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With great excitement, we share that our little free library is officially open! ✨📚 This project would not have been possible without the hard work of our Second Graders, who collected books and designed the library with the help of a Fay dad. Thanks for sharing your love of reading with the world, Gators! 💛📖

Art car in progress! ⚠️🐊 Students have been hard at work and we can't wait to see the finished product.

The rainy Houston weather has us reminiscing on sunny days in the Fay Forest! Stay safe and dry, Gators! 🐊⛈

Happy Chinese New Year!🧧The year of the rabbit will be one of our best.🐇 Our Gators are celebrating by learning about the traditions, customs, and culture behind the holiday.

Primary II leaders are exploring the big concept of transformation this month! After looking into transformations happening around them, they explored paper making from scratch. Then, they explored Origami, the art of paper folding, and transformed the paper into bugs. 🐞🪲🦋

Leadership Lessons Taught Through The Fay School’s Spelling-Bee

Leadership development and emotional intelligence are at the core of everything we do at The Fay School. Read how our school Spelling Bee helped our students become more self-aware and ultimately become better future leaders of the world. Visit the blog: https://www.thefayschool.org/blog/p/~board/b/post/spelling-bee

Leadership Lessons Taught Through The Fay School’s Spelling-Bee The Fay School Blog - The Fay School

I spy with my little eye! 🔍👁Primary II is exploring inquiry into shapes. Everything in the world has a shape. Learning to classify shapes helps children identify and organize information in the world around them and is foundational to understanding as they advance in curriculum. Keep exploring, Gators!🐊✨

May we always continue to be the light. 💛💙

Today's dress code: PAJAMAS!🥳 Our Gators went all in for Pajama Day, and we're having a blast. Have a great Friday and an even better weekend, Gators!🐊

Yesterday, our Second Graders had a blast exploring the ! 🐊🌱🪵 They hiked trails, learned about the native species living there, discussed the food chain, and more. This trip was a part of their Project Based Learning (PBL) Unit on Texas native animals.

In November, we hosted our annual Book Fair at Barnes & Noble. Every student that attended the Book Fair in-person was entered to win a grand prize that encourages a love of reading. Congratulations to Vanna, Lila, and Charlie for being this year's Book Fair winners! We hope you enjoy your prizes! 📚🐊

Fifth Grade has kicked off a new Project Based Learning (PBL) Unit with the driving question, "How does matter move among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment?" Thanks to , our partner in school composting, for joining them on the porch to begin the project with a conversation about composting! 🌱🐊
 
Check out these notes from two Fifth Grade Leaders, Teddy and Emilia:
1. We can't NOT compost- it's part of our earth's natural cycle.  
2. You can compost anything green (orange peels, grass cuttings, egg shells) and brown (dry, fallen leaves and sticks). Everything needs to be organic. 
3. Fay has compost bins all over campus for the community to empty their leftovers. 
4. Bins are picked up by Moonshot (our compost company) and taken to a compost field. 
5. After some time, compost humus, or organic matter that has started breaking down, can be used in gardens. 
6. Pros for compost: makes plants stronger; changes soil structure and allows roots to go deeper; compost gardens don't need as much water.

POV: No Monday blues over here, just blue skies and sunshine.💙🐊🌤️

This morning our Third, Fourth, and Fifth Graders gave an un-bee-lievable showing at their Spelling Bee! 🐝🎊All contenders demonstrated confidence and poise as they made their way through six rounds of spelling in front of four judges and a full audience of Upper Elementary peers. Congratulations to the top three spellers Triston, Will, and Sylvie. Triston will move forward to the Scripps Regional Spelling Bee! Way to lead the way, Gators!🐊

Second Grade has been hard at work creating a "little free library" where community members can take and share books!📚To begin, they led a school-wide book drive where they collected gently used books to start their library collection. Then, with the woodwork help of one Fay dad, they were able to bring their design idea to life. Can you tell what the library will resemble? Hint:🌲

All feels right today as our Gators return from Winter Break and reunite with their friends, favorite teachers, and staff members. 🐊🎊 We are so excited for the new year and all that is to come. Let's make it a great first week of the semester, Gators!

Please join us as we wish our founder, Marie Fay Evnochides, a very happy birthday! After more than three decades since The Fay School opened its doors, her vision of creating a school "where children come first" is still at the core of everything we do. Thank you, Marie, for all you have done and continue to do for The Fay School. Learn more about Marie and how she founded our school here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69mmFeZ1gA0

Before we return to campus and enter a new year, we’re reflecting on our great success as a school and community. In our 2021-2022 Annual Report, you can read about last year’s highlights and even get a glimpse of the exciting things coming in the near future, like our Backyard Bash🎉 and Golf Tournament⛳️! Read the 2012-2022 Annual Report here: https://issuu.com/thefayschool/docs/fay_school_2021-2022_final_annual_report/1?ff

We’re going for the gold! 🏆🚗 Over the next several months our Gators plan to make this car into an award-winning art car with the help of these two Fay dads. Thank you for helping our students make their Gator themed car into a reality!🐊✨This project wouldn’t be possible without the Gena Lewis Distinguished Teacher Award which was awarded for the first time last year to Art Teacher Katherine Price. This annual award funds selected experiential activities or projects and recognizes the teacher or teachers who proposed the idea. Price's winning proposal focused on engaging and including all Fay students to design and build Fay's first-ever Art Car for entering Houston's Art Car Parade during the 2022-2023 school year.

We always knew the Fay forest was a magical place, but did you know it was home to forest elves!? 🐊✨🌳Last week, Primary II students made forest elves using some basic tools in the Fay forest. Skills that students develop by using tools in the forest support their holistic development, which means they are beneficial to the child as a whole: physical, social and emotional, and also cognitive.

These Gators are spreading joy through music this holiday season. ❄️🎶 These students, along with additional guests, performed for the senior residents at Seven Acres Jewish Senior Care Center. A great demonstration of leadership and compassion during this season of giving. Awesome job, Gators! 🐊

Winter Break is officially here! ❄️ 🐊Our Gators had a great last day of the semester filled with tons of fun and celebration. They started the day at the Holiday-sing-a-long, where each class had a chance to perform a holiday song for Christmas, Hanukah, Kwanza, Diwali, the Chinese New Year, and more. Afterward, each class held a classroom celebration with tasty treats, crafts, and holiday activities. Have a great break, and we'll see you in 2023!

From magic to music, these Fay Gators have talent! Today we hosted our talent show, "Fay's Got Talent." Gators from Kindergarten through Fifth Grade performed a variety of talents, including comedy, dancing, and magic tricks. All exhibited confidence and bravery. Awesome job, Gators!  

Thank you to all the families that joined us this past Saturday for our Hot Cocoa and S'mores admissions event.🐊💛 As educators, we love seeing children exploring our unique learning spaces, and the excitement we saw on Saturday was undeniable. The Fay Forest is unlike anything other schools in Houston have, and we are glad you joined us to experience it firsthand.🌳

January will be here before we know it! 🐊This is a gentle reminder that the deadline for first-round applications to The Fay School for the 2023-2024 school year is January 20, 2023. Please visit our website to apply or learn more about Fay's application requirements. Questions about the process? Reach out to the Director of Admissions, Megan McNair. http://ow.ly/mCKb50M1uGv

As always, it was a great day to be a Fay Gator! 🐊💛 Students completed their second fun run of the year, the “Hot Cocoa Run”, and enjoyed hot cocoa and s’mores as a special treat. Happy Friday, Gators!

Hi-YAH!🥋💥Today in After School Activities our students completed their Taekwondo Belt Test. It was an awesome demonstration of the skills and confidence they have learned this semester. Way to go Gators!🐊

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Movie Night on Friday! 🎥 🍿 🍕 It was a great night to enjoy pizza, popcorn, and community. We want to give the Family Engagement Committee a special shout-out for the time and effort they dedicated to hosting this fantastic Fay event.

Thank you Sunnova for visiting our Fourth Graders! Students learned how they can reduce their dependencies on fossil fuels, and create their own vehicles that use renewable energy!🔋☀️🐊

Investing in Fay and the Future: How Professional Development for Faculty and Staff Benefits Students

As a School and community, we take great pride in the outcomes we create for our students. However, these outcomes would be nearly impossible without a team effort from teachers and Fay staff who ensure our students are engaged, cared for, and poured into each day they arrive on campus. Read how we prepare our staff and teachers to deliberately build and educate the next generation of leaders for our world through professional development.

Investing in Fay and the Future: How Professional Development for Faculty and Staff Benefits Students The Fay School Blog - The Fay School

“We’ve got gadgets and gizmos a-plenty…”🎶💛 Thank you to everyone who donated supplies to help us decorate our first-ever art car! Seashells, caps, lids, CD’s and more will be used to flip this car into a prize winning treasure. Ms. Price is so excited to work with each child on campus to make a one-of-a-kind Fay masterpiece. 🎨

Kindergarten students read their own stories to their Primary II peers! 📚✨These young authors had a blast sharing and answering questions about their creative stories. development

Reunited and it feels so good! 🐊💙🐓Our Gators are back on campus after Thanksgiving break and campus is buzzing with a renewed sense of excitement. These Gators missed visiting the Chicken Coop and are thrilled to be back with their feathery friends.

Happy Thanksgiving from our Fay Family to yours! 💛

Feeling thankful and grateful for our Gators! We hope you have a safe and enjoyable Thanksgiving break. See you soon! 🦃💛🐊

Today we hosted our first-ever Turkey Trot! 🦃 It was a great time for all and a great way for our Gators to kick-off Thanksgiving break. Ms. Alford’s class also shared a their class turkey recipe! 🐊💛