News & Announcements  

Winter Extra-Curricular Classes
Most of our Winter Extra-Curricular Classes started this week. Due to the strategic planning meetings, Monday's cooking class, Spanish, Mad Science, and Art will start next week and run one more week than scheduled. We apologize for any inconvenience. If you are still interested in enrolling, the sign-up sheets are located in the Office Lobby. There will be no adds, drops, or refunds after Monday, January 23rd. Please contact Ms. Dodson for more information at cdodson@fairmontschools.com.

Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday
We would like to remind you that we are honoring Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday on Monday, January 16th, 2012. Please note that SCHOOL is CLOSED and childcare will not be provided.

Calendar Update
Please note the Anaheim K-9 Unit Presentation scheduled for Friday, January 20th has been postponed due to a scheduling conflict. The new date for the presentation is Friday, January 19th. 

January Lunch Menu

Feature Article  

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Spotlight  

In Room A's science lesson, students combined polymer powder and water to create a snow-like substance. After adding water, the children watched the powder grow. Polymer powder has the ability to grow 100 times its size! Each molecule of the powder grows big and fluffy giving it a snow-like appearance. Students then had the opportunity to touch and play with the substance. They compared it to the real snow we had at the Winter Wonderland Event last month. They found it was not cold; it was not wet; and they could not roll it into a snowball because it would not stick together. Nevertheless the students had fun playing with their "homemade snow."

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