The veterans of Post 1776 held a Q&A assembly with 5th graders following the flag raising ceremony at Flocktown. The veterans shared the learning experiences that were important to their service and emphasized the importance of learning and service.
Veterans Day at Flocktown.
On Monday, we were honored to host our local veterans from Post 1776 to recognize Veterans Day. Our veterans raised the flag with students during ceremonies at each building. Our 5th graders beautifully sang My Country Tis of Thee and the Star Spangled Banner. Thank you Mrs. Fessenden and our 5th graders for your contribution to this special morning.
Last week, Mrs. Sokol, Mrs. Antonov, and Mrs. Condron coordinated Mix It Up FKS Day at Kossmann and Flocktown. Mix It Up Day has students sit with those they typically do not sit with at lunch. Students have questions to ask of those at their table to discover their interests and to see what they may have in common others. Mix It Up Day is an important activity for building community and connection. Thank you Mrs. Sokol, Mrs. Antonov, Mrs. Condron, our lunch supervisors, and classroom teachers for making Mix It Up Day a success!
Mrs. Breen's and Mrs. Kurtz' class testing the Pumpkin Catapults they designed and created during STEM time.
Book Fair next week during teacher conferences!
Spirit Day tomorrow - wear your spirit wear!
School Store for our Flocktown students tomorrow!
Teachers and students alike had a great time at the annual Halloween parade. Costumes were fascinating and went from classic cartoons to the dinosaurs. We were so happy to have families visit and enjoy as well.
Flocktown third graders went down to Kossmann to perform a Reader's Theater for second graders today. Well done Wolves!
Mrs. Young's 3rd grade class conducted a STEM activity in which lima beans, with faces drawn to look like ghosts, were placed in a jar of water. Students added vinegar, then baking soda... and watched their ghosts dance! Students then had to determined what happened to make the lima beans look like they were dancing.
On Saturday, October 29 our Washington Township P.D. is taking on the Mt. Olive P.D. in a game of 6-on-6 flag football to benefit Stomp Out Bullying and The Starlight Foundation. Kickoff is set for 5 pm at West Morris Central. Donations can be dropped off at 1 E. Springtown Road through Friday, 10/28. Checks can be made out the WTPD PBA.
Walk-ins are welcome at Trunk or Treat, but pizza orders close tomorrow! Use the link to order. https://www.fkpta.org/trunk-or-treat
Volunteer opportunites are back this year! Visit https://www.fkpta.org/volunteer to see what's available.
Spirit Day tomorrow - Backwards Day!
Congratulations to our 3 finalists for each of the 2 competitions in the 5th Grade Paper Airplane Challenge. Students had a lot of fun with this project learning about the design process. Thank you 5th Grade Science teachers - Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Rooney.
-Longest Distance:
🥇 1st Place: Ryan Chardoussin (Martire)
🥈 2nd Place: Lukas Hench (Lindert)
🥉 3rd Place: Declan Rafter (Lindert)
-Longest Air Time:
🥇 1st Place: Thomas Theesfeld (Lindert)
🥈 2nd Place: Billy Holzer (Thompson)
🥉 3rd Place: Jasmine Snyder (Lindert)
This is National School Bus Safety Week. This morning, coordinated by the WTS Transportation Department, we conducted our fall bus evacuation drill and held 30 minute programs by grade level, grades K-5, on bus safety and bus behavior. Our Wolves enjoyed evacuating from the back door of the bus - even in the cold! Many thanks to Mr. Todd, Mrs. Radossich, Mr. Backer, and our FKS staff.
Students watch as the trout eggs are placed in their new home for the next 8 months on FKS Trout Day 2022.
🐟The trout eggs arrived yesterday by volunteers from the Pequest Hatchery to much fanfare by our 5th graders. They returned to their classrooms for a livestream introduction from the Main Office aquarium by Mr. Jones - WTS STEM Coach, former FKS 5th grade teacher, long time FKS Trout Project Coordinator, and trout whisperer. 😄
