Spelling Bee Update
Hannah Dill, Emmett Blackwell, Shriya Chakraborty represented Fairmount at the virtual Area Spelling Bee on Tuesday, February 16. All 3 students advanced to the 12 round when only 9 students remained! Hannah placed 3rd overall. We are so proud of our students!
Colorado Children’s Book Award
All students at Fairmount have voted for their favorite Colorado Children’s Book Award (CCBA) books. Here are the results:
Picture Book: 1st Place, Llama Destroys the World; 2nd Place, The Good Egg; 3rd Place, The Way Home For Wolf.
Chapter Book: 1st Place, Guts; 2nd Place, Words on Fire; 3rd Place, Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus.
Remember if you purchase any of these books online, shop at Amazon or with Amazon Smile "ON" in the Amazon shopping app, so the school earns .05% of each purchase, at no additional cost to you!
Battle of the Books
The Fairmount Battle of the Books competition was held on February 24th. 17 teams of 5th-grade students tested their knowledge of 10 different books. Congratulations to our top two teams representing Fairmount in the Jeffco district Battle of the Books competition on March 2nd.
1st Place - Hannah Dill and Rebecca Dill
2nd Place - Teagan Peters, Marty Eckert, and Tyler Alcock
Digital Citizenship
During March, students will be learning about Online Privacy and Security. Students will be taught how to protect personal information and gain a deeper understanding of their data privacy rights so they can advocate for themselves and others.
March Family Letter With Resources