Welcome to Fees College Prep! - Tempe Elementary School District

Welcome to Fees College Prep! - Tempe Elementary School District

The official newsletter of Fees College Prepatory Middle School
1600 E. Watson Dr. Tempe, AZ 85283 • Phone (480) 897-6063
Fax (480) 838-0853 • www.tempeschools.org/fees
August 3, 2015
Kacy S. Baxter, Principal
Maureen Scully, Assistant Principal
Shannon Wygle, TOSA
Welcome to Fees College Prep!
Here at Fees College Prep we believe that
all students have the potential to go to
college and be successful. We base our
practices on the belief that there are no
limits to the academic success of each
student and with hard work anything
is possible. Every staff member on our
campus works diligently to ensure that we
reach each and every student that passes
through our doors.
At Fees College Preparatory Middle School, students will thrive in classrooms with high expectations, research-based strategies, and passionate
instructors. With our school-wide positive discipline system that rewards
students for doing the right thing and through focusing on helping each
student become college bound Fees College Prep has something to offer
everyone.
We believe that each and every student can learn and through a partnership with our families and communities there truly are no limits. I am
looking forward to a fabulous year!
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The Fees College Prep newsletter, The
Firebird Flash, is published each Monday.
The newsletter will be emailed each week
and there will be hard copies available in the
office. If you would like to sign up to recieve
the newsletter each week, visit
tempeschools.org/fees and click on “News
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Mark Your Calendars!
Native American Parent Committee
Meetings Coming Soon!
Location: Bustoz Professional Learning Center
Time: 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Your Partner in Education,
Kacy S. Baxter
*The Guadalupe Boys and Girls Club will be closed
August 3rd, 4th, and 5th. It will reopen August 6th.*
Tuesday, August 11th, 2015
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2015
Tuesday, February 9th, 2016
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
Aug. 3
Aug. 4
Aug. 5
Aug. 6
Aug. 7
Early release 1:20 p.m.
FIRST DAY OF
SCHOOL
Aug. 10
Aug. 11
Curriculum Night
6:00 - 8:00 pm
Reminders
The Firebird Flash is published
every Monday via email!
Aug. 12
Aug. 13
Aug. 14
Early release 1:20 p.m.
School Hours
Start time 8:15 a.m.
End time 3:20 p.m. Early release every Friday 1:20 p.m.
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Firebird Flash • August 3, 2015
Help Your Student Be Successful
At FCPMS
If your child is making the transition into middle school this year, a
lot of changes are ahead. They will have more responsibility, more
homework, more time away from home. There are more opportunities for students to get involved at school in middle school. Even
though your child is growing up, they still need your involvement
and encouragement in order to be sucessful.
Encourage your child to come to school in dress code. At Fees
College Prep, our school dress code helps create an atmosphere of
learning. Students are required to be in dress code each day and will
receive consequence if they are not. Please refer to the Parent Handbook or our website for more information regarding the dress code.
Remind your child to take care of their ID and lanyard. For safety
and security, each student is issued a school ID and breakway lanyard. The ID and lanyard are part of the dress code and are expected
to be worn each day. IDs and lanyards that become damaged will
need to be replaced with schools approved IDs and lanyards.
Help your child organize their binder. Every student will be given
a black binder that is be carried to and from school each day. Since
each child has several classes, it is important to use the provided
divider system in order to stay organized.
Follow Your Child’s Schedule at
Curriculum Night!
This year’s Curriculum
night will be held on
Tuesday, August 11th
from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00
p.m.
Students will bring home
their schedule and a map
of the school campus on
Monday, August 10th. Please bring that with you, as you will
be walking through their classes.
The Tempe Elementary School District curriculum is aligned
to the Arizona College and Career Readiness Standards.
Each content area has a curriculum that includes standards,
performance objectives and skills. The delivery of instruction
stresses the integration of content areas to provide a meaningful context to help children learn. A variety of teaching
strategies is encouraged for students to experience success.
The classroom environment focuses on meeting all student
educational needs.
During the designated lunch period, parents will report to the
school cafeteria to hear information about our Title 1 program.
We look forward to seeing you on August 11th!
Dear Fees College Prep Families,
Fees College Preparatory Middle School will be practicing
for a lock down throughout the school year. We would like
faculty and students to fully understand proper protocol.
We believe in being ready - it is better to be safe than
sorry. We hope that you will agree. These drills will familiarize all staff and students with the proper procedures
involving a lock down situation.
Experience has shown that some students may be frightened during or after practicing this drill. Please know that
we will do everything possible to avoid any type of fear.
We would like everyone to be prepared.
If your child mentions a “lock down at school today,”
please know that we conduct “practice” lock downs
throughout the year. These practice lock downs better
prepare students and school for an emergency situation.
Thank you for your patience and understanding as we
strive for a safe school environment.
Your Partner in Education,
Kacy S. Baxter
Fees College Preparatory Middle School Prinicpal
Gifted Child Find
Tempe Elementary District #3 offers gifted testing in the areas of verbal, quantitative (math), and nonverbal reasoning on a State Board approved test for gifted
identification. Referrals for testing of students in kindergarten through eighth grade
come from teachers, administrators, parents, and students. If you would like to
recommend a student for testing, referral forms can be requested from the school
office or the Gifted Education Department. Referral forms can be completed at any
time during the school year.
Three opportunities to test are provided during the school year, although individual
students may only test once per year. The next test session will be held August 31
– September 15 and the referral deadline for this test session is Wednesday, August
19. Additional opportunities to test will be available in January and April. If you
have any questions about referring your child for testing, contact our gifted teacher
or the Gifted Education Department at 730-7306.
Hallar a Niños Superdotados
El Distrito Escolar de Tempe No. 3 ofrece administrar pruebas para niños superdotados en las áreas de razonamiento verbal, cuantitativo (matemáticas) y no verbal en
un examen aprobado por la Mesa Directiva Estatal para la identificación de niños
superdotados. Las referencias para las pruebas de los estudiantes de kínder a
octavo grado se hacen a través de los maestros, administradores, padres de familia
y estudiantes. Si le gustaría recomendar a un estudiante para las pruebas, los formularios de referencia se pueden solicitar en la oficina escolar o en el Departamento de
Educación para Niños Superdotados. Los formularios de referencia los puede llenar
en cualquier momento durante el año escolar.
Se ofrecen tres oportunidades para administrar la prueba durante el año escolar,
aunque algunos estudiantes pudieran hacer esta prueba una vez por año. La
próxima sesión de pruebas se llevará a cabo del 31 de agosto al 15 de septiembre
y la fecha límite para entregar la solicitud de esta sesión será el miércoles, 19 de
agosto de 2015. Habrán otras oportunidades para hacer las pruebas en enero y
abril. Si tiene alguna pregunta sobre cómo referir a su niño para una prueba, favor
de contactar a nuestro maestro de niños superdotados o al Departamento de
Educación de Niños Superdotados, al 480-730-7306.
PARENT NOTIFICATION OF TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS: As a parent of a student at Tempe Elementary
School District No. 3, you have the right to know the professional qualifications of the classroom teachers who
instruct your child. Federal law allows you to ask for certain information about your child’s classroom teachers. It
is our goal to give you this information in a timely manner if you ask for it. Specifically, you have the right to ask
for the following information about each of your child’s classroom teachers:
-Whether the Arizona State Board of Education -Certification Unit has licensed or qualified the teacher for the grades and subjects he or she teaches.
-Whether the Arizona State Board of Education has decided that the teacher can teach in a classroom without being licensed or qualified under state regulations because of special circumstances.
-The teacher’s college major; whether the teacher has any advanced degrees and, if so, the subject of the degrees.
-Whether any teacher’s assistant or similar paraprofessionals provide services to your child and, if they do, their qualifications.
If you would like to receive any of this information, please contact the principal of your child’s school who will
assist you in getting the requested information.
Como padre de familia de un estudiante del Distrito Escolar de Tempe No. 3, usted tiene el derecho de saber los
titulos profesionales de los maestros del salon de clases. que enseñan a su hijo/a. La ley federal permite que usted
solicite cierta informacion acerca de los maestros del salon de clases de su hijo/a. Nuestra meta es de proporcionarle esta informacion dentro de un termino de tiempo, si usted asi lo solicita. Especificamente, usted tiene el
derecho de solicitar la siguiente informacion acerca de cada uno de los maestros del salon de clases de su hijo/a:
-Si la Unidad de Certificacion del Consejo Estatal de Educacion de Arizona ha otorgado licencia o cali
ficado como maestro para enseñar las materias y los grados que esta enseñando.
-Si el Consejo Estatal de Educacion de Arizona ha decidido que el maestro puede enseñar en el salon de clases sin haber sido autorizado o titulado de acuerdo a los reglamentos estatales debido a circunstancias especiales.
-El area de especialidad del maestro en la universidad; si el maestro tiene titulos de post-grado, y si este
es el caso, cuales son las areas de estos titulos.
-Si algun asistente de maestro o para-profcsionales similares proporcionan servicios a su hijo/a, y si este es el caso, cuales son sus certificaciones.
Si a usted le gustaria recibir cualquiera de esta informacion, sirvase ponerse en contacto con el director/a de la
escuela de su hijo/a, quien le ayudara a obtener la informacion requerida.