Fenn Elementary School Newsletter
January 2023
Snacks and treats for students (Repeat item with update)
Unfortunately, if a treat is sent in for a birthday, it will be returned by being sent home with the child or by not accepting the treat from the person delivering. Thank you for your understanding and we still hope to make a birthday celebration for your child a special one.
Fenn Families,
As we enter the 2023 year, I would like to thank all of our families for the support you have provided our staff this first half of the year. Between the parties, holiday events led by our amazing PTO and volunteer opportunities, and our music programs, it has been great seeing family participation and families inside the doors of Fenn! Your support and engagement is what makes Fenn special and we appreciate all that you do! As we near the halfway point to the school year, here's to another successful half of the school year.
In this January issue of our newsletter, you will see some upcoming events for our PTO as well as Medina City Schools. I hope to see our families at some of the various events and you have an opportunity to support and have some fun at the many activities across our district. Also in this issue you will see some articles on how you can help your child become a better reader. And...if you're like me...monitoring children's screen time can be difficult. I know, we all love getting on the computer and it can be engaging for kids and even educational. I'm sharing a short video about an interesting experiment involving one family and their 3 children's screen time. The experiment lasted a week and it was definitely interesting to watch.
Lastly, we will continue to have outdoor recess throughout the winter, so I do ask that you send in coats, hats and gloves for students on cold days. If the temperature or windchill is 20 or below, we will have indoor recess. Other than that specific temperature, students will be outside for recess if the weather allows. Thank you for your help with this.
Have a great January and hopefully it won't be too cold!
Mr. Perry
Important Dates In January
January 10th PTO meeting in the Fenn cafeteria @ 6:30 PM
January 13th No School for students
January 15th Top Golf PTO fundraising event 10:00 am-12:00 PM
January 16th No School for students and staff to observe Martin Luther King Day
January 21st Spotlight on Students Pancake breakfast at the MHS cafeteriaPictures of our elves, Frost & Pickle, who visited us
December Pictures
Thank you to our Huddle Team for their visits
Snacks with Santa was a hit!
Our fifth graders rocked it at their musical performance!
What a great holiday performance by our first grade students!
First graders worked hard to put their personal care items together for their service project
Fenn PTO
Please follow our PTO on Facebook. Sidney Fenn Elementary PTO
Below is a short article on the importance of learning words at a young age
Congratulations to our December Students of the Month
The Hive School Store
Students were excited to see our store open and we want to continue using this store as a reward for students earning PBIS points. Thank you to our parent volunteers who assisted with our students and their shopping. Without your help, we couldn't make this happen.
Respectful
Responsible
Ready
Students are continually rewarded for demonstrating our 3 R's. Students are encouraged to make choices that show our 3 R's from our school-wide PBIS initiatives. Points are given to students from any staff member for making positive choices anywhere in the building. With the addition to our school PBIS store, "The Hive", students will now be able to use their earned points to purchase items in the store. Teachers have also utilized classroom stores and have provided students opportunities to purchase classroom items as well.
We are excited for all of these opportunities and again thank our PTO for their contributions to help kick off our school-wide store and in supporting all of our PBIS initiatives.
Below is our behavior matrix for Sidney Fenn. This matrix defines desired behavior, the different locations in our building and an overview of the 3 R's.
Front Entrance Parking Lot/Traffic and Safety
Our front parking lot is busy at the end of the day. We have many students and parents traveling through the lot at dismissal time. Please follow the expectations below to ensure student safety:
DO NOT Double Park or park along a curb. If there are not available parking spaces, you need to park in other locations (HS lot across the street, tennis court lot, west side of school along Spring Groveā¦)
Bus dismissal is the priority. When we get the buses going early, traffic is light. Please do not criticize the safety guards on duty, they are focusing on crossing students and families.
DO NOT leave cars running and unattended; this is unsafe.
When buses are present in the front entrance of the school during the morning and afternoon, please do not drop off or pick up until buses have left.
Please DO NOT bring animals with you to drop off or pick up. We have many students with allergies as well as fear of dogs. Please leave all pets either at home or in your vehicle during this time.
Covid Updates
Are students required to be masked days 6-10?
No, they are recommended and encouraged. Per the CDC, individuals should wear a well-fitting mask if they have symptoms of COVID-19, if they had a positive SARS-CoV-2 test in the past 10 days, or if they had recent exposure to someone with SARS-CoV-2 infection.
In general kids can come to school as long as they are feeling well unless they have tested positive for COVID. If a student tests positive for COVID, they have to stay home 5 days from symptom onset (symptom onset is day 0). On Day 6, as long as the student is feeling well, and has been fever-free for 24 hours without fever-reducing medication, they may return to school. Again, any individuals that have been COVID positive should wear a mask from Day 6 to Day 10 but are not required to wear one.
Office procedures
Please call by 9:00 a.m. if your child will be absent or tardy. Our late bell rings at 8:50 am each day. Students entering the building after the late bell will be directed to the main office before going down to their homeroom teacher.
Attendance Line: 330.636.4104
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m.--3:45 p.m.
School Hours 8:50 a.m.--3:25 p.m.
Mr. Steve Perry
Sidney Fenn Elementary
Email: perrys@medinabees.org
Website: https://www.medinabees.org
Location: 320 North Spring Grove Street, Medina, OH, USA
Phone: 330-636-4100
Twitter: @SidneyFennElem