From the Principal's Desk

Greetings FWAFA Family,

Today started the Great Kindness Challenge Week, which is a movement that was created by a non-profit organization to promote kindness in schools. We thought it would be a great way to reinforce FWAFA PROUD, our new motto based on our Core Values, and just give a little bit of extra grace to each other. I heard on NPR this morning that receiving a compliment gives you the same feeling as receiving money. Go figure! :-)

Students were provided with a checklist that has ideas for ways that they can be kind to others and to themselves. We are going to have a “Kindness Cart” periodically visiting classrooms to provide students and teachers with treats.

Mark your calendars for the Thursday, January 27 PTSO's Fashion for $5.00 Day. Join us Friday, January 28 at 5:30 p.m. for a showing of Enchanted on the Green Space sponsored by the Student Council (weather permitting).

Lots of new information to share. See below!

Creatively yours,

Dr. Jackson

Our PTSO is hosting a Fashion for $5.00 day. This means you can show off your style in free dress. Bring $5.00 to school on Thursday and get a wristband at the door. Make sure your fashion selection covers what your uniform covers. No holes or rips in jeans.

We hope that you are joining us next year. Let us know by completing the Intent to Return form by Friday, February 4. Please complete one form for each of your FWAFA students. Thank you.

https://forms.gle/88fcwoZfQrFdVwkS6

We are currently accepting applications for the 2022-2023 school year! Open Enrollment runs through February 14th. Our data shows that most of our applicants are referred by YOU (because you rock, of course)!

We would love for you to continue spreading the word by inviting other families who might like to start their journey with us to learn more about our school and the admission process. Feel free to save the graphic above and share to social media with a couple lines about why YOU love FWAFA. Be sure to include the link to apply: ArtsAcademics.org/APPLY

In order to help students and parents understand what Hey Tutor is, the services that are available, and how to login, the folks at Hey Tutor are hosting a webinar on Tuesday, February 1st at 5:30 p.m.

Hey Tutor is an online, synchronous tutoring with live tutors. Students in elementary grades can get HB4545 tutoring on STAAR and homework support. Students in middle school and high school can get homework support on math.

The times are Monday - Friday from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Check it out!

FWAFA PROUD is our new motto based on FWAFA's Core Values. Students were introduced to the concept by the counselors last week. Teachers are reinforcing the concepts in class by discussing how these Core Values show up in class and around the building.

Students get a special surprise related to the motto sometime this week! Stay tuned!

A Texas Center for Arts + Academics Signature Performance, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is FWAFA's High School Musical. From the creators of Jesus Christ Superstar, comes one of the most popular musicals of the last 50 years. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is a musical comedy with lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on the character of Joseph from the Bible's Book of Genesis.

Joseph -- the favorite son of Jacob -- is blessed with vivid dreams that foretell the future. Sold into slavery by his jealous brothers, Joseph endures a series of adventures which challenge him to his core.

A timeless Old Testament tale, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is set to a multitude of musical genres, spanning from country-western and calypso to bubble-gum pop and rock and roll. This year, the Children's Choir of Texas will join our high school cast to help tell this timeless story!

We are also excited to announce that on Saturday, February 26th we will have an American Sign Language interpreter present to ensure that our friends in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community are also able to enjoy this amazing FWAFA show!

Tickets: https://bit.ly/FWAFAjoseph

Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts is sharing information about the district and your student's campus with you as part of its obligations under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA).

Federal Report Cards for the state, the district, and each of the district’s campuses are now available on the district’s website at this link:

https://www.artsacademics.org/academies/fwafa/governance-fwafa/ or are also available on the Texas Education Agency’s website at: https://tea.texas.gov/Finance_and_Grants/Grants/Federal_Report_Card/.

If your student is tardy or absent, please send notes to attendance@fwafa.org. Also, a student needs to bring in a doctor or parent note within 3 days after the absence for an unexcused absence.

Ascender Parent Portal

Need to submit an attendance note?

attendance@fwafa.org

TCA+A Covid-19 Information Center

Monday, January 24 - Kindness Challenge Week

Tuesday, January 25 - Herff Jones to visit Seniors: MAP Growth Assessment in 7th-10th grade English classes start

Wednesday, January 26 - Campus Tour for Prospective Families at 9:00 a.m.

Thursday, January 27 - PTSO Fashion for $5.00 Day

Friday, January 28 - End of 3rd Week of the Six Weeks; Student Council hosts Enchanted - Movie on the Green Space at 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, January 29 - Area Spelling Bee at 11:00 a.m.

Tuesday, February 1 - MAP Growth Assessment in 7th-10th grade Math classes start; Herff Jones on campus to take orders

Wednesday, February 2 - Progress Reports distributed in 8th period; Campus Tour for Prospective Families

Thursday, February 3 - Senior Meeting at 6:30 p.m.

Friday, February 4 - Eligibility regained at 3:45 p.m.

Monday, February 7 - School Counselor Week starts

Wednesday, February 9 - Campus Tour for Prospective Families at 9:00 a.m.

Tuesday, February 15 - STAAR Field Test for 8th Grade Math

Wednesday, February 16 - Campus Tour for Prospective Families at 9:00 a.m.

Thursday, February 17 - STAAR Field Test for 6th Grade Reading

Friday, February 18 - Kids Take Over the School, End of the 4th Six Weeks, Early Release at 12:15 p.m.; Joseph and the Technicolor Dream Coat at 7:00 p.m.

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