Our Historic Anaheim preschoolers spent Election Day learning about America's voting process and practicing their right to vote in our very own voting booths!
Contributed by Alyssa, Fairmont Private Schools
Wednesday, November 7
Monday, November 5
BULLETIN BOARD autumn accents
Just like that, November is here--along with some cooler weather and fall leaves sprinkling the sidewalks! Take full advantage of the autumn season with these festive ideas:
1. This turkey-inspired popcorn bag is the perfect centerpiece for any kid's table. 2. The little ones will love these fall reads. 3. Re purpose your corn husks to make these dolls with your little girls. 4. Who needs caramel apples when you have these mini caramel grapes? 5. DIY Fall Leaf Cards can be used to play Odd Leaf Out or Go Fish. 6. Looking for an alternative to the Thanksgiving family football game? How about squash pin bowling?!
Contributed by Alyssa, Fairmont Private Schools
Friday, November 2
FRIDAY FOLDER november 2
Highlights From This Week
Halloween
We had a wonderful time celebrating Halloween on campus with all of our little ghosts and pumpkins! The Anaheim Hills students (pictured above) loved showing off their costumes in the annual costume parade. The Historic Anaheim Preschool wowed parents and grandparents with their performance of Michael Jackson's Thriller, and all the Historic Anaheim students loved dressing up for the Halloween Haunt! The North Tustin Campus students AND teachers (pictured above) sported their creative costumes during the annual campus parade. We hope you all had a great time trick-or-treating!
Historic Anaheim Spelling Bee Champs
Congratulations to 7th grader Cole W. and 8th grader Patty M. for placing 1st and 2nd, respectively, in the Historic Anaheim 7th and 8th grade Spelling Bee this past Tuesday. Cole's championship word wasmetronome. Both students will advance to the Orange County Spelling Bee where the winner advances to the National Spelling Bee Championship in Washington, D.C. Congratulations also go out to our 3rd place winners: Michael C., Michael K., and Lauren K. A special thank you goes out to all of our Spelling Bee participants for all their hard work and excellent spelling!
Good luck at the County Spelling Bee, Cole and Patty!
Good luck at the County Spelling Bee, Cole and Patty!
Fairmont Volleyball Goes Undefeated!
-Congratulations goes out to the Historic Anaheim Campus DSL Girls Volleyball Team for capturing the Undefeated League Title! Our girls have not lost a game all season long!
-Congratulations to the Anaheim Hills Tri-Way Girls Volleyball team! They finished the season 11-0 and are the FIRST PLACE team! The Lady Cougars are in the FINALS!! Please come out and cheer them on at TVT in Irvine at 6:30pm Thursday, November 8.
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Contributed by Alyssa, Fairmont Private Schools
Wednesday, October 31
SHORT STORY halloween
Our Historic Anaheim preschoolers put on a great Halloween show for their parents performing Michael Jackson's Thriller!
Contributed by Alyssa, Fairmont Private Schools
Monday, October 29
Operation Candy Drop...A to Z
Operation Candy Drop is a tradition at the Historic Anaheim Preschool. Each year we invite our families to share their extra Halloween Candy with our troops through "Operation Gratitude." Our partner ensures that our candy, pictures, and letters are safely delivered to soldiers serving in the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard serving abroad. This "candy drop" means so much to our American troops.
Candy donations will be accepted October 29 through November 9, 2012. Military personnel will attend our flag salute that day to accept the candy donated by our generous Fairmont families. Please talk with your children about this special event and encourage them to share their Halloween candy this year!
Contributed by Alyssa, Fairmont Private Schools
Friday, October 26
FRIDAY FOLDER october 26
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| Anaheim Hills students sport their red for Red Ribbon Week! |
Highlights From This Week
Anaheim Hills Welcomes New Campus Director
We are pleased to announce that Ms. Michelle Lowe has accepted the position of Campus Director of our Anaheim Hills Campus. Ms. Lowe joined Fairmont Private Schools in 2010 as our Managing Director of P-12 Admissions. Ms. Lowe holds a Master's degree in Education from Mary Baldwin College in addition to a Bachelor's degree from Old Dominion University. She worked as a counselor with adolescents for several years before becoming a classroom teacher for Waynesboro Public Schools and Virginia Beach Public Schools in Virginia. While teaching, Ms. Lowe was responsible for all elements of classroom management and family relations including lesson plans, communications, assessments, etc. She provided leadership on her Principal's Advisory Council regarding curriculum, testing, and behavior management--and received high honors as Exemplary Teacher of the Year! In addition, Ms. Lowe worked for Kaplan as the Director of Educational Partnerships for three states. While working with Kaplan, she partnered with school districts and site level administrators to customize curriculum solutions that would help their students achieve academic success.
As a well-respected member of our Fairmont Leadership Team, Ms. Lowe has been a key advocate for student and parent satisfaction, and a driver of popular initiatives at Fairmont such as the Fairmont Expo, Husky Elite, Leader In Me, and many others.
Ms. Lowe will be immediately transitioning to her role as Campus Director. Over the next 90 days, Ms. Lowe will be working closely with Mrs. Carole Calabria (Director of Fairmont's P-8 campuses) and Mr. Bobby Mendoza (Headmaster of Fairmont Preparatory Academy), in addition to meeting regularly with Mr. Drake and Ms. Jarvis. Towards the end of the calendar year, Ms. Lowe will begin meeting with parents on our Anaheim Hills Campus. Ms. Lowe will fully assume her role as Anaheim Hills Campus Director following our Winter Break (offices re-open on January 2nd and students return to school on January 7th). At this time, Mr. Drake will fully transition to his role as Jr. High Assistant Director.
Please join us in welcoming Ms. Lowe to the Anaheim Hills family!
As a well-respected member of our Fairmont Leadership Team, Ms. Lowe has been a key advocate for student and parent satisfaction, and a driver of popular initiatives at Fairmont such as the Fairmont Expo, Husky Elite, Leader In Me, and many others.
Ms. Lowe will be immediately transitioning to her role as Campus Director. Over the next 90 days, Ms. Lowe will be working closely with Mrs. Carole Calabria (Director of Fairmont's P-8 campuses) and Mr. Bobby Mendoza (Headmaster of Fairmont Preparatory Academy), in addition to meeting regularly with Mr. Drake and Ms. Jarvis. Towards the end of the calendar year, Ms. Lowe will begin meeting with parents on our Anaheim Hills Campus. Ms. Lowe will fully assume her role as Anaheim Hills Campus Director following our Winter Break (offices re-open on January 2nd and students return to school on January 7th). At this time, Mr. Drake will fully transition to his role as Jr. High Assistant Director.
Please join us in welcoming Ms. Lowe to the Anaheim Hills family!
Upcoming Events & Reminders
Halloween
We are looking forward to celebrating Halloween on our campuses next week! We can't wait to see our student's creative costumes! Please be respectful to everyone on campus and make sure your child's costume is appropriate and not too scary! No weapons or blood are allowed. Check out these awesome homemade costumes if you are still looking for ideas.
Here is a list of the events going on at each campus:
- Anaheim Hills
- We are so excited to show off our wonderful lil ghouls and goblins! Please join us at 8:30am for the preschool parade and at 9:15am for the JK-5th Grade parade.
- Historic Anaheim
- HALLOWEEN HAUNT
Food Trucks! DJ! Dance and Costume Contests! Game Booths! Pumpkin Patch! Come check out the new and improved Halloween Haunt. There is something for everyone in the family! Junior High ASB is hosting a special preschool area with fun games and activities. Game booths are brought to you by student groups and clubs. Don't miss the delicious food trucks! The Burnt Truck featuring all types of sliders and Fire Truck Company 77 featuring homemade pizzas on a refurbished fire truck. The Haunt will take place in the Historic Anaheim Campus Gym and Cafeteria on Friday, October 26th from 6:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. Tickets can be pre-ordered or purchased at the door. Flyers and ticket order forms are available at the front office. - PRESCHOOL: Halloween classroom celebrations were moved from Wednesday, October 31st to today, October 26th so children could have all their Halloween celebrations on one day. Wednesday, October 31st will be a free dress day. We ask that students NOT wear their costumes on this day.
- ELEMENTARY: Happy Halloween! Our Kindergarten costume parade will take place on Wednesday, October 31st at 9:30 A.M. The 1st and 2nd Grade costume parade will follow at 10:00 A.M. It will take place on the blacktop behind the library building. Please come and check out all the wonderful costumes!
- North Tustin
- Next Wednesday, October 31st is North Tustin's annual Halloween Parade at 1:15 pm on the basketball court. Here are a few tips and reminders for this special day. All students must wear their school uniform to school and will change into costume after their lunch period. Classes will begin to walk out to the basketball court and sit in their assigned seating areas. The church parking lot and the school parking lot will be available to park. If attending a class Halloween party, please sign-in in the front office and wear a parent name badge while on campus. When all grades are in their assigned seating areas, each grade level will be called out to parade around the basketball court to show off their costumes. There will be an assigned seating area for parents as well. Please feel free to come and cheer on your student and their class.
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Contributed by Alyssa, Fairmont Private Schools
Wednesday, October 24
letters alive...A TO Z
We are all familiar with old-school flashcards, but imagine taking
those tried-and-true two dimensional learning aids and bringing them into the
age of augmented reality. With Letter’s
Alive, the bear that illustrates the letter “B” is a three-dimensional,
lifelike, animated animal that moves, makes noises and responds to commands. The shark for the letter “S” actually
swims. Kids can view video of the shark
and all of his animal buddies in their natural habitat. Children can put letters and sight words
together to form basic sentences that tell the alphabet characters what to
do—jump, swim, fly…
“I was so excited by Letters Alive when I saw the demo last year,”
says Education Coordinator Chelsea Drake, who discovered the program at the
Computer Using Teachers (CUE) Conference last March. “It’s such a dynamic, fun way to teach
phonics and I just knew our kids would love it.”
Teachers participated in a day-long training on Letters Alive in late
August and are now implementing it in the classroom. So, if your child comes home with a wild
story about an elephant or a monkey coming to class, you will know it’s all
part of how Fairmont is using the latest educational technology to inspire and
instruct our little digital natives.
Want to see Letters Alive in action? Check out this demo on YouTube.
Contributed by Danyelle, Fairmont Private Schools
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