Fairmont Edgewood Campus - Newsletter Wk of Dec.20th-31st

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1st grade to The Elves..

3rd Grade Spotlight

OCRegister: CHOC

Debate Results

Blackboard Library Page

January Field Trips

Teacher Feature

Dates to Know

Edgewood's Sports Corner

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DECEMBER 20 - DECEMBER 31

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

ECPA Holiday Coffee & Caroling

Isabel Rogers, Angela Flores, & Parisa Baher from the

Junior High Vocal Ensemble.

1st Grade to The Elves & the Shoemaker

On Thursday, Dec. 9th, the first graders were magically transported into the deep and majestic Black Forest of south western Germany. In the play "The Elves and the Shoemaker," performed at Fullerton's Plummers Auditorium, the hopeless shoemaker is secretly visited by spirited and spritely elves each night, as a reward for the kindness he bestowed towards them. Once back at school and discussing the "moral of the story," first grade student, Karishma Grandon, was quite articulate when saying, "I learned that if you are nice to someone, they will be nice back." Definitely a valuable holiday lesson for children and adults alike!

3rd Grade Student Spotlight

Shalini Patel
When Shalini puts her mind to something she sticks with it. Shalini Patel, a 3rd grader in Mrs. Lottes' class decided to join the NDM Bollywood Dance Studio when she was only six. Every year since, she has had Bollywood dance practice once a week which is located at the Artesia NDM Dance Studio. Her performances/recitals are bi-annual; one in March and one in June. Shalini mostly performs in a group/team setting, although she has done a few solos and a duet for private functions. In addition, her dance group has been selected to compete in various dance competitions. Later this year, her dance team will be competing in the Neema Dance Competition in Artesia, and they will also be performing at the Ford Amphitheater with some of NDM's other dance teams.
Shalini has the privilege to study under the instruction of Nukul Dev Mahajan, who has just recently choreographed dance routines for the Nobel Peace Prize Gala in Norway for the very famous Indian composer and singer, A.R. Rahman. He is famous for his role on So You Think You Can Dance as he was the Bollywood choreographer for the contestants for the last four years. Through dance, Shalini has made many friends. She says that she enjoys every minute of her Bollywood dancing mostly because the teacher is so fun, and it's entertaining and fast paced. Her goal is to be an instructor one day. Shalini's parents, friends, and teachers are all so very proud of all her accomplishments; both in and out of school.

CHOC Toy Drive Pickup

It was terrific seeing all of the students, staff, faculty and parents as we approached each school. What a reception! To hear all the applause and cheers and excitement as we rode up was very special for the motorcycle riders and Santa. THANKS to all of you for sharing your day and being so generous and supportive of such a wonderful event. Again, each campus was unique and special. We totally enjoyed seeing each and everyone. Citron and Edgewood students sang Christmas songs from their Christmas programs, and they really sounded great. It added the Christmas spirit for this special day and season. We wanted to thank Citron Campus and the Parent Association who provided a "brunch" with all kinds of food, drinks and goodies for us again this year. It was quite delicious and appreciated by all.

The generosity from all the schools was overwhelming. Our truck was nearly full of toys for the patients at CHOC. We took them down to the OC Harley dealership where they will stay until our OCHOG members will deliver them on Christmas eve day to the hospital so the kids and families will have presents for Christmas Day. These toys will also be given to patients who often spend weeks or months inside the hospital, extending the season of giving beyond the holidays. Toys are used as therapeutic play to help patients adjust to their hospitalization and create a positive experience. It's a very rewarding experience to know that we all helped lift the spirits and put smiles on the young patients who frequent CHOC due to unforeseen illnesses and to make a difference in the lives of children, who have unfortunately been stricken with catastrophic illnesses or who have to be in the hospital, by letting them know that people care about them and what they are going through. What better way is there to start the Christmas season?

Thanks again and I want to wish everyone a wonderful Merry Christmas and a healthy Happy New Year!!!! Enjoy your time off with family and friends and relax to the fullest.

Debate: Eagle Invitational Results

Hello Parents,

Thank you very much for all of your help this past Sunday on Dec. 12th. I was happy to see all of our students punctual and prepared for the event. In addition, the lunches and breakfast items were very well done and delicious. A special thank you goes out to our team mom, Mrs. Mital, who helped coordinate food service for the day. Another special thank you is for Mrs. Rogers and Thao-Ann Nguyen who both served as judges for many of the debates during the day.

The Edgewood campus had a very good showing amid some very difficult competition. At the end of the day, I was proud of our group for working so hard to be successful. This was the biggest OCDL event yet: 98 students, 33 teams, and 7 schools. Our school results are listed below.

I always like to have pictures from the day's events. If you have any pictures taken during the day, would you please email them to me.

Thanks again! I'm looking forward to our next event in February.

-Mr. Hughes

School Awards:

Overall: This is for most wins per school.
3rd Place - Edgewood

Tournament: This is for highest percentage of wins.
3rd Place - Edgewood

Team Awards:
2nd place - Edgewood FCM: Nick Flores, Amanda Cohn, Amanda Madden (UNDEFEATED)
9th place - Edgewood NBF: Sonali Narang, Francisco Buitron, Cassandra Fernandez

Speaker Awards:
3rd place - Nick Flores
4th place - Amanda Cohn
13th place - Cassandra Fernandez
14th place - Amanda Madden

15th place - Parisa Baher
22nd place - Sonali Narang

Blackboard Library Page

The new Blackboard Library Pages for use at home and at school are exciting new educational tools that make learning even more fun and accessible! Here is a short list of the many things available to our families:

· Two library sites - Kidzone is for students in preschool through the fourth grade and Teenzone is for students in Grades 5-8. The links in each are very similar but are age appropriate.
· Our youngest students can experience the fun of learning with educational videos, age-appropriate digital and print books that are read to them, and wonderful educational games and activities.
· Access to our Library Researcher - Students can now check online to see what books are available in their school library. They will eventually be able to put books on hold from home. As if that is not enough, students and parents will also be able to access book descriptions and book reviews online!
· Research sites including BrainPop, dictionary, thesaurus, Pebble Go Science, Discovery Education, Gale and safe research sites.
· Research tools for students that will help them with writing bibliographies, organizing a research paper, links to search engines, printable tools and links to local public libraries.
· Hundreds of digital and video books including links to apps for Kindle and Nook!
· Links to all the Renaissance Learning Products such as Home Connect and AR Bookfind, as well as Parent Guides to AR and AM.
· Many links to student-oriented current events and periodicals as well as a ton of links to children's authors.
· Last, but definitely not least, links to hundreds of educational games and activities.
We encourage you to log on to Blackboard (https://fairmontschools.blackboard.com) and check out the Kidzone and/or the Teenzone today!

January Field Trips & Assemblies

Junior Kindergarten to

Ocean Institute
Thursday, Jan. 6th

Preschool visits with Dr. Sue
Traveling Insect Zoo
Friday, Jan. 14th

Kindergarten to Amy's Farm
Friday, Jan. 14th

2nd Grade to Ocean Institute
Wednesday, Jan. 19th

4th Grade to Discovery Science Center
Thursday, Jan. 20th

8th Grade to Juvenile Justice Center
Tuesday, Jan. 25th

Teacher Feature

Camerino Esquada, Maintenance

I have been working for Fairmont Private School, the Edgewood Campus for about 16 months now. I am from Mexico City, and I have been living in the United States for 17 years. My wife is Leticia, and she is from Mexico City as well. She is a great mother and a good wife. My son, Randy Arturo, was born in 1995. He is a nice boy. He likes to play guitar, video games, violin, and his favorite band is Korn. My other son, Anthony Thomas, was born in 1999. He is very hyperactive, and he loves many activities such as soccer, karate, and playing with his friends. My youngest is my little girl, Lindsay Adelyn, and she was born in 2009. She is soo lovely. For fun, I am very active. I like to play guitar, soccer, swim, hike and to be with my family.

Dates to Know

Monday-Friday, Dec. 20th-31st

Winter Break - No School

Monday, Jan. 3rd

School Reconvenes - Welcome Back!

Thursday, Jan. 6th

Junior Kindergarten to Ocean Institute 8:45-2:00 pm

Friday, Jan. 7th

Junior High Winter Formal Dance 6:00-9:00 pm

Monday, Jan. 10th

Parent Association Meeting at 8:30 am

Friday, Jan. 14th