Today our Warriors had a chance to learn more about the Army. The students had great questions and tried to earn a t-shirt with push-ups. Tomorrow it is the Marines turn.
Attention Parents & Guardians: Info for ParentSquare
Attention Parents and Guardians: We have messaged each family their child's progress report in ParentSquare. If you did not get it try downloading the app on your phone or call the school to make sure we have the correct contact information on file.
Atención padres y tutores: Hemos enviado un mensaje a cada familia con el informe de progreso de su hijo en ParentSquare. Si no lo recibió, intente descargar la aplicación en su teléfono o llame a la escuela para asegurarse de que tengamos la información de contacto correcta en el archivo.
Have you driven by our campus and wondered what is happening?
Have you driven by our campus and wondered what is happening? We are getting a permanent shade structure installed! They are preparing the ground to pour the concrete and install the shade. We are very excited for the additional patio space and shade! Thank you to all of the students who requested it over the years, the District staff, and Governing Board for making it happen!
Sierra's ASB class has grown!
Sierra's ASB class has grown to 16 students who are dedicated to making sure our campus has a great time. We are impressed with this new group's passion for planning fun games and events!
Warrior Check in Q2 2022-23
Warriors who were with us last quarter! It's that time again! Please let us know how we can continue to make Sierra a better school! If you are back at FHS, graduated, or are still with us please look on Teams for the link to take this survey.
We You All!
Or go to https://forms.office.com/r/umG7Es92Gs
*Must be logged into your Office 365 accounts**
Sierra is celebrating Kindness next week!
Sierra is celebrating Kindness next week! We are asking students, staff, and family members to post a positive message to others on our virtual Kindness Wall. All messages are moderated and will take up to 1 day to appear to the public. Please help spread some joy to our school by adding to the wall!
https://padlet.com/ahenrey/q1zh2ake0x8xdgom (use the plus sign to add a message!)
Quarter 3 Week 2 Reminders!
We are well on our way to a great quarter. Just a few reminders that we need to make sure families are aware of so their students are a success while here at Sierra! We are noticing a pattern for some of our new students to be just a few minutes late or leave their device at home that we want to improve. Both "tasks" are a part of their daily assignments so that they can get points for being responsible. They can affect their grades because of missed instructions or time to do work.
1) Students need to be through the gate by 8:25am. Any later than that and they are not getting to their class before the late bell. Tardies impact their learning time and can affect their grades. Our program is accelerated and every minute in class counts. After 3 tardies we will call to arrange an in-person conference with their parent or guardian.
2) Students must use their devices daily so they need to bring their laptop every day. We have a very limited amount of loaner laptops here and they work much slower than the students' assigned laptops because they ae shared. Each time a student needs to borrow a laptop it takes at least 10 minutes out of their productivity because the check-out and log in process takes time. Your child will have a better learning experience if they bring their own device. Students that habitually forget their device (3 times or more) will need to have an in-person conference scheduled.
We have begun notifying families for conferences this week. Thank you for your assistance with this!
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Remembering the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Showing our students the Sierra Way
We had a very busy first week getting to know our students and showing them the Sierra Way. These pictures are from our lunch activity where teams from each first period raced to see how many of their classmates they could accurately name in 7 minutes. The winning team named 74 of 90 students and staff!
Reminder: No late start, 8:25am tomorrow!
We had a great first day with our new and returning students! Our campus has grown in numbers and we had almost 100% in attendance on our first day back! We are happy to see all of their smiling faces. It is going to be a great quarter. We want to make sure all parents know that we do not have a late start on Thursdays like FHS. Students are still expected to arrive before 8:25am. For the students in Piru that means getting on the early bus or finding an alternative for transportation.
¡Tuvimos un gran primer día con nuestros estudiantes nuevos y recurrentes! ¡Nuestro campus ha crecido en número y tuvimos casi el 100% de asistencia en nuestro primer día de regreso! Estamos felices de ver todas sus caras sonrientes. Va a ser un gran trimestre. Queremos asegurarnos de que todos los padres sepan que no tenemos un comienzo tardío los jueves como FHS. Todavía se espera que los estudiantes lleguen antes de las 8:25 am. Para los estudiantes en Piru, eso significa subir al autobús temprano o encontrar una alternativa para el transporte.
A Message From Superintendent Schieferle
Dear FUSD Families,
I hope you had a restful and safe winter break. This message is to inform our families that all schools will be open tomorrow at the regularly scheduled times. We continue to remain in frequent contact with local officials and the California Highway Patrol and have been informed that routes to our schools are open. We were also notified that as of this evening traffic on Highway 126 is still being escorted by Cal Trans and CHP. They are alternating east and westbound traffic because of debris blocking some lanes. The reopening of Highway 126 will allow us to resume bus transportation tomorrow morning for students who regularly ride our buses. If you typically drive your student to school from the Piru area, we suggest that you allow for additional time due to this delay.
We look forward to having our students back at school tomorrow!
Thank you for your support and please be safe.
Sincerely,
Christine Schieferle
Superintendent, Fillmore Unified School District
New Student Orientation Videos have been uploaded!
Sierra High School's New Student Orientation Videos have been uploaded onto the school web page. Please watch the video and at 5:30pm-6:30 pm we will have an "open door" meeting where you can come with your questions and a chance to meet your principal and counselor!
VIDEO: https://sierrahighschool.fillmoreusd.org/.../index.jsp...
Link to the online meeting: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_M2UyZmUzYzUtYWU0Yi00Y2Q1LWExZDctZmMwMzc1MzM3NTRk%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22d74c9c03-9d27-4965-b6f4-9deea0adee82%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2203c28752-11eb-40e6-9e65-5e7c2bc35433%22%7d
Staying Dry and Safe! Tonight's NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION
Staying Dry and Safe! Tonight's NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION is being moved to be an online meeting 5:30 pm-6:30pm. We will be messaging each family using Parent Square text messaging to get the link to the meeting and videos later today. The videos can be watched any time. Your principal and the counselor will be online for the virtual meeting so you can get to know us and ask any questions the video did not answer. We look forward to meeting you all! It is going to be a great semester!
For our returning students: We have missed you! We can not wait to see you tomorrow at 8:25am!
¡Manteniéndose seco y seguro! La ORIENTACIÓN PARA NUEVOS ESTUDIANTES de esta noche se está moviendo para ser una reunión en línea 5:30-6:30pm. Enviaremos mensajes de texto a cada familia utilizando mensajes de texto de Parent Square para obtener el enlace a la reunión y los videos más tarde hoy. Los videos se pueden ver en cualquier momento. Su director y el consejero estarán en línea para la reunión virtual para que pueda conocernos y hacer cualquier pregunta que el video no respondió. ¡Esperamos conocerlos a todos! ¡Va a ser un gran semestre!
Para nuestros estudiantes que regresan: ¡Te hemos extrañado! No podemos esperar a verte mañana a 8:25 am!
School Transportation Update
Dear FUSD Families,
Regarding transportation for Wednesday, January 11, 2023. For students within our District that have been receiving transportation, our Transportation Department is planning on operating as we have since the beginning of the school year. However, if certain areas such as Highway 126 to Piru, Torrey Road, Guiberson Road, the Bardsdale area, including South Mountain Road are still closed due to the recent flooding and mudslides, some locations may be inaccessible. If your student's pickup location is in any of those areas, they may need to find an alternate form of transportation to and from school. Please understand that Fillmore Unified will make every effort to get all students that require transportation to and from school in a safe and timely manner.
Respectfully,
FUSD Transportation Department
We are so proud of you! Always a Warrior, Forever a Flash!
Last Thursday Sierra students and families celebrated the end of the quarter. There was a lot to celebrate! We have 4 early graduates, 23 students returning to Fillmore High School, 21 students who have never been late, as well as another 100 awards were given for academic excellence as great citizenship!
To our students graduating: We are so very proud of you! The world is a better place with you in it!
To our students leaving us for the high school: Always a Warrior, Forever a Flash! Show them what you are made of!
To our students we get to keep a little longer: Keep pushing yourself towards your goals! We can't wait to see you on January 11th!
A Holiday Message from Superintendent Schieferle
Dear FUSD Community,
Happy Holidays! As we wrap up 2022, I wanted to share how grateful I am to serve as your Superintendent. I would like to thank our amazing students, staff, families, and communities of Fillmore and Piru for your support. We will continue to remain student-focused and work relentlessly to provide the necessary resources and support so all students can thrive both inside and outside of our classrooms. Reflecting on this past semester, we have been able to celebrate passing a facilities bond, bringing parent volunteers back into our classrooms, full-schedule athletic events, and music and drama performances. Cheers to 2023 and the great things to come for our students in the Fillmore Unified School District! Enjoy the holiday break and we look forward to welcoming our students back to school on January 11, 2023.
On behalf of the FUSD Governing Board, I wish you a joyful holiday season and a safe and happy new year.
Sincerely,
Christine Schieferle, Superintendent
Fillmore Unified School District
Piru Youth Sports Co-Ed Underhand Softball Age 13 to 16 Sign-Ups [English/Spanish]
Piru Youth Sports Baseball Age 3 to 12 Sign-Ups [English/Spanish]
visiting the Natural History Museum and the USC campus
Sierra students had a great time yesterday visiting the Natural History Museum and the USC campus.
Ugly Sweater Day!
Today we had Ugly Sweater Day. Students played a game of Chubby Bunny (they did not want pictures taken!) We had a tie between Rodney and Isaac with 9 large marshmallows. Today was the last day for later work. Finals are next week. Tonight, is our Senior Sunset 4-6pm. Across the street is the FHS Winter Wonderland event for all families from 5-8pm.