Freedom Shores Elementary Blog

The Freedom Shores Afterschool Program will be participating in special community service project.  The students will be collecting pajamas for the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital.  If you are interested in donating a pair of new pajamas, we are looking for sizes newborn-14.   You may drop off pj’s in the box located outside the main office or at the Afterschool Sign Out area.  The last day for dropping off pajamas is Friday, October 22.

For the 3rd year in a row, FSE will be participating in  the Read for the Record Campaign to help promote early literacy and a love of reading.   This year, visiting readers (parents and staff members) will visit each K-2 classroom to read Ezra Jack Keats’ The Snowy Day.  Leading up to the big day, many of our primary teachers will conduct activities surrounding the book.   Our students in grades 3-5 are participating in activities surrounding the book in their fine arts rotations.  We are all looking  forward to the culminating activity and helping to Read for the Record on October 7th! 

To find out more about Read for the Record at FSE contact your child’s teacher.

Read for the Record is an international campaign that encourages children to read the same book, on the same day in communities all over the world. 

For more information about Read for the Record in general

http://www.readfortherecord.org/site/PageServer?pagename=about_2010

Don’t forget that October 7 is an Early Release day!  Students are dismissed at 11:30! 

The patrols that are going to Washington D.C. in January are very busy raising money for their trip. They are selling Macy’s Shop-for-a-Cause Coupons! The fundraiser gives the patrols $5 per ticket sold and the coupons are good for 20% off an entire purchase on Oct. 16th at any Macy’s! So, if you see a patrol, buy a coupon from them to help with your holiday shopping. They are also selling CHOCOLATE BARS for $1 each until the 1st of December. Please help support our safety patrols and their amazing trip to our country’s capital!

“Monthly Miles” is a school wide health initiative used to encourage Freedom Shores students and families to ‘travel in fitness’.  Families will submit a form at the end of each month where they record the miles they walk, run, swim, and/or bike.  We will track the miles our Freedom Shores families travel on our Monthly Miles map (located in the main hallway).   At the end of the 2009-2010 school year we surpassed our goal by traveling around the United States and back up again to St. Augustine, FL.  This school year, our goal is to do the same or more.  On your mark, get set, GO!!!

http://www.edline.net/pages/Freedom_Shores_ES/Monthly_Miles_Information/Monthly_Miles_Flyer

Click the link below to get your form to submit your monthly miles for September.

Monthly Miles for September to November

     The September “Read with Us” books have been selected. Mrs.  Haines will read Gooney Bird Greene by Lois Lowry and Dr. Maupin will read Regarding the Fountain by Kate Klise. 

     From September 20 to October 22nd, students and their families will have the opportunity to select one of the two books to read and share their thoughts with us on our EDLINE principal’s page.  To access the principal’s page and participate in the discussions, you must have a valid FSE EDLINE account.  

Use the following link to access the principal’s page. http://www.edline.net/pages/Freedom_Shores_ES/Principal_s_Page

Both books are currently on sale at school for $5.00 each.  Hurry supplies are limited, so get your copy soon and join in with our discussion.

Welcome back!  Tonight, August 25, 2010 is our Curriculum Night event.  At 6:00, families new to FSE and our kindergarten parents will have the opportunity to visit our fine arts classes and learn all out our fine arts program.  From  6:45 to 7:30, our returning families will join us to visit the homeroom classrooms where our teachers will share valuable information about our academic program here at Freedom Shores.  We look forward to seeing everyone here tonight!

In almost exactly one month, our students will return.  School begins for students on August 17th.  As you are shopping for school, remember that Freedom Shores has a mandatory Uniform Dress Code Policy. 

• All students will wear a collared shirts with sleeves of any solid color. A small logo is permitted (Polo, Old Navy, Gap, etc…) FSE collared school shirts are recommended.  Shirts do not have to be tucked in.
• Pants, capris, skirts, jumpers, skorts, or shorts must be navy blue, black or khaki.  Shorts, skorts, and skirts must be long enough to touch the bottom of the finger tips and worn at the natural waistline. No denim/jeans.
• FRIDAYS ONLY: T-shirts, school spirit shirts are permitted. No sleeveless shirts, tank tops, or midriff shirts are permitted. School uniform is optional.
• Per School District Policy, footwear must be completely enclosed in the toe and back for safety reasons.  Sneakers and flat shoes are appropriate.  No Heelys with or without wheels. Monday – Friday.

On Tuesday, July 20th and Thursday, July 22nd, FSE will host a uniform shop from 4 to 6pm.  During the uniform shop, a vendor will be available accepting orders for a variety of uniform items with the FSE logo.  Interested parents should come in, view the items and place their orders to make sure that they are available for pick up before school starts. 

If you have gently used uniforms that your son or daughter has outgrown, please consider donating them to FSE.

Don’t forget to visit your public library and keep reading! Enjoy the rest of your summer!

The school year has ended and our students have started their summer vacations.  We would like to encourage all of our students to continue to read during the break.  All of our students in grades K-4 were sent home with summer challenge packets that you can use as enrichment to help keep your child’s skills sharp this summer.  In addition, these packets include summer reading lists with books that may be of interest to your child.  The Palm Beach County School District also published   a summer reading list for all elementary school aged children.  To see the complete list, click here:

http://www.palmbeachschools.org/ec/Reading/documents/SummerReadingListsGradesK52010.pdf

We hope that you have a wonderful and adventurous summer.  We also hope that your summer includes sharing the love of books and reading with your child.  If you read something interesting or have a recommendation of a good book for me, please leave a comment on the blog for me– I would LOVE to hear about it!

Dr. Maupin

Welcome to Freedom Shores Elementary.  The goal of our blog is to serve as a communication portal for our FSE community.  We will share information about current school events, upcoming events, provide opportunities for students, teachers, and families to engage in ongoing conversations regarding different topics and ideas.  Feel free to post comments to this site, however please understand that this site is moderated and that those comments will not appear immediately.  Your comments will eventually post to the site, but there will be a slight delay in posting times.    We would love to see this technology become another tool in our  FSE communication toolbox.  We have Edline, Twitter, and now our own Blog to broaden our ability to share information with our FSE community!