Fairlawn Elementary School

Dear Parents,

It has been a rewarding and exciting year at Fairlawn. It is hard to believe the end of the 2017-2018 school year is coming to an end. Please know that your children have worked incredibly hard and the staff has been dedicated and

committed to all students experiencing success. Fairlawn is an “A” School of

Excellence because of the staff, students and families.

Thank you for your continued support.

PRINCIPAL’S CORNER

May 2018

During the week of May 7 – 11,

we will be celebrating the

amazing staff of Fairlawn

Elementary Magnet School.

Please take a moment to say

thank you, as we honor an A+

staff during this special week.

Happy Staff Appreciation to an

A+ staff!

Summer information, supply lists, calendars and dress code will be sent home with your

child at the end of the school year.

The end of the year I-Ready diagnostic will take place

during the month of May for all K-5 students. The

diagnostic will show how much growth students have made

this school year. Depending on the dates of your child’s

diagnostic, he/she will not have access to lessons at home

until their reading and math diagnostics have been

completed. The diagnostics are scheduled two sessions for

reading and two sessions for math to provide the students

with the optimum testing environment. Students are

encouraged to take as much time as they need so that the

diagnostic is a reflection of the student’s true abilities and

growth. The students are not expected to get every

question correct. Please encourage your child to stay

focused and do their best. It is a time to “Show what they

know.”

I-READY DIAGNOSTIC

PBIS UPDATE

PTO News

END OF YEAR AWARDS ASSEMBLIES

In the 2017-2018 school year, the Fairlawn PTO has donated over $10,000 to the school in the form of teacher and staff welcome back breakfast, $75 per teacher to use for classroom supplies, literacy projects (including Reading Counts, Sunshine State Reading Challenge, and vocabulary parade), six new tables for the art classroom, PBIS, Student Council, FSA snacks and incentives for teachers and students, palm trees for new playground, dress code supplies, teacher professional learning books, Staff Appreciation Week meal & gifts in May and individual teacher requests. PTO also coordinated many 2017-2018 school events including Harvest Fest, Glow Dance, Holiday Shoppe, Chuck E Cheese Spirit Nights, Mother’s Day Cakes, and spirit wear sales.

The following individuals are being nominated to serve as our 2018-2019 PTO officers. Truneil

Tolbert -- President; Vice President --Misty Tackett/Vivian Mimms; Secretary -- Keely Adkison;

Treasurer – Heather Murray; Ryanne Adams, Heather Sheffer, Vivian Mimms for board members.

Please notify the school immediately if you have any concerns about these nominees. If you would

like to run for PTO office, please contact Fairlawn’s office at 772-468-5345. PTO will vote on the

nominations at the next PTO meeting on Wednesday, May 17 at 8:30 a.m. All parents are welcome

to attend.

WE LOVE OUR VOLUNTEERS

Mark your calendars!

Kindergarten May 23, Moving Up 9:00 a.m.

1st Grade May 24, 8:45 a.m.

2nd Grade May 24, 1:15p.m.

3rd Grade May 24, 10:00 a.m.

4th Grade May 24, 2:00 p.m.

5th Grade May 25 Moving Up Ceremony - IRSC 9:30

a.m.

As we are winding down a successful year of PBIS activities, we are looking forward to our end of the year events! In preparation for our big End-of-Year PBIS Giveaway, we are asking for donations of bicycles. We will need varying sizes and colors! We are also accepting donations of any other high-interest big ticket items such as scooters, hoverboards, gift cards, etc. If you are interested in donating, please contact the front office to make arrangements.

PBIS UPDATE

PTO NEWS

These parents and community

members are being nominated to

serve as our 2018-2019 School

Advisory Council (SAC). These

individuals will be voted on at the next

SAC meeting on May 17 at 7:45 a.m.

Tonya Sorensen Sean Murray Sam Chowdhury

Brian McLam Joseph Smith Truneil Tolbert

If you would like to be a member of

SAC, please contact our front office.

All parents are invited to the SAC

meetings.

April 30 – May 1 – Gr. 5 – Science

May 7 - May 11 – Gr. 4 FSA Math CBT

May 14 - May 18 – Gr. 5 Math CBT

LOST AND FOUND

SCHOOL ADVISORY COUNCIL

(SAC)

MAY FSA SCHEDULE

If your child is missing a jacket, sweater, etc., please check our lost and found as any leftover items

will be disposed of at the end of the school year. The items are in the school cafeteria. A reminder to

please label your child’s belongings so in the event we find the item, we can return it to him/her. We

appreciate your assistance.

YEARBOOKS WILL BE ARRIVING

MAY TESTING

FSA testing is still going on and we are confident our students are performing at their highest

potential. Thank you again parents for making sure your child is in attendance on testing days. We

appreciate your support.

Yearbooks will be arriving soon

We are anxiously awaiting the arrival of the 2017-2018 yearbook. For

students who preordered a yearbook, the book will be delivered to your

child’s classroom.

Thank you for purchasing coupon books at the beginning

of the year and for your support of the Education

Foundation. Fairlawn also received a portion of the

proceeds. Fairlawn received first place for selling 507 books

out of the district’s 3000 books sold. Congratulations to

Sulaiman Abasin for being the top seller. Students and

teachers received prizes for the number of books sold.

Thank you again for your support.

EDUCATION FOUNDATION

Fairlawn fifth graders displayed their science fair boards at the St. Lucie County Elementary Showcase at Savannahs Preserve State Park. We are very proud of our students.