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

Monday, Jan 6:

• School Resumes: Welcome Back
• FPCU/MSU-E Financial Literacy: Grade 7- 8:00 am-11:30 am
• No Flint Center After School Programming

Tuesday, Jan 7:

• MS Volleyball Try-Out: 3:30 pm-5:00 pm

• No Flint Center After School Programming

Wednesday, Jan 8:

• MS Volleyball Try-Out: 3:30 pm-5:00 pm

• No Flint Center After School Programming
• MS Semester Exam Makeup Day

Thursday, Jan 9:

• $2 Dress Down - Fundraiser for PBIS

• MS Volleyball Try-Out: 3:30 pm-5:00 pm

• No Flint Center After School Programming
• MS Semester Exam Makeup Day

Friday, Jan 10:

• FACE Team Soar for More Cohort II Celebration- 4:00 pm-5:00 pm

• No Flint Center After School Programming
• MS Semester Exam Makeup Day

Monday, Jan 13:

• *After School / Thrive On & Thrive Up Resumes
• Winter Acadience testing K-5

Tuesday, Jan 14:

• Winter Acadience testing K-5

Wednesday, Jan 15:

• Winter Acadience testing K-5

Thursday Jan 16:

• $2 Dress Down - Fundraiser for Track & Field
• Middle School Winter Fun Competitive Team Building 11:20-12:25
• Parent/Caregiver Meetings 9a-10:30a
• Parent/Caregiver Meetings 5:30p-7p
• Winter Acadience testing K-5

Friday, Jan 17:

• No School/ Staff PD

Monday, Jan 20:

• No School/ Building Closed

• Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Tuesday, Jan 21:

• Winter Map Testing Opens today
• Cooking Matters for Adults Session#1- 9a-11a

Wednesday, Jan 22:

• MS MAP Reading Test- 8:30-10:10

Thursday, Jan 23:

• $2 Dress Down - Fundraiser for Boys B-Ball

  MS MAP Science Test- 8:30-10:10

  NHS Community Service Day - NE Soup Kitchen 8:30-2:30

Friday, Jan 24:

• High School PBIS Event- 2:15p

• National Honors Society Meeting- 11:45a

Monday, Jan 27:

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Tuesday, Jan 28:

• Cooking Matters for Adults Session#2- 9a-11a

Wednesday, Jan 29

• MS MAP Math Test- 8:30-10:10

• Phoenix Power Player Lunch-

Thursday, Jan. 30:

• $2 Dress Down - Fundraiser for 3-5 Student Leadership

• Parent Teacher Conferences 4:30 pm-7: 00 pm

• HS MAP Testing

Friday, Jan. 31:

• Early Release @ 12:15

• Parent Teacher Conferences 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm

• MS Q2 Acad. Awards 10:31-11:41 HS Gym
• IAF FOOD DRIVE

*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.

I would like to send a shout out to a few of my students. They S.O.A.R. Daily! -Mrs. R. Tipton

• Laniah Luster
• Nyelin Mosley
• Diego Hernandez-Fabregas
• Calila Johnson
• Kontrell Moore
• Alina Rodriguez-Badon
• Jazmine Alexander
• Jamilah Arter
• Cameron Brown, Jr.

Our Student leadership grades 3-12 had an incredible time at our Holiday Leadership Retreat at Ligon Outdoor Center!

Yesterday, we came together to team bond, build community, and strengthen our leadership skills. From restorative circles to lots of team building activities, to good food. We’re geared up and ready to return with fresh ideas and renewed energy to make a positive impact on our school community in the new year.

Congratulations to our 2024 National Honor Society Inductees and Chapter Officers! A special thanks to Ms. Vincent, HS Dean of Academics/NHS Advisor for coordinating an an awesome ceremony and Ms. Donald being the staff speaker for this event.

IAF has so many opportunities and activities for scholars. It is imperative that your child is at school everyday unless he/she is truly sick. Daily routines such as, an identified bedtime schedule and preparing uniforms at night, not only can help save time in the morning, but also helps reduce stress and anxiety.

We know life isn’t always easy, but you keep doing your best to show up to school every day.

If your child misses school due to illness or an unfortunate situation, please call the Attendance Hotline to report the absence. PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE HOMEWORK OR MAKE-UP REQUESTS ON THE ATTENDANCE HOTLINE.

Attendance Hotline (810) 600-5249

Thank you for your continued partnership.

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

Durrelle Willis, 5-8 Advocate dwillis@iafphoenix.org

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

The food pantry is open on Tuesdays from 11AM–1PM. Anyone in need of food is welcome, regardless of residency. Guests may visit the pantry once a month.
1315 W Bristol Rd, Flint, MI 48507 | 810-238-9004

When you arrive, check-in at the front of the church, then drive around to the back of the church to pick-up your food.

Need tutoring services for your child? D4S specializes in reading literacy. Call our team at 810-869-1833 for a consultation. SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY!

#CertifiedTeacher #kthrough6thgrade

#Destined4Success #D4S

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.

• Jamie Foster: 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

We are bringing in the New Year with middle school volleyball tryouts. For all middle schoolers 6th-8th grade. All athletes must have current physical on file with the school to participate in tryouts. Our RAHS clinic is able to support with all physical. Call to make an appointment. 810-600-5290

For more information contact Coach Clark.

Last Saturday IAF had the pleasure to host it’s FIRST cheer competition. Our 1st-3rd and 4th-5th grade cheerleaders had the opportunity to showcase their talent. It was such a fun and overwhelming experience. Thank you to Linden Charter Academy, our staff and our parents for showing up and supporting our students.

Help us congratulate Ms. Jones on her hard work and dedication to these girls 🐦‍🔥

#PhoenixStrong #IAF #Cheerleaders

• 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
  

Vacant: Gr. K to 2

• 810-600-5253 or email dshakir@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