{"id":38263,"date":"2013-08-18T20:00:46","date_gmt":"2013-08-19T00:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=38263"},"modified":"2013-08-18T20:00:46","modified_gmt":"2013-08-19T00:00:46","slug":"families-welcomed-to-back-to-school-nights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2013\/08\/18\/families-welcomed-to-back-to-school-nights\/","title":{"rendered":"Families welcomed to Back-to-School Nights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2013\/02\/FWCS.jpg\" alt=\"Fort Wayne Community Schools logo\" width=\"182\" height=\"137\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35085\" \/><\/p>\n<p>News release from Fort Wayne Community Schools:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Families Welcomed to Back-to-School Nights<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Schools are welcoming students and parents back to school over the next few weeks for the annual Back-to-School Nights. The events give families the opportunity to see where their children learn as they tour the schools, visit classrooms and meet teachers. This year, families will also get to see building improvements made over the summer as well as those still undergoing repairs.<\/p>\n<p>Many schools also combine the evening with dinner, the annual flower show or the annual Title I meeting (for those schools required to hold such meetings). The elementary schools&#8217; flower shows are the results of students&#8217; hard work over the summer. In the spring, the Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department provides seeds and materials for the planting project and students learn to develop a green thumb while caring for their flowers and plants.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a schedule of Back-to-School Nights. For more information about your child&#8217;s Back-to-School Night, contact your school.<\/p>\n<pre>School \t         Date \t         Time\n Abbett \t         Sept. 4 \t 6-7 p.m. with Flower Show\n Adams \t                 Aug. 28 \t 5:30-7:30 p.m. with Flower Show\n Arlington \t         Sept. 12 \t 6:30-8 p.m. with Flower Show\n Blackhawk \t         Sept. 4 \t 6 p.m.\n Bloomingdale \t         Sept. 12 \t 6-7 p.m. with Flower Show\n Brentwood \t         Aug. 28 \t 6 p.m. with ice cream social\n Bunche \t         Sept. 10 \t 6:30-7:30 p.m.\n Croninger \t         Aug. 29 \t 6-7 p.m. with Flower Show\n Fairfield \t         Sept. 26 \t 6-7:30 p.m. with dinner\n Forest Park \t         Sept. 4 \t 6-8 p.m. with annual Title I meeting\n Franke Park \t         Sept. 4 \t 6:30-8 p.m. with Flower Show\n Glenwood Park \t         Sept. 18 \t 7-8 p.m.\n Haley \t                 Sept. 5 \t 5-7 p.m. with Flower Show\n Harris \t         Sept. 5 \t 6-7:30 p.m. with Flower Show\n Harrison Hill \t         Sept. 5 \t 5:30-7 p.m. with Flower Show\n Holland \t         Sept. 10 \t 6:30 p.m. with Flower Show\n Indian Village          Aug. 29 \t 5:30-7 p.m.\n Irwin \t                 Aug. 16 \t 4-6 p.m. with Scavenger Hunt, Meet the Staff and a treat\n Jefferson \t         Aug. 29 \t 6-7 p.m.\n Kekionga \t         Sept. 11 \t 6-7:30 p.m. with annual Title I meeting\n Lakeside \t         Sept. 4 \t 5-7 p.m. with dinner and annual Title I meeting\n Lane \t                 Sept. 4 \t 6-8 p.m.\n Lincoln \t         Aug. 15 \t 6 p.m.\n Lindley \t         Sept. 5 \t 6-7:30 p.m. with Flower Show\n Maplewood \t         Sept. 5 \t 6-7:30 p.m. with Flower Show\n Memorial Park \t         Aug. 29 \t 6-7:30 p.m. with ice cream\n Miami \t                 Aug. 27 \t 6 p.m. with dinner\n Nebraska \t         Aug. 29 \t 6-7:30 p.m. with dinner, Flower Show and annual Title I meeting\n Northcrest \t         Sept. 5 \t 5:30 p.m. with picnic\n Northrop \t         Sept. 17 \t 6 p.m.\n Northwood \t         Sept. 5 \t 5:30 p.m. dinner, followed by annual Title I meeting at 6 p.m.\n North Side \t         Sept. 18 \t 6 p.m. with food samples provided by Nutrition Services\n Portage \t         Aug. 27 \t 6:30-7:30 p.m. with dinner\n Price \t                 Aug. 29 \t 6-7 p.m.\n Scott \t                 Sept. 3 \t 6 p.m. with Flower Show\n Shambaugh \t         Sept. 12 \t 6 p.m. with Flower Show\n Shawnee \t         Aug. 27 \t 6:30 p.m.\n Snider \t         Sept. 11 \t 6:30 p.m.\n South Side \t         Aug. 27 \t 6-8 p.m. with ice cream social\n South Wayne \t         Sept. 16 \t 6 p.m. with ice cream social, Flower Show and student and staff performances\n St. Joseph Central      Aug. 28     \t 6-7:30 p.m.\n Study \t                 Sept. 12 \t 5:30-6:30 p.m. with Flower Show and annual Title I meeting\n Towles \t         Sept. 4 \t 6:30-8 p.m. with Flower Show\n Ward \t                 Sept. 12 \t 6-8 p.m.\n Washington \t         Aug. 21 \t 6 p.m. with picnic sponsored by Fort Wayne Rotary\n Washington Center \t Aug. 28 \t 6-7:30 p.m. with Flower Show\n Wayne \t                 Aug. 28 \t 6:30 p.m. with ice cream social\n Waynedale \t         Aug. 28 \t 6-7:30 p.m. with annual Title I meeting, book fair and Meet the New Principal\n Weisser Park \t         Aug. 27 \t Grades 1-2: 6-7 p.m. with Flower Show\n Weisser Park            Aug. 29         Grades 3-5: 6-7 p.m. with Flower Show\n Whitney Young           Sept. 10        6-7 p.m.<\/pre>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/93635.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Parks and Recreation Director, Al Moll, speaks during the McCulloch Park rededication.  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Photo taken March 24, 2010.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='8815819d7de812c7ae554823417068b5' data-image-id=\"5049\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/125072.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/thumbs\/thumbs_125072.jpg\" data-title=\"Spyro&#039;s Pancake House\" data-description=\"Spyro&#039;s Pancake House on Bluffton Road asks to save Elmhurst High School.  Photo taken March 24, 2010.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Spyro&#039;s Pancake House\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Spyro&#039;s Pancake House\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5049\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/thumbs\/thumbs_125072.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwcs\/were1.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Abbett Elementary students surround principal Robin Peterman as she holds the trophy for winning the school food drive competition leading up to the Letter Carriers\u2019 Food Drive. Courtesy photo taken May 5, 2010.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='8815819d7de812c7ae554823417068b5' data-image-id=\"5230\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwcs\/were1.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwcs\/thumbs\/thumbs_were1.jpg\" data-title=\"Abbett Elementary students: We&#039;re #1\" data-description=\"Abbett Elementary students surround principal Robin Peterman as she holds the trophy for winning the school food drive competition leading up to the Letter Carriers\u2019 Food Drive. 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Photo taken May 27, 2010.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='8815819d7de812c7ae554823417068b5' data-image-id=\"5355\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwcs\/134152.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwcs\/thumbs\/thumbs_134152.jpg\" data-title=\"Dr. Wendy Robinson and Mark GiaQuinta\" data-description=\"Fort Wayne Community Schools Superintendent Dr. Wendy Robinson and Board President Mark GiaQuinta at a press conference to present ISTEP+ preliminary data. 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