Wednesday, September 29

LUNCHBOX october menu, citron

 
October is just around the corner! Check out what Autumn treats Nutrition Management has in store this month by checking out the Citron October Lunch Menu and the Healthy Ingredients Make Healthy Meals menu for daily options! 

Contributed by Kim, Nutrition Management

Friday, September 24

FRIDAY FOLDER edgewood campus september 24

SHOW & TELL
Photo of the Week: Lunch with the 8th Grade Girls
4th Grade Science
The fourth grade students had a blast making up their own science experiments!  Both fourth grade classes have been learning about The Scientific Method and were able to come up with their own experiments to show understanding.  After being divided into groups, the creative students were able to come up with questions, develop hypotheses, conduct experiments, and make conclusions.  These questions included, "What type of liquid makes baking soda bubble the most?" "What type of cookie stays crunchiest after two minutes in milk?" and "Does the amount of salt in water affect how fast water cools down?" The students had a great time working and learning together on these hands-on projects.

3rd Grade Community Service Project
 
"Save the Environment"
Empty Ink Cartridge, Cell Phones, Lap tops, ipods, etc.

Starting on Monday, Sept. 27th
Collection boxes in the 3rd Grade Classroom and in the Front Office

This year our third grade has decided to help save the environment one cartridge at a time!  Students will be collecting empty inkjets, laser toners, laptops, i-pod, and cell phones. Flyers will be in each of classroom as a friendly reminder.  There will be a school wide collection box up in the front office. So, please support this project and bring any old cartridges, phones, etc. from home. This will be a year long service project. Thanks for saving the environment one electronic at a time.

Family Night
Fairmont Prep
Huskies vs. Sherman Indians

Friday, October 1st
@ 7:00 pm
Valley Christian Stadium

Come enjoy Family Night at Fairmont Prep's Football Game.
Grab a hot dog and soda from the snack bar and cheer on the Huskies!

There will be a Punt, Pass, & Kick Challenge
with JH Football Players from the Edgewood, Anaheim Hills and Mable Campuses at halftime. There will also be a Sports Bounce House with a slide, and a balloon artist will be making balloon animals for the kids as well.See you at the Game!  GO HUSKIES!!

Kids Art Fair 
Friday, October 22nd
@ 9:00 - 4:30 pm
Art Room - 107
 
All Students in Art will have art in the show. Come on by before or after your Parent Teacher Conference.

WEEK IN REVIEW  

CALENDAR
Monday, Sept. 27th
Pep Rally with Prep Football Team @ Edgewood
Promoting "Family Night at the Huskies Football Game."

Wednesday, Sept. 29th
Writing Proficiency Testing Grades 1st-8th

Friday, Oct. 1st

Teacher In-Service Day - No School for Students
Family Night @ Prep Football Game at 7:00 pm

Monday-Friday, Oct. 4th-8th
Childern's Progress Testing Preschool -1st
Language & Math Mastery Testing Grades 2nd-6th

Friday, Oct. 8th
Denim Day - $5 to wear jeans to fight cancer

Monday-Friday, Oct. 11th-15th
Book Fair in Edgewood Library

Monday, Oct. 11th

Parent Association Meeting

Friday, Oct. 15th
Picture Day

Monday-Friday, Oct. 18th-21st
Red Ribbon Week

Friday, Oct. 22nd

Parent Teacher Conferences - No School for Students
Kids Art Fair in Art Room 107

Contributed by Jonna, Edgewood Campus

FRIDAY FOLDER anaheim hills campus september 24

SHOW & TELL 
Junior High Art Project - Wyland Mural Contest
Nineteen Junior High students are busy painting a mural for The Wyland Classroom Mural Contest.  Only 150 schools were selected by the Wyland Foundation to receive a 5' x 10' canvas, paints and brushes.  Students drew pictures of seals, star fish, dolphins, turtles, and other sea life and will each take a turn painting.  The project should be finished in a couple weeks.

Pointillism
Pointillism was developed in France. In pointillism, pure dots of paint are applied to canvas, and when viewed from a distance, the dots seem to merge and create new colors and images.  Mrs. DuClos' 2-8th graders are creating a pointillism of French Impressionist painter, Georges Seurat's, "Sunday Afternoon on the Island of Grande Jatte" painting. The students are using 'dots' of colored paper.  Mrs. DuClos is taking weekly pictures of the progress of this project, and we can't wait to see the finished masterpiece! 

Pre-School Grandparents Day Picnic
Pre-schoolers had a wonderful picnic lunch with their grandparents this week in honor of Grandparent's Day!  Everyone shared a special memory at their picnic, spending time together while laughing and having lunch.  I don’t know who had more fun-the grandparents or the pre-schoolers!

Preparatory Academy Info Night  
Wednesday, October 6th, 6 - 8pm
Please join the Preparatory Academy faculty, counselors, and administrators as we showcase our curriculum, specialized programs, and extracurricular activities.  Learn how students can customize their high school course of study to make the most out of their high school career and set them on the path of lifetime success.  

Cougar Sports
Tri-Way Volleyball vs Orangewood  Spartans
Lady Cougars win 25-14, 25-11

Tri-Way Volleyball vs Mable Panthers
 Lady Cougars win 25-15, 25-11

Tri-Way Football vs Mable Panthers
Cougars win 28-0  



WEEK IN REVIEW
SNACK TIME celebrating national rice month
SCOREBOARD girls volleyball game re-cap
BOOK REPORT anaheim hills librarian gets us thinking

CALENDAR
Monday, September 27
Prep Homecoming Pep Rally at 10:00am

Tuesday, September 28
Tri-Way Football and Volleyball at TVT  3:00pm

Wednesday, September 29
Tri-Way Football and Volleyball
 vs Heritage Oak  3:15pm

Thursday, September 30
Room Parent Breakfast in MPR at 8:45am
DSL Football and Volleyball at McDowell  3:15pm

Friday, October 1

Teacher In-Service NO SCHOOL
Fairmont Prep Academy Homecoming Game vs Sherman Indian at Valley Christian Stadium at 7:00pm

Contributed by Vicky, Anaheim Hills Campus

FRIDAY FOLDER citron campus september 24

SHOW & TELL
Let’s Show Our Spirit!
Next week is Spirit Week at our Campus and we would like to encourage everyone to take part in the week's activities. Our week will start by showing your Husky Pup pride by wearing your husk pup polo shirt or t-shirt on Monday. We will also get a special visit from our Fairmont Prep Football team and cheerleaders. I hear that if we cheer loud enough at the pep rally at 1:00pm, that the Husky Mascot will make an appearance! Make sure to check out the calendar for the spirit week theme of each day and show your Husky Pup pride all week long!  

Family Sock Hop
Students, parents, teachers, and staff will twist the night away this Wednesday at our very own 1950’s family sock hop. The night will be filled with burgers, root beer floats, hula hoop competitions, a D.J, and Elvis! Families are able to dedicate songs to their kids, teacher or loved ones by filling out a dedication ballot. Song list and drop box is located in the lobby of the office and each song is a $1. This evening is a great opportunity to spend time with family and friends.  Don’t forget to send in your RSVP for the night, there are extra forms in the office if needed.    

Chalk Talk
Easy, Healthful Cooking for Families

Chef Tanya Petrovna
Tuesday October 5th, 6:00pm-7:30pm
Edgewood Campus, North Tustin

Learn how to add some spice and creativity to your family's meals with a presentation by Chef Tanya, founder and executive chef of Native Foods! The expert in making vegan appealing to vegans, vegetarians, omnivores and anyavores alike, Tanya will share her tips on making healthy plant based food fun and delicious  for even the pickiest of eaters and creating a balanced diet for your family. First 5 RSVPs will receive a copy of Tanya's Native Foods Restaurant Cookbook. You can RSVP by calling the Edgewood Campus at (714) 832-4867 or visiting www.fairmontschools.com/chalktalks

Apple Tasting
The Campus overflowed with apples and the students learned everything and anything that had to do with them. There were pies, apple chips, juice, muffins, apple sauce, and special treats like apple stickers. Each classroom celebrated Johnny Appleseed’s birthday and learned interesting facts about his life. Did you know that he spent 49 years of his life in the American wilderness planting apple seeds? Special thanks to the volunteers that helped in the classroom! 

Oops…
There is a change in the Citron Campus Calendar for October 11th. The Calendar shows it as a no school day. The Citron Campus will be open and run its regular hours. We apologize for the confusion.

WEEK IN REVIEW  

CALENDAR
Spirit Week!
Monday, September 27
Husky Pup Pride –
Wear your husky pup polo or husky pup t-shirt.

Football rally for JK and K students
1:00pm on the Citron Patio

Tuesday, September 28 
Crazy Hair Day

Wednesday, September 29
1950’s Dress up

Family Sock Hop
5:30pm – 7:30pm
$5 child presale, $8 at the door / $8 adult presale, $10 at the door
*All proceeds will benefit the FPA Citron Campus

Thursday, September 30
Favorite Sports/Activity Gear-
Free Dress for students, wear your favorite team gear.

Friday, October 1
No School for students
This is a teacher in-service day

Family Football Night
JK and K students have been invited to sing the National Anthem.
Fairmont Prep vs. Sherman Indians at Valley Christian High School
6:00pm Check-in
6:30 Practice
7:00 Kick-off

Contributed by Elly, Citron Campus

FRIDAY FOLDER mable campus september 24

SHOW & TELL
Blackboard and the Online Classroom 

The 2010-2011 academic school year at Fairmont has a newcomer: Blackboard. Blackboard is a learning management system (LMS) which updates students with announcements, homework, interesting facts, and other fun tools.  Students are able to respond to discussions posted by the teacher, comment on their peers' thoughts, and extend the fun of the classroom.  It serves as a communication/teaching tool between school and home and in the future, projects can be completed with Blackboard.  I recently spoke with Ms. Patterson and Ms. Robinette from Fairmont's Education Department to learn more about the new initiative.

Blackboard (Bb) was chosen over other learning management systems by Mr. Alan Rudi, Fairmont's Director of E-Learning. After learning about the website, and realizing its potential, he was sure it was the best fit for Fairmont.  The idea of integrating an LMS came from Mr. Rudi and Mr. Chandler, the CEO of Fairmont, who wanted to provide students with a cutting edge learning tool.

Currently, Blackboard is very popular among colleges and universities, but less than ten percent of the K-12 schools in America use an LMS. Fairmont is one of the elite.  According to the education department, the benefits for Fairmont are long reaching.  Technological integration prepares students for higher education and helps to equip them with necessary skills.

In general, our generation of students is very tech-savvy. They can navigate a webpage, find the answers to our questions, and have access to nearly limitless amounts of information. Recognizing this, the e-learning department sought to fill our needs and speak to us through technology. Blackboard was the way to do this.  Blackboard is cutting edge educational technology, and in the K-12 world, Fairmont is setting the standard for innovation.

Contributed by Meeran Ismail, 8th grade Journalism student

Technology Week at the Mable Campus

Come Visit Us!
TECHNOLOGY WEEK @ Mable Classrooms
October 5th - 7th, 2010
 

Here at Fairmont Private Schools, we believe that the integration of technology with classroom content improves student achievement and therefore should be ubiquitous.
Technology at Mable goes way beyond the computer. We invite all parents to come and see how all of the various tools are used in the classrooms:  Promethean Boards, NEO's, ActivResponse systems, LCD projectors, etc...

TECHNOLOGY WEEK SCHEDULE

Tuesday, October 5th
1st - 3rd Grade:  8:30am- 10:15am

Wednesday, October 6th
4th Grade:  8:30 am - 9:15am
5th Grade:  8:30am- 10:15am
6th Grade:  9:15am - 10:15am

Thursday, October 7th
Junior High: All day
 

Character Counts! 
Like many children, Mable Campus sixth grader Tara F. cut her hair over the summer.  However, she didn't do it to keep cool.  Tara donated her hair to Locks of LoveLocks of Love is a non-profit organization that presents hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children in the United States and Canada, who are under age 21 and suffering from long-term medical hair loss.  The mission of Locks of Love is to return a sense of self, confidence and normalcy to these children.  When asked why she chose to sacrifice her long tresses, Tara replied, "I know that there are many people out there that suffer from illness that causes them to lose their hair, so I figured that I have an opportunity to help them. I would gladly do it again!"  

WEEK IN REVIEW 

 

CALENDAR  

Monday, Sept. 27th
Pep Rally
2:00 pm
Gymnasium

JH Football
Mable vs Calvary
Away Game - Cabrillo Park

JH Volleyball
Mable vs Calvary
Home Game

Tuesday, Sept. 28th
Elementary Football / Volleyball
Mable vs McDowell
Away Game

Thursday, Sept. 30th
Elementary Football / Volleyball
Mable vs Oakridge
Home Game

Friday, Oct. 1st
NO SCHOOL -Teacher In-Service

Family Football Night
5:00 pm

Tuesday, Oct. 5th
Mable Technology Week
Grades 1-3:  8:30 - 10:15 am
Classrooms

Elementary Football / Volleyball
Mable vs Edgewood
Away Game - Tustin Sports Park

JH Football / Volleyball
Mable vs Carden Hall
Away Game

Wednesday, Oct. 6th

Mable Technology Week
Grade 4:  8:30 - 9:15 am
Grade 5:  8:30 - 10:15 am
Grade 6:  9:15 - 10:15 am
Classrooms

JH Football / Volleyball
Mable vs Heritage Christian
Home Game

Preparatory Academy Information Night
6:00 - 8:00 pm
2200 Sequoia Ave., Anaheim, CA
For more information, click here.

Thursday, Oct. 7th
Mable Technology Week
Junior High
8:00 am - 3:00 pm

Directors Series: Understanding Accelerated Math
8:30 am, and repeating at 6:00 pm
Mable Library

Friday, Oct. 8th
Elementary Picture Day

Contributed by Karen, Mable Campus

Wednesday, September 22

SNACK TIME celebrating national rice month

September is National Rice Month with an entire week (4th week of September) dedicated to recognize a staple food eaten by people all around the world. A versatile grain with over 40,000 varieties, rice can be prepared and eaten for breakfast, as a main meal, a soup or even dessert depending on the ingredients and type of rice used.

Rice comes in various shades of brown, red and even yellow. From a nutrition standpoint brown or whole grain rice is higher in B vitamins, fiber, and trace minerals than white rice which has been processed to remove the outer coating (the bran) and the germ. Rice is high in carbohydrates, easy to digest and provides quick energy for the body to use as fuel.

For a variety of rice recipes to try with your family, visit the USA Rice Federation Recipe Page

(Photo from AZ Cookbook

Contributed by Leslie K. Kay, MS, RD, Nutrition Management

SCOREBOARD girls volleyball game re-cap

Anaheim Hills Tri-Way Girls Volleyball vs Orangewood Academy September 20, 2010

Final Score: Anaheim Hills  25-11, 25-14

The Tri-Way Girls Volleyball team is off to a great start! Lead by captains, Samantha Clement, Zoe Wang and Neha Patel the Cougars beat the Orangewood Academy Spartans in their first competition this season!  Tiny, but powerful Britney Nguyen was a great advantage for the team in the setting position, and Sophia Maples had a great first game! 

The Lady Cougars will be back in action on Wednesday, September 22 vs the Fairmont Mable Panthers.

Contributed by Vicky, Anaheim Hills Campus