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7th Grade Academic Team Success!
6th Grade Academic Team Success!
Your Life Speaks: A Presentation Sponsored by the FTMS East Walk-a-thon
Your child’s school is holding a convocation with guest Your Life Speaks. This is a powerful, interactive convocation where your child may be challenged to think about their choices in life and how those choices can change their future.
Your Life Speaks is an organization that travels the United States talking to students in middle schools and high schools about life choices and how they will affect them in later years. Your Life Speaks will talk about self-harm, bullying, suicide, as well as drug and alcohol abuse and life choices.
Your child may come home and want to talk about what was presented today. It has been reported by Your Life Speaks that many students are very excited to make a positive change and want to talk to the important people in their lives about the program. We encourage parents AND students to put down electronics and talk about what they heard today, how it impacted them and how they can take steps to change from within.
Many students will keep in touch with Your Life Speaks and have also been encouraged to stay in touch with good friends, reach out to family members, teachers and counselors as needed. We also offer resources for them and family members on our website at www.yourlifespeaks.org
We also encourage students to channel energy into something they are good at or something they enjoy…art, music, sports, etc., instead of self-harm, drugs and alcohol. You as a parent will be able to help your child find something positive to focus on and stay focused on. Encourage them by asking to see their art work, listen to their music and really enjoy getting to know their gifts and participate with them!
We teach students their life Speaks, It Screams, It Shouts!! We have told your students to reach for their dreams and goals, no matter how impossible!! To RUN AT THE ROAR!! No one can stop them but them!!
Thank you,
Your Life Speaks
www.yourlifespeaks.orgA Special Guest Helping FTMS East Band
LIP SYNC BATTLE: TEACHERS vs. STUDENTS
Counselors Corner
Mrs. Kyle McClarnon
All 7th Grade
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Mrs. Sarah Ready
All 6th Grade
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21st Century Scholars Enrollment Night
On February 21st, from 2:30pm-6pm, FTMS East will host a 21st Century Scholars Enrollment Night. Families are encouraged to come to East and use our computer lab to get signed up for the program. A representative from 21st Century Scholars will be there to assist! Please review the necessary materials (English or Spanish) so that you bring with you everything needed to get enrolled.
PRIDE Character Education
During the 2018-2019 school year, all students will participate in character education during PRIDE on Wednesdays. Each week will focus on a different lesson involving various aspects of character education. All students can benefit from learning about positive character traits, soft skills, and other skills needed for a successful future. To see a schedule of topics, please click here.
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More ways to get information about EAST!
TWITTER: FTMS East@EastFtms
FACEBOOK: FTMS East@FTMSEast
FTMSE Attendance Information: Attendance Line 317-803-8190
If your student will be absent, please call the Attendance Line at 317-803-8190.
UPDATED POLICY-If you are picking up your student from school, you must enter the Main Office before we send a pass for the student. Please do not call ahead of time, we can no longer send a pass early. We want to make sure students are spending as much time as possible in the classroom.
If your student will miss more than one day due to a vacation, attending camp, going out of town for tournaments, etc., please email our Principal, Matt Vandermark at matt.vandermark@ftcsc.org, giving the student’s name, reason for absence and dates student will miss school. The student will then be called to the office and receive a form to have their teachers sign so they can receive make up work. The student will then turn that form in to the Main Office before the absence begins.
If your student goes to a Doctors appointment, please bring a Dr. note/return to school note if you want the absence marked as Medical.