FUEL School Newsletter

Dear FUEL Families,

I want to start with a big shout out to our Student Council - their first Spirit Week of the year was a smashing - I was particularly enamored with our Wednesday Addams day 🖤A big shout out also to Ms. P & our FUEL parents for putting on our first ever Fall Fest Relays for Halloween! This week, we kickoff Native American Heritage Month - you can check out resources for home here.

There is also lots of important information this week! We host our Family-Teacher Conferences and we are hopeful that we will get to connect with each and every family to discuss student progress and support! Conferences will be held Monday, November 3rd from 4-6:30 pm and Thursday, November 6th between 12 pm and 6:30 pm. Please check with your child’s teacher for information on signing up. Don't forget to also stop into the Book Fair during conferences - and there are also still spots to sign-up to volunteer! Check out the Book Fair Flyer for details.

With all the goodies from Halloween, I wanted to take a quick moment to remind our families that we are a nut-restricted building. Nuts of all kinds are restricted at FUEL because of students with severe and life-threatening allergies. The restriction is in effect in the entire building and at all times. Please help us keep our students safe and check students' backpacks and lunches before sending them to school. You can also check out our November Chartwells Updates here.

Finally, please be sure to check out the Important Dates box below - we have NO SCHOOL on Tuesday, November 4th and there is a HALF DAY on Thursday, November 6th for conferences. I will send out reminders before each day as well.

Looking forward to seeing everyone this week!

With gratitude,

Mrs. Jeffrey

#TheFutureisFerndale

We are dedicated this year to working on our students’ social-emotional growth in addition to their academic growth. This week we continue with Module 2: Brain States. Our focus this week:

Executive State - Prefrontal Lobe

One of the executive state tools we learn about at FUEL is the Yale University RULER tool called the Meta-Moment - where kids can self-reflect BEFORE they react. Learn more about it here:

RULER Meta-Moment

Early Release Wednesday dismissal is 2:38 p.m. Remember, every Wednesday through May

**Book Fair this week - Monday- Friday (evening hours M/Th during conferences)

• Sun. 11/2 - Daylight Savings Time ends (turn back your clocks!)
• Mon. 11/3 - Native-American Heritage Month begins; Family-Teacher Conferences, 4-6:30 pm
• Tues. 11/4 - NO SCHOOL - Election Day
• Thurs. 11/6 - HALF DAY, 11:53 a.m. dismissal; Family-Teacher Conferences, 12-6:30 pm

Save the Date:

• Mon. 11/10 - Last Day for Braided Bread Sales
• Mon. 11/17 - FPS Board Meeting, 7 pm (FUEL Fall Data Presentation)

Blessings in a Backpack (BIAB) is available for all students in Ferndale Public Schools who attend FECC, FLower, FUEL, or FMS. This program provides a bag of food items every weekend throughout the school year for any child who may benefit.

The program begins in October for all students registered by this coming Monday. Families can sign up at any time, but new registrations will start receiving food the month following sign-up.

Blessings in a Backpack sign up letter

October Resource Roundup

• Food

• Gleaners

• Forgotten Harvest

• Household/Utilities

Health

• Dental

• Nurse Hotline- 1 (800) 848-5533

• Honor Health

Mental Health

• Warmline 10 am-2 am

• Oakland Community Health Network

Multilingual Assistance

CARE of Southeast Michigan is offering a free six-week AP School Age Parenting Class at the Sterling Heights Library beginning October 6 – November 17, 2025 (no class October 13). Classes will be held Mondays from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM and will provide parents of elementary-age children with ideas, support, and strategies for understanding behavior, building self-esteem, encouraging cooperation, and teaching responsibility. Topics will include school success and alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. Books are included at no cost.

Sterling Heights Library, 40255 Dodge Park Road, Sterling Heights, MI 48313
Call CARE at 586-541-2273 to arrange book pick-up
Click here to register

Did you know the Ferndale Elementary PTA organizes family and community events, school assemblies, volunteer opportunities, book fairs, and supports our teachers and schools through grants, partnerships and appreciation events? Our events and meetings are open to all our school families!

To learn more about FE PTA:

Website: www.fepta.org

Email: ferndale.elem.pta@gmail.com

Facebook: fb.me/FerndaleElementaryPTA

Instagram: instagram.com/ferndale_elementary_pta

To become a FE PTA member: ferndaleelementarypta.givebacks.com/store

To see volunteer opportunities:forms.gle/QcV4DZhnPM81uxmZ7

FE PTA Meetings

November 11, 2025 6:30PM Location: FLower

Director of Food Service, Paige Fleming, and representatives from Chartwells will join us to talk about school breakfast and lunch. Free, onsite babysitting. Everyone is welcome!

FEPTA 4th Annual Community Resource Fair

November 14, 2025, 6-7:30PM Location: University High School

All Ferndale school families are invited to attend this free event!

https://www.facebook.com/events/2169781433510983

Join us for an opportunity to connect with community organizations like Ferndale Youth Assistance, scouting groups, Friends of Royal Oak Township, Southeast Oakland Coalition, MET and MESP, Be SMART, area Parks and Recreation staff, area libraries, Communities in School, and more!

We’ll also have snacks, a craft station and a Book Swap! Bring gently used children’s books to share and take something new home to read. You don’t have to bring books to take books.

Scholastic Book Fair at FUEL

November 3-7, 2025

Our FUEL Book Fair website is up! You can start your eWallet (the cashless way to shop), view the Book Fair Preview, see dates and times, donate to help all students shop the Fair:

https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/ferndaleupperelementarysch.

Scholarships are available for students: https://tinyurl.com/Book-Fair-Scholarship

Volunteers needed: https://tinyurl.com/Volunteer-FUEL-BookFair-25

FLower's Book Fair will be December 8-12, more information coming soon.

Braided Bread Fundraiser begins this week!

ECG is so excited to kick off our Braided Bread Fundraiser! This delicious Ferndale tradition helps your child earn money toward their camp adventure — and every loaf sold brings them closer to their goal! All profits go directly toward your child’s camp cost, so your family and friends can enjoy fresh, tasty bread while supporting your student’s big trip! Any profits over your child's camp cost will go into the general fund which provides full or partial scholarships. Check out these digital flyers to learn more."

Start Date: Monday, October 20

End Date: Monday, November 10

Submit Order Date: Tuesday, November 11

Delivery Date: Wednesday, November 19

For drop-off in the morning, please be sure to pull ALL the way up in the school driveway in the drop-off line. We will help students walk towards the entrance. This will help us to keep the line moving. Doors do not open until 8:20 am - there is no student supervision until 8:20 am. Also, please note that if students are not eating breakfast, they do not need to arrive at school until 8:28 pm. Students who arrive at 8:28 a.m. can head directly to their lockers and classrooms. Otherwise, students should report to the cafeteria for breakfast or to the gym. Car Line Safety Reminders HERE.

Please remember that the BUS driveway is ONLY for buses. This is a safety issue. Please only use the car line in the front of the building on Rosewood.

For pickup, please be sure to have your yellow identification card with student name and grade available and easy to see.

Please call the attendance line each day your child will be absent from school. Any absence will remain unexcused until the office has been notified. The teachers appreciate an email reminder, but you must still call the office. Please call the attendance line at 248.547.0880, press the #1 option & leave a message with a reason for the absence.

Thank you for helping to keep all of our students SAFE at FUEL by following our safe snack guidelines. This is a reminder that FUEL is a nut-, tree-nut, and sesame-restricted building - please double-check all ingredients before sending in a lunch or snack to school to ensure the safety of all students. Sample safe snack lists can be found ​here​. ​Reminder: NO food birthday treats this year due to our allergy policy.

If your student has a medical need, it is vitally important that our office staff and teachers are aware. Please complete the medical forms available in the main office (or in the link below) and return to school ASAP.

Medical Authorization Form & Medical Treatment Form

All adults interested in volunteering during the 2025-2026 school year must have a Volunteer Form on file. This form should be submitted at a minimum of two weeks prior to the event in order to accommodate processing times. No adult will be allowed to volunteer or chaperone unless they have an approved form on file. Forms are available at the link below. Please note: all volunteer forms must be turned into the main office. In addition, you only need to fill out a volunteer form for one school - it will then cover all FPS campuses.

Volunteer Form

Breakfast and Lunch are free again this year as part of the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). Please return this form to school ASAP in place of the normal Free and Reduced Lunch application.

Household Information Form