Is your emergency contact information up-to-date?
If your child became seriously ill at school, could we reach
you? If there were an emergency school closing, how would we let
you know?
Whether for a snow day or some school emergency, school
officials occasionally need to contact parents/guardians with
important information. We rely on the emergency contact
information that you provide at the beginning of each year. But,
people move; phone numbers and e-mail addresses change. In the
event of an emergency, could we reach you? Don't leave things to
chance; please contact your school with any changes to your
emergency contact information.
"National Mix It Up Day" helps stop division
in school
Fonda-Fultonville Middle School joined 2883
schools across the nation on "National Mix It Up
Day" on Tuesday, Nov. 10.
"Mix It Up Day" is a simple call to action:
take a new seat in the cafeteria. By making the move, students
can cross the invisible lines of school division, meet new
people and make new friends. "Mix it Up at Lunch Day" helps
students become more comfortable interacting with different
kinds of people. (full
story, photos, and thanks to businesses who helped make the day
a success)
Seventh
graders take a stroll through history
Members of the seventh grade Talented and Gifted
(TAG) program had the rare opportunity to get close to our
area's past on a special field trip Wednesday, Oct. 14. The
group toured the Little Red School House, Old Fort Johnson, the
Montgomery County Archives, and the Fonda Cemetery. (full
story and photos)
Keeping
safe on the Internet
What would most parents do if a stranger walked
up to their child and began whispering? What would happen if
that stranger asked to meet secretly with the child or tried to
show an inappropriate photo or video? The answer is obvious—the
parents would intercede and call the police if necessary.
That sort of thing happens every day in homes
throughout the area—via the Internet.
In an effort to keep our children safe, the
Middle School Character Education Committee arranged to have
Sergeant David Gilbo of the Johnstown Police visit the students
on Monday, Oct. 5 to speak to our middle school students about
the dangers of the Internet. (full
story)
Hoops
and tips to succeed in school and life
What can you learn
from a woman who feeds a student chocolate pudding as a
basketball spins on the end of the spoon? Our Middle School students
discovered that you can learn a lot—that is when the woman is
basketball showman and motivational speaker Ilze Luneau. (full
story and more photos)
Encouraging technology through TechYES
TechYES is an initiative to encourage students to become nationally
certified in technology. As a part of the initiative, each 7th
grade student will complete two technology-based projects during
the year. The TechYES club is open to any 7th and 8th graders
who love technology and want to learn about things like Internet
safety, game making, movie making and website building. The
club meets about twice a month and also works with
students in developing their technology based projects.
Visit Fonda-Fultonville Middle School's TechYES web site.
After-school program ready for 2009-10
Beginning this fall, the Advantage After School Program will
serve students in grades K-8. The program is expanding to
include younger students thanks to new funding from the state.
This is a supervised program that provides homework time and
activities. (learn
more, get forms)
Back to School driving reminders
It is that time of the year when our kids head
back to school.
Over the summer, a couple of things made driving safer. First,
without school buses and kids on the road, there was less
traffic. Second, the long days improved driving visibility.
Together, these factors made it safer to drive.
But, summer fades into September, and school is back in session.
The sun rises later and there are children on the side of the
road waiting for their school bus. There is fog on cool mornings
and school buses slowing the drive to work. As responsible
drivers, we have to be more aware of our surroundings than we
did during the summer months. (full
story)
Middle School health curriculum online
To keep parents informed concerning the seventh grade health
program, Mr. Heroth has posted the
health curriculum online.