Charles L. Smith

Fine Arts Academy

NEWSLETTER AUGUST 1, 2018

Inspiring, Creating, Achieving...Smith Fine Arts Academy...Explorers of Today, Leaders of Tomorrow

SUMMER OFFICE HOURS

Monday—Friday

8:00 am—3:00 pm

Telephone: 765-342-8488

Fax: 765-349-5255

SCHOOL START/END TIMES

ARRIVAL

Doors Open: 8:30 am

School Begins: 8:40 am

DISMISSAL

Daycare/Car Riders/Bus Riders: 3:35 pm

Walkers will be released after all buses and car riders have de-

parted (approximately 3:45 pm)

OFFICE STAFF

PRINCIPAL

Mr. Kyle Stout

Extension 1510

SECRETARY

Mrs. Karen Fleener

Extension 1511

www.msdofmartinsville.org/charles-l-smith-fine-arts-

academy/

@thechuckelem

The first day of school for students is Monday, August 13, 2018. Smith Fine Arts Academy will consist of PreK - Fourth grades. Doors will open at 8:30 A.M with the tardy bell ringing at 8:40 A.M. Students are dismissed from 3:35-3:45 P.M. at Smith Fine Arts Academy. Our Back-to-School Open House and Title I Annual Meeting will be on the evening of Thursday, August 9th from 5:00-6:00 P.M. At this time, you can pay textbook fees, add money to lunch accounts, sign up for a background check, and visit class-rooms. Per district policy, all visitors wishing to volunteer, eat lunch with a child, or participate in field trips throughout the school year, must have a background check on file. A new background check is required each year. Once again, all elementary schools will be offering free breakfast this year to all students. The cost of a school lunch is $2.50 and an additional carton of milk and a la carte items may be purchased for 60¢. Adult lunches are $3.50. Breakfast will be available beginning the first day of school. If you feel your family will qualify for meal benefits, you are encouraged to complete a meal/textbook assistance form that will be sent home the first day of school.

Textbook & Consumable Fees for 2018-2019

Kindergarten $146.54

First Grade $168.90

Second Grade $155.56

Third Grade $179.91

Fourth Grade $176.42

All elementary buildings have gone paperless for several documents that are nor-mally sent home with students. Please make sure you have a current email ad-dress on file with the school’s main office. If you do not have an email account, please notify the office that you will still need paper copies of all documents.

We are looking forward to a great year!

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

DISMISSAL

Please share our dismissal pro-

cedures with any friends and/or

family members who will be re-

sponsible for picking up your

student.

To change your student’s dismis-

sal procedure, please send a

note to school or call the office

at 765-342-8488 x 3 prior to 3:00

pm. (We cannot accommodate

dismissal changes after 3:00

pm). Please do not leave a mes-

sage when making a dismissal

change.

If your child is riding a different

bus than normal, a note to the

bus driver from the parent/

guardian is required (please in-

clude the drop off location).

If your child is a car rider, please

stop by the office to pick up a

green sign to place in your car

during dismissal.

Car riders, bus riders, and day-

care students will begin dismiss-

ing at 3:35 pm. Walkers will be

released at approximately 3:45

pm, after all buses and car riders

have departed.

Students who are being picked

up early must be signed out in

the office by a parent, guardian,

or emergency contact.

We appreciate your patience,

especially during the first two

weeks, as we learn our new stu-

dents, families, and their dismis-

sal plans!

CLASS LISTS

Class lists will be posted by 4:00 pm

on Friday, August 3rd on the front

windows of Smith Fine Arts Acade-

my. Teacher assignments will also

be visible on Family Access.

FOOD SERVICE

We will again be offering a free

“Grab & Go” breakfast to all stu-

dents this year.

Menus are available at the beginning

of each month and can be found at:

artiescafe.org .

Lunch payments may be made, and

meal/textbook assistance forms may

be completed, online at arti-

escafe.org and in Family Access.

LUNCH PRICES

Student Lunch: $2.50 Milk/A la Carte Items: $0.60

Adult Lunch: $3.50

LUNCH SCHEDULE

RSVP & ONLINE FAMILY FORMS

Please complete the RSVP

(Returning Student Verification Pack-

et) and Online Family Forms via

Family Access as soon as possible. If

you do not have a Family Access ac-

count, or need help with your log in

information, please contact the

office.

Grade Level Lunch

Preschool 11:10 - 11:40

Kindergarten 11:15 - 11:45

Grade 1 12:30 - 1:00

Grade 2 12:55 - 1:25

Grade 3 11:30 - 12:00

Grade 4 11:55 - 12:25

STAY INFORMED

The Smith F.A.A. (Fine Arts Acade-

my) Event Calendar will be updated

with important school events

throughout the year. This calendar

can be found at:

www.msdofmartinsville.org/charles-

l-smith-fine-arts-academy/

calendar/ . Be sure to bookmark it

or make it a favorite so it will be

easy to access!

BACKGROUND CHECK/

VOLUNTEER INFORMATION

All visitors to MSD of Martinsville

Schools (including individuals inter-

ested in working with, chaperoning,

or having lunch with students) dur-

ing the school year will be required

to have a Limited Criminal History

Check. Completed background

checks are confidential and will be

kept in the school office. A valid

driver’s license or state-issued ID will

be required for the background

check. Please complete the Back-

ground Check Form, available in the

office, and present your ID to the

office at least a week prior to visiting

or volunteering. In order to keep

our students safe, individuals who

do not have a valid driver’s license

or state-issued ID will not be allowed

access to our building or our stu-

dents. Please note: If you have a

misdemeanor conviction within the

last 5 years or a felony conviction

within the last 10 years, you will not

be allowed to visit/chaperone during

school hours. Thank you for

your understanding and

cooperation as we

keep student

safety a priority!

2018-19 SCHOOL CALENDAR August 9-10 Teacher Work Days

13 First Student Day September 3 Labor Day (No School) October 4 E-Learning Day (students work at

home; Parent-Teacher Conf.; PD) *Pending DOE approval

12 End of 1st Nine Weeks 15-19 Fall Break 22 School Resumes

November 9 End of 1st Trimester 21-23 Thanksgiving Break

December 21 End of 2nd Nine Weeks 24 Winter Break Begins

January 4 Teacher Work Day 7 School Resumes

21 MLK Day (No School) February 18 Potential Snow Day

22 End of 2nd Trimester March 15 End of 3rd Nine Weeks

25-29 Spring Break April 1 School Resumes 19 Potential Snow Day May 17 Potential Snow Day 27 Memorial Day (No School)

30 Last Day for Students (end of 4th nine weeks and 3rd trimester)

31 Teacher Work Day June 1 Graduation *Additional days (if needed) will begin Friday, May 31st.

2018-19 Smith Fine Arts Academy Supply List

Kindergarten First Grade Plastic or paper cups (3 oz. & 5 oz.) 2 boxes of Kleenex Ziploc bags – gallon & quart School supply box Kleenex Backpack Backpack Scissors Hand Wipes BOYS: Snack size Ziplocs GIRLS: Sandwich size Ziplocs

Second Grade

2 boxes of Kleenex Third Grade

School supply box 2 boxes of Kleenex Backpack Pencil box White t-shirt 12 oz or larger Hand Sanitizer BOYS: Quart size Ziplocs Scissors GIRLS: Gallon size Ziplocs Backpack

Fourth Grade

3 boxes of Kleenex Pouch for pencils Scissors (pointed) Backpack White t-shirt BOYS: Quart size Ziplocs GIRLS: Gallon size Ziplocs

***(Teachers purchase con-sumables such as #2 pencils, headphones, glue sticks, crayons, colored pencils, large pink erasers, and dry erase markers (blue and/or black) from a portion of text-book and consumables fees. Students use these items of-ten. If you would like to do-nate any of these items, it would be greatly appreciat-

ed.)