Weekly Parent Update

Next week is our Book Fair! Please see the flyer in the Upcoming Section below for the special events! Our Family Literacy Night is also this week! Please make sure to join us for a great night of reading fun!

Families, if you ordered a Spirit Day shirt, please plan to come to the front office and pick it up on Sept. 30 or Oct. 1!

Please see the flyer for special event days and times for the Book Fair!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

Dear Families:

I’m excited to announce that our school will be hosting a Scholastic Book Fair, which will take place from October 1-9, 2024, in the Media Center.

For students, it is one of the most anticipated events of the school year—but we need volunteers to make it happen. We hope that you can offer your time and talents to help students experience Book joy firsthand! And every purchase at the Fair directly benefits our school. So, it’s a win-win!

If you’re available to lend a hand at this upcoming event, please contact me and share which Fair activities interest you most. Opportunities to assist include:

• Advertising

• Decorating

• Setting up the Fair

• Helping shoppers at the Fair (must be a YMCA cleared volunteer)

• Checkout (must be a YMCA cleared volunteer)

• Packing up the Fair

I look forward to hearing from you.

Gratefully,

Ms. Wilson

Swilson@fcymca.org

Book Fair host

Book Fair Open 5:00-6:00 pm

• PK-2nd Grade Families 5:00-5:30
• 3rd-5th Grade Families 5:30-6:00

Literacy Night

• 6:00PM - 7:00PM
• Start in the Cafeteria

Please see details for how to register and more details!

This is for Kindergarten, 1st grade, and any scholar who is new to the state of Florida!

See flyer for more information.

See letter for more information from our Media Teacher!

School pictures are ready! To order, log in to your account on mylifetouch.com or create an account using your student's student ID number.

All families can also log on and order a FREE Digital SmileSafe card. More about the SmileSafe progream here.

Dear TIGER ACADEMY families,

Our Box Tops for Education leaderboard event is underway and runs through 10/11/2024. To see the leaderboard standings, open the Box Tops app and tap on the school card on the Home screen. Then, check out Back To School Leaderboard on the school dashboard.

The goal is to have your child's grade level be in first place on the Back To School Leaderboard.

How it works:

1. Buy Box Tops products and scan your receipt with the Box Tops app within 14 days of purchase.

2. After scanning your receipt, make sure TIGER ACADEMY is your selected school in the app.

3. Tap on Give Credit to select your child's grade level. You can scroll down to add a note with your child's name, teacher's name or additional information on who should get credit.

4. The number of Box Tops earned with your receipt will be credited to the grade level you selected.

Want to give credit for a digital or email receipt? Go into the Box Tops app, tap on the My Earnings button at the top of the screen and tap on the transaction you'd like to credit. Scroll past the list of products and tap on Give Credit at the bottom of the screen. Then, select your child's grade level.

Let's have some fun and help TIGER ACADEMY give our students what they need to succeed!

Thanks,
Jacqueline S.

If your child has any medication need(s), please make sure to complete the form prior to bringing in the medication. The form is available at the school for your convenience or you may access the documents on the Duval County Public School Website via the following links:

Medication Administration Authorization: https://dcps.duvalschools.org/cms/lib/FL01903657/Centricity/Domain/9941/Medication%20Administration%20Authorization%20Form.pdf

All new medications, including refills, must be personally delivered to the school by the parent or guardian and signed-in at the front office. All “Self-Carry” Medications such as, inhalers must have a physician’s order. All Over-The-Counter Medications(OTC), must have a physician’s order. It is required that all OTC medications be “unopened,” in its original container with the student’s name written on the container. Tiger Academy designated staff will administer the OTC medication(s) according to the dosing instructions, unless ordered differently from the medical doctor.

If you have any questions, please contact Nurse Lori: ldobler@fcymca.org or 904.309.6840 x3096

REMINDER! Late Fees for Late Pick-Ups

We understand that sometimes things happen that we cannot predict. However, to help ensure proper supervision of every scholar and ensure that our staff can go home to their families on time, please read the policy for late fees:

Tiger Academy’s dismissal begins at 3:30p.m. and ends at 3:45p.m. A late fee of $10.00 will be assessed if a car rider or walker is still on campus at 3:50p.m. An additional fee of $10.00 will be assessed for every additional 15 minutes the child is still in attendance.

On Early Release Wednesdays, Tiger Academy’s dismissal begins at 1:30p.m. and ends at 1:45p.m. A late fee of $10.00 will be assessed if a car rider or walker is still on campus at 1:50p.m. An additional fee of $10.00 will be assessed for every additional 15 minutes the child is still in attendance.

The afterschool program ends at 6:00p.m. daily. A late fee of $10.00 will be assessed if your child is not picked up by 6:05p.m. An additional fee of $10.00 will be assessed for every additional 15 minutes the child is still in attendance.

Tiger Academy is here to help the whole family! It isn't always easy to admit that we may need assistance. However, if you have fallen on hard times, find yourself homeless, or need someone to talk to we are here for you. Please reach out to Ms. Martinez (formerly Ms. Tardif) or Ms. Didier.

https://ymcatigeracademy.org/wp-content/uploads/Families-in-Transition-Homeless.pdf

If you prefer to find assistance on your own, the link below is a complied list of various community resources ranging from homelessness to meals on wheels, to uninsured medical clinics and more:

https://dcps.duvalschools.org/cms/lib/FL01903657/Centricity/Domain/8617/Community%20Resources%20updated%20032416.pdf

We will begin to process volunteer applications. Please follow the steps below in order to apply to be a volunteer today!

1. Click this link: https://fcymca.org/give/volunteer/

2. Scroll to the bottom and click Search Volunteer Opportunities

3. Click the dropdown menu All Jobs Type and click on "Volunteer"

4. Find: Volunteer- Tiger Academy and click "Apply"

5. Create a New Account (or use an existing account if you have one)

6. Complete the application (When you get to the "Upload a Resume" part, please just upload something, a blank page, etc. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE A RESUME.)

Once the above is done, Ms. Didier and Ms. Wesley are supposed to receive a notification that your application has been input. They will create an account for you in SKILLSURVEY:

A. SKILLSURVEY will send you an email to input your references.

B. Input your references

C. References complete their portion

D. Ms. Didier or Ms. Wesley will send the reference report and application to the YMCA HR staff.

E. YMCA HR staff (Heidi or Leslie) will send you an email with the next items that need to be complete.

F. Once all of those items are complete HR will send you, Ms. Didier, and Ms. Wesley a notification that you are cleared to volunteer.

Since the tragic events of Parkland on February 14, 2018, Florida schools are required to make their schools safer than they were the year before. If at any time for any viable reason, you may report a threat to law enforcement and government officials through the Fortify Florida App or website using the link above.

If you have knowledge of or evidence of any threat being made to a Tiger Academy scholar or staff member, you can also contact the Safety Chair- Ms. Didier by email (jdidier@fcymca.org) or the new safety email address that will go to Ms. Didier and administration (Tigersafety@fcymca.org) with factual details of who, what, where, along with any screenshots as evidence to help in the investigation.

At YMCA Tiger Academy, a free public school, we believe school should be more than a place to learn reading, writing and arithmetic. We approach the education of each child with a commitment to helping him or her grow in spirit, mind and body.

Email: tigerparent@fcymca.org
Website: https://ymcatigeracademy.org/
Location: 6079 Bagley Road, Jacksonville, FL, USA
Phone: (904) 309-6840
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YMCATigerAcademy