Kindergarten Boot Camp: BIG SUCCESS!
Last week, FCES had it's annual Kindergarten Boot Camp! Our Kindergarten teachers led our students through a scavenger hunt, taught students routines, and worked on introductory skills... along with a little fun on the playground. It was AMAZING having students back in the building!
****We are excited to have all of our Farmers back in the building Wednesday August 14th for the first day of school!
Marching band putting in the work this week! They sound great! Keep up the hard work.
Please note: All of the following high school practices start at the following time on Monday, August 12th:
B & G GOLF - meet at Maple Lanes in Elmwood at 4:00 PM. SOCCER at Illini Bluffs at 5:00 PM and then 3:30 PM the rest of the week. CROSS COUNTRY will meet at the HS track and practice at 3:45 PM. FOOTBALL will start at 3:25 PM. VOLLEYBALL will be at 3:15 in the HS gym.
Attention JH baseball players! Tryouts will take place at the JH baseball field tomorrow, AUGUST 5th and Tuesday AUGUST 6th from 3-5pm!
Attention JH Cross Country Runners! We are meeting at 7 a.m by thr Jr. High office for practice tomorrow, August 5th. We will practice until 8 30 a.m. Season schedules will be handed out at practice!
The HS gym had a makeover this summer and it looks amazing! Here are a couple of pictures of the process and a sneak peak at the finished version! It will be back open for use on Monday, July 22!
Registering Your Student
If your student is a returning student, please log into your Skyward Family Access Account; there you can click on your student's name to verify their information.
Only students that have never attended the district or have not attended for more than a year should use the new student registration link.
If you need your login information, please contact the district office at 309-245-1000 ext 4.
JH Softball tryouts will begin on Monday, July 29th and 30th from 5PM to 7PM. Please bring your own equipment and water! If you have questions please contact Coach Fauser at jfauser@dist265.com.
SPORTS PHYSICALS at the high school tomorrow morning (July 16th). Reminder that Dr. Martin will be at the high school office from 6:30AM to 8:15AM providing sports physicals! No need to sign up in advance. Cost is $25. This is for all 7th and 8th graders and 10th-12th graders!
Need to get your SPORTS PHYSICAL??
Please see the flier for information on how to get that taken care of at the high school!
Notice: Fee payments are currently shut off due to year end processing. We will update you when it is available again.
Part 2: #ELB24 Riverfront Museum Field Trip
FCES had quite the day at the Riverfront Museum. Our Extended Learning Block students were able to learn all about sharks & much more. Check out all of the pictures from our adventure! #FarmerFUN
FCES Extended Learning Block has come to an end but we sure had a lot of FUN! Check out all the pictures from #ELB24 Part 1!
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Buses are on the way. Have a great summer!
⭐FARMER TICKET WINNERS ⭐
FCES had our BIG end of year Farmer Ticket drawing. All year students have been earning Farmer Tickets by following our 7 Habits for Happy Kids, making good choices, & being LEADERS in the building. We had our monthly drawings but we saved up all the tickets for this final event. Congratulations to all of our winners (pictured) including 2nd grader Layla Marion who was our BIG school-wide winner this year!
Buses are on the way
🏃♀️ Girls on the RUN! 🏃♀️
After working hard all semester in training, Girls on the RUN had their 5K competition this weekend in Springfield. The girls & coaching staff did an OUTSTANDING job. It was a great way to cap off the season! Great job, crew!
Bikes for Books Winner!
This year FCES partnered with the Masonic Lodge to put on our first Bikes for Books Program. This month long program, which promotes literacy, led to 677 books read by our Farmers!
Members from the Masonic Lodge joined us for our official drawing which was held during our morning meeting. Congratulations to Harper Behymer-Burkhardt for being the 2024 Bikes for Books winner!
*A BIG thank you to the Masonic Lodge & Mrs. Plattenberger for making this program happen!
