Dear Fernan Families,

Please join me at the North Idaho Wild Game Feast, sponsored by Fernan Elementary; a STEM Focus School. This com-

munity event is designed to raise money to support Fernan students. I will be cooking the meal with the help of teachers and

family and our staff will be the servers. We also have a silent and live auction which we hope will raise additional funds to

build a science lab at Fernan.

The auction items include a dinner for six prepared and served in your home by me, box seats for 30 at Cirque du Solei in

Spokane with food and drinks (over $3,000.00 value) and a night bowling (yes, really bowling) in a private luxury home with

food and drinks provided by the host.

This is not an ordinary meal but a gourmet feast. The meal will be served at Avondale Golf Club and costs $75.00 per per-

son with past Fernan Student, Colby Acuff providing music entertainment.

AppetizersAppetizersAppetizersAppetizers Caramelized Elk Sausage in Sweet Guinness and Lavender Honey

Fried Rattlesnake Ravioli with Chipotle Yogurt Aioli

Louisiana Dry Rubbed Wild Boar Shank Carving Station

Charcuterie of wild game, haunting cheeses and Sweet-Smoked King Salmon

SoupSoupSoupSoup Idaho Steelhead Chowder with Applewood-Smoked Mallard Duck Bacon Topped with Scallions and Duck Fat Roasted

Croutons

Palate CleanserPalate CleanserPalate CleanserPalate Cleanser Housemade Huckleberry Sorbet

Main CourseMain CourseMain CourseMain Course Venison Osso Buco with Wild Mushroom Risotto, Roasted Winter Vegetables topped with a microgreen wild-berry vinaigrette

salad

DessertDessertDessertDessert Huckleberry Bread Pudding with Wild Turkey Sabayon topped with Caramel Butter

Doors open at 6:30 with appetizers served until 7:30. Each meal includes one glass of wine—full bar available. Amazing silent auc-

tion items including trips, meals, art and a dinner for six prepared in your home by William Rutherford, the original creator of the Wild

Game Feast. Each course is paired with a suggested wine accompaniment.

Please contact Fernan for more information.

FERNAN FLASH Fernan Elementary School

520 N. 21st Street Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814 www.cdaschools.org/fern an

Bill Rutherford, Principal Phone: 208/664-2659 - Fax: 208/769-2923

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

MARCH EVENTS

03-06 Dr. Seuss Hat Day

03-10 Elections

03-13 K-5TH NO SCHOOL—STAFF WORKDAY

03-16 Science STEM Night 5:30-7:30pm

03-25 KINDERGARTEN ONLY—NO SCHOOL

03-26 K-8TH NO SCHOOL—Parent/Teacher

Conferences

03-27 K-12TH NO SCHOOL

FEBRUARY EVENTS

02-09 Mobius Combustion Assembly

10:15am-11:00am

02-12 Texas Roadhouse Night

NO WAKE-UP & READ and

NO CDA4KIDS

02-13 NO SCHOOL—K-12 Staff Flex Day

02-16 NO SCHOOL—K-12 Holiday

02-19 PTA Meeting 3:45pm—Music Room

02-21 Wild Game Feast Fundraiser @

Avondale Club House 5:30pm

Pre-Purchased Tickets Required

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ENROLLMENT CONFIRMATION FORMS:

An Enrollment Confirmation form was sent home the week of January 26th. This information will help us

to know where your child plans to attend school for the 2015-2016 school year. Please complete and return

this form to the office by Friday, February 6, 2015. It is very important that we have a form returned for

each student. Please note this is not a registration form, and this does not guarantee your student’s school

for next year. More information will follow regarding school registration for all Coeur d’ Alene School

District students.

Please continue sending in your Box Tops and make sure to put your name and your teacher's

name on the baggie or paper. Box Tops can be found on General Mills cereals, Nature Valley

products, Fiber One products, Betty Crocker products, Mott’s products, Chex Mix, Yoplait

products, Pillsbury products, Totino’s products and Progresso soups.

Please bring in Labels for Education that you can find on the following products:

Campbell’s Soup, Bic, Danimals, Pace, Pepperidge Farm, Prego, Spagettios,

Swanson, & V8.

SILVERWOOD READING

PROGRAM

Silverwood reading logs will be coming home

with your child soon.

The Silverwood reading program is meant to

motivate your students to read and to estab-

lish a lifelong love of reading. Students who

read for at least ten hours will receive a free

ticket to Silverwood. All sheets are due no

later than March 16. Absolutely no late forms

will be accepted!

Read! Read! Read!

CONTACT INFORMATION

Please make sure we have your current home,

cell and work phone numbers so that we may

contact you in case of an emergency. Please

notify the office if you have an email address

so that we may send you upcoming events and

important notices.

ILLNESS

Remember, if your child has been ill, they

need to be fever-free without medication for 24

hours prior to returning to school. A fever is

considered anything over 100 degrees. Thank

you for calling the school and letting us know

when your child is home ill.

MARCH 10th MAINTENANCE & OPERATIONS LEVY: On March 10th the Coeur d’Alene School Dis-

trict will ask voters to consider approving a two-year Maintenance and Operations (M&O) Levy of $15M.

The current M&O levy expires June 2015. Local taxpayer support of public schools has become essential.

One out of five dollars the district spends on educating our students comes from the local levy. Levy dollars

fund the day-to-day operations of the district’s educational programs, bridging the gap between the funding

provided by the state and the cost of meeting the educational needs of our students. This spring’s request

will include a multi-year plan to reduce class sizes and hire more teachers. The levy request will also include

purchasing curriculum materials and textbooks for students. Want to learn more about the upcoming March

10th Maintenance & Operations levy? Additional facts & voter information may be found on the district's

website at: http://www.cdaschools.org.

Celebrate Healthy Hearts

February is National Heart Month giving us the annual oppor-

tunity to focus on the importance of healthy hearts. Here are a

few important tips to focus on with your family. First, include

foods which are fiber rich such as whole grain varieties of

breads, cereals, rice and pastas as well as dried beans, fruits

and vegetables. Secondly, strive to limit saturated fats by

choosing lean meats and low-fat dairy products. Limit the

amounts of fried foods by using lower fat cooking methods such

as baking, broiling, grilling, or sautéing. Additionally, limit

your salt intake through choosing less processed foods like

salty soups and snacks. District 271 elementary students will

celebrate with a “Healthy Hearts” theme meal on Thursday,

February 12th. You can find additional info on heart health

through the nutrition links on our website at

www.cdaschools.org .

Fernan Spelling Bee Results

District Spelling Bee Winners

1st Place 3rd Grade: Nyah Lund 1st Place 4th Grade: Jasmine Mielke

1st Place 5th Grade: & Andrew Mangini

3rd Grade

Winner: Nyah Lund Alternate: Ryan Steinberg

4th Grade Winner: Jasmine Mielke Alternate: Katie Yovichin

5th Grade

Winner: Andrew Mangini Alternate: Madison Blankenship

YEARBOOK

We are in need of pictures for the

yearbook! Please email any pictures of

Fernan student’s at various school events

to charotte@pegoraro.org. If you have

several pictures to submit, you can also

burn them on a disc and drop it off at the

office.

CALL THE OFFICE - 664-2659

Thank you for calling the office when your child is going to be absent from school. We need to know where your child is for

safety reasons. Remember that you can submit an absence through Skyward. If you would like help with this process, please

call the office. Please make sure that your child knows if they are riding the bus home or going in the carline prior to coming

to school. We are receiving quite a few phone calls asking to deliver messages to children regarding after school directions. If

you do need to get a message to your child, please call the school prior to 3:00pm, as all notes are delivered at 3:00pm.

SCHOOL CLOSURE INFORMATION

District Weather Hotline: 667-0784 Radio: KVNI 1080 TV Stations: Channels 2, 4, 6

Information is normally broadcast beginning at 6:00 am. Please do not call the radio or TV stations.

REGIONAL INVENT IDAHO—CONGRATULATIONS

3rd Place: Quinlyn & Aurora Rutherford-Stone —Owl Game

PTA NEWS Hello Fernan Families, On almost all correspondence we receive from Fernan you will see the statement: "Fernan Elementary, as a purposeful commu-

nity, is dedicated to educating all students to their maximum potential while emphasizing social responsibility in a positive cli-

mate." Lets all become part of that positive climate by volunteering in some capacity with the PTA! We have many opportuni-

ties to suit just about any circumstance or time constraint. Over the next few months we will be actively searching for board

members to help guide the PTA over the next year. We offer "shadow" positions to give you experience before you take an active

board seat. It's a wonderful way to meet other parents or boost your resume. Please consider getting involved and email us at

fernanstempta@gmail.com for more information on available positions.

Thank you to all those students and staff who showed their Fernan spirit by participating in Crazy Hat Day. Congratulations

to our crazy hat winners. It was very difficult to pick just one from each classroom. Look for pictures in the PTA glass case

located inside the school.

Kindergarten: Shaylee Alexander 1st grade: Guenavere Robinson 2nd grade: Nicholas Molten Life Skills: Zander Stanley

Kailee Beck Abigail Kilburn Cason Sperber

Jaden Dahlberg Jackson Webb Luci Dishman

3rd grade: Shalamar Fresques 4th grade: Nate Bullock 5th grade: Skye Andrews

Eli Peterson Lexis Shepard Victoria Gonzalez

Caden Rajanen

We have some fantastic events coming up in the month of February. On February 12th, come enjoy a night at Triple Play with

the kids. The fundraiser is $15/child for 3 hours (6-9 pm) of all the activity you can possibly fit in...even the waterpark is includ-

ed!

Don't forget the Wild Game Feast on February 21st at the Avondale Golf Clubhouse. Our celebrity chef, Mr. Rutherford, will be

preparing some wonderful and unique dishes. In addition there will be auction items to bid on. Tickets are $75/person. Stop by

the office to get your tickets to this awesome event.

Our next PTA meeting is on February 19th at 3:45 pm. Pizza and childcare are provided. We will also have a drawing for a

Caruso's gift card for those that attend the meeting!

We look forward to seeing you at our upcoming events!

Your Friendly Fernan PTA!

Fernan STEM Science Night

Monday, March 16th from 5:30-7:00pm

Come enjoy fun hands-on science experiments.

Give Kids a Smile Day is coming soon!

Appointments are going fast, so call now to reserve your time!

Some participating event locations and dates:

1683 E. Miles Ave. Hayden Lake, Idaho

Please call for appointment: (208) 772-4066 or email: staff@avondaledentalcenter.com

Event Date: Friday, February 6th

1090 W. Park Place., Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

Please call for appointment: (208) 292-0697

Event Date: Friday, February 6th

1322 Kathleen Ave., Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

Please call for appointment: (208) 667-7461

Event Date: Friday, February 20th

Dr. Michael Boehm Family Dentistry 1280 Polston Ave, Post Falls, Idaho

Please call for appointment: 773-5505 Please call office for event date

River City Dentistry- Dr. Donna Schau 1910 E. Schneidmiller Ave. Ste B

Please call for appointment: 777-8668 Event Date: Monday, February 16th