April 27, 2022
Issue XXXI
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Dear Fisher Families,
Thank you all for your support during our SBAC testing! We continue our testing sessions today and Thursday. Your child’s attendance is greatly appreciated.
Spring is busier than ever! Please see the list of important dates below:
April 25-29: SBAC Testing Week (specific schedule noted below)
April 28: 5th Grade Parent Night, 6pm; HSC Bocce Ball Parent Event, 6:30pm
May 2-6: Staff Appreciation Week
May 4: Minimum Day
May 4: 5th Grade Field Trip to Fisher, 9-10:45am
May 12: Minimum Day
May 12: Open House, 5-6:30pm
Spring is always one of the busiest times of our school year. It is filled with many activities that help us to review the current school year and plan for the next. Thank you all for your continued support.
Take care.
Sincerely,
Mary Lonhart
Principal
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CONGRATULATIONS FISHER MUSIC!! |
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This past weekend our Advanced and Flex Music Ensembles participated in the Music in the Parks music festival. This day includes a judged performance and competition in the morning, followed by an afternoon of rides and an awards ceremony at Great America. This event was canceled in the spring of 2020, and our students have been waiting for two years to finally get their chance to participate. Our Fisher ensembles had incredible performances:
Advanced Orchestra - rating of Excellent and won 1st place
Jazz Ensemble - rating of Excellent and won 2nd place
Advanced Choir - rating of Superior and won 1st place
Symphonic Band - rating of Superior and won 1st place and overall Middle School Band
Encore Choir - rating of Superior and won 1st place and overall Middle School Choir
Every group earned first or second place and earned a rating of Excellent or Superior. Our Symphonic Band and Encore Choir also won best overall ensemble in their division, with the Encore choir earning the highest score of any ensemble of the entire event! Congrats to all our amazing and hard-working musicians!! A big thank you to our parent coordinators Adrianna Calhoun and Michele Grancell who put in countless hours of planning and organization to make this day happen.
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FISHER SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL/ADVISORY COUNCIL |
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5 new members needed for Fall 2022!!!
The Fisher School Site Council ("SSC") is a committee of teachers, parents, and school staff working with the school principal to plan for the needs of the school. Meetings occur once a month on the third Wednesday of each month from 5:30-7:00 pm beginning in September and concluding in May (excepting December). Participation on the SSC/SAC requires a two-year commitment. All applicants must have a student currently attending Fisher at the time of application or planning to attend in the 2022/23 academic school year.
For more information on how to be a part of the SSC/SAC, or to answer any questions about being a part of Fisher’s SSC/SAC, please contact SSC/SAC Chair, Suzanne Nestor, at suzanne.r.nestor@gmail.com. To apply to be a member of the SSC/SAC, please complete the application form found here: https://forms.gle/qqVnzy2qqi9b6mMRA.
DEADLINE TO APPLY: FRIDAY, MAY 6, 2022
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FISHER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITES |
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We rely on and appreciate all the volunteer hours parents/guardians contribute to help making our Fisher school community a sucess! Here are our upcoming events where we could use your help:
Book Fair Help: May 9-13
PE Clothing (Staging clothes for the Fall): May 26-27
8th Grade Celebration: May 26-27
8th Grade Graduation (6th and 7th grade parents only): June 2
Camp Trojan & Carnival: Aug 18-19
PE Clothing Orders, Sales, Exchanges: Aug 17, 22-26
Please note, all volunteer positions must be cleared by the district, unless otherwise stated. Get cleared here.
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SBAC/CAASPP TESTING SCHEDULE |
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Hello Parents and Guardians:
Our CAASPP testing has two more days (Wednesday and Thursday). Please see the enclosed schedule for our testing times.
Thank you for your assistance with our testing process, and please encourage your child to do their best and take their time. (This is an untimed test).
It is imperative that your child bring their fully charged LGUSD provisioned Chromebook for the CAASPP testing. They must bring their own earbuds/headphones (not Airpods as they do not work with the CAASPP interface) along with their own writing utensil in case they need to take notes and figure out problems.
Cell phones must be completely turned off and stowed away in the students’ backpacks and placed in the back of the room. No exceptions. Please do not try to contact your child via their cell phone on the days of testing, and please do not schedule your students to be released during our testing periods as we will not be able to interrupt the classes during the assessment.
Thank you so very much, and don’t hesitate to contact Clare Vickers at Cvickers@lgusd.org if you have any testing questions.
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COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS FOR 2022-2023 |
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As our year draws to a close, we'd like to remind you to submit any community service hours your student has participated in. To learn more about our district's focus on Service Above Self, please visit Fisher's Recognition Program page. To submit volunteer hours, please complete this form.
Hours for 8th grade students must be submitted before May 13, 2022.
Students who volunteer a total of 60 hours over 3 years at Fisher will earn the "Helping Hand" insignia on their promotion certificate. Due to Covid, the totals are adjusted as follows: current 8th graders need 20 hours; current 7th graders will need 40 hours; current 6th graders will need the full 60 hours.
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LOS GATOS LIONS CLUB PRESENTS: DATE NIGHT |
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The Los Gatos Lions Club Presents: Date Night is back after a two-year COVID hiatus!
Proceeds from this event provide much-needed financial support to our Los Gatos Schools’ mental health initiatives and licensed therapeutic counseling services. The 2019 benefactors were: Los Gatos High School, RJ Fisher Middle School and CT English Middle School.
We are very grateful for the list of local vendors who are donating their time and products to this event and encourage you to recognize them when you visit them.
Our prestigious list of Wineries and Restaurants who will pour and serve are:
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The evening will also include:
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Live Music by Big Moody Curve!
- Raffle of good items
- Silent Auction of great items, and
- A Live Auction of a few select one-of-a-kind items
Complimentary limousine service home, upon request, will be provided by Corinthian Ground Transportation. Our Celebrity Emcee will be Big Moody Curve’s Marcus Bannon.
This annual 3-hour food sampling, wine- and beer-tasting, raffle & auction event is held outdoors on May 14th in the evening, 7-10pm in Los Gatos. No date? Perfectly fine. Come solo and have a blast!
Tickets are $100 and are not available at the door. Date Night always sells out so please purchase your tickets early ONLINE HERE. If you are not able to purchase tickets online, please contact David Burt dburt@moorevalue.com
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8TH GRADE PROMOTION CEREMONY |
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Fisher Class of 2022
Promotion Ceremony
Thursday, June 2nd
5pm
Fisher Gym*
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*Due to the capacity limitations in our gym, families will be limited to 4 tickets per family. Ticket distribution information will be provided at a later date. |
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8TH GRADE SPORTS NIGHT - LOS GATOS HIGH SCHOOL |
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All enrolled incoming athletes and their families are invited to our annual 8th grade sports night. Coaches from each of our 28 teams will be present. Introductions will be made, and summer schedules will be available.
The meeting will take place in the Large Gym at Los Gatos HS (located in the back of the school by the football field) on Monday May 16th at 6:00 pm.
Athletes and parents are encouraged to attend.
Go Cats!
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ATTENTION PARENTS OF 6TH GRADERS |
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Students Starting 7th Grade in August Need:
● Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis (Tdap) —1 dose
(Whooping cough booster usually given at 11 years and up)
● Varicella (Chickenpox) — 2 doses
(Usually given at ages 12 months and 4-6 years)
Please send a copy of your child’s vaccine record,
with the 2 shots listed above to the Fisher Health Clerk
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- Keep sunscreen in your locker and apply before going outside.
- Keep a water bottle in your locker just for PE use.
- Lose your clothes and need another set? Any time of the year PE clothes and optional sweats can be purchased at the beginning of the PE period.
- Take your PE clothes home to wash on Thu/Fri to be ready for Monday. You can swing by at the end of the day. Locker rooms are left open for 20 minutes after school.
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LGS Recreation Summer 2022 registration is now live! For more information about Summer programs, please visit www.lgsrecreation.org or call 408.354.8700. For a digital version of our Summer 2022 guide, please click this link https://bit.ly/3JaZKrU.
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The Fisher Home & School Club wants to thank this week's Community Sponsor
for their generosity.
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Did you know your purchases at Sports Basement can help our Fisher Home & School Club, at no cost to you? It's easy to set up. When checking out, ask the cashier to change your selected charity to Raymond J Fisher. You only need to do that once and 10% of all future purchases will help fund the Fisher Home & School Club.
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When you have questions and concerns about your specific student... we have awesome people to help! Please contact the appropriate person for your student:
LGUSD District Board Meetings Learn what goes on in our district. The schedule and agendas can be found on the district's website.
Attendance Desk:
408-335-2385
Email or call attendance if your student is
1 - Arriving late
2 - Leaving early
3 - Absent for the day
COVID Test Results Please note, COVID test results should be emailed to rjfattendance@lgusd.org before your student returns to school.
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Never miss an important date!
Subscribe to the RJ Fisher middle school calendar!
You can find the master school calendar here.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
- April 25-29: SBAC/CAASPP Testing Week
- April 28: 5th Grade Parent Night at 6:00pm
- April 28: Fisher Spring Fling Event at 6:30pm, Campo di Bocce
- May 9-13: Library Book Fair
- May 12: Open House, 5-6:30pm
- May 19: LGUSD Board Meeting at 6:30pm, TBD
- May 27: 8th Grade Celebration from 6:00pm-8:00pm at Fisher
- June 2: 8th Grade Promotion at 5:00pm, Fisher Gym
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RJ FisheMr Midle School
19195 Fisher Avenue, Los Gatos, CA 95032
Mary Lonhart, Principal
Phone: 408-335-2300 | Attendance Line: 408-335-2385
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Fisher Home and School Club
Contact and make submissions to the Fisher Flyer editor at communications@fisherhsc.org
The Fisher Flyer is approved by Principal Mary Lonhart and the H&SC Board
to provide pertinent information weekly to the Fisher community.
The Fisher Flyer is written exclusively to provide the Fisher Community with school information. Articles, information, calendars, etc., may not be duplicated or re-printed in any manner without the permission of the Fisher Home and School Club or the RJ Fisher Middle School administration.
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