Upcoming Events
9/20-First PTA Meeting, 3:45, at Fernan
9/24-PTA Carnival, 10-1, at Fernan (see the flyer below!)
9/29-Cross Country Meet at Fernan, 7:30-8:45 am
10/5-Picture Day!
10/6-District Cross Country Meet at the Fairgrounds, after-school from 4:30-6:30
10/7-No School: K-12 Staff Flex Day
10/10-10/14-Book Fair
10/27-Spooky STEM Night
Arrival, Dismissal and Lunch Schedule
More on Fernan seeking STEM certification!
Motto: No goals are too high where falcons fly. We're brilliant, kind, and strong!
Vision Statement: Our Fernan Falcons empower one another to be problem solvers who ask, imagine, plan, create, and grow.
Mission Statement: We build the future by inspiring, engaging, and empowering students to become critical thinking problem solvers who work collaboratively to improve the world around them.
Empowering Parents Grants Available to Idaho Families in Mid-September
The Idaho State Board of Education will begin accepting applications for the Empowering Parents Grant starting in mid-September. Eligible parents can to use grant funds to purchase education-related resources and services such as internet connectivity, computer hardware and software, instructional materials, tutoring and more from the Empowering Parents online marketplace. The program provides $1,000 per student or a maximum of $3,000 per family. K-12 students attending Idaho public or private schools or students who are homeschooled are eligible.
A portal is available on the State Board of Education website where parents can sign up to receive updates on the program. Visit https://boardofed.idaho.gov/empowering-parents-program/.
Weekly STEM Activity : Invisible Ink
When life gives you lemons, make a secret message from invisible ink! Mail it to a friend or relative, include tips on how it works, and let them bring the image or note to light.
What You'll Need:
One lemon; cotton swab; sheet of white paper; sun, iron, or lightbulb
What To Do:
1. Squeeze the lemon juice into a bowl and add a spoonful of water. Mix gently. Dip the swab into the liquid and write a message or draw a picture on the paper.
2. Let the liquid dry completely so that the message or picture is invisible. To share your secret, set it in sunlight, or hold close to a lightbulb (with adult help).
3. The message will be revealed! Hang it as artwork or share it with a friend.
How Does It Work?
Diluting or adding water to the lemon juice makes it very hard to see when you apply it to the paper, but lemon juice is an organic substance that oxidizes and turns brown when it's heated up. This means that no one will notice that the secret is there until the paper is heated and the message is revealed! Other substances that work in the same way include orange juice, honey diluted with water, milk, onion juice, and vinegar.
