October Parent Newsletter

All sporting events are included on the schedules under athletics and on IAF's website @ www.iafphoenix.org

Wednesday, Oct. 2:

• Fall Count Day

Thursday, Oct. 3:

• $2.00 Dress Down Day

Friday, Oct. 4:

• Experience Central Michigan University Field Trip for Seniors
• Middle School PBIS Celebration - Rec & Tech
  

Tuesday. Oct. 8:

• Picture Day ( Details are Below)

Wednesday, Oct. 9:

• Early Release-12:15pm
• No After School Programming
• Parent Teacher Conference- 1:30pm-4:00pm (Details are below)
• Family Math & Game Night- 1:30pm-4:00pm

Thursday Oct. 10:

• $2.00 Dress Down
• Parent Teacher Conferences: 4:30pm- 7:00pm (Details are below)
• No After School Programming
• Saginaw Valley State University Presentations and Onsite: 10:00am-11:30am
  
• Phoenix Power Player Monthly Perfect Attendance Celebration
  

Friday, Oct. 11:

• No School for Students
• Staff Professional Development
• Fall MAP Testing Closes

✨Student Leadership Week✨

Monday, Oct. 14:

• Student Leadership Spirit Week, Gr. K-12
• Board Meeting-5:30pm

Tuesday, Oct. 15:

• Student Leadership Spirit Week, Gr. K-12
• Community Conversations: 9:00 am

Wednesday, Oct. 16:

• Student Leadership Spirit Week, Gr. K-12

Thursday, Oct. 17:

• MCC Regional College Day Program

• Student Leadership Spirit Week, Gr. K-12
• Parent/Caregiver Meetings 9-10:30a
• Parent/Caregiver Meetings 5:30-7p

Friday, Oct 18:

• Student Leadership Spirit Week, Gr. K-12

• FACE Team Soar for More Celebration-3:15 - 5:30 pm

Monday, Oct 21:

• Monday Morning Greeting Involved Dads & Local Community Partners: 7:30 – 8:30 am

Tuesday, Oct. 22:

• PSAT – Gr. 10
• Crim Nutrition (7th Grade)

• MS Boys BB Tryouts (Must have a physical on file prior to tryouts)

Wednesday, Oct. 23:

• Late Start: 10:00 am (Buses will run 2 hours later)

Thursday, Oct. 24:

• Gr. 11 NMSQT Testing

• $2 Dress Down Day - Fundraiser for Yearbook

• Crim Nutrition (8th Grade)

• MS Boys BB Tryouts (Must have a physical on file prior to tryouts)

Tuesday, Oct 29:

• NHS Meeting

Wednesday, Oct 30

• Phoenix Power Player Lunch

Thursday, Oct 31: Happy Halloween

• $2 Dress Down Day - Fundraiser for Student Leadership

*PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CALENDAR ABOVE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Please be sure to add our IAF school app and more information is about this below.

Parent Teacher Conferences are quickly approaching. Wednesday, October 9th from 1:30-4:00 and Thursday, October 10th from 4:30-7:00. Parents/Guardians can register and schedule conferences on now.

Shout out to My'Anna Wheeler for her excellent MAP testing behaviors and attitude! She took her time reading all the passages and gave the best effort that I've ever seen! -Carrie Hoffman

Shout out to Jeremiah Caldwell for making consistently positive decisions in relationships with others. He is building a lot of trust and respect with both other students and other adults.-Carrie Hoffman

Very proud of how well my Fourth Hour 9th Grade English Class conducted themselves during class on Monday and Tuesday. Keep up the great work! ---Mr. McEvoy

Amazing job on your first Frankenstein Quiz last week, Fifth Hour Honors 10th Grade Class...you are all SCARY smart! ---Mr. McEvoy

Help International Academy of Flint Win the T-Mobile Friday Night 5G Lights!

Our school has a huge opportunity to win $2 million through the T-Mobile Friday Night 5G Lights contest! This funding could make a tremendous difference for our students and community, but we can’t do it without YOUR help

Here’s how you can support:

Share the News: Spread the word to friends, family, and local businesses. Post on social media using the hashtag #IAF5GLights #FN5GL #Sweepstakes and Tag tmobile and IAF so we can see your support! T-Mobile

Stay Engaged: Follow us on Instagram and do the same!Let’s keep the momentum going until we cross the finish line!

Instagram link :

https://www.instagram.com/iafphoenix...

Help International Academy of Flint Win the T-Mobile Friday Night 5G Lights!

Together, we can make a lasting impact on our school and community. Thank you for supporting International Academy of Flint! #sweepstakes

Greetings,

September has been an exciting month for Middle School. Ms. Parks is our teacher representative for the Middle School Student Council. Student Council provides our young people with a voice in identifying and organizing events for Middle School.

At the Middle School level, there is an opportunity for six students to be elected to officer positions. We have a Student Council President, Vice President, Secretary, Historian, Activities Director and Spirit Director. Additionally, Middle School Student Council will have four (4) students from each grade level elected as student representatives.

Students interested in taking a leadership role had to complete an application that consisted of a letter of recommendation from a teacher and a parent permission slip.

Campaigning opened on Monday, September 23. On Friday of that week each candidate had an opportunity to speak to their classmates on the advantages of voting for them for Student Council during a Pep Assembly.

Campaigning will continue until elections. Elections will take place the week of October 7. The results will be announced on Monday, October 14. There will be an induction ceremony for our Student Council representatives later in October.

Our administrators and teachers are looking forward to working collaboratively with our Student Council, as they plan opportunities for their classmates to actively engage with their IAF community

Respectfully,

Dr. Tamara Smeltzer

MS Dean of Academics

"We had an AMAZING start to our Parent/Caregiver Meetings for the 2024-2025 school year! We kicked off with a powerful community building circle, setting the tone for a year of connection and collaboration. We're also excited to partner with Crim this year to further support our families. Thank you to everyone who joined us!"

Crim Fitness Foundation

#IAFCommunity #IafParents #ParentsandpartnershipIAF #Parentacademy #IAF #IAFStrong #RestorativeCircles

The Family and Community Engagement is here to serve! Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns regarding attendance matters or resources.

Keri Crane, K-4 Advocate, kcrane@iafphoenix.org

TBD, 5-8 Advocate

Ayonna Gill, 9-12 Advociate, agill@iafphoenix.org

Rosie Twitty, McKinney-Vento/Homeless Liaison, rtwitty@iafphoenix.org

Jonique S. Donald, FACE Director, jdonald@iafphoenix.org

"Exciting news! The Cyber Phoenix Team 5527 competed at the Kettering Kickoff, hosted at the Kettering Rec Center. Great job Cyber Phoenix Team! #CyberPhoenix #Team5527 #KetteringKickoff"

"We're excited to celebrate Gear Up Week at the International Academy of Flint, in partnership with Central Michigan University! This week is all about preparing our students for success, both in school and beyond. Stay tuned for exciting activities and opportunities as we help our future leaders gear up for greatness!"

Central Michigan University

Stay connected with all the latest updates for this school year by downloading our International Academy phone app today! #StayInformed #IAFCommunity

www.iafphoenix.org

Let's welcome the following staff from the Flint Center For Educational Excellence to IAF for the upcoming 2024-25 school year.

• TBD: Community School Director (CSD)
• Kamaron Williams: Expanded Learning Coordinator
• Nyree Higgs: K-2 Success Coach
• Deneshia Smith: 3-5 Success Coach
• Aliyah Sims: 6-12 Success Coach

As our fall athletic season gets into full swing, we wanted to provide a reminder of the rules/expectations at IAF:

🏀 MS Boys Basketball is fast approaching. Sports physicals are required to be on file with the Athletic Department. We’re excited about seeing you at Tryouts. Contact Coach Amanda Tipton for questions.

Hello Parents & Guardians,

Unfortunately we have to cancel our 2024 Middle School Football season, effective 9/16/24, due to lack of players. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause everyone involved. We will do everything in our power to make sure this action is not repeated in the future.

Thank you for your understanding.

Keith Gray

Athletic Director

Help us congratulate our 3-5 football team and cheerleaders on today. CoEd football team took the win against Beecher and fell short against Eagles Nest by a touchdown.

Phoenix Nation showed up and showed out. We appreciate all the support from the parents and IAF staff. 🐦‍🔥

Cheer for football season is officially closed. There will be a waitlist for basketball season.

• Breakfast is Served at 7:35 am
• School Day Begins at 8:00 am
  
• New: School Day Ends at 3:15 pm
• Early Release Dismissal at 12:15 pm
• Late Start begins at 10:00 am & Breakfast starts at 9:30 am
  
• New: No Early Dismissal after 2:45pm

If you are coming into the office to request early dismissal, students will not be released after 2:45pm. It is too challenging and too disruptive to request the number of students being asked for early dismissal. We understand that transportation reductions are challenging, and we have been consistently working with MTA on this. However, it is a county wide problem unfortunately. Thank you for understanding and your patience in advance.

Parents/Guardians- do you have a phone number/address that needs to be updated with us? We have a form in the office that you can fill out for a quick change. Or you can email either Ms. McKinley in our records department at smckinley@iafphoenix.org. It is extremely important to have the most current contact information for our families on file at all times. Please, be sure to let us know if this changes.

Parents/Guardians- Our school utilizes the SchoolMessenger system to deliver auto dialers to our families in case of a school closure, reminders of events, or simply a dress down day, etc.

We would like to start to utilize the texting option as well on SchoolMessenger but we do not currently have that many families signed up for the text alerts.

You can participate in the free service by just sending a text message of "Y" or "YES" to our school's short code number 67587.

You can also opt out of these messages at any time by simply replying to one of our messages with the word "STOP". SchoolMessenger is compliant with the Student Privacy Pledge, so you can rest assured that your information is safe and will never be given or sold to anyone.

Locks and bus passes will be available for sale in the main office. Students who wish to purchase can do so from 7:35 - 8:00 am and 3:30 - 4:00 pm. Parents can visit the office at any time to purchase for their student(s).

Because the safety of our children is of paramount concern to us, we require all parents to adhere to the following rules of the road while on campus:

1. There is a 5 miles per hour speed limit at all times while on school property.
2. Park in designated parking spaces only.
3. While on school grounds, pedestrians always have the right of way.
4. Vehicle ignitions MUST be turned off, and the keys removed, while parked on school grounds.
5. Children may NOT be left unattended in a vehicle at any time or for any reason.
6. Violations of these rules may result in a warning. If a violation is serious, or if violations continue, school personnel are authorized to take a tag number for a report to the local police.
7. Do not park in areas around the school that have signs that specifically say NO PARKING. This is an order from the city.

Ms. Cormier

• 810-600-5210 or email tcormier@iafphoenix.org
  

Mrs. Giles: Director of Student Services & Operations

• 810-600-5269 or email kgiles@iafphoenix.org
  

Mr. Crosby: Assistant Director of Student Services 6 to 12

• 810-600-5247 or email kcrosby@iafphoenix.org
  

Mr. Shakir: Assistant Director of Student Services K to 5

• 810-600-5253 or email dshakir@iafphoenix.org
  

Mrs. Southworth- Grades K-5

• 810-600-5240 or email nsouthworth@iafphoenix.org

Dr. Smeltzer- Grades 6-8

• 810-600-5239 or email tsmeltzer@iafphoenix.org

Ms. Vincent- Grades 9-12

• 810-600-5234 or email mvincent@iafphoenix.org

Ms. Alexander- Special Education Director

• 810-600-5233 or email salexander@iafphoenix.org
  

Mr. Brooks- Gr. K to 2

• 810-600-5212 kbrooks@iafphoenix.org

Mr. Warren-Gr. 3 to 5

• 810-600-5211 mwarren@iafphoenix.org
  

Ms. Givens- Gr. 6 to 8

• 810-600-5246 sgivens@iafphoenix.org

Mr. Kendall- Gr. 9 to 12

• 810-600-5281 jkendall@iafphoenix.org

Does your child need a wellness visit, sports physical, or vaccine including COVID-19? Just make sure your child has a consent form on file with us and we can schedule an appointment for you. These can even be done during the school day without a parent/guardian having to miss work. Consent forms are also available in the Main Office or in our Health Clinic. This is a great opportunity for you to take advantage of, but you cannot do so without a consent form on file.

RAHS-International Academy of Flint gives IAF children and youth the tools they need to live a healthy and happy lifestyle. The school-based health center helps provide immunizations, health and fitness programs, and counseling services. Come over and talk to us!

What's on site at RAHS-International Academy of Flint:

• General physical exams
• Sports physicals
• Sick care
• Dental care
• Immunizations
• Lab tests
• Risk assessments

• Counseling (individual, group and family)
• Nutrition program
• Physical activity program
• Referrals to community resources
• Insurance enrollment
• Interpreter services available

Room 170
2820 S. Saginaw Street
Flint, MI 48503
(810) 600-5290
(810) 591-0577

Hours

• Monday, Tuesday, Thursday - 7:30am-3:45pm
• Wednesday - 7:30-11:30am
• Friday - 7:30am-2:30pm

Main Office Hours:

Mon-Fri, 7:00 am to 4:30 pm

Fax Number:

810-600-5300

The International Academy of Flint, College Preparatory Classes & Tuition Free Public Charter School, is a highly regarded K to 12th grade public charter school and institution that provides tuition free, high-quality education to a diverse population in the Flint, MI area.

Email: info@iafphoenix.org
Website: http://iafphoenix.org/
Location: 2820 Saginaw Street, Flint, MI, USA
Phone: 810-600-5000
Facebook: http://facebook.com/IAFphoenix