Right to Read Week Spirit/ Dress up Days:
Monday. March 6-Hats off for reading! (wear your favorite hat)
Tuesday, March 7-Books can take you anywhere! (dress up with what you'd like to be as a grown-up)
Wednesday, March 8-Scrabble anyone? (Dress up and wear your favorite letter of the alphabet, let's see how many words each class can make!)
Thursday, March 9-What a Character Day! (Dress up like your favorite character).
Friday, March 10-Cozy up to a book! (Wear your favorite comfy pjs to school)
March Shine Award Winner!
Ethan is a kindergarten PAX leader throughout the entire school day. He is always kind and friendly to peers and teachers. Ethan looks forward to the school day and comes in with a smile on his face. Ethan is a learner for life and comes to school ready for the day! Ethan is a sweet and caring student that is always willing to help others when needed. Ethan’s enthusiasm for school radiates through the whole building! His positivity is contagious and can be felt by everyone around him. Ethan is also very responsible. He always makes sure he is prepared for class and has the materials needed for the day. Ethan is trustworthy in all areas of our school including our classroom, the cafeteria and on the playground. Ethan is always doing what he should be doing when no one else is watching. Ethan is easy to get along with and flexible with changes. Ethan always keeps a positive attitude and never lets anything hold him back. Ethan is such a great role model to his friends and his enthusiasm is always shining through. Fairbrook is so lucky to have such a positive leader!
Interest Clubs were back again today! Building and flying paper airplanes, drawing the Disney character Stitch, Shamrock shakes, Craft Club, ASL, Yoga, and many more.
Students from our Anchored for Life group presented at the School Board Meeting. Their presentation can be found at the 1 hour and 9 minutes mark. The kids did an amazing job presenting!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG_s9zjy7e0
Fairbrook Fifth Grade Explorers have been exploring our Solar System and recently completed the unit with a fun, cross-curricular project learning project that linked ELA, Social Studies, Math, and Science! Explorer Groups selected one of 7 planets (including Pluto!) and researched information about their chosen planet. Then, using design thinking processes, explorers collaborated together and designed an "alien" that has adapted and is unique to their chosen planet. A passport was then created for each "alien," so that they could come and visit all K-4 Fairbrook students for a two-day Alien Celebration. The Aliens were loved by all and safely returned to their home planet.
Happy Valentine's Day!
Students in 2nd grade are learning about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln in honor of President's Day.
2nd Graders in Mrs. Newman's room are researching and writing reports on famous African-Americans.
The 4th grade students in Mrs. Bruhn's class had a blast making ecosystems. They discussed all the living and non-living things needed in an ecosystem, planned what might live in their jars, and gathered materials. Their ecosystems include dirt, moss rocks, creek water, clover seeds, worms, snails, and crickets. Their jars will help them understand ecosystems, life cycles, food chains, and the water cycle.
Mrs. Carenza's 1st grade class read books about how shadows are created. Then they made their own groundhogs and used flashlights to practice making shadows for Groundhogs Day.
Fairbrook Fifth Graders recently had a visit from Air Force STEM expert, Retired Colonel Ron Stauffer, USAF. Col Stauffer spoke about a topic that he is passionate about, Space! In his talk, students learned about manned space exploration and how astronauts are “Living in Space.” Mr. Streiff has known Col Stauffer for 13 years and says that he can always count on Col Stauffer to provide STEM talks that engage students into exploring more and being inspired. 🚀🪐🛰️🔭 #livinginspace #steminspiration #NASA #airforcestem
PTO hosted a Winter Ball and it was a huge success. Thank you PTO!
Students celebrated the 100th and the 101st day of school. Some students performed a 100th day shirt fashion show, dressed as a dalmatian, and (using technology) saw and wrote about their lives when they are 100 years old.
Interest Clubs are back. The students fill out interest surveys and are placed in clubs to explore those interests. Clubs include running, cheerleading, geology, crafting, and more.
February Shine Award Winner!
Camdyn is an outstanding member of Mrs. Brenner and Mrs. Ferguson's third grade class. He is consistently an example of the Fairbrook Fundamentals. Camdyn shows that he is responsible by always putting his work and belongings away where they are supposed to be. He shows he is respectful by always being ready with a zero inch voice. Mrs. Brenner and Mrs. Ferguson can always count on him to make good choices. His classmates know that when they ask him for help he will be kind and help them. Camdyn is a team player, hard worker and gives his best effort in everything he does. The class is proud of Camdyn for receiving the shine award.
Student celebrated Global Play Day with extra time to play both inside and outside.
Mr. and Mrs. Nichols came to Mrs. Newman and Mrs. Carenza's classes to share their knowledge of Chinese New Year. They talked about traditions, the celebrations, read a book, and brought the students traditional gifts.
Mr. Maloney, an amateur geologist, was a guest speaker today in the 3rd grade. He came to school today to teach the 3rd graders about rocks. He also brought a collection of rocks for them to study and learn about.
High School Acting Students performed a Cinderella story at all of the elementaries this year. They used volunteers from the audience in the play.
Links of Love was an amazing success this year. In fact it was a record breaking year! We broke our previous Links of Love total by over $2500. That is a lot of extra help for the Beavercreek F.I.S.H Food Pantry. Thank you for supporting this wonderful organization and thank you to our students from Anchored for Life and Mrs. Laravie and Mrs. Carenza for running the fundraiser.
