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Tuesday,, December 4,, 2012 Tuesday December 4 2012

MOTTO: Inspire with our Hearts, Lead with Humility, Soar with Pride

ELEMENTARY THRU 8TH GRADE STUDENTS SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS DUE TOMORROW, DEC. 5
CULINARY CLASS CAF FRIDAY, DEC. 7

11:00AM-1:00PM DOANATION: $8.00 MENU: Chicken & Dumplings, Field Peas w/ Snaps, Cabbage, Cornbread, Dessert

**Seniors: Senior Pages for the 2012-13 Yearbook: Full Page- $150 Half Page- $75 Turn in money to Ms. Edwards. Deadline: Dec. 14 . . . NO EXTENSIONS! **Baseball Conditioning: Every Tuesday & Thursday- report to the baseball field after school. **Eastpoint Nest Fundraiser: Christmas Cookie Fundraiser! Sugar, gingerbread men, red/green M&M, & chocolate peanut butter kisses cookies. One dozen cookies- $6, 2 dozen -$10, after that all dozens-$5. Put orders in the Nest mailbox. Order forms due to EP Nest by Fri, Dec. 14. Staff orders delivery on Mon, Dec. 18.
LUNCH FOR TUESDAY- 12/4/12 KG-5
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6th-12th

Choice of BBQ Rib Sandwich, Breaded Chicken Chef Salad, or Ham/Cheese Wrap Choice of Fresh Fruit or Apple Juice Choice of Side Slad w/ Ranch or Refried Beans Gr: Choice of above or Nachos w/ Meat & Cheese

FCS WEEKLY CALENDAR OF EVENTS

**Tue, Dec 4: -Field Trip: Revercombs Marine Science students to Apal Estuary, 8:15am-1:30pm -9th Grade Officers meeting in room 802 during breakfast -Seniors- Bright Futures Workshop in room 1106 two sessions- 2nd & 3rd periods -M/S & H/S FCA meetings in the gym during lunches -M/S & H/S SWAT meetings in room 1221 (Crooms old ISS room) during lunches -Home Girls Soccer vs John Paul II- Girls @ 5:00pm - NO BOYS GAME! -GED Test in library @ 6:00pm -Elementary & M/S Science Fair Projects Due turn in to Science teacher -Field Trip: Revercombs Marine Science students to Apal Estuary, 8:15am-1:30pm -Away Girls & Boys Soccer vs W. Gadsden- Girls @ 5:00pm Boys @ 7:00pm -Science Fair Judging in Library -Field Trip: Seniors to GCSC to tour campus, Depart: 8:00am. Return: 2:10pm - sponsored by CFES -Field Trip: Montgomerys Chemistry students to Apal Estuary, 8:15am-1:30pm -5th Grade Gideons Presentation in each classroom beginning @ 8:35am -H/S Brain Bowl meeting in room 1021 (Millender) during lunch -School Board Meeting at the Willie Speed Board Room, Eastpoint 6:00pm -Science Fair Viewing students take projects home at end of school day -Odyssey of the Mind in room 1007 (Countryman), 2:30-4:30pm -Home Girls & Boys Soccer vs Rocky Bayou- Girls @ 4:00pm Boys @ 6:00pm -Away Girls & Boys Basketball vs Bozeman- Girls @ 6:30pm Boys @ 8:00pm

**Wed, Dec 5:

**Thur, Dec 6:

**Fri, Dec 7:

-ACT TEST in room 807, 8am-12 noon -Fundraiser: Bagging for Bucks @ Cbelle IGA, Apal IGA & Piggly Wiggly. 10am-4pm- 9th Grade -Fundraiser: Cotton Candy/Popcorn @ Cbelle Boat Parade, 4-9pm- 8th Grade -Home Girls & Boys Basketball vs W. Gadsden- Girls @ 6:00pm Boys @ 7:30pm **Mon, Dec 10: -Secret Santa Shop opens up thru 12/14/12 -10th Grade Officers meeting in room 1218 (Weyrich) during lunch -Away Girls & Boys Basketball vs Tallavanna- Girls @ 6:00pm Boys @ 7:30pm
**Sat, Dec 8:

Mark Your Calendars FCS Band Christmas Concert: Thurs, Dec. 13, 7:00pm

Elementary Christmas Program: Christmas Break:

Mon, Dec. 17, 6:00pm

Wed, Dec. 19 thru Wed, Jan. 2 for Students

TEACHER/STAFF Info

STAFF: Tues, Dec. 4, Jean Christie, AXA representative, will be at the School Board office from 8:00am-12:00 noon and at the FCS library from 12:30-4:00pm. For a specific time, call her at 229-403-1623 or email her at jean.christie@axa-advisors.com *MISSING: Mrs. Humble is looking for a box of scripts from Dramatic Publishing. Call her if you have seen it!
**3rd-5th Grade Teachers- Professional Development: Tues, Dec. 4, in room 421, 2:15-3:00pm H. Walker **M/S Teachers- Professional Development: Tues, Dec. 4, in 1106 computer lab, 2:15-4:00pm K. Bray **K-12 Faculty Meeting: Wed, Dec. 5, in cafeteria @ 2:20pm **K-2nd Grade Teachers- Professional Development: Thurs, Dec. 6, in room 421, 2:15-3:00pm- H. Walker **M/S Language Arts Teachers- Professional Development: Fri, Dec. 7, in room 1017, 8am-3pm- Bray

FACULTY MEETINGS- 1st & 3rd Wednesdays of each Month SCHOOL BASED LEADERSHIP MEETINGS- 2nd & 4th Wednesdays of each Month
FCS STAFF BIRTHDAYS 12/3-12/9

Dolores Croom (12/5)

Kelli Wright (12/8)

Miscellaneous **Florida Inclusion Networks First Fridays: Families are invited to join the Florida Inclusion Network (FIN) on the first Friday of each month from now until May 3, 2013. The Northwest Region of FIN will be hosting toll free calls from 10-11:00am EST. This time will be spent talking about the inclusion of your child, ideas or concerns you may have, & FIN resources that can support you & your family. Contact your FIN office at 850/863-6580 to reserve your place & receive the conference number. Visit the FIN website at www.FloridasInclusionNetwork.com Nano Bits . . . Powered by Progress Energy and the Franklin County Education Foundation! Households will save a lot of energy by turning off appliances when not using them. Did you know a leaky faucet can fill a soda bottle every 30 minutes? That amounts to wasting approximately 8,298 liters per year!! BOX TOPS for EDUCATION: The Franklin County School PTO is collecting Box Tops! Please send all Box Tops to your child's teacher. Middle and High parents can save them too! Please turn your Box Tops in to Mrs. Laura King or Ms. Leigh Smith

GED CLASSES
The Franklin County Adult Education Courses will be offering GED classes at the Franklin County School in the near future. The next GED Test will be given Dec. 4, 2012 at the Franklin County School library at 6:00pm. To register for the test or for classes, contact Maxine Creamer @ 670-4481. The Franklin County Adult Education Courses do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, National origin, age, handicap, or marital status. **The Federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act states that children & youth who lack a fixed, regular, & adequate nighttime residence are considered homeless. If, due to a loss of housing, a child must live in a shelter, motel, vehicle, campground, on the street, in abandoned buildings, or doubled-up with relatives or friends, then he/she is eligible to receive services provided under the McKinney-Vento Act. For additional information contact Sandi Hengle, Homeless Liaison, at the Franklin County School District Office in Eastpoint, 670-2810 or cell number 323-0982.

**PARENTS Register to receive automated emergency calls from the Franklin County Sheriff Dept. You will be notified of any emergency situations in Franklin County (for example; emergency school closings, road closings). Go to www.franklinsheriff.com , on the top right of home page- click on Franklin County Florida Emergency Notification System emblem & complete required information.