Fairview Elementary School

Reading Thunderbirds

October 2025

We have had a wonderful start to the school year! Thank you for your continued support and enthusiasm as we learn and grow together. October is full of exciting events, and we look forward to seeing our community come together.

✂️ Open House & Ribbon Cutting Ceremony ✂️

We are thrilled to welcome everyone to our Open House and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on:
📅 Thursday, October 2
🕕 6:00–7:00 PM

Come see our beautiful new addition and the changes made to our school. We invite all who have ever been part of Fairview Elementary—or who have been curious about our school—to join us in celebrating this exciting milestone.  We encourage all students to attend.  They will be singing the National Anthem and our school song.  🍪 Cookies will be provided for all who attend!  🍪

👩‍🏫 Parent Teacher Conferences

Parent Teacher Conferences are an important way to connect and celebrate your child’s progress.
📅 Wednesday & Thursday, October 8–9  If you have not yet scheduled your appointment, please visit www.schoolbookings.net and enter the code qf4dx.

✨ Every parent who attends will receive a thank-you gift and be entered into a gift card drawing!

🍂 Fall Break & Teacher Professional Development  🍂

📅 October 16–17 – No School (Fall Break)
📅 Monday, October 20 – No School for Students (Teacher Professional Development Day)  Enjoy a safe and relaxing long weekend with your families!

📸 Picture Retakes  📅 Thursday, October 23  🕘 9:00–10:30 AM

Students who were absent on picture day or need a retake should plan on having their picture taken. Younger children are also welcome during this time.

🎃 PTA Fall Carnival 🎃

📅 Saturday, October 25  🕕 6:00–8:00 PM

Students are encouraged to wear costumes! Highlights include:

• Costume contest for grades K–6
• Fun games with prizes
• Food available for purchase: hot dogs, pizza, nachos, drinks
• Punch cards can be purchased in advance in the front office (cash or check only)

🎃 Halloween Parade & Festivities  🎃

Halloween is a favorite tradition at Fairview Elementary!
📅 Friday, October 31
🕐 1:00 PM Parade Start

Students are encouraged to wear costumes to school in the morning. Please remember:

• Masks may only be worn during the parade.
• No weapons of any kind (real or pretend) are allowed.
• The school will provide trick-or-treat bags—no need to bring your own.
  
  

👻 Parade Route:
We will begin at City Hall, cross the street, walk down the sidewalk to 300 North, cross again, and return to City Hall. Parents are welcome to watch along the sidewalks. If you’d like to pass out candy, please plan for about 275 students.  👉 Younger siblings who are not school age should remain with parents during the parade.  We will begin with Kindergarten and work our way up through 6th grade.

🛡️ School Safety Update

School safety is a concern for everyone, and our new front office addition was built to address it.  In the last legislative session, a school safety law was passed, and we have been working on implementing its requirements.

We follow the Standard Response Protocol (SRP) to guide us during emergencies, practicing a different drill each month. We will also have a school guardian in place soon.

If we ever need to evacuate the building, students would either walk or bus to the Rock Church here in town. From there, we would begin the reunification process, carefully matching each child to an adult listed on their PowerSchool emergency contact list.

📲 In an emergency, parents/guardians would be notified through text message and/or email.
You can help by:

• Making sure your Emergency Contact list in PowerSchool is up to date with local contacts.
• Checking that you are subscribed to our text list and allowing messages to come through.

If you need help with this or have questions, please call Janae in the front office at (435) 427-9204.

Thank you for being an incredible part of our Thunderbird community. We are grateful for your support and look forward to a month full of learning, fun, and togetherness.

Go Thunderbirds! 🦅