Dolphin Splash Family Newsletter
Monthly Update # 10| Friday, May 5, 2023
Factory Shoals Elementary School
Email: tosha.wright@dcssga.org
Website: fses.dcssga.org
Location: 2375 Mount Vernon Road, Lithia Springs, GA, USA
Phone: 770.651.3900
Facebook: https://facebook.com/Factoryshoalselementaryschool
This will be our last newsletter of the year!
Important Dates to Note
Wednesday, May 10th | Field Day for Kindergarten & 1st Grade
Thursday, May 11th | Field Day for 2nd & 3rd Grades
Friday, May 12th | Field Day for 4th & 5th Grades
Friday, May 12th | Last Day for 21st Century Dolphin Club
Friday, May 12th | All Library Books are due
Monday, May 15th & Tuesday, May 16th | Make-Up Field Days
Wednesday, May 17th @ 9:00 AM | Cafe - First Grade Awards Ceremony
Wednesday, May 17th @ @ 12:30 PM | Cafe - Third Grade Awards Ceremony
Friday, May 19th @ 12:30 PM | Cafe - Second Grade Awards Ceremony
Friday, May 19th | Last day for ASP
Monday, May 22nd @ 8:30 AM | Gym - Kindergarten Awards Ceremony
Monday, May 22nd @ 12:30 PM | Gym - Fourth Grade Awards Ceremony
Monday, May 22nd | Last Full Day of School
Tuesday, May 23rd @ 8:30 AM | Gym - Fifth Grade Awards Ceremony
Tuesday, May 23rd | Early Dismissal @ 11:25 AM
Wednesday, May 24th | Early Dismissal @ 11:25 AM - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
Character Trait Words for May
Week of May 1, 2023 | Integrity: Adherence to a code of values, be lead worthy
Week of May 8, 2023 | Self-reliance: Relying on one’s own abilities, efforts, or judgments
Week of May 15, 2023 | Accomplishment: Appreciation for attaining one’s goals, or something that has been achieved successfully
Week of May 22, 2023 | Honorable: Upholds the principles of honor
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FSES 2023-2024 Teacher of the Year
FSES 2023-2024 Staff Member of the Year
Pepper Spray
FSES Staff Shout-outs
DCSS School Calendars
Go Guardian
School Nutrition: Breakfast and Lunch
If your child has a negative lunch balance, they will not be accepted into any FSES extracurricular activities until that balance is cleared.
Infinite Campus Parent Portal
Transportation Changes
Here Comes the Bus & Bus Expectations
Here Comes the Bus is available for parents and students to download now. To sign up, visit the Apple or Android store, or visit www.herecomesthebus.com.
Students are still encouraged to arrive at their stop five to ten minutes early and to follow any additional instructions given by drivers. Please sign up for Here Comes the Bus. You can use code.
As your children board the bus each morning, please help us and remind them of our bus rules. Students should stay seated in assigned seat, there is to be no eating or drinking on the bus and students should use their inside voices. Students should also keep their hands and other objects to themselves while riding the bus.
School bus transportation is a privilege afforded pupils by the Board of Education. It is not a right. To protect the safety and well-being of all involved, pupils must adhere to established bus conduct rules. Bus transportation privilege may be revoked if the pupil does not observe bus conduct expectations.
Late Bus Information
Afternoon Office Pick-up Times
Afternoon Dismissal
Morning & Afternoon Car Rider Procedures
Morning Arrival to FSES
Car riders may only be dropped off and picked up within the designated car rider zone.
Morning student drop-off begins at 7:00 AM. Afternoon dismissal of car riders begins at 2:25 PM.
As the car approaches the drop-off location, students should unbuckle themselves, have their bookbag on, and place any materials being carried in their hands.
Please move forward until directed to stop. Once stopped, please remember to unlock doors. In the morning, we typically unload three to four cars at a time.
Students MUST wait until FSES School Staff opens the car door in order to proceed from vehicles. Students should not get out of the car by themselves. This is for the safety of all students.
If possible, all students should be loaded and unloaded through passenger side doors- Curb Side.
Do not drive around or pass cars that are still unloading. Vehicles will wait until all children have exited their vehicle before proceeding to the exit. Like school bus loading and unloading zones, violators will have license plates turned over to the DCSS Police Department.
Vehicles NOT in line when the clock turns 7:40 AM will be directed to sign the child in through the front office.
Students coming in through the front office must be escorted into the building by a parent or guardian.
Afternoon Dismissal from FSES
The afternoon car rider line begins at 2:00 pm.
Afternoon dismissal of car riders begins at 2:25 pm.
Please do not use cell phones once the car pick-up line begins to move.
The school-issued car rider tag is required for pick-up. (Even if we know who you are. You must have a car rider tag to pick up a child.) If you do not have a tag, you will be directed to the front office to get one. Additional tags are $2.
A staff member is responsible for radioing your child's car rider number. Please wait until they have done so before moving on in the line.
Move all the way forward until directed to stop.
Vehicles should be placed in park.
Normally, three students are loaded into cars at a time.
Children will enter the car on the right-hand side.
Parents or Guardians should remain in the vehicle at all times.
Once the child is loaded, you may proceed to the exit.
If a child needs assistance with getting buckled in, your vehicle should move forward towards the exit. Do not assist while in the line.
Vehicles need to be in line by 2:40 pm. After 2:40 pm you will need to pick your child up from the front office.
Students waiting after the car rider line ends will be placed in the After School Program and a fee will be assessed.
If you or the person who is picking up your child in the afternoon does not have the hanging FSES 2022-2023 Car Rider Identification card, they will have to pick up the child from the front office and have their ID available for our front office staff to check. This is for the safety of your child. Thank you for your understanding.
We thank you in advance for adhering to our rules as they all help keep your students safe around moving vehicles.
Wednesdays are AVID Spirit Days
FSES is a No Cell Phone Zone
We recognize that electronic devices are an important part of our everyday world and are increasingly being used in teaching and learning. However, we want to be sure that any devices at school are being used as an appropriate instructional tool, and their use does not interfere with our students’ learning environment.
Factory Shoals is proud to provide student access to Chrome Books in all of our classrooms. Students should only use electronic devices under the direct supervision of their teacher, so there is absolutely no need for students to bring their own devices from home. This includes cell phones, smart watches, iPads, and tablets. We believe that elementary school students are not equipped to deal with the responsibilities of having unsupervised access to technology, and their brains are not quite ready to handle such distractions at school.
If your child must bring a device to school in order to communicate with you after school hours, then please remind them of the following:
Electronic devices brought from home will be kept in the backpack turned off during the school day and will not ring or cause disruption to the instruction in the classroom.
Thank you for helping us to make Factory Shoals an amazing place where students value their education!
Birthdays
We do not allow whole birthday cakes or any birthday treats that are not individually wrapped.
We enjoy honoring our students on their birthday. We announce the birthday child’s name on the morning announcements and allow families to bring in treats within the guidelines below.
Cupcakes/snacks must be store bought AND prepackaged/individually wrapped.
Also, you may want to think about non-food items. The items listed below will still make your child feel special and they will last a lot longer than a food item.
- A game for the classroom
- A classroom book (A nice touch would be having your child pick it out, sign it, and date it.)
- A classroom set of items for each child to keep such as pencils, pens, erasers, markers, etc.
Bilingual Liaison
Phone: 770.651.2223
Email: lizzy.kilgore@dcssga.org