Fairfield Elementary School’s theme for the 2023-2024 school year is Journey to Greatness at C.A.M.P. FES where we Care About Making Progress! Through our vision, we are assisting all students develop the World Class Skills of the Profile of the South Carolina Graduate.
Our activities that helped us focus on World-Class Knowledge include the following:
- 2nd Year of Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling Cohort (LETRS)
- Weekly Multiplication Drills via the Multiplication Blitz
- Stellar Writer Workshops using the Expanded Expression Tool
- READ180/System 44 Courses for All Students in Grades 3, 4, 5
- Accelerated Reader Challenges and Incentives
- Bi-Weekly Professional Learning Communities to Examine Data and Best Practices
- Effective Classroom Instruction Book Study
- Dreambox
- Implemented Math Resource Lab
- CAMP FES After-School Program
- CAMP Learn a Lot Math and Reading Family Showcase
- It’s Your Health Tiny Taste Program through SC DHEC
Through the use of World-Class Knowledge, our students were able to participate and use their skills to showcase their understanding. Fairfield Elementary celebrated with the following accolades:
- Jr. Beta Club winners to include 5th Place 2-Dimensional Design (Elementary-Banner) and 2nd Place 2-Dimensional Design (Junior-Banner)
- Jr. Beta Club Individual Awards for 4th Grade Spanish and Golden Ticked Award for Premier Performer
- 2 Regional Science Fair Winners
- 2 Learning Grants Awarded by The Links for Math and Reading manipulatives
Stellar Stingrays obtain World-Class Skills by using their creative talents and skills to think critically and solve real-life problems. Listed below are examples of how students collaborated to solve challenges and work as a team.
- Midlands Reading Consortium Partnership
- Communities in Schools Partnership
- Family Night Sneakerball
- Principal’s Student Ambassador Program
- Stingray Bucks Incentive
- Monthly Discipline Free Socials
- Tackle Hunger Challenge
- Kids Heart Challenge
- Fall Festival
- Dr. Seuss Read Across FES Day
- Red Ribbon Week
- Girls in Pearls and Extra Mile Mentoring Groups
- Book Character Pumpkin Project
- House Spinning Day
- CAMP Counselor of the Week
- Unity Day
- Self-Esteem Week
- Book Character Day Parade
- American Education Week
- Action for a Cleaner Tomorrow Program
Other activities for the 2023-2024 school year helped us to work toward our mission to ensure that our students possess the knowledge, skills, and life skills to be productive scholars and citizens.
- Quarterly Awards Day
- Promotion Celebrations for Pre-School, Kindergarten and Sixth Grade
- Stellar Stingray of the Month Recognition
- Stingray Chronicles Newsletter for Parents and Families
- Individual and Small Group Counselor Check-Ins
- Keeping it Real Program (Fairfield Behavioral Health)
- Faculty Committees
- Data Notebooks
- Partnership with FCHS Teacher Cadet Program
Our Journey to Greatness at CAMP FES where We Care About Making Progress was our charge to ensuring that our students were able to gain World Class Knowledge, World Class Skills and Life Skills to prepare them to be leaders and productive citizens. We look forward to continued partnerships and collaboration with our learners, community and families.
Dr. Tammy F. Martin, Principal
Mr. Kyreem Oakes, SIC Chairperson
