Fredericktown's Volley for Awareness volleyball game is coming up on Tuesday, September 10th. Volley for Awareness shirts are available for purchase again this year. Shirts will be pre-order only and are $15 each. If you're interested in purchasing a shirt, please see Tim Doup in the office with your name, shirt size, and $15 by Tuesday, September 3rd. The money raised will go towards Suicide Prevention in Knox County.

Attached is a picture of the shirt design. A table will be set up during MS and HS lunches on Thursday and Friday to take orders.

For those needing immunizations. Appointments are available Monday-Friday from 8am-4pm at the Knox County Community Health Center, 11660 Upper Gilchrist Rd., Mount Vernon OH 43050

Call 740.399.8008

Required immunizations for Middle/High School:

Tdap/Td: Grade 7-12 One dose of Tdap vaccine must be administered on or after the tenth birthday.

MCV4 (Meningococcal): Grade 7 One dose of meningococcal vaccine must be administered on or after the tenth birthday.

Grade 12: Two doses of MCV4. Second dose on or after age 16 years. If the first dose was given on or after the 16th birthday, only one dose is required.

If you choose to not have your child vaccinated, an exemption form needs to be filled out and turned in by August 31, 2024.

When you may have a respiratory virus...‎

Stay home and away from others (including people you live with who are not sick) if you have respiratory virus symptoms that aren't better explained by another cause. These symptoms can include fever, chills, fatigue, cough, runny nose, and headache, among others.*

• You can go back to your normal activities when, for at least 24 hours, both are true:

• Your symptoms are getting better overall, and

• You have not had a fever (and are not using fever-reducing medication).

• When you go back to your normal activities, take added precaution over the next 5 days, such as taking additional steps for cleaner air, thorough hand hygiene, masks, and physical distancing if needed when you will be around other people indoors.

Information available at the CDC and ODH websites listed below

https://odh.ohio.gov/know-our-programs/covid-19/covid-19-guidance

https://www.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/prevention/precautions-when-sick.html

General Policies

Regular attendance is key to success in school and is a positive factor that develops habits of punctuality, self-discipline, and responsibility. Students who attend class regularly generally achieve higher grades, enjoy school, and are more employable after leaving school.

Excused Absences:

1. Personal illness of the student (A doctor’s excuse stating for what days specifically the student should be excused from school may be required by the school for every absence over 72 hours. Once a doctor’s excuse is required, it is required for all absences for the remainder of the year).

2. Illness in the home (student must be 14 years of age or older).

3. Quarantine of the home by local health officials.

4. Death of a relative (limited to three days unless reasonable cause can be shown for a longer absence).

5. Observance of a religious holiday (consistent with the student’s established creed or belief).

6. Alternate learning experience approved in advance by an administrator.

7. A maximum of two (2) college visits for juniors and seniors to take place during the regular school year. These are extensions of the school day and are not counted in the attendance record. These absences must be approved five days in advance.

Reporting Absences:

• The morning of the absence, a parent/guardian should inform the office of the absence and the reason.
• An absence note or email, containing the dates and reason for the absence, signed by the parent or guardian or physician must be presented to the office within three (3) days of the student returning to school.
• Failure to produce an acceptable note from a parent or guardian within three (3) school days following an absence will result in an unexcused absence.

September 2 - No School

September 5 - 6th Grade YES Concert trip to Mount Vernon

September 6 - 2 Hour Early Release

September 24 - Picture Retakes

September 27 - No School

We will be learning all about lab safety, measurement, and the scientific method.

We will be working this month with Number Sense and, more specifically, fraction division and decimal operations.

We will start out with our books! We will be learning about proportional relationships and unit rates with fractions. We will then move onto percentages.

We will be learning about the scientific method and lab safety. We will also begin our periodic table unit!

We have been doing lots of writing and getting to know one another activities. We will begin reading a novel next week and will dive into literacy strategies.

Students will have multiple chances to work in a team setting to come up with a solution to a given problem. They will be exploring the multiple pathways within the field of engineering and all that it entails.

We are excited to offer the Washington DC trip to the 8th grade again this year. This is an optional trip for students. It will be a great learning experience along with creating exciting memories together.

Dates: May 7-9

More information will be coming soon. There will be an informational meeting in the fall. Last year the cost of the trip was around $600 to give you and idea.

We will have a Middle School yearbook this year for students. You can purchase them throughout the year. They will be delivered in May before the students leave for the summer.