Fairbrook Elementary

❄️ Winter Break is Here! ❄️ Enjoy a well-deserved break, Beavercreek! 🧡🖤 Reminder: Staff returns on Monday, January 6, and students will return to the building on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. See you in the new year! ✨ #OneDistrictOneMissionOneCreek

🎭🔥 Fairbrook's Third Graders Shine On Stage! 🔥🎭 On December 2, 2024, Fairbrook Elementary's third-grade students and teachers were ON FIRE as they presented their original script, DETEXTIVES, created in collaboration with professional theater teaching artist Michael Kenwood Lippert from the Muse Machine Preschool & Elementary Program. This creative performance explored the importance of non-fiction text features and how they help readers better understand texts. The energy, joy, and talent on display left the audience captivated and inspired! 👏 A huge round of applause for our amazing students, dedicated teachers, and supportive community for making this evening unforgettable! 🧡🖤 #OneDistrictOneMissionOneCreek #FairbrookPride #ArtsInEducation

🌟 Today is National Special Education Day! 🌟 We celebrate the incredible students, dedicated educators, and supportive families who make our Special Education programs truly remarkable. 🧡🖤 Every student deserves the opportunity to shine, and today, we honor the commitment to inclusion, empowerment, and success that defines our district. Let’s take a moment to thank the amazing teachers, special needs assistants, and related service staff who work tirelessly to ensure every child has the tools and resources they need to thrive. Your impact is immeasurable! 🙌

🦃🍂 Thanksgiving Fun at Fairbrook! 🍂🦃 Our Fairbrook students have been busy preparing for Thanksgiving in some creative and educational ways! 🛒 Fourth graders in Ms. Bruhn's class did some Thanksgiving dinner shopping by exploring Kroger ads, practicing addition, subtraction, rounding, and ordering decimals! 🍽️ Kindergarteners celebrated their annual Thanksgiving Feast by creating tablecloths and sharing a meal together with their classmates. 🦃 Both kindergarten and fourth grade students got into the holiday spirit by helping turkeys survive Thanksgiving! Kindergarteners made turkey disguises, while fourth graders applied their knowledge of animal adaptations to create camouflage for their turkeys. What a fun week of learning and celebration! 🧡🖤

Today, we celebrate Education Support Professionals Day! 🧡🖤 We are so grateful for the incredible support staff who keep our schools running smoothly every day. From bus drivers to custodians, cafeteria workers to office staff, aides, and more, these amazing individuals impact our students, staff, and community. Thank you for your dedication, hard work, and the heart you bring to our schools. #ESPDay #ThankYou #OneCreek #BcreekSchools

Fact Friday! In honor of National Veterans and Military Family Appreciation Month, did you know that the Purple Star School designation began in 2017 in Ohio and that Trebein Elementary was part of the inaugural class to receive this prestigious designation? 💜✨ The Purple Star Award is given to "Military-Friendly Schools" that demonstrate support for our military-connected families. Today, 45 out of 50 states have followed Ohio's lead in recognizing Purple Star Schools. We are proud to share that all 11 Beavercreek City School buildings have earned the Purple Star designation. Thank you to all of our military families for your service and sacrifice! #PurpleStarSchools #MilitaryFamilyAppreciationMonth #BCSPride

📚✨ It’s National School Psychology Week! ✨📚 This week, we celebrate the vital work of our school psychologists, who make a positive difference in students’ lives every day. From providing emotional support to helping students develop problem-solving skills, our school psychologists play a key role in creating safe, supportive, and inclusive learning environments. Thank you to our school psychologists for your dedication to our students’ well-being and success! 🧡🖤 #NationalSchoolPsychologyWeek

Honoring Our Veterans Today, we thank all veterans for their courage, sacrifice, and dedication to our country. Your service means everything. #VeteransDay #ThankYouVeterans

Good Afternoon! The Beavercreek Girls Basketball Team is proud to announce our Cancer Awareness Night on December 18th against Fairmont High School, and we invite you to join us in supporting this vital cause. This year, our Cancer Awareness Night is especially meaningful as we rally behind Emma Dawson, a student at Trebein Elementary and member of the Beavercreek Stars basketball program, who has been recently diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma. We hope to raise awareness and show our solidarity with Emma and all those affected by cancer. Show Your Support: To demonstrate our commitment to fighting cancer, we are offering specially designed T-shirts for the event. We encourage everyone to wear the T-shirt on Cancer Awareness Night as a visible sign of our collective effort in supporting cancer awareness. The sale ends on November 26th. Feel free to share this email and link to friends and family! How to Get Your T-Shirt: Order Your T-shirt: Please click this link https://creekshirts.com/products/pre-order-hodgkins-lymphoma-awareness-t-shirt-ready-mid-december to order your Cancer Awareness T-shirt. Pick Up Details: T-shirt pickup will be on December 12th from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM in the Athletic Lobby. When checking out, select the "Pickup in Store" option and choose BHS Athletic Lobby for your pickup location. If you work at Beavercreek High School or Ferguson, I can distribute your shirts to you on December 13th. Thank you for your support, and we look forward to seeing everyone on December 18th as we come together to make a difference in the fight against cancer! Let's show Emma and all those impacted by cancer that our community stands united. 💜

Fairbrook October Shine Award Winner : Trey (1st grade) Trey does a great job showing respect in our first grade classroom! From the very first day of school, Trey has consistently demonstrated respect for both his peers and teachers. He listens attentively during lessons and he is always willing to lend a hand when classmates are struggling. Trey shows kindness in his actions, whether it's sharing supplies, offering a comforting word to a friend, or inviting others to join in to play.

Recently, the Muse Machine Preschool & Elementary Program had an inspiring day with 3rd-grade teachers and students at Fairbrook Elementary! Together with professional theatre teaching artist Michael Kenwood Lippert, they created an original script that delves into the importance of non-fiction text features- “DeTEXTives” are officially on the case! 🕵️‍♂️🕵️‍♀️ #BcreekSchools #FairbrookElementary #MuseMachine

📢 Fact Friday 📢 Beavercreek City Schools has a Bond Issue on the November 5 ballot! This bond will enable the district to move forward with our Master Facilities Plan, which includes exciting updates: 🏫 Building a new 9-12 high school 🏫 Converting the current BHS into a 6-8 middle school 🏫 Transforming Ankeney and Coy into elementary schools 🏫 Adding gymnasiums at Fairbrook, Parkwood, and Valley 🏫 Funding capital improvements across the district To learn more about the Master Facilities Plan, please visit: https://www.gocreek.org/o/bcsd/page/bcs-master-facility-planning

🚨 Reminder to Families! 🚨 Due to Parent-Teacher conferences, there will be NO SCHOOL tomorrow, Friday, November 1. Enjoy the extra day, and we will see everyone back on Monday! 🧡🖤

🎃 Happy Halloween! 👻 Last week, there were whispers of ghosts and Spooky School Spirits haunting the halls of Fairbrook Elementary!. 🕸️🧡🖤 We hope everyone has a safe and spooktacular Halloween! 🎃👻

🎬 4th Graders Watch The Wild Robot on the Big Screen! 🎬 To wrap up our Wild Robot novel study, Fairbrook 4th graders enjoyed seeing the story come to life in theaters! They compared the book to the movie and discussed how Roz adapted to survive. Then, students created their own "lucky duck" habitats, exploring different animal environments. 🦆📚 #WildRobot #BcreekSchools

The 4th grade got the privilege to go see the Wild Robot in theaters to wrap up our Wild Robot Novel study. We compared the book to the movie and took an in-depth look at how Roz the robot adapted to the environment around her to survive. Then we created our own "lucky duck" habitats and discussed the types of habitats that each animal had.

📊 Fact Friday 📊 Did you know? Beavercreek City Schools recently conducted a traffic study for the area around the proposed new high school site at Alpha Bellbrook Rd. and Indian Ripple Rd. 🚗🚦 In partnership with the City of Beavercreek, Beavercreek Township, and Oberer Development, the study analyzed current traffic and projected volumes through 2028—and even considered potential needs as far out as 2048. 📈 The results will guide future infrastructure upgrades to support a high school at this location, working closely with City, County, and Township officials. #BHSFactFriday

🔙✨ #ThrowbackThursday to 2022, when Fairbrook 5th grader Piper Wade first qualified for Major League Baseball's Pitch, Hit, and Run competition. Well, guess what? Piper has done it again this year, qualifying to compete this Sunday! ⚾️🙌 The Major League Baseball Pitch, Hit & Run event gives boys and girls, ages 7-14, a chance to showcase their baseball and softball skills, with the ultimate goal of performing at the MLB World Series! 🌟 Athletes advance through local events to Team Championships at MLB stadiums, with the top scores earning a trip to the Finals! 🏆 Piper is competing in the 9/10 Softball division. Best of luck, Piper! We're all rooting for you! 🧡🖤

🌟 Fairbrook Elementary Second Graders Explore Caesar's Creek! 🌟 Recently, some of our adventurous Fairbrook second graders took an exciting field trip to Caesar's Creek, where they learned all about fossils! 🦖🦴 Students had the opportunity to explore and collect their own fossils while discovering the ancient history beneath their feet. This hands-on learning experience brought science to life in such a fun way! 🌿✨

We found some spooky School Spirits at Fairbrook this week!