Admiral's Log Sept. 21, 2020
Admiral Strong - Honor, Courage, and Steadfastness
From the Heart!
Meet Our New Admirals at FIS
Hannah Reddick
Ann Riddell
Elizabeth Hook
Interim Reports Available Friday, September 25
Motivating Students
Are you struggling with keeping your child motivated and excited about learning? Please see the link below from our school counselors, Carol Slatas and Natalie Choate, for some great tips for encouraging your child to stay motivated in-person or virtually.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1FcV_4V3f4v7y9rsLjHlH45fCp9OwUZDIM7ZQ0o34Sdg/edit?usp=sharing
It's School Coupon Book Time in Tennessee!
Steps to take when selling coupon books:
- Collect the $10 for each coupon book. All checks should be made payable to Farragut Intermediate School. This year you may pay for coupon books online just like you did for school fees. Click here to go to online payment. This is for both in-person and virtual.
- Send the orders and checks or money to school with your child. Please make sure it is in a labeled envelope. We will make every effort to fill your order the same day or the next morning after the money is received.
- Please DO NOT let your child sell books door to door without an adult present.
Prizes
Class Prizes
50 Books - Class receives Blow Pops and Hat Day
Class meets the goal of an average of 5 coupon books sold per student - $150 to spend for the classroom.
Student Prizes
Student sells 5 books - spin the virtual wheel for a guaranteed prize
Go to the FIS website to See prize list
Top Sellers
The top sellers in each grade level will get to participate in the FIS "Money Grab" and will receive a Chick-fil-A gift card. Click here to see an example of "Money Grab".
Top Selling Classroom
The top-selling classroom in the whole school (most books sold) will win a $1500 voucher for purchasing needed classroom materials.
If we meet our school's goal of selling 4,000 coupon books, our school will participate in a "dress-up" day later in October.
A Huge Thank You to Publix
Picture Day for Virtual Learners
We are inviting our virtual learners to come to FIS for their pictures on Monday, September 28th. The following schedule will help with social distancing:
A-C @ 5:00 PM
D-G @ 5:30 PM
H-K @ 6:00 PM
L-O @ 6:30 PM
P-S @ 7:00 PM
T-Z @ 7:30 PM
These pictures will be in our 2020-2021 yearbook.
School Fees Please
https://knoxschools.schoolcashonline.com/. If you can not pay online, you can send cash or a check for the amount to the classroom teacher. Thank you for your support!
Tardies
Junior American Citizens Club (Virtual)
We will be offering the students at FIS the opportunity to be a part of the Virtual Junior American Citizens Club (JAC). The JAC club is sponsored by the Daughters of the American Revolution, Emory Road Chapter. The purpose of the club is to promote citizenship and patriotic education by learning history and love of country.
Tech Tips!
Tech Tip #3
Many parents and students are wondering how they can receive a notification when assignments are due when a grade has been posted, or when a teachers has activated a new assignment. In this tech tip, we will highlight how you can get notifications in several different ways. The best part is, you decided what works best for you and your family!
- HOW:
- First, go into Canvas and click on the account button
- Next, click on Notifications
- Once in the Notification Preferences screen, you will see a list of Course Activities.
- There is a legend at the top of the screen to help you know what is available for you to choose.
- You will go down the list and create your personalized notifications.
- You or students Can add additional contact means - Add Additional Email Accounts
Add a Text (SMS) Contact # - You & Students can then specify which specific events you want to get notified of how often where you want them: www.tinyurl.com/canvasnotify
Visit our school website for helpful Tips and Tricks!
Dates to Remember
Sept. 8-30 Benchmark Testing (Virtual classroom teachers will be sending the schedule to our students participating in virtual learning. Virtual students may also pick up their science textbooks/yearbooks on the day of testing.)
Sept. 24 KCS Coupon Book Campaign begins, Interim Reports Go Home
Sept. 28 Virtual Students' Fall Pictures start at 5:00 p.m.
Oct.12-16 Fall Break🍁
Oct. 22 KCS Coupon Book Campaign ends
Oct. 23 End First 9-weeks Grading Period
Cub Scouts Recruitment
Please see the links below to the Cub Scout “Hype” Video below. This video is what we typically talk about to the students when we visit the schools. I have provided the video in YouTube, Vimeo, and Google Drive formats.
The flyer is also attached.
Video links:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SdzkGAVMOUuRG0L88oZfyAMX97X-y7xT/view?usp=sharing
Sincerely,
James
James Gaddis | Senior Toqua District Executive
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
Great Smoky Mountain Council
1333 Old Weisgarber Road
Knoxville, Tennessee 37909
O 865.588.6514 | F 865.212.0076
D 865.566.0639 | M 865.455.4230
PTA Welcome Letter
Join the best PTA in Knox County!
Memberships are $10.00, and we have some great coupons this year that you will receive just for joining! Payments can be made via check/cash to FIS PTA or via our VENMO account @FISPTA (For Venmo payments, please list child and grade to make sure credit is given to the correct classroom!) If you want to pay via Venmo, please note on envelope/form and return filled out envelope/form to classroom teacher.
Parent Letter: http://fispta.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Parent-Letter-2020-2021.pdf?189db0
Free Breakfast and Lunch for All
KCS has opted to take advantage of this flexibility, and it will begin on Tuesday, Sept. 8, for all students. The program will end no later than Dec. 31, 2020, and could end sooner depending on federal funding.
Given the temporary nature of this program, we will continue accepting free and reduced-price meal applications. Click here for information on Free and Reduces Application. Students who previously used a PIN or scan card will continue to do so, and students in the virtual learning program must still register for meal pickup from their base school. Virtual students can register at www.knoxschools.org/mealsrequest.
KCS Needs Substitute Teachers
Car Tags
Bus Riders
Media Release - All Students
If you have not yet signed and returned the media release form below, please do so as soon as possible. This is for ALL students. Thanks so much!
Virtual Students' Absences/Appointments
FIS Student Handbook
A Message from Our Counselors
You should have received an email including a form re: Family Needs from Jelena Browning, our Farragut Schools Social Worker. This form is required for all families. If you have multiple students, you may have gotten multiple emails. You only need to fill out the form once as a family and include ALL students under student name(s). Make sure to include their last names on this form. If you did not receive the email, you can access the form through this link.
~Carol Slatas
School Counselor, FIS
FIS Office Hours
Office Phone: 865-966-6703