Falcon Flyer: Family
May 2018
Stop Sign @ Corner of Eek and Earl
Important Dates
May
Bikes for Books competition ongoing- meet AR goal for chance to win a bicycle (bike giveaway May 17)
April 9-May 15: FLE Walking Club (Monday-Thursday 3:45-4:30)
April 30-May 11: Spring Book Fair @ FLE
May 11: FLE Field Day 9:30-11:00 (K-1), 12:30-2:00 (2-3), 2:00-3:30 (4-5)
May 15: FLE Talent Show 9:30 am (rehearsal the day before after school)
May 16: Title 1 FLE Kids Marathon 1:30 (primary races first then intermediate)
May 17: 5th Grade Promotion 1:15 pm, Ice Cream Celebration/Outdoor Play 1:45 pm
May 17: End-of-Year Celebration School-wide Assembly at 2:30 pm (Bike Giveaway)
May 18: School Closes/Quarter 4 Ends
May 18: PTA BBQ 6:00-7:30 pm
Finger Lake Elementary
"No Goal is Too High Where Falcons Fly"
"Show the HEART of a Falcon Every day in Every way"
"You feel good about yourself when you do positive actions and there is a positive way to do everything"
Falcons Have HEART
- Have a Positive Attitude
- Expect Success
- Accept Responsibility
- Respect Myself and Others
- Think Before Acting
Email: fle@matsuk.12.us
Website: www.matsuk12.us/fle
Location: 5981 Eek Street, Wasilla, AK 99654, United States
Phone: 907-864-2200
Tobacco Free/Weapon Free Campus
School begins at 9:15 and ends at 3:45
Attendance Matters
Drop Off Procedures
Who: All Car Riders
What: Drop-Off Procedures
Why: Safety and Customer Service
Drop-off occurs between 8:45-9:15 in the front of the school (not back). Please do not drop and drive prior to 8:45. The doors unlock at 8:45. Parents should remain with their children in the parking lot until the doors are unlocked.
Pull forward in the front of the school loop so 5 cars can unload at once. Please do not block handicap spots and do not block access to the back lot where our staff park. There should be no cars parked parallel to the sidewalk (except to drop off child) or left unsupervised in the drop off/pick up area. If you do need to park and walk your child in, please park in the lower lot. Students may not be dropped off in the lower lot to walk to the front doors. Parents who park in lower lot should be parking there to walk their child in.
***Be aware and drive with caution in the parking lot(s). Children are present.
Please remember the bus loop is for buses only during student drop off/pickup times.
Pick-up Procedures
Who: All Car Riders
What: Pick-Up Options
Why: Safety and Customer Service
Finger Lake’s morning drop off is NOT a pick-up area in the afternoon.
Students that are pick-up go to the gym to line up. Parents have the option to access the "pick-up line" that flows to the back of the school where adults outside will radio inside for students to be sent out. If you choose this option, we have noticed the line is generally clear around 4:05 at the latest. It moves quickly and staff are working hard to load cards as soon as kids are staged in the gym; however, the length of the line varies from day to day. In the event you are not to school by 4:05, please park in the lower lot and come inside.
Parents also have the option of parking in the lower parking lot and walking in the front doors to pick-up their child(ren) in the gym. Students are not permitted to exit the building without an adult/older sibling and walk to the lower lot independently. The back parking lot and drop-off loop are not parking areas after 3:15. Please enter/exit through the first set of gym doors after the 3:45 bell.
We highly discourage early pick-ups to “beat the traffic.” Our teachers are working extremely hard to maximize instruction and they teach bell to bell. If you regularly pick up prior to 3:45, your child is missing valuable instruction and others are distracted when students are getting "checked out" on a regular basis.
Parents/adults picking up children must be on the pick-up list or have made prior arrangements through School Dismissal Manager (https://www.schooldismissalmanager.com/).
TAG students will unite in the library. TAG parents may choose either option for pick-up (come inside to pick-up or access the pick-up line where staff will bring your child to you).
Signing Out Early
If you have an appointment or you need to change your child's pick up routines, please communicate to the office before 3:30. It is an extremely busy "bee hive" from 3:30-3:45. In order to meet everyone's needs and do our best to be diligent at delivering quality customer service, you can support us by calling before 3:30 with modifications to routines.
When students have appointments, we call them out of class when a parent has arrived to the school. Please plan accordingly.
Thank you so much!
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Susan R. Steele, Principal
We communicate with families a number of ways:
-Friends of Finger Lake Facebook Group (click here to join)
-Conferences, calls, notes home
-This online newsletter (updated weekly)
-ConnectEd messages
-Student/Family Handbook (click here to view)
-Principal's Message (click here to view)
Susan R.Steele, Ed.S. – Principal
Finger Lake Elementary School
Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
Ph: 907-864-2202 | Cell: 865-742-1112 | Fax: 907-864-2280
Email: SusanR.Steele@matsuk12.us
Website: http://www.matsuk12.us/domain/525
Location: 5981 East Eek Street, Wasilla, AK 99654, United States
Phone: 907-864-2200
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FingerLake/