Message from the Principal
Dear FUEL Families,
It was so wonderful to see everyone at our Curriculum Night event on Thursday - it was a packed house and I was grateful to have the opportunity to share about our amazing culture at FUEL and to showcase our incredible staff. If you missed the event, please check out the slides HERE (especially the ones about car line & Rooms!).
These first two weeks have truly been filled with joy, wonder, lots and lots and lots of routines, and our year-long goal-setting activities. We also kicked off our fall assessment window this week (continuing through the first week of October), and I have been impressed with our students' resilience, effort, and commitment to trying their very best. For more information on our fall assessments, please read our district assessment letter.
You may have also had the opportunity last week to meet our general education Mental Health Specialist, Jenelle Gondek-Stanko. Ms. Jenelle is a member of our FUEL support staff and last week got started on classroom level lessons focused on our SEL goals for the year. Please consider taking her opening year survey & completing the consent form via THIS SURVEY LINK.
This week, we have our first Sportport of the year (there are still a few spots left for this week!) - we will have two Mondays in a row (9/9 and 9/16), and then will begin alternating with Lower for the remainder of the year. Sportport sign-ups will come out via Rooms Announcements on Thursday evenings.
Please also note that our first PTA meeting will be this Tuesday, 9/10 at the NEW Lower Elementary school just down the street, followed by a Playground Playdate on Sunday, 9/15 at FUEL! These are really important opportunities to learn more about our PTA, upcoming events, and volunteer opportunities for the year.
Please remember that this newsletter will contain all of your need-to-knows for each week, including sections from our Communities in Schools Student Support Coordinator, our PTA & ECG groups, information on student groups, and more. Take time this week to also read about our car line procedures and to familiarize yourself with our bottom newsletter sections that include our important forms for volunteering, medical needs, and lunch applications.
Finally, please remember to contact me via Rooms, email, or phone if you need anything. We are here for you!
See you soon!
- Mrs. Jeffrey
We are dedicated this year to working on our students’ social-emotional growth in addition to their academic growth. This week we continue with Module 1: Building Our School/Class Family. Our focus this week:
Problem Solving & Conflict Resolution, Positive Mindset
This week we introduce the Time Machine Problem Solving Mat from Conscious Discipline. Check out this short step-by-step process that you can use at home, too!
FUEL's Emotional Support Dog - Kiddo!
Please check out these informational letters regarding our emotional support dog, Kiddo! Paper copies were sent home in backpacks last week.
For drop-off in the morning, please be sure to pull ALL the way up in the school driveway in the drop-off line. We will help students walk towards the entrance. This will help us to keep the line moving. Doors do not open until 8:20 am - there is no student supervision until 8:20 am. Also, please note that if students are not eating breakfast, they do not need to arrive at school until 8:28 pm. Students who arrive at 8:28 a.m. can head directly to their lockers and classrooms. Otherwise, students should report to the cafeteria for breakfast or to the gym. Car Line Safety Reminders HERE.
Please remember that the BUS driveway is ONLY for buses. This is a safety issue. Please only use the car line in the front of the building on Rosewood.
For pickup, please be sure to have your yellow identification card with student name and grade available and easy to see.
