R. J. FISHER MIDDLE SCHOOL
March 18, 2015
Principalʼs Corner
Congratulations to our Fisher Middle School Science Olympiad team, staff supporter, Kim Brown, and club advisors, Dimas Reyes,
San Keswani, and Erica Schleicher, for an outstanding performance at the recent competition held March 14th at San Jose City
College.
What is Science Olympiad? An exciting one-day, multi-event science competition for middle and high school students. After several
weeks of building their scientific content and inquiry skills, teams gather on competition day to test their knowledge and skills in
Science. Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are integrated into the Science Olympiad program.
Below are the medal winners and honorable mentions for this year’s Science Olympiad.
Medal Winners:
1st place: Robocross, Alice Martynova and Karina Nguyen
1st place: Write It Do It, Alex Kerlee and Viola Zhao
2nd place: Solar System, Evan Kolderup and Justin Quan
2nd place: Meteorology, Elsa Schleicher and Kyra Helmbold
3rd place: Bridge Building, Fiorella Chen and Amanda Kerlee
4th place: Meteorology, Gabryl Reyes and Kieran Potts
4th place: Wheeled Vehicle, Kyra Helmbold and Elsa Schleicher
Honorable Mention Winners:
6th place: Crime Busters, Chloe Ziegler and Calahan Lackovic
7th place: Fossils, Elsa Schleicher and Kyra Helmbold
8th place: Air Trajectory, Siddharth Pai and Jaewon Lee
8th place: Wheeled Vehicle, Meera Keswani and Lindsay Plaxton
We are very proud of your efforts!
Lisa Fraser
Principal
KEEP ME POSTED
If you have concerns or questions, please contact Ms. Fraser at 335-2300 or email at
[email protected] Visit the school website at www.rjfisher.lgusd.k12.ca.us
Important Spring Photo Day Information - Monday
March 23rd during PE Class
Fisher Middle School
Picture Day is Monday, March 23
Picture Day ID: CB094368Q0
All Students will be photographed, photos will be sent home for you to purchase or return
what you do not want! No $ is needed on Photo day for individual pictures.
If your student would like to take a buddy photo during break or lunch, they must pick up an
order form in the office. They must pay for buddy photos on picture day!
Flyers have been given to your child. Select your favorite background and return on Picture
Day.
0 period students may come before school, during break, lunch or after school to be
photographed.
FOR CURRENT AFTER SCHOOL SPORTS
INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT THE SPORTS
PAGE ON THE FISHER WEB-SITE!
FISHER SCHOOL CALENDAR
March
18!
Journalism Club in RM R3 @ 3:00pm
18!
Spanish Club in RM T205 @ 3:00pm
18!
!
School Site Council Meeting @ 7:00pm in
Library
19!
SPIRIT WEEK - Hawaiian Day
20!
Club 41 Meeting @ Lunch in Y4
20!
!
SPIRIT WEEK - Color Rally @ Flex - wear your
colors : )
20!
!
Track and Field paperwork due by 1:00pm - No
Exceptions!
23!
Picture Day during PE classes
23!
Late Start Monday - 9:10am to 3:03pm
23!
!
French 1B National French Contest Exam @
7:50am in Fisher Library
23!
Fisher Coding Club in RM P7 @ 8:10am
23!
Bridge Club in RM T205 @ 3:10pm
24!
Creative Writing Club @ Lunch in R6
24!
!
Spring Choir Concert 6:00pm @ LGHS
Auditorium
25!
Journalism Club in RM R3 @ 3:00pm
25!
Spanish Club in RM T205 @ 3:00pm
25!
!
Spring Orchestra Concert 6:00pm @ LGHS
Auditorium
26!
!
Spring Band Concert 6:00pm @ LGHS
Auditorium
30!
Late Start Monday - 9:10am to 3:03pm
30!
Fisher Coding Club in RM P7 @ 8:10am
30!
Bridge Club in RM T205 @ 3:10pm
31!
Creative Writing Club @ Lunch in R6
April
01!
Journalism Club in RM R3 @ 3:00pm
01!
Spanish Club in RM T205 @ 3:00pm
02!
Journalism Club in RM R3 @ 3:00pm
03!
Club 41 Meeting @ Lunch in Y4
06-10! Spring Break - No School
13!
Late Start - 9:10am to 3:03pm
Overdue Library Books
There are many, many library books that have been
checked out and are now overdue. We don't charge
overdue fines, but we would love to have our
books back so other students can enjoy them.
Please encourage your student to return their books
to the library tomorrow.
Questions? Please call or email Ms. Mitchell or Ms. Rynn Athletic
Directors at 335-2368 or [email protected] or
[email protected]
For future sports tryouts, game schedules, or directions to offsite
locations, visit the Fisher sports page at
CLICK HERE!!
Go Trojans!
!
FISHER SPIRIT WEEK
"#$%&!'()*+!
MONDAY
Animation Day !
TUESDAY
Western Day!
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
Animal Day!
Hawaiian Day !
!FRIDAY
SPIRIT COLOR DAY
COLOR RALLY DURING FLEX!
Please let the attendance office
know if your student will be out
for any reason.
Please call or email attendance every day that your student is out ill.
Remember students need to be fever free without meds for 24 hours
before returning to school.
Attendance Line: 408-335-2385 or [email protected]
Home & School Club Happenings for the week of March 16, 2015
Stay Informed, Be Involved, Make A Difference!
The Home and School Club is seeking volunteers for next year for our Board of Directors. We have two HSC Board of Director posiAons currently open: SECRETARY and ASSISTANT TREASURER. Please contact Allison ValenAne (volunteers@ﬁsherhsc.com) if you have an interest in joining HSC team or volunteering for the Home and School Club.
Home and School Club Proposed Slate of Oﬃcers for 2015-‐2016
President: Tracey Calassa
Vice President: Kathy Granger
Treasurer: Kerry Lindholm
Assistant Treasurer : OPEN posiAon Secretary: OPEN posiAon
Vice President of Volunteers: Allison Valen=ne
Communica=ons: Darla Booth
Parliamentarian: Kim Schenkel
H&SC Calendar Month in View
March 18 -‐ @ 7:00 p.m. in the library –Home & School Club Mtg and School Advisory Council March 23 – Spring picture day
March 31 -‐ @ 8:30 a.m. -‐ 8th Grade Gradua=on Ceremony CommiOee Mee=ng Hi Friends in LG
We'll meet at the Main Street bridge this Friday,
convening at 9am sharp. This will be a 1.5 hour hike, and
we may hike the neighborhoods, to change it up a bit.
Call or e-mail Janet Stimson for any questions at
408-309-5844 or [email protected]
Thanks so much for your support in aOending the Home & School Club sponsored Principal Chats! The aOendance at our last Principal Chat for 2014-‐15 was GREAT! There were approximately 70 people in aOendance! We hope to con=nue the Principal Chats in the 2015-‐16 school year. If you would like to see these informa=onal sessions con=nue, please email us at board@ﬁsherhsc.com with comments and/or sugges=ons of future topics.
VOLUNTEERs Month in View Check out latest volunteer needs:
hOp://ﬁsherhsc.ivolunteer.com/
parentsoncampus_spring15 &
8th Grade Dance is being planned Do you paint, are you ar=s=c, are you crea=ve, do you have plant connec=ons, food connec=ons, a photographer, a techie or just want to help carry out this fun event for our kids! We've got a theme and are ready to set set up commiOees. Contact: [email protected]
8th Grade GraduaAon Commi_ee
Want to help out? Contact: [email protected]
Fuel The Fund
We did it!
Thanks for helping us achieve our fundraising goals!
Need Community
Service hours?
Need community service hours? Van Meter &
Lexington Elementary Schools are looking for Fisher
volunteers to help out with concession sales at their play,
Kokonut Kapers, March 26-29th. Go to http://
lvm.ivolunteer.com/kkfisher and sign up for a shift (or
more) today! Questions? Contact Nicole Morley at
[email protected].
Got Sales Expertise?
Got Marketing Production Skills?
Are you a CPA ?
Your Child’s Education Needs You!
Los Gatos Education Foundation is currently recruiting
for the 2015-2016 school year. We need to have the right
people in place to provide the programs to enhance your
child’s education. With the right team, we can really kick-off
a great back-to-school campaign!
Are you a former or current Accountant? Do you have
Business/Sales Outreach experience or are you a fantastic
networker? Are you great at Marketing Production,
Collateral Management, Social Media, Graphics or Event
Planning?
Do you have accounting, marketing, sales or public
relations skills but feel a little rusty…and would like a
chance to polish them up before you re-enter the work force?
The Los Gatos Education Foundation
needs you
– and it is a great resume builder while you are doing
great things for your child’s education! We are a passionate
group of parent volunteers across all 5 campuses in the
District and we would love to have some new team
members.
Positions are available for board-level or non-board
level volunteers, time commitment varies - some roles are
only a 4-hour commitment a month.
Please contact Deborah Weinstein, Director of the Los
Gatos Education Foundation, at [email protected], or (510)
882-3170 for more information. We would love to have you
on the team!
Community Service
Opportunity
Daves Ave School is hosting a series of Science Nights
in March and April and we need several student volunteers
to help run the stations. The dates are March 12 18, 26 and
April 1, 2 and 16 and students can sign up for as many as
they would like. They will receive 3 hours of community
service for each session. Click here to volunteer.
Have questions? Please contact Bianca Gruetter
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