The FEF is pleased to announce that as of this date we have been able to approve over $23,000 in grants for the 2011-2012 school year. We thank you for your continued support in our fundraising efforts. Without your generous support and donations these program would not be possible. Environmental Club Fall Session: The goal of this club is to assist student involvement in working toward the school goal of creating a greener environment at the Fredon School. Some of the activities planned are: to work with an environmental specialist from Fairview Lake Camp to utilize GPS units to explore the natural terrain at Lodestar Park, collect used light bulbs to create and sell snowman ornaments, and continue to collect juice pouches for the Terra-cycle Program. Environmental Club Spring Session: The goal of this club is to assist student involvement in working toward the school goal of creating a greener environment at the Fredon School. The activities planned for this session of the club will focus on exploring alternate energy sources and to participate in the Junior Solar Competition. The Freedom Fox News Morning Program: The Freedom Fox News Program is a morning news program run by the 6th graders that is broadcast throughout the school every morning. In order to encourage students to listen to the news program in the morning two programs are being implemented. These programs are as follows: Word of the Day and Weekly Brain Teaser. Children will have the opportunity to enter weekly drawings if they are able to get the word of the day correct or if they answer the Brain Teaser correctly. The FEF is excited to be able to fund the prizes for these programs to encourage the students at Fredon School to listen and pay attention to the Freedom Fox News Morning Program. Brain Pop/Brain Pop Junior: Brain Pop is an educational website that allows full school access for all teachers and students between the hours of 7 am and 5:30 pm. It is a safe and secure website that embraces many different learning styles. Students and teachers can use Brain Pop to introduce, review or enhance a concept in any subject area. The website is filled with games, activities, outlines, quizzes and videos that are both fun and educational. Trep$: Trep$ is an educational program designed to teach students about creating and running their own business. As a culminating activity the students will sell his/her product/service at Trep$ Marketplace. Intro to the Musical: This is a program for kindergarten and second grade students. The goal of this program is for students of this age to have the opportunity to experience being part of a theatrical production. The culminating activity will be for the students to sing and perform at the winter concert. Harry Potter Book Club: The goal of the Harry Potter Book Club is to help the students to become enthusiastic about reading and have fun while doing so. The club provides an opportunity for the children to hold discussions, answer questions or just share the Harry Potter experience. The club offers support to those children who feel threatened by the size of the book while giving others the opportunity to challenge themselves. Newspaper Club Fall and Spring: This club gives students the opportunity to participate in creating a monthly newspaper that will include various columns such as How to..., Local News, Interviews, Volunteering/ Community, What's happening in class?, Sports and many more. Students will collaborate in order to draft, edit and publish the newspaper. Spanish Club Fall and Spring: This club will give students the opportunity to participate in different cultural lessons and activities that focus on the similarities and differences between Spanish culture and American culture. The culminating project will be a Keynote presentation which will include an A-Z list of Spanish culture and language. This presentation will be saved to the Fredon network and, once completed, will be available for viewing during Spanish classes as a supplemental activity to enhance the student experience with Rosetta Stone and Spanish learning in general. As a final culminating activity, our school will host our first ever “Cinco de Mayo” in May for all students to attend! Homework Help: This program will allow students to receive extra teacher directed help on a consistent basis. Students, parents, and teachers will directly benefit from this program because students will have the opportunity to get help with everyday homework or long-term projects. NJ ASK NOW: The NJ ASK NOW will target NJ ASk skills for each specific grade level using the appropriate Communicator Mathematics ASK NOW student edition. It will also include any foundational skills students may need to be successful with the materials. Drama Club: This years presentation will be Seussical the Musical!! The drama club is available for third through sixth graders. The club will give students the opportunity to show the talents that they possess and their love of acting, singing and dancing. |
Awarded Grants 2011 / 2012 |
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