Fillmore Central Public Schools

February students of the Month at the MS: 5th grade: Beau B 6th grade: Ella S 7th grade: Gabe Y 8th grade: Ashlyn F

🚧It's a nice day for some dirt work!🚧
Dirt work at the high school began on March 9th. The crew began by removing the top layer of soil from the hill and installing a culvert for construction traffic. After the top layer of soil was removed the crew started bringing in the correct type of soil for compacting and building back up the hill.

Check out www.fillmorecentralbond.org for the latest renderings of the building project!

The 1-3 graders had the chance to experience a STEM Day field trip sponsored by the Extension Office. The students rotated to 6 stations and were treated to a presentation by the Edgerton Expolrit Center's Raptor Recovery Center. Pictured here are 2nd graders being engineers, touching a Madagascar Cockroach, and meeting the bald eagle. Thank you to Brandy VanDeWalle for this opportunity.

Today, Mrs. Patterson’s 5th period personal finance class participated in a housing tour led by Realtor Karla Jacobson. Students visited four homes in the Geneva area, with properties varying in age and listing price. During the tour, Karla generously provided Casey's pizza and drinks from Brick Road, where students were able to take a break and enjoy a meal. Special thanks to Megan Burda and the team at Brick Road for their hospitality in accommodating our group. Throughout the experience, Karla and Mrs. Patterson shared valuable insights on what to look for in a home, important questions to ask, and strategies for adding value to a property. This hands-on opportunity was designed to help students gain a clearer understanding of the home-buying process as they prepare for future homeownership. **HUGE THANK YOU to the community members and future community members that allowed Mrs. Patterson and her class to tour your homes!!!

The team finished runner up at the C1-4 district at Twin River. Individual results are listed below. * denotes state qualifier Duet - Avery and Evelyn 5th Entertainment - Adilyn 5th and Amity 6th Extemp - Kendra 6th Inform - Olivia CHAMP* and Amity Runner Up* OID- Amity, Evelyn, Wyatt, Degan, and Avery 4th Rosemary, Henry, Jaivan, and Bella 5th Humorous - Annalise 3rd* and Avery 6th Poetry - Ayden CHAMP* and Olivia 3rd* Serious - Ayden 2nd* and Jaci 4th Persuasive- Evelyn CHAMP* and Chase 5th POI - Ayden CHAMP* and Jaci 4th

🎤 District Speech Meet TODAY! 🎤

📍 Twin River High School
🗓️ March 16, 2026

#FCPantherProwl

Guest readers for first grade on Read Across America Day were C. Waldron, K. Lovegrove, and H. Lovegrove.

3rd graders have wrapped up a local government and community involvement unit that included many community speakers. Thanks to all of these community members who gave their time to talk to the students about how their job fits into our local government and ways they can get involved in our community as 3rd graders.

March Book Madness is underway in 3rd grade. We had lots of parent volunteers come in and read Dr Seuss books to the third graders. We will be voting for our most loved Dr Seuss books in the upcoming weeks!!

Parent Teacher Conferences
There will be an early dismissal on Tuesday, March 10th for Parent Teacher Conferences. Elementary will be dismissed at 1:05, Middle School at 1:20 and High School at 1:35pm.

Conferences will take place from 2:00 - 8:30 pm. Elementary conferences will be held at the Elementary with childcare available. Middle School and High School conferences will be held in the High School gym. There will be no school on March 11th - 13th for spring break.

Fairbury Speech results: Entertainment Amity - 11th Adilyn - 10th Informative Olivia - Champion OID Wyatt, Degan, Amity, Evelyn, and Avery -5th Rosemary, Izabella, Jaivan, and Henry -7th Poetry Ayden - Champion Olivia - 9th Persuasive Evelyn -12th Chase - 11th POI Ayden -2nd Serious Ayden - 2nd

🚨 REMINDER:

📕 Tomorrow (Friday, March 6th) will be the last day the book fair is open for students to shop. It will be open before school 7:45-8:05am and after school 3:05-4:00pm.

📕The book fair will NOT be open next week for student shopping. It will be open for parents on the night of conferences (Tuesday, March 10th).

📕 If you cannot make it to the fair and would still like to show your support or purchase books, you can visit our online store here: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/fillmorecentralelemsch

📕The ONLNE FAIR is open through March 15th.

Thank you for supporting the fair!

During the month of February, our elementary PE teachers, Mr. Sherman and Mr. Eberhardt, brought the excitement of the Winter Olympics to life with a variety of fun and active games. Students had the chance to try creative versions of bobsledding, curling, and speed skating right in the gym. They worked on teamwork, balance, coordination, and sportsmanship while learning about different Olympic events. It was a great way to keep students moving, engaged, and excited about staying active during the winter months.

Fillmore Central 2nd graders and preschoolers brought the heat to our very own Winter Olympics! From flag designing to events like bobsledding, hockey, and snowball throwing, the day was packed with teamwork and BIG smiles. We wrapped up with a special medal ceremony to celebrate our amazing athletes and their incredible Olympic spirit! 🏅❄️

There will be an early dismissal on Wednesday, March 4th for professional development. Elementary will be dismissed at 1:05 pm, Middle School at 1:20 pm, and High School at 1:35 pm.

Kristi's preschool class did a Dental/Healthy Teeth Study. We expanded our language by learning new words like plaque, cavity and hygienist. We learned about what things are good or bad for our teeth and that brushing our teeth for 2 minutes, 2 times a day keep our teeth healthy. We had a Dental Office dramatic play area where we pretended to be the dentist, hygienist, or patient. We finished our study with a real dental hygienist visiting our morning and afternoon sessions.

Today, our freshmen participated in the annual Reality Fair, an interactive event designed to help students practice budgeting and managing expenses based on their anticipated future salaries. The purpose of this event is to encourage students to thoughtfully consider the lifestyle they envision for themselves and evaluate whether it aligns with their desired career choice. We were fortunate to have seventeen community members generously volunteer their time to share their knowledge and real-world experiences, providing valuable insight and guidance to our students.

🌟 February Golden Awards 🌟

Paw: 2B
Shoe: 2A
Frisbee: 1A
Spoon: 2B