Foster Falcon Newsletter

This week students wrote a personal mission statement. That is just a few sentences about the kind of person they want to be.

Watching a first grader decide who they want to become is one of the best parts of this job.

Try this at home: Ask your child to read you their mission statement. Then write one together as a family and hang it where you will see it. It does not have to sound perfect. It just has to be true.

Mrs. Van Fossen

Classes have started using the CURIOSITY CLASSROOM! Ask your student if they have been able to use the classroom yet. What did they do? What did they create?

It is time to recognize our amazing staff! Fill out this form. Nominations will close automatically at noon on Tuesday, November 12.

The Fox Cities Chamber's Excellence in Education Awards program recognizes the outstanding contributions of full-time, Pre-K through 16 educators in the Fox Cities region. We know ALL educators continue to do an outstanding job inside and outside the classroom. You are all winners in our book!

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Our Double Good fundraiser runs from November 20 – November 27.

We’re selling Double Good’s award-winning popcorn and earning 50% of every sale. This fundraiser will go towards the cost of 5th grade camp, greatly reducing the amount each student's fee.

Visit our fundraising page to learn more on how to get started.

Nov 5...................... Family Night @ STUC'S PIZZA

Nov 6...................... No BGC Friday

Nov 10.................... OFFICE CLOSED @ 3:30pm (Staff Meeting)

Nov 10.................... Charter Board Meeting (6pm)

Nov 19.................... BGC Thanksgiving Potluck (6pm)

Nov 20-24............... Double Good Popcorn Fundraiser

Nov 24.................... FT: 2nd- BFK STEM

Nov 25-27............... No School/Boys & Girls Club

Foster is a tuition-free public charter school within the Appleton Area School District. Being a charter means we operate under a contract (our "charter") with the AASD School Board. That contract gives us the flexibility to build our school around a clear mission: growing student leaders through Leader in Me, alongside strong academics.

For your family, this means your child gets everything a public school provides, plus a school community with its own focus and identity. Foster also has its own Governance Board, which works alongside school leadership to guide our mission, monitor progress on our charter goals, and oversee funds raised for Foster through grants, donations, and fundraising. Board meetings are open to the public, and families are always welcome.

Want to stay in the loop? Sign up here to get a monthly email with the latest Governance Board meeting agendas and approved minutes: https://forms.gle/9vHJHfE2tUzmeAJ46

Milk w/cold lunch or Additional Milk........ $0.50

Additional Meal...........................................$3.10

Recognitions for special occasions (birthdays, holidays, etc.) during the school day (starting at midnight the day before through a half hour after students are dismissed for the day) will not include students bringing in snacks/treats from outside of the District for other students and will instead take place through non-food practices.

*Foster’s Boys & Girls Club and the Appleton Downtown Boys & Girls Club have joined forces with Miron Construction to create an amazing float for the Boys & Girls Club! Our members and staff are putting their creativity, teamwork, and Club spirit together to make something truly special! On November 24th, keep an eye out for our Boys & Girls Club Float in the Appleton Christmas Parade.

AM SESSION- 7:00AM-8:10AM

PM SESSION- 3:20PM-6:00PM

AFTERNOON PICK-UP BEGINS AT 4:00PM

The Foster Charter Board meets at 6:30pm on the 2nd Tuesday of each month, in the Foster LMC. This meeting is held in-person, however an online option is available via Google Meet at this link: https://meet.google.com/pyr-vtfj-jhr . If you have any questions for the board or would like to request childcare for an upcoming meeting, please email FosCharter@gmail.com. Would you like to learn more? Check out their page on the school website!

Foster Family Network (FFN) meets at 5:00pm on the 2nd Tuesday of each month, in the Foster staff lounge (103).SEE BELOW. If you have any questions for the group who creates a lot of the family based, after-school events, on and off school grounds, please email stephenfosterffn@gmail.com. Would you like to learn more? Check out their page on the school website or their Facebook page: Foster Falcon FFN-PTO!

Foster Family Network (FFN) is partnering with BGC @ Foster for 26-27 while looking for new leadership. If you think YOU could be that person, please email FFN. Meetings will be on hold until we can find parents/families to lead and fully support the group.

What can you bring to the group? The group needs background support as well as leadership! Families who are willing to pick up/drop off items, bake/cook, volunteer to clean up at the end of events, decorators, volunteer for sessions at an event...etc. Support in ANY form is appreciated! You may also stop in the school office and ask about Foster Family Network and how you can help.

What: Meet My Milestones 3–4-Year-Old Parent-Child Playgroup

When: Mondays and Wednesdays

Times: 8:45-10 AM or 10:30-11:45 AM

Where: McKinley Elementary

Cost: Free! Must live in AASD

Interested? Call 920-832-6109 for questions and to register