Pence Elementary School

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Pence Staff Shout-out for Alexys Forman! Alexys is an awesome asset to our 3rd grade team! Within her classroom, she ensures that all students are treated equally and provides them the resources they need to be successful. We are fortunate to have such a great team member. She is a pleasure to work with on a daily basis.

New Home Page for Infinite Campus Parent & Student Portal: Campus Student and Campus Parent put school information at your fingertips with real-time access to announcements, assignments, attendance, grades, schedules, and more! A new home page has been created for Campus Parent users which replaces the former Today screen. This home page collects the most important items needing parents' and guardians' attention for all of their students and makes helpful information easily accessible. Use this link to view a summary of the home page changes: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yfx8HUfcpCr53qQAPl0tzKCMU9tr9N4W/view?usp=sharing Use this link for information on obtaining a portal account, logging in, and receiving Campus push notifications: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Wz_ZC1AbuKuJuH_RC90CTv0J32a5-RNp/view?usp=sharing

Just a reminder that the Trojan Esports Store closes today at 5:00 PM. If you want to get your state shirts, you need to order today! https://topdogscreenprinting.com/all-products #OneFairfield #WTB

In 2021, Fairfield Community School District asked voters for a new $30 million Middle School building, and the voters did not support it. The district listened to voters and re-evaluated the process to look at a long-range plan for the district. A facilities assessment was completed in 2020, and the district partnered with the architect firm FEH Design. FEH Design then reviewed the assessment. The assessment identified that hundreds of thousands of dollars need to be invested into each of the four school buildings for maintenance, safety, and ADA requirements. The district recruited a community advisory task force to look at long-term visions for the district’s facilities. The school board wants to make wise decisions that align with the community's long-term visions and financial capabilities so funding is not expended in a short-sighted way. Please take a few minutes to respond to this important survey. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FCSDcommsurvey

Due to current conditions, school is cancelled for Fairfield on Friday, February 17th.

Due to weather predictions, school is canceled for Thursday, February 16th. Please watch for further announcements in regard to after school activities.

Due to current and predicted weather conditions, Fairfield Schools will be running on a 2-hour late start schedule for Friday, February 17th.

Hello Everyone, In the late fall, the FHS League of Legends team placed 2nd in the state.  On March 3rd, the FHS Rocket League team will enter the state tournament as the #2 Seed. The Trojan Esports store is now open beginning today and will remain open until 2/21/23 to order your state qualifier shirts.  The shirts that are ordered will be delivered to the schools by 3/2 so that you can wear your support our our esports athletes on Friday the 3rd for their state tournament appearance. Our fall fan shirt is also available in the store once again! #OneFairfield #WTB https://topdogscreenprinting.com/all-products/ols/categories/trojan-esports

Pence Staff Shout-out for Katherine Al-Khanfar!!! Katherine has many years of experience in special education. She brings a lot of valuable ideas and experiences to our team. Katherine handles many difficult situations with grace. Katherine genuinely cares about the well-being of those around her and does what she can to make situations better for all parties involved. We are very lucky to have Katherine at Pence!

Today, there was a gas leak detected at Washington Elementary School this morning. The staff and students were safely and immediately evacuated from the building and then moved by bus to the high school. Alliant Energy came on site and helped to repair the leak and make sure the school was safe for staff and students to return. After returning to the school, classes resumed as normal. Dismissals at the end of the school day will operate as regularly planned.

Pence Staff Shout-out for Kirstin Fry! Kirstin is helpful, thoughtful and great with kiddos. She holds her students to high standards and pushes them everyday, while having fun & learning with them. She is such a great asset to the Pence family, as she is flexible and willing to help out in any way she can.

Pence Staff Shout-out: Jen Messer, Beth Paul & Carol Dorothy!!! All three of these adults have been incredibly helpful all year in our classroom! They are kind, positive, and the students all love seeing them each day. They are such an important part of our room, and when one is missing, the students always wonder where they went and say how much they miss them. I am incredibly grateful for their support with students and with preparing materials for class. Beth, Jen, and Carol all do a great job loving students and letting them know how much they matter. Thank you for everything you three do. You are an essential piece of our classroom!

Due to weather conditions, Fairfield Schools are on a 2-hour delay.

In 2021, Fairfield Community School District asked voters for a new $30 million Middle School building, and the voters did not support it. The district listened to voters and re-evaluated the process to look at a long-range plan for the district. A facilities assessment was completed in 2020, and the district partnered with the architect firm FEH Design. FEH Design then reviewed the assessment. The assessment identified that hundreds of thousands of dollars need to be invested into each of the four school buildings for maintenance, safety, and ADA requirements. The district recruited a community advisory task force to look at long-term visions for the district’s facilities. The school board wants to make wise decisions that align with the community's long-term visions and financial capabilities so funding is not expended in a short-sighted way. Please take a few minutes to respond to this important survey. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FCSDcommsurvey

Staff Shout-out for Nurse Miller!!! Nurse Miller has a very important job. She not only takes care of our students at Pence, but she also takes care of our staff with any health concerns we have. Her day is split between Pence and FMS, which creates a very busy schedule. Also not to mention all the paperwork she has to keep track of on each student and adult, helping teach Health class at FMS, dental & vision screenings, along with all the daily health needs. We are very fortunate to have such a caring nurse to take care of our students at Pence & FMS.

Due to foggy conditions, Fairfield Schools will run classes on a one hour delay.

Staff Shout-out for Lori Bliek Lori has been with Pence Elementary for just over a year. She came here with a wealth of information from nearly 10 years of experience in an autism program. Her expertise has been so key in her position and supporting our students with special needs. Lori is a natural teacher. We are so lucky to have such a compassionate & humble leader who does everything with the student’s best interest in mind. We are so lucky she chose Pence.

Fairfield Community School District will dismiss school at 10:00 this morning, January 11, 2023. Pence Elementary is without electricity due to an Alliant transformer. Alliant will work on the system today, and school will resume tomorrow. All schools will be dismissed in the district. After-school activities are as scheduled at the high school. Middle School activities and practices are canceled. There will be no after-school program at Washington, Pence, or Homework club at the middle school.

Free/Reduced Meal Applications can still be submitted for the '22-'23 school year. Visit the ACT to fill out an application or visit our website to download, print, fill out complete with signatures on front and back and turn into the ACT. Or you can scan and email it to fcsdfoodservice@fairfieldsfuture.org. If your student(s) has already qualified for this school year, you do not need to submit another application for this school year. Also, if your income changes at any time, you may reapply. If you are unsure if you should fill out an application, contact Stephanie Hawkins at (641) 472-2655 ext 6703 or stephanie.hawkins@fairfieldsfuture.org.