Fairview Digital Backpack

March 3, 2023

An Update from the Principals

Good afternoon,

Although our halls were not filled with your children today, the Fairview staff had a wonderful opportunity to connect with colleagues at our Township Institute Day this morning as well as at Fairview this afternoon. The Fairview Staff was very fortunate to hear from speaker Shawn Achor, author of the book The Happiness Advantage. His TedTalk, The Happiness Advantage: Linking Positive Brains to Performance has over 2.4 million views on YouTube! His talk of happiness, optimism, and gratitude was a great way to start our weekend!

The week of March 13th, students in 3rd-8th grade will be taking the IAR (Illinois Assessment of Readiness) and the Illinois Science Assessment (5th and 8th grade students only). More information will be shared with you if you have a 3rd-8th grade student.

Have a great weekend!

Mr. Lopatka and Mrs. Larkin

Fairview Breakfast and Lunch Menu (Click here to view!)

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K-4 Updates

Kindergarten Registration for the 2023-2024 School Year is Open!

Registration for Kindergarten for the 2023-2024 school year is now open! If you know any families who have incoming Kindergarteners, please spread the word! All families should reference the District's website for additional information on how to register.

Upcoming Music Shows

We are so excited for two upcoming Spring concerts at Fairview! Please save the dates for the following shows:

Tuesday, March 7th @ 9:15am (2nd grade concert)
Thursday, March 9th @9:15am (3rd grade concert)

All families should plan to enter through the District Office doors. The doors will open at 9:00AM. Students can plan to wear clothes they are comfortable in for a performance!

Kindergarten and First Grade students will be performing in Spring concerts, as well. More details will be forthcoming soon!

1st-4th Grade Recess Assembly

This week students in 1st-4th grade participated in an assembly focused on strategies students can utilize during recess times. These unstructured times throughout the day can be challenging for our students. Mrs. Stacy Glascott, K-2 School Social Worker and Mrs. Martha Gale, School Psychologist, reviewed strategies with students, which will help to continue to foster problem solving skills, collaboration, and empathy. Be sure to ask your child/ren what they learned during the assembly!

Read Across America Week

Students loved participating in the daily themes this week for Read Across America! Please see a few photos below of our students from this week.

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Middle School Updates

On Saturday, February 25th, Fairview musicians in band and orchestra participated in the annual Solo/Ensemble Concert at Culver School. Fairview had over 20 students finish with the highest rating for their category. Congratulations to those students, and to Mr. Conner and Ms. Messino!

Yesterday, the Fairview Robotics team had their 2nd tournament of the school year. We are excited to report that Fairview had robots finish in 2nd and 3rd place. The Robotics team will finish their season on Thursday, March 16th with a tournament at Oliver McCracken Middle School.

Next week, the Fairview boys’ basketball teams will participate in the Little 9 Conference tournament. The Junior Varsity team finished the regular season 10-0 and the #1 overall seed, and the Varsity team finished with an 8-2 record and the #2 seed. On Tuesday, March 7th, The JV team will play two games at Fairview and the Varsity team will play two games at Lincoln Jr. High. The final games will be played on Wednesday, March 8th, at Niles West and Niles North. Good luck to our Falcons!

In the coming weeks, tryouts will be held for our final athletic seasons in the school year; girls’ soccer and boys’ volleyball. Please click on the links below for more information:

Girls’ Soccer

Boys’ Volleyball

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Fairview Family Engagement Event

Please see the flyer below for the next Fairview Family Engagement Event in collaboration with the Skokie Public Library. Please see the flyer below with the registration link. We hope you can join us!

Registration Link

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Fairview Yearbook Ordering Deadline is Approaching!

The deadline to order a 2022-2023 Fairview Yearbook is approaching! Custom pages must be created by April 11, 2023. Please see the linked flyer for ordering information, and follow our Instagram account!

PTA Event March 10th

On Friday, March 10th from 4:30-6:30pm, Fairview PTA is hosting a new fundraising event. The Fairview 8th Graders will be competing against Fairview Parents/Guardians in a basketball showdown! 8th grade students are eligible to play in the game as well as Fairview parents or guardians (all participants will need to complete a waiver to play). The event will be $5.00 admission for any student or community member that would like to attend. Concessions will be available at the game as well. Proceeds from the event will go towards Teacher Appreciation Week. Please see the flyer to sign up and for more information.

Sign-Up:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0e44ada622a5fd0-fairview1#/