Thanksgiving Day Football Game Tickets
Tickets are on sale now for the Thanksgiving day football game between Fairfield Ludlowe High School and Fairfield Warde High School. This year's game will take place at FLHS starting at 10am. Join us for this wonderful community tradition! Click here to purchase tickets.
This year, the Sherman School community exceeded their goal for Thanksgiving Meal Kits for Operation Hope. Sherman students collected the items and donated to a “Gobble Bank” so our neighbors in need can enjoy a Thanksgiving meal this season.
Get To Know Your SRO: Tiffanie Bennett
Number of years serving as SRO in Fairfield: Officer Bennett has served as a Fairfield SRO for three years. She has been a police officer for 25 years.
Fairfield Schools: Officer Bennett serves as SRO at Mill Hill School, Burr School, Timothy Dwight School and Walter Fitzgerald Campus.
How do you build strong relationships with your students?: When I was growing up I still remember the DARE program. I love having SHAPE classes with students and navigating challenges. Some kids have never had an interaction with a police officer and this classroom time provides us with the ability to build trust. On the flip side, some kids have had a negative experience with police coming to their house. This time in school gives us the ability to earn their trust.
Kids tend to know that you don’t give your name and address online, but there are ways for people to get other information over time such as what sports you play or your school mascot. Child predators can put two and two together. The key is, if it isn’t related to the game do not answer the question. Talk to your kids about this.
- Officer Tiffanie Bennett
What advice do you have for parents about online safety?: Many parents recognize the dangers of social media, but students are also spending time gaming, playing Roblox and Fortnite or Minecraft. One of the things we talk about in class is how kids may have a false sense of security behind their game consoles. Over months and months children can be manipulated by child predators to share personal information. My advice to parents would be to play the game for a while. Get to know the capabilities. Also, YouTube has quick safety guides for popular games where you can learn everything you need to know and look out for.
FPS is pleased to partner with the Fairfield Police Department to ensure a safe environment for all. Our SROs play an integral role in our school communities, including placing an emphasis on important topics such as peer pressure, bullying, internet safety and stress through the SHAPE Program. Click here to view 2024-2025 SROs.
The FPS community joined together to support Lucas Spear, a very special Jennings student, as he bravely continues to battle cancer. Teachers Brett Conner and Shannon Pascone hosted a kickball fundraising event on the Tomlinson turf with 130 students in attendance. The event raised $3,000 to be split between the Spear family and The Tommy Fund for Childhood Cancer.
The Fairfield Collaborative for Youth Mental Health in partnership with local agencies, will host a free program for middle school students to help manage cognitive overload, stress, and develop essential skills for success. Click on the flyer above to register your child for this free opportunity.
FLHS Advanced Fashion and Design IV students crafted coats from commercial patterns using fabric they purchased in the NYC Garment District. This summative assessment provided students with the opportunity to utilize garment construction skills learned over the past four years in Fashion and Design classes.
Congratulations FPS Schools Of Distinction
FPS is pleased to share that Holland Hill Elementary School, Osborn Hill Elementary School, Roger Sherman Elementary School, Stratfield Elementary School, and Timothy Dwight Elementary School have been deemed 2023-24 Schools of Distinction in the latest Connecticut accountability report. This report is based on a system that measures school performance related to preparing students for college, career, and life. Congratulations to our students and dedicated educators and staff!
Fairfield High School Students Connect With History And Hope Through Music
Fairfield Ludlowe High School and Fairfield Warde High School students were invited to play very special instruments from the Violins of Hope collection. These instruments were owned and played by Jews before and during the Holocaust and have been carefully restored over the years by Violin-maker Avi Weinstein and his father.
Social studies and music class students participated in the assembly which included a history on the Holocaust and insight into the hope and light that music offered to so many during WWII.
Student Contest Opportunity: The Connecticut Writing Project
The Connecticut Writing Project (CWP) sponsors a magazine founded in 1987 to celebrate exceptional writing by students from K-12.
The magazine offers students a platform to showcase their original work in poetry, prose, and artwork. Each year, more than 1,500 students submit entries, and from this large pool of poetry, essays, stories, drama, and artwork, select pieces are chosen for publication or recognition at each grade level. For submission guidelines and the parent/guardian permission form click here. Deadline to submit is February 17, 2025.
Approved 2025-26 FPS School Calendar
Click the calendar above to view the district calendar page which includes the 2025-26 student calendar approved by the Board of Education on November 12, 2024.
Grade 8 Tomlinson students enjoyed a field trip to Calf Pasture Beach hosted by outdoor education program Mountain Workshop. Students participated in STEM activities designed to enhance collaboration, communication, and problem-solving skills. The experience strengthened friendships and equipped students with tools to contribute to a productive and inclusive school climate.
Library And Media Curriculum Review & Feedback
The Fairfield Public School’s Library and Media Department has been reviewing and updating its curriculum. This process occurs approximately every decade.
The proposed documents will be presented to the Board of Education on November 26, 2024. The library/media draft documents can be found on our website by clicking here and directing yourself to 2024 Proposed Library Media Curriculum. The curriculum office invites you to send us your comments and suggestions on the documents by submitting this form by December 4, 2024. Two textbooks are also under consideration for our movie, video, and documentary classes, as well as our broadcast journalism classes. If you would like to set up an appointment to review those textbooks or have any questions, please email jzavodjancik@fairfieldschools.org
2025-26 Kindergarten Admission Update
Is your child going to turn five between September 2, 2025, and December 31, 2025? If so, they will only be eligible to enter kindergarten during the 2026-27 school year or if you apply for an early admissions waiver. Information on an early admissions waiver can be found here under Kindergarten 2025-2026.
Parents will need to follow this process to request an early admissions waiver:
- Complete this form in its entirety, which includes a parent observational checklist, selection of a preferred assessment date, submission of a parent letter acknowledging that your child is developmentally appropriate to attend kindergarten early, and acknowledgment of individual testing and results.
Upon submission of the above form, a member of Fairfield Public Schools will be in contact with you to confirm testing dates and times. Each child will be assessed by FPS certified staff, at a designated elementary school, using an individually administered assessment and observation protocol. Only one assessment per child will be administered and the decision on early admissions made by the Fairfield Public Schools is final.
Children who will be five on or by September 1, 2025, will have typical enrollment. The typical registration and enrollment process will begin in January 2025.
If you have any questions, please contact James Zavodjancik, Chief Academic Officer, at JZavodjancik@fairfieldschools.org or 203-255-8390
Stay In The Know: ParentSquare
All district, school and classroom messages are sent to your computer or phone through email, and/or text via ParentSquare. This includes emergency messages and alerts.
Families should have received a link to log in to their ParentSquare account from their principal. If you have not received a link, please reach out to your school directly. Note: families who previously signed up for ParentSquare will not need to do so again.
To ensure that you receive messages via ParentSquare, please double check your contact information in Infinite Campus. If you would like to receive text messages, make sure that your cell phone is listed and NOT a landline.
Infinite Campus will continue to be used for a variety of purposes including report cards, grades and assignments, lunch payments, fees/school store and real-time attendance information.
Reporting Dismissal Changes & Absences
Parents and guardians of middle and elementary school students should use School Dismissal Manager to update the school regarding dismissal plans. The system can be accessed via a smartphone, tablet or PC. Contact your school with questions on how to sign-up and download the application.
