Colorado Schools Testing Program: The Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) will be in English language arts (ELA) and math for grades 3 through 5 and science for students in grades 5. The testing will be given in one state testing window – April 4th through April 29th. Standardized tests inform our parents and school in many ways. Our teachers, for example, review the results from the state tests to adjust their instruction. Students and families will be provided a fuller understanding of their mastery of grade-level expectations from the CMAS. In addition, Fairmount is accredited, in part, based on CMAS results. We will send home a detailed testing schedule by grade level as we get closer to the testing window. We will also post it on our website.

Spring Break is March 21st -March 28th for students. Students return on Tuesday, March 29th. We hope all of you have a safe and enjoyable break with your family!

If you have a question, comment, or suggestion, please call the office or email me at Sally.Mills@jeffco.k12.co.us.

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PTA Meeting
Please join us today, Tuesday, March 1st, at 6:30 pm for our PTA meeting. We'll be meeting in the school library. You can also join online via Zoom meeting.

Meeting ID: 918 956 5441. Passcode: firebirds

• Stock the Fridge
  This month, we welcome ALL families to sign up to bring in an item(s) to help stock the staff lounge. Items will be due on Monday, April 4, and collected by the main doors from 8:40 am-9:00 am. Sign up here! Thank you to all families who already donated treats for our staff this year! We appreciate your generosity!
• Restaurant Night--Bliss Frozen Yogurt
  Join us on Wednesday, March 16 at Bliss Frozen Yogurt in Arvada. Make sure to mention Fairmount when you check out!
• Legacy Brick Fundraiser:  Did you miss the Learning Garden's legacy brick fundraiser a few years ago? Now is your chance to leave a permanent mark on the Fairmount community by purchasing one of these bricks for the school's Learning Garden. The sale will end on April 5. All proceeds go to purchasing materials and improving our Learning Garden. To learn more, purchase and customize your brick, visit:  https://www.thatsmybrick.com/fairmountco, Email Liz Bravman, lizinmexico@hotmail.com, with any questions.
• Spirit Fridays
  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.
• Fit Fun Club
  Join us on Wednesday, March 16 for soccer! The first half will be skills and drills with fun soccer-themed challenges and games. Then we'll split into teams for a game! Meet in the gym at 7:40. We will be playing outside, so please dress for the weather! Sign up here. If you would like to volunteer to teach a class, please email Laura at 1laurakaufman@gmail.com.
• Yearbooks on Sale
  Yearbook packages and individual items are available online at Fairmountpta.org through Friday, April 1, 2022. Yearbooks are distributed at the end of the year. Purchase now, as you must preorder for end-of-year distribution.
• Book Drive for Lawrence Elementary
  If your family has outgrown books, we would love to have them included in a book drive to benefit our Title 1 Sister School, Lawrence Elementary near Olde Town Arvada. Click the flyer for more info. Download the flyer here. 

Fairmount Elementary PTA
15975 W. 50th Ave. 
Golden CO 80403