The Marlin Messenger

Hello Marlin Families, and happy first week of school! Hopefully, you are getting back into your routines as we are, and those early wakeups are becoming less and less painful. 😊 Appreciate all those who could come to Back to School Night (BTSN). For those who were not, some talking points below were covered in the Parent, Athletic, and Block F Meetings. We were happy to see over 80 parents get TB screened so that they can become volunteers! If you are interested in being a Sonora parent volunteer and missed the TB screening, there will be another on the Sonora Parent night, which has been moved back to September 5th from 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.

Thank you to all the 1st-grade and 6th-grade families who waited patiently as we finalized hiring Ms. Book and Mr. Semper. We know it can be stressful when the teacher placement says unassigned, but we are happy to report we are now all official!

* Football, cross country, or volleyball all have practice this week. Please complete the permission click asap so they can practice. After practice, all students will be directed to the pull-through at the front of the school for pickup. No students will be allowed to go to any other area for pickup unless accompanied by parents, as there is no supervision in those other areas.

*Our jog-a-thon fundraiser officially kicked off on Friday; all 1st – 6th-grade students should have packets with all the necessary information.

* All handbooks are uploaded to our website for your reference.

*Please continue to contact us if you have any questions or concerns.

Let’s have a great week!

Jeremy Pierro

Principal

Monday

7:50 am Student Council permission click, student/guardian responsibilities and Expectation Form, Teacher Recommendation Acknowledgement, and hard copy of speech and poster due.

10:15 am-10:30 am Cross-Age Tutoring Meeting (Room 20)- This is a Block F event for all interested 4th- 6th grade students.

2:50 pm- 3:50 pm Fall Sports (Cross Country, Football, and Girls Volleyball) practice.

Tuesday

10:15 Student Council Meeting in room 19 for approved candidates

2:50 pm- 3:50 pm Fall Sports (Cross Country, Football, and Girls Volleyball) practice.

5:00 pm Robotics Parent Meeting in the Fugman Library (Potential Block F event)

Wednesday (Early Release-School gets out at 1:15 pm)

3:15 pm- 4:15 pm Cheer Practice

Thursday

7:00 am- 7:45 am Chess Club Informational Meeting (Potential Block F event)

2:50 pm- 3:50 pm Fall Sports (Cross Country, Football, and Girls Volleyball) practice.

5:30 pm- 6:15 pm PTC room parent orientation in the MPR

Friday

10:35 am- 11:15 am Student Council Election Speeches in the MPR *(This event time has changed from 8:15 am).

11:15 am - 12:45pm New Student Luncheon-Mr. Pierro would like to have a pizza lunch will all students new to Fugman. A permission slip will be coming home.

2:50 pm - 3:50 pm Football Practice only (no volleyball or cross country)

6:45 pm- 8:00 pm at Lamonica Stadium. Broncomania for all Football players and Cheer.

We would like to welcome Mr. Semper to Marlin Family. He has had stops at Dry Creek, Woods Elementary, and Kastner Intermediate. He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience with him and is focused on building positive relationships. He will be joining an already dynamic 6th grade team and we are very thankful to to have him with us. In addition to teaching 6th grade in room 23, Mr. Semper will be coaching football and wrestling. Welcome Mr. Semper!

Women in the United States were granted the right to vote on August 26, 1920. That’s a little over 100 years ago. Since that time, every president has published a proclamation recognizing August 26th as Women’s Equality Day. Marlins, this week we’re asking: When were women granted the right to vote in the United States? Place your answer in a Cultural Corner box by Thursday for your chance to win a prize. Your Student Council members will select two names from a raffle during Friday morning announcements.

Coming Soon...

Start-Make a suggestion of a program or practice that you think would benefit Fugman https://forms.gle/6uhcmnyPBJe4jJkQA

Stop- Give feedback on something you would like to see discontinued https://forms.gle/HPGq2qCEQGDDvWsg8

Continue- Here is a place to give a shout out to a teacher, practice or procedure that you have enjoyed thus far https://forms.gle/Yx9a61yFJk2kRe8K8

We continue working on solutions to ease traffic and make pick-up and drop-off as safe as possible.

1. Cedar parking lot pick up and drop off Reminder.

Please be aware of the following safety concerns when picking up and dropping off students in the back lot on Cedar: Please avoid dropping your students off in the street and having them navigate traffic to get to campus. Also, please avoid u-turns in the middle of the road; this backs up traffic and causes a safety issue. Also, please don’t block the driveways with your cars; this inhibits students and staff from being able to cross safely.

2. Red Curbs Please do not park or drop off students on red curbs. It hinders visibility and inhibits our staff from safely supervising our students at pick-up and drop locations and crosswalks.

2. Please pick up all athletes in the front pull-through after sports practice. It makes it easier for coaches to track all students and ensure they reach their destination safely.

3. Please come to a complete stop at crosswalks if you see a staff member holding a sign-up. And always be on the lookout for children crossing the street and drive-throughs. Please remind your children to wait for the staff member to get halfway across the street before stepping into the street.

Refer to the Parent Handbook