Kindergarten Enrollment
February 9, 2025
Dear Farwell Area Schools Family,
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Carrie Forfinski, a Farwell Area
Schools First Grade Teacher. Carrie lost her battle with cancer on February 8, 2025. Carrie
has touched the lives of many in our community and her loss will be felt by all.
The Farwell Area Schools will have counselors available on Monday to support students and staff in the grieving process.
The family is planning on services to take place at the Stephenson-Wyman Funeral home in Farwell.
Visitation will be Thursday 2-4 and 6-8. The funeral will be Friday at 11:00.
This is an important time for you to speak to your children. Often families use a time like this to
reinforce their own personal spiritual values. It is also important to reassure your children that you are okay and that you are taking good care of yourself. Also, your children need to know that you have planned for someone to give them a place to live and care for them, in case something should ever happen to you. We have talked with our students today and encouraged them to talk with you. if they have questions and concerns. We also let them know that there are people at school who care about them and are willing to listen.
We have loaded some resources for parents to our website to support you during this difficult time.
Please feel free to call if there is any other way we can be of assistance.
Sincerely,
Steve Scoville
FAS Superintendent
989-588-9917
https://5il.co/37ccl
Kindergarten Roundup is around the corner. Be sure to call and schedule an appointment.
Update on School Threats
The High School Robotics Team will be doing an Apparel Order for Robotics hoodies, shirts & hats. If you are interested please grab an order form from any of the 4 offices (Admin, High School, Middle School or Elementary School). Money and order forms are due back by Valentine’s Day and should be dropped back off to any of the 4 offices. Orders will be delivered by March 6th. That's just in time to be able to wear the apparel while the Robotics Team is at their first competition in Mt. Pleasant. More details to come!
Farwell Elementary,
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We just kicked off our Kids Heart Challenge! Get ready to change and save lives by registering, sending messages, and completing Finn's Mission.
Here’s what to do next:
Join our team and download the AHA Schools app:
Download on the Apple App Store Get it on Google Play
Personalize your student’s page – Upload a photo and message about why they are supporting the American Heart Association.
Lead by example – Make a personal donation to kick off your student’s fundraising efforts.
Ask for support – Send emails/texts and copy and paste your fundraising link into social media. Messages are already written for you in the AHA Schools app and your online headquarters!
Through Finn’s Mission, you’ll learn the lifesaving skill of Hands-Only CPR and the warning signs of a stroke!
Thank you for supporting our team, our school, our community, and children like Finn!
Click the link to register
https://www2.heart.org/site/SPageNavigator/ym_school_search.html
Congratulations to our Farwell Elementary Students of the Month for January! We hope you enjoy your books!
Come out to our Spaghetti Benefit Dinner on February 20th from 5:30-7:30pm to support Guy Stover!
Athletic updates with the Cold Day in place:
Wrestling will still compete tonight at St. Louis
Girls Basketball will still compete tonight at Pinconning
MS Boys Basketball will have a schedule change to play Harrison on 2/26. (No game tonight!)
Tonight is the Snowfest Basketball Game ! We hope to see you there!
The 32nd Annual Cabin Fever Variety Show is coming up February 8, 2025 at 6:30PM in the Jaime Performing Arts Center! This is an annual show presented by our band students and Band Boosters featuring amazing local talent ranging from students first performances to professional musicians who you can find on all the streaming platforms! Rock and Roll Bands, Dancers, Sax Quartets and Singers!
More information can be found on the band website - https://farwellbands.weebly.com/cabin-fever-2025.html
Farwell Elementary Schools Some Special "Game Night" Dance on Friday, February 7th 5PM-7PM. Turn RSVP into teachers by January 24th. We hope to see you there!
Farwell Elementary - Someone Special Dance and Game Night!
February 7, 5PM-7PM
https://www.farwellschools.net/article/1959676
Instructions for Updating the Skyward App:
For families or staff accessing Skyward via a mobile device or tablet, please follow these steps to update the app connection:
Open the Skyward app.
Remove the current account by selecting Edit and then Delete.
Tap Add Another Account and search for your school district.
Select the district and enter your login information (username/password).
Tap Add Account to complete the process.
If the above steps are unsuccessful, please delete the Skyward App and reinstall it.
If you are a parent and you want to receive push notifications for grades and messages in the Skyward App, click this link for details on how to activate notifications
https://www.skyward.com/support/parents-and-students/family-access-toolkit/parents/power-up-push-notifications
Our home powerlifting competition is about a month away now! We are excited to host this event and create funds to improve our weight room over the years! If you can volunteer your time for the event it would go a long way with helping our student athletes and athletic programs!
Please fill out this google form to sign up for February 15th and if you already have do not sign up again.
https://forms.gle/htYxNVT32W4FjX8T8
Farwell Elementary had a blast today participating in the Christmas Sing-Along!
Congratulations to our Sleigh Ride Prizes Winners, they attended the Elementary Event last night and were selected as the winners!
Today 7 staff members were recognized as Game Changers. These ladies volunteered over 5 hours of time yesterday to making sure the Sleigh Ride was a success. Thank you Mrs. White, Mrs. Warner, Mrs. Pakledinaz, Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. Fachting, Mrs. Blain, Miss Kaminski, and Mrs. Emmendorfer.
Tomorrow December 12th Farwell Elementary will be hosting Christmas Sleigh Ride 6-7PM
January 6th, 2025 10AM-2PM we are offering a Blood Drive for staff and community members due to the extreme blood shortage.
If you are interested here is a link to the schedule to be able to sign up.
https://donateblood.versiti.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/11604145