When 2024 Educator of the Year Jennifer Kist, a special education teacher at the Early Childhood Center, visiting 2024 Employee of the Year Zach Miller, a diesel mechanic, at the Transportation Center, she learned more about the work that makes it possible to transport thousands of students each day. Like many, Kist was impressed when she heard about Transportation’s tradition of excellence.
Congratulations and thank you to our Transportation Team, who scored a 100% on the annual Missouri State Highway Patrol Safety Inspection again this year. It is the 22nd consecutive year the team has earned the Missouri Highway Patrol Fleet Excellence Award for safety, only given to those who score 90 percent or better on the inspection.
In January, the team was down to one mechanic, Miller, who was working with five unfilled positions. Thankfully, they were fully staffed when, in mid-March a hail storm knocked out windshields, safety lights, and turn signals. With spare parts on hand, our mechanics had those buses repaired and back on the road without missing a single stop.
⚠️ Due to the forecast of severe weather, all afterschool and evening events will be canceled today, May 8, 2024, in the Fort Zumwalt School District.
Always there for us. School nurses take the lead in caring for students while they are at school. From the little things to the big plans they empower student wellness and make school a supportive, welcoming place. Thank you! #FZEquipToExcel
Thank you teachers! From the first day of Pre-K to the walk across the graduation stage, you are there for our students, their families and our community as you educate, empower and equip the workforce of tomorrow to excel. #FZEquipToExcel #ThankATeacher
They serve an average of 9,000 meals each day, empowering learning from ages 3 to 18. Together, the teams in our 25+ kitchens have averaged a 99.76% on their 56 kitchen inspections. Thank you to our School Lunch Heroes! #FZEquipToExcel
These 4th and 5th graders were taking on the litter problem when they created their entry for MoDOT’s No MOre Trash! Trash-Can-Decorating Contest. But when Bob Becker, St. Louis District Manager for MoDOT visited the Twin Chimneys Elementary Media Production Club, they were stunned when he told them how big the problem is. He shared that the department spent $13 million last year cleaning up litter, dropping jaws and bugging out eyes.
“It’s not just that litter looks bad,” he told students. “It’s bad for the environment and it’s a safety hazard. It clogs drains and water collects on the roadways. That’s why it’s important to create awareness of the problem.”
He praised their entry and stopped for a photo with a check for $200 the club can use for tools for their projects in the future.
S/O to @ZumwaltWest Maddie Wolff who designed this year's flyer for the annual district art show. K-12 work will be on display May 15-17 at the Professional Development and Technology Center. Times are on our website calendars. https://www.fz.k12.mo.us/events?id=27116405
How do you grow graduates interested in STEM? You start by showing little learners all the things STEM can be. At St. Peters Elementary, Science Day was a school-wide hands-on exploration, including activities led by visiting teachers from DuBray Middle and East High. There was even a “lab” with East High’s Project Lead The Way fourth-year Biomedical students. Each year, East High teacher Carrie Stowers and her students work to connect with the community. This year that meant inspiring future explorers by using simple items from the kitchen (and some super-cool goggles) to illustrate how compounds react to each other. #FZCommunity #FZEquipToExcel
It's National Public School Volunteers Appreciation Week. Thank you volunteers for sharing your time and talents as we partner to educate, empower and equip students to excel!
Each day our Administrative Pros keep our offices running, supporting students, families and staff and ensuring everyone has what they need to educate, empower and equip students to excel. Thank you for supporting teaching and learning each day!
We look forward to see you tomorrow at the FZ Education Foundation Annual Grow Your Own Teacher 5K and Fun Run. 8 a.m. at North High
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Each year thousands of pieces of student art are entered in the @stlsymphony Picture the Music contest for students grades K - 6. The Top 100 are recognized at a ceremony and featured in a traveling art exhibit. See it through April 21 @stlartmuseum The exhibit will be open April 23 - May 5 @butterflyhousestl To see the full list of 17 #FZSD elementary school artists in the Top 100, and link to the Picture the Music online gallery, head to go.FZSD.us/Arts and scroll down to Picture the Music.
We started the week focused on the sun and moon, we finish focused on #FZJoy All-Stars. Congrats to Early Childhood Special Education teacher Jen Kist, FZ Educator of the Year, and to Diesel Mechanic Zachary Miller, FZ Employee of the Year! The celebration is just beginning!
It's opening night of #FZBigShowWeekend!
@ZumEastHigh presents Oklahoma!
@FZN_Panthers presents The SpongeBob Musical
@ZumSouth presents student directed plays
@ZumwaltWest presents Shrek The Musical
See our calendar for times. FZ.k12.mo.us
To our cast and crew: Break a leg!
Did you know you can submit a Blue Note any time? Now you can send with a click from buttons on any of our website banners to salute any #FZSD employee who has gone above and beyond. Send a "Thank You!" or a "Way to go! Blue Notes will be distributed during appreciation week in May.
Looking for a way to support teachers? How about helping the FZ Education Foundation GROW them? 4.20.24 at North High, the Annual Grow Your Own Teacher 5K and Fun Run.
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What a show! The weather cooperated as students, staff and parent volunteers took in the solar eclipse this afternoon.
What a show! The weather cooperated as students, staff and parent volunteers took in the solar eclipse this afternoon.
We are ready! At the Early Childhood Center Eclipse Bonnets help little learners wear their glasses properly. Across #FZSD teachers and students dove into the science of eclipses when they returned from break, and you can, too! Link to our solar eclipse site fz.k12.mo.us/article/1486193 and view responsibly.
Congratulations to Dana Martin, who has served as a mental health professional at the Early Childhood Center since it opened in 2017. The Childe Advocacy Center of Northeastern MO honors her today for going above & beyond in her efforts for and dedication to the well-being of children at their Pinwheel Ceremony.
