West Students in Mrs. Skinner's Class had a wonderful time learning

about fire safety at the

Fairfield Fire Department.

West Preschoolers have been learning

about buildings and construction. Students

built structures with marshmallows and

toothpicks to work on building, shape

recognition and fine motor skills.

Each student got to experience

building a tower and knocking it

down with a wrecking ball in the

motor room.

Megan Shayeson in Mrs. Glass’ class

brought her dad, Lt. Shayeson of the

U.S. Navy, to class for a Veteran’s

Day talk. He told the kids about all

the medals he had on his uniform and

about the places he has served (11

countries).

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When it

comes to

life,

the critical

thing is

whether

you take

things for

granted or

take them

with

gratitude

Gilbert K.

Chesterton Intermediate Congratulations to Micaela

Runion, a fifth grader on team

Journey at FIS. She sold 40 boxes

of cookie

dough for

the PTC Fall

fundraiser.

She was the

top seller in

the whole

school!

Thank you

so much for

your support

and

dedication!

Freshman

The Freshman School invited

kindergarten students from Central

Elementary to hear the Jazz

Ensemble perform a program of

music dedicated to our Veterans.

The Jazz Ensemble performed

swing music from the Big Band

Era by prolific American composer

Duke Ellington and a modern

funky-rock tune entitled

Chameleon. Both Kindergarten

students and freshman students

enjoyed sharing music and learning

about America’s contribution to art

music called jazz.

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South In honor of Veteran's Day, Mrs.

Henson's 2nd grade classroom at

South invited some veterans into

the classroom to speak to the

students. Students were able to

hear stories from the events of the

veterans while they served for the

US military. Pictured is Tyler

Van Horn with his dad (in navel

uniform), Brooklyn Spradling

with her grandpa (Navy during

Vietnam), and Benjamin Carberry

(dressed in military gear).

Central Central’s PTC Dine to Donate

fundraiser at Cici's Pizza had staff

members and PTC parents working in

the kitchen and bussing tables while

many students and their families

enjoyed some pizza. A big thank you to

all who came and donated their time and

money. The line was out the door for

over 2 hours. Miss Hutchison with her

student

Machiaiah

Moore. Mr. Smith and first grader

Ethan Aboagye. Mrs. Thorman, Miss

Kolb, Mrs. Burdine Mrs. Gallo and

Mr. Kalejs in the background all

working to ensure a wonderful dining

experience.

Students in

Mrs. Noonan’s

class (Ariana

Vesgas, Allanah

Bailey, Caleb Byrd

and Juan

Gutierrez) were

participating in the

Kagan structure

"Show Down".

North Students in

Mrs. Massie's

music class

have been

learning about

various

musicians in

her Musician

of the Month

lessons. This

month's icon is

Elvis Presley!

They are

studying his movements, musical style, artistry and his

impact on

today's

music styles.

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Encore! Fairfield Music/Arts Department News

Time is running out to get your tickets to the acclaimed Fairfield Show Choirs debut of their 2015 competition shows at our

annual "Show Choir Preview" night!

This year we will have two nights of identical performances from all three of our groups- Rhythm Express (7-9th grade), Pure

Elegance (10-12th grade ladies) and Choraliers (10-12th grade mixed). Each group has fully choreographed show routines,

accompanied by our stellar instrumental combo and assisted by our accomplished technical crews. The groups have earned

national acclaim as being some of the nation's finest show ensembles. Check out our newly redesigned website,

www.fairfieldchoirs.com to read more about our accomplished choral groups!

Copy and paste the following link for performance info and available seating at the FHS Performing Arts Center. Tickets are

just $6.50. Any remaining seats can be purchased at the door- but don't wait! Last year's one-night show was sold out, and

we have already sold over 1000 seats for this year's performances!

We hope you can join us for this wonderful night of talent by our very own students!

http://fairfieldchoirs.seatyourself.biz

Middle

On November 7-11, the 8th grade

DC trip took place with 150

attending. Ritch Parrish and Drew

Brinker were the teachers that

organized everything! Students

gather in the lobby as they wait to

get on the tour buses. One of the

stops was the WWII Memorial!

On Tuesday, November 11th, FMS held the annual Veteran’s Day celebration. Veterans from the

Greenhills American Legion attended and provided a 21 gun salute. After the celebration, there

was a brunch for the Veterans.