If it seems that you've been hearing that a lot of your student's friends have been sick, you're not alone. Our team of school nurses has noticed it, too, and shares a few key reminders to help you and your student(s) stay healthy as we all look toward the end of cold and flu season.
1. Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after using the restroom and before eating.
2. When you need to cough or sneeze, do so into a tissue or your elbow
3. Stay home/keep your student home when feeling sick
Our nurses are so thankful to have you on their team as they work to keep our students and our schools healthy. Remember, you can find the graphic below any time on our website under Clinics, Health and Wellness.
FPE students have been learning and leading for 100 days!
Teachers are learners! This afternoon FPE and JLM teachers came together to talk about developing phonics in the reading process throughout K-5.
Do you know someone who will be 5 years old on or before July 31? Then it's time to get ready for Kindergarten! Enrollment day is March 5. Learn more on our website.
Set time for your soon-to-be Kindergartener to meet one of our Parent Educators for a Kindergarten Screening to help you monitor development, gain information that will help with individual growth, detect any potential delays and, provide support for intervention and enrichment. Sign-up for your student's Kindergarten Screening Today at go.FZSD.us/Kready
The Educator of the Year is Mrs. Holmes, and the Employee of the Year is Mrs. Marlowe.
Mrs. Holmes is a third-grade teacher and building leader. Mrs. Marlowe is the Principal Secretary and goes above and beyond daily. Thank you for your leadership and dedication to FPE!
Niko, a fifth-grade student in Ms. Wolk's class, was the Forest Park representative at the Fort Zumwalt District Spelling Bee. He did a great job!
It has been a great week back at school! Third graders are creating city landscapes in art, fourth graders are learning about Missouri state symbols, and Officer Shepherd with the O'Fallon Police Department started DARE lessons with our fifth graders. And while we are still inside for recess, students have had fun reconnecting after a long winter break.
Want to learn more about a career in education? Join us for our first College of Education Connection Fair, 6-8 p.m., Jan. 23 at our Professional Development Center.
Want to teach in Fort Zumwalt? We're hosting a hiring fair for certified educators Feb. 1. Guaranteed interview!
Learn more: https://www.fz.k12.mo.us/article/1963989
It's a great day to be at school! We are so excited to see FPE students and staff back at school today!
Welcome back! We look forward to seeing staff and students in person today. It is an A Day for high schools and middle schools and a C Day for elementary. A few reminders:
Bundle up!
Give yourself extra time.
Elementary families please send all of your completed packets back today.
Meal options can be found in the FZ app or on your school website in the menu under Dining.
Wave to our crew! They did an amazing job getting your school ready for you come back.
Make it a great day!
All activities and facilities usage in Fort Zumwalt School District are canceled today, Jan. 10, 2025.
Dear Fort Zumwalt families,
Out of an abundance of caution, the district will use an AMI Day on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. District leaders have been monitoring conditions across the district all day and, though things are much improved in many areas, a number of roads remain hazardous and, in quite a few neighborhoods, even impassable. Thank you to our maintenance and custodial team members, who have put great effort into preparing our buildings for staff and students to return. It has been more than 10 years since our community has dealt with a storm like this, and we appreciate their efforts to have campuses ready. High school students and families should watch for an email update from your school tomorrow, Jan. 9. Students Pre-K - 8 are already scheduled to be off Friday for a Records Day. Thank you for your patience as we are all working through this winter weather together.
Pre-K through 5 - AMI Packet No. 3
6 - 12 Login to Canvas
go.FZSD.us/AMIDays
Dear Fort Zumwalt families,
Out of an abundance of caution, the district will use an AMI Day on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. District leaders have been monitoring conditions across the district all day and, though things are much improved in many areas, a number of roads remain hazardous and, in quite a few neighborhoods, even impassable.
Thank you to our maintenance and custodial team members, who have put great effort into preparing our buildings for staff and students to return. It has been more than 10 years since our community has dealt with a storm like this, and we appreciate their efforts to have campuses ready.
High school students and families should watch for an email update from your school tomorrow, Jan. 9. Students Pre-K - 8 are already scheduled to be off Friday for a Records Day.
Thank you for your patience as we are all working through this winter weather together.
Pre-K through 5 - AMI Packet No. 3
6 - 12 Login to Canvas
go.FZSD.us/AMIDays
Due to the continued hazardous road conditions, Wednesday, 1-8-2025 will be an AMI day in FZSD.
Grades 6 - 12 should log in to Canvas. HS should check your email for details on finals.
Pre-K - 5 should complete AMI packet No. 2.
go.FZSD.us/AMIDays.
Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, will be a traditional snow day in Fort Zumwalt School District. There will be no school Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, due to inclement weather and road conditions. Just a reminder, this means the day will have to be made up at the end of the school year.
Do you want to build a snowman? Mrs. Beckham challenged students to build a paper snowman using only 5 pieces of paper and 24 inches of tape. Markers were used for decoration only. Try this challenge with your families over winter break!
Today fourth graders held their annual Comic Con! Students worked through the writing process over multiple days, writing their own superhero stories. Today students gathered together to share their published stories and celebrate their hard work!
Congratulations to all students who participated in the FPE Spelling Bee! Our top three spellers this year were Niko, William, and Avy. The championship word today was "demigod" which Niko spelled correctly! Niko will be representing FPE at the district bee in January!
It's one of our favorite days of the year - Reading Buddies with JL Mudd! This morning third graders went to read with kindergartners, all other grades will participate this afternoon. Reading Buddies allows us to build community with our K-2 friends and gives students a chance to practice reading fluency and reading with expression in a very meaningful setting.
You can connect with big events for the 2025-2026 school year from any of our websites. In the Events section, use the See All Events button. Arrow through the calendar and hover over an event to add it to your calendar. Use the Subscribe To A Calendar button to sync any of our calendars with yours. All of these features are also available through the FZ App, free for Apple or Android. Updates coming to go.FZSD.us/QuickCalendar after Winter Break.
