Students in Mrs. Bass' class are excited to celebrate Bus Driver Appreciation Day by giving special notes to bus drivers.
100th day fun with Mrs. Walters friends and Officer Hagert!
Kindergarten Round-up open house is this Thursday, February 27th from 4:00 pm-7:00 pm!
The Fan Bus sign up for the Wrestling State Team Competition is on Monday, Feb. 24, and Tuesday, Feb. 25, at Martin County West & Fairmont High School Offices from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm. The Red Bulls compete on Thursday, February 27 at the Xcel Energy Center. GO RED BULLS!
Unfortunately, due to low ticket sales, this fundraiser event has been cancelled.
Family Fun Night this coming Tuesday, Feb. 18th! Hope to see you there!
Mrs. Walters class says thank you for the Scholastic books!
Don't miss out on this FUNdraiser event!!
Fairmont Elementary Kindergarten Round Up. Thursday, February 27th from 4:00 pm-7:00 pm
Prom Take 2 Fundraiser
Know the symptoms of the "flu"
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The Junior High Play is rescheduled for Friday, January 31 and Saturday, February 1. Both performances will start at 7:00 pm. Free Admission for all!
Prom Take 2 Fundraiser Event!! Please join us at Interlaken Golf Club on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020 from 8pm-12am. We will have food, fun, dancing, and drinks. You can purchase your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/prom-take-2-tickets-90251612001 or at HyVee (Feb.3-17).
ECFE January Family Fun Night - Come out and join the fun!
Congrats to our Spelling Bee medalists: 1st –Dominick Lund-May-7th 2nd–Clark Hazard-5th 3rd–Joshua Walders-6th Dominick and Clark will advance to SCSC Regional Bee at SCC in N Mankato to vie for advancement to Scripps Natl Spelling Bee in the Washington, D.C. area. Good luck!
The Junior High Play is this weekend! The cast and crew, comprised of 7th & 8th graders, have been rehearsing since November. Hope you can join us - Free Admission!
Thank you to the Fairmont Girls Hockey team for their donation of hats and mittens for students at Fairmont Elementary.
Mrs. Rodning's 5th grade class chose to bring in donations for the Humane Society and local Food Shelf this Christmas. The Humane Society was thrilled with their generous donations of pet supplies and money! ❤️
Grinch day fun in Mrs. Walters’ room!
ECFE December Family Fun Night is Tuesday, December 17th
The Student Council's Annual Food Drive is underway! If you are interested in supporting a grade level in our annual Hunger Games Competition, please contact Sara Gudahl at the High School. Donations of money or non-perishable food items are appreciated!
Mrs. Luhmann's 4th grade class is pictured with their Junior Achievement volunteer, Markie Vicenti from 3M. The students recently completed the program about entrepreneurship. They learned about the risks and rewards of starting up a business including supply chain and problem solving.
Thank you to Rotary for your generous donation to the Fairmont Elementary Elf Shop.
Pictured are Stephanie Busiahn and Erik Karre
Fairmont Debate had an awesome weekend! The team of Emily Kerekes and Weston Loughmiller were 2nd of 49 teams going into the JV quarter-finals and all teams ended the tournament with a winning record at the JV/ Novice State Tournament at South Saint Paul High School.
Mrs. Anderson’s class had so much fun showing off all they have been practicing in music! What a great Christmas concert! Thanks Mrs. Shimon!
The first graders did a wonderful job at their Christmas Concert today!
Correction about the meal for Tuesday, Dec 17th at our ECFE event. We will be having yummy french toast sticks, bacon, applesauce, orange juice, and hot chocolate with marshmallows 🎄
The first graders did a wonderful job at their Christmas Concert today!
Fairmont Jr Sr High School Principal Alex Schmidt was pleased to accept on behalf of the school a generous CRC grant from 3M. These resources will be used for a variety of STEM related innovation projects. Thank you community partners for making a difference in student's lives.
Reminder of the Kindergarten, 1st grade and 2nd grade Christmas concert tomorrow, Thursday, Dec 5th.
Kari Duehlmeyer and Andy Traetow, representing Fairmont Elementary, received a generous grant from 3M which has allowed Fairmont Elementary to purchase items going into the up and coming Makerspace. The purchase of a SMART Board TV was possible with this grant along with a few other hands-on materials. Employees of 3M were thrilled to see the progress so far in the creating of the Makerspace/STEM space and excited to see future projects!
Superintendent Joe Brown and Guidance Counselor Scott Geerdes took a group of Fairmont High School students to Mason City, IA for this great learning opportunity today!
We want to get the word out about a small change in our December ECFE calendar. Our Special Saturday Holiday event planned for Dec. 14th has been changed to Tuesday, Dec. 17th. The event will be from 5:30-7pm. It will be the same activities and plans we had for the special Saturday event, except since it will be in the evening there will be a supper meal instead of a light breakfast. Santa will be there!!! It is $5/family. Families who attend our regular Tuesday evening ECFE class will get in for free. Families with a pass to our Family Fun Nights can use their pass to attend. Please let us know if you have any questions.😊
Fun on Mickey Mouse day with Mrs. Walters and her class.
ECFE was blessed by some women at the United Methodist Church in Fairmont. They made and donated these adorable activity quilts. They will be used in our Early Childhood program at home visits and during infant class. Thank you very much!!
We are also very thankful for the generous donation from the ECFE Parent Advisory Board which paid for 1/2 of our new Culligan filtered water system and water dispenser. We utilize it daily and have noticed how helpful it has been to our Early Childhood Program. Thanks so much!!
We are grateful this week to announce that some thoughtful supporters of ECFE have offered to provide 4 sponsorships for Session 2 of our Infant Class. Session 2 begins on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 and meets from 5:30-6:30pm for 6 weeks. If you would like to attend our evening ECFE infant class and need help with the class fee in order to do so, please stop in the Fairmont Elementary School Office to talk to Kari or Sarah in the Main Office. Just mention you heard about the sponsorships and would like to register for class.
Congratulations to our Diaper Drawing winner, Erica Berhow! She registered for the second session of our evening infant class and won our drawing for a free box of diapers sponsored by the ECFE Parent Advisory Board.
Reminder that a meeting to start planning Post Prom is tonight. Please join us to start making decisions and start divvying out tasks. We are looking for a lot of helpers so that the process is a team effort and easier for all involved. We are meeting at 7pm on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 in Room 1009 at Fairmont Elementary School. Enter Door #1 and head down the left hallway. Please contact Steph Johnson (Steph@MCSAPCoalition.com) or Sandy Soelter (ssoelter@fairmont.k12.mn.us) if you have any questions or are interested, but can't attend the meeting. Thanks!
Fairmont Elementary Staff collected over 500 books to be given out to local children as part of our American Education Week celebration November 18-22. The 4th grade team distributed the boxes of free books to local businesses.
Thanks so much to Valerie Torres for donating these large pumpkins to ECFE. We are looking forward to using them for a fun activity at our Family Fun Night this Tuesday, November 19th!
Thanks so much to Valerie Torres for donating these large pumpkins to ECFE. We are looking forward to using them for a fun activity at our Family Fun Night this Tuesday, November 19th!
Thank you so much to Tom and Matt Izen for the generous donation from Slumberland!! These two chairs will be perfect for “Open Parenting Time” discussions parents and I have. It completes the fresh new look in our Parenting Room. Thank you!!
ECFE’s November Family Fun Night is Tuesday, Nov. 19th from 5:30-7pm. Please bring your birth to 5-year-old child(ren) for fun activities and walking tacos for supper. 🍁
Mrs. Walters’ class enjoyed learning about adjectives through various mindset “body parts’.
Mrs. Walters’ class enjoyed learning about adjectives through various mindset “body parts’.
These guys knocked out the Halloween puzzle in only a few days!
Mrs. Traetow and Mrs. Schmidt’s first grade classes had so much fun on their visit to the Martin County Library. Thanks for having us!
Mrs. Scott, Mrs. Haase, and Mrs. Walters’ first grade classes had so much fun on their visit to the Martin County Library. Thanks for having us!
Great job this weekend to the Fairmont Debate Team competing at their first tournament of the season at Mayo High School in Rochester!
Come on out to the Football Tailgate sponsored by Lakes FM & Hy-Vee! Serving: Taco in a Bag, Cookie & Water for $5 between 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm at Mahoney Field!
Don't forget to bundle up in pink for tonight's PINK OUT in support of TACKLE CANCER. A night of donations & raffles. It's a Great Day to be a Cardinal!!
The first donation level for the Randy Shaver Cancer Fund was reached by lunchtime today. Thanks to Brad Johnson and Mark Hernes for being first in line...let's keep the donations coming, FHS!
Tackle Cancer *PINK OUT*
Come join us at the Homecoming Feed tonight from 5:00 - 7:00 pm at Mahoney Field. The tailgate is sponsored by Rosen's Diversified, Inc., Minnesota Motor Bus and Partners in Education! Good Luck to the Cardinal Football Team!
Queen Macey Bearson & King Dan Betts! Congratulations!
Congratulations to the 2019 Fairmont High School Homecoming Queen Macey Bearson & Homecoming King Dan Betts! It's a Great Day to be a Cardinal!!
Come join us for the Soccer Tailgates this week on Tuesday and Thursday at the Jeffery Kot Fields. Serving starts at 4:30 pm. After the tailgates, stay & watch the Cardinals!! Pack the STANDS! Go Cards!
Amazing families, special times with their kids, and parenting time made for an awesome Friday morning at ECFE!!
Hadley Solberg is showing Fairmont Cardinal pride with his unique Lego creation.
FHS Homecoming 2019! Homecoming Candidates will be announced at a school lyceum on Friday, September 27 at 2:00 pm.
We are excited for our regular ECFE classes to start this week!! Have you registered?
Our parent and child classes for 1-5-year-olds (with sibling care available) have limited spots left. These classes are Tuesday evenings from 5:30-7pm and Friday mornings from 9:30-11am. The cost is $90 for the school year or you can pay $10/month.
Our Baby classes have no separation...your baby gets to stay with you the whole class. These classes are Wednesday evenings 5:30-6:30pm (3 sessions each 6-weeks long, each session costs $15) starting Oct 2nd. Or we also have Baby Class Friday Mornings from 8:30-9:30am is which is $90 for the school year.
Please join us to create a great foundation for your child as well as to meet other parents and get support in this wonderful yet challenging role.
Come join us Friday night at the Profinium Tailgate Party and then stay for the Fairmont Cardinals vs. Waseca Bluejays football game! Go Cards!
For All Home Football Games!
On Friday, come join us at Bank Midwest's Tailgate Party. Proceeds go to Fairmont Cardinal Booster Club.
First Farmers & Merchants Bank makes donation of school supplies to Fairmont Jr Sr High School. Thank you for your generosity!
We’re thrilled to announce Fairmont Area
School District’s new app! Access sports scores, cafeteria
menus, news updates, even emergency notifications.
Download the app on Android: http://bit.ly/2Lo2mcf or
iPhone: https://apple.co/2JDrWqs.
Welcome to our new website! We are currently working to make sure that everything is working properly - Thank you for your patience.