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Family Involvement FIM meets the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 5:30pm FIM Leaders -- Reminder about your new leaders for 2017-'18 -- President - Alisha Mitchell -- Vice-President -- Laveka Belyeu -- Secretary -- Javon Westberry

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Staff Highlight Hello. My name is Kayla Demery. I am 21 years old. I am currently attending Augsburg University studying education. I have a dream to be an elementary school teacher. I was recently brought on as a staff member at Friendship Academy of the Arts, as an Educator Assistant in the first grade classroom with Ms. Murphy. I am so happy to be apart of this great school and staff getting some early experience in my career field.  -Ms. Kayla Demery   My name is Mary Riley Craig and I am the Business Manager at Friendship Academy of the Arts. This is my fourth year in the position. Prior to joining the staff, I volunteered with the school board for many years. I appreciate the supportive, nurturing environment at the school that helps students go from good to great. It has been especially rewarding to see struggling students come to Friendship Academy and blossom into confident scholars. -Mrs. Craig

The NED Show Visits FAA The NED Show is a character education program that centers around three important messages that have lifelong relevance: Never give up, Encourage others and Do your best. During the assembly, students will learn about the importance of these three life skills while also enjoying storytelling, magic, humor and yo-yo tricks.

What a great start this year with FAA's 1st Family Involvement Meeting! Info., fun, food, prizes and more!

Hey... Look at what's new. F.A.B.S. Friendship Academy's Buddy System The Family and Community Collaboration Team would like to introduce you to Friendship Academy's Buddy System or(F.A.B.S.) for short. The purpose of FABS is to build relationships between new families and share the "Way of Friendship." You (a current parent / guardian) are a wonderful resource for FAA new parents! New parents may have many questions such as... "What is a Sock Hop?" "What is Dollar Dress Down?" "When is the next Family Involvement Meeting? It is not too late to be apart of F.A.B.S. Just contact the school office 612-879-6703 and let us know.

Congratulation to our F.A.B.S. drawing winner's Winner's *T. Gonzalez *M. Bardney "I am very happy to have won a popcorn popper, I really wanted one." M. Bardney / parent

REAL TALK WITH DR. CHARVEZ RUSSELL; EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hello Friendship Academy Community, The year has started out great and we are excited about what our scholars will be able to accomplish this year. Our community is what Nurtures the Genius of the scholars of Friendship Academy and I am proud to be a part of such an awesome community of families, teachers, support and administrative staff. Our theme this year is "Leading Self to Lead Others" as we are focused on developing the future leaders in our community academically, creatively, and in how to build and maintain positive relationships. We call this the "Friendship Way" and is foundational to the success of our scholars and critical to their current and future development. This year we are committed to developing leaders in our community which involves every individual and organization associated with Friendship Academy of the Arts.  We will be the first school in Minneapolis to implement "The Leader in Me", a program based on Stephen Covey's "7 Habits of Highly Effective People." These habits include: 1. Be proactive 2. Begin with the end in mind 3. Put first things first 4. Think win-win 5. Seek first to understand, then be understood 6. Synergize 7. Sharpen the saw. Our community has the opportunity to learn together creating the environment where our scholars will be at their best. We are excited to be partnering with the Children Defense Fund to enhance our before school, after school, and summer programs by becoming a Freedom School site. This is a literacy program that will provide additional opportunity for additional academic support along with enrichment. As stated earlier, it takes all of us to nurture the genius of our scholars so I want to encourage everyone to be involved. We have a new parent leadership team and they have planned a very informative year. Our first meeting will be on September 19th at 5:30pm where our guest will be providing information on Comcast's Internet Essentials program along with other strategies to support student achievement. I am proud to be a part of such a great community and looking forward to year of Excellence!   Dr. B. Charvez Russell Executive Director

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