• May 23 - Cameron Zvara Assembly & Summer Reading Program
• May 27 - No School, Memorial Day
• May 28 - 5th grade Visit/Tour Middle School 9:15am
• June 3 - Fun & Funky Field Day
• June 3 - Fun & Funky Field Day Lunch - families can bring a lunch in and join their student for a picnic11:30-12:30 (outside food is ok)
• June 4 - Dog Central & Doozies End of Year Celebration for Students
• June 5 - Last Day of School, 1/2 day, Dismissal 11:55am

*click the MPPS School Calendar button below to see the whole school year

Have you recently moved? If so, please call our office to notify us and also log-in to Final Forms FinalForms https://mtpleasant-mi.finalforms.com/ and update your address online. We need to change your address for our records and we want to be sure any summer and Back to School mailings get to you, including teacher welcome letters in August!

If your address is no longer a Fancher address, you will need to fill out School of Choice paperwork to stay at Fancher Elementary for the 2024-2025 School Year.

We want to ensure your child's enrollment and classroom placement for next year is not last minute and stressful for you. Please be sure to keep us updated throughout the summer. Leave us a message at 775-2230.

As we attempt to create a healthy environment for all students across our JK-5 elementary buildings, there are many things we must take into consideration. For example, balancing classes by gender, academic performance, behavioral concerns, special needs, peer relations, and learning styles. Teacher input is also crucial to provide us with the information we need to create a successful classroom experience. Since we will not have request forms this year, your student’s current teachers, school counselor and administrative team will collaborate to create the most aligned class lists based on the knowledge they have of all students in each grade level. Please know that we all are working hard to create the most feasible, balanced classrooms for everyone involved. This will allow our students to thrive and receive the best possible learning environment for all. We will take all necessary steps to provide the best placement for your child.

As we start to see warmer temperatures it can get warmer in our classrooms. Please be sure to send in a water bottle with your student, so they can keep it filled and stay hydrated throughout the school day!

Current 5th graders entering 6th grade have an opportunity to apply for the YSU Youth Police Academy. Here are the application and questionnaire for the YSU Youth Police Academy. Forms are also available in the front office, which students can take home and return.

Fancher has a no student cell phone policy in our student handbook. If a cell phone comes to school with a student it should be turned off and stored in their locked from 8:40am-3:49pm.

Step 1: If a student is seen or heard with a cell phone, the student will be asked to report to the office to store their phone in a secure location until the end of the school day.

Step 2: On the second and subsequent incidents, the phone will remain in a secure location until a parent is able to pick it up.

Fancher Elementary has an office telephone for students to use in case of an emergency or school related business. Thank you for having a conversation with your student about the cell phone policy.

*We also have a no hats or hoods policy inside the school building, students can wear them outside during recess. (unless special dress up spirit day related)

Each Fancher student will be coming home with a book pack to keep reading this summer!

On top of getting outside and enjoying the great outdoors, playing with friends and family we would love for our students to READ this summer as well as work on other activities to help with the summer slide. Summer slide is a term that references the dip students often experience in their academic ability after a summer break. We can't wait to see how your brains GROW after reading this summer. #FalconProud

Dear Parent or Caregiver,

My Books Summer has been designed to help your child maintain their reading skills over the summer break, a time when many students fall behind their grade levels. We hope that you will support your child’s daily reading, so we are sending home books for your child to read, enjoy, and keep for their home library.

There are many ways to help your child grow as a reader, but the most important is to help establish a routine of daily reading. You might want to help your child set up a time and place for this, establishing a consistent habit that will allow for concentration and immersion in the pleasures of reading. It’s also important to talk with your child about what he or she has read, ask questions, encourage discussions, and help with comprehension as needed. If your child is already an enthusiastic reader, elicit opinions and ideas that are sparked by their reading.

If your child is a reluctant reader, it may be helpful to read certain books together, or for you to read the book on your own and then sit down with your child to discuss it. If you retell your own favorite details, read aloud favorite passages, or ask your own questions about the book, it will set an example for your child to begin to develop their own abilities to analyze and evaluate texts. The Summer Reading Journal and Think Sheets will help your child with their summer reading goals—and will make it easy for you to support your child’s efforts.

We thank you for helping your child make a habit of daily reading and enjoying books. Summer reading is an important way to help your child transition to the next school year.

Sincerely,

Fancher Staff

It is time for Kindergarten Kick Off at our JK-2 elementary buildings and to begin enrolling students that should enter Kindergarten for the 2024-2025 school year. Please call the correct school building to set an appointment date to attend Kick Off. 989-775-2280

We kicked of 2024 at Fancher Elementary reviewing SOAR (Safety Ownership Attitude Respect), to teach and reinforce positive behavior expectations in all areas of the school from the classroom to the playground. Each area of our school day, has a focused set up positive expectations that we teach, model, and practice - on what Safety looks like, Ownership, Attitude, and Respect.

Our SOAR matrix is at the front of your student's agenda in the pages include for the student handbook, we encourage you to review these expectations at home with your child too.

Daily our students earning Dojo Points for meeting positive expectations, we recognize students who are SOARing with our Positive Office Referrals, Positive Postcards mailed home, and SOAR Student Shout Outs each month.

We know our students are still growing and developing mentally and socially, so we recognize it is always a work in progress when teaching and reteaching expectations. We utilize restorative practices - including repairing the harm, circle ups, and more.

We appreciate your partnership in supporting our Fancher Falcons to SOAR!

Mrs. Katie Rinke, Mrs. Emily Shiner & the Fancher Elementary Staff

Student Attendance is important to us. If your child is sick or showing signs of COVID, please call the school Office at 775-2230 before 10:00 each morning to let us know.

For safety reasons, families will receive a phone call by 10:40 am for any student that is marked as Absent each morning in Power School. You can deter getting that call from our system by calling us in the morning to let us know of your child's absence and their reason for the absence.

Our codes we use for absences are:

UA-Unexcused Absence

Any absence that has not been reported by a parent or guardian and/or any absence that is not listed as an Excused Absence in Board Policy.

AV-Verified Absence

An absence that the parent verifies or explains. Example: (1) The student doesn’t feel well, and is staying home, but is not visiting the doctor. (2) The family is taking an extra long weekend, vacation, etc.

EA-Excused Absence

Absences that meet the definition of an Excused Absence based on MPPS Board Policy.

*Illness or professional appointments with a doctors note *Death of a relative

*Observance of Religious Holidays

Below are images to our attendance policy but it can also be found in the front of your child's Agenda....

If your student will be taking medications at school we have a form for that:

https://www.mtpleasantschools.net/o/mpps/page/health-forms

All medications must be brought to the office with the appropriate health form. Please do not send medications to school with your child. This includes inhalers and epi-pens.

Click on the link to the menu below. You can also view Breakfast here too.

https://mtpleasantschools.nutrislice.com/menu/fancher-elementary/lunch/2023-08-25

Each Friday we will sell Popcorn for $.50/bag. Students can bring their coins or dollar bills in sandwich baggies or put in the back of their agenda in the clear pocket or a safe zipper. Teachers will collect popcorn in the morning and place the order.

As a building we have now practiced 5 fire drills, 2 lockdown drill, 2 tornado drills and relocating to our rally point just down the block at Rowe Hall in case of an emergency.

During the school year, our buildings are obligated to practice at least 5 Fire Drills, 2 Tornado Drills and 3 Lockdown drills. At times, we do have our YSU Liason or other police officers from the Police Department assist in our drills. We teach our students where to go for each drill, what to do during specific drills, and how to properly evacuate when it is needed. You can also find this information in your child's Handbook in the front of the student agenda.

I encourage you to check out our district website where we have information that pertains to our district school safety. Click here to get to the website.

Thank you for your help and patience in making sure arrival and dismissal times are safe for families and students. We have been working with our local police department and MDOT, and the timing of the light has been extended and will hopefully help our flow of traffic.

Friendly reminder from our Student Handbook at the front of your student's agenda - toys, trading cards, and pokemon cards should be left at home. We want to make sure things are not lost or stolen at school - and we can best do this by leaving items home. pg. 3 of Handbook

Friendly reminder of our No Outside Food policy for Student Lunch time. Students must bring their lunch to school or choose a school lunch option.

• PEAK (after school): https://www.mtpleasantschools.net/page/peak-program

• SACC (before school)- School Aged Child Care (Before School Program)- 775-2340

ALL PAJAMA PANTS $10 OFF!

This week only, all Fancher flannel pajama pants are $10 off! They are available in a variety of colors and come in both youth and adult sizes. Plus, you'll get FREE shipping on orders over $75 and $5 shipping on orders under $75. Don't wait, the Fancher Flash Sale ends Sunday! Shop Pajama Pants Now!

You could start a new journal this year to pass back and forth and write these questions in them. Or you could talk about these around the dinner table, as well. Let's continue to encourage both thoughtfulness and intentionality in the kids we love! Let's do all we can to help them see that they can be resourceful --with who they are, how they connect and yes, even how they study this year! (@sissygoff)

To request for Transportation use the form linked here

https://www.mtpleasantschools.net/page/transportation

Bus routes typically arrive around 8:35am at our school building. If you need to sign your child up for transportation, please fill out REQUEST FOR TRANSPORTATION FORM at the above website. If your child is riding an MP school bus, a driver will reach out to you during the week of Aug. 14th-18th to share route pick up and drop off times.

Phone: 989-775-2323

Have you checked out our new website - it is pretty slick!

https://www.mtpleasantschools.net/

Download the new Mt. Pleasant Public Schools app!

Download on the App Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mt-pleasant-public-schools/id1632483662

or Get it on Google Play

*scroll to the bottom of the MPPS website and see Stay Connected and the links to download

Download the app on your phone or click the photo below.

https://mtpleasantschools.nutrislice.com/menu/fancher-elementary?mode=browse

Fancher Elementary provides a supportive environment to ensure academic, social and emotional growth for students to reach their full potential while transitioning between elementary and middle school.

Office Hours 8:00am-4:00pm

Website: https://mtpleasantschools.net/
Location: 801 South Kinney Avenue, Mount Pleasant, MI, USA
Phone: 989-775-2230
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