FMS Rams Bulletin

UPCOMING YOUTH and FAMILY OPPORTUNITIES & EVENTS 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

Daly City’s 2nd Annual Lunar New Year Celebration 2/1/2025

10am - 12pm

Welcome to Daly City’s 2nd Annual Lunar New Year Celebration!

Come join us for a day filled with cultural performances, delicious food, and fun activities to celebrate the Lunar New Year. The event will be held at 333 90th St, Daly City on February 1, 2025.

Experience the vibrant traditions of the Lunar New Year with special performances, traditional music, and more. Bring your family and friends to enjoy the festive atmosphere and immerse yourself in the rich heritage of the holiday.

Parks Conservancy “Fungus Fair” 2025 at Presidio Tunnel Tops (SF) 2/1/2025 10am - 2pm

Location: By the stairs outside the Field Station at Presidio Tunnel Tops in the Presidio of San Francisco

Join us outside the Field Station at Presidio Tunnel Tops for the Parks Conservancy Fungus Fair to explore the weird and wonderful world of fungus! Learn the process of how mushrooms grow, how to identify them in the wild, and what ecologists have been learning about fungus in the park. We’ll also have face-painting, spore prints, mushroom snacks, and other fun activities for all ages.

Lunar New Year Community Input Meeting 

2/6/2025 5pm-5:40pm Room 103

JOIN US TO SHARE YOUR INPUT AND FEEDBACK AS WE REFLECT ON THIS YEAR AND START PLANNING NEXT YEAR'S SCHOOL SITE GOALS.

EVERY FAMILY AND STUDENT VOICE IS IMPORTANT—LET’S HEAR FROM YOU!

ALL ARE WELCOME! STUDENTS AND PARENTS!

Lunar New Year Celebration

2/6/2025

5:30-7pm

Little Theater 

Join us at Francisco Middle School to celebrate the Year of the Snake! Enjoy an evening of music, performances, delicious dinner, exciting raffles, and more. All are welcome! Special RAMS tickets will be given to those who attend, volunteer, and/or perform. If you're interested in performing, please connect with Ms. Yongqi or Ms. Romero in Room 124.

Basketball Jamboree

2/8/2025

This basketball tournament was started by retired Francisco Middle School Principal Kenny Lee. Kenny wanted to create a basketball tournament that was reminiscent of his childhood days growing up in SF Chinatown. This event also showcases the adult alumni who lend their support and volunteer their time as referees and provide support to this next generation of our youth. Bring your friends and family to this exciting Lunar New Year Basketball Jamboree!

Betty Ann Ong Recreation Center (1199 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA 94108)

For more information, contact Kenny Lee, hoopsterslee@gmail.com

Chinese New Year Parade

2/15/2025

Named one of the top ten Parades in the world by International Festivals & Events Association and USA Today’s 10 Best Readers’ Choice award, the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco is one of the few remaining night illuminated Parades in North America and the biggest parade celebrating the lunar new year outside of Asia.

2025 Community Street Fair 

2/15/25 & 2/16/25

Grant Ave. between California to Broadway

Immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of San Francisco’s exhilarating Chinatown during one of the community’s most exciting times of the year. You will find over 120 booths and concessions making this a shopper’s paradise. The SF Chinese Chamber of Commerce has activities and entertainment for all ages. Enjoy Chinese folk dancing, opera, drumming and much more at the entertainment stage on Pacific St. below Grant Ave. Make sure to get a family photo with the giant puppets, dragon and other memorable artifacts from the Parade!

Summer Resource Fair 

2/22/2025 11am-2pm SF County Fair Building, Golden Gate Park

Looking for summer activities for your kids? The San Francisco Summer Resource Fair has you covered! Join us on Saturday, February 22 at the County Fair Building (1199 9th Avenue) to explore an incredible variety of camps, programs, and activities for children and youth in grades K-8.

This free event offers something for everyone: sports, arts, STEM, overnight camps, academic enrichment, and more. Meet program representatives, ask questions, and learn how to register  for activities that will make this summer unforgettable.

Advocating for Your Black Child

A Class for Black Caregivers of Black Youth

Free Online Class. Space is limited.

2/24/25-4/14/25

Mondays 1-3pm

Advocating for Your Black Child (A4YBC) is a free, 8-week psycho-education series held online for Black parents and caregivers of Black children & youth living with Mental Health, Neurological and/or Learning Differences. Offered in a virtual group setting so that you can safely and confidently connect with other Black Parents.

The A4YBC curriculum provides a wealth of practical resources. It was designed specifically to support the Black family in navigating school, political, and social systems for your child. The course is taught by licensed clinicians, physicians, other health professionals, and instructors with lived experiences that inform their understanding of advocating and parenting the Black child.

Link to Flyer

Register at www.namisf.org/classes

TENNIS & LEARNING CENTER PROGRAM:

August 19 - June 4

The Tennis and Learning Center’s afterschool programs provide middle school students the opportunity to be creative in a safe space, and participate in extracurricular activities, while also being able to focus on academic studies with the help of a tutor on hand everyday. Find out more here and here.

When: 

Aug. 19, 2024 through June 4, 2025

Monday through Friday

3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. 

Cost: 

Scholarship-based program, all qualifying applicants must qualify for a 50% or 100%, must live in our city's equity zone zip code areas

APPLY HERE!
For questions regarding application process or would like to apply, please email Channing Hale at Channing.hale@sfgov.org

FRANCISCO’S STAFF ARE HERE TO HELP!

We encourage students and families to be in direct contact with assigned teachers.  Francisco staff email contact list is HERE.

Grade level counselor assignments:

• Frank Chan, Head Counselor 
  • 7th grade counselor
• David Kaplan
  • 8th grade counselor 
• Dolores Lee
  • 6th grade counselor 

FMS EXPECTATIONS

Students are rewarded following Francisco’s School Expectations (and held accountable when they don’t).  
GO RAMS!!

FMS Positive Rewards & Restorative Disciplinary Processes

This document outlines what happens when students make good choices, and what happens when/if they don’t make good choices. It also outlines how we restore harm when it’s  been done.

PICK UP & DROP OFF

For the safety of your child and the pedestrian traffic we have, DO NOT:

• Pick up your child in front of the school gate.  We must keep the loading lane clear for SFUSD Special Education buses.
• Double park on the school’s surrounding streets, Francisco, Powell, Stockton or Chestnut streets.

DO:

• Select another block to meet your child

ATTENDANCE PROCEDURES FOR FAMILIES

Attendance Policies and Procedures for Families 2024 - 2025

Tips for positive attendance

PARENTVUE & STUDENTVUE 

Here are updates you need to know:

1. Update your contact information: sfusd.edu/contactinfo to ensure you receive school and district notifications.
2. Complete your Emergency Card Form online for school year 24/25. If you completed this before June 30, you need to submit a new form. Please visit sfusd.edu/emergencycard for more information.
3. Complete Acknowledgements for school year 24/25. For more information, visit sfusd.edu/acknowledgements. 
4. You can now report FULL DAY absences in Parentvue! To learn how to report full day absences in ParentVUE, you can view video instructions and instructions on how to submit full day absences on desktop or the mobile ParentVUE app. 
   
    

If you forgot your password, click  the “Forgot Password” link and enter your email address to receive instructions on how to reset your password. Contact your school site to get an activation key and visit sfusd.edu/parentvue for more information on your account.

PARENTVUE & STUDENTVUE UPDATES

UPDATE ALL SCHOOL FORMS

• All Emergency Contact Information for your child can be entered through ParentVue, ensuring we have this information is essential to help us quickly connect your child with family and guardians in the event of an emergency. Please complete the online Emergency Contact Form now. 
• All families must complete the Multipurpose Family Income Form. This form is vital to ensure school funding. Completing it helps our school and provides your family with access to discounted utilities, afterschool programs, and other benefits. Please take a few minutes to complete this form now. 
• View a Step by Step Guide (English) Español | 中文 | عربي | Tagalog | Tiếng Việt
• Watch a How-To Video (English) (video has no sound) Español | 中文

BEACON 

BEFORE & AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING

Application Links:

English  

Chinese  

Spanish 

Arabic

The Beacon program at Francisco supports students with programming during the school and before and after school.  Students must be registered in order to  participate in before and after school programming. The registration form includes the multipurpose income form. FMS asks ALL families to do this, whatever their income. It provides important information for the school. 

Program Hours 

• Before school
  • Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 9:30am (structured sports programming in the gym) 
• After School 
  • All school days, except Wednesday, starting right after school in the cafeteria

4:00pm - 6:30pm 

• Wednesday 

2:15pm - 6:15pm 

Location: School cafeteria! 

For program information contact:

• Jimmy Le at lej@sfusd.edu (415) 535-5597 
• Lorraine Orlandi at orlandil@sfusd.edu (415) 956-1234

FMS PHONE POLICY

FMS is a phone free school.  This means students are expected to use their assigned phone pouch every day.  Pouches remain with students.

• When you need to get a message to your child, call the school at 415-791-7900.  
• Refer to Francisco’s full Electronic Policy here.
• The SF Standard, covered SFUSD schools becoming phone free with Yondr.
• Presentation about why the benefits of being phone free

COVID UPDATES

• Please see San Francisco’s Dept. of Public Health updated recommendations here
• Please see California’s Dept. of Public Health recommendations and guidance here.
• Follow this link for additional Covid-19 resources from SFUSD.
• COVID-19 Protocols

FREE MEALS for STUDENTS

• Find all menus at sfusd.edu/menus
• Allergy and nutritional information may be viewed here.

MUNI SERVES OUR STUDENTS!

• Please see the available bus routes for students.

SFUSD HANDBOOK

Please be sure to review the SFUSD handbook for information and policies pertinent to SFUSD schools, including expectations and rights for students and families. You may request a hardcopy of the handbook online or through your ParentVue account.