Principal's Message

Hello Farnham Families,

What a fantastic start to the school year! The first day of school is always filled with a bit of nervousness, but this year was unlike any other, and I am filled with Falcon Pride as I reflect on all of the ways our Farnham community rose to the challenge and used their ABC’s. I saw people Acting respectfully, Behaving responsibly, and Caring for others even through the computer screens. It has given me such joy to be able to visit all of the virtual classrooms and see all of the smiling faces. This is going to be an adventure as we all learn together.

In addition, every other week, the Farnham FLASH newsletter will be emailed to the email addresses you provided to us.  If you would like to make any changes to your email address, please contact our office. (Patricia Lee at leep@cambriansd.com or 408-377-3321).

The first several weeks are a transition period for enrollment as new students enroll and other students leave to attend other schools. Therefore class placements are not final until the early part of September when we will let you know if there are any changes for your child.  Please know we do our best to avoid or minimize changes to class placement unless absolutely necessary.

I would also like to welcome a few new additions to the Farnham staff – 

• Tassia Hegyi, 4th Grade Teacher
• Courtney Hammett, 1st Grade Teacher
• Libby James, RSP Teacher
• Ksenia Vikulova, Speech Therapist
• Courtney Connors, Psychologist
• Kathy Virgilio, Instructional Aide
• Bryan Jolly, Extended Care
• Ayako Yamazaki, Counselor

Your child’s teacher is always the best place to start if you have questions regarding your child’s experience at Farnham. However, I wanted to take a moment to introduce you to our office staff who are excellent at assisting with questions as well. Patricia Lee is Farnham’s secretary. Tracy Hudson is our admin clerk. Renee Gundersen is our attendance and health clerk. I want to send a huge thank you to these three as they are fielding questions from anxious families trying to get their children connected to their Zoom classrooms.  

Thank you for taking the time to read this.  I am looking forward to a year filled with patience, resilience, empathy, and relationship building.

Welcome back,

Amy O’Hehir

Principal, Farnham Elementary