SOAR all day, every day!

* Safety: Always be safe!

* Ownership: Take responsibility for your actions!

* Achievement: Work to your highest potential!

* Respect: Show respect to all adults and students!

Dear Parents and Students,

A successful year here at Fisher Middle School is drawing to a close. It is amazing

how much has been achieved by the students, staff, and parents in one year. The

achievements extend from the academic, to the sporting and the creative arts and to the

many enjoyable and fundraising successes of the Fisher Parent Association (FPA). As

my first year as Principal of Fisher Middle School comes to a conclusion, I can say I

am honored and proud to be a part of the Fisher family and have enjoyed working with all the students,

parents, and teachers tremendously. It is also my hope that all of you can join us for the end-of-year

activities that have been highlighted in this newsletter.

Regards,

Dr. Maggy Hanna

FMS Principal

HAPPY SPRING!!

FMS School Administration/Management Team: Dr. Maggy Hanna—Principal Mr. Hugh Dwyer—Assistant Principal Mr. Scott Sheplock—Assistant Principal Mrs. Erika Freeman—Dean of Students

FMS school expectations

IMPORTATNT DATES:

April 12—K-8 Family Math Night @ Antheil 6:30 pm

April 19—21—Aladdin Jr.

April 26th—Single Session –Staff Development

May 16th —Band Concert

May 22nd —Orchestra Concert

May 25th—Student Recognition Assembly

May 28th—School Closed Memo-rial Day

May 30th —Choir Concert

June 4th—Parent Recognition Assembly

June 19-21 —Early Dismissal K-12—No lunches served

June 20th—8th Grade Promotion Ceremony @ EHS

June 21st—Last Day of School

FISHER MIDDLE SCHOOL

SPRING EDITION

NEWSLETTER

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P A R C C T E S T I N G

PARCC Testing will begin

the week of May 7th.

Make-up dates will be deter-

mined following the

PARCC regular test administration. Please

encourage your child to have a good night’s

rest, report to school on time, and eat an ap-

propriate breakfast. Students should also

bring their headphones in for the test if possi-

ble. A letter with more details will be

“backpacked” with students at the end of

April.

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P R O M O T I O N C E R E M O N Y

The Promotion Ceremony for our Eighth

Grade class will be held at Ewing High

School on Wednesday, June 20th. The

promotion ceremony will begin at 6:30 P.M.

In order to participate in the promotion ceremony,

students must be receiving a final passing grade in

all major subjects . In addition, all attendance and

discipline requirements must be met. Those not

meeting the requirements may not participate.

A letter with more details about the promotion cere-

mony will be sent home in the next few weeks.

H.I .B .

According to the New Jersey Department of Education, student bullying has received increased attention

as a serious problem in schools. The importance of protecting students from bullying has been emphasized

through the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act (ABR) that became a law in New Jersey in January 2011.

FMS has taken a strong stand against all acts of Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying (HIB). In conjunc-

tion with the guidance department, Respect Week & School Violence Awareness Week are two school

wide activities designed to address HIB. Additionally, classroom lessons such as "Stand Up to Bullying"

and "Choose Respect" have been conducted by the Dean of Students. Also, the FMS School Safety Team

has collaborated with FMS Guidance and will facilitate group meetings with students to address student

HIB concerns. Student Council is also working on a program titled, "If You Knew Me". Addi-

tional information regarding HIB policies can be found

at https://www.ewing.k12.nj.us/cms/lib/NJ01001291/Centricity/Domain/20/EPS%20District%20HIB%20P

olicy%20PowerPoint.pdf

REMINDERS:

Dress Code:

With the warm weather approaching, this is a

good time to remind everyone of the Dress Code

Policy. No revealing shirts of any kind, shorts

and skirts must be fingertip length, and the belt

area of pants must be worn at the waist. Basi-

cally, the code indicates that appropriate attire is

required in school at all times. All interpretations

and decisions on the school dress policy are to be

made by the administrators, consistent with the

criteria set forth. If a student is found in violation

of the Dress Code Policy, a phone call will be

made to the parent to bring in a change of cloth-

ing or the student will be sent to the nurse to

change. The policy can be found in the student

handbook.

Fisher Middle School’s Performing Arts Club will be performing Disney's "Aladdin Jr." on Thursday,

April 19th; Friday, April 20th; and Saturday, April 21st at 6:30 pm, with an additional matinee show at

2:00 pm on Saturday, April 21st.

Like Disney's rendition, this shortened version of Aladdin takes place in Agrabah, City of Enchantment,

and focuses on a love tale between "street rat" Aladdin and Princess Jasmine. The show includes Disney's

lovable characters such as Genie and Aladdin's furry accomplice, Abu, as well as the villainous Jafar with

his snarky parrot-in-crime, Iago. The show also includes beloved songs such as "Friend Like Me", “Prince

Ali”, and "A Whole New World."

Tickets can be purchased ahead of time online (the link will be posted on the district website once avail-

able). Tickets also can be purchased at the door one hour before the performance begins. All tickets are $8.

All seats are reserved.

For more information, email the Co-Directors Heather Riehl, at hriehl@ewingboe.org or Ariel Swain at

sswain@ewingboe.org.

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