FAA

Hello parents and families,

There are many school events this month that we want to be sure you are aware of so you can plan accordingly. All events are listed below in the Upcoming Events section.

• Events during the school day require parents/family to check in at the front office.
• Any events held in the evening require visitors to bring a clear bag. Please share this with extended family that may plan on attending.

Kindly,

Mrs. Moya & Mr. Abrams

DECEMBER

Dec 3- StuCo Feed My Starving Children Service Project 4:45-6:15

Dec 5- Choir Concert 6:30pm

Dec 9- Orchestra Concert 6:30pm

Dec 10- Band Concert 6:30pm

Dec 12- Winter Sing Grades 1-3, 6-8pm (scroll down for more details)

Dec 13- Angel Tree Gifts are Due to Office

Dec 16- Winter Sing Grades 4-6, 6-8pm (scroll down for more details)

Dec 17- Lindbergh Gift Drive donations are due to office

Dec 19- Kindergarten Winter Sing 9:00am

Dec 19- Class Parties 11:45am

Dec 19- End of 3rd Grading Period, 12:45 Dismissal

Dec 20-January 6- No School for Students

Thanks to the generosity of our students, families and staff, we collected well over 4,500 pounds of food to help feed those in need. Thank you to all who sent in food. Your kindness will extend deep into the community.

Our next park playdate is coming up on Friday, Dec 6. Please join the fun right after school at the Greenfield Park. The address is 4105 E Diamond Ave. All ages are invited!

Our Winter Sings will be here before we know it. Here are the dates and times for this favorite winter tradition. We look forward to showcasing our students' musical talents with you!

Our lost & found location is on the table outside of the nurse's office. This is where all lost and found items will be brought when students forget them around campus. It is very helpful when the items are labeled so that we can immediately identify and return items to their owner. If your student is missing anything, please check lost & found and retrieve it before winter break.

Our students have been doing a remarkable job wearing their IDs everyday. This protocol, along with staff members wearing IDs, and all visitors being checked in and given a visitor sticker, helps to keep our entire school community safe.

Here are a few notes for IDs:

• Put the student ID in the backpack each day after dismissal so that it won't be forgotten for school the next morning.
• Do not punch any holes in the ID- it will disable the Smart Tag technology within the card.
• You can purchase a different lanyard, but it needs to have the break-away feature for safety reasons.
• ID replacement (for lost/damaged ID) is $3 and can be handled in the front office. Lanyards can be purchased for $1. Clear, plastic sleeves can be purchased for $1.

Our health office is in need of donations:

• Girls pants and dresses size 6 and up
• Boys pants size 5 and up
• Shirts of any size

Mesa Public Schools has a new visitor sign-in system called Visitor Aware.

Families, parents and volunteers have the ability to pre-register in the system at mpsaz.org/visitors. We encourage you to do this!

Once you have checked in as a visitor on campus one time, you are in the Visitor Aware system for all of Mesa Public Schools.

At Franklin Accelerated Academy- Brimhall Campus, we would be honored if you'd complete a Mesa Moment of Gratitude form for any of our kind and caring staff members. It means a lot! When these forms are filled out, a certificate is printed and delivered to our campus. Then we celebrate staff individually at our staff meetings!