Fugett Flash

On Tuesday, January 30, Mrs. Brittany Yabor, Assistant Principal and Building Scheduler, will lead a course selection night for current 6th and 7th grade families over Zoom. This important presentation will discuss content area courses, electives, leveling, and additional resources. Communication about course selection and a similar events for FMS feeder 5th graders will be communicated shortly from Dr. Sara Missett, Director of Elementary.

The program will begin promptly at 6:30 p.m. We will have Spanish and ASL interpreting available. The presentation will also be recorded and shared via the Fugett website. The Zoom link for the evening is attached below. We look forward to seeing all our families in attendance.

Join Zoom Meeting - https://wcasd-net.zoom.us/j/99122208529?pwd=NTVyLzU0R1R5Q0ExN1gza2F4bWZmdz09

Meeting ID: 991 2220 8529

Passcode: 360361

FMS Families of Current 8th Grade Students,

West Chester East High School will be hosting our Course Selection night for the 2024-2025 School Year on Thursday January 25th from 6:30pm-7:30pm and we are inviting you to attend. We will start in our auditorium with a brief address before moving to our cafeteria where we will have representatives from our various departments onsite to answer your questions.

More specific communication will follow from me throughout this process, however, if you have questions at this time, please reach out to Sean Ryan (sryan1@wcasd.net) and your child’s counselor, Mr. Mike Cassidy (8th grade) - mcassidy@wcasd.net

For the past twenty-three years Fugett Middle School has been involved with a sustainable development and community building project with the Zowe Community in rural northern Malawi. Students and staff are collecting and recycling empty printer cartridges and used/old cell phones. Fugett is using the money for community building activities in a rural village in Malawi, Africa through a partnership with Pamoza International.

To date Fugett has raised over $35,000, which we have used to build a grinding and pounding mill in the village. Mr. Nefos, 6th grade Social Studies teacher had the opportunity to visit Zowe, Malawi to participate in the inauguration of the mill along with other local community leaders. Fugett is currently partnering with the community to sponsor a school breakfast program. Projects like this open the Fugett students’ minds to how people are living around the world.

Questions about the Malawi Project can be direct to Mr. Nefos at fnefos@wcasd.net

The FMS Staff & Student Equity Teams presents: Multicultural Family Night! On February 29, come to Fugett to share the uniqueness of your family! We are looking for students and families to share their cultural food, activities, and/or games for our first Multicultural Night. The event will be held on Thursday, February 29 from 6pm-7:30pm. Please sign up to participate in our Multicultural Night by Friday, February 9. We can wait to see everything that FMS has to share!

Drama Club members and parents: Please view the Drama Club Schedule

Students will explore the history of slavery and the lives of slaves on Mulberry Row at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello. A historian tour guide from Monticello will interact with students by giving them a live tour over a special Zoom session from 2:30-3:30pm.

Cost: FREE. But, space is limited. Permission forms are due by Tuesday, February 6.

If you have lost or misplaced your district-provided charger, you may purchase another here.

Student Equity is running a fundraiser with Nothing Bundt Cakes! Purchase a bundlet for $6 and $1 from each sale will benefit the Student Equity Team. Payment is cash-only, and will be collected during homeroom on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays starting on January 9. The last day to purchase a bundlet is January 29. The bundlets will be delivered on February 14!

Hershey Park Tickets are being sold at a discounted rate. Anyone can purchase tickets for a discounted price. By purchasing the tickets through FMS, you will save 44% off of Gate Admission. All orders are due March 1, 2024.

Student council will be coming around in homeroom to pre-sell flowers everyday from 1/25 to 2/2. Flowers are $1 each. You must know the first name, last name, and homeroom of the person you are sending to. Sender must include first and last name as well - no anonymous flowers will be sent. The flowers will be delivered on Valentines Day.

Last week, students explores previously attained goals and successes and examine the feelings associated with this. We also practiced making and achieving goals using the SMART goal process.

Clothing Drive - Save the date for our first Clothing Drive! Get some spring cleaning done and donate your used clothing, shoes and other household items. We will be donating the clothes and also using this opportunity as a fundraiser for the PTO. Please drop off your bags in the marked areas in the lobby between Tuesday April 2nd and Thursday April 11. The truck will be coming to the school on Friday April 12th to pick up all of our collected donations. We hope this will give you an opportunity to clean out, donate, and support our PTO all in one go! Check out the flyer for all of the items we will be accepting.

Adult Social - Tickets will be on sale soon for our Adult Social at Tilted Axes West Chester on March 14th from 6-10pm! Grab some friends or meet some new parents in your grade while competing for best score in ax throwing. Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door. We will have a small table at the event where parents can donate to our special projects meant to enhance the Fugett experience, including revamping our outdoor courtyard for student use and sprucing up the lounges for our teachers. BYO food and Tilted Axes now has alcohol for sale. In the spirit of St. Patrick's Day, WEAR GREEN. Hope to see you there!

Volunteer - The lunch and recess parent volunteer slots are back on our WEBSITE. Please be sure your clearances are all up to date and sign up for a slot!

You are cordially invited to attend the WCE Varsity Swim/Dive Meet on Thursday, February 1st, at 7:30 pm at the West Chester YMCA. You will be able to meet our coaches and team members as we cheer the Vikings on to victory.

Please RSVP by January 26th to our parent volunteer, Kara Kim, at Karakim02@yahoo.com.

The WCASD participates in the Flexible Instruction Day (FID) Program. An FID offers an alternative approach to delivering instruction due to weather or other emergencies when travel or access to our buildings is not possible. FID(s) eliminates the need for make-up days in the event of school cancelations as they count as full days of school. We will first use traditional snow days in the event of inclement weather. Now that we have exhausted our 3 snow days, we plan to utilize a FID in the future. You can find more detailed information and expectations for WCASD’s Flexible Instruction Day (FID) program under the page named "Flexible Instruction Day (FID)."

If you have lost or misplaced your district-provided charger, you may purchase another here.

See attachment below for specific information regarding FMS carline directions and visuals.

Please wait until 7:00 to let children out of the car. We have staff ready to welcome students every morning, but this role does not start until 7:00.

To serve you better, families may drop off and/or pick up East and Fugett students at either building, as long at you are using the typical drop off/pick up location.

Parents: Please encourage your children to check their backpack for toys and water guns before coming to school after a weekend. We understand that backpacks may serve a dual purpose over the weekend, but any items in violation of the WCASD Discipline Manual will result in student disciplinary outcomes.

All Community Resource information going in the Fugett Flash need to be approved by Dr. Sara Missett, Director of Elementary Education. Please include Dr. Missett's (smissett@wcasd.net) approval when requesting a flyer be included in the Fugett Flash. Thank you!