French Run Elementary

It's hard to believe December is upon us. Our Family Holiday Night is Thursday December 4 from 5:00 to 6:30. There will be cookie making, crafts, games, a photo booth and much more. Our book fair will also be open during family night so you can shop and pick up some new books.

We hope to see everybody there!

4th graders learned about how to write and structure an opinion essay relating to changes we want to make to our school! Another highlight was completing ecosystem slideshows with animals that fit in different ecosystems.

Also, the 4th grade team would like to give a special shoutout to Juan Hernandez, who completed all levels in Lexia! Congratulations Juan!

5th Grade has been learning all about inventions! ELA has been writing expository essays on inventors, Maker Space students learned about "accidental inventions," and in Science, students created a invention at our Invention Convention that would help people and presented in to their classes! Every student created their own inventions. For example; watermelon ice cream, ruler that marks itself, sponge under the shoe to easily clean, and sport sticks.

In ELA, students also worked on "How to Catch A Turkey" narratives and first block ELA earned a "Turkey Jam!" This included sharing/reading our completed narratives to our class block while we enjoyed snacks and drinks the Monday before fall break.

Congratulations to our November Pride Team! These students were selected by their peers for the empathy they show daily. Here are some of the comments made about this month's Pride Team:

• Their kindness helps create a warm and caring classroom community.
• Is helpful and always concerned about how others feel.
• Is a kind friend who cares deeply for other.
• Always asks how you are doing and cares about people's feelings.
• Kindness and compassion inspires others and is always listens with an open heart.
• Show empathy in the classroom by taking time to understand how someone feels.
• Is a person who shows empathy by listening without judgement.
• Always a friend to anybody who needs one.

Congratulations Firebirds! We are so proud of you!

Pizza with the Principals is part of our PBIS incentive program for students. Each month students earn pride tickets for demonstrating S.O.A.R expectations. Students may choose to spend their tickets in our monthly Firebird Flea Market or save them for something better next month. This month we had 9 students choose Pizza with the Principals as their incentive award. Mr. Fetty and Mr. Cracraft served pizza and spent time talking to students during lunch.

This month we also included our Firebirds walkathon winners of the pizza party. Those students raised over $200 for the walkathon and earned the pizza party award.

Here is what it means to S.O.A.R:

S - Self Control

O - On Task

A - Accepting

R - Respect

Out of all the classes that were rated this month, only Ms. Gregory's class was rated to have 5 star behavior and effort!!!

We are so proud of Ms. Gregory's class for working on trying their best and working their hardest at school. Great job!

The Month Ahead:

• December 1 - 5 - Book Fair
• December 4th - After school event: Family Holiday/Title I Night - Book Fair will be open
• December 15th-December 18th- Winter break Spirit Week
• December 19th - NO SCHOOL; end of quarter 2
• December 22 - January 2 - NO SCHOOL - Winter Break

January Preview:

• January 5th - First day after winter break
• January 19th - No School

November 6th was an exciting day at French Run when every student received a brand new winter coat. French Run was even featured on two different evening news segments.

If your student did not receive a coat or you may be new to our school we still have coats available. Please let the office know and we can set you up.

Thanks to the Reynoldsburg Community Church for supporting French Run during our clean up day. We were able to clean up and prep our raised garden beds for spring planting. We also cleaned up our Firebird Nest and removed all the weeds and grass from that space. Thank you to our firebird families who came out and volunteered on a Saturday morning.

We are in need of boys and girls bottoms. If you have any pants, sweatpants, leggings or shorts you are able to donate to the clinic it would be greatly appreciated.

We have more than enough shirts and tops and we do not need anymore of those items.

Please drop of any bottoms you would like to donate to the office.

Thank You

Ms. Sheena

School Nurse

Drop Off and Pick Up Details:

Arrival: Doors Open: 8:20 am

Tardy Bell: 8:30 am (Doors will close at this time)

If you arrive after 8:30, you will need to walk your student into the building and sign them in. There will be a sign in sheet on a table in the foyer outside the office.

Dismissal/ Pickup

Students begin leaving the building: 2:45 pm

All students out of the building/last pick up: 3:00 pm

Car Rider Loop

Parents dropping off or picking up students must follow the car pickup line.

Students will be waiting for parents who are in line, and released by the cones on the sidewalk. Please do not pass cars in the loop.

Please do not use the bus loop during pickup and drop off times.

The French Run PTO (Parent Teacher Organization) is a group of parents, caregivers, and staff who work together to support our school through events, volunteer efforts, and fundraising. The PTO helps create fun experiences for students, supports teachers, and builds a strong school community. You don’t need a lot of time to help—there are many simple ways to get involved, like donating items, helping at events, or sharing ideas. Every bit of support makes a difference. Click the link below to learn more and see how you can partner with the PTO.

Kroger Community Rewards is partnering with French Run PTO to earn money for our school when you enroll "French Run PTO" as your Community Rewards recipient. It takes less than one minute to sign up through the app. See steps below:

1. go to the Home Screen
2. select the menu in the upper right, click on "rewards"
3. then select "Community Rewards"
4. and finally, type in "French Run PTO"
5. select "enroll"

You can also sign up online using the link below!

Use the Code to support our school!

French Run Elementary Code: NPO #82187

Beginning Monday September 15th, all family communication was transitioned to using Talking Points. You may click on the link below for additional information about Talking Points.

https://intercom.help/talkingpoints/en/articles/10504279-translated-talkingpoints-families-app-invitations-printable

Parent/Guardians will be automatically enrolled with your phone number and e-mail addresses on file in the office.

It is very important that your phone number is updated so you can stay up to date with information from the building! To begin, TalkingPoints will automatically allow us to communicate by text messages to your phone. If you wish, you can download the TalkingPoints Parent app to your phone. This allows you to do more advanced features such as react to messages, RSVP to events, and more. Downloading the app is optional.

Any changes in phone number, e-mail address, or other important information should be communicated to the front office as soon as you can.

Change of addresses are required by Ohio Law, and should be communicated with our welcome center. Cindy in the French Run front office can help with this process.

Address: 1200 Epworth Ave, Reynoldsburg, OH 43068

Phone: (614) 367-1950