Ms. Mack will be our Music Teacher this week. Thank you Ms. Mack for filling in for the last two weeks!

The students at FES loved their ice cream social!

Francestown Elementary School recently hosted its November Outdoor Lion's Learning All-School Day, immersing students in the fascinating world beneath their feet. Partnering with Kara Reynolds from the Harris Center for Conservation Education, students explored and dissected logs to uncover the habitats they provide for animals and the role logs play in decomposition.

As part of their monthly routine, students visited their "sit spots," where they closely examined a one-foot square patch of earth. This activity revealed hidden treasures and small details they had never noticed before.

Kelly Marshall also joined the day to help students prepare the school gardens for winter. They learned about the vital role plant stalks play as winter shelters for insects and worked to create habitats to protect these important animals.

To cap off the day, students collaborated on a mural illustrating the diverse life beneath a log and read the book Around One Log, further enriching their understanding of these small yet significant ecosystems.

Clues:

• You will meet them when you turn 14.
• They have cougar PRIDE.
• They love to play sports and learn.

Can you guess who came to visit?

Last year, we read a total of 4,363 minutes during our month-long celebration of literacy. This year, we’re taking our reading adventure to “Camp Read-a-Lot”! Students are recording their reading minutes both at school and at home. You can track your minutes online on our read-a-thon website or using the paper sent home. I wonder how many more minutes we can read this year!

About one week before our Read-A-Thon starts we will send home instructions on how to activate your reader's personal page. This is where you will be able to view and record their progress.

We encourage you to activate your reader’s account today by clicking on https://www.read-a-thon.com/readers/r/323831343236/1 and following the simple instructions.

The read-a-thon official closes on November 22nd.

Francestown Elementary School extends a heartfelt THANK YOU to our school community! We're incredibly proud of our readers and grateful for your support, which made our fundraiser a success. Our students had a wonderful time reading. We can't wait to host another Read-A-Thon next year!

Thank you so much for supporting us to bring programming and supplies to Francestown Elementary School!

Thanks again,

Francestown Elementary School

This week in Kindergarten we learned about the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. We read Balloons Over Broadway, a story about Tony Sarg, the man who invented the balloons in the parade. Students got to design their own balloon. We also went on a virtual field trip and got to see pictures and videos of the balloons and how they are made!

We had another great week in 1st and 2nd grade. We welcomed Mrs. Mack as our music teacher for this week. In math, we began practicing counting on and showing different numbers using place value disks. In Literacy, we continued working on key details and we continued reading Brambleheart. We also had OLL this week and started a new science unit about plants.

This week Miss Parisi's class had fun celebrating spirit week! They made blanket forts during indoor recess, and dissected logs in the forest. At Literacy Night they had to build structures to save Twig from a river, and give him a disguise!

Follow the link to the lunch menu for FES.

The FES PTO will be running the Kid's Cafe at this year's Holiday Market. We will also have a fundraising raffle, letters to Santa station as well as a book sale with the Toadstool. Please see our SignUp Genius to see how you can help out!

Help fill your child's class raffle basket. Send in a small item to help!

Kindergarten: Board Games

First and Second Grade: Holiday and Movie Night

Third and Fourth: Spa

Title I Intervention staffing is determined solely by free and reduced hot lunch numbers. Please consider filling out a form.

Looking for free and reduced hot lunch information? Click here or download the pdf.

We have food available through End 68 Hours of Hunger.

There are other services available in the community such as clothes, fuel assistance, and family support. Please contact Rachel Hill at 547-2976 or rhill@conval.edu for more information.

Spirit Week!

Thanksgiving Break

Grades K-2 go to the Capital Center for the Arts

• Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus