Ferndale Middle Weekly Update

Greetings, Trojan Family!

We hope everyone enjoyed a restful and thankful fall break. We can't wait to see our students back on Monday morning. Please remember that students need to arrive by 8:20 am, or they will be marked late. We appreciate your help ensuring your student arrives on time.

Next Wednesday, students will receive progress reports. Please make sure your student is up-to-date on assignments and missing items. In addition, our teachers are available for tutoring at least one day each week.

Student Attendance

Families, it is vitally important that if your student is not sick, they attend school daily. Our FMS attendance team is meeting to ensure that families receive a proper notification when their students are in danger of not meeting attendance expectations for our district and school. Every day students are not in school; they are at risk of falling further behind. Our teachers are working hard to help students recover the learning lost during the pandemic, and we need your support in ensuring your students are in attendance daily. Our goal is to have 95% of our students in attendance each day. That accounts for students who may have appointments or fall ill and cannot attend school.

This Week in Sports

Please check out our School Calendar on our website for more details about sports.

This Month is:

November 29 - Student Fall Photos (Lifetouch)

December 7 - Interim Reports

December 19 - January 3 - Winter Break

Each member of our administrative team is responsible for supporting a specific grade level.

• Ms. Wilson - 6th Grade Administrator
• Mr. Russell - 7th Grade Administrator
• Mr. Garnett - 8th Grade Administrator

Ms. Kinard - FMS Building Principal

The school dress code will be strictly enforced.

Here are some of the highlights of our policy:

• All tops must cover the entire midsection and extend past the waistband.
• All tank tops must have at least a two-inch strap.
• Spaghetti strap tops, tube tops, backless shirts/dresses, halter, and crop tops are not allowed.
• Dresses, skirts, rompers, and shorts must extend past the wearer’s fingertips when standing. This includes athletic running shorts.
• Pants, shorts, and skirts must be worn at the waist and secured.
• Spandex shorts and/or biker shorts must be worn with long shirts or shorts over top.
• No holes/rips in inappropriate places will be allowed in any clothing. There can be no holes/rips in clothing above the knee unless the student wears leggings or tights under them.
• At no time can undergarments be visible.
• Shoes must be worn at all times.
• No bandanas, bonnets, durags, sunglasses, blankets, or sleepwear of any kind are allowed inside the buildings during the school day.
• Student hoods or hoodies are at the teacher’s discretion, but headphones or earbuds under hoodies is prohibited.
• Sleepwear is not permitted at school. This includes but is not limited to pajamas, pajama pants, slippers, bedroom shoes, and hair bonnets.

For more information please review the FMS Student Handbook.

We believe our scholars are capable of excellence and will hold them to a high standard for academics and behavior.

We are preparing our students for greatness, starting with academics, a positive attitude, and appropriate behavior as described in the GCS Code of Conduct and the FMS Student Handbook.

This year, GCS is going digital with its student handbook. The handbook is located online at www.gcsnc.com under Quick Links. It is also on our school's webpage under the student tab.

Website: https://www.gcsnc.com/ferndale_middle
Location: 701 Ferndale Boulevard, High Point, NC, USA
Phone: 336-819-2855
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FerndaleTrojanPride
Twitter: @fmstrojanpride