HERE'S THE SCOOP:
PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE
Dear Parents,
Please make sure that you are parking our cars in a parking space and walking your children across the front driveway. We have had several "near misses" when parents try to park at the front of the lot. Remember, that driveway is a drop off and loading zone for buses only.
Just as an "FYI", there are still several grade levels that have not been adopted in our Adopt-A-Class Program. If you are interested in sponsoring a grade level, you may send in a check made payable to FAWE. Please indicate which grade or program you would like to sponsor.
Please be assured that I am here to assist you and your children. If you should ever have a question or a suggestion please feel free to contact me at 219-1640, ext. 101 or at olseng@martin.k12.fl.us
Sincerely,
Gail Olsen
Principal
SCIENCE FAIR
The dates:
 | FAWE SCIENCE FAIR DATES FOR 2008-2009 SCHOOL YEAR TBA. PLEASE CHECK BACK FREQUENTLY |
| Science Fair Night for Parents will be TBA |
| Projects are due to classroom science teachers TBA |
| 20 FAWE winners announced _TBA on the Sailfish News. |
| Top 20 projects at the school site fair go on to represent FAWE at the Regional Science Fair at the Treasure Coast Mall TBA |
| Regional Awards Ceremony TBA at Dr. David L. Anderson Middle School. |
The requirements:
| All 4th and 5th grade students are invited to participate in the FAWE Science Fair. |
| 5th graders are required by their science teacher to complete a project. |
| 4th graders are strongly encouraged to do a project. |
| Science Fair project must include a display board (can be purchased in the front office for $5) and a hand written, bound log book (composition book or spiral notebook). |
| No formal research paper or abstract form are required for the FAWE Science Fair. |
The rules:
| NO GROUP PROJECTS ARE ALLOWED – ONLY INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. |
| Science Fair projects must be experiments, not demonstrations. |
| NO VERTEBRATE ANIMALS, HUMANS OR POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS BIOLOGICAL AGENTS (human or animal tissue, blood, spit, body fluids) MAY BE USED IN EXPERIMENTS. |
| The student’s name and/or picture CANNOT appear anywhere on the display board or on/in the student log book. |
| The project MUST be the student’s work. Parents and teachers may provide guidance and supervision only. |
If you have any questions please contact Mrs. Higgins our Science Lab teacher and Science Fair coordinator at 219-1640.
CAMPUS SAFETY
The Martin county School District is joining with each school to strengthen it's security policies. Your children may have informed you that all of the classroom doors are now locked during the day. This isn't due to any incident on campus but an effort to make each classroom more secure. It is imperative that you sign in at the office and WEAR your visitor's badge. One point to remember is that if you go beyond the front wall of the school, you need a badge. Teachers and staff members have been instructed to stop you and redirect you to the office for a badge. Please don't be offended if you are stopped and understand this is for the safety of all of our children and staff. Other changes in our sign in policies are being discussed and I would appreciate any input you might give me.
DRESS CODE
Please check your child's clothing before they come to school. Remember that shorts need to be to the bottom of the finger tips when hands are at your sides and shirts must not show any midriff even if reaching up or bending down. Also, remember that there is no hair coloring or streaking of any kind. You're help in this matter would be greatly appreciated.
Please remind students that no electronic devices of any kind are allowed on campus. This includes but is not limited to Ipods, PSP players, electronic games, and Pokeman cards.
CHECKING GRADES ON-LINE
All Martin County public school teachers now use an Electronic Grade Book Called Pinnacle to record and maintain the student and class grades and performance statistics. Teachers now benefit instantly from information that would normally take hours to calculate. We are confident that the Pinnacle Internet Viewer will benefit everyone interested in the education process. We encourage all family members to become familiar with accessing the Pinnacle Viewer.
Click the Pinnacle Parent Viewer link below. On the sign-in screen, enter the student Identification Number and Password. (Students have been assigned a new 10 digit ID number which begins with 4300. The Password for all 4300 students is their Social Security Number. Students without a Social Security Number registered with the school system will use the 4300 number for both the ID and Password). When the PIV screen opens, select Felix A. Williams Elementary School from the drop down menu. Then review and select your options for viewing grade information. (PIV information is available only with proper identification. We urge students to avoid sharing access information with other students/persons). Once you reach the grade screen in Pinnacle, please note that the student's name is never mentioned for security reasons.
If you see an "x" it indicates that the student was exempt for the assignment. An "x" is treated as a non-event and has no effect on the student's grade. A "z" indicated that there was no apparent attempt made to complete the assignment. A "z" is calculated as a zero.
Kindergarten Registration Forms
PAYING FOR LUNCHES ON-LINE
To pay for your child's lunch on-line please go to the website below. Use your child's 4300 number to access their account information. A $2 service charge will be added to each credit card on-line payment. In other words if you add $50 to your child's lunch account and use your Mastercard, then the charge will show up as $52.00.
SUPPLY LISTS
Basic supply lists went home at the end of the year with report cards and are available in the front office. We also are posting them here thanks to a suggestion from one of our FAWE parents. Individual teacher's supply lists will be available during Open House on Friday, August 17 from 5PM - 6PM and on the first day of school. Kindergarten will receive their lists during Kindergarten Orientation on Friday, August 17 at 1:00 PM. To access grade specific basic supply lists please click the link below.
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STUDENT SCHEDULE Remember, if your child is 5 minutes late every day that equates to 900 minutes of instruction lost. That is 15 hours of missed time!
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DISMISSAL POLICY If you plan to meet your child at dismissal, please park your car in the front parking lot and wait for them under the covered walkway. Use the crosswalks to cross your child to your car. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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CAR RIDERS will arrive and depart from the school using the side driveway. Please pull your car all the way tot he front of the line. For the safety of your child and the patrols, do not pull up to the curb. Parents are asked to stay off their cell phones during pick up as this is distracting and potentially dangerous. Also, students or parents are not allowed to put backpacks in the trunk of the car while in line. This rule is to prevent anyone being crushed between tow cars. Students will enter their car from the passenger side only. Please use common sense when passing a car in the pick up line. The speed limit is 10 MPH. Adults and patrols will help open car doors and students will not be allowed to go to their cars until directed to do so by an adult or patrol. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parents are not allowed to take their children off the bus. If a child is not riding a bus home, a note needs to be sent to the teacher in the morning or a phone call made. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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No cars will be allowed in the bus circle between 7:30-8:00 AM and 1:30-2:15 PM. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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FOOT TRAFFIC Adults must walk with children and use the crosswalks when walking from the parking lot. No child is allowed to walk to or from the parking lot alone. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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DRESS CODE Students at FAWE should always be clean and neatly dressed. We will be adhering to the Martin County School District "Dress Code" and will not allow the following:
These guidelines have been approved by our SAC. Remember, "covered, appropriate, and safe" These samples are not all-inclusive but serve as a guide. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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VIOLATION OF DRESS CODE Parents will be asked to bring alternative clothing to school and the student may be subjected to disciplinary action. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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CAFETERIA Breakfast will be served from 7:30-7:45 AM. No student will be served after 7:40 AM |
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Breakfast - $1:00 |
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Lunch - $1.50 |
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Milk (white or chocolate) - $.35 |
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Juice will not be offered as a choice. Only children with milk allergies may purchase juice |
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LOST, FORGOTTEN OR NO LUNCH MONEY Parents will be directed to bring forgotten money or lunches to the office, not the classroom. 'Charges' are not allowed at any MC school. Students who do not have money will be given a 'commodity' type lunch (cheese sandwich , milk). When a child's account becomes negative or a zero balance, the parent will be notified by the cafeteria manager. |
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BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS/PARTIES No red, grape colored juice or soda may be consumed in the classrooms. Clear juices (ginger ale, white grape juice, white cranberry juice, etc.) may be consumed. Colored juices/sodas permanently stain the carpets. |
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FIELD TRIP CHAPERONES Parents may go on field trips only if they have completed a full background check through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE). The cost of the background check is $23 and is good for two years. Volunteers need to complete a form #270 to volunteer at school under the supervision of school staff. |
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SCHOOL ADVISORY COUNCIL (SAC) AND THE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN The School Advisory Council (SAC) is a link between the school and the community. Parents who are committed to attending one meeting a month to share in school decision making are invited to join. |
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PINNACLE GRADING SYSTEM Pinnacle is a computerized grade book program used by district schools. It records grades and produces copies of Interims and Report Cards. Parents may go on-line to view their student's grade at any time. |
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PARENT ACCESS TO PINNACLE
****Please keep in mind that the teachers will need a reasonable amount of time to grade each student's work and post the results. Also, absences are not marked "excused" without a written and dated note sent to school within 10 days of the absence. |
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NEW AR LIST Our updated AR list is now on the web. You can now search by title, author, subject, level and points. Go to the Media Center link then go to the Accelerated Reader link. |
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SCHOOL VISITORS Please remember during school hours if you are on campus to visit the office to sign in and out. This policy will only help us begin to secure the campus for the safety of our children and staff! |
We appreciate all of our Educational Enrichment Sponsors. Our teachers and special programs have benefited from your generous donations. We still have programs without sponsors so if you would like to sponsor a class or program for the 2007-2008 school year, please stop by the front office to fill out the proper form.
