July 20, 2018
All interested and qualified candidates are asked to submit a resume to Kelly.batiste@fcwcs.org
Librarian Karen LeBlanc anxiously awaits the theme each year for the bi-annual Scholastic Book Fair. As soon as she secures the information, she and art teacher Phillip Britt begin to work depicting whatever Scholastic has initiated. We’ve been on pirate’s ships as Book-a-neers, we’ve been camping while enjoying s’mores, met monsters, and just this month the Wild West came to our campus. She does all this while encouraging the adults on campus to wear costumes in keeping with the theme.
What motivates Mrs. LeBlanc? She will do anything to get students interested in visiting the fair and purchasing a book! She’ll be back again in the spring to do it all over again . . .
We put a lot into the seven or so hours we spend on campus. Walk the halls, peek into any classroom and we’ve got scholars and teachers working hard. Whether its science, mathematics, ELA, computer literacy, or art, we work hard and smart, because we’re building our future today.
In a world of computers everywhere, it seems that being sedentary is a way of life. But, we’ve got some teachers who love to see kids moving! Think of our Physical Education teachers, band and marching units sponsors, and occasionally classroom teachers all give our young people a time to stretch their legs and move. Annual visits from the Saints and Pelicans with their training camps teach skills in agility and technique. Everything needed to keep a young body in good working order. We cherish both our minds and bodies at FCWCS.
Twice a year our school’s library turns into a book lovers dream! The Scholastic Book Fair comes to Bullard Avenue.
The Fall Book Fair was held the week of September 26-30, 2016. The theme–Bookaneer Book Fair, where books are the treasure–was a big hit with staff that seemed to love dressing in pirate garb. Students in the car pool were greeted by staff dressed as extras in a pirate movie.
Sales were a little slow the first day or two, but by Wednesday librarian LeBlanc was kept busy assisting classes of students to make the perfect selection.
Friday was the last day and sales were brisk, as grandparents on campus for Grandparent’s Day helped to bring the fair to a great conclusion.
Deciding on your next school is a very important decision that every 8th grader has to make.
FCWCS holds High School Night each fall, that allows students and their parents the ability to do one-stop shopping in our school’s Warrior Café for their next academic home.
Usually about a dozen schools and their recruiting departments make their way to Fannie to discuss the merits of their institution over others. Students and parents visit each table, ask questions, and pick up information that allows them to make informed choices.
Many of our Warriors already have an idea or two of where they would like to attend school next year. The yearly event has become our “Signing Day” with many students and parents actually completing the OneApp that night.
The Warrior Marching Band and Auxiliary Units always love a good battle. Guess that is the nature of a Warrior!
November 19, 2016 found the Warriors across the river at Alice Harte School, ready to do “musical combat” with Nelson, Harte, and Batiste Cultural Academy. It was a spirited competition.
The gym was packed with parents and “band heads” from all over the city. As Principal Kelly Batiste of FCWCS would say, “the Warriors showed up and out.”
Band, Flag Twirlers, Majorettes, and Letter Carriers represented Fannie well. Good job Warriors!
Kudos to Coach Dana Williams for sponsoring our first “Girls on the Run” team in 2016.
Coach took about 20 third grade girls and developed them into runners who could (with a little motivation) complete a 5K race around Audubon Park on Saturday, December 3rd.
The “Girls on the Run” Program aspires to “inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum, which creatively integrates running.” A look at these faces on a brisk Saturday morning said the objective was accomplished.
Thanks to Coach Williams and all the adults who came out to motivate the our girls in the school’s first “Girls on the Run” team!
We conclude the calendar year with each school year with our Christmas Program. This year’s program featured LeBron “LBJ” Joseph and DJ Jubilee as the Masters of Ceremonies.
The show kept all in attendance entranced with song, dance, and theatrics. Hats off to all students and teachers who made the morning of December 22 so entertaining. We were even featured on the evening news!
The Enrichment Team sponsored this year’s program.
