The Patriot Press

Dear FWES Families,

I can't believe summer is over! We are so excited to welcome back our Fort Patriots on Tuesday.

Just a few important reminders about day 1:

• Label all of your child's items with first and last name (water bottles, jackets, lunch boxes, etc). Our lost and found is always overflowing and when items have first and last names on them, we can return them immediately.
• We would kindly ask for all carpool families to have your child's/children first and last name written in big letters on a piece of paper on the front dash of your car. Show the name to our carpool reps. This will make the carpool reunification process run a lot smoother.
• Unfortunately parents/guardians are not permitted to enter the building on the first day. This is done for safety reasons.
• We will have staff members at all entrances on the first day to help direct students to their new classes.
• The doors open at 8:50 and the end of the day is 3:40. People can arrive at carpool starting at 3:30.
• Please be patient with bus routes on the first day. Some drivers are learning new routes and we have many kindergarten students on the bus for the first time. We will have a staff member on each bus the first day of school to assist with our kindergarten bus students.

I hope everyone enjoys their Labor Day weekend!

Sincerely,

Mr. Mac

Tuesday, September 2 - 1st Day of School

Wednesday, September 18 - Back to School Night - 6 - 7:30 p.m. (more specifics to come)

I am excited to see our wonderdul students again. I hope everyone has been healthy and has caught up on their rest and relaxation. Please be sure to reach out to me if your student has had any health changes that I should be aware of and send me any new health or action plans that your student needs for the school year. All health forms can be found on the school website under the Health Office section. Please reach out to me if you have any questions at LFisher@udsd.org. Best of luck to everyone this year!

All kindergarten students and their siblings use the upstairs parking lot for carpool. 1st grade through 5th grade will continue to use the downstairs drop off spot with the entrance off of Highland Avenue. Walkers can exit either the front of the building or at the upstairs carpool area. I would highly recommend using the upstairs carpool area if you are new to the building because we have staff there to assist with reuniting you with your child. Please discuss the end of the day dismissal plan with your child so they know where they are exiting. I would recommend arriving by 3:30 as dismissal will start at approximately 3:35. We would kindly ask for all carpool families to have your child's/children first and last name written in big letters on a piece of paper on the front dash of your car. Show the name to our carpool reps. This will make the carpool reunification process run a lot smoother.

Finally, please communicate with classroom teachers any changes to dismissal the day before. If you have any questions about dismissal please reach out to Mr. Mac.

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