Fairfield Panther Paw

As the weather is constantly changing, as it does in Ohio, please make sure students are dressed for the weather as we will be going outside as much as possible for recess. Anytime we can get the kids out for movement and play, we will do it!

The next few months are very busy with holidays all around the world. We are going to work hard but also take time to acknowledge, celebrate and to give back. We are going to be participating in SEL days again to engage students in our social-emotional learning standards. I am looking forward to our students giving their all in this 2nd quarter.

Principal: Stacy Tennenbaum

Secretary: Daniella Schmidt

Attendance Secretary: Jennifer Todd

School Counselor: Nikki Arnold

School Nurse: Liz Moody-Ganoom

School Nursing Assistant: Jayna Smith

Email: stacy_tennenbaum@plsd.us
Website: www.pickerington.k12.oh.us
Location: 13000 Coventry Avenue, Pickerington, OH, USA
Phone: 614-864-7600
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PickeringtonSchools
Twitter: @ms_tennenbaum

October 22: PTO meeting 4:00

October 23-27: Red Ribbon Week

October 24-25: 3rd Grade OST test

October 25: ROAR assembly 2:30

October 29: Trunk or Treat 3:00-5:00

November 7: NO SCHOOL - professional learning for staff

November 10: Veteran's Day celebration

November 21: SEL day

November 22-24: Thanksgiving Break - Building closed on the 23rd and 24th

November 29: ROAR assembly 10:00

December 13: ROAR assembly 2:30

December 15: SEL day

December 18-January 1: Winter Break - Office closed Dec 20-29

January 2: NO SCHOOL - Teacher record day

PTO Meeting this Sunday!

Join us THIS coming Sunday Oct. 22nd at 4pm for our next PTO Meeting! We will hear school updates from Mrs. Tennenbaum and the PTO will share updates about our very successful Read-a-thon and Book Fair. We will also discuss our next PTO sponsored events such as Trunk-or-Treat and Natalie's Elf Shelf! You DON'T want to miss these FAVORITE events...we will need YOUR help to make them a success once again!

Do you need child care to join us? NHS students will be available to watch younger children at the school if you would like to use this free service to attend the meeting with us in the Media Center. (Note that children must be potty trained). If they aren't, you're also welcome to bring them with you to the meeting. More details (including a Google Meet link you can use to join us virtually instead) can be found at our Facebook event here: https://fb.me/e/402xxLwqh

Trunk or Treat Registration is Open!

Fairfield PTO's Trunk or Treat event is back for its 3rd year! Register your family here: https://forms.gle/JWeAevzkYytn4uBy9 and plan to join us on Sunday, October 29th from 3pm to 5pm for costumes, treats, and Fall fun!

• Help us make this event a success and sign up to decorate your trunk for FREE admission for your family and a chance to win some awesome prizes!
• Can't decorate a trunk this year, but still want to help? Send in a bag of Halloween candy to the school office marked "PTO" for us to use at our PTO candy tables. Thank you!

WE NEED TRUNKS! Do you have a small business that you'd like to promote while passing out candy to our families? Use the registration link above and select "Decorating our trunk and passing out candy (free admission)!" and indicate your business or organization's name in one of the "Name" fields. Questions? Contact Jen Perry at jennifer_perry@plsd.us.

If a staff member has gone above and beyond to help you or to support your student, we would like to recognize them at a staff meeting. Please click on the link below and tell us why they are Awesome!

Celebrating Awesome!

Fairfield Elementary will once again be participating in Red Ribbon Week! This year we will be celebrating Red Ribbon Week October 23rd-27th.

This week is usually dedicated to being drug free, but we like to expand on the positivity of this message to focus on making healthy choices throughout our lives. This includes being a good friend to others, being bully free, being drug free, and of course showing how we ROAR each and every day.

The Red Ribbon Campaign is the oldest and largest drug prevention program in the nation. In response to the murder of DEA Agent Enrique Camarena, angered parents and youth in communities across the country began wearing Red Ribbons as a symbol of their commitment to raise awareness of the destruction caused by drugs in America. The program was started by

The National Family Partnership in 1985 and continues to reach millions of students across the country each year.

We are excited to raise awareness and practice making good choices during this week! Be on the lookout for red ribbons around the school and have your student(s) plan to participate in our spirit days to help us celebrate

Being Kind to Your Mind and Living Drug Free!