Fairfield Panther Paw

April 28, 2023

From Mrs Tennenbaum

This past Wednesday was Administrative Professionals Day - we are so grateful for Daniella Schmidt and Jennifer Todd who work in our main office. We appreciate all that they do for Fairfield!



It is hard to believe that we are at the end of April! We have 18 days of school left. With the remaining few weeks of school and summer break coming on everyone's minds, we still need students to remain focused and engaged. We have some fun activities coming for students including SuperGames and students will be working hard to earn that event. Students may lose the opportunity to participate if they do not display our ROAR model expectations. We really want all students to participate and I know that our students can rise to the expectations.

Dates to Remember


  • April 28: Fairfield Spring Dance. 6:00 pm--8:00 pm

  • May 5: 1st Grade Moosical 2:15 pm

  • May 11: Super Games. (KAM, 3rd and 4th grade: Morning, KPM, 1st and 2nd grade: Afternoon)

  • May 19: 4th Grade Play 2:15 pm

  • May 22: 4th Grade Picnic and Awards

  • May 23: May ROAR assembly. 2:00 pm

  • May 24: Talent Show 10:00 am. 4th grade Clap out: 1:30

  • May 24: Last Day of School -Early dismissal 2:15

  • May 30-June 30: Summer School (by invitation)

Who do you contact?

Who do you contact?

Who do you contact?
Principal: Stacy Tennenbaum

Assistant Principal: Lea Ann Yoakum

Secretary: Daniella Schmidt

Attendance Secretary: Jennifer Todd

School Counselor: Nikki Arnold

School Nurse: Liz Moody-Ganoom

School Nursing Assistant: Jayna Smith

13000 Coventry Avenue, Pickerington, OH, USA stacy_tennenbaum@plsd.us 614-834-7600 pickerington.k12.oh.us

Celebrating awesome!

As we strive to not be average but to be awesome - If you know a staff member at Fairfield who has been awesome in working with you or your student, we want to recognize them at future staff meetings. Please complete the form linked below to celebrate the awesome happening at FES.


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PTO Update

Child & Loved One Dance is Tonight! (Friday 4/28)

We're so excited to see our families tonight for an "Out of this World" evening! Please be patient with our small group of parent volunteers working to check everyone in as you arrive. We have over 150 families registered to attend! Wow! We will have multiple lines set up to get families in the door starting at 6pm, but please listen to instructions as you arrive to go to the correct line. See you tonight!


Yearbooks On Sale Now

Fairfield Elementary's 2022-2023 yearbooks are on sale now until May 24. All books can be purchased online for $25. Look for the postcard that came home in your child's folder for details on how to order at SchoolAnnual.com, or click the link below:

https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/productBrowse/1147378/Fairfield-Elementary-School/2023-Yearbook/2023032008150363097/CATALOG_SHOP/


Combustion Night Results!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Parents' Night Out event. Thanks to your support Combustion is donating 10% of sales back to the PTO for a total donation of $270.49! Woo hoo!

May PTO Meeting and BOARD ELECTIONS

Save the date for an important PTO meeting! Our May meeting includes our board elections and committee/coordinator appointments. WE NEED YOU! This is our opportunity to talk about how much we can do for our students next year based on the number of volunteers we receive! Mark your calendars for May 17 at 7pm!


4th Grade End-of-Year Party

Attention 4th Grade parents! Plans are now underway for the annual 4th grade party to help our oldest students celebrate as they prepare to leave Fairfield for middle school next year. (Get those tissues ready, parents!) More details will be shared soon, but if you have a 4th grader and are interested in helping with the party please contact Melissa at mmeddles3@gmail.com.

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Introducing....

I am excited to announce that Trent Miller be joining the Fairfield family as the Assistant Principal next year as Lea Ann Yoakum is retiring after 35 years in education. He comes to us from Dayton Public Schools. He has 7 years of administrative experience and comes with a wealth of knowledge that will help us grow!
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Congratulations!

Congratulations to Jennifer Perry for being Fairfield Elementary's Friend of Education for going that extra mile for our kids and our staff. We are grateful to have her on PTO as well as a daily substitute. Congratulations to Kathy Richardson for being Harmon's Friend of Education winner, We are so fortunate for the enormous amount of time she gives to us as well. I am also excited to announce that Fairfield was awarded a grant from the Pickerington Education Foundation to put calming corners in our classrooms. This is a great space for kids to go when they are feeling overwhelmed or frustrated.

23-24 school year

We are already planning for next school year. If you have a Kindergartener starting next school year, we will be scheduling your initial day to attend for screening.


Those who will have 1st - 4th graders, we are doing a two day staggered start so your student with EITHER attend on Aug 15th or Aug 16th. We will be splitting the days by households so if you have more than 1 Fairfield student, they will attend on the same day.