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Wednesday, October 5, 2016 | Volume VII, Issue IX
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Your weekly recap of student success
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Important safety message: Clown-related social media threats
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Folsom Cordova schools are monitoring social media activity and news reports warning that clowns will do harm at Sacramento-area schools. While we are not aware of any credible threats directed at our schools, students, or staff, we have notified law enforcement so that authorities and our school resource officers can also be on alert for any suspicious activity.
We recognize that many families are on high alert and that it is frightening to receive messages from your children regarding any potential safety matters. Your schools will always alert and inform you of potential threats as quickly as possible, and please don't hesitate to call your school when you have questions or need to verify information you've heard third-hand.
We will take
seriously any such activity and will work with law enforcement to respond swiftly to any threats directed at the safety of our school communities.
If you witness suspicious activity in or around a school, please call the school or District office - (916) 294-9000 - or for an immediate threat please call Rancho Cordova police at (916) 875-9600 or Folsom police at (916) 355-7230. Thank you for your continued partnership to ensure the safety of our students and schools.
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| VIDEO: Hundreds participate in free heart screenings |
Video and story by Sydney Northcutt, FCUSD Communication Internship Program
An estimated 1 in 500 school-aged children suffer an undiagnosed heart defect, which can eventually lead to sudden cardiac arrest. Folsom Cordova along with Via Heart Project hosted a free heart screening event at Cordova High School open to all students aged 12 to 25 years old for students in the Folsom Cordova, San Juan, and Twin Rivers Unified School Districts. Volunteers ranging from students to employees within the district to police officers contributed to the success of the event.
Students went through a process of multiple stations, being evaluated at each one. "It was fairly easy," said freshman Jocelyn Steckelberg, ". . .I went and got checked out by my height and weight and then I got my blood pressure done. And so then we just went in and they asked us some questions for our pamphlet, and they checked my heart rate and I went over and saw a professional."
Through sponsors the event was offered to students free of charge. "Via Heart Project is a nonprofit organization based in San Francisco. We manage AED programs and CPR training for schools and communities. We started doing heart screenings a few years ago when we identified the need for a fully heart safe campus," explained Liz Lazar-Johnson, Executive Director of Via Heart Project.
Along the way students stopped at the CPR station where they were trained in sidewalk CPR by a police officer. It was a great way for students to interact hands on and get quality instruction from people they don't normally get a chance to interact with.
"It's kind of all-encompassing; they get their heart screened and then the teenagers leave here trained on what they need to do if they see a cardiac emergency. So high school students here at this school will know what to do if they see a peer or a teacher if something happens," said Jon Paul Seivane, EMS Sac-Metropolitan Fire District.
Parents praised the convenience of the event and the opportunity for preventative heart screenings. Parent Melani Singley said, "It's just a great way to get families out here to do something that they wouldn't normally be willing to do for insurance reasons or if their physicians don't offer it without specific issues."
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| Next chance Nov. 1: Families invited to IB Programme Info Nights |
You're invited to plan ahead for your child's future success!
Folsom Cordova invites families of students of any grade level to attend the IB Program Info Nights. Join us to learn about IB educational, instructional and grading philosophy. The IB programs aim to an education that develops inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people.
Enrolling in Folsom Cordova's International Baccalaureate Programme is a chance to show top universities your student is ready for the next level of success.
Folsom Cordova has two International Baccalaureate programmes:
Join us and get all your Middle Years Programme (MYP) questions and concerns addressed.
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| We have a winner! This parent won 4 passes to Granite Arch Climbing! |
Congratulations to
Riverview STEM Academy parent Sivapriya Malavathu, who stopped by our booth at the
Folsom Family Expo
on Saturday, Oct. 1 for a chance to win our recent drawing. Malavathu received four free day passes to the Granite Arch Climbing Center in Rancho Cordova, donated generously by the popular facility.
During the family event, the District shared information and answered questions to attendees about our schools and educational programs.
Children were also provided with
Fun Facts about Sound
while they made a harmonica out of simple everyday items when they stopped by at our STEM activity table.
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Parent Summit Oct. 15: Create, collaborate, innovate through literacy
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Parents are a crucial factor in the entire education equation.
Parents of students K-12 are invited to attend our next Parent Summit for Student Success. We will share information on resources available to students and families, and many ways to support student learning.
We will share information about the Folsom Lake College and City of Rancho Cordova's
Promise Program, a generous offer to Rancho Cordova graduates of free tuition.
The first 2016-17 Parent Summit will be on Saturday, Oct. 15 from 8:30 -11:30 a.m. at
Rancho Cordova Elementary School, located at 2562 Chassella Way.
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Considering a teaching career? Info TONIGHT
The Teacher Intern program at the Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE) is recruiting for the 2017-19 Teacher Intern Credential Program beginning in January 2017.
If you have a college degree and are aspiring to become a multiple or single subject (math or science) credentialed teacher, please attend the upcoming info meeting TONIGHT - Wednesday, Oct. 5, 4:30-6 p.m. at SCOE,
3661 Whitehead St., Suite #100
in Mather.
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Students invited to the Construction & Trade Awareness Day
This free event is designed to introduce students to a variety of career opportunities in the industry including: building, heavy equipment, engineering, highway and the related trades and to provide direct recruitment and placement opportunities for industry employers/trades participating in the event.
Date/Time:
October 7 9 -11:45 a.m.
October 8 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Location:
Raley Field, 400 Ball Park Dr. in West Sacramento
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Board of Education Update: Oct. 6, 2016
The FCUSD Board of Education will hold its next regular meeting on Thursday, Oct. 6 at 6 p.m. in the Education Services Center, 1965 Birkmont Drive in Rancho Cordova.
Agenda items include:
- Consideration of a resolution establishing the method of sale of District General Obligation Bonds
- Information item: Modernization and Construction Projects Update
Agendas are posted the Fridays before regular meetings and can be found here.
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