November 1, 2013

FERNAN FLASH Fernan Elementary School

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

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

Upcoming Events— November

November 4 Veteran’s Assembly at 1:30pm / Gym Veteran’s Music Concert 6:00pm November 5 Election Day—Remember to Vote November 11 NO SCHOOL—VETERAN’S DAY November 12 Picture Re-Takes at 9:15am November 14 PTA Meeting / Music Room at 3:45-5:00pm November 25 NO SCHOOL (Kindergarten) - P/T Conferences November 25 Choir Workshop 10:00-11:30am

November 26 NO SCHOOL (Kindergarten-5th) - P/T Conferences November 27 NO SCHOOL (Kindergarten - 8th Grade) - P/T Conf.

November 28-29 NO SCHOOL (Kindergarten-12th) —

THANKSGIVING BREAK

DECEMBER

EVENTS 10 1st & 2nd Grade Holiday Concert 17 Geography Bee

1:15pm 19 PTA Meeting 3:45pm 23-3 NO SCHOOL Dec-23 thru Jan 3 Winter Break

The behavioral focus this year is on the positive choices children make. To make positive choices, children must know their expectations, know what will happen if they don’t meet the expectation and feel intrinsically rewarded for making good choices. We believe children want to make good choices but struggle when they are unsure of the right thing to do. All students at Fernan Elementary are taught and fully understand their role in being a positive contributing member to the Fernan community. Each child’s role in the community includes being responsible for his or her actions, being respectful of people and property, and being safe—“the 3 Bees.” When children are caught following the 3 Bees, they are rewarded with a 3B card. To ensure each student understands his or her role in our community, each grade-level classroom teacher will teach-to the expectations and rules at Fernan Elementary school at the beginning of the school year. After each student is taught the expectations, they are expected to make choices accordingly. Students are reminded of the expectations through a scheduled re-teaching of the expectations throughout the year. Students are expected to be in control of their body and emotions. If a student makes a poor choice, is out of control of their body and/or emotions or needs a break from their environment, the student is offered numerous opportunities to regain control. These include refocus, office referral, visiting the behavior specialist or detention. Students who remain in control are rewarded for making good choices. Our goal at Fernan is to catch students who make good choices everyday and extrinsically and intrinsically reward them for their choices. Most of the time, simply saying, “I noticed you making a good choice,” is enough reward for a child to continue making good choices! Bill Rutherford, Principal

PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES—Your child will be bringing home notification regarding a conference. Conferences will be held November 25th, 26th and 27th. There is no school on Monday for kindergarten and no school on Tuesday and Wednesday for Kindergarten through 5th grade. Please contact your student’s teacher or call the

office at 664-2659 if your conference time does not work for you. SCHOOL CLOSURE INFORMATION—As winter approaches, it is sometimes necessary to cancel school. School cancellations are broadcast on the radio - KVNI 1080 AM/KCDA 103 FM and television channels 2, 4 and 6 start broadcasting information at 6 a.m. You can also access school closures by calling the district weather phone number—667-0784. Please do not call radio or TV stations. DRESS FOR THE WEATHER—Parents please bundle up your children and send them to school with the proper attire—coats, hats, gloves, boots and a change of clothes in their backpacks, just in case of really wet or cold weather. Fernan is in need of clothing: new underwear, new socks, and used or

new hats, shoes/boots, sweatpants, and gloves. Any donations are greatly appreciated! Christmas Assistance —We understand the holidays can be a rather difficult time for families in need. If your family will need assistance this holiday season, please contact Megan Franklin, Behavioral Specialist at 664-2659 X227 or by email at mfranklin@cdaschools.org.

ABSENT— Please call the office at 664-2659 every time your child is absent. We are required to call all phone numbers in our system until we verify your ch ild is safely accounted for. Please help us reduce our calling time by notifying the office as soon as pos sible. You may also go into SKYWARD and mark your child absent in Family Access saving yourself a pho ne call to the office.

Important Information: It is very important that students not arrive at school before

8:30 am and are picked up by 3:30 pm, as there is no adult supervision on the playground.

Students here before and after these times will be sent to School Plus and a charge will

be incurred. Developmental ScreeningDevelopmental ScreeningDevelopmental ScreeningDevelopmental Screening: : : : For all children in the Coeur d’Alene School District ages 0—5 years old. The next screening is February 10th, at the Harding Family Center, 411 N. 15th St., Coeur d’Alene. Call 666-6762 to schedule an appointment. EXCEL’S BIG EVENT—A Dinner and Silent/Live Auction will be held on November 15th at the Coeur

d’Alene Inn. The EXCEL Foundation, Inc., is the vehicle for individuals, businesses and organizations to make a difference in our district through volunteer efforts, contributions and gifts. Your support ensures EXCEL’s ability to fund innovative and creative grants for District 271 teachers. Tickets are $50. For more information go to www.excelfoundation.org or call 208-765-9500.

PTA NEWS

Next PTA Meeting Thursday, Nov. 21st at 3:45 p.m. in the music room. Supervision and snacks provided for the kiddos. Please join us if you can! Watch for the Giving Letter campaign coming the first week of November! Congratulations to all of our Jog-A-Thon winners! A special “HURRAY” goes out to Varick Meredith as our top pledge earner, Gage Henson as our top lap runner, and Mrs. Hannon’s class for earning the most pledges for our school! Pizza Party on Friday for Mrs. Hannon’s class! YAY! You earned it! You’ve also earned an honorary mention for the “Most Spirited Class”! Your enthusiasm was fantastic and very contagious!

Musical Events Honoring Veterans at Fernan ElementaryMusical Events Honoring Veterans at Fernan ElementaryMusical Events Honoring Veterans at Fernan ElementaryMusical Events Honoring Veterans at Fernan Elementary

Monday, November 4, 2013 Every year, schools in the United States hold events honoring those among us who have served in the armed forces. This year, Fernan’s third and fifth grades will present an assembly and an evening concert on Monday, November 4th. Our assembly will take

place at 1:30 in the afternoon and the evening concert will begin in the gym at 6:00pm. Students should wear their best red, white and blue clothes. For the evening concert, please have students meet their teachers in their classroom fifteen minutes prior to the concert. Please invite any family member or close friend who has served, or is serving, in a branch of our armed forces. These honored guests will stand and be honored when students sing the song representing the branch of their service. Thank you for supporting music in our schools!

Mrs. Powell and Mrs. Courtemanche, Music Specialists at Fernan

FERNAN ART ROOM FERNAN ART ROOM FERNAN ART ROOM FERNAN ART ROOM

Anne Couser is Fernan’s full-time art teacher and is enjoying her new art room. Please look for art in the hallways, talk to your children about their art time and stop by to watch them create anytime!!

THANK YOU TO OUR

PTA!!!! We can’t thank our incredi-ble PTA enough for the awesome lunch provided to the Fernan staff this month! The PTA has also been a huge help setting up the Fernan Clothing Closet and School Store!

2nd Annual Turkey Trot 2nd Annual Turkey Trot 2nd Annual Turkey Trot 2nd Annual Turkey Trot

CDA Backpack Program CDA Backpack Program CDA Backpack Program CDA Backpack Program

Feeding Hungry KidsFeeding Hungry KidsFeeding Hungry KidsFeeding Hungry Kids

Please join us Thanksgiving morning at 9:00am at Lake City Community church. Family friendly 1.5 mile loop $5 donation to run, walk or trot. Or, in the spirit of giving, sponsor a backpack: $17 a month or $204 a year. For more information visit cdabackpackprogram.com.

Coeur d’Alene School District 271 Non-Discrimination Policy The Coeur d’Alene School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability in any educational programs or activities receiving federal financial assistance or in employment practices. The District provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Inquiries regarding compliance with this nondiscrimination policy may be directed to the Director of Special Services or Director of Human Resources at the District Administrative Center, 1400 N. Northwood Center Ct., Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83814-2472, (208) 664-8241.

BRING IN YOUR BOX TOPS TO EARN MONEY FOR FERNAN!!!

Certain Foods, Office Supplies, and Clothing Packag-es have the Box Top Image on the Package (such as pictured above). Ask Grandma and Grandpa to give you some of their Box Tops too! Cut out the Box Top for Education Label and Bring them in to your Classroom! Each month, the Class-room with the most Box Tops will win a prize, so Bring as many as you can! Campbell’s Soup also has labels to be cut out and brought in!

Fernan’s cross-country program officially came to a close last month at the conclusion of the Fernan Meet. It was another fun and exciting season with exactly 100 students earning recognition for their participation. Congratulations to all our runners! The students who won individual honors at the Fernan Meet are listed below. Those who placed in the top ten, along with those receiving “Honorable Mention” from Mr. Campbell, in their respective divisions at the District Meet will be recognized on the following page. Also recognized will be those volunteers who took on coaching positions or simply helped out on a daily basis in order to make the event possible.

Fernan Meet October 2, 2013

2nd Grade Logan Delbridge 1st Adrian Sanchez 2nd Carter Flink 3rd Hudson Ford 4th Jupiter Gillam 5th

Kassawndra Hamilton 1st Charlotte Stephens 2nd Quinlyn R. Stone 3rd Aiyana Donnelly 4th Madison Harris 5th

3rd Grade Varick Meredith 1st Maddix Maciosek 2nd Carson Barnett 3rd Ethan Taylor 4th Ashton Miller 5th

Katie Yovichin 1st Alize` Duvall 2nd Kimberly Willis 3rd Lexis Shepard 4th Aurora R. Stone 5th

4th Grade Bennett Ford (Tie) 1st Noah Preece (Tie) 1st Andrew Mangini 2nd

Clara Stephens 1st Victoria Gonzalez 2nd Ellie Pavey 3rd Liliana Cove 4th Ella Turner 5th

1st Grade Braden Meredith 1st Gabriel Schabell 2nd Kaden St. Martin 3rd Olin Young 4th Luke Clifford 5th

Rebecca McLachlan 1st Leah Yovichin 2nd Ashlynn Taylor 3rd Hadley Barnett 4th Kaylee Jenquine 5th

Kindergarten Phillip Du 1st Quinn Daniels 2nd Shon Walt 3rd

No kindergarten girl competitors at Fernan Meet.

5th Grade Ethan Thompson 1st Lance Mielke 2nd Matthew Womelduff 3rd Jesse Harlan 4th

Callie Tyson 1st Lexie Schultz 2nd Cassidy Glaspie 3rd Sheyanne Ingraham 4th Mia Birmingham 5th

Boys Girls Place Place

As of last year, the Elementary District Cross-Country Meet has been limited to 2nd through 5th graders. Therefore, the kindergarten and 1st graders did not compete, but finished their season the following week with the Fernan Meet. Students that received recognition for placing in the top ten in their respective divisions are listed below. Also listed are those students receiving “Honorable Mention” honors from Mr. Campbell. Students who placed in the top ten are listed first by place and then by grade level. Those receiving “honorable mention” are listed by grade level and then by place.

September 26, 2013

Boys: Top 10 Name Place Grade Ethan Thompson 4th 5th Varick Meredith 5th 3rd Kyle Bridge 6th 3rd

Cross-Country Volunteer Appreciation I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to all the volunteers who gave of their time to help out during practices or at the Fernan and/or District Meets. This program would not be possible without the efforts of so many great volunteers! I would especially like to recognize the following individuals for their commitment and willingness to take on coaching responsibilities and who showed up consistently each and every day to see the program through to the end: Angelo Dredge, Julie Meredith, Jen Barnett, Nicola McLachlan, Summer Flink, Mealdey Mielke, Doug & Debrah Birmingham, and Brenda Harlan. Thanks again to all of you for your help & the dedication you showed to all the children! Sincerely, Clark A. Campbell, PE

Boys: “Honorable Mention” Name Grade Place Logan Delbridge 2nd 11th Carter Flink 2nd 13th Adrian Sanchez 2nd 18th Hudson Ford 2nd 35th Ashton Miller 3rd 19th Maddix Maciosek 3rd 22nd Andrew Mangini 4th 42nd Lance Mielke 5th 13th Jesse Harlan 5th 38th

Girls: Top 10 Name Place Grade Clara Stephens 3rd 4th Katie Yovichin 4th 3rd

Girls: “Honorable Mention” Name Grade Place Kassawndra Hamilton 2nd 11th Charlotte Stephens 2nd 13th Daisy Birmingham 3rd 13th Jasmine Mielke 3rd 22nd Aurora R. Stone 3rd 41st Victoria Gonzalez 4th 39th Ellie Pavey 4th 40th