11-17-16 FSE Thursday Blast

Upcoming Events
Nov 18           Donuts for Dads 8am in the dining room, book fair open
Nov 23-25     Thanksgiving Break
Nov 28           Fire Drill/Shelter In Place Drill
Dec 6-8          Holiday Store--Please see info below
Dec 9              6-10pm Parents Night Out--see info below

Calling all artists!

Flagstone is looking for an amazing student-created cover for the 2016 - 2017 yearbook! This year, we are going with a ROCKS traits theme! The cover should also have a spot to display that this is the 2016 - 2017 school year! If you are interested in creating your design please turn them into Mrs. Mallory’s classroom (Blue Pod Room 107). All covers are due before Thanksgiving break!

BOX TOPS

We need your help!  Flagstone's Student Council has begun collecting Box Tops.  Please neatly cut out any Box Tops you may have at home, check the expiration date, and then either glue or tape them to the Box Tops sheet your student brought home last week.  You may also put the cut out Box Tops in a bag.  Make sure to send the Box Tops back to school with your student!  We are having a school-wide friendly competition to see which class can collect the most Box Tops each month!  Each Box Top is worth 10¢, so it will add up quickly!  At this time we are only collecting Box Tops, and are not accepting Labels for Education.  Thanks so much for all of your help!

~Student Council  

Non Smoking Campus
The below signs were just hung around our campus. All schools are smoke and vapor free zones.  This includes our kiss and go and parking lot areas.  Please adhere to these policies.

PTO Parents Night Out

On December 9th PTO along with our BASE director will be hosting a Parents Night out. The purpose of this event is to provide parents a safe and fun place to drop their kids off while parents enjoy a night off, while fundraising for our PTO.  The fee will be 25 dollars per child and will include pizza, popcorn, activities and a movie.  More information will be coming in regards to reservations and payment so be on the lookout!

Help our school by buying groceries!

Purchase a $5 preloaded King Soopers Gift Card by clicking here.  Or look for our booth at Donuts With Dad.

Ask the King Soopers cashier to load money on your card before you buy groceries, then use the gift card to pay.  Every time you load money on the card, you help our school, without paying extra money out of your pocket!

**Please note, if you have purchased a card in the past, but the balance has been $0 for more than 90 days, your card has expired, and you must buy a new card.

HEALTH NEWS

Health news from DCSD nurses

FSE Holiday Shop

Our PTO will be hosting a holiday shop again this year for students to purchase small items as holiday gifts for their families.  We are encouraging 5th grade parents to volunteer in the shop as the proceeds from this event will go to offset the cost of 6th grade camp that will be coming up in the fall of 2017.  A volunteer sign up will be coming soon.

11-10-16 FSE Thursday Blast

FSE 11-10-16 Thursday Blast

Upcoming Events
Nov-11-16     Veteran's Day Recognition at our Spirit Assembly 3:30
Nov-14-18     FSE Book Fair in the LC
Nov 15           Spelling Bee-Written Portion--Gym
Nov 16           PTO Meeting 7pm Music Room
Nov 16           Book Fair Read Aloud 6-7 pm open until 7:30 pm
Nov 18           Donuts for Dads 8am in the dining room, book fair open
Nov 23-25     Thanksgiving Break

Student Safety
Please help us keep our kids and staff safe.  We have had several drivers speeding through our crosswalks and texting while driving around our school.  Please be aware of students as they are traveling to and from school.  We appreciate your support in this ver important safety issue.  Our local law enforcement officers are supporting us in this concern.

Book Fair
The Scholastic Fall Book Fair will be arriving soon.  The fair opens on Monday, November 14th, and runs through Friday, November 18th.  We are looking for parents, grandparents, or high school students to assist with this event.  Volunteers are needed to help with set up and decorating (Friday, 11/11), running a cash register, helping students complete a wish list, assisting students in shopping along with restocking product.  Please consider joining us - the link to the sign up is below.  Contact Debbie Petrillo (debbie.petrillo@dcsdk12) with any questions. All profit from this event benefits Flagstone's library.  We're looking forward to seeing you there!

https://volunteer.scholastic.com/#/signup/e2Bor5iUP

On Wednesday,11/16,  there will be a Read Aloud in the Galleria from 6-7 p.m. Come join us as Mrs. Sprigg, Mrs. Zellmer, and Ms. Johanna share some of their favorite books.  Kids can wear their pj's and enjoy a cookie during the read aloud.  We will be open until 7:30 p.m. for late night shopping!

Calling all artists!

Flagstone is looking for an amazing student-created cover for the 2016 - 2017 yearbook! This year, we are going with a ROCKS traits theme! The cover should also have a spot to display that this is the 2016 - 2017 school year! If you are interested in creating your design please turn them into Mrs. Mallory’s classroom (Blue Pod Room 107). All covers are due before Thanksgiving break!

Spelling Bee Information

If you are interested in trying out for this year's Spelling Bee, please attend the written portion on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at 4:15 p.m. in the Flagstone gym. From this written portion, the top twenty five will be chosen for the school-wide spelling bee on January 9, 2016. There is no registration necessary, so if you are interested, please just head to the gym after school. Thank you!

Please email Brooke Basner at bmbasner@dcsdk12.org, Lynn Robnett at lrobnett@dcsdk12.org, or Adriann Valdez at adriann.valde@dcsdk12.org with any questions or concerns.

Thanksgiving Food Drive Information:  See Here

BOX TOPS

We need your help!  Flagstone's Student Council has begun collecting Box Tops.  Please neatly cut out any Box Tops you may have at home, check the expiration date, and then either glue or tape them to the Box Tops sheet your student brought home last week.  You may also put the cut out Box Tops in a bag.  Make sure to send the Box Tops back to school with your student!  We are having a school-wide friendly competition to see which class can collect the most Box Tops each month!  Each Box Top is worth 10¢, so it will add up quickly!  At this time we are only collecting Box Tops, and are not accepting Labels for Education.  Thanks so much for all of your help!

~Student Council  

FSE Thursday Blast 11-3-16

Upcoming Events
November 7th and 9th  Conferences--See info below
November 8th--NO SCHOOL Staff Development Day
November 14th Book Fair Week
November 15th 4:15 pm in gym Spelling Bee written portion
November 16th Thanksgiving lunch at school.  See below for info
November 18th Donuts for Dads
November 23rd-25th Thanksgiving Break

Updates:

• SAFETY CONCERN
• Please make sure to abide by our crossing guards signs and rules.  We have had several cars run through the intersection while the crossing guard is out in the street, putting our students and staff in harms way.  If you are turning right you still need to wait until everyone is out of the cross walk.  We have had several parents texting when they are driving, causing last minute emergency stops.   Our local law enforcement checks in daily and will be following up.  Please help us keep our students and staff safe. 
• Conference Night Dinner sign up for Staff
• Thanksgiving Lunch
• On November 16th during your child's lunch a thanksgiving themed lunch will be served.   The charge for the meal is 4 dollars, enrolled students will use their lunch accounts, adults and non-school aged children will need to pay for the meal if they are eating with the student.  Please sign up on the following link by Wednesday, November 9th (Please click here to register/pay)  if you will be eating.

• Upcoming Castle Rock Parenting Classes
• BOOK Fair
• The Scholastic Fall Book Fair will be arriving soon.  The fair opens on Monday, November 14th, and runs through Friday, November 18th.  We are looking for parents, grandparents, or high school students to assist with this event.  Volunteers are needed to help with set up and decorating (Friday, 11/11), running a cash register, helping students complete a wish list, assisting students in shopping along with restocking product.  Please consider joining us - the link to the sign up is below.  Contact Debbie Petrillo (debbie.petrillo@dcsdk12) with any questions. All profit from this event benefits Flagstone's library.  We're looking forward to seeing you there!  https://volunteer.scholastic.com/#/signup/e2Bor5iUP
• Veterans Day
  This year we will be celebrating Veterans Day on Friday, November 11 during our weekly Friday afternoon assembly. As a special way to honor our veterans, the student council would like to create a slideshow of veterans related to FSE students. You may send photos electronically to Radford or send in a copy by November 9. Please label the photo with the veteran’s name, branch of service, and years of service. If you sent in pictures last year, your family's photos will be included in the slideshow automatically (unless you notify Radford otherwise).
• Student Council:
  Our November Student Council meeting will be tomorrow, November 4th, at 8:15. There is also a Junior Recess Coach meeting at this time.  Student Council will meet in the tech/video lab and Junior Recess Coaches will be in the Learning Commons. Please encourage your student to wear their Student Council shirt tomorrow.
  Remaining Student Council Meetings
  November 4th
  December 9th
  January 20th
  February 10th
  March 10th
  March 31st
  April 28th
  May 19th

Parent Information

• Check out this document that teachers put together to help parents know how they communication and some things they should know at this time of the year. If you have questions regarding any of this please ask your child's teacher.

Other Information

LEAP season starts on November 1st.  LEAP is the Low-Income Energy Assistance Program to help low-income families pay the costs of heating bills November - March.  I have attached some information about LEAP.  Families can get LEAP applications from Human Services starting on November 1st.

LEAP Link

FSE Twitter Happenings

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