We have officially passed the half-way mark in the 2021-2022 school year! Thank you to our educational partners for making all this possible. Happy Lunar New Year and Happy Black History Month! Today also marks the start of our annual philanthropic fundraiser, the Kids Heart Challenge, benefitting the American Heart Association. Last year we raised over $1,600 which was a school record! Our goal this year is to surpass that amount. More info below.

Next week, the 100th day of school is on Wednesday! To celebrate, we're Keepin' it 💯 and dedicating the day to student mental health and wellness with fun activities in each classroom. After school, our PTA will be hosting a healthy luncheon for our staff. Afterwards, staff will get a tour of the VEBA Resource Center. This is a service that is part of SDUSD employee health plans. They host cooking demonstrations, an open gym, mental health counseling, yoga, acupuncture and more! At the conclusion of the tour, one of the VRC mindfulness instructors will lead a calming relaxation session with everyone.

“Once you learn to read,

you will be forever free.”

- Frederick Douglass

We are excited to be partnering with the American Heart Association’s Kids Heart Challenge again this year! As a Kids Heart Challenge Heart Hero, your student will learn about kids with special hearts and have the opportunity to raise funds for the health of all hearts. They’ll also get moving with fun activities, learn about keeping their hearts healthy and happy while feeling great about helping others. Our Kids Heart Challenge program kicked off today (Friday 2/4/22) with a LIVE virtual Assembly from the American Heart Association. Help your child get a jump start by downloading the FREE Kids Heart Challenge App for Apple or Android or visiting www.heart.org/khc When registering, your child will choose a heart healthy challenge to Be Active or Be Kind and earn a FREE Road Warrior Wristband! Any student that joins the team by Friday will get a live shout out at our kickoff! Our goal is to have 100% of our students register online and take the Challenge. Let’s have fun and save lives!

After our conference with SDUSD School Police back in the fall, we made some adjustments to the routes and routines for a “Secure Campus”. Monday, our practice took the same amount of time as the first run-through, even with significantly more unlocked doors along the routes. Unfortunately, we discovered our visual paging system wasn't quite operational yet. We contacted our technology partners who installed the system and were able to remedy the system error on Wednesday.

The fire safety drill went smoothly as well. We were all clear in eight minutes! This isn’t quite our record, but anything under ten minutes is reason to be proud. Our next safety drill will be a drop-cover-hold-evacuate Earthquake drill. We will run it sometime during the week of February 14th. More specific details as we get closer to the date.

This week's Student of the Week is Ann in Ms. Yamashita's Kindergarten class! She excels academically in all curricula areas. Ann enjoys reading "Henry and Mudge" series with pleasure. She can be heard laughing from afar. Ann is a very creative writer and talented illustrator. Ms. Yamashita always looks forward to reading her stories. Ann uses critical thinking skills to solve story problems during math explorations. She demonstrates her understanding using 10 frames, number bonds, and number sentences. Ann loves STEAM. During STEAM explorations, based on pushes and pulls, she created a blueprint for her "bowling arcade." Ann built her arcade out of cardboard boxes. She is currently working on writing "how-to" directions for her bowling arcade. Ann displays kindness by assisting others. She donated items from home so her peers can complete their STEAM "Game On!" project. Congratulations Ann, and thank you for being a phenomenal Falcon!

February

9 - 100th Day of School - Keepin' it 💯

Staff mental health retreat

Kearny Cluster Meeting

18 - No School - District Recess

21 - No School - President's Day

23 - School Site Council

25 - End of Trimester Two

March

2 - Read Across America Day

21-25 - Student Conferences - MINIMUM DAY WEEK

28- 4/1 - Spring Break - No School

*Dates subject to change due to shifts in the academic programming

Although we want students to be in school each day for class, we know that absences will happen. It is important that parents report their student's absence within 24 hours. Absences can be reported via our online form, phone or email. Please let us know if you have any questions and thank you for your support.

Click HERE for a link to the Online Absence Reporting Form

San Diego Unified School District now has a new testing site for all students and staff. If your student is showing symptoms at home or at school, this new resource will provide a quick and easy way to get test results so they can return to school as soon as possible. Testing will now be available at the Education Center located at 4100 Normal Street, 92103. It's only FIVE MILES away from Fletcher!

The site is open from 7:00AM - 7:00PM MONDAY through FRIDAY and 8:00AM - 5:00PM on Saturday and Sunday. No appointments necessary! Prior to testing, if your student isn't already registered to receive weekly testing on site, families will need to register for a Primary Health Portal account. https://my.primary.health/l/sdusd_testing.

Click HERE for a link to the flyer with a map.

Looking for an opportunity to become more involved in the success of our school? Join our Fletcher PTA! The Parent Teacher Association supports our school community with the planning and financing of events, classroom activities, field trips, and so much more. There are leadership positions available this year. Contact PTA President, Lara Altic, at laria82@gmail.com if you're interested.

Email: communications@sandi.net
Website: https://fletcher.sandiegounified.org/
Location: 7666 Bobolink Way, San Diego, CA, USA
Phone: (619)605-4600
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Twitter: @FletcherSDUSD