Student announcements and other Intermediate School information is available to parents through the school's daily parent e-mail announcements. To receive these announcements, e-mail isparent@fairfield-city.k12.oh.us with your request. Please be sure to include your student(s) name(s) and grade(s).
SUMMER ANNOUNCEMENTS
To keep your student's mind sharp this summer: check out Scholastic's "Read for the World Record" If Team FIS is one of the top 20 schools with the highest number of minutes, we'll see our name in the 2011 edition of the Scholastic Book of World Records! But remember, our WHOLE school has to team up with other schools around the world to beat last year's record for the amount of minutes read around the world!
Reminder: There will be Summer School for Reading Enrichment and Math Intervention. We are still accepting applications!
Parents: Please take a moment to fill out the survey at the following address. We appreciate any input you can give us about our school and your experiences with us this year. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HDX82JS
We have Battery Recycling at the Intermediate School. We are collecting small household alkaline and rechargeable batteries such as A, AA, AAA, C, D, 9 Volt. Please DO NOT deposit any Lithium Ion battery packs. We are partnering with Butler County Recycling. If you have any questions, please contact www.butlercountyrecycles.org
Support the Fairfield Schools and the Fairfield Echo
The Fairfield Echo brings Fairfield the news that's closer to home, in print every Thursday and online anytime. Now you can support the paper and the schools at the same time. For just $30 a year, you can purchase a subscription to the paper. And when you do, the paper will donate $10 to the school district. Just go to www.Fairfield-Echo.com and click on "get home delivery" to make your payment.
REMINDERS
Cell Phones: Students bringing cell phones to school must register their phones. Registration forms are available in the grade level office. All cell phones brought to school must be registered.
Reminder to Parents: School fees may be paid online with your credit cards. Go to www.fairfieldcityschools.com and click on SPS EZ Pay. You can set up an account with your child's student ID number. You can also add money to your child's lunch account through this program.
Lost and Found: Has your child lost a coat, lunch box, glasses? We have Lost & Found in each grade level office and on tables in the first floor cafeteria. It is VERY IMPORTANT that you label all lunchboxes, coats, hats, etc. with your child's name. If the name is on the item, we have a system in place to get it back to the student. Lost glasses are turned in to the Main Office. Be sure to label glasses cases as well.
Tardies: Help us prevent student tardies. Students need to arrive by 7:45 A.M. and be in their classes by 7:54 A.M. when the tardy bell rings. Remember that three tardies equals one unexcused absence and twelve unexcused absences can lead to a citation to court according to our district's attendance policy. We will be calling chronic tardy students to the office to meet with Mrs. Prince throughout the year.
Absences: When students are absent, we ask that parents email the following address to report student absences: isattendance@fairfieldcityschools.com This will serve as both a call-in and note. Parents may also choose to call to report student absences on the day of the absence and send a note when the child returns. These emails and notes are entered into Progress Book daily but there is a delay for these excuses to appear on the screen.
Parking: If you pick your child up at the end of the school day, please be as careful as possible in the parking lot. Please watch for students who may dart across the lanes of traffic. We have someone posted outside to help, but it is not possible for them to control the movement of everyone out there. Please keep a single line of traffic in both directions. Periodically drivers get a bit impatient and form a center line of traffic. This creates a very dangerous situation for our children. Students are forced to walk through traffic in between cars to get to their ride. It also slows down the entire dismissal process and creates an unfair situation for the parents who are waiting in line. I know that the parking lot is very crowded at this time. Please be mindful of others if you are waiting in the actual parking lot. Try to park in a parking spot if at all possible. If you park in the lanes, please be mindful that others may not be able to park or to leave because your vehicle may be blocking them. Safety and courtesy are so important during these times. Thanks for making the best out of a difficult situation. Please consider using our school busses for transportation whenever possible.
Ohio Achievement Test
What can I do to help my child succeed?
Take advantage of the valuable resources that are available on the new ODE web site: http://www.ohioacademicstandards.com. The tools on this site are designed to explain what your child is expected to know and be able to do at each grade.
