Hello Fairview Families,
Welcome to the February edition of the Hawk News! This school year is flying by so fast. A huge shout out of thanks to
our students, teachers, and parents for working so hard to help us find success! Parents – we could not do this without
you all. Thank you so much!
If you happen to know any incoming kindergarten families, please share our kindergarten registration dates.
Kindergarten registration will take place Monday – Friday on March 13-17 from 9:00 am – 2:30 pm. We will also have
Kindergarten registration on the evening of Tuesday, March 14th from 4:00 – 6:00.
Family Access provides parents access to information about their students. Parents are able to see their child’s grades
(3-12), attendance, achievement, discipline, enrollment, and more. Progress reports and report cards will be posted in
Family Access/Skyward for grades 3-12.
Bus Drivers Needed in WCS: Please visit the www.wcs.edu to seek opportunities for employment related to
transportation. Bus drivers having a starting rate of $14.50 and receive fulltime benefits. If you are interested, but
would like more hours please share that with the transportation department. There may be further opportunities.
Sign up today to receive InFocus, the district’s weekly e-newsletter! Complete with videos, articles and other news you
need to know, InFocus is the district’s main source for Williamson County Schools information. To sign up, go to
http://www.wcs.edu/infocus/subscribe-to-infocus/.
Please take a moment to visit the link below to learn more information about Track the Bus:
http://www.wcs.edu/infocus/2016/07/28/new-software-allows-parents-to-track-their-childs-bus/
Do you want a great way to celebrate an important occasion in your student’s life? Look no further than the Fairview
Elementary School Library Legacy Circle! The Legacy Circle is a special privilege that allows you to purchase a book
anytime throughout the year for the FES Library to honor a special person, event, or day! You can celebrate a birthday,
getting straight A’s, or even an important person in your life.
Here is how it works.
1.
Go to the website http://www.btsb.com/sosl/fairviewelementary1
and choose “Make a Donation” at the top of the page.
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Pick an awesome book for our library from the list!
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Create a nameplate with your special message that will be placed in the front of the book you chose.
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At the beginning of each month the books purchased the previous month will be delivered to our school. The
student whose family purchased the book, will have it presented to them during their regularly scheduled
library class and have their picture taken! They will be the first student to checkout our new library
book. Once returned, the book will be put on our bookshelves for all students to enjoy!
You will be giving a gift that will be treasured by many, many children for years to come. Thank you for your
generosity! If you would like more information about this program, please come by the Library or contact me at
[email protected]
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Important Dates to Remember
Friday, February 3 – All Pro Dads breakfast (7:00 am in the cafeteria)
Tuesday, February 14th – Valentine Class Parties – see below for time slots
o 5th Grade: 1:30 – 2:30
o 4th Grade: 2:00 – 3:00
o 3rd Grade: 2:00 – 3:00
o 2nd Grade: 2:00 – 3:00
o 1st Grade: 2:00 – 3:00
o Kindergarten: 2:00 – 3:00
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Thursday, February 16th – PTO Meeting (6:00 pm)
Monday, February 20th – No School
February 27th – March 3rd – Read Across America Week
Friday, March 3rd – All Pro Dads Breakfast (7:00 am in the cafeteria)
Wednesday, March 8th – 2nd Grade Program (9:00 am)
Friday, March 10th – PTO Auction (6:00 – 9:00 pm)
March 13 – 17 – Kindergarten Registration (9:00 am – 2:30 pm)
o Tuesday, March 14th – Kindergarten Registration (4:00 – 6:00 pm)
Tuesday, March 14th – Spring Pictures
March 20 – March 24 – Spring Break (No School)
March 27th – No School for students
Community Meeting
Each Friday morning, we hold a school-wide community meeting. Each week we have a featured class that assists in
leading the student body through the announcements. We would like to invite parents from the following classrooms
on the dates listed below to see their child help lead the school during community meeting:
Date
2-3
2-10
2-17
2-24
Featured Class
Williams
Halleen
Donegan
Fuson
Academic Updates
Thank you so much for encouraging your child to participate in our Winter Break Reading Challenge. We had 113 forms
returned. Each student that returned their challenge received a packet of hot chocolate and a candy cane. Way to go!
Our Wordsmith Challenge Board has information for your child to enter a contest by writing a poem. Please make sure it
is a poem and not a short story. There are two categories. One for ages 5-7 and one for ages 7 and older. Please
encourage your child to bring this information home. There is a permission slip for you to sign. If your child’s poem is
chosen they will also enter in an international contest in the U.K.
Remember to keep you child reading 20 minutes nightly. The payoff is huge!
FVES Literacy Team
Kim Martin, Literacy Coach
Eileen Brogan, Literacy Interventionist
Nancy Estes, Literacy Interventionist
Our students continue to impress us with their hard work and dedication to learning. We have started our study of
different types of word problems this semester. Be sure to ask your child about our Math Story Problem Board. They are
working on how to write specific types of math word problems. By creating their own problems, they are able to further
explore math, and writing as well! Here is an excellent website that outlines the types of problems that we are studying.
http://mbamp.ucsc.edu/cognitively-guided-instruction-sample-problems/
Thank you so much for your support!
FVES Math Team
Emily Butler, Math Coach
Jennifer Lee, Math Interventionist
Rose Philbrick, Math Interventionist
Caring Counselor’s Corner
February is diversity month. Differences are what make our school and community a rich and interesting place. But for
some students, differences can be a source of fear, discomfort, and low self-esteem. If our students are to develop
respect for others as well as for themselves, they need to be taught that everyone is different and special. This learning
begins home and continues at school. Help me reinforce this concept.
Our guidance lesson this month is about diversity.
State Standards:
SA3. Respect diversity in culture, perspectives, values, and experiences.
SA4. Recognize each person as a part of a diverse local and global community.
SE3. Explore cultural, ethnic, philosophical, or demographical differences in a safe, positive, and nurturing environment.
Here to help,
Celeste Rietveld, School Counselor
[email protected]; 615-472-4386
Nurse’s Notes
Head Lice General Information
What are Head Lice?
Lice or Pediculosis are small, grayish white, wingless bugs, about the size of a sesame seed. They have six legs and can
look darker on people with dark hair. Head Lice live on human blood by biting the scalp. Lice lay oval, hard, whitish nits
(eggs), on the hair shaft, usually less than one half inch from the scalp. Often nits can be mistaken for dandruff. Nits are
firmly attached to the hair shaft with a natural glue substance. Lice are often found behind the ears, near the back of the
neck, or right at the crown of the head. Head Lice are rarely found on the body, eyelashes, or eyebrows. The main
problem with Head Lice is severe itching. A telltale sign is a tickling feeling or something moving on the head. If the skin
is broken from scratching, infection can occur.
What is the Life Cycle of a Louse?
The life cycle of a head louse is about a month. The female will lay eggs on the hair shaft at the rate of approximately 4
per day. These eggs hatch in 7 to 10 days. Within another 10 days, the newly hatched louse can begin the cycle all over
again. With human blood to live on, during their 30-day life span, it is not unusual for female lice to lay close to 100
nits. Although we are unsure how long a louse can live without blood, it has been said that they can live for 2 to 5 days
without being on a person. Nits can survive for up to ten days before they will hatch. Here is a picture to help you:
How do you catch Head Lice?
Lice are spread by head to head contact and are easily spread where people are crowded together. Head Lice cannot hop
or jump, and they do not have wings. They are spread by close contact with infested articles such as hats, wigs, brushes,
combs, hair accessories, pillows, backs of chairs, linens, car seats or head to head contact with people who have
lice. Once Head Lice infestation starts it can spread rapidly and prompt treatment needs to happen. Although thought to
be rare, lice can be spread via head phones, sporting helmets or foam rubber items.
How do you treat Head Lice?
You can check with your pediatrician or physician, but there are over the counter shampoos, lotions, gels and sprays to
help you if you get Head Lice. There are also prescription strength shampoos and it is a good idea to call your physician
to see what they suggest or you can call the Health Department. Once treated with the shampoo, you need to comb out
all the nits with the special Lice comb and sometimes may need to use your fingers to pull them out. You also need to
wash all your linens, pillows, blankets, clothes in HOT water and dry on high heat (120 degrees) for 30 minutes. Any item
that cannot be washed, you can bag and seal it up for two weeks. Vacuum sofas, carpeting, furniture, and remember to
vacuum your cars paying special attention to head rests and using the crevice tool to get into the cracks of seats. Make
sure to throw away your vacuum bags. Treat all your brushes, combs, hair accessories by disinfecting in hot water for 20
minutes or discard them.
What are some preventative measures?
Other than the above washing, drying and treatment, you can teach your children to help in the following ways:
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Do not share brushes, combs, hair accessories, hats, scarves, etc
Keep clothing items not used in their back packs when not using.
Do not share helmets, head sets, other items that may be touching the head. Utilize lice spray disinfectant on all
of these types of equipment if sharing and wipe clean.
Check your children when they come home from school and also after they participate in after school activities,
or sleep-overs.
During increased cases of Head lice, you can avoid sleep- overs and hair salon parties to cut down on the risk of
spreading head lice.
There are preventative products such as Tea Tree shampoo, gels, etc that you can put on your child’s hair to help
repel lice.
Have your child wear their hair up if long and out of their face.
Minimize close head to head contact.
Please remember that head lice can be transmitted in many types of environments and from heads with very clean and
combed hair. Head Lice are actually very common and about 12 million people get head lice every year. Diligence is
required to rid your family of head lice and keeping informed is very important. Please let me know if I can help answer
any of your questions.
Sincerely,
Leslie Hammon RN
615-472-4380
[email protected]
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PTO Points
PTO Meeting: February 16 at 6:00 in the school cafeteria. We will be discussing auction and carnival. If you
are interested in helping, please attend.
o If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Karen Hord. Her email is as follows:
[email protected]
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In closing, I would like to take a moment to encourage you to stop by and introduce yourself if I have not yet had an
opportunity to meet you. Also, please do not hesitate to contact me if there is anything I can do to help in any way.
Onward, Upward, Higher & Higher!
Brent Oakley, Principal
Fairview Elementary School