Don't forget about Red Ribbon Week next week (October 24-28).

Monday, October 24: Team Up Against Drugs: Wear team jerseys/shirts.

Tuesday, October 25: Be All You Can Be by Being Drug Free: Wear camouflage.

Wednesday, October 26: Pledge to be Drug Free: Wear red.

Thursday, October 27: Catch the Drug Free Wave: Wear Hawaiian shirts, sunglasses, and flip flops.

Friday, October 28: Turn Your Back on Drugs: Wear your Fisher spirit shirt backwards.

Dear Parents,

Please join us for our Boosterthon Fun Run tomorrow. We would love to see you!

Start Times:
Kinder and 1st grade: 8:30
2nd and 3rd grades: 9:30
4th and 5th grades: 10:30

Also, pledges are due tomorrow. We are almost at our goal so please help us reach our goal by making sure you collect your pledges tonight. PTA will use the money from Boosterthon to purchase technology for our campus.

We are excited to announce that Fisher has once again been selected to the TBEC Honor Roll based on the 2011 school year for the fourth year in a row!!! Of the more than 8,000 Texas public schools less than 4% will be so honored. Fisher is definitely included in an exclusive group!

The TBEC Honor Roll is the most prestigious award for sustained, academic excellence in Texas. It recognizes schools that have demonstrated three years of consistent, high performance in all subjects compared to other schools serving similar student populations. TBEC Honor Roll schools have the highest percentage of students performing at the state’s most rigorous standard -commended- in every subject. And, in this the last year of TAKS, the standards are the most demanding TBEC has ever had. Fisher has earned a place on the Honor Roll through hard work and student achievement over an extended period of time.

We would not have this award were it not for you as parents giving us the support and encouragement we need here at school to continue our drive toward success! You have helped Fisher to be the great school that it is! Thank you!

I wanted to let you know all the wonderful things PTA has purchased for us the last two years using funds from Boosterthon and our annual Book Fairs. We appreciate all PTA does for Fisher!

So far this year:

Our goal is to purchase 25-30 more iPads with the money raised from this year’s Boosterthon

Classroom subscriptions to Time for Kids, Scholastic News, and Texas Studies Weekly for appropriate grade levels

$3500 worth of books for the Fisher Library

Supplies for classroom teachers for First Steps Math and word walls

Grade Level specific programs such as Chinese Acrobatics and SciTech Discovery Center

In 2010/2011:

5 iPads for classroom and grade level use

Grade Level specific programs such as High Touch/High Tech, The Canyon Project, Barnyard Exhibit, Tipi Tellers, and Science of Spin

Classroom money for teachers discretionary to purchase classroom materials such as center activities and manipulatives

Monetary Contribution to the Wilma Fisher Scholarship Foundation for former Fisher students

Reading Intervention Kit for each grade level team

Lucy Calkins Writing Set for each grade level team

Funding for Fisher’s 10 Year Celebration

Funding for the WatchDog program

In 2009/2010:

Grade Level specific programs such as High Touch/High Tech, The Canyon Project, Barnyard Exhibit, Tipi Tellers, and Science of Spin

Classroom money for teachers discretionary to purchase classroom materials such as center activities and manipulatives

Monetary Contribution to the Wilma Fisher Scholarship Foundation for former Fisher students

Industrial Pencil Sharpeners for the teacher workroom

CAMP and special programs for student participation during CAMP rotation

2 hands-free microphones for use with music programs and Friday assemblies

Funding for the WatchDog program

2 Cricut Diecut machines for the teacher workroom