Fugett Flash

On the first day of October and throughout the whole month, students, schools, and communities all over the world go BLUE together against bullying. Wear your blue shirt on Monday October 6th and throughout the entire month be sure to practice bullying prevention during World Bullying Prevention Month.

Calendar -- Look Ahead and Plan

Monday October 6 -- Day 3 (Care Period - Academic) (Safe 2 Say Presentation- Care Period)

💙Wear blue for Bullying Prevention💙

Tuesday October 7 -- Day 4

Wednesday October 8 -- Day 5 (Care Period - Clubs)

Thursday October 9 -- Day 6 ***8th Grade Renaissance Fair Trip***

Friday October 10 -- Day 1 (Care Period - Academic)

Monday October 13 -- Day 2 (Care Period - Academic)

Tuesday October 14 -- Day 3

Wednesday October 15 -- Day 4 (Care Period - iCare) ***Picture Re-Take Day***

Thursday October 16 -- Day 5

Friday October 17 -- Day 6 ***Half-Day Dismissal, Teacher In-Service***

Hey Parents and Fugett Students,

Below is a letter from the EHS athletic department outlining the process for buying tickets. Just as a reminder no outside food or drinks are permitted into the game. Additionally, all K-8 students must be accompanied by an adult. Please read carefully and should you have any questions please reach out!

Reminder: Picture retakes are on October 15th. Students should sign up in the main office if they need to be scheduled for a retake.

Fugett Middle School - Attendance

WCASD Attendance Guidelines

Family Vacations

• Students may be excused from school for up to five (5) days of school per year for a family vacation. Family Vacation days must be pre-approved by your child’s administrator. A family vacation form must be completed and turned into the office prior to the absence.

• Please submit vacation requests at least one (1) week in advance to the attendance office: FMSAttendance@wcasd.net. Please note that parents or guardians will only be notified if any or all of the request is not approved.

Absences

• If your student is going to be absent, please submit their absence on Parent Portal.

• You may also send an emailed Parent Note or copy of the doctor’s note directly to the attendance office: FMSAttendance@wcasd.net. Please note that you must send the email from the email address we have on file. If documentation is not provided within 3 days of your students’ return to school, the absence will be considered unlawful.

• A student is allotted 10 Parent Notes and 5 Family Vacation days for the school year. Every absence after that will require a Doctor’s Note or the absence will remain unlawful.

• If a student is absent for 5 consecutive days, a Doctor’s Note is required by the 6th day of absence, even if PNs have not been exhausted.

• At the 4th unlawful absence, a Student Attendance Improvement Plan (SAIP) meeting will be held with our Home & School Visitor.

Lateness & Early Dismissals

• Following ten excused tardies and/or early dismissals in a school year, the school will require a doctor’s note or other corroboration beyond a note from a parent/guardian. Failure to provide corroboration beyond the allotment will result in absences being classified as unlawful.

• All students are expected to locker and report to their homeroom by 7:30 a.m. every day. Students arriving after this time will be considered tardy.

• A tardy is defined as a minimum of one minute of lateness to school. Eight (8) tardies to school will be considered one (1) unlawful absence in grades K-8.

• Late arrivals to school due to medical appointments (doctor, dentist, orthodontist, etc.) will be excused with a note from the practitioner.

• Any late arrival when the student does not arrive by 11:30 a.m. without a doctor’s note will be considered a full day absence.

• If your child must leave school early, a request must be submitted on Parent Portal or emailed to FMSAttendance@wcasd.net. An early dismissal pass will be given to your child to meet you in the office at the requested time. A parent/guardian must come into the office with a photo ID to pick up the student.

• In order for an early dismissal to be excused, a doctor’s or dentist's note must be turned into the office or emailed to FMSAttendance@wcasd.net upon the students return to school.

• Any early dismissal where the student leaves before 11:00 a.m. and does not return to school with a doctor’s note will be considered a full day’s absence.

Just a friendly reminder to all parents that if you need to come into the building to pick up your student or drop something off to them to please check in with the main office. Thank you for your cooperation with this to help keep our school safe and secure!

Thank you for following the circle pick up path. This traffic pattern is in place to ensure the safety of students and staff.

To serve you better, families may drop off and/or pick up East and Fugett students at either building, as long at you are using the typical drop off/pick up location.

See attachment below for specific information regarding FMS carline directions and visuals.

Parents: Please encourage your children to check their backpack for toys and water guns before coming to school after a weekend. We understand that backpacks may serve a dual purpose over the weekend, but any items in violation of the WCASD Discipline Manual will result in student disciplinary outcomes.

Phones are “Off and Away”. When the homeroom bell rings at 7:30, until dismissal at 2:15, phones are turned off and placed in student lockers. Any phone out between these bells will be turned in to the office and will begin the progressive discipline process with the student. This practice will be strictly and consistently enforced across all three middle schools.

Bring your device charged and protected. Devices should come to school daily, fully charged, to reduce the need for charging cords and cables throughout classrooms. During the school year, if a student has a district-issued laptop not in their case, this will prompt a discipline referral. This is to ensure digital learning opportunities, protect the device, and reduce potential parent invoices for damaged devices. (*We recognize not all returning students may have a laptop case on the first day of school. Students without a laptop case should notify their homeroom teacher the first day of school.)

Attendance - Students arriving late to homeroom (after the homeroom bell rings at 7:30) must report to the office for a pass. Lateness will be handled in accordance with the WCASD Attendance Policies, and PA State Laws. Unexcused lateness will result in an after-school detention for the student. A tardy is defined as a minimum of one minute of lateness to school. Late arrivals to school due to medical appointments (doctor, dentist, orthodontist, etc.) will be excused (ET) with a note from the practitioner.

Ineligibility - Any student who is failing at least two major subjects, or at least one major subject and two minor subjects (such as a Unified Arts class like Art or PE), by noon on Friday is ineligible to attend sports practices and games, clubs, and any extracurricular, school-sponsored activities which occur from the next Sunday through Saturday of the following week. This would include musical performances*, drama, dances, and sporting events. *Culminating musical performances related to Chorus, Band, and Orchestra are not subject to ineligibility as they are curricular events and not extracurricular activities.

Monitoring grades - We highly recommend that families use the Parent Portal to monitor grades and sign up for automatic email updates in the Email Notification tab. You can also look through individual course and assignment updates by using your child's Schoology account and accessing each Class and Assignment.

Making up work – All students have two Academic Care Periods (extended homerooms) on Monday and Friday each week. This is an ideal flexible time to work with any staff member in the building. Teachers have until noon Friday to grade and update any missed work or tests to improve failing grades before the ineligibility report is generated. Turning assignments in on time is the best way to keep grades up-to-date.

WCASD Discipline and Records Policy - https://www.wcasd.net/families-students/discipline-manual

Dear Caregivers,

The Fugett Math Department is excited to welcome your student to the 2025–2026 school year! To keep you informed and connected, we’ll be sharing a quick, one-page newsletter each month highlighting what your child is learning in math.

Each newsletter also includes helpful videos that you can use at home to preview or review topics. Simply click the “CLICK HERE” button within the newsletter to access a short video that can support your child’s learning.

We are excited to partner with you throughout the school year and encourage you to reach out to your child’s math teacher if you have any questions. Together, we can help your student succeed and enjoy their math journey!

Warmly,
The Fugett Math Department

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Fall Athletics information and WCASD PIAA sports registration website (deadline 09/20/2025)

For any families looking to attend an EHS football game this year, please review the attached ticketing and attendance expectations. All tickets are purchased online.

Please see the letter below about 6th Grade Intramural Soccer.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DThb6M36z3F6IkxV02asFGYtiV_aOS-J/view

Thank you so much to everyone who has given their time and money to the PTO in September via family donation, BloomBox, Panera Dining Night Out, and via volunteering at the school store and 6th grade team building day. We are off to a great start, and it is all because of your support!

Speaking of support, our big annual fundraiser, Fright Night is right around the corner and we need your help! You should have received an email this morning with more details. If you haven’t received an email or have any questions, please email us.

Here are some quick links for the event:

Committee Head Sign Up Fugett Middle School PTO - 2025 Fright Night Committee Opportunities

Volunteer Sign Up Fugett Middle School PTO - 2025 Fright Night Volunteers

Food/Drink Donation Sign Up Fugett Middle School PTO - 2025 Fright Night Donations

Upcoming Events

Monday, October 13th – Fright Night Tickets on Sale, 5:30pm

Wednesday, October 22nd – Dining Night Out, Patelmos 11am-9pm

Friday, October 24th – Fright Night 5:00-6:30 (6th GRADE/275 TICKETS), 6:45-8:15pm (7th & 8th GRADE/275 TICKETS)

- Stay connected with the PTO and the Fugett community through our PTO page and the Fugett Parents Facebook page. (Be sure to fill out all the membership questions for the FB page, which helps admins keep the community FMS-focused and vet incoming members).