The FAST Flyer

The annual Scholastic book fair is next week! All students will have an opportunity to shop the fair. For easy shopping, you can set up an e-wallet for your child at https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/FAST. This will allow them to shop without having to carry cash or a check to school. Please be sure to account for 7.75% sales tax when you are providing them funds to shop.

When shopping the fair, there will be an option to round up purchases to donate into our "Share the Fair" fund which is designated to help cover purchases for students who may not be able to purchase books on their own. If you would like to donate the change from your child's purchase, please let them know (or send a note) so they can do that at checkout. If you have a student that you would like to utilize this fund, please email their teacher directly.

Parents will be able to shop during our Family Day event which will be immediately after our STEAM costume parade scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 31 at 10am. If you would like to help with the book fair, we could use some volunteers. Check out the volunteer sign up HERE.

Many thanks to our amazing PTO and all the volunteers who worked so hard to organize this year's Trunk or Treat! A special shoutout to the parents and staff who hosted trunks—your creativity and enthusiasm made the event truly special. The kids always have such a great time and look forward to it every year. We appreciate all of you for making this tradition so fun and memorable!

Registrations are now open for the Fulton County Technology Competition! The last day to register is November 13, 2024. This form must be correctly completed, signed and returned to Ms. Sawhney before the deadline. Please be sure that the form is accurate as no changes can be made after the registration is completed. Students will compete in the FAST tech fair on December 6 before competing at the county competition.

Students who are interested in competing can speak with Ms. Sawhney or you can find additional information on the FCS website.

We are excited to announce that this year’s yearbook is now available for pre-order! Our yearbook will be filled with special memories, class photos, and highlights from the 2024-2025 school year.

To reserve your student's yearbook or purchase an ad, please visit: https://shop.memorybook.com/ and reference School Code: 246825M. All users will have to Register the first time they access the site.

Pictures are ready for all students who had their picture taken on picture day last week. Parents can view and order at https://shop.jostenspix.com/login. You will need to use your email address that is associated with your Infinite Campus parent portal to log in to view and order pictures.

Please reference:

• FULTON ACADEMY OF SCIENCE & TECH
• Event Code: FE263724

Picture day make-ups are scheduled for November 12 for students who did not have their picture taken or would like a retake.

This past Wednesday, several of our elementary classes were recorded as part of the Pledge of Allegiance Project for WANF (formerly CBS 46). They were excited about the opportunity to be on television and made us so proud with how well they recited the pledge. We don't know when they will air, but will share the recording with you once we have it.

Students in grades K-5 will participate in our annual STEAM costume parade on Thursday, October 31 at 10am. Children are invited to dress in a school appropriate costume with a STEAM theme. Parents are invited to see the parade as students show off their costumes in a parade around our campus.

ABSENCES: Please report student absences to both attendance@fastk8.org and your student's homeroom teacher. You may send doctors' notes for absences directly to attendance@fastk8.org

CURRICULUM/CLASSROOM CONCERNS: If you have questions or concerns regarding your child's class, your first point of contact should be your child’s classroom teacher. If further clarification or assistance is needed, you can contact the respective assistant principal (anesha.james@fastk8.org or elementary or demetria.walker@fastk8.org for middle school.)

TRANSPORTATION CHANGES: If your student will have a change to their afternoon transportation (whether it is for a day or long-term), please be sure that you are communicating any changes to your student's afternoon dismissal to both their homeroom teacher and Ms. Cadogan (gail.cadogan@fastk8.org).

If your child is not feeling well, we encourage you to keep them home to avoid spreading illness at school. Please keep in mind that if a student is running a fever they are expected to remain out of school until they have been fever free without the use of medication for a full 24 hours.

Please remember that FAST is a nut free school. Students should not bring any foods for lunch or snack that contain any nut products including, but not limited to, peanut butter or almond butter.

This is a serious risk to those students with severe allergies. Your cooperation in this matter is appreciated.

As a reminder students are not permitted to use their cell phones or Bluetooth devices throughout the day. Students who have a cell phone out after school begins at 7:40am through 3pm will have their phone confiscated for the day. Please remind your students of this policy so that you will not have to come to the office to retrieve their phone.

Students must be in homeroom by 7:40am each day. Please be sure that you are allowing time to navigate carpool and your student to get to class on time. If you arrive after 8am, you will need to come into Innovation Hall to sign in your student.

Early dismissals are not permitted after 2:40pm (M-Th, 1:40pm Fridays). If you need to pick up your child for any reason, please plan accordingly.

All students are expected to be in full uniform every day. The full uniform code can be found on our website at: https://www.fastk8.org/fast-apparel-and-supplies/

Students who are not in full uniform will have their parents contacted.

Our PTO Membership Drive has started for the 2024-2025 school year! Please join us in making a difference in our FAST school community. By becoming a member of the PTO, you can become an important part of supporting our school. PTO memberships raise funds that support FAST students and staff. This includes programs like field day, our learning garden, school assemblies, teacher grants, staff appreciation events, and more! This annual membership drive is our main fundraiser for the school year.

The FAST Family PTO is a non-profit organization, composed of volunteers, focused on supporting the educational experience of all FAST students.

Visit our creative scarecrows in Roswell and Alpharetta! Snap a photo, tag us on Instagram or Facebook, and you’ll be entered into a drawing for a special prize!

Support our school and help us spread the word by flooding your social media—and ours! Let’s celebrate creativity together!

Oct. 28- Nov. 1: Book Fair

Oct. 28-Nov. 1: Spirit Week

Oct. 31: STEAM Costume Parade

Nov. 5: Students off

Nov. 12: Picture make-up day

FAST leverages various means of communications to keep our families up to date with what is happening at school. Since most people are on social media, we post to different platforms to keep you up to date. If you aren't already following us, check us out on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter.

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Email: info@fastk8.org
Website: www.fastk8.org
Location: 11365 Crabapple Road, Roswell, GA, USA
Phone: 678-321-1100
Facebook: facebook.com/FASTK8.School/
Twitter: @fastk8charter

The FAST Flyer is the electronic newsletter at FAST. Feedback is always welcome. If you have any questions, please call the school (678-321-1100) or email the FAST Communications Director at marie.emerson@fastk8.org.