Welcome to Fryelands Elementary School!
…Home of the Falcons!!!

Kindergarten Information Night set for March 2

Registration for Extended Kindergarten due by April 8

January 2010

Dear Fryelands Families!!!

Happy New Year and Welcome Back to Fryelands Elementary School.  As we begin 2010 and come back to school from our winter break, we will be addressing the common expectations and routines for students that we began at the start of the school year.  In January, our Falcon PRIDE character trait theme continues to be CARING.  We will talk about this trait throughout the month with our students and families.

January is Math Month at Fryelands
Our Magnificent Math Challenge runs from Jan. 4-29.  Each week our students will take on the Math Challenge by practicing their math skills at home each night to earn tickets for a weekly drawing.  Just 10-15 minutes of practice each night will improve a child’s math skills in computation.   Don’t forget to join us for Family Math Night on January 13th from 6-7:30 p.m. in the Fryelands gym.  We will have math games, estimation activities, and math that makes you move!  Look for more math news in the coming weeks.

What can I do to help my child get the most out of math?  Helping your child succeed in math is not much different from helping your child with anything else.  Be positive about math: Maybe you weren’t good at math, but your child doesn’t have to know that.  If you have a good attitude then he/she will, too.  Realize that anyone can do math, and everyone needs it. It is where the jobs are.  Communicate with your child:  It may be only a few minutes a day, but sit down with your child and ask him/her what math they are working on. Sometimes by explaining it, it becomes clearer to the student.  Try to work math into everyday conversations at home.  Recognize that he/she has their own learning style, and it’s probably different from yours. You can give your child a tidy desk in a quiet setting and a good listening ear.

Did you know that attendance is directly linked to achievement?  Parents who let their kids miss a lot of school may be setting them up for academic failure, according to researcher Mary Frase (Identifying Potential Dropouts, ERIC Digest, 1992).  One of the most important things you can do as a parent is to get your child to school on time every day.  These are the elementary years when school habits begin forming in students. Follow these tips to help boost attendance and decrease tardies:

• Enforce a regular bedtime for your child.  Make sure you have an evening routine that includes some time for reading.
• Make sure your child is organized so he/she can get out the door with what he/she needs quickly in the morning.  Getting ready the night before helps during the rush of morning.
• Remember that everything you add to a schedule means something must be taken away.  If you add lots of before or after school activities, you take away time for your child to read, play, or study.

Thank you for being partners with us in your child’s education.  If you have questions or concerns, please contact me at presleyj@monroe.wednet.edu or at 360-804-3400.

Sincerely,
Jeff Presley

TRAFFIC SAFETY

Each morning we have over 400 students come across Fryelands Boulevard via bike, scooter, skateboard, walking, or vehicle.  It’s an amazing site to watch each morning and afternoon.  We are continually working on ways to improve traffic and pedestrian safety.  Together we can work on improving our student’s safety and slow down vehicle traffic in front of our school.

 

We can do more to help keep our children safe

1. Talk to your children about bicycle and pedestrian safety tips
2. Talk to your neighbors without children about traffic speeds
3. Model good school zone driving by driving under 20 mph in the school zone and decreasing your speed in the school parking lot and when crossing at 154th St.

 

Neighborhood elementary school attendance areas

VISION

At Fryelands Elementary School, we are a safe, collaborative community where everyone is welcomed, valued, and respected, diversity is embraced, and individuals are encouraged to become confident, life-long learners.