Farmington Central Elementary

***Women's History Month*** Mrs. Jordan's and Mrs. Morse's class worked on and presented their Women's History Month research projects last week. Here are a few of the pictures from the project! #Enjoy

Here are a few pictures from our FCES World Down Syndrome celebration day. We *ROCKED OUR SOCKS* to celebrate inclusion, acceptance, and to bring awareness! #Enjoy

**Music in Our Schools Month & St. Patrick's Day w/ Ms. Reyner** Ms. Reyner (student teacher under the tutelage of Ms. Martin) helped classes celebrate Music in Our Schools Month and St. Patrick's Day by playing Irish jigs on her fiddle! The students really enjoyed learning about Irish culture through the music and even danced along.

☘️Celebrating St. Patrick's Day!!!☘️ PART 2 Here are more OUTSTANDING images of FCES student celebrations from St. Patrick's Day! #Enjoy

***Women's History Month!*** Mrs. Pohl's class celebrated Women's History Month by researching famous female historical figures and making posters to share their findings with classmates. #Enjoy #WomensHistoryMonth

☘️Celebrating St. Patrick's Day!!!☘️ This week FCES classrooms have been taking time to learn about and celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Enjoy the student work that line our hallways!

FCES Families: Join us in celebrating inclusion and acceptance as we ROCK OUR SOCKS in honor of World Down Syndrome Day (3/21)! Wear your wacky, silly, and mismatched socks FRIDAY!

Please take a few minutes to fill out this survey for the district. We would appreciate it! Thank you! 2021 Illinois Parent Survey Link to survey: http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/

Please take a few minutes to fill out this survey for the district. We would appreciate it! Thank you! 2021 Illinois Parent Survey Link to survey: http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/

➕**Kindergarten- Math Fun!**➕ Mrs. Fruendt's class has been interacting with number blocks to assist with math. Students were able to use both digital and hands-on options to reinforce their learning. Check out the highlights from this "Math"-tastic class! #Enjoy #FarmerFun

⚾**5th Grade- Women's History Month!** PART 2 ⚾ Mrs. Keplar's class learned about Women's History through acting out the play When Girls Ruled Baseball. The play, which takes place in the 1940's, focuses on the historic All American Girls Professional Baseball League. Here are pictures of the cast and crew:

**5th Grade- Women's History Month!** Ms. Munger's class spent time reading a play about the All American Girls Professional Baseball League. They learned the history of the league which led to discussions about systemic gender stereotyping. At the end of the unit, the students completed a comprehensive assessment, which required them to be able analyze videos and their play to write an essay. As an extension activity, students analyzed food, drink and household advertising through the decades to identify gender stereotyping and how it changed through the decades.

**Women's History/Music in Our Schools Month** Since it is Women's History Month and Music in Our Schools Month and Monday was International Women's Day - Ms. Martin had a very special composer she wanted to share with her classes. Her name is Kaki King. Classes were able to watch and hear this composer/guitarist and "her immersive multi-media production." All of the classes appreciated her music. Big Thanks to Student Teacher Ms. Reyner for introducing and presenting this music to many of the classes. If you want to see and hear this fantastic artist, use the youtube links: https://youtu.be/Os6-0_uYAq8 https://youtu.be/ziPD16xCBBg

Dr. Seuss Week is over and 1st Grade Rainforests may be coming to an end but we wanted to share some of the IMPRESSIVE work from Mrs. Holloway's and Mrs. Layer's classes. #Enjoy

**Reminder: Online Book Fair Starts MONDAY!**

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We wanted share out more of the decorations our teachers and staff have displayed for our Dr. Seuss week celebrations! #Enjoy

Yesterday, Ms. Farris's 2nd Grade class had a Wacky Wednesday dress up day to celebrate Dr. Seuss this week. Here is some of the wackiness. #Enjoy

Mrs. Thurman's Class celebrated Dr. Seuss week by reading Dr. Seuss books.... but with a twist. Students used their Chromebooks to scan a QR code. After scanning, a Dr. Seuss read-aloud book would load on to their Chromebooks. The students LOVED this! Check out the pictures!

Yesterday, Mrs. Minard's class wore green for Green Eggs and Ham day. They even played a green eggs and ham sight word practice game! #Enjoy