News From The Nest

Hello Falcons families,

Big congratulations to our E-sports team for their first place finish on Saturday at FSD Fest! Congrats to all our students and coaches who particpated in FSD Fest! You represented Fern Drive so well!

Join us to celebrate Autism Awareness Month on Friday, April 24th by wearing blue. Our Student Council leaders have been hosting sensory activities on Wednesday's this month to raise autism awareness and celebrate minds of all kinds!

Love Fullerton is this coming Saturday, April 25th. Please join us to "Love on Fern". Students who attend can get Saturday School credit for an absence they have on their record. Use the QR code below to register.

Finally, our fifth grade students will take the annual State Science Test, (CAST), this week in their classroom. Please be sure your Falcon has had a good breakfast, a good night's sleep and arrives on-time. This will help them do their best!

Go Falcons! 💚

Warmly,

Mrs. Lucas

Mark Your Calendars:

April 22nd ~ Excellenza @ LV

April 24th ~ Autism Awareness Month Spirit Day, wear BLUE

April 24th ~ Read With A Loved One

April 25th ~ Love Fullerton Day

It appears our link is full, however, all are welcome to join us!

It's always a great morning of service and fun!

Dine out and raise funds for our school at Uptown Burger on April 20th & 21st!

Join us to read with your Falcon!

Families, please join our PTA and Foundation in celebrating our teachers and staff during Teacher Appreciation Week, the week of May 4th - May 8th! See the flyer below for the opportunities to celebrate!

Attendance is key in student achievement and success at school.

Thank you for ensuring your Falcon attends school on time every day that they are healthy.

If your child will be absent, please use this google form to clear their absence. You may also call the school attendance line to clear an absence. Independent Study MUST be requested on THE DAY of the absence. For vacations, parents must request Independent Study TWO weeks before the absence.

Each week we hold a raffle for class attendance. Each day, if the class has 100% attendance, the teacher sends a raffle coupon up to the office. On Friday's we draw a primary and upper grade class winner. The winning class receives 3 class Gotcha's, a 10 minute extra recess and has the Falcon mascot in their room for the week.

This week's winners are:

Primary - Mrs. White

Upper grades - Mrs. Gambrell

End of the Year Information about Independent Study

The application window for Independent Study PE is open May 1 through May 29 for the upcoming 26-27 school year. ISPE is an option for students in grades 7–8 who are engaged in national or international level athletic training, averaging 10 or more hours per week Monday through Friday, as an alternative to traditional PE.

For more information, please visit the ISPE website. If you have questions or would like next steps, please contact danielle_guerrero@myfsd.org or 714-447-2870 during the application window.

As we head into the winter months, students are often home ill. If your child is absent, you can request Independent Study to make up the absence on their attendance. You MUST request it on the first day of the absence. There is a spot on the google attendance form to request this. If your child is absent, you MUST clear their attendance with either the ABSENCE google form or a call to our office attendance line so that the absence does not become a truancy. TY!

Here is our April update from Student Council. Read carefully to see the latest spirit dates.

Link to FSD website Nutrition Page

Lunch and breakfast will continue to be free for all students daily. We will still do a lunch count daily so please discuss with your student the importance to take a correct lunch count. Some students bring a lunch to school and then at lunchtime go get a school lunch. This results in some lunch shortages of the choice meal that day. Lunch options are still available and all children will be fed but often when this happens, the "lunch of the day" runs out. Please review with students the importance of this an accurate lunch count.

📚Read With A Loved One dates for the remainder of the year: 📚

An important reminder to drive SLOWLY and SAFELY through our parking lot and on Fern Drive. Cars are driving too fast through our parking lot and students are also exiting cars in the drive through lane. This is not safe and we need to follow our drop off/pick up protocols. Students are only permitted to exit their car on the SIDEWALK side of their car in the drop off lane, NOT the drive-through lane. A reminder that adults are not permitted to exit the car. Students should be ready to exit when their car pulls into the drop off lane. As cars pull away, please be sure you are driving SLOWLY and cautiously. Drive slowly on Pico and Fern Drive as well. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Our students, families and staff should be safe at all times.

Month of April PTA update.

Each month, be sure to take a look at the latest news and events from PTA.

Our 25-26 Foundation Board Members

President, Kristen Jones

Vice President, George Benfit

Secretary, Nanette Roller

Treasurer, Joe Conti

Our annual Love Fullerton day is coming! Mark your calendars and sign up to "Love Fern Drive" on Saturday, April 25th. This is always a great morning of community and caring.

Join a team of motivated workers who want to bless Fern Drive Elementary school with a day of Spring cleaning. Here is the scope of work for Fern Drive School:

Repainting our free library box

Ramp for our new PE shed

Cleaning the slider doors and windows

Weeding the planters

Beautifying our TK/K playground

https://lovefullerton.org/Volunteer/Sign-Up/ID/422

Go Falcons!

• The PowerSchool Parent Portal will be live beginning Fri, 8/8. If your child took the state test last spring, you can find their CAASPP test scores there.
• Fern Drive School Handbook
• Fern Drive Website
• FSD Website
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