East Fallowfield Elementary School

Principal: Melissa Willis - willism@casdschools.org

Guidance: Lynn Stover - stoverl@casdschools.org

Secretary: Jaclyn Bernardo - bernardoj@casdschools.org

Attendance - Sam Frost - efattendance@casdschools.org

The mission of the Coatesville Area School District, rich in diversity, and committed to excellence, is to create innovative educational experiences, which are funded by the taxpayers, supported by the community, delivered by dedicated teachers and administrators, to ensure all students will become responsible, contributing global citizens.

Email: willism@casdschools.org
Website: https://www.casdschools.org/eastfallowfield
Location: 2254 Strasburg Road, Coatesville, PA, USA
Phone: 610-383-3765
Twitter: @CASDEFallowfld

10/23 – Picture Day

10/23 - Red Ribbon Week: Dress to Impress for Picture Day

10/24 - Red Ribbon Week: Wear Red & Black/Coatesville/EF Gear

10/24 - Start of Scholastic Book Fair

10/25 - Red Ribbon Week: Wear workout/exercise gear

10/25 – Fall Into Reading Night, 5:30-7:30 pm

10/26 - Red Ribbon Week: Dress like a friend or role model

10/27 - Red Ribbon Week: Wear (or bring) costume.

**Please be sure costumes are school appropriate (no gore, weapons, inflatable costumes or complete face coverings)

10/27 - Highland Orchard Orders due

11/6 - Parent Teacher Conferences - No School for Students

11/7 - No School for Students

11/11 - Fall Clothing/Donation Drive

11/20 - Picture Retake Day

11/20 - Highland Orchard Order Delivery

Today is Picture Day! You may still order pictures online at www.lifetouch.com and use our school code even after picture day!!! Anyone who was absent can get their picture taken on November 20th during our picture retake day.

Our East Fallowfield Picture Day ID is: EVT9PBGNN.

As many of you may have seen, PENNDOT will be doing road work on Strasburg Road, temporarily closing a portion of the road from Buck Run Road to Hepzibah Hill Road next week. There is a pipe being repaired on the road right in front of the township building next door. We have been told that staff, parents and busses will have access to East Fallowfield from the Hepzibah Hill Road side of the building. Detour signs are supposed to be going up soon to help redirect traffic.

We have heard conflicting reports about the closure, so here is what we will be preparing for.

• You will not be able to access the school from the township building side.

• Instead, all traffic should come from the Hepzibah Hill side.

• We have heard it will be from 10/23-10/27 but have also heard it could just be Monday. We are preparing for all week.

• We have heard it will be 24/7 but have also heard it will be from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm. We are preparing for 24/7.

If you are a parent who drops off and picks up your student every day, please give yourself extra travel time. I'm sure this road closure will also be delaying our busses but I have not heard anything official yet from the bus company.

Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on Monday, November 6th. We are aiming for 100% participation from our families. In-person conferences are preferred, but if your schedule does not permit, we can accommodate via zoom or phone. Please note, conferences are only 10 minutes long so being on time for your conference is key!

Please sign up for your conference here at this link: https://www.ptcfast.com/schools/East_Fallowfield_Elementary_School_1

We look forward to seeing you on November 6th!

This Friday, October 27th will be the day students can wear costumes to schools. Please note that student costumes must be school appropriate: no face coverings, weapons, no gore, no inflatable costumes, etc.

We will have a harvest fashion show through our hallways. This is not open to parents and other spectators due to space constraints. We will be sure to take a lot of photos that will be shared in next week's Monday Morning Message and our PTO Facebook page. Thank you for your understanding.

Additionally, we will be having a typical day of school on Tuesday, October 31st. Please do not send classroom snacks or costumes on this day.

My name is Mrs. Joann Billman, I am the STEM teacher and will be the Science Fair Coordinator for East Fallowfield. I am here with a special announcement! The 2023-2024 Science Fair is getting ready to begin! It is exciting to watch our students learn and grow as they present a project of their own design! East Fallowfield will hold the Science Fair on January 10, 2024!

Science Fair (3-5)

All students (3-5 grades) are invited to complete an independent/at-home science fair project to be entered in the EF Elementary Science Fair. Students can work by themselves or in a team of up to three students from the same grade level. Each student or group will make a tri-fold poster showing their project.

Science Fair- Interest Form

LF- More Information

Learning Fair (K-2)

For students in K-2 who are not ready to complete a full science fair investigation, we are offering a new Learning Fair! Here you can research anything science related and make a board on your findings. Please note, these will not be judged, but on display the night of the EF Science Fair!

Learning Fair- Interest Form

SF- More Information

Monday 10/23 - “Be Kind to Yourself”

Students will “Dress as their best self” for Picture Day

Students will draw/write about what they envision for their drug free future.

Tuesday 10/24 - “‘Be Kind to your Community”

Students will wear East Fallowfield / CASD Black and Red gear.

Students will be writing thank you notes to our community helpers (police officers/EMTs)

Wednesday 10/25 - “Be Kind to your Body”

Students will wear work out / exercise gear.

Students will take a walk around the outside of the school (weather permitting) and each student will receive a water bottle.

Thursday 10/26 - “Be Kind to Each other”

Students will dress up like a friend or role model.

Students will write a kind note to give to a friend, family member, or role model.

Friday 10/27 - “Celebrate Halloween - say BOO to Drugs!”

Students will wear (or bring to change into) their Halloween costume.

**Please be sure costumes are school appropriate (no gore, weapons, inflatable costumes or complete face coverings)

When students are showing our Big East Expectations of SOARing (Safety, Ownership, Acceptance, and Respect), they can earn Eagle Eye Tickets on the bus, in the pick-up area and this year we have added a separate drawing for the cafeteria! Every Friday morning, we pull one winner per grade level. This week's prize was an ice cream coupon. Congratulations to this week's winners!

Each year, our school shares the Title I documents that are pertinent to the funding we receive as a Title I school. Please click the link to view the documents: Title I Documents.

On Friday, East Fallowfield Elementary hosted a Pink Out in support of breast cancer awareness, research and support. Everyone looked great in their pink! Our staff collected money to make a donation to Metavivor on behalf of the school.

Our PTO is looking for volunteers to help with our Scholastic Book Fair. Please visit the link to sign up: Book Fair Volunteers.

We are happy to bring AgLab back to East Fallowfield this year as it is a student favorite! If you are interested in being a volunteer, please visit the link to sign up: AgLab Volunteers.

We are also looking for volunteers for our Fall Clothing Drive on Saturday, November 11th. Please visit the link to sign up: Clothing Drive Volunteers.

The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to East Fallowfield this week! The letter below will be coming home soon with your child's designated shopping time.

It's hard to believe, but Thanksgiving will be here soon! This year, be the person to bring the delicious dessert to dinner by supporting our Highland Orchard fundraiser. This year you can choose from apple, pumpkin, pecan and apple crumb pies. Another fan favorite are the apple cider donuts paired with a gallon of apple cider! Order forms will be coming home this week, so please be on the lookout. All orders are due by Friday, October 27th and pick-up will be on Monday, November 20th from 4-5 pm.

Chromebooks

• Please be sure to send your child back to school with their district-issued Chromebook and charger if they took it home for the summer.
• If your child turned in their Chromebook at the end of the year, they will be distributed within the first few days of school.
• If your child is in kindergarten or new to the district, laptops will be distributed within the first weeks of school.
• Technology Insurance Fees (TIF) can be made via RevTrak on the school district’s website: https://coatesvillearea.revtrak.net/casd-technology/.
• Should you have any technology concerns please contact our Technology Department at ithelpdesk@casdschools.org.

The district is continuing our contract with A Child’s Place as our before and after care provider. Please see the attached flyer below for information about rates and how to enroll your child. We are happy to announce that we will have both before and after care at East Fallowfield this year!