Fishcreek Newsletter

The Fishcreek Focus
Fishcreek Elementary School
5080 Fishcreek Rd.
Stow, OH 44224
330.689.5460
December 2008

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

December
1-5 - Book Fair Week
3 - Parent Shop Night, 6-8 p.m.
4 - Stow Schools Foundation Holiday Gathering, Silver Lake CC, 5:30- 8:00pm
8 - BOE Meeting, 6p.m. @ Fishcreek
12 - Sadecky Puppets, 9:30 a.m.
17-18 - PTA Holiday Shoppe
18 - Market Day, 5-6 p.m.
22-Jan. 2 - No School, Winter Break

January
5 - School Resumes
8 - PTA Meeting
12 - BOE Meeting @ SMFHS, 6pm (Tentative)
14 - Student Council “Fun ‘N Stuff” Night, 6:00-8:00pm
19 - No School!! Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
23 - No School!! Records Day – End of 2nd Quarter
26 - BOE Meeting @ SMFHS, 7pm (Tentative)
29 - PTA Market Day, 5-6pm
29 - Kindergarten Registration, 7pm (At Your Home School)
30 - Report Cards Sent Home

WAYS TO STAY CONNECTED
* Stow-Munroe Falls Schools district website: http://www.smfcsd.org
* SMFCSD “Math Investigations” website: http://www.smfcsd.org/inds.htm
* Fishcreek Elementary website: http://www.smfcsd.org/fc.html
* Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library website: http://smfpl.org

If you have any questions or concerns throughout the school year, please contact the office between 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at 330-689-5460 or fax 330-686-3126.

A Note from the Office

Wow! I am amazed at how quickly the last month just flew by. I hope you had a wonderful time of Thanksgiving!
Spending time with family and friends. I cannot believe we are full swing into the second quarter of this 2008-2009 school year. I first want to thank you for your continued dedication and support at home as we strive to help your children achieve their academic goals. As I look at the calendar we have only 10 days to serve our students until break. This can present quite a challenge, however our staff continues to engage in conversations and collaborate with their colleagues to develop lessons that will increase student engagement and instructional effectiveness.

As I reflect back on the month of November, we had quite a bit of activity. I was so very impressed with the turn out for our Grandparents Evening on Friday, November 14th. What an honor it was for me to have the privilege to meet so many grandparents. I was also overwhelmed with the attendance for our PTA’s Daybreak with Dad. I am also very pleased with our “Fishcreek Honors . . . “ wall of honor as we salute your loved ones who have served and are currently serving our country. I also want to commend the Grade 4 Choir for putting on a spectacular concert on November 12th. It was a great evening as the students sang songs about our American Heritage. On November 19th Fishcreek, along with the rest of SMFCSD buildings participated in a district-wide School Safety Drill. We were pleased to have members of the Stow Police Department on site to observe our procedures. House Bill 422 requires all schools to perform one School Safety Drill by December 1st of each year. I am proud of Fishcreek for being ahead of the state, as we conduct a total of four School Safety Drills each year, one per quarter. This has been the practice at Fishcreek for [I believe] the past eight years.

Finally, I want to thank everyone who helped this week to make our PTA Scholastic Book Fair an overwhelming success.

Please remember, our last day of school this month will be Friday, December 19th and we will return on Monday, January 5th. I pray you have a wonderful and restful break with your family and enjoy the holiday.

James R. Saxer
Principal

P.S. I want to thank everyone for your thoughts and prayers for my Daughter Dallas, who was hospitalized with Septic Shock secondary to pneumonia due to parainfluenza type II, GAS and MSSA complicated by ARDS. (Boy is that a mouthful). After 13 days in the hospital she is home and doing very well!!

SAFE SCHOOLS HELPLINE

Stow-Munroe Falls City Schools has a new system for the anonymous toll-free "safe schools" hotline. The district used to use a company out of Columbus for this service, but now it is done locally. The phone number has changed. If you have any of the old posters, magnets, or brochures around your house please throw these away. The correct phone number is 1-866-484-4776. Again, this service is anonymous.

Page updated 12/5/08

The Fishcreek Focus Fishcreek Elementary School 5080 Fishcreek Rd. Stow, OH 44224 330.689.5460 December 2008
CALENDAR OF EVENTS December 1-5 - Book Fair Week 3 - Parent Shop Night, 6-8 p.m. 4 - Stow Schools Foundation Holiday Gathering, Silver Lake CC, 5:30- 8:00pm 8 - BOE Meeting, 6p.m. @ Fishcreek 12 - Sadecky Puppets, 9:30 a.m. 17-18 - PTA Holiday Shoppe 18 - Market Day, 5-6 p.m. 22-Jan. 2 - No School, Winter Break January 5 - School Resumes 8 - PTA Meeting 12 - BOE Meeting @ SMFHS, 6pm (Tentative) 14 - Student Council “Fun ‘N Stuff” Night, 6:00-8:00pm 19 - No School!! Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 23 - No School!! Records Day – End of 2nd Quarter 26 - BOE Meeting @ SMFHS, 7pm (Tentative) 29 - PTA Market Day, 5-6pm 29 - Kindergarten Registration, 7pm (At Your Home School) 30 - Report Cards Sent Home WAYS TO STAY CONNECTED * Stow-Munroe Falls Schools district website: http://www.smfcsd.org * SMFCSD “Math Investigations” website: http://www.smfcsd.org/inds.htm * Fishcreek Elementary website: http://www.smfcsd.org/fc.html * Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library website: http://smfpl.org If you have any questions or concerns throughout the school year, please contact the office between 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at 330-689-5460 or fax 330-686-3126.			A Note from the Office Wow! I am amazed at how quickly the last month just flew by. I hope you had a wonderful time of Thanksgiving! Spending time with family and friends. I cannot believe we are full swing into the second quarter of this 2008-2009 school year. I first want to thank you for your continued dedication and support at home as we strive to help your children achieve their academic goals. As I look at the calendar we have only 10 days to serve our students until break. This can present quite a challenge, however our staff continues to engage in conversations and collaborate with their colleagues to develop lessons that will increase student engagement and instructional effectiveness. As I reflect back on the month of November, we had quite a bit of activity. I was so very impressed with the turn out for our Grandparents Evening on Friday, November 14th. What an honor it was for me to have the privilege to meet so many grandparents. I was also overwhelmed with the attendance for our PTA’s Daybreak with Dad. I am also very pleased with our “Fishcreek Honors . . . “ wall of honor as we salute your loved ones who have served and are currently serving our country. I also want to commend the Grade 4 Choir for putting on a spectacular concert on November 12th. It was a great evening as the students sang songs about our American Heritage. On November 19th Fishcreek, along with the rest of SMFCSD buildings participated in a district-wide School Safety Drill. We were pleased to have members of the Stow Police Department on site to observe our procedures. House Bill 422 requires all schools to perform one School Safety Drill by December 1st of each year. I am proud of Fishcreek for being ahead of the state, as we conduct a total of four School Safety Drills each year, one per quarter. This has been the practice at Fishcreek for [I believe] the past eight years. Finally, I want to thank everyone who helped this week to make our PTA Scholastic Book Fair an overwhelming success. Please remember, our last day of school this month will be Friday, December 19th and we will return on Monday, January 5th. I pray you have a wonderful and restful break with your family and enjoy the holiday. James R. Saxer Principal P.S. I want to thank everyone for your thoughts and prayers for my Daughter Dallas, who was hospitalized with Septic Shock secondary to pneumonia due to parainfluenza type II, GAS and MSSA complicated by ARDS. (Boy is that a mouthful). After 13 days in the hospital she is home and doing very well!! SAFE SCHOOLS HELPLINE Stow-Munroe Falls City Schools has a new system for the anonymous toll-free "safe schools" hotline. The district used to use a company out of Columbus for this service, but now it is done locally. The phone number has changed. If you have any of the old posters, magnets, or brochures around your house please throw these away. The correct phone number is 1-866-484-4776. Again, this service is anonymous.

Page updated 12/5/08