children safe online: Digital Connection-Identifying Hidden Risks!

Please let me know if you have any questions or need additional information. I appreciate your partnership in keeping our students safe and informed.

In Guidance class, we will be reviewing and learning about bullying prevention.

GRADES K–3

Recognizing Bullying

Reporting Bullying

Refusing Bullying

Bystander Power

GRADES 4–5

Recognize, Report, Refuse

Bystander Power

Bystander Responsibility

Bystanders to Cyber Bullying

If you would like your child to receive a weekly food bag for each of your school-aged children,

please email your request to jane.boffeli@wdbqschools.org.

These food bags are generously donated by the United Methodist Church of Epworth.

Farley Elementary 4th and 5th graders, along with their families, are invited to participate in the Ronald McDonald Pull Tab Program. Students may collect pull tabs from aluminum cans and containers. Pull tabs are easy to collect and provide a valuable donation to the Ronald McDonald House. The collection will begin on November 10 and will run through the month of February. Students may bring their pull tabs to school at any time to donate in their classroom.

The Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern Iowa have a mission to provide services to improve the health and well-being of children while offering a community of comfort and support for families seeking medical care for a child. Participating in the Pull Tab Program will help fund and provide a "home-away-from-home" for more than 400 families each year.

Thank you for your involvement and support in helping others!