Parents, we need your help!

Traffic is starting to get worse here at Fleming, and we are trying hard to keep the flow moving, so everyone can get in and out as quickly as possible.

Mornings:

PLEASE do not use the front loop in the morning before 8 am to drop your students. We have been getting some complaints from busing that this is making it difficult on them to pull in. PLEASE go behind the building and pull up to the sidewalk to drop students off.

Afternoons:

We need to continue using two lanes in the back of the building to allow all cars to fit and not block traffic on prospect street.

PLEASE do not park on the left-hand side of the road below Summit St. This makes it near impossible for the buses to fit through. Essex PD was here this week addressing this issue, but wanted to let people know not to park there.

Thank you for your continued support!

 

Dear Families,

 

If you have not received a recent email/phone call update from the school or district, please follow the steps below:

• Check your SPAM folder. Sometimes email providers will think that multiple emails from a specific email address are junk/spam. 
• You can also try searching in your email for the following email address and see if anything comes up: donotreply@blackboard.com  If you do find emails from this address have been marked as 'SPAM,' you should be able to update these emails and mark them as 'not SPAM.'
• If the phone calls alerting families about bus cancellations are showing up on your phone as 'Potential SPAM,' you can save that number as a contact in your phone and that should fix that.

As we move into some of the cooler parts of the Fall season, and inch towards the time of year when it is downright cold, I just wanted to remind families to be mindful of the weather when sending students to school. On most days, we will have outdoor recess (even if it is cold and a bit rainy) as long as it is not raining hard. We believe the fresh air is important for our students.

Please remind your student(s) that cell phones and smart watches should not be used during the school day. This includes for communication with parents. If your child needs to reach you they can come to the office to use the phone, and if you need to get a message to your child regarding after-school plans, please contact the front office. Students using smart watches, cell phones, or other electronic devices during the day will be asked to hand them in to the main office until a parent or guardian can come pick them up. Please have a conversation with your child about these expectations.

 

Thank you,

Mr. Roy

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Just a reminder that trading cards such as Pokemon and baseball cards should NOT be brought to school. They become a distraction, along with students getting upset after a "trade" happens. Thank you!

 

Please note that the end of the day here is BUSY, from phone calls, to traffic. Please try to sign your student out no later than 2:30 (1:30 on Wednesdays) if they need to leave. At that time, you can still park in the front loop quickly before the buses arrive.

 

Also, it is very hard for Ms. Aldrich to answer the phone at dismissal time, due to making announcements, students sent from classrooms to do their end of the day jobs, etc. Any end of the day changes to a student's plan should be called in by 2:45 to guarantee that we have time to get the message to the student before we start dismissing students.

Thank you!

• All drop-off and pick-up traffic will follow the parking lot / driveway around the back of the building to the sidewalk area in front of the building. The front loop is closed to all traffic with the exception of buses.

• Drop-off time occurs between 7:40am and 8:00am. Students may not arrive or be dropped off prior to 7:40 am as we do not have staffing to supervise them.

• The playground is closed prior to the start of the school day.