Fellowship Families,

It's been a great week to be a Mustang! Our Student Council did such a great job of planning our Homecoming festivities this week! Huge thanks to all of our parent volunteers and to Mrs. Gladden and the rest of the staff who pitched in to make Homecoming magic happen. We especially enjoyed our first ever Homecoming Parade - wagon-sized! I love the creativity of our kids and staff! And our Mighty Mustang cheerleaders were amazing! We appreciate Coach Stewart, her helper, Gabby McMahan, and all of you parents who have brought your daughters to practice! Their hard work has really paid off! I think our favorite event all week was our dress-up day where the kids dressed like a staff member and the staff dressed like the kids. We will definitely have to do that again soon.

November will be another busy month! Please make sure to read the upcoming events. Our all-school Service Project will once again be putting together gift boxes for Operation Christmas Child. All of the information is listed below.

Have a blessed weekend and we will see you on Monday!

Dr. Marilyn Dardenne

Head of School

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM ADMINISTRATION

PARKING LOT / CAR LINE INFORMATION

The safety and security of our students and staff is imperative. Please help us keep our carline times safe and running smoothly by following these guidelines:

• The entire driveway and parking lots are CELL PHONE FREE zones during morning and afternoon carline. Please do not use cell phones during these times.

• The speed limit in the driveway and parking lots is 5 mph at ALL times.

• Students may NOT be dropped off anywhere in the driveway or parking lots. Students must be dropped off at the designated drop off doors.

• We have designated parking for visitors (past the front doors on the secondary side of the building). Please do NOT park in the upper parking lot (designated for our student drivers) or the lot in front of the gym (designated for staff). Painted parking spots have been paid for by families of senior students and may only be used by that student.

• Dismissal time on Fridays is 1:00 pm for all students. If a student needs to be picked up prior to 1:00 pm, the school office must be notified in advance via phone call or email.

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LICENSED ELECTRICIAN NEEDED

If you are a licensed electrician and are interested in helping us with projects at school, please contact Dr. Dardenne at mdardenne@fellowship-academy.org

October 30 - November 17

All School Service Project: Operation Christmas Child

October 31

Storybook Character Parade (PreK - 6th Grade)

November 3

Individual Picture Retake Day (PreK - 12th Grade)

TGIF Cart Sale - Intermediate STUCO Fundraiser (PreK - 6th Grade)

Secondary B Day

November 5

Daylight Saving Time Ends - Turn Clocks Back One Hour!

November 6

Journey (High School)

November 11

Spring Musical Workshop (High School)

Living for Zachary Student Heart Screening Event

November 15

Spring Musical Tryouts (High School)

November 17

Thanksgiving Feast & Class Parties (PreK - 6th)

November 20-24

NO SCHOOL ~ Thanksgiving Break

November 25

Kennedale Hometown Christmas

December 1

Senior Pep Rally

Our Junior High Cross Country team had a great day at the CSAF Regional Meet!! Lots of personal records were reached and Ava Froese was a medalist finishing 7th overall. Congratulations on a wonderful season! Thank you to Coach Froese who has done a fantastic job coaching our Mustangs!!

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Thank you to all of our families and staff who donated to our Food Drive! Our students helped deliver the items to the Mission Food Store on October 19.

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** 2023 Homecoming King & Queen **

Jace Hernandez & Ryleigh Brown

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9th Grade had a great time with Games 2 U!

Congratulations on winning the North Texas Giving Day contest!

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The Fellowship Academy PTF will be representing Fellowship Academy at the Kennedale Trunk or Treat! We would love to see our FA families there!

Storybook Character Parade

Tuesday, October 31

8:10 am

Our students and staff can dress up as their favorite storybook character as part of our Red Ribbon Week activities. No evil or demonic characters may be represented. PreK - 6th grade students need to bring a book with their costume for the Storybook Character Parade! Parents are welcome to stay to watch this literacy-filled celebration of our favorite books and cheer on our storybook characters! The parade will be over quite fast so don’t be late!

The parade will begin at 8:10 am. Parents can line up outside near the sidewalk at the front and sides of the school. PreK-6th grade students will start the parade on the High School side of the building (by door 6) and end on the Preschool/Elementary side of the building (by door 1).

Rain Plan: In the event of inclement weather, we will move the parade to our classroom hallways. 

This holiday season we are once again partnering with Operation Christmas Child for an all school service project from October 30 - November 17.

Our goal is to provide 100 shoe boxes to Operation Christmas Child...with your help, we can easily make this happen! We will be collecting donations from October 30-November 17. Each grade will be responsible for bringing items for a particular age group (see lists below). We are asking each student to bring one item from their class list, but feel free to bring an item from each category to fill a box - we are also accepting cash donations to purchase items! Donations of any size or shoe box sized plastic containers are also appreciated. Donations can be sent to school with your student or dropped off at the front desk.

On November 17 during JAM our Secondary students will be filling the boxes (in an assembly line process) and adding notes of encouragement. Our Elementary students will get an opportunity to fill the boxes earlier in the week. The most important thing you can do is pray over the items you provide and for the child that will receive a shoe box!

Once the boxes have been processed, we will be able to track the boxes, allowing the students to see the progress of their donations. Please contact Laurie Sharp at lsharp@fellowship-academy.org for more information or to make a cash donation.

Mrs. Gaston ~ November 9

Mrs. Webb ~ November 18

Mr. Hornbuckle ~ November 18

Mrs. Clark ~ November 19

Mrs. Burns ~ November 25

Mrs. Maurer ~ November 27

Free Youth Heart Screenings

for students ages 12 - 22

Fellowship Academy will be hosting these 30-minute screenings which are available to any student at any school. Appointments are required - sign up by clicking on studentheartscreenings.com.

Student Screening Date at Fellowship Academy

Saturday, November 11

8:00 am to 5:00 pm

If you have any questions, please contact the

school office at info@fellowship-academy.org

All parents and grandparents desiring to pray for students, families, alumni, teachers, and staff at Fellowship Academy are welcome to join us to pray for the next generation.

The prayer team has posted a “Prayer Requests” box between the library and the front desk (nailed to the wall). This box is intended for students, teachers, staff and parents to leave their prayer requests weekly so the prayer team can pray over them on Mondays. They can be anonymous, and any prayer requests will be kept confidential.



PRAYER TIME

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MONDAYS

8:15 to 9:15 am

FA Conference Room

Please contact Patty Campbell at prayer@fellowship-academy.org

if you would like to participate or have a prayer request.

2023-2024 Dress Code

Important Updates for 2023-2024:

• Crocs are no longer allowed, even in “sports mode” (back strap around the ankle) because of the number of injuries our students incurred wearing crocs.

• Jeans with rips and holes may now be worn on Fridays only as part of our Sweatin’ for the Arts fundraiser. Crocs also may be worn as part of this Friday fundraiser because there are no PE classes on Fridays.

• Girls in 5th - 12th grade may NOT wear leggings.

• Shorts (for boys and girls), skirts, and dresses should be no more than 3 inches above the knee.

• All students will wear their WOW Wednesday polo shirts each week.

• For field trips, students will either wear their WOW Wednesday polo shirt or a designated FA t-shirt.

Click the link below to download the COMPLETE DRESS CODE.

2023-2024 COVID POLICY

• Students/Staff that test positive for COVID-19 must stay home for 5 days from the date of the positive Covid test.

• Students/Staff may return to school after 5 days and are fever-free for 24 hours (without the use of fever-reducing medication).

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SPEED LIMIT / PARKING LOT POLICY

The speed limit on our campus is 5 mph and the parking lot is a phone-free zone. It is a great safety risk to be driving over this speed limit or using your cell phone while driving on campus. We appreciate your full cooperation in keeping our campus a safe and secure place!

2023-2024 Handbook Highlights

Administration has listed the changes that have been updated in the 2023-2024 Family Handbook.

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2023-2024 Family Handbook

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2023-2024 Arrival / Dismissal Map & Schedule

For more information regarding the optional Lunch Program through Ordo, please contact Malisha Crump at mcrump@fellowship-academy.org.

SCHOOL CALENDARS

The official school calendar is located in the Family Portal.

The calendar can be added to your personal calendar program by using the ical feed generated in the Family Portal.

Steps to Download iCal Feed:

• Go to factsmgt.com
• Click "Family Login" (our District Code is FAK-TX)
• Log in using your username and password
• On the menu (to the left), click on "Calendar"
• Click the "Subscribe" button (on the upper right on the calendar); choose "School"; you can also click "Classroom" to see events from the classroom calendars.
• Copy the url; use this url in your personal calendar program to set up a calendar that will sync with the school calendar.

Please note that changes to the FACTS calendar can take up to 12 hours to sync to personal calendars.

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The Year at a Glance calendar can be downloaded and printed.

FA RANK ONE WEBSITE

All of our Athletics forms are now located on the FA Rank One Website. There are links to the Athletics Student Handbook, TAPPS Medical History Form and more in the Quick Links section.

VOLUNTEER POLICY

Fellowship Academy has a responsibility to the well-being of our students and has implemented a program to enhance their safety. This program consists of two components, a background check and Ministry Safe – a complete safety system designed to reduce the risk of sexual abuse.

Any person volunteering/working on the Fellowship Academy campus, at an event, sporting event (i.e. gate, concessions, etc.), substitute teaching, room helper, field trip driver or chaperoning a Fellowship Academy sponsored field trip, must complete both components to be eligible to volunteer or chaperone.

• The fee for a background check and Ministry Safe is $30.

• Background checks are renewable every three years for a fee of $25; Ministry Safe training is renewable every two years for a fee of $10.

Ministry Safe training is an online course which takes approximately one hour to complete (it does not have to be completed in one sitting). Your preferred email address MUST be provided to Fellowship Academy in order to initiate the Ministry Safe training process. Before the links to complete a background check or Ministry Safe Training can be sent, you must complete the request form (see link below).

Parents who do not have a current background check AND have completed the Ministry Safe Training will not be allowed to attend field trips. Please contact Laura Dossett at ldossett@fellowship-academy.org to check the status of your background check and/or Ministry Safe Training.

FA PARENT GROUPS ~ HOW TO CONNECT

There are many opportunities to help with Staff Appreciation, concessions, finance, reception, fundraising, media relations, library, music & fine arts, prayer teams, athletics, All Pro Dad and more! We have a place for everyone! If you don't see an opportunity that fits you or your skill set, please contact our Advancement Team at advancement@fellowship-academy.org. Who knows...you may be the perfect person to start another opportunity for our volunteers.

If you are interested in volunteering, please contact one of our parent organizations:

ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB

Cyd Miller ~ President

Contact: faboosterclub@fellowship-academy.org

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FELLOWSHIP ACADEMY PTF

Andy Carroll ~ Facilitator

Contact: PTF@fellowship-academy.org

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PARENT PRAYER GROUP

  Patty Campbell ~ Prayer Group Leader

Contact: prayer@fellowship-academy.org

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ALL PRO DAD

 Andy Carroll ~ Group Leader

Contact: acarroll@fellowship-academy.org

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FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY

  Valerie McMahan ~ Librarian

Contact: vmcmahan@fellowship-academy.org

GIVE WHILE YOU SHOP!

Support the following retailers as an additional way to give to Fellowship Academy! We are registered with the following retailers:

Use your Kroger Plus Card each time you shop and Kroger will donate to Fellowship Academy through the Community Rewards Program. You must link your Kroger Plus Card to Fellowship Academy:

• If you do not have a Kroger Plus Card, you may obtain a Kroger Plus Card free of charge at any Kroger store
• Register your account online at www.kroger.com; under the Kroger Community Rewards tab, search using Organization number LQ788 or Fellowship Academy
• If you do not have an online account with Kroger, choose "Create Account" and create your account using your Kroger Plus Customer Number
• Your account will remain linked to Fellowship Academy until you choose to change it

Shop at Office Depot and Office Max to earn 5% back in credits for Fellowship Academy!

Simply make a purchase of qualifying school supplies* at Office Max or Office Depot, provide our ID at checkout (in store and online) and Fellowship Academy will receive 5% back in credits for FREE supplies for our school! It's a small act that can make a huge difference.

School ID: 70122894

How it Works:

Complete your online purchase and enter our ID number on the Thank You Confirmation page. Shopping in store? When you check out, simply provide our school’s name or ID to the associate.

* CLICK HERE to download list of qualifying school supplies.

Fellowship Academy has partnered with Ready-Set-Start School Supplies as an option for parents who wish to order school supplies online.

• Ready-Set-Start gives 5% Cash back from all orders to Fellowship Academy
• Parents have customized ordering - purchase ONLY what you need
• Supplies are delivered directly to parent’s homes
• There is no minimum amount to order
• Supplies can be ordered year-round

Click the link below to begin! Simply type in the school zip code (76060), select Fellowship Academy and select the list you wish to view. Check the "Comments" section on your class list for any items that may not be available through Ready, Set, Start.

PLEASE NOTE: MANY ORDERS WILL ARRIVE THE DAY FOLLOWING THE ORDER & THE LISTS WILL REMAIN ONLINE THE ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR...IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO ORDER ONLINE!