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January
1/25 - 5th grade winter concert
7pm, Jennings gym
1/29 - Winter Family Outing
Milford Ice Pavilion,
3:45pm
Board of Education Meetings
January 24th & 31st
February
2/2 - PTA General Mtg., 7pm
2/4 - Sound Tigers Game, 7pm
2/8 - SEPTA Mtg., 7:30 pm
McKinley School
2/11 - Variety Show, 3pm
2/14 - Character Assembly,
10:15am
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| Around Town |
Flyers for all events can be found on our website in the Forms & Flyers section.
Amber Alert Registration Saturday, January 28th
Barrage: International fiddlers perform at Fairfield Warde HS January 28th
Wakeman's Stratfield Clubhouse vacation mini camps www.wakemanclub.org Fairfield Public Library presents: Pathways to Parenting programs
The Fairfield Public Library and tutor.com presents: 'Your Homework Destination'. Homework help online
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Dear Jennings Community,
Math Night was a lot of fun with over 50 students and their parents attending. A big thank you to Kathleen Ruppert and Kathy Caulfield for organizing such a great event!
We also registered over 30 acts for the Variety Show. Mark your calendar for February 11th because this year, our event is at Warde High School and all are welcome to attend--even if you are not in the show!
The PTA received wonderful news this week: Our Garden Committee won a $2,900 grant from Lowe's! The grant was submitted by our Garden Chairs, Michele Meehan and Susie Kamin, for our "Outdoor Classroom". The money will be used for items to enhance our garden and to build on our after school garden program. Thank you and congratulations to the Garden Committee!
Enjoy the weekend,
The Jennings PTA
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Jennings Winter Outing-There is still time to sign up!
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Send in your forms by Tuesday, January 24th. This is one event that is a favorite for kids and you won't want to miss it!
The Jennings Winter Outing will be an ice skating party on Sunday, January 29th at Milford Ice Pavilion, 291 Bic Drive, Milford, CT, from 3:45 pm. to 5:15 pm.
Click here for more details and registration form.
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| Annual Sound Tigers game! Saturday, February 4th! | |
Saturday, Feb. 4th- Join us for a family fun night at the Sound Tigers! We will also be singing during the first intermission lead by our very own Mrs. Fiero. Hope to see you there!
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| Save the Date for March Madness 2012! | |
March 11th, 3:15pm - 5:30pm at Fairfield Warde High School Gym, 755 Melville Ave.
Come watch the parents vs. Jennings faculty & staff play an exciting game of basketball! Open to Jennings community and their friends & family.
FOOD! FUN! FACE PAINTING! SOUVENIRS! PRIZE DRAWING!
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| Reflection Contest | Congratulations to all our students listed below who participated in this year's Reflections contest. The theme was "Diversity Means" and all entries will be posted in the school foyer. Be sure to stop by and take a look!
Alexandria DiPierro - Dance
Michael Chapin - Music
GG Kalapir - Photography
Megan Hios - Visual Art
Skylar Silva - Music/Piano
Jessica Baker - Literature
Nicolas Giacomazza - Visual Art
Caroline Lauf - Literature
Izabella Lopez-Kalapir - Literature
Ella Silva - Visual Art
Sana Nagori - Visual Art
Aaron Kiley - Visual Art
Congratulations to the following who won first place and are going on to the state competition: Alexandra DiPierro, Michael Chapin, GG Kalapir, Aaron Kiley, Izabella Lopez-Kalapir. Great job and good luck in the state competition!
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| General PTA Meeting - Thursday, February 2nd | Join us Thursday, February 2nd for our next General PTA Meeting at 7pm, where the new Jennings School Climate Committee will share the new state bullying legislation and give a preview of what's to come in the fall with the new board approved School Climate Committee and it's impact on the whole community.
Jeff McHugh, Dean of Students at Fairfield Woods Middle School and Molly Henry, Fairfield Woods Middle School Phys Ed Teacher (and a Jennings parent), will also join us to give a presentation about effective middle school programs that have improved the climate of Fairfield Woods.
All will benefit from this very important discussion.
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| Education Budget Information - Let your voice be heard! |
Board of Education Vote on 2012-2013 Proposed Budget This Tuesday!
Dr. Title proposed a $149.46 million budget -- an approximately $3.78 million, or 2.6 percent, increase from the current budget. District-wide enrollment is projected to increase again next year. The proposed budget includes funding for new initiatives and improvements that will impact Jennings. In particular, the proposal includes:
- A new elementary special education staffing model for the 2012-2013 school year, which will result districtwide in an increase in certified teaching staff and a decrease in paraprofessionals.
- An expansion of the English Language Learners (ELL) program in the elementary schools
- Additional afternoon office coverage for the elementary schools
Separate from the operational budget is a proposed Capital Improvements Budget, which Dr. Title describes in his Blog. As he notes, this budget contains larger, one-time expenditures that will not recur year after year. This year's proposal includes renovating the remaining Jennings School bathrooms (as only half were funded last year), and removing all existing underground oil tanks required by state law (Dwight, Jennings, North Stratfield, Osborn Hill, Riverfield, Sherman, Fairfield Ludlowe HS and Fairfield Warde HS). Please be sure to check Dr. Title's Blog for additional budget information throughout the coming weeks (link on the left hand side of Flash).
Please mark your calendars and try to attend the January 24th Board of Education discussion and vote on the 2012-2013 Education Budget, which will be held at 7:30 pm in the Board of Education offices, 501 Kings Highway East, 2nd Floor Board Conference Room. Once the Board of Education approves next year's budget, the budget goes to the Boards of Selectman and Finance for further discussion and votes as part of the overall Town budget. Once approved by those town bodies, the Town budget goes to the RTM for final consideration. We will continue to keep you informed via the Flash with all items that will directly affect Jennings School.
As additional meeting dates and votes are scheduled, we will let you know so that your voice may be heard!
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| 5th Grade Winter Concert - January 25th, 7pm | Please join us for the 5th grade winter concert on Wednesday, January 25th at 7pm in the Jennings gym. All 5th grade students in Chorus and Strings will perform.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Ms. Fiero & Ms. Eckhardt
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| Stop and Shop's A+ School Rewards Program | Please Share Your Stop and Shop Number with Us!
It is never too late to give us your Stop and Shop number! Please participate in Stop & Shop's " A+ School Rewards" for Jennings. Funds received go to the school and its programs. We start earning as soon as you register so please email your 13 digit Stop & Shop key card number TODAY along with the last name that the Stop & Shop card is registered under to Amy Flynn . Please remember your card number can be used for 3 different schools during the year! Thanks to those families already participating.
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| Fuel For Learning | | The January Veggie of the Month is cabbage! The Fuel for Learning Partnership has teamed up with OHS mom and cooking instructor, Tracy Holleran Mattus to create a new, kid-friendly recipe featuring the selected vegetable each month. For this month's recipe, Pan Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Pancetta, go to Tracy's blog at the Connecticut Post at http://blog.ctnews.com/holleran/. The Veggie of the Month recipe will be posted the first Thursday of each month. Up for February--mushrooms! For more info about The Veggie Pledge, go to www.veggiepledge.org. |
| Smart Kids with Learning Diabilities presents: | |
Dr. Marcia Eckerd - A Working Guide to Your NLD Child
Dr. Marcia Eckerd will provide strategies on how to parent a child with NLD (nonverbal learning disabilities), who may learn to read and memorize with ease, yet face challenges in social, organization, motor skills and skills such as writing and math. She will discuss how to handle these children's lack of flexibility and cope with social challenges, including their tendency to miss social signals and their vulnerability to being misunderstood, taken advantage of or bullied.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 7:00 TO 9:00 PM
At the Fairfield Public Library, 1080 Old Post Rd, Fairfield, CT.
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| Be part of the Barrage experience! | | The Fairfield Music Department is very excited to host Barrage. This magnificent educational outreach hands-on performance will take place on Saturday, January 28 at 7 pm at Fairfield Warde High School Auditorium. You will be amazed with this touring ensemble's high energy, talent and inspiration. The workshop will give all students a vision of what is musically possible and you won't want to miss our Fairfield's 5th grade, middle and high school orchestras share the stage with Barrage. Don't wait-tickets are selling fast. To reserve your Barrage Workshop Performance tickets, email barragetickets@gmail.com. Adults-$15/students $10
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