Fairhaven Elementary PTO

Big congratulations to Norberto for being named Fairhaven’s Classified Employee of the Year! 🎉 🙌

Thank you for all the hard work you put into making our school a better place every day. 🫶 We appreciate you! 💙🤍

📚✨ March at Fairhaven Elementary ✨📚

We’re kicking off the month celebrating Read Across America Week (March 2–6) with fun spirit days! From crazy socks to pajamas and bright colors, let’s celebrate the joy of reading together.

📅 Important Dates:
• Mar 10–11 & 18 & 25 – Minimum Days
• Mar 10 – End of 2nd Trimester
• Mar 12 – Coffee with the Counselor ☕
• Mar 17 – Spirit Day (Wear Green & Yellow 💚💛)
• Mar 19 – ELAC Meeting
• Mar 26 – Open House (5:30–7:00 PM)
• Mar 27 – Student Store Open + Last Day of Krispy Kreme Fundraiser 🍩

🌸 Spring Break: March 30 – April 3
Let’s make it a great month, Falcons! 🦅📖

✨ February at Fairhaven Elementary ✨

Here’s what’s coming up this month!

📅 Minimum Days: Feb 4, 18 & 25
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 PTO Meeting: Feb 5 at 8:00 AM
📸 Spring Picture Day: Feb 6
❤️ Spirit Day: Feb 11 (Wear red, white & pink)
🎲 Family Game Night: Feb 12 | 5:30–6:30 PM
🏫 No School: Feb 13 & 16 (President’s Day)
🛍️ Student Store Open: Feb 27

🌟 Character Trait of the Month: Fairness

Save the date, stay connected, and let’s make it a great month! 💙🦅

Let’s take a moment to recap our wonderful movie night in December, just before the holidays. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. Thank you all so much for joining us! 🎬✨

Drone Club for students in grades 4–6 begins next week! ✈️

If your child is interested in joining the Fairhaven Drone Team this year, please add their name to the waitlist using the link below:

[Waitlist Link in bio]

Students will be added to the class as registrations are received.

First meeting will be on Tuesday, January 20th, and the club will meet most Tuesdays from 2:25–3:25 p.m.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Mrs. Smith. Be sure to sign up this week if your child would like to secure a spot!

Spirit Week below ✨️

Monday 01.12 : New Year, New You!
Dress as your future self, your dream job, or a superhero version of you. 🥼⛑️🩺📚👩‍⚖️👨‍🌾👨‍🚀👷‍♂️

Tuesday 01.13: Time-Travel Tuesday.
Be present to go places! Dress from any era.⏳️✈️

Wednesday 01.14 : Cozy PJs.
Let's kick off the year with warm hearts, cozy pajamas, and amazing attendance.🛌🌙

Thursday 01.15: It's Cold Outside.
January can be cold—fun scarves, silly socks, or favorite cozy tees keep us nice and cozy!🧤🧣

Friday 01.16: Superhero Attendance Day.
Dress as a superhero and "save the day" by being present!🦸🦸‍♀️🦸

,We are hosting an online fundraiser with Panda Express on Thursday, January 15th.

You can participate and support our school by using the code 9010326 when placing your order.

Please refer to the attached flyers for more details regarding this event.

We look forward to a great week ahead and seeing everyone participate.

We have a list full of festivities ready for us when we get back to school January 12th! 📚

We have a great year ahead of us 🤗✨️

Our OC G.R.I.P., the Orange County Gang Reduction & Intervention Program, which is actively taking to the streets! We are thrilled to see the positive impact this initiative is already having within our community.

This program is designed to foster gang prevention and promote academic success for students in Orange County. A key component of OC G.R.I.P. involves encouraging parents to volunteer as "parent-greeters" at their child’s school. This active presence helps create a safer and more supportive environment, while also encouraging parents to become involved in neighborhood watch programs within their community, further strengthening local safety nets.

Would you be interested in learning more about how we achieve these goals and the specific strategies we employ to support our students and families? We believe this program offers a vital approach to building stronger, safer communities for our youth.

Learn more by stopping by the front office and ask how how you can join and support today!