January 5, 2016

WELCOME BACK and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

CHALLENGE DAY was a great success!  We were THRILLED to have our students participate, share, confide, and express themselves at this event.  It was an extremely emotional event and one that we know that impacted our students forever.  We want all of our students to know that they are not alone is whatever they are going through, that there are friends out there that they haven't met yet, and that all people on this campus (and the rest of our world for that matter) must have empathy and compassion for one another. Thank you again to Mrs. Bates for organizing and all of the families/companies for donating!!  We will be having Challenge Day again next school year, so please be on the lookout...

Our 2nd Annual Spring Fling is COMING soon and scheduled for Saturday, April 30th from 4-8 PM at GV Cellars!  We are excited to have this great community event to support local businesses, raise money for our goal of becoming a 1:1 device school (where each student has their OWN device to complete school work), and have families get to know each other even better!  Tickets will go on sale the beginning of February so be on the look out and don't miss out as there is a limit!  Please take a look at THESE donation forms that will also be going out in paper form to businesses and families.  If you have a donation or contact that you can send our way, please give them Mrs. Cherry's email at KristenC@fsusd.org and we hope to see you at this fun filled event!

SHORT TERM INDEPENDENT STUDY

If you must take your child out of school for 5 or more days, you may complete a Short Term Independent Study Contract.  We will NO LONGER be accepting IS contracts without 5 days notice unless there is a major family emergency.

INDEPENDENT STUDY PROCEDURES:

Five days prior to starting Short Term Independent Study, parents must complete the Short Term Independent Study packet, indicating the dates the student will not be in school and the reason for the absence.  The teacher(s) will supply assignments. All assignments are due upon the student’s return to school. In order to receive full academic AND attendance credit, all work must be turned in.  Incomplete days will be considered truant, e.g. 3/5 work completed will result in two days.

Are you a planner like we are?  Are you already thinking about 8th grade promotion on Thursday, June 2nd 2016 beginning at 11?  Please be sure that you have the FSUSD SCHOOL CALENDAR so that you know when everything is?  Also, please remember that each 8th grader who is being promoted will be given FOUR TICKETS only.  We cannot accommodate any more than this.