FALCON FLYER
January 17-31, 2020
Farney Fun Obstacle Run-2/27
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Jan 27
- Report Cards Go Home
Jan 30
- Kindergarten Pajama Day
Feb 5
- District Spelling Bee @ Berry Center 4:45 pm
Feb 7
- 3rd Grade Field Trip to Sugar Land Science Museum
- Spirit Shop Open During Lunches
Feb 17
- Student Holiday
Feb 18-19
- Benchmark Testing - NO LUNCH VISITORS
Feb 19
- Progress Reports Go Home
Feb 20
- Spring Individual & Class Portraits
- Farney Name That Book Competition 4:30 - 5:30 pm
Feb 27
- Farney Fun Obstacle Run (see below for schedule)
Feb 28
- Go Texan Day
Mar 3
- Spring Creek BBQ Spirit Night 5 - 9 pm
Mar 4
- 5th Grade Field Day 9:30 - 11:30 am
- Kinder Field Day 1 - 3 pm
Mar 5
- 1st Grade Field Day 9:30 - 11:30 am
- 3rd Grade Field Day 1 - 3 pm
Mar 6
- 2nd Grade Field Day 9:30 - 11:30 am
- 4th Grade Field Day 1 - 3 pm
- 4th Grade Human Growth & Development
Mar 9 - 13
- Spring Break
LIBRARY LOWDOWN
Author Visit- Barbara O’Connor
Award-winning author Barbara O'Connor will be visiting Farney Elementary 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders on Thursday February 6, 2020. The library WILL NOT be ordering books for students to purchase as we have done in the past. If your student would like an autographed copy of one of her books, you may purchase your own copy and send it to the library by Wednesday, February 5th. Please complete the attached form and return it to the library with the books you would like to have autographed.
Bookworm Festival
See the attached flyer for information about the Bookworm Festival! This is a free community event at Jersey Village High School on February 1st.
UPCOMING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
COUNSELORS' CORNER
January Core Essential Theme:
Knowledge: Learning something new so you can be better at whatever you do
Release of Information Forms
If you are needing Behavior Rating Scales completed or are wanting 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.
Credit By Exam
Application Due Dates to skip grade for the 2020-2021 school year
February testing application due by February 7
There is also a beginning of June test date with the application due in April.
Farney Fun Obstacle Run - Thursday, February 27th
Pre-K: 9:00-9:30
Kinder: 11:30-12:25
1st Grade: 10:35-11:30
2nd Grade: 9:40-10:35
3rd Grade: 12:55-1:50
4th Grade: 2:55-3:50
5th Grade: 1:50-2:45
This year’s main fundraiser is the Farney Fun Obstacle Run. We are thrilled about this new format which includes fun obstacles on each lap. It’s a two-week program that kicks off with a Pep Rally on February 18th. Families will then gather pledges for completed obstacles on the course. At the Farney Fun Obstacle Run, which will happen on February 27th. This year our goal is to raise $25,000 for classroom wish lists, field trips, cultural arts events, and teacher professional development opportunities. We’ve asked the experts at Booster to power our fundraiser to make it easier, more profitable, and more fun.
Students will also experience an amazing character theme, MINDSPARK: WILD WEST! Booster’s most exciting theme yet combines S.T.E.A.M. skills (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) with character-building. While they're teaming up with the MindSpark Kids to save Dr. Shock, our students will learn five character traits that will help strengthen themselves and our world.
Donations will go toward classroom wish lists, field trips, cultural arts events, and teacher professional development opportunities. Please help our school by getting pledges from family and friends and entering them on FUNRUN.COM.
Also, all families are invited to come out and cheer on our students at the Farney Fun Obstacle Run so save the date! Thanks so much for your support!
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 data base. 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!
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.
As always, we will be practicing several different emergency scenarios. In addition to monthly fire drills, we are required by our district to practice the following drills: lockdown, shelter, lockout and a reverse evacuation. Our goal for performing the drills is to provide our students and staff with knowledge about possible emergency situations and to make sure they are familiar with our campus procedures. We will assure students that there is no actual emergency.
ARRIVAL TIME
MORNING DROP OFF SAFETY
LUNCH VISITORS
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS
MORE INFO...
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 and post to 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, 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.
CFISD App
There is a great app for our district. Simply download it and follow the schools your children attend. With a click of a button you can see grades through the Home Access Center, check out the lunch menu, or contact your child's teacher.
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.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
Collecting Box Tops is an easy way to earn money for Farney. The Box Top form is included in this newsletter. Attach your Box Tops to the form and send them in. Each month, the homeroom that turns in the most will win a special treat!
SHOPAROO
Download the free app and scan your receipts. It's that easy! Shoparoo accepts receipts from grocery, clothing, home improvement, sporting good, clothing stores, restaurants and many more!
CHILD FIND SERVICES
The Cypress Fairbanks Independent School District Special Education Department provides educational services to an estimated 8,000 students with special needs.
Teachers, instructional aides, speech pathologists and related service personnel provide instruction and related services to students who have a disability. Students are eligible for special education services from the age of 3 through 21. Students who have hearing and vision disabilities may receive services from birth.
To be eligible for special education services, students must meet eligibility requirements as a student with an orthopedic impairment, other health impairment, auditory impairment, visual impairment, diagnosis of deaf/blind, intellectual disabilities, emotional disturbance, learning disability, speech impairment, multiple disabilities, autism, non-categorical early childhood, or traumatic brain injury.
Cypress Fairbanks ISD instructional arrangements for elementary school-aged students include in-class support, resource classes and speech/language therapy. Preschool Programs for Children with Disabilities (PPCD), adaptive behavior, and LIFE Skills classes are offered as cluster services at the elementary level.
In-class support, resource classes, LIFE Skills, adaptive behavior and speech/language services are available at all secondary level campuses.
Related services may include psychological services, occupational therapy, physical therapy, orientation and mobility training, school health services, adaptive equipment and special transportation.
Other special education service options include the Dorothy Carlton Center, the Adaptive Behavior Center, homebound, adaptive physical education, itinerant and on-site services to the visually impaired.
As part of the Northwest Harris County Cooperative for the Hearing Impaired, services for students who have auditory impairments are offered at Birkes Elementary, Hancock Elementary, Spillane Middle School and Cy-Ridge High School. In addition to receiving instruction at the on-site campuses, students may be served by itinerant teachers, speech pathologists, and/or an audiologist at their home campus.
Are you the parent of a pre-school (3-5 years) or school aged child and have concerns regarding your child’s physical, speech, and/or emotional development? Is your child experiencing academic problems which could interfere significantly with educational success? If so, contact the Special Education Department at 281-897-6400 to discuss your concerns and learn more about the referral process.
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