The Fugett Flash

September 19, 2022

From the Desk of Principal Fears

Greetings Fugett Families,


Please read below for important information about the upcoming weeks at Fugett Middle School.


Have an awesome day!


Dr. Dionne Fears

Principal, Fugett Middle School

District Attendance Policy

Below is a quick guide to the West Chester Area School District Attendance Policy.


1. When a student is absent, the student/family has 3 days upon return from absence to submit a Parent Note (PN) or Doctor Note (DN) to our attendance secretary.


2. Notes can be emailed to our attendance secretary, Jen Shannon, at jshannon@wcasd.net.


3. A phone call is not a sufficient note. Notes must be handwritten or submitted via email.


4. The student/family is allotted 10 Parent Notes (PN) and 5 Family Vacation (FV) days for the school year. Every absence after that will require a Doctor’s Note (DN) or the absence will remain unlawful.


5. If a student is absent for 5 consecutive days, a Doctor’s Note (DN) is required by the 6th day of absence, even if parent notes have not been exhausted.


6. At the 4th unlawful absence, a Student Attendance Improvement Plan (SAIP) meeting will be held by our caseworker.


Please use this link to read the WCASD Attendance Policy:


WCASD ATTENDANCE POLICY


For any further questions regarding the attendance policy, please reach out to our caseworker, Erin Crystle, at ecrystle@wcasd.net or at (484) 266-2920.

Fugett Listening Session with Dr. Sokolowski (Superintendent)

Superintendent, Dr. Sokolowski is hosting a Listening Session for Fugett Middle School parents on Wednesday, September 28th from 6:15 - 7:15 pm.


Listening Sessions are a time for parents to come and talk with Dr. Sokolowski and Dr. Fears about the district and our school. It will be an informal time of listening for parents while seated outside on the grassy area near the Fugett Auditorium. Be sure to bring a chair or blanket!


Please use the link below to RSVP to this event:


FMS LISTENING SESSION RSVP

Use the link below to order Fugett Spirit Wear:


SPIRIT WEAR ORDERS

Fugett Athletics

This week in Fugett Sports!


Monday, September 19th

3:30 PM MIXED MIDDLE SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY Home vs. Stetson MS


Tuesday, September 20th

3:15 PM GIRLS MIDDLE SCHOOL - VARSITY SOCCER Home vs. Villa Maria Academy Lower School

3:15 PM GIRLS MIDDLE SCHOOL - VARSITY VOLLEYBALL Away @ Fred S. Engle MS


Wednesday, September 21st

3:15 PM BOYS MIDDLE SCHOOL - VARSITY FOOTBALL Home vs. Great Valley MS

3:15 PM GIRLS MIDDLE SCHOOL - VARSITY FIELD HOCKEY Away @ Peirce MS

3:15 PM GIRLS MIDDLE SCHOOL - VARSITY VOLLEYBALL Home vs. Downingtown MS


Thursday, September 22nd

3:15 PM GIRLS MIDDLE SCHOOL - VARSITY VOLLEYBALL Home vs. Chichester MS



GAME BUS UPDATE


With a continued shortage of bus drivers, Krapf is struggling to find drivers for sports & school runs. Drivers are doing double duty, which means many sports trips will have very early dismissals. On some longer routes, Krapf will be asking for noon departures which will require 11:40am dismissals from class. This impacts 7th grade lunches. We will work to coordinate with Aramark to have boxed lunches available if needed and some students will have to eat on the bus as they travel to away games.


Please use this link and see instructions if you prefer to drive your child to an away game rather than use the bus:


PERMISSION FORM


We understand that none of this is ideal and it is doubtful that much will change in the near future. We appreciate your understanding, flexibility and patience as we work to do our best for our student-athletes.




IMPORTANT INFORMATION - HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ATTENDANCE


Please see the link below regarding high school football game attendance for middle school students:


LETTER FROM DR. REYNOLDS




NEW REMIND INSTRUCTIONS


Please see the flyer below about the new Remind group. If parents have already signed-up, they do not need to enroll in this one; however, any new enrollees should use this link as the other 2 Remind groups are full!


REMIND APP INSTRUCTIONS

6th Grade Team Building Day

Dear 6th Grade Students and Parents/Guardians,


This Friday, September 23rd we will be having our annual 6th grade team building day here at school!!! We wanted to send a short note with some important information regarding the team building day!


In the morning we will be participating in curriculum based activities where A and B team students will be placed together in groups and go through a circuit of six different activities. 3rd, 4th, and 5th period will not be affected by the team building day. Students will still have their Day 1 Unified Arts classes as well as lunch. In the afternoon we will be outside doing team building activities followed by soft pretzels thanks to the generosity of our PTO. If your child has a food allergy and cannot have soft pretzels, please feel free to send in a snack with your child. Please dress for the weather – we will be outside all afternoon! Please bring a labeled water bottle. Make sure appropriate footwear is worn – NO FLIP FLOPS!! Thanks!


Sincerely,

The Sixth Grade Staff

Hello from the Fugett PTO!

Greetings from the Fugett PTO!


FRIGHT NIGHT: Mark your calendars! Due to the East homecoming game, we have moved Fright Night to Friday, October 21st from 6:30-8:00. More info and volunteer slots coming soon.



ONLINE DIRECTORY


To join our online directory please visit link below. There is no fee to access it and once you enter your information, you will be able to view the online directory.


ONLINE DIRECTORY INSTRUCTIONS




PTO DONATIONS


Thank you so much for all of those who were able to donate to the Fugett PTO. We have two more weeks of collecting general donations and we are very close to our goal! With your help we are able to provide funding for grade level activities, assemblies, National History Day, Drama Club, field days, 8th Grade Picnic, Fright Night, and much more. We suggest a minimum family donation of $20 but appreciate you being as generous as you can!


Donations can be made through the following:


Venmo: @Fugett-PTO

Paypal: FugettPTO@gmail.com

Online: www.FugettPTO.org


Employee donor matching: Please reach out to us (fugettpto@gmail.com) if you work for a business that offers employee donor matching and/or paid volunteer hours. We really appreciate it!



VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES


LUNCH: The school store volunteer slots are full for the entire year! Thank you to all of those who have signed up to volunteer their time! In the event that someone has to cancel, we are putting together a list of contacts who could step in. If you would like to be on this last minute cancellation list, please email lararubinow@gmail.com. Please include your cell number, and let Lisa know if you prefer to be contacted by email or text.



LUNCH VOLUNTEER INFO



VOLUNTEER FORM: If neither of these opportunities are right for you, but you would love to volunteer in the future, please take a moment and fill out our volunteer form here.


VOLUNTEER FORM




DINING OUT NIGHT


Our first dining night out will take place on Thursday, October 13th from 4-6pm at Panera in Exton. We also get credit for online or app orders all day long. If you are ordering online or with the app please use the code FUND4U.


Questions? Concerns? Comments? Contact us at FugettPTO@gmail.com


Fugett PTO is a 501(c)3 charitable organization. All donations to the PTO are fully tax-deductible.

West Chester Nation Basketball

Please read the information attached about West Chester Nation!



WEST CHESTER NATION BASKETBALL

West Chester East Ice Hockey Club

The West Chester East Ice Hockey club is in the process of registering players for the upcoming 2022-2023 season. Currently we are slated to have an Elementary, Middle School (2), Boys JV, Boys and Girl’s Varsity teams. If your child is interested, please use the link below for more information:


WCEIH INFORMATION

Mental Health Crisis Documentary - "Hiding in Plain Sight"


“Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness” is a Ken Burns documentary that explores America’s mental health crisis through the eyes of more than twenty young people and the

providers, advocates, family, and friends who support them.


This event, presented by the Chester County Suicide Prevention Task Force, and co-sponsored

by the Chester County Intermediate Unit, will include a 30 minute “screener” and a moderated

panel discussion including those with lived experience, behavioral health professionals, and the perspective of our youth.


The Chester County Intermediate Unit will provide a light dinner before the event.


Social Work CEUs available through our partner, West Chester University.



If you would like to register for the event, please use the flyer below:


HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT

Easy Ways to Support the PTO

Box Tops for Education

Download the Box Tops app, register for Fugett Middle School, and simply take a pic of your grocery receipt on the app. The app detects ALL eligible BOX TOPS and gives our school the credit. No more cutting out Box Tops! SO easy!

Amazon Smiles

Use any existing Amazon account (even Prime!) but start your shopping through Amazon Smile.

Simply sign in, choose “Fugett Middle School PTO” as the organization to support. (You will only have to do this the first time.) We receive 0.5% of all eligible purchases. Make sure to sign in with smile.amazon.com each time!