Fountain Lake School District

The National Honor Society, in an effort to spread joy and cheer, organized a Christmas Card drive. Hundreds of cards were written by the Fountain Lake high school students with positive messages and Christmas jokes. The cards will be distributed to the residents of area nursing and rehab facilities. The picture is the NHS president, Wyatt Peters, handing off 170 cards to Shelia Russell with Hospice Homecare.

Thank you to all of the family and community members, students, and staff who completed the various calendar surveys over the last few weeks. Following last night's school board meeting, district staff and the Personnel Policy Committee will be preparing and presenting a traditional 178-Day calendar for adoption by the Fountain Lake School Board in February 2023 for the 2023-2024 school year. Again, thank you for your input and comments.

Remember this week's Winter Wonderland - a family and community event - fun for all ages - New South Entrance Area to the Football Field - Thursday, December 15, 2022 - 5-7PM! Hope to see you there!

Reminder- Please complete the linked survey pertaining to the 2023-2024 school year calendar. Email addresses are required to document Family and Community Involvement. Deadline for completion is 8:00AM, Monday, December 12, 2022. Thank you. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdq8JkZw8IjXahusMKUugVyaGuCUNlMerWD34jUE8rWByDWXw/viewform?usp=sf_link If you are unable to access the linked survey, you may email your responses and comments to scampbell@flcobras.com by 8:00AM, Monday, December 12,2022. Your responses and comments will be manually included in the totals. Duplicate responses will not be tallied. The calendar options are pictured. Please rank your preference of the options.

Congratulations to Corey Jackson, 5th Grade Social Studies Teacher as the recipient of our 1st Quarter Tireless Staff Award. The Tireless Staff Award is for a staff member who goes above and beyond working tirelessly for the good of the school. Thank you to Billy & Courtnie Maness of Red Oak Filling Station for sponsoring this award and gift card!

On Saturday, the 8th grade band and a select group of 7th grade band students traveled to Lake Hamilton to compete in the Jr. High All Region Tryouts. All of our students tried their hardest and it certainly paid off! Two of our 8th grade students landed a place within the top 5 chairs of their section: Ethan Shaffett, Trombone (1st band, 2nd chair) Ethan Treat, Trumpet (1st band, 4th chair). Please congratulate them with a nice high five if you see them. The following students also received a spot in on of the two All-Region Bands: Aliyah McKellar, Clarinet London Ledbetter, French Horn Adrien Sandage, Tuba (alternate) We are super proud of all of the students who auditioned. They certainly have worked very hard this semester!

The Senior Girls Basketball Game at Home against Hot Springs scheduled for Thursday, December 8 has been cancelled.

Please complete the linked survey pertaining to the 2023-2024 school year calendar. Email addresses are required to document Family and Community Involvement. Deadline for completion is 8:00AM, Monday, December 12, 2022. Thank you. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdq8JkZw8IjXahusMKUugVyaGuCUNlMerWD34jUE8rWByDWXw/viewform?usp=sf_link

Reminder- 2023 -2024 School Calendar Family and Community Forum Please join us on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 6:30PM in the Sargo Auditorium for a family and community informational forum focused on school calendar options for the 2023-2024 school year. Traditional and Year-Round options will be discussed. Following the forum, a calendar preference survey will be sent through our communications platforms to gather information from our stakeholders. The forum will be streamed on Facebook Live for patrons unable to attend in person. Thank you. Have a great week.

Good afternoon, Our phone system is currently offline due to a nation wide outage through Amazon (AWS) If you are needing to reach a building for transportation or communications please email the following. Elementary- tjames@flcobras.com Middle school- mbuffalo@flcobras.com High school- kniblett@flcobras.com

The holidays are approaching and with that comes holiday stress, especially for those who are grieving the “year of firsts.” Fountain Lake SD partners with The Cook Center for Human Connection to offer the December Mental Health Newsletter focused on coping with holiday grief. If you are experiencing the holidays for the first time since losing a loved one, moving to a new location, or facing new challenges from this past year, we would like to offer hope. If you are grieving, your child is probably grieving as well. Learn how to help your child with grief and loss during the holidays, learn how practicing mindfulness can be used as a coping strategy, or learn 6 steps to manage holiday stress with children. We wish you peace and happiness as you spend time with those you love this holiday season. https://app.box.com/s/9lkpryuvein9q7whs5asynky8r4dnmq3

Students at FLMS enjoyed their presentation today by Miss Arkansas, Ebony Mitchell. She shared social media safety tips and college scholarship opportunities with our 5-8th grade students. Thank you Ebony!! Best Wishes as you head to Miss America next week!! This presentation is part 1 of the Middle School’s efforts to increase online safety and safe use of technology. Parents, join us Thursday evening to continue the learning and conversation.

2023 -2024 School Calendar Family and Community Forum Please join us on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 6:30PM in the Sargo Auditorium for a family and community informational forum focused on school calendar options for the 2023-2024 school year. Traditional and Year-Round options will be discussed. Following the forum, a calendar preference survey will be sent through our communications platforms to gather information from our stakeholders. The forum will be streamed on Facebook Live for patrons unable to attend in person. Thank you. Have a great week.

Mark your calendars for Cobra Winter Wonderland on December 15th!

December 1st at 6 p.m., Reagan Sharp from the Attorney General's office will help parents learn more about the power and access of the device in your child's hands. From internet safety to dangerous apps come learn more to safeguard your child. Please join us - open to all!

Be sure to check out the November Cobra Update! https://youtu.be/jtxITa3rf9c

The last day for Project Prom donations is this Friday, and online donations can now be made at https://tinyurl.com/5axafxv7. Checks and cash can still be accepted at the high school office. Thank you!

Fountain Lake Middle School is so proud to celebrate all of our academic award recipients. Today, all A and AB Honor Roll earners were honored in our 1st 9 Weeks Award Ceremony.

Does your child have an IEP or 504 and need accommodations for the December ACT? Contact your school counselor before the Tuesday, November 15th deadline.

Our eSports shop is now live until December 5th!! Esports, or competitive video gaming, may not have the same physical demands as traditional athletics, but students’ focus on the shared qualities of teamwork, sportsmanship and leadership have led schools across the country rushing to adopt the country’s fastest-growing sport. Esports programs have spread rapidly in high schools across the country over the last few years and are reaching student populations that had previously been untapped by extracurricular programs of any kind, creating larger, more inclusive campus communities and more successful students. Our eSports team is in our 4th year on campus, we will be participating in our 7th and 8th season this year. This semester we have 15 students on the team and could be adding more next season with the addition of new games. We are excited to be a part of Fountain Lake Athletics! We have all kinds of apparel and items for sale! Many items have the Cobra eSports logo as well as a variety of items that have a Fountain Lake Cobra logo. We have tshirts, hoodies, pullovers, jackets, beanies, tights, joggers, shorts, and other items available for sale. Our shop is located at this link https://fancloth.shop/QYWDW Check it out and help support eSports, the fastest growing sport in the world!