The Floral Falcon Flyer

September 17, 2023

Photo of the Week: Coming together as a respectful community at our All School Meeting

Dear Families,

It was wonderful seeing so many Floral parents and caregivers at our Curriculum Nights last week. We hope it provided you with a sense about your child's days at school and the ways in which they are engaged in learning throughout the day- academically, socially, and emotionally.

If you were unable to attend, please reach out to your child's teacher for copies of handouts that were provided that night.

At the presentation in the cafeteria, we shared with you about our "Falcon Four" schoolwide values that serve as the anchor to the way in which we "show up" at school. A picture of the Falcon Four is shown below. When everyone's behavior, attitude, and words align with the Falcon Four, we know we are doing our part to make sure Floral is a place where ALL students are able to maximize their learning in a caring, safe place.

As teachers and staff provide feedback to students throughout the year to learn from mistakes, persevere when things get hard, and repair any hurt feelings they may have caused, they will use our Falcon Four as the guideposts for those conversations. We encourage you to use those four core values in your conversations about learning and growing at school, too. That "wrap-around" reinforcement from home and school makes a huge impact on students' progress towards rigorous goals. We are grateful to partner with all of you in this most important job we share.

We look forward to seeing many of you at the PTO meeting this Tuesday (see details below).

Sincerely,

Lisa and Gina

In This Issue:

NEW - Contact Info and Resources from Mrs. Moran, School Adjustment Counselor

NEW - Floral PTO Meeting on Tuesday, September 19th ~ Please Join Us!

NEW - After School STEM Class - Offered by the Floral PTO

NEW - Food Service Information for School Year 2023-2024

NEW - Photos from the Week

Seesaw Parent and Family Log-In Info

What's for Lunch?

Important Upcoming Dates

Frequently Used Numbers

Useful Links

Last Week's Issue of the Falcon Flyer

NEW - Contact Info and Resources from Mrs. Moran, School Adjustment Counselor

NEW - Floral PTO Meeting on Tuesday, September 19th ~ Please Join Us!

Please join us at our 2023 kickoff meeting for the Floral Street PTO! We are a parent organization that helps to support the amazing work done by the faculty and staff of Floral Street School by way of enrichment opportunities, guest speakers, apps and magazines for classrooms, as well as community events to bring families together. Help us plan our vision for the year, Tuesday September 19th at 6:15pm in the Media Center. Child care will be available in the cafeteria thanks to Shrewsbury High School student volunteers. We hope to see you there!

https://m.facebook.com/FloralStreetSchoolPTO/

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NEW - After School STEM Class - Offered by the Floral PTO

The Floral Street PTO is pleased to have STEM Beginnings return for classes this Fall. STEM Beginnings provides fun-filled experiences that encourage children's curiosity and learning. Children engage in challenges that allow them to explore Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math concepts using a variety of tools and techniques empowering them to be life-long learners.

This 8 week program is offered Thursdays, Sep 28th - Nov 30th Go to www.stembeginnings.com and click Online Registration. Cost us $184 per student. A portion of all proceeds benefits the enrichment opportunities and events sponsored by the PTO.

Registration closes by Sunday, September 24th in order to prepare classes and communicate dismissal plans to teachers.

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NEW - Food Service Information for School Year 2023-2024

Free Meals for Students

Meals are free for students for the 2023-2024 school year as a result of continued state funding. This entitles each student to one free breakfast and one free lunch each day. Students must take the required meal components to get a free meal. A free breakfast must include a milk, fruit and a grain. A free lunch must include 3 of these 5 meal components (Protein, Milk, Grain, Fruit and Vegetable) and one component must be a fruit or vegetable. Students must take the required meal components to get a free meal.

Individual milks, extra slices of pizza, second lunches, and a la carte items are NOT free and must be purchased. Parents should ensure ample funds are in their students’ lunch account to purchase these items.

Breakfast Availability at All Schools

Breakfast will be available at all schools again this year.

Free and Reduced Price Meal Application—Why Apply?

Although meals are free for all students regardless of income, we encourage families who would otherwise qualify for free or reduced price meals [based upon household income/economic need] to complete the Free/Reduced Price Meal Application so as to potentially be eligible for free or reduced fees for busing, Extended School Care, or athletics. Click here to access that form

https://shrewsbury.familyportal.cloud

Students Must Use the Pin-Pad System

Students must enter their ID number into the pin-pad system in order to receive a free meal and/or purchase an a la carte item. This is how the district documents meals distributed and substantiates our claim for reimbursement from the government.

For answers to a number of other related questions click here to access our Food Service Department webpage Frequently Asked Questions [FAQ] page.