[ Click here ] to visit the classroom homework pages.     WHAT'S NEW... FAA HAS A NEW WEBSITE Fitchburg Public Schools has invested in a new website for all the public schools in Fitchburg located at [ www.fitchburgschools.org ]. All the schools will have the same look and feel. You can find your school by clicking on the "Our Schools" tab. FAA's new site is located at [ faa.fitchburgschools.org ]. Since the new site is still under construction we will continue to run this site. As we get things moved over to the new site, we will be removing them from here. We apologize for any inconvenience and ask that you bear with us during this transition. If you have any questions, please call the school at (978) 665-3662. PICTURE DAY Lifetouch will be coming to FAA on Friday, October 28th during the day to photograph our students. Order forms went home last week. If you did not receive one please call the school or you can order online at [ my.lifetouch.com ]. The picture day id is OB231231Y0. They accept VISA, MC, DISCOVER and AMEX. STUDENT COUNCIL HALLOWEEN DANCE The dance will be held in the cafe from 6-8 pm on Friday, October 28th with food (for a small price, most items priced under a dollar), games and a DJ. Tickets cost $5 and they will accept money at the door. There will be a costume contest and a pumpkin carving contest. If people wish to participate in the pumpkin carving contest they should carve a pumpkin at home and bring it to the dance. We will have the battery operated candles to place in them. Only FAA students are allowed to attend this dance and all students should have a ride home promptly at 8 pm. FAA PTO GO GREEN FUNDRAISER The FAA PTO will be sending home with students on Friday, October 21st information about our one and only fundraiser for the year. You can also read more about our fundraiser [ here ], download the flyer or make a donation online. We look forward to having a very successful year. MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETIC PROGRAM The Fitchburg Public School district is excited to announce the expansion of our middle school athletic program with the following middle school sports offered this fall. Football for grade 8, Field Hockey for grade 7 and 8, boys and girls soccer for grades 6 to 8 and boys and girls cross country for grades 5 to 8. Any student wishing to participate must have a current physical exam that is within the last 13 months. The athletic department will be providing a free physical exam on Monday, August 22 for boys and on Wednesday, August 24 for girls. The physicals will be held at Fitchburg High School and will run from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM. Athletes must have a school physical form filled out and signed by a parent or guardian in order to receive an exam on either of these dates. Forms may be obtained at Fitchburg High School or on the Fitchburg High School web page under Athletics then forms. Football practice will begin on Thursday, August 25 at 5:00 PM at Crocker Field. All other sports will begin on the first day of school on Monday, August 29, starting at 4:00 PM. A meeting for all fall sports, including football, will take place at the Crocker Field at 4:00 PM on august 29. This meeting will be about practice times, locations and other important information. We look forward to seeing you at the meeting. TRANSPORTATION Parent Morning Drop Off - Parents should drop off their children in the rear parking lot off of North Street at the entrance to the building. There will be staff member present to greet you. Students should arrive no earlier than 8:00 am because there is no supervision and they will not be allowed in the building. Parent Pick Up - Students will be dismissed at 2:15 PM at Entrance A in the front of the building off of Rindge Road. Parents should enter the parking area through the second entrance and take a left through the parking area. You can start parking at the curb and continue to line up through the parking area. We ask that you use caution since this parking area is used also by McKay and the Fitchburg State College. Please do not call your child to you in the parking area. For the safety of your child we asked that you wait to pick up your child at the curb. Once you have your child continue down the parking lot and out the way you came in. Busing - Busing schedules have been posted in area newspapers. If you have any questions call Beverly Killelea at FAA at (978) 665-3662 or Linda Nicholopoulos at Central Office at (978) 348-2312. SCHOOL LUNCH MENU Click here [ www.sodexoeducation.com/usa/ ] to view the menu. Once you are on their site click "Public K-12 Schools Districts", then choose "Massachusetts" and "Fitchburg" in the drop down boxes and click "OK". From the menu on the left click on "Menu & Nutrients". In the first drop down box choose the month, choose "Fitchburg Arts Academy" in the second box and choose the meal in the last box and click select. MCAS PARENT REPORT ONLINE TUTORIAL MCAS Parent Reports will now include growth model data. We recognize that this is a new, and somewhat confusing system, that may leave many parents with questions. To help address that need the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has developed an online tutorial geared specifically for parents. The tutorial is in powerpoint format with audio, but requires no special software to use. The tutorial is posted at [ www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/growth/tutorial2.html ]. Parents can also obtain more information about MCAS at [ www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/ ].