Friendly Friday Update

The weekly newsletter for the FHMS Community - 2/2/24

Mr. Hiti's Message

The Friendly Hills annual Read-a-Thon runs Thursday, February 1, 2024 through Thursday, February 29, 2024. Students can earn fun and exciting prizes for the minutes they read during the month of February. Students have signed up to participate in their reading/language arts classes. The money raised during the read-a-thon will be used to purchase new books for classroom libraries and the FH library. Sharing the donation link to your student’s fundraising page is easy - follow these directions.

Upcoming Dates

February 5 - Coffee with the Principal, 9 a.m.
February 7 - LGBTQ+ Parent/Guardian Meeting, 6 p.m.
February 9 - Winter Small Ensemble Concert, 7 p.m.
February 11 - Orchestra Lullaby Concert @ TRHS, 3 p.m.
February 14 - Coffee with the Principal presents NAAPID, 8 a.m. (DATE CHANGE to 2/14)
February 19 - No school, Presidents' Day
February 22 - Conferences (in-person or virtual), 3:30-7:30 p.m.
February 29 - Conferences (virtual), 3:30-7:30 p.m.

Conferences

On Wednesday afternoon, an email was sent to all parents/guardians regarding conferences later this month. Please see the bilingual attachment below for all the details and the link to PTCFast, the program we will be using for scheduling appointments.

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Friendly Hills Clubs, Teams, & Activities

Attendance Notification Form

We now have an online form to submit absence notifications. Submitting this form fulfills calling in your student's absence. The attendance line will remain active at 651-403-7607, but this is another option for families.

You can view the form here (and bookmark it for future reference!), and it will also be linked on our school website.

Cultural Liaisons & Interpreters

Have You Taken the Family Survey Yet?

School District 197 is administering the Annual District Survey for families again this year. The survey link was emailed to all District parents/guardians on January 8 from our survey partner Panorama. The survey will be open through February 2. Taking the survey is optional, but all District parents/guardians are strongly encouraged to take it. The more feedback the district gets, the better we can meet the needs of students, families, and staff. The family survey is anonymous and takes about 20 minutes to complete. If you did not receive an email from Panorama with your unique survey link, please email district.communications@isd197.org. To learn more about our Annual District Survey, please visit our website.

Friendly Hills Sideline Store

Youth Enrichment Activities

NEW!! Board Games at Friendly Hills: (Grades: 5-8) This course is aimed for any students in grades 5-8 at Friendly Hills who are interested in discovering a passion for new (and old) board games. Students will learn to play a range of different board games from strategy games such as Sequence to chance games like Sorry! For this class you do not need any materials of your own, but if you would like to bring a board game to share and teach to others - please feel free! Taught by FHMS ESL Teacher Ms. McElhenny. Tuesdays starting Feb. 6 - $59 Register HERE

HS Prep Softball Clinics: (Grades: 7-8) Join TRHS Coaches and Varsity Players for Softball Skills Clinic, Pitchers Clinic or Catchers Clinic on Sundays starting February 18th. Click HERE for description, time and cost.

ROCC is back for the Winter! (Grades: 5-8) ROCC--Residents of Color Collective is offering their program ROCC Climbers for BIPOC youth after-school at Friendly Hills. Developing our youth to climb the world! BIPOC students can join us after-school as we CREATE, LEAD, INSPIRE, MOTIVATE & BUILD! This is a youth development and leadership opportunity for BIPOC youth at Friendly Hills. **There is no charge to register but please sign up HERE via a google form or HERE via Tridistrict website--if you have an account so ROCC is able to plan for activities.