Dear Falls-Lenox Families,

Thank you to the parents who participated in our Third Grade Career Day today.  We appreciate you taking time out of your day to talk with our students!  A special thank you to Mrs. DeLuca, our school counselor, for organizing this event for our third grade students!

As we head into spring, all grade levels will be attending field trips.  Dates for these field trips are now posted below.  District-wide, school fees must be paid prior to the field trips dates below in order for students to attend the field trip.  To pay your child's school fees, please visit www.ofcs.net, or call our main office at 440-427-6402.  If you would like to talk with me personally about your child's school fees, please contact me at 440-427-6401 or lwilliams@ofcs.net.

We are beginning to plan for the 23-24 school year.  Due to our thorough placement process, we will not be taking requests for specific teachers.  Our team puts a lot of time and thought into the placement for each individual child.  As a team, we look at academics, social skills, friendships, personality, and other factors to dermine the best placement for each child. We take this very seriously and do our absolute best to place each child in a classroom that we feel is best suited for that child.  If you have information about your child that will assist us in placement (characteristics of a teacher that would be a good fit), please email me at lwilliams@ofcs.net.

If at any time you have questions, concerns, or comments, please feel free to contact our main office at (440) 427-6400. Thank you to all of our families for all of your support and for a great week!

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Please scroll down to see some pictures from the week!

Sincerely,

Ms. Lisa M. Williams

Falls-Lenox Principal

Important Dates ~ Looking Ahead:

• March 28th ECC/FL PTA Meeting @ ECC - 6:30 p.m. (this is an evening meeting)

• April 4th Gifted Independent Study Fair @ OFIS - 4:00 p.m. (Mrs. Netschke's Students)

• April 5th FL Helping Hands Meeting - 7:15 a.m. FL Gym

• April 5th PTA Sponsored STEM Night - 5:00 p.m. @ Falls-Lenox

• April 7th-16th No School ~ Spring Break (School resumes Monday, April 17th)

• April 18th/20th 3rd Grade ELA AIR Test (Make-ups Friday, April 21st)

• April 19th Terrific Kids Meeting @ 7:15 a.m.

• April 25th ECC/FL PTA Meeting @ 6:30 p.m. - FL

• April 26th 3rd Grade Math AIR Test (Make-ups April 27th)

• May 2nd NO SCHOOL STUDENTS - Staff Professional Development Day

• May 4th 3rd Grade Music Concert @ H.S. (Evening concerts; letter with times forthcoming)

• May 11th 3rd Grade visit to Olmsted Falls Intermediate School

• June 2nd Field Day - All Grade Levels

Upcoming Field Trips:

First Grade Field Trip - Lake Erie Nature Science Center: 

• April 21st - (Burk, Smith)

• April 24th - (Crawford, Rivera)

• April 25th - (Schiely, Vasco)

• April 26th - (Daugherty, Patay)

• April 27th - (Flores, Kostraba)

Third Grade Olmsted Township/City Hall Tour (Government Unit):

• April 21st - (Duray, Petro, Mendicino)

• April 28th - (Acerra, Pajestka, Rinas, Richmond-Smith)

• May 5th - (Jonhenry, Stovicek)

May 3rd - 2nd Grade Field trip to Playhouse Square

May 25th/26th - 1st Grade Field trip to Lake Farm Park

June 1st - 3rd Grade Field Trip on the Goodtime III Cruise (Cleveland History Tour)

Bulldogs on the Run:

DAYS: Mondays and Wednesdays

DATES: March 6- May 24

TIME: 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm

WHERE: Falls-Lenox Primary School - Falls Gym 

March/April "In the Loop" 

By:  Julianne Allen, Family L.I.N.K. Coordinator

Helping Hands Bowling Benefit

Hello Everyone - 

Our next Helping Hands event will be our Spring Bowling Benefit!  All funds raised go to Helping Hands and our Special Olympics participation.  Please read below for more information on how to register your team online or by paper form.  You can find all payment information written on the paper registration form, or will be emailed to you after submitting the Google form.  Thank you, hope to see you there! 

Event Date & Time: Sunday, April 2nd from 10am-12pm (check in starts at 9:30am)  

Event Location: RollHouse Entertainment in North Olmsted - 24488 Lorain Road

Join us in some bowling, pizza eating, raffle winning, baked goods buying - fun!  

You can register an individual, or an entire team using the paper form attached to this email

 2023 Paper Registration Form.pdf OR by clicking and filling out the Google Form here.  Registration is due by Wednesday, March 29th.  

Please reach out to Bridgette Garcia (bgarcia@ofcs.net) at the middle school if you have any questions at all.  Thanks so much, we are looking forward to a fun day!

- Helping Hands Committee

Omsted Falls High School PTA Presents:  "Shows Off" Talent Show!

Olmsted Works Community Job Fair ~ April 4, 2023

Mark your calendar! The second annual "OLMSTED WORK$!" Community Job Fair is on April 4, 2023. This event will take place at OFHS in the main gym and we hope you might be able to help us spread the word to your family, friends and neighbors!  The fair is open to both OFHS students and community members from 2:45 PM - 4:15 PM on April 4th. The list of employers scheduled to attend is growing by the day, with full-time, part-time, and seasonal opportunities available. Last years’ fair hosted over 70 area employers. 

This fair is a great opportunity for students to practice their interview skills, and to get comfortable asking and answering questions of potential employers. There is no experience required to attend the fair and to see what job opportunities exist in the community for the summer- and beyond! The "OLMSTED WORK$!" Community Job Fair is also a great place for local community members to connect with local employers and explore job opportunities.

This event is FREE and is hosted by the Olmsted Falls High School Guidance Department for the benefit of OFHS students, families, and our community!

Do you know an area business who would like to participate? Share our registration link

Anyone with questions about the fair may contact Mrs. Caldrone acaldrone@ofcs.net  or Mr. Rivera crivera@ofcs.net in OFHS Guidance.

OFHS Masquers Present High School Musical on Stage

Camp Invention 

School Times:

School Day:  8:00-2:35

Tardy Bell:  7:55 a.m. (Students must be in their classrooms by 8:00 a.m. Students entering classrooms after 8:00 a.m. will be marked tardy.)

Office Hours:  7:30-3:30 (You can leave a message after 3:30 p.m.)

Note: If your child is a car-rider, doors open at 7:35 a.m. and are open until 7:55 a.m.  The side doors are locked at 7:55 a.m.  If your child is coming to school after 7:55 a.m., they will need to enter through the front doors.  If your child plans to eat breakfast, please have them at school by 7:45.  Students cannot enter prior to 7:35 am.

School Fees:

Grades 1-2:  $90.00 Total

Grade 3: has an additional $25 for a Chromebook Device fee

$7.00 - Art supplies

$16.00 - Field Trips/activities

$25.00 - Technology (Reading A-Z, RAZ Kids, SeeSaw, Compass Learning)

$42.00 - Instructional (Bridges Math Workbook, Science Fusion Workbook, Handwriting workbook, Scholastic News, etc.)

Questions to ask your child about their school day, instead of "How was school"?

1. What made your smile today?

2. Who did you sit with a lunch?

3. If you could change one thing about today, what would that be?

4. What was the hardest rule to follow today?

5. Tell me something you know today that you didn't know yesterday.

6. What did you learn today?  What did you enjoy learning the most today?

7. Tell me what you are writing about during writing workshop.

8. Tell me about a book you read or was read to you today.

Clinic Updates -  Please do not send your child to school with a fever, diarrhea, or more than 2 of the following symptoms:  cough, shortness of breath, chills, fever, sore throat, loss of taste or smell, headache, diarrhea.  Students cannot return to school after a fever or diarrhea until they have gone 24 hours symptoms free.  If your child is identified as a close contact, please monitor for symptoms.  Call off your child using our attendance line:  440-427-6411.