FES Points of P.R.I.D.E. Newsletter

Students and staff are getting busy for the holidays with the help of our amazing PTO! Reports cards have been sent home, standard school activities have been ongoing and students have been working hard at their studies. With that, we can feel the energy building with the holidays not far away! We are looking forward to creating wonderful activities connecting to a variety of content curriculum and adding some fun surprises along the way. Stay tuned for details!

A gentle reminder to have your child come into school wearing snow pants and the appropriate gear for morning recess. Children will be able to play outside if the temperature is not lower than 10 degrees including the wind chill. They love the snow! Unfortunately, we don't have an abundance of extra snow pants, coats or mittens to spare every child, so having them come prepared for these more extreme temperatures is important. If you need any winter gear or additional items to keep your child warm, please reach out to us! We are more than happy to help!

Enjoy a wonderful weekend!

Warmest regards,

Kathie

• Next Week's Special: Wellness with Mr. LeGraw
• 12/15 - 12/23: HOLIDAY SPIRIT WEEK(S) - (PTO will be sending a flyer too!)
• MONDAY - Acts of Kindness: Students will be making kindness cards for peers, teachers and FES helpers!
• TUESDAY - PJ Day
• WEDNESDAY - Stuffy Day!
• THURSDAY - Ornament and Gingerbread making with PTO Elf Helpers!
• FRIDAY - FES P.R.I.D.E. Day - Wear school colors! (blue/yellow/gold)
• 12/22 - 12/23: SPIRIT WEEK(S) Continued:
• MONDAY - Ugly/Fancy/Funny sweater day or sweatshirt day
• TUESDAY - Movies and Popcorn with activity room (all related to learning but with a holiday feel!)
• 12/16: Basketball, Gr. K-2
• 12/17: Outdoor Lions Learning (OLL), 9-12pm
• 12/18: Basketball, Gr. 3-4
• 12/19: P.R.I.D.E. Meeting in the library with Grade 2-4 presenting
• 12/23: Basketball, Gr. K-2
• 12/24 - 1/2/2026: Holiday Vacation!
• 1/5-1/9/2026: Special of the week is Library with Mrs. Donovan

In Math, Ms. Parisi's Grade 3 students have been learning how to round in multi-step word problems and our Grade 4 students are deepening their understanding of place value from hundredths up to the millions and in literacy, students have been learning about different kinds of figurative language like similes, metaphors, and repetition. See below for some snapshots of our Grade 3-4 students creating homemade pasta! Very exciting!

Enjoying the aroma of fresh pasta making!