FULMOREMIDDLE SCHOOLWEEK OF DECEMBER 9, 2018

FROM THE PRINCIPAL'S DESKGreetings Falcon Families, I am pleased to announce that our Maker Space is coming along nicely. Yesterday, students in GeniusHour Club, were working on the Lego wall, using the newly purchased 3D printer and making creationsat the arts and crafts station. It was wonderful to see our students enjoying themselves. I will updateyou on any new additions to the space as the year goes on. Parent CoffeeThis morning we had a wonderful turn out for the monthly Parent Coffee meeting. Today Ms. Williams,8th grade Assistant Principal, led a discussion about attendance and Ms. Cherry-Anne Gildharry, MathInstructional Coach, gave a presentation about Fulmore’s current math supports as well as what ishappening in our math classes. Parent SurveyParent Surveys will be sent electronically this year instead of paper surveys. The online survey is notyet available to parents; we will share that information with you once we receive it. New TeachersMs. Hernandez is joining our faculty as a 7th grade ELA teachers. Ms. Hernandez has been doing awonderful job with students. So many students are always telling us how they love to chat with herand love being in her class. Mr. Addington, former permanent substitute teacher, is now working in ourLearning Lab. He will be assisting students with make-up work, testing accommodations and onlinecourse work via Odysseyware. Ms. Stanton, former dance teacher, has decided to pursue a differentcareer. Interviews were conducted this week and last week to replace Ms. Stanton. I am happy toreport that Ms. Barclay will start in the Spring semester on Jan. 2nd as Fulmore’s new dance teacher.In the meantime, Ms. Northcutt, Magnet Director and Mr. Addington, Learning Lab Teacher, will beassisting the substitute teacher with grades and lesson plans for the remainder of the fall semester. It’s Cold Outside!It is starting to get colder each day. This year Austin ISD is hosting their annual Coats for Kids eventthis Saturday, Dec 8th at the Palmer Events Center. Coats for Kids collects and distributes new andgently worn winter coats to eligible youth in Central Texas. Shuttles will be available at differentcampuses in AISD. Please reference the attached �yers for more information on shuttle schedule and

event times. For additional information or questions please contact griselda.rodriguez@austinisd.orgor online at jlaustin.org/coats for information directly from The Junior League of Austin. As a reminder, students must have a coat to bring to school when it is cold. Students are not allowedto bring blankets to school. If you are in need of a coat, please let us know. You may contactmariana.�gueroa@austinisd.org for assistance. Please also review the attached dress code with yourchild. Progress Reports & GradesWe are now approaching the end of the 3rd six weeks grading period. Progress reports were sent outtoday. Please have a discussion with your child about their progress. If your child needs tutoring,please have them stay with their teacher on their designated day. Please see the attached tutoringschedule below. A copy is also on our campus website. College Readiness and PreparationGoing to college and graduating is a great expectation to have for your child. However, it is not alwayseasy to know what do to do to prepare them for college and high school graduation. Here are the top10 actions that students should take to get to college and graduate on time. 1. Stay organized, study, write homework down and plan for long term projects.2. Get all A’s & B’s starting in 9th grade. Many students think that having good grades only matterstheir senior year of high school but in reality, all colleges look at grades for all year. Start those habitsearly and work on getting good grades now!3. Participate in extracurricular activities now and from 9th through 12th grade. When applying forcollege there will be a section to add all of the students after school activities. From clubs they joined,teams they played on, awards they won, jobs/internships they held and more. Activities over thesummer are also helpful. Fulmore has several after school clubs for students to participate in. Pleasesee the attached �yer or our webstie for after school clubs available at Fulmore.4. Study for the ACT/SAT/TSI starting in 10th grade. At Fulmore all of our 8th graders took the PSAT.This is a great start to studying for these exams. Our campus also has an Odysseyware program thathas modules for test prep such as SAT and TSI. Odysseyware login information is provided below andon our website:https://austinisd-fulmore.owschools.com/owsoo/login/authStudent Username: Student ID #(no S in front of the ID#)Student Password: fulmore5. File Taxes every Jan-April. Families should complete and �le their annual taxes every year as it willhelp your child apply for �nancial aid in October. It is important not to wait until April to start �ling fortaxes because they are due by April 15th. Foundation Communities offers free tax support in Englishand Spanish: http://foundcom.org/�nancial-stability/austin-tax-preparation/6. Apply for FASFA or TASFA starting October 1st. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (fordocumented students) or the Texas Application for State Financial Aid (for undocumented students)are free applications to help provide students with federal and state grants (free money) or loans(money to pay back). This application opens every year on October 1st.7. Finish your college essays by October 1st.8. Apply for college starting in July 1st before senior year. Highly competitive schools like the Universityof Texas, Texas A & M, Rice, Baylor, etc. have early decisions deadline that are much earlier than otherschools. It is best to apply to those schools by October 15th. It is recommended that applications aresubmitted to all other schools by December 1st.9. Apply for scholarships. There are hundreds of scholarships and many of them only require a shortessay.10. Once in college, ask for help when needed.

Thank you to parents who came to the Geometry and Advanced Math meeting. Our website has beenupdated with the information from those meetings (http://fulmore.austinschools.org/our-programs/academics/advanced-math-online). We also updated the course sequence with visuals.Thank you for all of your feedback. The course for 8th grade Math equivalency will open on January7th. If you have questions please contact sherry.lepine@austinisd.org. Thank you for all you do to support Fulmore students and staff. Fulmore Middle School is the best andwe could not do what we do without your support. Stay warm, take time with family and friends and Iwill see you on Monday!

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CALENDARSunday, December 9, 2018 12:30p-10:30p- Gear Up Field Trip to AT&T CenterMonday, December 10, 20184:00p-5:00p- CAC Meeting----Cancelled3:30p-5:15p- Beginning Band Rehearsal3:35p-5:15p- Theater Rehearsal4:00p-5:00p- CAC Meeting 6:30p-7:30p- Orchestra ConcertTuesday, December 11, 20189:00a-2:00p- Gear Up/AVID Field Trip to University of Texas3:35p-5:15p- Auditions for the Musical 6:30p-7:00p- Band Winter ConcertWednesday, December 12, 20188:00a-9:00a- Well Being Meeting4:00p-5:00p- Cheer Christmas Party6:00p-7:00p- Theater Performance6:00p-7:00p- 7B Girls Basketball vs Mendez at Fulmore7:00p-8:00p- 8B Girls Basketball vs Mendez at FulmoreThursday, December 13, 20188:00a-4:00p- GT Club Field Trip to Bob Bullock & Texas Union8:15a-9:15a- Mission Possible3:35p-5:15p- Theater Dress Rehearsal

6:00p-7:00p- Living NewspaperFriday, December 14, 2018 7:45a-8:20a- Principal's Council of Universities9:00a-2:00p- Advanced Choir Field Trip to Feeder Elementaries1:00p-3:30p- Advanced Guitar Field Trip to AISD PAC6:00p-7:00p- Theater PerformanceSaturday, December 15, 20189:00a-10:00a- Soccer A vs Webb at Travis HS10:30a-11:30a- Soccer B vs Webb at Travis HS4:009-11:00p- Choir Field Trip to AT&T Center Monday, December 17, 2018Algebra & Geometry ExamsSoccer Tryouts5:30p-7:00p- CIS Movie NightTuesday, December 18, 2018Algebra & Geometry ExamsSoccer TryoutsKeyboarding Exam6:30-7:30p- Winter Choir ConcertWednesday, December 19, 2018Soccer TryoutsKeyboarding ExamThursday, December 20, 2018Professional Development- No SchoolFriday, December 21, 2018-Friday, December 4, 2018- Winter Break

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SCIENCE CORNER

The RehearsalPlease come to TheRehearsal, a play put on byMrs. Murray’s class – it isreally funny. Our studentsare very talented.

Lego WallA student creation on thelego wall made during theGenius 1.5 Hour Club afterschool on Thursday.

Our 6th grade students and 7th grade students participated in the hour of code on Friday. Hour ofcode is a way to get students familiar with what coding is and its impact on our daily lives. It is anational movement. Here is some more information about hour of code: https://code.org/And a great introduction video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC5FbmsH4fw

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