Fontana J8 School District

Hello Fontana students and staff, Thank you to everyone who has been following along with our musical guessing game throughout the week. It has been so fun to hear all of the discussions and guesses! We wanted to give you some explanation for what the clues meant before our final reveal- 1) The first clue, The Elf, represented a poem called "The Elf Child" which was the original inspiration for the concept of this show. 2) The second clue, the Tony Award, represented the fact that this show has won several Tony Awards, which are awards for professional theater. 3) The third clue, the number 47, represented that the musical adaptation of this show debuted 47 years ago. 4) The final clue, the cleaning supplies, represented something that our main character does a lot of in the show. We hope you had fun this week with trying to decipher these clues and we are so excited to announce that our musical this year will be Annie Jr!

Our XC team competed against Williams Bay Middle School this past week, and had the chance to run with the high school team as well. They battled in the heat all week, but still pushing themselves and improving their times. They also traveled to the Elkhorn Middle School for their first big invite of the season. The team did awesome. A lot of runners in the top 20 with 18 schools competing. Next week the team will be competing at Duck Pond Monday at 4pm and Thursday at 330pm for our two home invites. We hope to see you there!

Every year our 8th grade group takes a full day in September at the Outdoor Wisconsin Leadership School (OWLS) for leadership and teambuilding activities. There is a change, in just one day, in the students perspective on their own strengths and areas of growth while also identifying leadership skills they all have. Listen to what some of the students had to say when processing their day: "Listening more to others opinions can help come up with a better solution" "I learned that using other peoples ideas can be beneficial and my ideas are not always the best option" "Using my voice more can help in building my leadership skills" "I may not always hear someone correctly, which can be a weakness, but I will make sure to ask others to repeat what they said for clarification" "I tried the high ropes even though I was afraid and it was fun"

Last Tuesday our joint (BFAS) cross country team traveled to Harvard for their middle school invite. We had 6 Fontana students participate. Harvard set up a challenging trail run with some rough conditions, but the kids ran hard and performed well. This course is also the longest they will see all season by racing 2 miles. We had runners for boys and girls place in the top ten, and as a team swept the competition. We look forward to seeing everyone today at 430pm at Big Foot High School for our second meet of the year!! #unitedweSOAR #flyintoexcellence

Our staff is excited to share the new musical for this school year! To make it fun, we will be sharing clues about the musical to see who can guess correctly! The clues will be posted in our main lobby area of the school. Share your guesses in the comment section or let Mr. Smith/Ms. Jacoby know your guess! #unitedweSOAR #flyintoexcellence

A BEFORE and AFTER picture when you ask elementary students to make a silly face! :) So much fun at recess today! #girlpower #UnitedweSOAR #flyintoexcellence

During inservice week our staff discussed finding "hearts" and we challenged our staff to find naturally occuring hearts and/or kindness in our school and lives everyday. We believe, if you look for the good around you, you will in fact, find good. There can be shadows, onions, or playdough that create hearts in our day or it can be an act of kindness that makes someone's day. We challenge our Falcon community to find a heart each day as there is so much good and kindness all around us! #unitedweSOAR #flyintoexcellence

We had many Falcons showing off their skills this summer at the Walworth County Fair and had another student giving Backgammon a try! Great job and keep up the great work, your Fontana family is proud of your accomplishments and hard work! #unitedweSOAR #flyintoexcellence

Bring your brightest and best red carpet smiles tomorrow as we celebrate the amazing return of our Falcon students and staff!! Our doors, as always, open at 8am and school starts at 8:15a. See you tomorrow Falcons!! #unitedweSOAR #flyintoexcellence

Hello Falcons! Don't forget, we have our annual open house tonight from 5-6:30p for all 1st through 8th grade students. Drop off school supplies, meet your teacher, and get comfortable with the building before the first day of school. Once you finish at open house, don't forget to get some treats at Meggy Moo's in Walworth, which also doubles as a fundraiser for our PTSO. See you tonight Falcons!!

Fontana Jt 8 School District is seeking a full-time (school year) paraprofessional for the 24/25 school year. This position will provide a rigorous academic environment, in collaboration with our educational/special education teams to actively engage students; Paraprofessionals at Fontana help create an inclusive environment that celebrates diversity and addresses the needs of all learners. All staff participate in a collaborative learning environment of continuous improvement. Please contact Steve Torrez at storrez@fontana.k12.wi.us with any questions or for more information.

Happy 4th Falcons!! Enjoy your day and the freedom's afforded to all of us! #flyintoexcellence #unitedweSOAR

Hello Falcons! Unfortunately, with the continued storms and challenges with weather we are still without power at Fontana School! Our school will remain closed for Tuesday, June 25th. Our scheduled Tuesday Summer Programming "Snake Discovery" from 10-11a will still take place, however, it will be moved to Big Foot High School. There will be NO summer challenge programming from 11-12p today due to the school closure.

Hello Falcons. Due to the storm from Saturday night the school is still without power. Our school will be closed Monday, June 24th, including daycare, until we can get the power back up. Unfortunately, at this time, we do not have a timeline of it being fixed. We will communicate updates through our social media and emails. Thank you

“My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person: He believed in me.” - Jim Valvano Happy Father's Day Falcons!

What a school year Falcons! We had our annual awards assembly, an all school film viewing of the Award Winning Klay Kong and finally our traditional wave/send off at dismissal! Have a great summer Falcons and see you in August for open house! #flyintoexcellence #unitedweSOAR

Hello Falcons! We can't believe it, but our last day of school is tomorrow, June 4th! Please note that this is an early release day (11:20a dismissal). Additionally, don't miss the long time tradition of going to Fontana Beach to celebrate another successful school year!! Beach passes are generously provided for all Fontana families by the Village of Fontana and our PTSO!! Have a great summer Falcons!

Hello Falcons!! We are excited to once again partner with the Fontana Public Library to provide our Tuesday events including magic and more starting June 18th! Additionally, our summer school starts July 29th. Our Fontana website has a "Summer School 2024" tab with more information about all summer programming at Fontana and the link the register for summer school is below. We can't wait to see you there! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfp0JERD9kvVLH--C5mS32vsIbteJTOgztI4KSdm6RTlHp8KA/viewform

Hello Falcons! The warning is now lifted and we are back to class as usual. Our dismissal will be as normal at 3:30p. Be safe and thank you for your understanding.

Hello Falcons. We are currently under a severe weather warning and all students and staff are safe in our tornado safe zone. All students and staff have been accounted for and we will share/update when the warning has been lifted as an extended warning may delay dismissal/bussing.