Ferndale Upper Elementary School

Yesterday our 4th grade PALs met for the first time.  PALs discussed ways to be a supportive and inclusive friend.  They also spread love by decorating student's lockers for Valentine's day! The PALs social skills and afterschool program focuses on planning inclusive activities with students at school and on finding ways to make our city, community, and world a better place for everyone!

February is Black History Month, but we support Black History education and our Black community everyday. Please visit our resource page at FerndaleSchools.org/BHM to find some great ways to show your support and educate yourself. Special activities are going on in our schools this month to honor the legacy of a beautiful culture that has blossomed out of such tragic beginnings.

It's important to remember that Black History month is more than just a highlight reel of Black accomplishments and Black tragedies. As President Obama said in 2016, "We know that this should be more than just a commemoration of particular events. It’s about the lived, shared experience of all African Americans, high and low, famous and obscure, and how those experiences have shaped and challenged and ultimately strengthened America. It’s about taking an unvarnished look at the past so we can create a better future."

Mark Wood of the Trans-Siberan Orchestra will be returning to Ferndale Schools to perform with our orchestra students on Tuesday, February 7th at 7:00 pm. The Electrify Your Strings Breakout Tour is a rare opportunity for students to perform with an Emmy-award winning, genre defying stage performer. Mark led FMS students in an epic performance in 2016, and we are eagerly awaiting the return of this rare performance. This year, Ferndale Upper, Middle, and High School students will share the stage.

See more photos and a video of the 2016 FMS Electrify Your Strings performance here.

Students will be led by Emmy-award winning composer Mark Wood, an original member of the multi-platinum selling Trans-Siberian Orchestra and creator of the revolutionary Viper electric violin, Ferndale Orchestra students will once again be transformed into a full-fledged Rock Orchestra!

Tickets for this one-night only performance can be purchased through ShowTix4U by visiting tinyurl.com/eysferndale23

• Adult - $15.00
• Student/Senior - $10.00
• 10 years and under - $0.00

7:00 pm - Tuesday, February 7th
FHS Auditorium — 881 Pinecrest Dr.

On Monday, January 23rd, the Board of Education approved the following School of Choice Enrollment windows:

April 1st–April 30th—Oakland County School of Choice

• K: 20 students
• 3rd: 10 students
• 6th: 15 students
• 7th: 15 students
• 8th: 15 students
• FHS 9th: unlimited
• FHS 10th: unlimited

March 10th–September 1st—Oakland, Wayne, Macomb County School of Choice

• UHS 9th-12th: unlimited

Early applications cannot be accepted and will need to be resubmitted during the open enrollment period, in compliance with Michigan State Law.