Weekly Trailblazer Update

Dear Trailblazer Families,

Happy Sunday everyone and I hope you are all doing well!

As shared in our last update, we are in the middle of our Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST). Our FAST testing this week will be on Wednesday, December 11th, and will be taking the 2nd Reading test. Please help your student by ensuring they get a good nights rest and bring their fully charged laptop. Speaking of laptops, please ensure your student brings their laptop on Tuesday as we will be doing a school wide restart on them during 7th period to ensure all updates are completed before our testing on Wednesday.

Our amazing PTA is wrapping up our fundraiser and we are almost there! Please see below for prize information and we are doing the school wide walkathon on Friday, December 20th. With all of your help I KNOW we will rock out our goal! Speaking of PTA, our Kona Ice truck will be here this Friday after school to close out the week. We appreciate all they do for our teachers and students!

Events this week: :

Daily Schedule: B, A, B, A, B

12/9 - Orchestra Concert @Clearwater High School

12/10 - Orchestra Concert @ Clearwater High School

12/11 - Winter Dance - after school in gym (limited tickets)

12/12 - Jazz Band and Chorus Concert @ CFMS

12/13 - Guitar Concert @ CFMS

I hope you enjoy the rest of your day and we want to express our sincere thanks to you, Trailblazer parents. Your support and involvement make our community stronger, and we are truly grateful for everything you do.

Eric Krause, principal

We only have 3 weeks to close the gap and hit our fundraising goal! PTA took a pause on the fall fundraiser because of the storm but we are starting it up again! Please help to promote our fundraiser! We only have $6,600 more to raise, and with your help I'm sure we can get there!

We will have our Walkathon on Friday, December 20th!

To access student's FAST Testing Results, please access your Parent Portal through Focus and click on the Florida Statewide Assessments icon. Results are available within 48 to 72 hours after completion, so if you are not seeing your students score, please reach out and let us know. A visual is provided below:

• Our school day schedules are shifting. Here is the new A day and B day rotation:
  
• A Day - 7, 3, 1, 2
• B Day - 7, 6, 4, 5

• Please log into FOCUS and ensure your forms are filled out

Please work with your student to ensure they are on campus and in class on time. After all, Together is How We Grow!

Congratulations to our CFMS Tech Team! Over the weekend they competed at Hollins High School and came in 16th place out of 31 teams. What is amazing about this is they are the ONLY middle school! That's right, they competed all day against high school programs! Way to go Mr. Preil and our Trailblazers!

Do you want to celebrate a CFMS staff member for a job well-done, going out of their way to help or simply doing something for you or your student? Here is your chance! Please consider taking a moment to give a staff member a "Kudos" or a "Shout-out" by clicking on the link. I will share as many as possible each week in my Trailblazer Weekly Update!

CLICK ON LINK BELOW:

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=BZM8c9c5GkaGb_3ye_PH_yY5oT0NvUpBkzm7K9EsG9FUM0Y4M1FGSUtUWDFITjNPUEQ0MEZRRFk5WS4u

Shout out to Mrs. Zebley:

Thank you Mrs. Zebley for instilling a love for music with my child! She loves your class so much and we love hearing the sounds from her practicing echoing down the hall!

Shout out to Mrs. Argueta:

I want to give a shout out to Mrs. Argueta because she is so fun and I love going to her class. She always works with us and makes sure we are prepared for our certification tests. Thank you!

Focus has recently been updated to provide more options. Parents can create Parent Portal accounts, reset passwords and link their children to their accounts electronically. Learn more about Focus updates at www.pcsb.org/focusinfo. Please log in soon and complete these forms for each of your students that attend Pinellas County Schools. This is necessary for your child to start on the first day of school.

If you have questions, please call the school at 727-298-1609.

Use your parent ID and password to log into Focus at focus.pcsb.org and complete your Back-to-School Forms packet. Forms can also be accessed at www.pcsb.org/backtoschoolforms.

Electronic forms include:

• Parent Acknowledgement of Student Code of Conduct
• Media Release
• Directory Information Opt-Out Letter
• Network/Internet Acceptable Use Agreement
• Technology Equipment Acceptance and Responsibility
• Residency Questionnaire
• School-Based Healthcare Services
• Student Clinic Card

See the Focus Forms Tip Sheet (pdf)

You can sign up for a self-service program where you can reset your password yourself. Learn more at www.pcsb.org/passwords.

Still have questions? Watch our Focus Forms Intro Video.

Congratulations to our school as being recognized as a School of Distinction again by the CFES Brilliant Pathways organization. This recognition underscores the great successes and learning experiences of our Trailblazers at CFMS as they push forward towards college and career readiness.

These students were just inducted into the CFMS National Junior Honor Society. Congratulations and thank you for ALL of the hard work along the way towards academic excellence!

That's it for now! Have a great rest of your weekend and a wonderful week!

Feel free to stop by or call anytime at 727-298-1609. Your input is truly valued and I appreciate your support!

Read a great book with your child and have a safe and GREAT Trailblazer Day!

Eric Krause, principal

727-298-1609

Front Office Hours and Assistance

Monday - Friday: 7:30am - 3:30pm

Eric Krause - Principal

Mary Reynolds - Assistant Principal

Shannon Arnao- Secretary

Tara Casey - Bookkeeper

Kathleen Moore - Registration / Data Management Technician

Heather Story Vann - Family Liaison / Volunteer Coordinator

Tracy Bui - Front Office Clerk

Kelly Franck - Front Office Clerk

Email: krausee@pcsb.org
Website: https://www.pcsb.org/clearwaterfund-ms
Location: 1660 Palmetto St., Clearwater, FL, 33755
Phone: 727-298-1609
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ClearwaterFundamentalMS

The Vision of Clearwater Fundamental is 100% Student Success

The Mission of the Clearwater Fundamental community is to promote the highest student achievement through cooperative efforts and a challenging curriculum for our students to be college and career ready.