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.
Snowmen were everywhere at Forest Park today! There were snowmen at work and snowmen at play!
Our early release day provided teachers with dedicated time to collaborate within their Professional Learning Communities (PLC) and engage in an in-depth exploration of math instruction. During this time, teachers worked together to address two key questions: What do we want all students to know and be able to do? and How will we assess their learning? They analyzed math standards and identified clear learning targets to guide their instruction.
What happens when students set goals, make a plan and track progress? They achieve! Jennifer Douglas’ fourth graders set a goal as to how much they would raise to contribute to the school-wide fundraiser. Mrs. Douglas added the incentive of pieing her in the face and they exceeded their goal by about 15 percent! So, as the temperatures dropped Tuesday, her class celebrated the short week and a goal achieved. #FZEquipToExcel
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3rd Graders have been learning about force and motion in science. They are now combining all of their knowledge on push, pull, gravity, and magnetism to design and build their own cardboard pinball machines!
During library this week , third grade students have been learning about each other's Thanksgiving traditions. After sharing traditions, students demonstrated Habit 6 - Synergize - as they completed a STEM challenge building a table out of straws.
Tonight, tomorrow night and Saturday the FZN Panther Players present: Antigone Now. Learn more and get tickets: https://nhs.fz.k12.mo.us/o/nhs/article/1873010
