Coyote Connection
Volume 2 Issue 6
A Note from Mrs. McNeil
Dear Coyote Family,
Happy Sunday! I hope you all have had a nice weekend. This week we celebrated our first group of Students of the Month. You can find their names below and their pictures on our Facebook page. Please continue reviewing this newsletter for more information.
Have a wonderful week!
Yours In Education,
Christine V. McNeil
FLEX (Flexible Learning Experience) Schedule This Week
Monday - PACK Check/FLEX
Tuesday - FLEX
Wednesday - #SDR (Stop, Drop, and Read)
Thursday - FLEX
Friday - Character Strong #6
Congratulations to our September Students of the Month
Our trait for October is Commitment: A willingness to practice and fulfill your obligations or goals even when it's challenging or you don't feel like it.
Athletic Booster Club Announcements
Join booster club- https://gofan.co/app/school/SC86368_1
Concessions sign up- https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10c0e4aacad28aaf4c34-fcms
Sponsorships- https://www.fortmillathletics.com/page/show/6643021-fcms-athletic-boosters
Digital Program- https://sites.google.com/view/fcmsdigitalprogram/home
Ticket link- https://gofan.co/app/school/SC86368
Introducing our Future Engineers of FCMS Club
PTO Announcements/News
There will be an open PTO meeting on September, 27th at 6:30pm in the Cafeteria. We hope to see you there!
The Forest Creek Middle School PTO is part of Harris Teeters partners in education program. Please remember your VIC card needs to be linked each year. The code for our school is 7083.
SPIRIT ROCK
Reserve the spirit rock today!
https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10c0f4ca9ae28aaffc16-spirit1/121513826
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Interested in becoming a sponsor? Use the link below for more information!
https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10c0f4ca9ae28aaffc16-forest1
Please Make a Note of These in Your Calendar
September 28 - Picture Day (We only do Fall Pictures in Middle School.)
September 30 - District Wide Early Release Day - School Ends @ 1:10pm.
October 17 - Teacher Work Day (No School)
October 25 - 1st Nine Weeks Report Cards Due in Parent Portal
Looking for Counselor's Corner?
Classroom Concerns and Channels of Communication
Dearest Coyote Families,
When your student reports something of concern to you that occurs in a classroom, on campus, or with a specific staff member, I kindly and respectfully ask that you discuss the issue in detail with your student to get as much of the facts as possible. We are all on the same team and definitely want our students and our staff to have a positive experience here at Forest Creek. The next step is to reach out directly to the staff member involved. Please do this via email or phone call. You are more than welcome to "cc" the email to myself and the administrator who works directly with your student's grade level to keep them informed and to bring the matter to our attention. Mrs. Rhodes works with 7th grade girls and all of 8th grade. Mr. Cook works with all of 6th grade and the 7th grade boys. Please note that our teachers do have weekly meetings during their planning periods that they are expected to attend. A reasonable response time from a teacher/staff member would be within 36 hours from the time you first left an email or message. If more than 48 hours happens to occur before you hear back from an inquiry, please feel free to send a quick email reminder to the staff member and include the grade level administrator. Please do not go to your neighbors, friends, or social media to air your grievances or address something that the teacher or staff member has not had an opportunity to discuss directly and privately with you. We teach our students that everyone has a voice and that everyone deserves to be treated with respect, even if you disagree with them. This is the same behavior we expect from our parents/guardians. If you do not get a response within 48 hours, please contact your student's administrator directly. At that time, s/he will be sure to check in with the teacher/staff member to arrange a time for you to connect or will reach back out to you directly so that the concern can be addressed. It is important that everyone has the opportunity to be heard. Our administrative team believes in the power of best intentions and we believe that our students, our staff, and our families are all on the same team and share a common purpose: seeing every child succeed at FCMS. We are in this together.
Respectfully,
Christine McNeil
Go 'Yotes!
Christine V. McNeil, Principal
Website: https://fcms.fortmillschools.org/
Location: 2212 White Road Fort Mill SC 29715
Phone: 803-396-3450
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forestcreekmiddleschool