Fruit Valley Elementary School
HOME OF THE PANTHERS
October 9, 2019
SCHOOL HOURS: 8:00 AM - 2:50 PM EVERY MONDAY SCHOOL GETS OUT @ 2:10
Principal: Matthew Fechter
Secretary: Ahn Vance
Clerk: Meagan Sallee
FCRC: Staci Boehlke
Office Phone: 360-313-1900
*Fax: 360-313-1901
*Attendance Line: 360-313-1412 or fruitvalley.attendance@vansd.org
Our mission is "We Are Learning For Life"
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Regulation R5161-Sexual Harassment
Greetings Panthers!
We look forward to meeting with each our families and students during the October conferences. If you have not set a time to meet with your child's teacher, please call or e-mail to set conference between 10/16-10/18. Interpretive services are available upon request.
Read, read, read... Please support our expectation that every child reads at least 20 minutes every day at home. In addition, for our 1st-5th grade students we encourage math practice through the prodigygame.com app or website. Through Prodigy, our teachers are able to adjust the content and track student progress for grade level standards.
Our PTO needs you! Please join us throughout the year to help plan family activities and support for school programs. The PTO meets each month on the second Tuesday at 3:00 pm. If you are interested in volunteering, but unable to attend the meetings please contact Staci Boehlke.
See you soon,
-Mr. Fechter
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Wed, Oct 16 – 2 Hour Early release @ 12:50
Thurs, Oct 17 — NO SCHOOL Parent/Teacher Conferences
Fri, Oct 18 — NO SCHOOL Parent/Teacher Conferences
If you have not scheduled a conference with your child's teacher, please contact your child's teacher.
Upcoming Dates to Remember:
Oct 14 - EARLY RELEASE - school gets out @2:10 pm
Oct 14 - 18 - Scholastic Book Fair
Oct 16 - 2-Hour Early Release - Parent Conferences
Oct 17-18 - Parent Conferences - NO SCHOOL
Oct 21 - EARLY RELEASE - school gets out @2:10 pm
Nov 5 - Veteran's Day Assembly @ 2:00 pm
Nov 11 - Veterans’ Day Observance -NO SCHOOL
Nov 13 - PICTURE RETAKES
UPDATES VPS KEY DATES FOR 2019-2020 Please click here!
Attendance:
If your child is going to be absent, please choose one of these 6 methods to excuse their absence
*Call the Fruit Valley Absentee Line at (360) 313-1412 (24 hrs)
*Email fruit.valley.attendance@vansd.org (in Spanish or English)
*Reply to the attendance email that is automatically sent*Have your child turn in a note the next day (in Spanish or English)
*Have the doctor fax a note to (360) 313-1901
*Call or text the interpreter, Mrs. Estefanía, at 360-513-0422.
THERE IS NO ADULT SUPERVISION BEFORE 8:00 AM.
Students on Safety Patrol should report to the SCHOOL at 7:50.
Students may not be dropped off at school before 8:00 am. At 8:00 kindergarten students should go to the cafeteria. Grades 1-5 go to the designated line up area, unless they are having school breakfast.
Honoring all Veterans!
If you have a veteran in your family, please email a picture to ahn.vance@vansd.org. This will appear in our Veteran’s Day Assembly Tuesday, November 5th at 2:00 am which is open to the public. Please include in your email the name of the Veteran, which branch of service he/she served and the student’s name from your family that attends Fruit Valley. We prefer no actual pictures be brought to school. It would be best if you could take a picture with your phone and email. Please have all pictures in by October 28th so we will have time to prepare the presentation.
The community is invited to this assembly and we would be honored if you would invite all Veterans or any current member of the Armed Forces to the assembly. Veterans will stand to be honored and their child or grandchild is invited to stand up with them. Please encourage the Veterans in your family to show up to be honored! We will be singing songs of our country and honoring our veterans.
We are looking forward to seeing you there.
Fruit Valley Volleyball practice schedule for 4th & 5th graders
Date & Time:
Thurs, Oct 24 @ 7:30-8:20 AM
Fri, Oct 25 @ 7:30-8:20 AM
Thurs Oct 31 @ 7:30-8:20 AM
Fri, Nov 1@ 7:30-8:20 AM
Thurs, Nov 7 @ 7:30-8:20 AM
Fri, Nov 8 @ 7:30-8:20 AM
Thurs, Nov 14 @ 7:30-8:20 AM
Fri, Nov 15 @ 7:30-8:20 AM
Thurs, Nov 21 @ 7:30-8:20 AM
Fri, Nov 22 @ 7:30-8:20 AM
All practice are in the Gym at Fruit Valley.
**Tuesday, December 3 SKILLEREE 3:45-6:15 @Roosevelt
Change in Last Minute Going Home Plans
The Office CAN NOT take changes over the phone. Plans need to be made before your student comes to school and a written note signed by the Parent or Guardian must be received.
To insure we are able to continue keeping all students safe during the go home process at the end of the day Teachers and the office need to know changes at the start of the day. If you are wanting your student to ride the bus, or go home a different way, we need this in writing. Phone calls cannot be accepted for this.
Calling classrooms for go home changes is very disruptive to the learning environment. Please help by sending a note with your student. This allows us to make the changes prior to the teacher’s lunch time.
NO NOTE= YOUR STUDENT GOING HOME ON THEIR NORMAL SCHEDULED PLAN
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Picture Retake
Wednesday, November 13th
SMILE…..Fruit Valley’s school picture retakes will be taken on November 13th. If you missed picture day or are unhappy with your child’s picture, you will need to send the entire packet (except for the class group photo) with him/her on Nov. 13th. They will turn it in to Dorian and will have a new photo taken. New students may get a picture envelope from the office.