FAA

Hello parents and families,

We have made it to the end of the school year... almost! Hang on tight, and mark your calendars with all of the events listed below, because this final grading period is always busy and exciting. Our message at school is that we engage in learning until the last day, so please help us reinforce that with great school attendance and by helping to ensure homework completion. There are many benefits for our students to finish strong with academics and citizenship!

Kindly,

Mrs. Moya & Mr. Abrams

Way to go, Girls on the Run 2025. They will be running a 5k later in April!

Final Battle of the Books Competition on April 1

The Young family enjoying pizza at the Firebird Festival.

April- Portrait of a Graduate Focus: Creative Thinker & Innovator

April 7 - Yearbook Sales Open

April 8 - MPS Gov. Board Mtg 6:30pm

April 9 - Report Cards Go Home

April 16 - No Elem. Band Practice

April 18 - Spring Holiday- NO SCHOOL

April 22 - MPS Gov. Board Mtg 6:30pm

April 22 - Yearbook Sales Close

April 24 - Arts & Academics Night: Classes open 6-6:30, Awards in auditorium 6:30-7:30

April 28 - Progress Report Week

April 29 - FPO Mtg 6:30pm

May 5-9 Teacher Appreciation Week

May 5-6 - BOGO Bookfair During Spring Sings

May 5 - Spring Sing for Grades 1-3 (see flyer below for times)

May 6 - Spring Sing for Grades 4-6 (see flyer below for times)

May 8 - D-Backs Night for Choir & Advanced Band

May 12- Orchestra & Mariachi Concert 6:30pm

May 13 - MPS Gov. Board Mtg 6:30pm

May 13 - Band Concert

May 15 - Last Day for Band & Orchestra

May 16 - Kindergarten Sing 9am

May 16 - End of 6th Grading Period/12:45 Early Dismissal

May 20 - 6th grade Pool Party

May 21 - 6th grade "Clap Out" to celebrate our 6th grade class 9:30/9:40am

May 22 - Last Day of School & Class Parties/12:45 Early Dismissal

We have a new parent pick-up waiting area at dismissal. This fenced area is the designated waiting space for parents at dismissal time.

When dropping students off at the auditorium for elementary choir practice, please pull forward as far as possible in the designated drop of lane before having your student exit the vehicle. Students should exit the vehicle on the passenger side only. Please do not allow students to get out while still in the "travel lane" or to cross the parking lot by themselves.

Please follow the posted traffic signs when leaving campus. Waiting to turn left during high-traffic times creates a huge delay for all of the vehicles waiting to leave campus and delays school dismissal. Thank you for your cooperation.

Our next park playdate is coming up on Friday, May 2. Please join the fun right after school at the Greenfield Park. The address is 4105 E Diamond Ave. All ages are invited!

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.

The dress code is still in force for the last two months of school, please check your students pant length and knees for holes. Leggings are not allowed unless they are covered by a knee length skirt.

The Health Office is looking for donations of boys and girls pants and shirts or knee length dresses from size 6-12. If you have these (gently used) and no longer need them, please feel free to send them in with your student or drop them off at the front office. Please also wash and return borrowed items so we have items to share when students need them. Thank you.

Please remind your student that we have a 'Lost & Found' area outside of the nurse's office. Come and retrieve your lost items!

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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!

The Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act requires that all Local Education Agencies (LEA’s) notify parents, guardians and employees, on a yearly basis, of the availability of each school’s management plan and any changes pertaining to status of asbestos containing building material at each facility. Please access the notifications below in both English and Spanish.