Fort Sam Houston Independent School District will hold a public meeting on November 21, 2019 at 11:00 am in the Professional Development Center at 1908 Winans Road, San Antonio, Texas. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the Fort Sam Houston Independent School District’s rating of “A” for “Superior Achievement” on the state’s financial accountability system.

Fort Sam Houston Elementary Library
Announces the 23rd Annual
Literary Pumpkin Decorating Contest!

Rules:
The theme of the contest is “My Favorite Storybook Character” Pumpkin/Gourds are to be decorated in any way using paint or markers. They are NOT TO BE CARVED. Acrylic paints or permanent markers work best. Hats, glasses or any needed items can be used for decorating. Artificial pumpkins may also be used.

On Wednesday, October 16, the long awaited reveal of the "Beadie Bus" took place at Fort Sam Houston Elementary School. For the past year, the bus went from a decommissioned school bus to a beautifully transformed learning center for the children of Fort Sam Houston Elementary. The Beadie Bus gets its name from the matriarch of the Dawson Hawaiian family. Dawson fully funded this major renovation as it is their business motto to impact the lives of those in which they serve. Many gave 100 plus hours of volunteer time to complete. The Cole swim team, AMEDD soldiers, parents, teachers, students and of course, the Dawson team all donated valuable time. The bus is equipped with air and heat for all around use. Inside the bus are various activity stations for students. There is a turf area for group play and gatherings with shade covering. There is also an outside area with picnic tables to provide another learning area for students. The potential for this bus in unlimited. Thank you Dawson for this "one of a kind" bus.

Congratulations to FSH Elementary Teacher Miss Jennifer Cosper fro winning the recent Whataburger What-a-Teacher Facebook contest! During the month-long contest, Miss Cosper's nomination on the contest page post received the most likes and shares by students, colleagues and parents. Because of her outstanding efforts in the classroom, she won Whataburger for a year! Congratulations, Miss Cosper!
(Click on the headline above for a recording of her award assembly.)

The district has a new podcast - The Fantastic Folks of FSHISD. Listen to it to get to know some of the wonderful folks who make up our great district. From the boardroom to the classroom and every place in between, we have some incredible people in our district with some incredible stories to tell! And, it's all brought to you by our wonderful high school technology interns. Click the headline above to listen online or search for the podcast on Google Play or Spotify. (Coming to iTunes soon!)

Four teams, 15 students, from Fort Sam Houston Elementary School attended the JSTEM First Lego League Qualifier on Saturday, January 26, 2019. Each team researched a real-world problem about space travel and were challenged to develop an innovative solution for their team’s problem. They also designed, built, and programmed a robot using LEGO Mindstorm technology to compete on a table-top playing field. We are proud to announce that all the building, programming, researching, and practice paid off!
(Click the headline above for more info and pictures!)