At the conclusion of our Veterans Day assembly, the closing to my speech was something I hoped all of our students would be able to take away. Something simple, but impactful. However, I also think that it is something easy enough that each of us should do as well.

"I want to share five words that we should all remember to say each time we see someone in uniform or wearing a veteran’s hat. We should go out of our way to say these words to them, because they went out of their way to protect our freedom and keep us safe. Those five words are 'Thank you for your service.' Let’s take the opportunity now to say that to our veterans.

Veterans, thank you for your service and for spending time with our school family today. We appreciate the sacrifices you have made and wish you the best."

Take a moment this weekend to thank the veterans that you know. Sometimes we forget how easy it is to sent that text message or make that phone call. Or, find a nice restaurant that offers a special for veterans and share a meal. I'll see you Monday, Pops :)

Report bullying and inappropriate conduct to administration or the SRO as soon as possible. If you SEE something, SAY something!

Empathy is feeling or understanding how someone else is feeling. It’s important to make sure that children understand this and that they think about how their words or actions may make others feel. They can get along better with others if they think about how their actions may affect others around them.

FES Lil Steamer supporters, we are climbing towards are goal for the new FES Playground! We currently have just under $70,000. If you haven't already made a donation, please consider filling out the donation form and making a donation as soon as possible. Thank you for always supporting Steamer Nation! Any and all amounts are greatly appreciated!

On Thursday, November 7, FES PTO Co-Presidents Magen Folk and Elise Vogel, along with FES Principal Jeffrey Hoese, attended the grand reopening of Jewel-Osco. Natalie Damhoff, assistant store director, nominated the FES PTO to receive a grant which will be used towards the implementation of the new playground in the summer of 2020.

Kindergarten students have been learning about letter Pp this week. The students and teachers wore their pajamas to school on Thursday. We also enjoyed watching Mr. Popper’s Penguins and eating popcorn. It was a perfect day! Students in KA are shown proudly wearing their pajamas and watching the movie.

Milestone achievement in Mrs. Sikkema’s class! All of the students clipped up to gold on Wednesday, November 6th. Way to go KB! I am so proud of you!

First grade has been working hard on word chunks. Short i was the vowel during this activity in Mrs. Germann's new room!

First Grade made Poppy flowers to give to the veterans at the Veteran’s Day assembly. We appreciate all that you have done for us and our country.

Students in Mrs. Schipper's 1A class had fun putting together a puzzle after storytime in the LRC.

Throughout the week Students in 2A worked as a team on “extreme weather” reports finding facts from various resources. To wrap up the project they had the opportunity to be Meteorologists in front of the green screen! They thought this was quite the experience! Lots of laughs while speaking & recording along with some stage fright too! Thank you Mr. Dail, we appreciate all the technology help!

Who knew STEAM and physics could be so much fun? The kiddos in 2B learned how to make a catapult with tongue depressors, rubberbands, and a plastic spoon. This was a great activity because we were able to explore physics AND the kiddos got to launch candy corn into the air. We used our engineering skills to actually build our catapults, and we used science to test how far the catapults flung the candy corn. Before taking their catapults home, we talked about what types of materials are appropriate for launching!

Representatives from Clinton Rotary Club visited the 3rd grade classrooms on Wednesday. Every 3rd grade student was presented with their own Student Dictionary to keep! Did you know that the longest word in the English Language has 1,909 letters?

Fifth graders are starting a Life Science unit and used microslide viewers to view different plant cells, animal cells, and tissues. They also looked at leaves using a microscope to find the different organelles if possible.

Our Halloween Party was enjoyed by all!! We enjoyed the fun games and the yummy treats!!
5B would like to thank Kelly Snyder for organizing our Halloween Party. We would also like to thank all the parents who sent in treats!! We greatly appreciate all your help!

The 5A students had a blast at our Halloween party and the best part was watching Mr. Hoese compete with the students in eating donuts - with NO HANDS! Mr. Hoese won and he explained that they should always work hard and never give up!

This week, Kindergarten and 2nd grade worked on learning sight words with Mrs. Ludin.

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