District 58 Increases Daily Instructional Time
Our School Day will be increased by 20 minutes beginning next year. The additional time will be for instruction. The Fairmount school day will be structured as follows:
Grades 1-6
8:20: Bell to enter school
8:25 to 11:40 a.m.
11:40 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. (student lunch/recess)
12:20 to 2:55
Kindergarten
8:20: AM kindergarten...
Fairmount School will be administering state-required assessments between March 6 and March 16, 2012. Students in grades three through six will be tested in reading and mathematics. In addition, students in grade four will also be tested in science. These tests are a part of the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) and are being given to all eligible public school...
Have you seen signs around the Downers Grove or Westmont public libraries about The Big Read? The Big Read is a cooperative project of the Clarendon Hills, Downers Grove, Hinsdale, Indian Prairie,La Grange, La Grange Park, Lisle, Thomas Ford, Westmont, and Woodridge public libraries that seeks to connect communities through literature. The Big Read encourages patrons at all...
Fairmont School has received the Academic Excellence Award from the Illinois State Board of Education. Fairmont School is one of 438 schools to receive this award. There are almost 4500 public schools in the State of Illinois. The Academic Excellence Award is given to schools in recognition of having sustained a very high academic performance on the Illinois Learning Standards. To achieve...
Parent/Teacher Conferences are scheduled for February 1st & 2nd. Parent /Teacher Conferences are a great way for parents and teachers to learn more about children. You can make your conference more successful if you do some “homework first”. Try writing questions to ask. Here are some you may want answered:
• What are my child’s strengths and...
