Fassett Eagle Update

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Each week you will receive an Eagle Update of important dates, reminders and exciting events happening at Fassett Junior High School and throughout the community.

We had another exciting and productive week of school. Please ask your child what their favorite part of their day was and how we used Eagle Time this week to get them thinking about the Power of Gratitude. Ask them what they wrote about and what they are thankful for.

Reminder: Students only have school Monday and Tuesday this week.

I would like to take this time to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving. I am grateful for our wonderful staff, students and families at Fassett.

OCS Shining Stars: If you are thankful for a Fassett Staff member, please use the shining star link to recognize what make them special. This is a community staff recognition program. Here at Oregon City Schools we know our staff is often going the extra mile, so please help us celebrate our staff by telling us about how they make a difference. You can fill out the recognition form using the following link: OCS Shining Stars. Submissions will be shared with staff members and their supervisors.

Old News Boys Coat/Shoe Voucher Program: If your student is in need of a coat or shoes/boots, please email Mr. Maletich at tmaletich@oregoncs.org. The items are brand new and free of charge. We will need to know your child's coat and shoe size.

Holiday Food Basket Program: If you or someone you know is in need of assistance this holiday season, please share the following information:

The 2024 Holiday Food Basket program is available to residents in the City of Oregon, Curtice (Must live in Lucas County), Harbor View and Jerusalem Township. Please see additional information on how to apply, in the attached document.
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Fassett Food & Toy Drive:

Get Ready for a Food Fight!

The Fassett Food Drive is BACK and BIGGER than ever!

Let's show those other houses who's boss!

Bring in non-perishable food items to help out the Oregon Food Baskets. Every can, box, and bag counts as a point for YOUR house!

Drop off your donations each morning before school in front of the office.

Food Drive Dates: November 20th - December 10th

Bonus Round: Bring in a NEW toy to donate to a local child in need! Let's make this the most successful food drive yet!

Lost & Found: Please have your child check the lost and found, located by the gym, for any items they may be missing.

Attention 8th Grade Parents: Please note that the 8th graders have a field trip on Wednesday, December 4th to the Walleye game during the school day. Please avoid scheduling appointments this day, however if you need to pick your child up early from school we will need to know in advance in order to make arrangements. Please contact Mrs. Edwards at 419-693-0455. Thank you for your flexibility and understanding.

After School Homework Program: Parents/Guardians, Students and Teachers can refer a student to stay after school Mondays - Fridays from 2:40pm-3:40pm to receive help on homework from teachers. If your child is struggling to complete homework on their own, turning assignments in on time or needing help with organization, please call Mrs. Barlage at 419-693-0455 to schedule a day or days they are able to stay. Parents/Guardians will need to arrange transportation home at 3:40pm.

Please click here for the 7th Grade Academic Practice Board and click here for the 8th Grade Academic Practice Board. This is where teachers post homework each week.

ATTENDANCE: If you need to pick up your child early from school, please have a picture ID ready to show the secretary upon arrival.

Please contact the Fassett Attendance Hotline at 419-697-9911 if your child will be absent from school, or if they are in need of an early dismissal due to a medical appointment or family emergency. A medical note is required for an excused absence from school. Notes must be sent to school with students or sent by email within 72 hours from returning to school in order for the absence to be excused. Please send in excusal notes to the office, email them to abarlage@oregoncs.org, or fax them to 419-698-6016.

Excused absences include:

• Personal illness with Doctor's Note - must include dates absent.
• Medical Excuse
• Death in the Family (Please send in the obituary)
• Religious Observation
• Quarantine (Assigned per the school nurse)
• Court Subpoena
• Family Vacation (as approved per the OCS attendance policy)

Attention Kroger Shoppers: Please use the following information to link your Kroger account to Fassett Junior High School. This program makes fundraising easy by donating to your child's school based on the shopping you do every day. Your donations will go directly to support the students and teachers at Fassett Junior High.

To Use the Kroger Community Rewards Program:

Visit http://www.kroger.com. Once logged into Kroger account please search for OREGON CTY SCH- FASSETT JR. HIGH either by name or AA831 and then click Enroll. New users will need to create an account which requires some basic information, a valid email address and a rewards card.

Thank you for your support of Fassett Junior High School!

Tuesday, November 26th: OSU vs U of M Spirit Day - wear your team colors

Wednesday, November 27th - Friday, November 29th: No School for Students - Thanksgiving Break

Monday, December 2nd: Boys Basketball at Briar MS 5pm

Monday, December 2nd: Girls Basketball vs Briar MS 5pm

Tuesday, December 3rd: Boys Basketball at Sylvania - McCord 4:30pm

Tuesday, December 3rd: Girls Basketball vs Sylvania 4:30pm

Wednesday, December 4th: 8th Grade Field Trip to the Walleye game

Thursday, December 5th: Boys Basketball at Fremont 4:30pm

Thursday, December 5th: Girls Basketball vs Fremont 4:30pm

Friday, December 6th: Wrestling at Eastwood HS 4pm

Friday, December 6th: 2nd Quarter PowerSchool Grade Update

Saturday, December 7th: Wrestling at Fremont HS 9am

Monday, December 9th: Boys Basketball vs Fremont 4:30pm

Monday, December 9th: Girls Basketball at Fremont 4:30pm

Tuesday, December 10th: Fassett Food & Toy Drive Deadline (Nov. 20th - Dec. 10th)

Tuesday, December 10th: Band Concert 6pm

Tuesday, December 10th: Boys Basketball vs Wauseon 5pm

Wednesday, December 11th: Wrestling at Sylvania - McCord 4:30pm

Wednesday, December 11th: Choir Concert 6pm

Thursday, December 12th: Boys Basketball at Bowling Green 4:30pm

Thursday, December 12th: Girls Basketball vs Bowling Green 4:30pm

Click here for 2024-25 District Calendar

Click here for upcoming 2024-25 Athletic Events

Click here for 2024-25 Assessment Calendar

Mrs. Johnson, 7th grade Intervention Specialist, has been nominated for the Best Teacher Award through the Toledo City Paper's Best of Toledo 2024 Awards! Please click on the picture to vote once per day through December 15th. We are so proud of Mrs. Johnson!

Get ready to kick off the holiday season in style! Join us on Sunday, December 15, from 2:00-6:00pm, for a delightful trio of events!

Cookie Walk: 2:00 – 6:00 pm

Do you love to have a wide variety of holiday cookies for your guests to choose from but can’t find the time to bake this year? Don’t want the mess baking can cause? Let us do the baking for you! Join us for our much-anticipated, 13th annual, Cookie Walk! Upon entry, guests will receive a bakery box to mix and match your personalized assortment of homemade cookies. The cookies are priced at $10 per pound, allowing you to indulge in as many sweet treats as you desire.

Holiday Vendor/Craft Show: 2:00-6:00 pm

Looking for unique gifts and festive decorations? Look no further than our Holiday Vendor/Craft Show. Local artisans and vendors will showcase their one-of-a-kind creations, providing you with the perfect opportunity to find that special something for everyone on your list. From handmade crafts to seasonal goodies, you’re sure to find treasures that will add a special touch to your holiday celebrations.

Vespers Concert: 3pm (auditorium doors close at 2:55pm)

Get ready to be enchanted by the magical sounds of the season featuring Clay High School’s talented band and choir members. This entertaining concert begins promptly at 3:00 pm in the auditorium. (Doors close at 2:55pm)

Event Details:

Sponsored by: Clay High School Volunteer Focus Students

Date: Sunday, December 15, 2024

Place: Clay High School Potter Field House

Time: 2:00-6:00pm (Vespers Concert starts at 3pm – auditorium doors close at 2:55pm)

Parking: Lot B (by the tennis courts)

Enter: Door #17

Make sure to mark your calendar and invite friends and family to join the festivities. Entrance is free and the joy is priceless!

November is National Diabetes Month, a time when communities across the country seek to bring attention to diabetes. This year’s focus is on taking action to prevent diabetes health problems.

Diabetes is a disease that occurs when your blood glucose, also called blood sugar, is too high. It affects about 38 million Americans, including adults and youth. Diabetes can damage the eyes, kidneys, nerves, and heart, and it is linked to some types of cancer.

But there’s also good news: Taking charge of your health may help you prevent diabetes health problems.

If you would like to receive text messages for DELAYS and CLOSINGS:

• Parents/Guardians AND Students should check that their cell phone numbers and information is accurate in FinalForms as we use that to populate phone numbers.
• If you want to receive voice calls on delays and closings, please contact Linda Toth (ltoth@oregoncs.org) and she will update that setting.

A reminder - you will not receive text messages if you have not opted-in.

To opt-in to text messages, simply text 'Y' or 'Yes' to 79041.

You may have noticed the Clothing donation bin in the parking lot at Fassett. Please feel free to drop off donations and tell others! Thank you for your support!

Please click the link below for information on how to purchase tickets for sporting events. For ticket help, visit https://oregoncityschools.org/en-US/athletics-ecfd6d82/ticket-help-13baf43

Agenda Books: All students will be issued an agenda book. Students are required to carry their agenda book with them at all times throughout the school day. Students will only be issued a hall pass using their own agenda book. If your child loses their agenda book, replacement agenda books will be $5.00 and charged to the student's account.

Attendance: Please contact the Fassett Attendance Hotline at 419-697-9911 if your child will be absent from school, or if they are in need of an early dismissal due to a medical appointment or family emergency. A medical note is required for an excused absence from school. Notes must be sent to school with students or sent by email within 72 hours from returning to school in order for the absence to be excused.

Bell Schedule: Please review the 2024-25 Bell Schedule on page 25 of the FJHS 2024-25 Handbook

Bookbags: Students are NOT permitted to carry their bookbags back and forth to their classes throughout the school day. Bookbags will be permitted in Homeroom classes ONLY, upon arrival to school. However, from 1st period on, bookbags will NOT be permitted in the classroom and will need to be placed in their locker. Students should carry their Chrome Book, agenda book and other supplies to each class and stop by their locker only when needed between classes.

Breakfast and Lunch: Please note that the federal program that brought free meals for all students during the pandemic has been discontinued. Fassett Junior High School offers healthy meals each school day.

• Breakfast costs $2.10 and Lunch costs $3.35. Milk is $0.50. Reduced pricing for Breakfast and Lunch is free.

• Your child may qualify for free meals or for reduced-price meals. Click the Free and Reduced Application 2024 for more information and to fill out the application. Click PaySchools Central to add money to your child’s lunch account or to fill out the Free and Reduced Application online. No cash transactions are permitted through the lunch lines. Parents who do not have bank access or limited access may make check payments at the student's school with the secretary. No checks will be accepted from students.

Chromebook information:

The District Technology Damage/Loss/Theft Agreement applies to all 5-12 Students. There is no annual cost to the Student to receive and/or take their device home on a daily basis and all Students are automatically “Opted In” to this process. Students are ONLY responsible for charges incurred due to any damage/loss/theft of a device that has been issued to the Student. The Student will incur the full charge for any such damage/loss/theft as detailed below. Charges are subject to change based on current cost of replacement part/device/charger/case. Please see the more information on cost on pages 3-5 of the FJHS 2024-25 Handbook.

Daily Schedule:

• 7:30am: Students permitted to enter the building. Please do not drop off students prior to 7:30am. Please see parking lot map for student drop off/pick up procedures. Upon entering, students will proceed directly to their Homeroom class (not stopping at lockers) unless they are purchasing breakfast, then they will report directly to the cafeteria and remain there until the bell rings at 7:45am with all of their belongings.
• 7:45am: Students report to their lockers to put their bookbags, phones and earbuds away.
• 7:50am: 1st period begins. If arriving after this time, students must report to the office.
• 2:35pm: End of the school day. Release of students to busses and parent/guardian pick-up. Please see parking lot map attached below for student drop off/pick up procedures.

Dress Code: Please take time to review the Dress Code section on pages 16-17 of the FJHS 2024-25 Handbook to ensure your child is in compliance with the school dress code.

Drop-Off (Morning) and Pick-Up (Afternoon): Student safety is our top priority. To ensure the safety of our students, as well as an effective and efficient progress for everyone, if you drop-off and/or pick-up your students from FJHS, please follow the route outlined in the attached map below. Please adhere to the drop-off and pick-up times outlined above. If you need to pick your child up early from school, please bring a photo ID. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding with these procedures.

Electronic Devices: Students are permitted to bring their personal electronic device (i.e., cell phone, earbuds, headphones) to school but may only use them for valid educational purposes outlined on page 13 in the FJHS 2024-25 Handbook. Students are highly encouraged to lock their personal electronic device in their locker. Students are not permitted to use their personal electronic device in the classroom, unless the teacher has given students direct permission to do so. If a student enters the classroom with their personal electronic device, they are required to place their device in a provided pocket chart. Personal electronic devices are to remain in the student's locker or in pocket chart for the duration of the class period, unless otherwise directed by the teacher. Please note that students are not permitted to take their personal electronic devices with them when leaving the classroom, cafeteria, gym, auditorium, or library to use the restroom. Additionally, students may use such devices INAUDIBLY before and after school, and during lunch when used appropriately. Student who violate this policy in the following ways, but not limited to: communicating during instruction via text or call, cheating, sexting, eliciting panic, making plans in conflict with established school rules, taking or disseminating or sharing obscene or inappropriate images or language will be subject to discipline procedures outlined on pages 13-16 in the FJHS 2024-25 Handbook.

Fassett Five: We are very excited to continue the Fassett Five tradition this school year! The Fassett Five is a way of structuring students to promote positive climate and positive behaviors, through purposeful building of relationships and fun and friendly competition. See details below:

• 7th and 8th grade students and teachers have been randomly organized into 5 Houses: Red, Black, Blue, Purple and Orange.
• Through fun and friendly competitions and events, and positive behavior, Houses will accumulate points throughout the year, with incentive on a monthly and quarterly basis.
• High Five cards are given to students, by staff members, to acknowledge Respectful, Responsible, and Ready behavior. High Five cards earned by students will contribute to the point total for their House.
• Once a month, Houses will meet for a House meetings in the auditorium.
• Once a month we will hold an All-House meeting. These uplifting assemblies/pep rallies will be held to announce students of the month, update students on House points, and possibly give away prizes.

PBIS at Fassett: As part of our Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS) efforts at Fassett, BE RESPECTFUL, BE RESPONSIBLE, and BE READY are our primary expectations for positive behavior. Our Matrix of Expectations provides students a framework of guidance on what it means to BE RESPECTFUL, BE RESPONSIBLE, and BE READY at Fassett. We use "High Five" cards to acknowledge students who are meeting these expectations. Each Friday, student cards are drawn. These "Eagles of the Week" will be rewarded with a Friday lunch with a friend. Please take time to review the Matrix of Expectations on page 12 of the FJHS 2024-25 Handbook with your student(s), and encourage them to show their Eagle Pride by being respectful, responsible, and ready in all they do! Thank you for your support!

School Office Hours: the school office is open each weekday from 7:00am - 3:00pm. Please call the secretary, Mrs. Edwards, at 419-693-0455.

Student Handbook: Please take time to review the FJHS 2024-25 Handbook.

Water Bottles: Students will be given a white Fassett Junior High School water bottle on their first day of school. Your child may carry this or any other water bottle to school throughout the day to use at the bottle filling stations. Only water is permitted in student drinking bottles.