Ms. Uebner
2 ipad mini’s with
covers and a class
subscription to
Storyworks
magazine. The ipads
will be used for
research to learn about
current events, and
collaborate in all
curricular areas.
Storyworks will be used
to provide reading and
writing opportunities in
a variety of genres as
well as support deeper
understanding of the
text.
Mrs. Murphy
3 Chromebooks, a color
printer, printing
supplies to be used for
research for
informational writing,
creating presentations
(i. e. Powerpoint) and
Google classroom
activities.
Mrs. Zannetti
5 Chromebooks to do
research, write reports
and listen to fiction and
non-fiction novels
Ellen Feickert Elementary
December Newsletter
Happy Winter!
We hope this cool weather finds you and your family
warm and enjoying the season of giving and thanks.
We, here at Feickert School, are thankful for being able
to teach your children, our students, each day. To that
end, please read on to find out more about the
happenings and events and great things that are
happening at Feickert School.
Google Docs/Classroom
In curriculum and instruction news, staff were provided
the opportunity for training using the Google Docs
format for their classrooms on Thursday, November 5.
Mrs. Gail Desler, technology trainer for the Elk Grove
Unified School District, joined the Feickert Staff and
provided training on the Google Docs, Forms, and
Drives which teachers are and will be using in the
future. Ms. Desler will be re-joining the teaching team
to provide training for Google Classroom on Thursday,
Dec. 16. Students, and teachers, are utilizing software
and hardware in classrooms with the implementation of
the Chromebooks, of which Feickert School maintains
approximately 150! Each grade level is currently or will
be using these “mini laptops” to support instruction as
well as a platform for the SBAC/CASSPP California State
testing this Spring. We are excited and enthusiastic to
instruct using these technologies and will receive
additional training in the coming weeks and months.
DonorsChoose.org
Several of the Feickert Teaching Team have received
grants from the aforementioned website as well as
other grants written. To date the following teachers
have been awarded the following:
Also, we are pleased to announce that Staples
Foundation, through their “2 Million and Change”
program awarded Feickert Elementary School $3,500.00
to buy Chromebooks and a charging station, for Mrs.
Zannetti’s 5th/6th mild-moderate self-contained
classroom. As an employee, Rick Kurianowicz, (the
husband of Kathie Kurianowicz who works with Mrs.
Zannetti in the SCC program) was able to nominate this
class for the grant. We are so thankful to the Staples
Foundation for their generosity.
Kids Can
Thank you Feickert Community! Our families gave over
1,500 cans of food for families in the Elk Grove region
who are less fortunate this holiday season. Our Student
Council worked to prepare, collect, and load the cans
for the Elk Grove Food Bank. We are so thankful that
our community embraces this selfless giving to others
this holiday season. We know that families in the Elk
Grove community will benefit tremendously from your
generosity. Thank you all.
Spelling Bee
Congratulations to all of our Spelling Bee finalists and all
3rd-6th grade students who participated in this
competition. The competition was fierce. Words like,
“entertainment,” “mosaic” and
“antidisestablishmentarianism” well maybe two outta
three!
Participants
3rdGrade
Joshua Clay
Savanna Engelbrecht
Taylor Murphy
4th Grade
Jacob Kryml
Kevin Turner
Jasmine Nevarez
5th Grade
Trevor Hicks
Niles Newsome (runner up)
Cindy Tran (winner)
6th Grade
Amanda DeVaney
Sean Soliven
Seth Brown
Jason Lam
The following students were the Spelling Bee Finalists:
First place: Cindy Tran, Mr. Merrill, 5th grade
Second Place: Niles Newsome, Mr. Nixon, 5th Grade
The Grand Champion speller was Cindy Tran! She
spelled the word “hypnotic” correctly to win the
Feickert Annual Spelling Bee. Cindy will represent
Feickert School at the Elk Grove Unified School District
Spelling Bee on Wednesday, December 8 at the
Education Center Board Room. We wish Cindy the best
and know she will represent Feickert School well. Great
job everyone and a special thank you to Ms. Stafford,
Mrs. Miller, and Mrs. Harrison for their efforts in
coordinating this year’s Spelling Bee!
101 Dalmations
Have you seen those puppies? We sure have! The
Musical Mayhem Productions of the 101 Dalmations
took center stage on October 30th to a packed house of
over 250 family members. Student performers were
amazing. Singing, dancing, and acting their way to a
fabulous rendition of a Disney classic, 101 Dalmations.
The sets, music, singing, dancing, acting, costumes, and
truly, the entire performance, was awesome. Thank
you to the actors and actresses for performing such a
great show for all of the theatre-goers. Thank you to
Anne Marie Pringle and her team at MMP for their hard
work in making another fantastic performing arts feat
for us to enjoy! Mark your calendars and look for the
flyer for the next upcoming performance, and you too
can be a STAR!!!
Royal Luncheon
King Murchison was joined by his royal students last
Friday in honor of the students’ commitment to being
Kind, Safe and Responsible. Students were chosen by
teachers and joined Mr. Murchison in the royal court
(the stage) and enjoyed lunch, conversation, and a treat
for exemplifying the three pillars of our school: Kind,
Safe, and Responsible. Mr. Murchison donned his
crown and cape for the affair, and everyone had a great
time! We will continue the Royal Luncheon throughout
the school year as one way to recognize students who
embody the school spirit of Positive Behavior!
Penny Whistle Players, Cosumnes River
College, & Ms. Bobbie Singh-Allen, EGUSD
Board Member
In our on-going commitment to Kind, Safe and
Responsible, the Penny Whistle Players, from
Sacramento City College, joined the primary-aged
students on Friday, November 13, 2015. Students were
treated to Performing Arts with a message of good
choices, anti-bully, and being a responsible student. We
thank these “big” students for helping us “little”
students.
Also, Mrs. Bobbie Singh-Allen, Elk Grove Unified School
District Board Member, visited students in grades 1-6
last week for a reading of a story focused on antibullying and friendship. During our “mini-assembly”
students sat and listened to a story followed by a
question and answer session. We thank Ms. Singh-Allen
for taking time out of her busy schedule to join us and
for her commitment to safe schools!
Safe and Slow
Each month, we dedicate space in this newsletter to
remind families to be SAFE on and near the Feickert
campus and drive SLOWLY! With over 700 students
arriving and dismissing each day at Feickert School, it is
imperative that each of us make a commitment to keep
our school safe. Although we may be “running late” it is
never OK to drive fast in or near the parking areas or
connecting streets of our school. Students are small,
they walk, run, ride bikes, scooters, and other variables
which require each of us to be very, very smart, safe,
and committed to student safety each morning and
each afternoon. Please practice patience: wake up a
little earlier, drive a little slower, look twice and three
times and understand that staff at Feickert School are
trying to keep students safe when in the crosswalk.
Thank them by waiting patiently and helping to keep
our kids safe. Thank you!
Season of Thanks and Giving
In this, the season of giving and thanks, we, the Feickert
Family, would like to take pause and wish you and your
family the warmest of holidays. We are fortunate and
hope that you, during the holiday season, are able to
take time with your family to enjoy the spirit of the
season. On behalf of the entire Feickert School family,
we wish you and your family the very best for a warm
and safe holiday season.
Sincerely,
Mr. Murchison
Principal
Ellen Feickert Elementary School
Parent Teacher Organization Corner
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Gate Closures
Beginning Dec. 7, the north gate to the park and the
south gate (near the soccer fields) to the Emerald Vista
Drive will be closed and locked at approximately 3:00
PM. The front gate will remain open and unlocked as
well as the parking lot gate. Thank you.
Parent Conferences – The teachers of Feickert School
have just completed conferences. Our goal for 100%
attendance was almost reached. We realize that
parents and guardians have busy schedules but we do
want to meet with each parent and guardian. If you
were not able to attend your conference, please call
your child’s teacher or the school office so that we may
assist with the scheduling of your parent conference.
Thank you.
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Next PTO Meeting is December 3rd at
2:30 p.m.. Come out and support
your school. We are excited to meet
new parents that are interested in
getting involved.
Don’t forget to raise money for your
school by using Shoparoo, Box Tops,
linking your Raley’s Bel Air Something
Extra Card, and Amazon Smile (sign in
through Amazon Smile and add
Feickert)
Restaurant fund raisers for Feickert:
12/15 Chick-Fil-A
Come to school with $1 every
Tuesday and Friday to buy an ice
cream at the school office. Tuesdays
support PTO events and school
needs, Fridays support the 6th grade
class.
We are also doing a paper drive to
help our teacher’s with their never
ending need for paper-November 30December 11th.
Check out our Facebook Page for
more information at Ellen Feickert
Elementary PTO