May 2024
UPCOMING EVENTS – Mark them down!!
April 29-May 3 – PTO “Pie in the Face”. Vote for your favorite teacher to get a “pie in the face” at our End of Year Awards Program by putting money in their container in the lobby. The top 3 money winners will get a pie!
May 1 – PTO Meeting at 5:30pm in the cafeteria
May 3 – Spirit Day – Decades Day! (Dress like your favorite decade.)
May 6-10 – In recognition of Teacher Appreciation Week, Fuqua’s PTO has planned several fun surprises for teachers this week.
May 8 – Fifth Grade classes will be taking a field trip to the Swope Art Museum.
May 10 – Fifth Grade field trip to Indianapolis. Watch for more information to come home about this special event.
- Spirit Day – Fuqua Purple and Gold Day!
May 13 – Fuqua’s Field Day!! **Rain date will be Tuesday, May 14th. **
May 15 – The ice cream truck visits Fuqua! Watch for more information from your child’s teacher about this special event.
- IREAD3 Re-test – Students who did not pass IREAD earlier in the Spring will be given another opportunity on this day!
- Fifth Grade classes will be traveling to Long Horn Steakhouse for a special end of year celebration.
May 16 – Fifth Grade Farewell ceremony in the gymnasium at 1:00pm. Watch for more information to come home.
- Monthly school-representative Mayor’s Character Award winners are invited to an end-of-year celebration at 6:00pm at Terre Haute North Vigo.
May 17 – Fuqua PTO is hosting Foam Homies from 5:30-6:30 on our playground. The cost is $5 for students to participate.
– This will be the last day for the Media Center to be open. Please make sure all library books are returned.
– Spirit Day – Students Dress Like Teachers Day!(and teachers dress like students)
– 10:00am – We will celebrate our May and June birthdays with a parade.
May 20 – 9:15am – End of Year Awards Ceremony
May 22 – THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!
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- Spirit Day – Fuqua Spirit Day!
- Early Dismissal – Students will be dismissed at 1:45pm.
- Third Grade students will have their Falcon Financial auction.
August 5-9 – Summer School at Fuqua for students who are incoming Kindergarten – Grade 2 students! You should have already received all the details. Please join us!
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
- Congratulations! – Mrs. Newman is Fuqua’s Excellence in Education Award winner for the 2023-2024 school year.
- Fuqua Happenings – Check out our Fuqua Website to stay current on “Falcon events”. Please take some time to look it over.
Also, check out the “Fuqua Elementary PTO” Facebook page for upcoming events and school happenings. It is a great way for parents to stay informed and connect with other Fuqua families.
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- 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 please remember NO flip-flop shoes or sandals without a heel strap are to be worn by students.
- Class lists for the 2024-2025 school year have been prepared and will be posted during the last week of school.
- Students in Grades 1-5 could be keeping their Chromebooks at home with them this summer! Please watch for more detailed information to come home with your student regarding the care and expectations for this. There will also be educational opportunities provided by the VCSC throughout the summer from the VCSC with your child’s Chromebook. Information about how to access these educational experiences will be included in the information sent home next week.
- Immunizations – During the 2009 legislative session, the Indiana State Department of Health adopted rules under IC 4-22-2 requiring the school age child to receive additional immunizations against the following: Meningitis, Varicella, and Pertussis (whooping cough). What this means for your child is that before entry to school for 2024-2025 school year, all 6th-12th grade students will be required to have 2 doses of varicella (chickenpox) vaccine, given on or after the first birthday, and separated by appropriate intervals as defined by the CDC, or a history of chickenpox disease that has written verification by the parent or physician. All 6th– 12th grade students will be required to have 1 dose of tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap) given on or after the 10th birthday. In addition, all 6th-12th grade students will be required to have 1 dose of meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4).
- Summer School – Sign your children up for summer school at Fuqua. It’s a great way to get them back into the routine and sharpen their skills before the year begins. Dates are: August 5-9, Monday through Friday, 8am – noon. Ask our office for a form.
- 2024-25 School Supplies – Please check the Fuqua website this summer to find out what school supplies your child will need for the fall.
- MANY THANKS! – Many thanks to our 2023-24 PTO Board, Jes Wilson and Tara Gair for their dedication this year. They have worked hard to provide opportunities for our Fuqua Falcons!
- Congratulations to our Student of the Month Winners!
The character trait for March was “Honesty” – Telling the truth no matter the consequences one may face. Representing Fuqua at the Mayor’s Character Award ceremony will be Bailee Fields from Mr. Glotzbach’s class.
April Character Trait Winners
Mrs. Hunt John Lopez Bautista
Mrs. Whalen Leo Prouse
Mr. Marrs Grayson Wood
Miss Cassady Rollin Green
Miss Deady Abigail Houpt
Mrs. McFarland Emma Head
Mrs. James Chilaleigh Akons-Hanes
Mrs. Hughes Easton Schultz
Mrs. Smith/Miss Barrett Pruthul Patel
Mrs. West Jude Jones
Mrs. Yocum Foster Dausch
Mrs. Pearison Jayden Cooley
Ms. Oricks Marshall Craffetts
Mrs. Newman Madilynn Stuckey
Mrs. Bender Carla Alaniz Palma
Mr. Glotzbach Bailee Fields
Mrs. McKay None
Have a WONDERFUL SUMMER VACATION
and we’ll see you when school resumes on Thursday, August 14, 2024.
VCSC Mission Statement
The Vigo County School Corporation will equip students with lifelong skills and
prepare them to become productive and responsible citizens.
