August 8 - Orientation

August 11 - First Day of School

August 18 - PFA Meeting at 3:00 PM

September 1 - Labor Day Holiday (no school)

September 4 - Fall Picture Day

September 9 - Boosterthon Fun Run Kick-Off

September 9 - Open House at 6:00 PM

September 11 - ESE Advisory Council at 3:00 PM

September 13 - PFA Jumbo Shrimp Fundraiser

September 17 - Early Dismissal at 11:45 AM

September 17 - Stingray Fun Run (during school)

Mallory McConnell, Principal mallory.mcconnell@myoneclay.net

Julie Dover, Assistant Principal julie.dover@myoneclay.net

Student schedules (with teacher assignments) for the 25-26 school year will be released in ParentVUE and StudentVUE around 11:00am on Tuesday, August 5th. Schedules will be subject to change based on the needs of the school, students and staffing requirements.

The first day of school is Monday, August 11th. School hours are 8:30 A.M. to 2:42 P.M. Students are allowed on campus starting at 8:10 A.M. Students who are eating breakfast may be dropped off at the front office from 8:00-8:10 A.M. After this time, students are to be dropped off using the MAIN student drop-off lane.

Students in grades 1-6 will be using planners this school year. Teachers and students use this as a tool to communicate home student performance, homework, and more. Planners will be on sale for $5.00 (cash or check) in the cafeteria during orientation. They will also be on sale in the front office once school begins.

Student Check-Out Policy: Check-outs will not be permitted after 2:15 P.M. If you wish to check your child out prior to the end of the school day, please plan accordingly. Children in attendance at 2:15 P.M. will proceed with normal dismissal.

Transportation Changes: Any change in transportation should be provided to the teacher, in writing (dated and signed). If your child will be going home a different way than normal, a written and signed note stating the transportation change must be given to the child’s teacher. Transportation changes will not be accepted via phone calls.

Backpack Tag Policy: Students will be provided a clear backpack tag with their daily dismissal plan. Please DO NOT remove these tags as this is part of our school-wide plan for safety during dismissal. We appreciate your understanding.

If your child needs to keep medication in the clinic for administration, they MUST have a form on file in the clinic. Nurses are present from 8:00am-3:00pm to accept medication in the clinic after 8/4 (the only day they are unavailable is 8/7/25). The medicine may not be turned in by the student, but must be dropped off by the parent with the paperwork. Nurses will be present during Orientation and can collect medication from you at that time.

If you need to submit other forms for your child this year (allergy, asthma, etc.), you can find all the forms you need in the link below.

We are excited to kick off our Stingray Fun Run on 09/9/2025! Our goal is to raise $25,000 for Educational Resources, Student and Staff Incentives and Campus Improvements. Our school has always relied on fundraising to provide exceptional opportunities to enhance student learning, and we need YOUR HELP registering your student(s) and sharing with friends and family! We had a very successful year last year and hope to exceed our performance. Thank you for your support this year.

Mark your calendars for the Stingray Fun Run fundraiser kicking off soon:

• Registration Opens - 08/29/2025

• Stingray Fun Run Kick Off - 09/9/2025

• Event Day - 09/17/2025

FIE is a host site for YMCA Before and After-School Care. Please visit the following link to sign up. CLICK HERE

You can complete your registration by using the link below. All volunteers will need to register through this system. Depending on the type of volunteering you do will depend on the registration type needed. Details can be found at https://www.myoneclay.net/volunteer.

If you would like to apply for free/reduced lunch for your child, you must complete a new application.

Funds can be added to Student Food Service Accounts here: My School Bucks.

This year, parents are welcome to have lunch with their child, using the following guidelines:

1. No more than 2 adults per child (must be listed in Synergy).

2. No friends will be allowed to sit with families.

3. Visitors for lunch should find a seat outside of the cafeteria or in the courtyard. We ask that lunch visitors do not enter the Cafeteria.

The 2025-2026 Student School Calendar can be accessed at the following link HERE.

Following an absence, a note must be received from the parent or guardian no later than the 3rd day following their return to school. Notes will not be accepted after the 3rd day and the absences will be considered unexcused. Excessive absences are considered 5 in one grading period. We have created a template for you HERE.

Please note: If excused absences become excessive, medical documentation may be required by the principal to excuse further absences.

You can now make your agenda purchase and skip the line at Orientation. Click HERE to purchase!

FIE’s 2025-2026 school shirts are coming! On Friday morning, August 8th these school shirts will be available for purchase at Orientation. These school shirts are $15 each or $17 for XXL or larger. Please visit the PFA table in the Cafeteria to make your purchase! Thank you in advance for your support!

Please see the image above for retails surrounding student testing dates for FAST Progress Monitoring #1 testing.

Bus Pick-up/Drop-off Times and Locations: Bus pick-up/drop-off locations and times will be available to parents before school begins however student bus registration is open now and must be done annually. Parents can login to the ParentVue App and click on “Bus Information” to access their child’s secure information. ParentVue can be accessed through the https://bus.myoneclay.net/ or the FIE website. If you HAVE NOT registered to ride the bus, please complete your registration HERE.

Bus Eligibility: Go to the CCSD Transportation website here. Click on “Transportation Eligibility”. Type in your street address. You will be provided with information about your child’s zoned school and whether or not you are eligible for transportation services.

If you have questions you can call dispatch at 904-336-0001 or 904-336-0014. Fleming Island Elementary WILL NOT give out courtesy bus passes for students to ride any bus other than their own. K/1 students must have a parent, guardian, or older sibling to receive the child at the stop.

Rainy Day Dismissal will transpire when there is lightning within 6 miles of the school. We will do our best to release a little early or late depending on the weather but if there is lightning for prolonged periods of time during our regularly scheduled dismissal, we are required to follow our severe weather dismissal protocol to keep all students, staff, and community members safe. In this case, we do not dismiss walkers and bike riders. In the event of a severe weather dismissal, all dismissal stays in the same location, except for walkers and bikers.

If you are picking up a walker or a biker, please use the loop in front of the media center. Please form two lines once in the loop and a staff member will be there to direct you and help load students. All students who are usually bikers and walkers will be dismissed from the media center loop. Please pay careful attention as daycare vans and buses will also be loading during this time.

Parents/Guardians wishing to check their students out during a severe weather event may do so by following the normal check out procedures. All other students, including car riders, bus riders, daycare riders, and YMCA, will dismiss as normal and parents should use the normal pick up areas. Depending on the weather situation, we may only use one lane in the normal parent pick-up loop.