Sept. 29, 2017

Dear Parents,

We have had an exciting week at Fairview! We were fortunate enough to have Terry Fox's niece come by on Tuesday and talk to our school about Terry's life and then had the Terry Fox Run on Thursday. It was a hot afternoon but everyone was able to complete the run/walk and enjoyed orange slices provided by our P.A.C.  Our school raised over $1000 for the Terry Fox Foundation this year which meant that the students won some incentive prizes-they did my make-up on Thursday $500 incentive) and Mrs. Watkins had a few pies thrown in her face AND had two buckets of cold water poured on her ($1000 incentive)!  The students loved it!

Reminders/Updates/Thank you's

*Please send in $1.80 (plus $2.80 if you plan to join us) for our upcoming field trip to the public library. Also, please sign up via the parent portal if you have not already done so.
*The weather is now changing so sturdy inside shoes that can be worn in the gym are a must, thank you for your help in keeping our school clean and the gym safe
*Please send in supply money ($55 for the supplies/planner) if you have not already done so or pay online via the parent portal
*Thank you to everyone who has signed up for a class party.  If you have not come in and signed up or emailed me I am happy to put your name down for a party.  I will put a reminder the week before each party on this site
*Please send in your child's Entertainment books (or the money) if you have not already done so.  I realize that a lot of fundraising materials from our PAC have been recently sent home and many do not need to be returned unless you are interested in participating but these books do need to come back to the school ASAP.  Thank you!
*Monday you will be receiving a pink notification form from the office, please check that the information is accurate and sign/return the form
*If you have not already done so, please reply to my email from last Friday indicating that we have the correct email for you (please include your child's name in the reply).
*Our class is leading a food drive for the 'Friends in Need' Foodbank next week.  This is an annual fundraiser we do the week leading into Thanksgiving.  Your children were busy making posters and delivering boxes yesterday and will be making daily announcements.  We have been discussing how fortunate we all are to have homes to live in and food to eat and that even though they are young they are able to make a difference.  Our motto is 'Little people can make a BIG difference!'  Thank you for supporting this great cause by sending in non-perishable foods next week.  The boxes will be picked up on Friday morning at 9:00 so any donations up until that point are greatly appreciated.
*Thank you to the parents who volunteered at the Terry Fox Run.  I saw Logan and Wyatt's mom out there but there may have been more :)  Your help is much appreciated!

Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!

Amanda Roberts