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Summer Office Hours
The office will be open to the public starting Monday, July 14, 2025.
Back To School Bash
The Back-to-School Bash is on Saturday, August 2! The event, hosted by the FCSD Community Diversity Alliance, will again be at Crossroads Middle School from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. It offers backpacks, school supplies, refreshments, and much more - ALL FREE - thanks to the generosity of our community partners. For the third straight year, student-athletes and coaches will provide hands-on fun with stations for Bash-goers to try. Activities will take place in Fairfield Alumni Stadium.
Please note: Your child must be present to receive a backpack and school supplies.
Class Placements
All students will receive a welcome letter from their classroom teacher on August 7 at 10:00 a.m. via Parent Square.
Please note: Open House is the same night (see Open House information below).
Open House
Open House will be in person on Thursday, August 7, 2025. The schedule is as follows:
Sensory Friendly (invitation only) 5:00-5:30 p.m.
Preschool A.M., Kinder A.M., 5:00-5:45 p.m.
Grades 1-5 with last names beginning with A-L, 5:30-6:15 p.m.
Preschool P.M., Kinder P.M., 6:00-6:45 p.m.
Grades 1-5 with last names beginning with M-Z, 6:15-7:00 p.m.
*Families with students with different last names may choose which last name group they will attend.
Staggered Start/First Days of School
The first day of school for students in grades prek-5 with last names beginning with letters A-L is Monday, August 11, 2025. Students with last names beginning with letters M-Z will not attend school on Monday, August 11th.
The first day of school for students in grades prek-5 with last names beginning with M-Z is Tuesday, August 12, 2025. Students with the last names A-L will not attend school on Tuesday, August 12th.
All students will attend on Wednesday, August 13, 2025.
*Families with students with different last names may choose which last name group they will attend.
25-26 Conference Nights
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 3:30-7:00 PM
Thursday, October 2, 2025 3:30-7:00 PM
Thursday, October 16, 2025 3:30-7:00 PM
Thursday, February 5, 2025 3:30-7:00 PM
You may pay school fees online at www.fairfieldcityschools.com using MasterCard or Visa. Click on PaySchools Central link or you may pay with cash, money order, credit card or check payable to Fairfield East Elementary. Fees are due Friday, September 26, 2025.
It is important to note: Instructional fees will be waived for a student approved for free breakfast/lunch through the National School Lunch/School Breakfast Program application process. Parents or guardians must complete the National School Lunch/School Breakfast Program application on final forms to determine qualification.
Please note: Any student who owes school fees, fines and/or charges will be excluded from participating in extracurricular activities. This includes, but is not limited to chorus, intramural basketball, student council, talent shows, and school plays.
Bus information will be provided through the StopFinder App for the 25-26 School Year.
Things to know:
- Parents who signed up for StopFinder last school year will be able to see their student's bus information starting 8/4/25.
- If you are a new user, StopFinder invitations will be sent to the email you provided in Final Forms the week of July 14 - July 18. Now is a great time to check that you have the most current contact information, email address, and the correct information for both morning and afternoon transportation. in final forms. The invitation comes from StopFinder if you don’t see it in your inbox it is possible the invitation is in your Junk/Spam Mail.
- It is important to note, you must have the invitation from Stopfinder in order to access your student’s bus information from the app. Bus Information will be available 8/4. Please make sure your email address is correct so you receive the invitation.
- Infofinder Bus Stop Look Up on transportation’s webpage is no longer available
- Parents will display a hanging car tag with the number assigned to their child(ren) on their rearview mirror.
- Parents affix corresponding number tags to their child(ren)’s backpack.
- Daily pick-up students will be dismissed to the cafeteria each afternoon at 3:08.
- Staff members are assigned to monitor the pick-up lane. Using the number assigned to your child(ren) displayed on your rearview mirror, staff members assigned to the pick-up lane will radio your child(ren)’s to staff assigned to support students in the cafeteria.
- Once the staff members in the cafeteria hear your child(ren)’s number your child(ren) will be released.
- Children need to be loaded on the passenger side of the car for safety purposes.
- To keep every student safe, we are requesting all drivers stay in their lane. Please don’t go around other cars in the pickup lane.
We use ParentSquare as our primary communication platform with families. This service allows us to share important updates from both the classroom and the school, including our biweekly newsletter, East Spotlight.
There are several easy ways to sign up for ParentSquare:
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Email invitation: You will receive an email with a link to create your account.
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Text invitation: A text message will be sent with a link to set up your account.
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Direct sign-up: You can also visit www.parentsquare.com and click “Sign In” at the top right corner to create your account.
We encourage all families to sign up to stay informed and connected throughout the school year.
- Our latchkey program is available before and after school and is currently housed at North Elementary.
- The hours are from 6:30 a.m. to the start of school and from the end of the school day to 6:00 p.m.
- Students attending am latchkey will need to be dropped off at North. A bus will provide transportation from North to East ensuring students arrive to school on time daily.
- Students attending p.mm latchkey will be transported to North Elementary at the end of each day. Students attending p.m. latchkey will need to be picked up at North Elementary before 6:00 pm.
- You need to register your child for our latchkey program prior to use.