All schools closed Wednesday, November 20. Admin campus open. For more information visit https://www.kent.k12.wa.us/article/1885129.
It’s Election Day! Remember to turn in your ballot to any drop box location by 8:00 p.m. tonight, Tuesday, November 5. KSD encourages all registered voters to vote in all elections. Remember to vote!
Hello November! Important dates to remember.
11/1 No School, Workshop Day
11/8 Wear red, white, and blue
Veterans Day Assembly 9:45
11/11 No School, Veterans Day
11/25 Pajama Day (Spirit Day)
11/26 Dress Your Best (Spirit Day)
11/27 Favorite Color Day (Spirit Day)
11/28 & 11/29 No School Thanksgiving & Native American Heritage Day
Reminder: No school this Friday, November 1, for Teacher Workshop Day! Let’s take a moment to be thankful for our incredible teachers and dedicated students—your hard work and passion make our schools a wonderful place!
Veterans from our community are invited to join us in the school gym at 9:45 am on Friday, November 8th.
Please allow time to check in at the main office.
There is still time to send in photos of veteran(s) important to your family for the slide show. please send photos to sheena.keiser@kent.k12.wa.us by November 1st.
Dion and Gobi shared their incredible story today at school. They are in town for 1 more week, so they offered to extend book sales until Tuesday. Each book is signed by Dion and Gobi. Book delivery is on Thursday. Please turn in any orders by Tuesday to the library for the PTSA to collect. Thank you, Fairwood PTSA, for bringing Gobi and Dion to Fairwood.
Join us for our first Community Connect! Next Tuesday, October 22, you are invited to chat with Superintendent Vela at Kent Laboratory Academy from 5:00-6:00 p.m. Visit https://bit.ly/KSDCommunityConnect for more information.
Next week is conference week.
Early Dismissal every day.
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday @12:25
Wednesday dismissal is at 1:25.
Reminder: It's time to check your mailbox! Ballots have been sent out, so keep an eye out for yours, and remember to vote by November 5.
The Kent School District School Board Special Work Session today, October 16, is cancelled due to lack of board quorum.
The Kent School District School Board Work Session today, October 16, is cancelled due to lack of board quorum.
Elementary Conferences are happening next week, October 21-25.
Conference dismissal time is 3 hours early for elementary schools on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. All KSD schools will release 2 hours early on Wednesday.
As conferences are approaching, we want to ensure you have a successful conference with your student's teacher. Check out these five tips!
A KSD Reminder: Our final Levy Listening Session is on Tuesday, October 15, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Join us in person at the KSD Board Room or virtually via Zoom. For direct links, visit: https://www.kent.k12.wa.us/events?id=32699665. We hope to see you there!
Reminder: No school on Friday, October 11 for Teacher Workshop Day! A huge shoutout to our incredible teachers and students for their hard work during the first six weeks of school. Your dedication truly makes a difference!
"The Anxious Generation: Essential Strategies for Rewiring Childood," an exclusive ParentEd talk by renowned author Jonathan Haidt is coming on October 15th at noon. Use this link to register for free: https://bit.ly/3Y68VnQ.
The replacement Capital Projects & Technology levy includes funding for 11 software subscriptions used by students in all schools. Learn more about the levy at www.KSDLEVY.org
The Fairwood PTSA and Mrs. Keiser partner to run reading challenges each month. Students can use the beanstack app or do a paper challenge. Students who read more than 300 minutes can always record additional minutes. Prizes are awarded each month. September challenges are due before Friday 10/4 to ensure each child that completes the challenge gets the dogtag/charm for this month.
Use this link to print additional copies. A paper copy should be in backpacks today!
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Thank you to the PTSA for providing prizes and access to the app! App can be accessed via clever, the library page on the Fairwood website, or download beanstack in your app store. If you have questions about the app contact Sheena Keiser at Sheena.keiser@kent.k12.wa.us
It’s painful to face, but we can’t change it until we do: We are raising the “anxious generation.” Over the last decade, mental health problems are soaring among youth. Join ParentMap and Kent School District for an eye-opening virtual Q&A with renowned social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, author of “The Anxious Generation.” In this live ParentEd Talk, Haidt will explore the factors contributing to this epidemic and what we can do to change it. It’s time to unplug and reclaim childhood. Sign up for free using this link: https://bit.ly/3Y68VnQ
Tomorrow is an exciting dat at Fairwood!
Friday, September 27
Goodies for Grownups!
The Book Fair in the library will be open from 8:15-9:15am. Grownups can shop after drop-off and enjoy a little treat too!
Popcorn Friday! Thank you volunteers for popping corn for our students.
Fall Carnival, 6:00-8:00pm!
This is a fun annual event for the entire family, not a drop-off event. There will be pizza, games, bounce houses, face painting, crafts and more! The Book Fair will also be open for shopping.
**Volunteers during the event are still welcome and needed! If you can spare a little of your time, it will really help make this carnival a success. Please take a look at the signup link below, if interested.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0944A8AC2DA6FC1-51346774-volunteers
Book Fair, our largest fundraiser for books that support birthday books, classroom libraries, the school library and other reading initiatives, is happening this week. Mrs. Keiser and the PTSA work to make this a great event for all students.
Each class has a chance to browse one day this week M-Th and the Book Fair is open M-Th during lunch recess.
Grownups can shop Wednesday afterschool from 1:25-2, Friday morning from 8:15-9:15 (coffee and goodies for growups) and again during the Fall carnival from 6-8pm Friday night.
Thank you to all the volunteers that run the register and help our kids have a unique buying experience!
