The Fletcher nest grew by five this week as we welcomed in our newest students, refugees from Afghanistan, and their wonderful interpreter, Ms. Rabia. Their day started off with an expertly curated tour from our Fletcher Influencers (student leaders), Zita and Marvell. Our students and staff opened their arms and hearts as the #smallschoolbigfamily grew a little bigger.

This week, our teaching staff continued to work on finalizing the second trimester grades and reaching out to families for student conference scheduling. As a reminder, student conferences are the week of March 21-25th. Every day that week is a minimum day. Conferences are not limited to this week. Your student's teacher may reach out to schedule a conference earlier.

Lastly, we are thrilled to celebrate the unanimous selection of Dr. Lamont Jackson as the official Superintendent of San Diego Unified School District. Dr. Jackson visited Fletcher earlier in the year to meet with students and staff. The most memorable moment of that visit was when he took the tie off his neck and handed it to a 3rd grader who he made promise to wear the tie when he's selected in the NFL draft.

“Champions keep playing

until they get it right”

– Billie Jean King

We are celebrating Women's History Month in the Falcon Flyer with an inspiring quote from women throughout history who have made an impact. Learn more about Billie Jean King here: https://www.billiejeanking.com/

As you may have heard, SDUSD will no longer be requiring students or staff to wear masks indoors starting on April 4th. Students and staff are still allowed to wear masks wherever and whenever they feel necessary. This updated guidance is the result of collaborating with top pediatric experts and epidemiologists at UCSD. San Diego County has recently been placed in one of the lowest COVID exposure risk categories. With the current downtrend in cases and hospitalizations, the expectation is that we will be in a much better place after Spring Break. Prior to break, your student will be provided with at-home rapid antigen tests and recommendations for when to take the test prior to returning to school. Stay tuned for more details.

This week we began the process of designing the mural to be painted on the façade of our school's library. The ArtReach artist visited Mrs. Sperry's classroom and other classes took part in an activity to brainstorm ideas and themes for the final product. Outlining work begins on March 25th with painting to start on April 4th. There will be a ribbon cutting ceremony on April 13th. Time and details to be published soon!

The application for our before/after school program, PrimeTime, went LIVE on Monday, March 7th, 2022 on the district website, www.sandi.net at 6:00AM.

The PrimeTime Application is open to all families. Not just the families attending PrimeTime.

In order for applications to be processed during the initial application period they must be submitted by 9:59PM on April 15th, 2022. Applying for the program does not guarantee you a spot in the program.

Attending the Program during the 21/22 school year does not guarantee you a spot in the 22/23 school year program, you must submit a new application every year. Applications will be processed on June 17th, 2022 and families will be notified of their status in the program at that time.

This week's Student of the Week is Khloe in Ms. Wee's class. Khloe is someone that always demonstrates positive attitude in all aspects of learning. She has especially been working so hard to improve her English, and we can all see how much growth she has made since she joined our class in October. Khloe is here almost every day, ready to learn. She takes responsibility for her learning by always asking questions and staying open to continuous learning. She is constantly looking for more ways to grow. Khloe is loved by her classmates and they are all so happy to have her as a part of the group. All of us cannot wait to see how much more she will accomplish from now until the end of the school year!

Congratulations Khloe, and thank you for being a phenomenal Falcon!

Hey families! It's time for the annual California Healthy Kids Survey. This is administered each year to staff members, families, and students to learn more about our areas of strength as a site and areas in which we can grow to better meet the needs of our students and school community. The window for administration is now open and we need your support in trying to reach a 100% participation rate by the end of the month. Please take the time to complete the survey by clicking this link: PARENT California Healthy Kids Survey. Thank you in advance for your support!

Interested in joining the PTA Board? We currently have several opportunities for families to get involved in this essential partnership. Email our ESA, Sarah Myers at smyers1@sandi.net for more information.

Why join?

1. Support Students - Research shows that participating in your child's school helps them perform better academically.
2. Benefit the School - PTA performs support for teachers, staff, and students which creates a positive and caring atmosphere in the school.
3. Make Connections - Get to know the teachers and staff better. Make life-long friends with other parents at the school.
4. It's Good for You - Socializing with other parents and volunteering to do good for your child's school is fun, healthy, and rewarding.

Even if you don't have the time available to join our PTA Board, you can join the organization by clicking HERE: Fletcher Elementary PTA Sign-Up

San Diego Unified is bringing back the LEVEL UP SD academic summer experience and enrollment is now open for all grade levels. Here is the link to all the schools hosting summer experiences and their bell times: LEVEL UP SD HOST SCHOOLS. The enrollment window is now open until February 28th. Below you will find links to the online enrollment forms:

English-UTK-12 Google Enrollment Form

Spanish-UTK-12 Google Enrollment Form

Vietnamese- UTK-12 Google Enrollment Form

Tagalog-UTK-12 Google Enrollment Form

Somali-UTK-12 Google Enrollment Form

March

21-25 - Student Conferences - MINIMUM DAY WEEK

21 - Area 3 Superintendent Visit

22 - World of Music Assembly

25 - Mural Team Outline

28- 4/1 - Spring Break - No School

April

4 - Student Mural Paint Day

6 - All-Staff Meeting

11 - Spring Pictures

13 - PLC's

13 - Mural Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

19 - 5th Grade Panorama Picture

20 - PD Literacy

27 - School Site Council

28 - Spring Open House**

**Subject to Current Health & Safety Guidance

May

4 - All-Staff Meeting

9-13 - Teacher Appreciation Week

*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.

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