Fairfield Public Schools

We are coming down the homestretch!!

Graduating Class of 2020! You might notice the really cool Senior Banners hanging from the Main Street Light Poles! Thank you to the donors and community members who contributed to get those made and to the Dale brothers for building the hangers and getting them up! Also, several businesses have put up individual Class of 2020 Seniors for you to write a congratulations on if you would like. Fairfield Sun Times: Clay Paddock & Josiah Pearson Sun River Electric: Kaylee Christensen & Shelby Schweigert Faster Basset: Gaice Blackwell & Hanna Peterman Fairfield Drug: Crystal Kennedy & Ashley Pearson Mills Motor: Connor Klick & Kenna Pitcher Peaceful Images: Keeley Bake & Paris Becker Kasper and Co: Sophia Huhn & Thomas Troy Cozy Corner: Reegan Carper & Gabe Roberts Dirke's Chevy: Jonathan King & Taylor Simmons *Special Thanks to Darryl at the Sun Times and Mary Mathison for printing these Senior Pictures.

HAPPY MONDAY! The regular scheduled board meeting will be held tonight at 7:00 PM. We will host the meeting in the high school media center and via zoom. The link is below and you can access it via our updated website. Just scroll to the events page and click on the link. Have a great evening! https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77496969491?pwd=OXArMDN2c1owdDdZRDFGZS9nYk8xQT09 Les Meyer is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77496969491?pwd=OXArMDN2c1owdDdZRDFGZS9nYk8xQT09 Meeting ID: 774 9696 9491 Password: 9fhFuj

EAGLE PLUS! Volunteering, cleaning, and social distancing. Good job and thank you!

It is TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK! We want to thank our teachers for choosing the educational profession. They do a great job. Our elementary was recognized as a Blue Ribbon School earlier this year and our high school has been scoring in the top 5 and top 10 on the ACT for several years. Hard work and dedication by teachers, support staff, students, and parents allow Fairfield Schools to be one of the very best. Have a great day and a great week!

Hello there Fairfield Community! Last night at the special board meeting it was decided that Fairfield Schools will continue to serve students off site via online distance learning and material packets. Please see attached the educational plan that we approved last night as well. We also want you to realize the situation remains fluid and could change any day. Thank you so much for your support, cooperation, and flexibility during these unprecedented times. It certainly hasn't been easy for families and students.

Policy Committee Meeting information and Special Board Meeting information tonight at 6:00 PM and 7:00 PM. POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING: 6:00 PM Join Zoom Meeting https://us04web.zoom.us/j/71988698939?pwd=OWUvbExjTjI0Qll2b3RULzRBOCtuUT09 Meeting ID: 719 8869 8939 Password: 7yse8J SPECIAL BOARD MEETING: 7:00 PM Join Zoom Meeting https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77189382770?pwd=K29zWGsxSEtyU1ptaXd5QkNqMGdsZz09 Meeting ID: 771 8938 2770 Password: 1HtZXU

Hello everyone! Included in this message is the agenda for the Special Board Meeting to be held on Monday, May 4th. It has been busy, but an informative time the last few weeks. We have gathered as much information as we can via emails, phone calls, zoom meetings, etc. and will be recommending to continue with off-site education with the distance learning modules of online instruction and material packets. We are working on COVID-19 policies, Class Night, and Graduation. We will do the very best we can, knowing it isn't going to be the very best for everyone. The Monday Board Meeting will be on Zoom and can be accessed by going to the school website and getting the link off the school calendar. The link will be available on Monday, May 4th. Thank you and take care!

"https://www.youtube.com/embed/qScICrTE99c Click on this link for K-6 Destiny information...

This is SPIRIT WEEK! EVERYONE! We are going to give COVID-19 a BEATDOWN! Tuesday We have a bright future together day. (Wear neon colors and sunglasses)

MENU FOR APRIL 20TH - 24TH MONDAY 20TH GRILLED CHEESE - CREAMY TOMATO SOUP APPLESAUCE CUP - MILK TUESDAY 21ST CHEESY CHICKEN & RICE PEARS - CELERY STICKS - ROLL - MILK WEDNESDAY 22ND COLD TURKEY SANDWICH CHIPS - FRUIT/VEGGIE - MILK THURSDAY 23RD SPAGHETTI - GARLIC BUN GREEN SALAD - MILK - BROWNIE FRIDAY 24TH FISH STICKS - LOADED MASHED POTATOES FRUIT / VEGGIE - MILK - ROLL

So...how many lunches? The Fairfield Food Service Team began serving curbside lunches starting on March 17th . In 22 school days, they have served 2647 student lunches and 530 staff lunches. Thanks to our Food Service Team and thanks for the community support! Starting today a tag-a-long breakfast will be served on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. These breakfasts accompany the lunches - curbside or on the bus. Take care!

We have been shorted a few experiences this year, but don't let your memories be one of them! Final call for Yearbooks.

Hello there! School Board Meeting tonight at 7:00. Please go our website www.fairfield.k12.mt.us and get the information on our school calendar to be able to access the zoom meeting link. Please check out what is on the agenda as well!

How was everyone's 'spring break'? Hopefully the time you are spending with your family is good and you are using this time to communicate and bond. Also hope some of you escaped by going on a virtual field trip to some place cool! It's always hard to get back into the swing of school after an extended break and Tuesday morning will not be an exception, but look on the bright side, you only have to go from 8am to 12pm and you don't have to drive! I would like to ask all parents and students to please continue where we left off. Attendance has been excellent and school work has been pretty good. We have to power through now and make the best of this together. We are all grateful for the words of encouragement many of you have sent. We will continue to work hard to get through this and provide the best education we can. Thank you, Mr. Gordon

Hello all! A couple more items: 1) A reminder that we will continue to have spring break starting on Thursday, April 9th and concluding Monday, April 13th. 2) Governor Bullock provided a directive today that extends school closure until Friday, April 24th. 3) There is much speculation regarding when schools will reopen or if they will reopen. All we know is that we will go forward with what we have been doing until the 24th. Anything we provide other than that would be pure speculation on our part. Please, have a great evening let's buckle down for one more day before getting a couple days off!

The sun is out, the grass is turning green and we are ALL relieved to get to the weekend. As we ALL take one step closer to the end of this... whatever this is, be sure to take a little time to find some positives and build on them. *First, it is absolutely amazing what has been accomplished in the past two weeks from the school standpoint. Other than a few normal 'excused' absences and a few tardies in grades 7-12, we have had 98% attendance for the first two weeks! And I believe the EK-6 participation is about the same! Wow!! (Perhaps the teacher shortage in the US will change after this spring and some of you will decide to join our profession on a more permanent basis!) *The 'pickup' plan today went well and it looked like just about every student/family was able to pick-up and drop-off work, books, and supplies. Super! *We are now at almost 200 'hot' lunches between curbside pick up and bus delivery. Thank you for the systematic communication and thank you for meeting our people at the designated stops/times. We have been almost perfect for lunches made vs received with no waste. That's great! *Teachers and students are becoming more proficient every day on interactive technology. Even though we are all stuck in our houses, teachers are letting their students know, live and in person, that they care about them. We are all still here at school every day working hard to provide them the education they need and deserve. Rockstars! So, we would like to recognize all of you helping the school keep this education train rolling down the track so effectively. It is amazing that every teacher is doing live class for almost every period, and more amazing that all our students are making sure they are in every class every period, every day for an abbreviated regular schedule. We also want to let you parents know that your hard work, although necessary, is very appreciated. All this effort is to be rewarded. We have three days of school next week (M,T,W) then a much needed Spring Break for students, parents and just as importantly, the staff... they have been absolutely grinding. Spring Break will be Thurs, April 9 - Mon, April 13th as originally scheduled. We looked at staying in school for a couple of those days, but ultimately decided we ALL needed a few days so we can finish this thing strong and meet the challenges still to come. (And I feared for my life if we didn't) So, lets keep up the good work for the three days next week and please help us get back into the groove after the break so we can ALL finish as strong as we have started. Thank you Fairfield, Mr. Gordon

Book Care Tips

Ebooks Available for all students grades EK - 12 Good News! Since Fairfield Public Library is in the Montana Shared Catalog system, our students can get a library card online. The link below will sign you up for an MSC library card that will allow access to online resources that the library offers such as MontanaLibrary2Go. Please visit this online registration form. https://mtsc.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/MTSC/search/registration/$N?pc=MTLIB2GO Sign up, write down your card number and go to MontanaLibrary2Go. https://montana.overdrive.com/ You may search or browse, select a book and then download. There are two apps that work the best: Kindle or Overdrive. I also use the filters on the left hand side, particularly the “Available Now”. If you already have a library card at the Fairfield Public Library, you may use your number to access MontanaLibrary2Go. Please remember these tips https://docs.google.com/document/d/10sGarCwmzIBPnFFV9AYVBp4GvcJmnxnS9gqcJ_Xmmj4/edit about helping your child select an appropriate book.

Library books - Checking out and returning Grades 7-12: Search for a book in Destiny - https://ffschoolmt.follettdestiny.com/common/welcome.jsp?context=saas25_2500556. Email Mrs. Bremer dbremer@fairfield.k12.mt.us with the title, author & call #. Books will be placed in the big gym entryway. Grades K-6: Students are allowed to put 2 books on hold We will pull those books and place them with your student’s Friday packet Please return any library books you are not using to the library book plastic bin near packet pick-up areas or on the lunch bus. If your student would like to put a book on hold: Watch the video - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1w1ky0pEWkSZnCvq0fM0XXY4vlx84p6vK/view Here is the Destiny Quest website - https://ffschoolmt.follettdestiny.com/quest/servlet/presentquestform.do?site=100&context=saas25_2500556&alreadyValidated=true