Amazing things happen at Fugett every day thanks to our world class teachers. Please join me in recognizing their efforts by nominating a teacher for the Citadel Heart of Learning Award.

The Citadel Heart of Learning Award program honors exceptional teachers throughout the Greater Philadelphia area. I am certain that we have a number of educators worthy of this prestigious award, walking the halls of Fugett. As a matter of fact, our Assistant Principal, Mrs. Jen Gallagher won this award just a few years ago, recognizing her incredible impact on students.

Please consider showing your appreciation to our Fugett teachers by sharing your student’s success story through a nomination. Simply being nominated and recognized can be such a memorable experience for educators. Thank you for your consideration!

For the safety and security of all students and staff, we would like to remind everyone of our policy regarding outerwear inside the school building.

Students are not permitted to wear coats or have their hoods up during school hours - homeroom bell to dismissal. This practice helps us ensure a safe and respectful learning environment, as it allows staff to easily identify individuals within the building.

We kindly ask for your support in reinforcing this policy with your child. If your child requires additional layers for warmth, we recommend sweaters, sweatshirts, long sleeve shirts, pants, or other appropriate indoor clothing.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation in keeping our school community safe.

Check out the calendar of Winter Concerts here at Fugett, and please consider coming to see a performance or two! Our student musicians have worked very hard since the beginning of the school year and are excited to perform for you!

Congratulations to the students who made the cast of this year's musical "Crazy for You!"

For ALL students interested in joining the Drama Club, our next meeting is on Monday, January 6th after school until 4:15pm with a parent meeting to follow. Please plan to attend, and make sure you bring a charged laptop and a pencil. If you can't make the meeting, you MUST contact Mr. Hill and Mrs. Raws ahead of time to let them know.

EVERYONE IS EXPECTED TO ATTEND! ALL Cast members and EVERYONE who wants to sign up for a Crew must attend.

· If there is a snow day on Monday, we will move this meeting to TUESDAY, January 7th afterschool.

Attention Music Lovers- get ready to test your musical knowledge and have a blast at our Music-Themed Quizzo Night on Friday, January 31st from 6-8pm in the Fugett Cafeteria! Hosted by our music teachers Mr. Hill & Mrs. Yagel and benefitting the Fugett Music Department. Whether you're a Swiftie, a rock aficionado, or a Disney musical fanatic, either show up solo or get your band together to compete for fun prizes! Also, pizza, snacks, and drinks will be available for purchase.

Get your tickets now via the QR code or this link: https://bit.ly/FugettMusicQuizzo

January 22nd – EHS will be hosting our Course Night for students and parents from 6:30pm-7:30pm. The event will start with a brief address in the auditorium before transitioning to our cafeteria where representatives from our departments will be present to discuss their offerings with those interested or who may have questions.

🌟 A Note About the Holidays 🌟

Hey everyone,

The holiday season can be exciting and joyful, but it can also bring feelings of stress, sadness, or being overwhelmed—and that’s okay. You’re not alone, and it’s important to take care of your mental health during this time.

If you’re feeling like things are too much, or you just need someone to talk to, please remember there are people ready to listen and help:

📞 National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Dial 988 or visit 988lifeline.org

📞 Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741

📞 National Runaway Safeline: Dial 1-800-RUNAWAY (1-800-786-2929) or chat at 1800RUNAWAY.org

📞 National Domestic Violence Hotline: Dial 1-800-799-SAFE (1-800-799-7233)

Remember, reaching out is a sign of strength, not weakness. Whether it’s talking to a trusted adult, a friend, or a hotline, help is always available.

Take care of yourselves and each other. 💙

💡 Tip: If you need a moment to breathe, try this: Take a deep breath in for 4 seconds, hold it for 4 seconds, and then slowly breathe out for 4 seconds. Repeat until you feel a little calmer.

You matter, and we care about you!!!

Brought to you by The Aevidum Club and FMS Counseling Department

This speaker series will take place at Henderson HS, in English and in Spanish, on January 8th at 6:00 PM. The topic this month in Suicide Prevention Training for All (QPR). There will be childcare provided.

If your family is in need of assistance during the upcoming extended breaks, please reach out to our Home and School visitor, Erin Crystle at ecrystle@wcasd.net

Si su familia necesita ayuda durante las próximas vacaciones prolongadas, comuníquese con nuestra visitante del hogar y la escuela, Erin Crystle al ecrystle@wcasd.net

Below is the link to the third issue of this year’s Fugett Lowdown, our school newspaper. We would love for you to take a look!!!

On behalf of the entire Fugett Lowdown staff, we would like to wish you all a very happy holiday season!!!

https://fugett-lowdown6.webnode.com/latest-issue/

We would like to welcome students to the FUGETT SKI AND SNOWBOARD CLUB! It’s time for the winter 2024-2025 season to begin! We are looking forward to several fantastic trips.

DATES: Friday January 10, 24, February 7, and 21 (4 total): Bear Creek Mountain Resort (www.bcmountainresort.com) We hope to see many of you at the informational meeting on Tuesday, December 10, 2024 in the auditorium during homeroom. Listen to the morning announcements for more information.

Student Equity Club's next field trip is to the Chester County Technical College High School on January 14, 2025. This is a FREE field trip for all Student Equity Club members. Please be sure to turn in permission forms and medical forms by January 10.

This week during SEL, all classes engaged in researching a specific country’s winter traditions. This is a great way to make real-life connections to our SEL units of Respect, Inclusiveness, and Care that we explored from September-November. SEL activities will culminate with door-decorating, representing the cool facts learned from the research and appreciating the diverse ways we spend Winter around the world! Have you and/or your family ever lived in a different country & would like to share your experience with the Winter traditions? We’d love to hear from you! Email sbrownmitchell@wcasd.net!

Student Equity Club will host their Pretzel Friday fundraiser on Fridays. Each Friday, students can come to Room 222 from 7:25am-7:45am to purchase a pretzel. Pretzels are $2.

Please use this FMSAttendance@wcasd.net email to communicate all attendance information to the FMS main office.

Lateness will be handled in accordance with the WCASD Attendance Policies, and PA State Laws. Eight (8) unexcused lateness will result in an after-school detention for the student. A tardy is defined as a minimum of one minute of lateness to school. Late arrivals to school due to medical appointments (doctor, dentist, orthodontist, etc.) will be excused (ET) with a note from the practitioner. Unexcused tardy students must arrive by the end of 1st period (9:01am) in order to participate in their sport for that day.

Please wait until 7:00 to let children out of the car. We have staff ready to welcome students every morning, but this role does not start until 7:00.

Thank you for following the circle pick up path. This traffic pattern is in place to ensure the safety of students and staff.

To serve you better, families may drop off and/or pick up East and Fugett students at either building, as long at you are using the typical drop off/pick up location.

Any student who is failing (grade below 70) at least two major subjects, or at least one major subject and two minor subjects (such as a Unified Arts class like Art or PE), by noon on Friday is ineligible to attend sports practices and games, clubs, and any extracurricular, school-sponsored activities which occur from the next Sunday through Saturday of the following week. This would include musical performances*, drama, dances, and sporting events.

*Culminating musical performances related to Chorus, Band, and Orchestra are not subject to ineligibility as they are curricular events and not extracurricular activities. Chorale, Jazz Band, Drama Club, and Select Strings are extra-curriculars and should be handled the same as sports and other clubs.

Dear Coaches, Players, Parents and Guardians,

Winter sports begin in November and early December. Coaches will be providing more

information to students prior to tryouts and practices. Students should listen to announcements

for additional information as the season approaches.

● Depending on the sport and the number of students interested, tryouts may take place

before practices begin.

● Practices will be held each day after school.

● Coaches will announce practice times and distribute schedules to teams once practices

begin.

● PIAA physicals (must be dated after May 1, 2024) should be uploaded into Family ID

for your son/daughter to continue to participate in spring sports. If a student is

interested in a winter sport and played a 2024 fall sport with their PIAA physical already

in FamilyID, simply register for the spring sport with this link:

https://students.arbitersports.com/j-r-fugett-middle-school/winter-sports-24-25-7

● If you have any questions about spring sports, please contact:

○ Girls Basketball: Lindsay Wilson lwilson@wcasd.net

○ Boys Basketball: Ben Giordano bgiordano@wcasd.net

○ Wrestling: Corey Webb cwebb@wcasd.net

○ Athletic Director: Tom Swift tswift@wcasd.net

● Students and parents may be informed via Remind of any updates during the season. If

you have not already joined Fugett Sports Update through Remind, please join using this

link: https://www.remind.com/join/fugettspor (Please note that most coaches will also

share a sport-specific Remind or Schoology link once the season begins).

Take a mid-week break from cooking and support the Fugett PTO at Brother's Pizza on Wednesday, January 8th. 15% of Fugett sales are given back on orders placed between 11:00 am-close.

Eat in/Takeout, and now we are including delivery to the Fugett area as well! All delivery orders are placed on the website, not over the phone.

If ordering online note “Fugett DINE AND DONATE" in the notes field.

Brothers Pizza & Pasta

West Chester

610.431.1000

www.OriginalBrothersPizza.com

Schools Closed - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day

See attachment below for specific information regarding FMS carline directions and visuals.

Parents: Please encourage your children to check their backpack for toys and water guns before coming to school after a weekend. We understand that backpacks may serve a dual purpose over the weekend, but any items in violation of the WCASD Discipline Manual will result in student disciplinary outcomes.