National School Psychology Week

The Fillmore Unified School District would like to thank our school psychologists Lora Blaney, Susan Hersh, Tiffany Luna, Manuel Morales, and Jessica Siegel for everything they do for our students and their families. During National School Psychology Week schools nationwide recognize the critical work school psychologists do to help students thrive. Please join us in showing appreciation for our school psychologists who support student learning, mental and behavioral health, promote positive and inclusive school climates, serve on school safety and crisis teams, and collaborate with families, teachers, and administrators to improve student outcomes. Thank you Lora, Susan, Tiffany, Manuel, and Jessica!

Flashes Football Academic Achievements

Congratulations Flashes Football on your academic achievements!

Congratulations to Head Coach Weis and the entire coaching team.

Thank you to each athlete’s teachers and family for your support.

Keep making great achievements both on and off the Field!

Go Flashes!

Flashes Football Academic Achievements:

Flashes football has a varsity Roster of 54 student athletes.

All 54 have above a 2.0 at the first grading period of the school year!

38 have above a 3.0!

11 of those are above a 3.5!

And 10 have earned a 4.0 or higher!

That means 70.3% of our varsity team has above a 3.0 gpa and 18.5% have above a 4.0!

National School Bus Safety Week October 16, 2023

School bus transportation plays a critical role in the education of our nation's students, and is the direct link between a neighborhood and the classroom. More than 25 million children ride the yellow bus every school day, and National School Bus Safety Week serves as a reminder for students, parents, teachers, and the community to keep school bus safety in the forefront. Here are tips to keep our children safe at the bus stop.

Getting Ready for School

• Have your children put everything they carry in a backpack or school bag so that they won’t drop things along the way.

• Encourage them to wear bright, contrasting colors so they will be more easily seen by drivers.

• Make sure children leave home on time so they can arrive at the bus stop before it is due, ideally at least five minutes early. Running after or in front of a bus is dangerous.

Walking to the Bus Stop

• Walk young children to the bus stop or encourage children to walk in groups. There is safety in numbers; groups are easier for drivers to see.

• Practice good pedestrian behavior: walk on the sidewalk, and if there is no sidewalk stay out of the street. If you must walk in the street, walk single file, face traffic and stay as close to the edge of the road as you can.

• Stop and look left, right and then left again if you must cross the street. Do the same thing at drive -ways and alleys. Exaggerate your head turns and narrate your actions so your child knows you are looking left, right and left.

At the Bus Stop

• Have children wait in a location where the driver can see them while driving down the street. Try to avoid waiting in a house or car.

• Do not let children play in the street. Playing with balls or other toys that could roll into the street is also dangerous.

Getting On and Off the Bus

• Warn children that if they drop something getting on and off the bus, they should never pick it up. Instead, they should tell the driver and follow the driver’s instructions.

• Remind children to look to the right before they step off the bus.

• If you meet your child at the bus stop after school, wait on the side where the child will be dropped off, not across the street. Children can be so excited to see you after school that they dash across the street and forget the safety rules.

Free Enrichment Opportunity in Cooking, All Elementary School Campuses, 2nd & 3rd Grade Students [English/Spanish]

Free Enrichment Opportunity in Cooking offered at all elementary school campuses for all 2nd and 3rd grade students through FUSD “Learning and Discovery Power Hour.” See flyers for details and register online at https://forms.office.com/r/GkAjEBUQhs

Piru Elementary:

Rio Vista Elementary:

San Cayetano Elementary:

Mountain Vista Elementary:

Library Card Sign-Up Night

Library Card Sign-Up Night was a success. Preschool through high school students and their families registered for a library cards and attendees enjoyed an evening of fun with coloring sheets, a Halloween Cornhole toss, and were able to take tours of the new library facilities. Fillmore Unified School District and the Fillmore Library are happy to be working together to promote literacy in Fillmore.

World Teachers' Day 2023

Please join us in celebrating and recognizing all Fillmore Unified School District teachers, who do so much for their students, on this day, World Teachers' Day. Thank You Teachers! World Teachers' Day is an international day held annually on 5 October to celebrate the work of teachers around the world. Learn more about World Teacher Day at https://www.unesco.org/en/days/teachers