Our next PTO meeting will be tomorrow, April 10th at 4 PM and will be held in the teachers lounge.
We are in the need for new faces on our PTO board as several will be finished this year. We will be voting for new PTO officers at the May meeting. If you are interested, please attend.
Military Child Spirit Week is being celebrated at next week at FCES April 15 - 19.
Dress up days are:
Monday - Military Monday (wear shirt of favorite branch)
Tuesday - Crazy Camo Day (wear camo)
Wednesday - Red, White and Blue Day (to support our military families)
Thursday - RED Day (wear red to remember everyone deployed)
Friday - Purple Up Day (wear purple in honor of our military kids)
Thanks!
FCES Families:
We hope everyone has a Happy Easter and wonderful Spring Break. When students return on Tuesday, April 9, we will be having our Spring Book Fair.
Our book fair will run that entire week from April 9 - 12.
Thank you!
April Menu is now on our website and Facebook:
Please note the changes below for that menu:
Cook's choice 4/26/24
Breakfast
Pancakes
Lunch
Hot dogs w/ meat sauce
Baked beans
Mixed fruit
Coleslaw
We will also do a sausage biscuit on 4/23/24 since chicken biscuit is also the following Tuesday: 30th
FCES Upcoming Events:
March
28 B-UHS Jazz Band Visit
28 Key to Adam Visit
28 Easter Parties w/ Title I event 1:30 PM
April
1 – 5 No School – Spring Break
8 No School – Professional Learning Day
9 – 12 Book Fair at FCES
9 UCBOE Board Meeting at BUHS 6 PM
10 PTO 4:00 PM FCES Cafeteria
15 – 26 3rd iReady Diagnostic Window
17 Mid-Term 4th Quarter
23 UCBOE Board Meeting at BUHS 6 PM
26 Pre-K Open House
Be on the lookout. Reports cards were sent home today.
Food packages to help Upshur County students will be available during Spring Break.
Pick them up April 2-5 from 9 am - 1 pm at the Parish House.
FCES Families:
Schedule reminder for this week:
Tuesday is a NOON DISMISSAL for students.
Thursday is Parent-Teacher Conferences from 4 - 7 PM
Thank you!
Come out and support the BUHS Zoo. This program visited all of our classrooms this semester and our students and staff loved it!
Thanks,
Mr. Baisden
In honor of National Women's History Month, our FCES Kindness Club is having a collection drive to support a local organization whose focus is aiding women and children.
Items needed:
- Women's XL and XXL clothing
- Socks/Underwear
- Hygiene items (shampoo, body wash, soap, toothpaste, etc.)
- Feminine hygiene items
- Diapers/wipes
- Cards/Pictures
All donations will be accepted throughout the month of March and can be turned into Mr. Hedrick and/or Mrs. Blake in our FCES office.
Thanks!
Want to help support the B-UHS cheerleaders? Order by March 23rd!
I want to say thank you for our attendance on our first testing day! We were so close to 100% attendance for grades 3 - 5!
I also wanted to send out a reminder for the remaining testing dates:
May 1 Reading
May 8 Math
May 9 Science (5th Grade only)
We are still experiencing some issues with report cards. They are not being sent home today. We will send them home as soon as the update is fixed.
Thank you!
Reminder to all 3rd, 4th , and 5th Grade FCES Families:
We will be having our GSA Writing test tomorrow, March 12. We want to wish our students the best for their test! Remind them to get to bed early tonight, eat a good breakfast tomorrow morning, and be sure to hydrate!
Thanks!
Mr. Baisden
Incoming Pre-K students (2024 - 25):
Come check us out! We will be having an "Open House" on April 26 from 9 am - 12 pm.
See you all then!
Have a senior graduating this year from BUHS? Want some scholarship money? If they attended FCES for at least 3 years, make sure they apply for our PTO Scholarship. We will be handing 3 of them out in May.
Applications can be found at the BUHS counselor's office.
Thanks!
Dr. Seuss Week starts tomorrow! We will be having dress up days all week.
Here's each day's theme:
Monday - Cat in the Hat (Where a Hat)
Tuesday - If I Ran the Zoo (Wear something with animal print)
Wednesday - Wacky Wednesday (Wear your clothes backwards, inside out, or mismatched)
Thursday - Sleep Book (Wear pajamas)
Friday - One Fish, Two Fish (Wear red or blue)
Thanks!
March Menu Update:
Cook’s Choice 3/18/24
Breakfast
Blueberry poptarts
Lunch
Chicken and waffles
Carrots/dip
Sliced peaches
Syrup/butter
Pre-K enrollment is now open for school year 2024 - 2025. Use the link below to enroll your child:
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Thanks!
Upcoming dates at FCES:
MARCH
6 PTO 4:00 PM FCES Cafeteria
7 End of 3rd Quarter
12 GSA Writing (Grades 3 - 5)
12 Report Cards Go Home
12 UCBOE Board Meeting at BUHS 6 PM (Recess Levy)
15 Mobile Dentist
19 Noon Dismissal
21 Family Teacher Conferences (4 PM – 7 PM)
26 UCBOE Board Meeting at BUHS 6 PM
28 Key to Adam Visit
28 Easter Parties (Time TBD)
APRIL 1 - 5 Spring Break
**All dates and times are subject to change.