Fuqua School News
April 2024
Monday, April 1 – It is our final Reading Counts Night. Please join us from 5:00-6:00pm in Fuqua’s Media Center.
Wednesday, April 3 – Our April PTO Meeting will be held at 5:30pm in our cafeteria. We will be making final plans for the Spring Carnival.
- PTO Fundraiser pick up. Please pick up your PTO fundraiser items in the cafeteria 2:30 – 5:00pm.
Friday, April 5 – Spirit Day – Hat Day!
Monday, April 8 – No school! We are not in session because of the eclipse. Please use your viewers or special glasses to observe.
Tuesday, April 9 – Our Fourth Grade classes will be taking a field trip to enjoy the Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra.
Wednesday, April 10 – Data Night/ Bingo For Books/ Annual Title I Meeting. The evening begins at 5:30 with a snack being served in our cafeteria. Families may then look at student data folders in classrooms and progress to the gym at 6:15 for our renowned Bingo for Books! Watch for more information to come home.
Thursday, April 11 – Staff from Honey Creek Middle School will be here to meet Fifth Grade students who will be future Bees!
Friday, April 12 – Spirit Day – Fuqua Purple and Gold Day!
- Good luck to Fuqua’s Battle of the Books Team as they compete in the countywide competition at VCSC Learning Lab.
Monday, April 15 – Friday, May 10 – Students in Grades 3, 4 & 5 will participate in ILEARN. This test will be taken on-line so please make sure students have their chromebooks at school, fully charged! Please also make sure your student gets plenty of rest and is at school each day on time.
Friday, April 19 – Spirit Day – Twin Day!
Monday, April 22 – Interim Reports go home.
- Spirit Day – Earth Day! Wear blue and green to celebrate!
- Mayor Sakbun will be here during the lunch hours to visit students!
- Grade 1 will participate in MCTV Screenings.
Friday, April 26 – Fuqua PTO will host our Annual Spring Carnival from 5:00-7:00pm complete with games and carnival food. Please watch for more information to come home about this fun event!
– Spirit Day – Fuqua Purple and Gold Day!
- We will have our April Birthday Parade!
REMINDERS:
Congratulations to our Student of the Month Winners!
The character trait for March was “Fairness” – Treating others equally or in a way that is considered right or reasonable. Representing Fuqua at the Mayor’s Character Award ceremony will be Sophia Cuachoca from Mrs. James’ class.
March Character Trait Winners
Mrs. Hunt – Emma Blackburn
Mrs. Whalen – Blakely Buddle
Mr. Marrs – Lennon Goodman
Miss Deady – Laikyne Lalen
Miss Cassady – Lilyana Sullivan
Mrs. McFarland – Theo Batson
Mrs. Smith – Layla Goodman
Mrs. James – Sophia Cuachoca
Mrs. Hughes – Ni’Jhaiah Parker
Mrs. West – Elijah Harris
Mrs. Yocum – Will Mundell
Mrs. Pearison – Colton Livingston
Ms. Oricks – Walter Sac
Mrs. Newman – Jase Ford
Mrs. Bender – Joe Reed
Mr. Glotzbach – Hunter Scroggins
Congratulations to our 2023-24 Science Fair Winners:
Third Place – Tim Marren – Fourth Grade
Third Place – Jensen Gossman – Fifth Grade
Second Place – Carter McMasters – Fourth Grade
Second Place – Maddison McLean – Fifth Grade
First Place – Waylon Yates – Fourth Grade
First Place – Jordyn Gunn – Fifth Grade
Overall Winner – Jordyn Gunn
People’s Choice Award Winner – Maddison McLean
Congrats to all of our students who participated. The exhibits were wonderful!
** Classroom rosters for the 2024-2025 school year are being developed. We will be using the same process for teacher requests this year. If you have a teacher preference for your child, a request form can be picked up at the front office. These must be completed and returned by Wednesday, April 10th. Only requests on this required form will be considered. Please remember that these are only requests and sometimes cannot be honored.
**Please remember that the VCSC policy allows for students to have cell phones at school, but requires that the phone remains in their backpack and turned OFF. Many students have not been following this policy and instruction has been interrupted. It is Fuqua’s policy that students will be given a warning with the first offense but any following problems will result in the phone being removed from the student and the parent contacted to pick it up at the office.
** As the weather begins to get warmer, please review Fuqua’s Student Dress Code. Shorts should be at least “finger-tip length.” No tank tops, shirts with spaghetti straps, or shirts in which the midriff is visible should be worn. Also, for safety reasons, students are not allowed to wear “flip-flop” shoes. Sandals with straps are permitted.
***Please remember if you have a child that turns 5 years of age on or before August 1st 2024, please enroll them for Kindergarten as soon as possible so that we may include them in our Kindergarten Orientation!
