Hello Faith North Community,

What a week it has been. The children could not wait to get back to work! It has been a beautiful, industrious opening of the school year. The transition of levels for our 1st years, 4th years and 7th years have been supported by mentors and the children already seem quite comfortable with the demands of a new classroom environment.

This week Chase Bank presented our school with a large donation of school supplies. The Sky Harbor and downtown divisions worked together to gather everything from glue sticks to hand sanitizer, pencils to sponges. We really appreciate their support and generosity.

The added morning student drop off area along 9th Street has been a welcome relief for parents in a hurry. The west gates to the school are open between 7:50 and 8:20. Students are greeted by a Faith North staff member and sent to the multi-use room to wait with classmates for their teachers. This has significantly reduced the traffic in the parking lot and saves the space for the parents of our youngest students as well as parents that might need to attend to business with a teacher or the school office.

Next Weeks Events:
Monday, August 8th we welcome our first group of 3 year olds!
Tuesday, August 9th AIMSWeb testing (literacy based assessments for k-3)at our FNM@Shaw campus
Wednesday, August 10th AIMSWeb testing (literacy based assessments for k-3) at our FN campus
Thursday, August 11th Governing Board Meeting at PESD District Office, 6:00 PM

All the best,
Susan Engdall
Principal