Dear FES New and Returning Students,
I am excited to return as your Principal at Fountain Elementary School this 2018-2019 school year. I am also looking forward to seeing each and every one of my scholars perform at high levels this school year. I hope that you enjoyed your summer playing outside, going to the pool and making memories with your family and friends. I cannot wait to hear all about your summer adventures when you complete a welcome back letter to your teacher during your first week back at Fountain!
As we begin the new year, think about all of your special talents and skills that you can bring to our school family, and skills that you can grow and learn even more. Together as a school family we will work together to ensure that we are trying our hardest every day to become the best that we can be. YOU are worth it and we BELIEVE in YOU.
My goal as your Principal is to make school a great place to be. I want you to learn and grow, and at the same time have fun! I want you to learn to be a person that practices being respectful, being responsible and being safe at all times. With hard work and a positive attitude, you can achieve anything that you put your mind to.
You are amazing and so very special. I look forward to seeing all of your smiles, giving hugs and high fives as we start a new and wonderful school year.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Hud-Kirk
Fountain Elementary School Principal
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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is the world’s largest non-profit health organization dedicated to finding cures for blood cancers. Pennies for Patients program is for elementary and middle schools to support LLS's in its mission to create a world without cancer by conducting a fundraising campaign.
FES students are collecting loose change for this charity in their boxes.
Learn more by clicking on the picture below.
Program For Parents: Opening Doors
The LAA offers a 10 week curriculum called Opening Doors. Parent input helps develop the Abriendo Puertas / Opening Doors curriculum, which uses the “popular education” approach to engage parents in lessons that reflect the culture of the target audience. The interactive sessions draw from real-life experiences, incorporate data about local schools and communities, and focus on helping Latino parents understand their important role in the development of and long-term impact on their children’s educational outcomes.
The program will be held every Tuesday at Fountain Elementary
Programa para Padres: Abriendo Puertas
La Asociación Latinoamericana ofrece el programa para padres de 10 semanas, llamado Abriendo Puertas, con un enfoque de “educación popular” con el fin de involucrar a los padres en lecciones que reflejan la cultura de la audiencia clave del programa. Las sesiones interactivas se basan en experiencias reales, incorporan datos sobre escuelas y comunidades locales, y se concentran en ayudar a los padres latinos a entender su papel en el desarrollo e impacto a largo plazo de los resultados educativos de sus hijos. El modelo de capacitar al capacitador ayuda a los proveedores locales de servicios familiares a mejorar su alcance e interacción con las familias, y crea un programa sostenible que va más allá de las sesiones de capacitación iniciales.
Cada una de las sesiones del currículo se basa en un dicho o un refrán popular, e incorpora actividades y datos culturalmente familiares. El plan de estudios, disponible tanto en español como en inglés, promueve:
- Preparación para la escuela, bienestar familiar y defensa al abordar las mejores prácticas en el desarrollo de las capacidades cognitivas.
- Aspectos claves del desarrollo infantil (cognitivo, de lenguaje, físico, social y emocional)
- Alfabetización temprana, matemáticas, educación bilingüe, salud, asistencia, compromiso cívico, liderazgo de los padres, establecimiento de metas y planificación para el éxito familiar
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