Freddy’s Falcon News

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Principal Corner ........ ………………..2

Fairview January Calendar………..3

School Choice Process ……………....4

Basketball Schedule .. ………………..6

The AmeriCorner ....... ………………..7

Community Corner…………………...8

Brain Games………………………….9

Energy Assistance…………………...10

Fairview Touchstone Fairview students, teachers, and staff value the unique diversity of our community. We provide a warm, welcoming environment where all students feel safe and are

able to learn and succeed. We are respectful, caring, and responsible individuals who SOAR toward excellence in all that we do. Each day, we prepare our minds to think,

our hearts to care, and our hands to serve. As we SOAR, we will show respect to oth-ers, remain outstanding citizens, accept responsibility for our actions, and rise to the

occasion and achieve academic success.

We are the Fairview Falcons and we SOAR in all that we do!

Fairview Falcons S.O.A.R.!

January 2017 Volume 3, Issue 5

Principal: Antoinette Hudson Assistant Principal: TJ Layne

2715 W. 11th Ave, Denver, CO 80204 http://fairview.dpsk12.org/

Hours of Operation

Office Hours: 8:00 a.m.– 4:30 p.m.

Teacher Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Student Hours: 8:15 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.

8:15 - 9:00 a.m. Includes a rotation of breakfast, recess, and morning meeting

9:00 a.m. Morning announcements occur

9:30 a.m. Instruction begins for all stu-dents

Dear Fairview Families and Community Members,

Welcome back and Happy New Years! We hope that you had a wonderful holi-

day break with your families. We are very excited to have all of our students and

families back for the Spring 2017 term. Some things to keep in mind for this upcom-

ing month:

Cold weather is among us! However, it is very important to have students in

school every day to ensure they are receiving the learning tools to be successful

in their education. If you are in need of jackets/gloves/etc. please reach out to

Brittnee Merritt at 720-424-7563.

School Choice is among us! The deadline is on Tuesday, January 31st. Go to page 4

to learn more about the process to ensure you are choosing the best school for

your students.

Fairview is providing energy assistance for any family who has a student who at-

tends a DPS school. To learn more, reach out to Brittnee Merritt at 720-424-7563.

The school day starts at 8:15 a.m. and we are asking all of our parents to make sure

that their child does not show up until then. There is no one on duty until that time

and to ensure the safety of your son/daughter its important that they don’t arrive

any sooner than the designated time.

Sincerely,

Antoinette Hudson

Fairview Principal

Principal Corner

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Important Dates

See page 6 for the January basketball schedule

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Fairview December Calendar

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January 2017

SchoolChoice season is among us! For parents who do not know this process, SchoolChoice gives you

the option to choose your top five schools you would like your student to opt into that is not your

home school. See below to learn more about the SchoolChoice process.

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DPS SchoolChoice

Overview

DPS believes all students should have the same access to quality schools, regardless of their back-ground or where they live in Denver. That’s what SchoolChoice is all about.

Any DPS student who wants to attend a school other than their automatically assigned neighbor-hood school can take part in SchoolChoice. To determine your neighborhood school, g0 to schoolfinder.dpsk12.org.

Families submit one SchoolChoice form per student, on which they rank their students’ top five school preferences. DPS then matches students to schools based on those preferences, as well as school

admission priorities and available space.

The next SchoolChoice season takes place Jan. 5 to 4 p.m. on Jan. 31, 2017 for the 2017-18 school year.

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SchoolChoice: How It Works

Step 1: Research

Learn more about schools in which you might be interested. Use the Great Schools Enrollment Guides, SchoolMatch and tour individual schools.

Step 2: Prioritize

Be ready to fill out the SchoolChoice form by ranking your top five most-preferred schools in order.

Step 3: Complete

Fill out the entire SchoolChoice form, including ranking your top five schools, when it becomes availa-ble on Jan. 5, 2017. Online submission is recommended and is available through a DPS Parent Por-tal account. Paper forms will be available at all DPS schools and at Choice and Enrollment offices. Print-able forms will be available at schoolchoice.dpsk12.org.

Step 4: Submit

Turn in the signed and dated form by 4 p.m. on Jan. 31, 2017 online, at any school or the Choice offic-es. The DPS SchoolChoice system is designed to maximize the number of students who are placed in their most-preferred school. Letters and emails notifying families of their school placement will be sent in mid-March.

Choose Online!

When you fill out the SchoolChoice form online, good things happen! It’s quicker and easier – no paper shuffle, and no delivering the form to a school or drop-off center. Plus, you’ll receive your student’s school assignment sooner. Make sure you have a Parent Portal account at myportal.dpsk12.org, and fill out the SchoolChoice form online beginning Jan. 5, 2017. The deadline to submit is 4 p.m. on Jan. 31, 2017.

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January Basketball Schedule

Basketball Season is here! See below for the January Basketball Schedule

DAY & DATE TIME OPPONENT LOCATION ADDRESS

Tuesday – 1/24/2017

430pm Sandoval Elementary Fairview Elementary

3655 Wyandot St. Denver,

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Thursday – 1/26/2016

430pm Godsman Elementary Fairview Elementary 2715 W 11th Ave.

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The AmeriCorner: Attendance

Attendance for the month of December was low with a school average of 89%, 6 points behind the dis-

tricts goal. It is important that students come to school, on time, every day to ensure they are given

the tools to be successful as they continue their education.

Classroom Perfect Attendance

Fifth grade had the best attendance for the month of December with 94%

Make sure your child is at school every day so they can win a chance

of an ice-cream party!

To learn more about attendance interventions and strategies to support your child, go to attendance-

works.com

Attendance Shout Outs

Community Thank You

We would like to send a special thank you to the below

organizations for the donations during the holiday sea-

son in the month of December:

Fidelity Investments

Colorado Public Credit Union

Catholic Charities

Thanks for helping Fairview students and families

S.O.A.R. !

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Community Corner

Calling All Volunteers - Parent Leader Opportunities

Calling all Parents! We are reaching out to parents to ask them about their involvement at Fairview.

We would love to see more parents being involved with:

Collaborative School Committee (CSC): Be a part of the changes that are happening at

the school! Reach out to the office to learn when the next CSC meeting is.

Volunteer in the Classroom: Want to see what is happening in the classroom? Be-

come a parent volunteer and assist teachers with tasks in their classroom.

Reach out to the front desk to learn about volunteering at school!

Kid Brain Games

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