The Fox Flier
January, 2023
Upcoming Events
January 25 - Early Release
January 27 - Farley Spelling Bee (no spectators allowed)
January 27 - Farley Chess Club 4:00-5:00
February 3 - Farley Chess Club 4:00-5:00
February 7 - Spring Picture Day
February 8 - Early Release
February 10 - Farley Chess Club 4:00-5:00
February 13 - PTO Executive Meeting
February 14 - Valentine’s Day Classroom Parties 2:30-3:15
February 14 - Panda Express Fundraiser Night
February 15 - P/T Conferences 4:00-8:00
February 16 - NO SCHOOL - P/T Conferences 8:00-8:00
February 17 - NO SCHOOL
February 20 - NO SCHOOL - Staff PD Day
February 24 - Farley Chess Club - 4:00-5:00
February 27 - PTO Round Table Meeting
Farley Foxes of the Month!
Morning Arrival and Breakfast
Breakfast is served until 8:40 each day. Students arriving on a late bus will have the option of picking up a quick breakfast item, but students being dropped off by a car need to enter the cafeteria before 8:40 in order to get breakfast.
The car drop off line runs from 8:25-8:40. Farley staff members are needed in classrooms at 8:40, so any students dropped off after 8:40 will need to be dropped off at the front doors. There will not be staff supervision after 8:40.
Thank you for helping your child have a great start to the day!
Spring Conferences
Farley Chess Club
From the Farley PTO
PTO will be hosting a Dance-a-thon on March 3rd as our Spring Fundraiser through the Boostherthon organization. Information & pledge packets will go home with students on Feb. 23rd. We can't wait to dance our way to raising funds for our Farley playground!!!
Remember to be checking the Farley Elementary PTO Facebook page for important PTO info! Look for a sign-up on our page for January & February Stock the Lounge items needed. A sign-up will also be coming soon for items needed for a meal for the Farley staff during Parent Teacher Conferences.
We hope you can join us at our next PTO Round Table meeting on Monday, February 27th at 6:00pm in the Farley library.
Attendance
DID YOU KNOW?
- Starting in preschool and kindergarten, too many absences can cause children to fall behind in school.
- Missing 10%, or about 2 days each month over the course of a school year, can make it harder to learn to read.
- Students can still fall behind if they miss just 1 or 2 days every few weeks.
- Being late to school may lead to poor attendance.
- Absences and tardiness can affect the whole classroom if the teacher has to slow down learning to help children catch up. Attending school regularly helps children feel better about school—and themselves.
Important Attendance Definitions:
Tardy - arriving after 8:45 am
Early pick up - leaving before 3:30 pm
Unexcused Absences - absent without reasonable justification
According to Kansas law (K.S.A. 72-1113) a student is truant if they have missed the following without legitimate excuse:
Three (3) consecutive days
Five (5) unexcused absences in a semester
Seven (7) unexcused absences in a school year
If a student has excessive excused absences (more than 10), a doctor’s note will be required for it to be excused. Another option is that you can bring your child to the school clinic and the school nurse can determine if your child should stay home.
Early Dismissal/Change in Dismissal
Contact Us!
Email: sondekat@usd437.net
Website: https://usd437.net/schools/farley/
Location: 6701 SW 33rd Street, Topeka, KS, USA
Phone: 785-408-8300