FALCON FLYER
August 27, 2021 - September 10, 2021
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Francine The Falcon Instagram
Farney Elementary Twitter
Upcoming Events
Sept 7
- Cafeteria Opens for Lunch Visitors
- Curriculum Night (LS, 3-5) 6-7 pm
Sept 14
- Curriculum Night (PK - 2) 6-7 pm
Sept 24
- Student Holiday
Oct 4
- College & Career Week Kicks-off
- Fall Portraits
- Spring Creek BBQ Spirit Night (5 pm - 8 pm)
- Student Holiday
- Red Ribbon Week
- Student Holiday
- Student Holiday
- Book Fair
WHAT A GREAT FIRST WEEK!!!
Student Safety
Student safety is a top priority at Farney Elementary. If you plan to visit our school, please have your picture ID available every time you are here. When you ring the doorbell, front desk personnel will ask the nature of your visit. Please respond in the intercom. Once access is granted, please enter the security vestibule. Visitors are encouraged to wear a mask.
Welcome Back
School Communication
We communicate in a variety of ways. The Falcon Flyer is the easiest way to stay “in the know.” You will receive it via School Messenger every two weeks. School Messenger is the district's mass notification system. If you are not enrolled, please click http://www.cfisd.net/en/parents-students/contacts-communications/schoolmessenger/ to sign up. We also post it to Twitter @CFISDFarney as well as the Farney Facebook page. Our mascot, Francine the Falcon, also has her own Instagram page. Simply follow francinethefalcon on Instagram.
Teachers use Twitter and a variety of other methods to communicate (emails, Remind, Schoology, newsletters, Google Classroom and/or Class Dojo).
Teachers send home weekly folders which include student work and a communication card each Friday. Please sign the card and return the folder to school each Monday.
Z-Pass
Did you know you can receive information about when your child enters and exits the bus? Go to zpassplus.com to access the parent portal and sign up for notifications. The RFID number is located on the left side of their "backpack badge" next to the barcode. PK/K and newly enrolled students will receive RFID badges within the next two weeks.
HAC
Information Services recently upgraded the Student Information System, including the Home Access Center (HAC). HAC allows parents and students to view student registration, scheduling, attendance, assignment, and grade information. With this new upgrade, several new security features have been introduced. Please note the following dates:
August 22, 2021 – HAC was activated for the CFISD student population.
August 27, 2021 – HAC will be activated for the CFISD parent population. Information Services will begin sending emails today to parents that contain login instructions for parent access. Please direct any questions and/or concerns to the Customer Care Center at 281-897-4357.
Awesome Volunteers
Thanks to everyone who volunteered on the 1st day of school! You helped our students have an amazing first day!
Reserved Parking
The reserved parking spaces at the front of the school are reserved for Farney staff members who frequently leave from and/or return to the building during the school day. Please do not park in these spaces before school, after school, or during the day. For your convenience, we ask all other staff members to use the back parking lot so that there are dozens of visitor spots available to you in the front of the school. We appreciate your cooperation.WHAT IS RAISE CRAZE?
Counselor's Corner
Counselors’ Corner
Welcome Back Falcons!!!
Shannon Zepeda - 1st, 3rd, 5th shannon.zepeda@cfisd.net
Sandra Ayala - PK, K, 2nd, 4th sandra.ayala@cfisd.net
Follow us on Twitter: @CounselorFarney
Release of Information Forms
If you need Behavior Rating Scales completed or want the school to communicate with an outside entity, private tutor, doctor, etc., you will need to complete a Release of Information form for this school year. You can request this form through the counseling office. When asking teachers to complete Behavior Rating Scales, you will need to give one week’s notice to allow teachers ample time to complete the forms. These forms will be faxed directly to the doctor’s office and you will be notified once this is completed.
Core Essentials
Each month we will have a new core value. Students will learn about the new word in their
weekly classroom meetings and discuss how they can use it to be amazing Farney Falcons!
September’s Core Value is Initiative!
Initiative means seeing what needs to be done and doing it.
WATCH D.O.G.S.
Now recruiting WATCH DOGS!
Our Watch Dog program consists of Dads or Father Figures of Great Students who volunteer one day at their child’s school. They will perform a variety of tasks including assisting with the car line in the morning, eating lunch with their child, monitoring the cafeteria and helping in their child’s classroom. Right now we are collecting emails for our Watch Dog database. If you are interested and haven’t already, please complete the registration link below to add your name and email to our list. We will be sending a sign-up link towards the end of September for dads to pick their date on the calendar. Please contact sandra.ayala@cfisd.net or shannon.zepeda@cfisd.net if you have any questions. We look forward to your participation and hope to see many dads at Farney Elementary!
ARRIVAL TIME
Morning Drop Off Safety
Lunch Visitors
Lunch Visitors will be welcomed starting September 7, 2021
Birthday Celebrations
WANT TO KNOW HOW TO HELP???
VOLUNTEER
We have SO many opportunities for you to volunteer at Farney! We encourage you to get involved in any way you can. If you cannot come in to the school during the day, we have brown bag projects that can be sent home. A strong home/school partnership means success for our children. For more information go to www.farneypto.com.
Amazon Smile
Do you shop on Amazon? Simply go to smile.amazon.com and type Farney Elementary PTO in the search box. Once you select Farney a portion of your purchase will be donated to Farney every time you shop! You only have to designate Farney the first time, after that, you will go to smile.amazon.com each time to start your order.
KROGER CARD
To earn money for our school each time you shop, simply register your Kroger card (cards have to be registered EACH year) online: www.krogercommunityrewards.com
BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION
HOW TO EARN
BOX TOPS MAKES IT EASY.
All you need is your phone! Download the Box Tops app, shop as you normally would, then use the app to scan your store receipt within 14 days of purchase. The app will identify Box Tops products on your receipt and automatically credit your school’s earnings online. Twice a year, your school will receive a check and can use that cash to buy whatever it needs!
Farney Elementary School
Email: farney@cfisd.net
Website: www.farney.cfisd.net
Location: 14425 Barker Cypress Road, Cypress, TX, United States
Phone: 281-373-2850
Twitter: @CFISDFarney