Farley Elementary Family Flyer
May 2026
4th grade making blankets for local hospitals/organizations
Kindergarten delivering flowers in the community
5th graders planting trees
Preschool
Kindergarten - 2nd grade
3rd - 5th grade
Author Visit
On Wednesday, May 6, K - 5th grade FES students got a visit from author Dani RG who wrote the book Please. If any families would be interested in purchasing her book, please email her directly at daniellerobinsongay@gmail.com. Hard cover books are $20 and paperback books are $15. She will make sure your order arrives to FES by the last day of school!
Bobcat Service Day was held on Wednesday, April 29. It was a fun and successful day!
Here are the projects that Farley Elementary was a part of:
PK: Our preschool students decorated drink holders to be used at Rosie's Coffee House in Epworth.
Kindergarten: Our Kindergarten classes planted flowers into pots and delivered them to local businesses and left them on doorsteps of homes in Farley. What a wonderful way to acknowledge those who support our school throughout the year and for others to feel joy when they see a flower left at their home.
1st Grade: First Grade project will go to the Ronald McDonald house in Iowa City. Student created an assembly line to package 100 snack bags with bottles of water for families to grab-n-go to visit their child or when they are heading out to an early morning appointment when they do not have time to stop for breakfast.
2nd Grade: Our Second Grade students made bookmarks to promote literacy in our school library and encourage reading. They also made service coupon books to help out with chores at home to foster kindness and responsibility.
3rd Grade: Third graders were all about spreading joy! They chalked sidewalks around Farley. They also handed out kindness notes with lollipops to people they chose to share with. They also planted flowers in pots to be delivered to Riverbend Assisted Living and Acura-Health Nursing Home in Cascade. Their leadership and compassion can help support our school climate and community relations by doing some self-fulfilling activities.
4th Grade: Fourth graders made 28 tie blankets to be delivered to Resources Unite, the Teresa Shelter and to Almost Home. They are hoping that the children who have been traumatized by homelessness or are transient from school to school, home to home or have been affected by recent tornadoes find comfort with their own new blanket!
5th Grade: Fifth grade students planted six trees with a DNR Forester through a grant FES received. The trees will provide shade around our front kickball field, on the side of our school for kids to read and study under. Three trees were planted around the playground for shade structures. Over the years, it will be nice for students to return knowing they had hands-on experience planting and leaving a long-lasting change to FES for future students!
DATES:
- Monday, May 4th - PTO Meeting @ 6:00 p.m.
*PTO meetings will be held on the first Monday of the month*
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Please join us for Breakfast!
Who: Students who have a birthday in May & June plus ONE guest (space is limited)
Date: May 20
Time: 7:45-8:10 a.m.
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