This month, we welcome our Kindergarten families to sign up to bring in an item(s) to help stock the staff lounge. Items will be due on Tuesday, February 1st, and collected by the main doors from 8:40 am-9:00 am. Sign up here!

Thank you to our 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th-grade families who already donated treats for our staff this year! We appreciate your generosity!

Don't forget to send your kids in their Fairmount spirit wear on Fridays! Classes with the most spirit will win fun prizes throughout the rest of the year. 

Our little learners were quite busy last semester, and as a result, our school could use a little refresh in the school supply department! We've included grade levels and general needs for the school (STEM, speech, LMC, etc.). Keep in mind you can purchase for any teacher, not just your own child's teacher. Be sure to write the teacher's name on your bag or package of supplies.

Please bring items with the teacher/staff name who requested supplies by January 28 to the front office. Sign up here.

Yearbook packages and individual items are now available online at Fairmountpta.org through Friday, April 1, 2022. Yearbooks are distributed at the end of the year and can be signed by classmates. Purchase now, as you must preorder for end-of-year distribution.

The Learning Garden Committee is excited to now have a tower garden in all 5th-grade classrooms for the winter/spring semester! Students will be able to follow their plants from seed to harvest. A unique lineup of additional lessons is also coming this year. In addition, we have guest speakers from our community to help teach about water, light, nutrition, and much more! If you are interested in helping in your child’s class or have ideas about learning that goes with plants and these impressive towers, please get in touch with Cathie Rhodes at cathieclarkpa@gmail.com.

It's time to get strong! Join the Fit Fun Club on Tuesday, January 18th at 7:40am in the gym for Strong Nation by Zumba, a high-energy strength and cardio circuit set to Kidz Bop music. Sign up here.

 Open Positions:

• Fairmount 5K Committee to help organize our spring 5K fundraiser. No running experience is necessary! 
• Sponsorship Coordinator to help with business and family sponsorships, and inclusion in our events.
• Staff Appreciation Coordinator(s) to plan and facilitate staff appreciation week during the first week in May. 

If you're interested in helping us, please contact PTA VP, Laura Warren for more information. 

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Spelling Bee
The Fairmount Spelling Bee for 4th and 5th graders will be held on Tuesday, January 25th, from 2:00 - 3:30. Unfortunately, we will not be able to accommodate a parent audience this year. However, it will be recorded and sent out to the parents of all participants. 

Battle of the Books
Many of our 5th-grade students are preparing for our Battle of the Books competition on Wednesday, February 23rd. Battle of the Books is a trivia-based literacy program. Students read from a list of ten books from different genres and then compete against other teams to answer questions about the books. This friendly competition will allow teams to battle each other within our school, and then we will send our TOP TWO teams to a Final Battle between other teams around the Jeffco school district. 

Digital Citizenship for January
Our students will engage in digital citizenship learning related to Media Balance & Well-Being during January. These lessons focus on agency, not addiction, quality time, not simply total screen time. 

At home, you can support your child in understanding Media Balance & Well-Being by:
-Having regular communication about internet safety
-Setting up family rules
-Helping them identify emotions around device use

Media Balance & Well-Being Family Activities: 
-Kindergarten English
-Grade 1 English
-Grade 2 English
-Grades 3-5 English Spanish