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Farmer Elementary PTO Newsletter January 2023

Important Dates:

*No Fitness Club for the month of January*

January 5 - Battle of Books team meeting 2:45-4:10

January 9 - Battle of Books team meeting 2:45-4:10

January 11 - Service Club Meeting 2:45-4:30

January 16 - No School - MLK, Jr Day

January 18 - PTO Meeting in Cafeteria @ 6pm

January 19 - Early Release at 12:30pm

January 20 - End of Quarter 2

January 23 & 24 - No School - Teacher Workdays

January 23 - Farmer Spirit Night at Dairi-O 5-8pm

January 26 - Battle of Books team meeting 2:45-4:10

January 30 - Battle of Books team meeting 2:45-4:10

January 31 - Quarter 2 Report Cards go home

Looking Ahead...

February 3 - Quarter 2 Assembly grades 3-5 @ 1:30-2:15pm

February 8 - 100th Day of School (Tentative based on potential inclement weather)

February 16 - Science/STEAM Night and 3rd grade Oldies but Goodies Performance 5:30-7pm

January School Lunch Menu

Anyone can be a ROCK star!

Have you noticed the awesome art work on the Spirit Rock lately?! If you want to recognize a special occasion or accomplishment for your child, please sign up HERE to reserve the rock. Be sure to read the rules and guidelines attached below.

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Dairi-O Spirit Night

Join us at Dairi-O on Dixie Drive Monday, January 23 from 5-8pm. We will not have a Chick Fil A night this month. Dairi-O will donate 10% of ALL sales from drive thru and dine in toward Farmer Elementary. Customers DO NOT need to notify cashiers they are with Farmer, so be sure to invite your family, neighbors, and friends!

Our next Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night will be Thursday, February 9 from 4-7pm.

Kindergarten-First Grade Holiday Performance

Thank you, Mrs. Chipps for coordinating another wonderful student holiday performance. Our K-1 students did a great job!

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Student Art Winner

Farmer would like to congratulate 4th grader Marielle Jaeck for winning 3rd place in Thomas Tire and Automotive’s Holiday Card Competition. This award comes with $150 for Marielle and $150 for Farmer School! We are so proud of Marielle! Huge thanks to our wonderful art teacher, Mrs. Gogenola-Martitegui (Mrs. G) for always going above and beyond in teaching our students art.

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World Record Holders!

Congrats to our Farmer Students and Ms. Tysinger as they are the new WWSA World Record Holders for "Most People Sport Stacking at Multiple Locations." This was part of the Stack UP 2022 Challenge.

WANTED - Duty Free Lunch Parent Volunteers

Sign up to cover a lunch shift for a teacher! Our next Duty Free lunch coverage will be on Friday, January 27. You can sign up HERE to cover a shift in the cafeteria for a teacher.

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December Sunshine Cart

We appreciate Hannah Hunt with Hannah Hunt Realty for sponsoring the December Sunshine Cart. Staff was treated to breakfast and coffee thanks to Hannah's support.

Christmas Luncheon for Staff

Farmer Staff was treated to a catered luncheon sponsored by the PTO on the last day of school in December. We hope all the staff enjoyed the meal from Postiano and their Amazon gift card.

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Congratulations to Hunter Martin - December Art Student of the Month

Farmer Staff Shoutouts!

Is there a Farmer staff member that always has a smile on their face, is helpful, or just doing a great job? If so, fill out this quick survey to recognize a deserving staff member. Your shout outs will be sent to staff each month. Let's show our Farmer staff how much our students and families appreciate their hard work and dedication! Submit your shoutout below.