Announcements
Winter concert-December 12
Fallon Middle School's Music Department will be presenting its Winter Concert on Wednesday December 12th. Please join us as over 300 students sing and play to celebrate the holiday season. Fallon's Orchestra Ensembles will be performing in the Multi-Purpose Room from 6:30pm to 7:15pm, and the Bands and Chorus will be performing in the gym from 7:30pm to 8:15pm. Admission is free. For more information contact Tony Cavalleri or Michelle Stuart. Happy Holidays! 
Fallon Holiday Happenings
The Student Council officers will be selling Holiday Grams during all lunches from Monday December 10th-Thursday December 13th. Grams will cost $3 and can be purchased at the Mustang Store! Cards will be sold with a pair of fuzzy socks for students to have sent to a friend/staff member during the week of December 17th. Also during the week of the Holiday Gram sales, there will be a collection jar for all loose change. This will be donated to those affected in the Butte County fires. Fallon Leadership students have partnered up with DHS on this collection. Our winter "Snow-case" rally will be on December 20th at 2:05pm in the Gym. If you plan on attending to watch your student perform, please be sure to check in at the office for a visitors badge. We have a lot of great groups of kids performing! Fallon's Leaders Inspiring Together (LIT) class will be attending a field trip on Friday, December 14th to The Crayon Initiative in Danville. Be on the look out for a crayon collection to begin in the coming weeks at Fallon! Start saving those crayons and feel free to drop them off ATTN: Alise Venezia, Leadership Teacher/Activities Director. 
CJSF Hunger Games Food Drive
CJSF is hosting the annual Hunger Games Food Drive competition to benefit the Alameda County Food Bank. Healthy, non-perishable food items may be dropped at the library before and after school beginning Monday, November 26th - December 14th. Every donation, large or small, makes a big difference. English classes will be competing on a per pound basis - may the odds be forever in your favor! Please find more information by clicking here. 
Company/Corporate Matching
A friendly reminder to all the amazing parents who have donated to Fallon PFC. Please don’t forget to submit your company matching request to your employer. Thanks again for your donations. 
Fallon Book Talk-How to Raise an Adult
All Fallon parents and staff are invited to participate in a discussion of the book How to Raise an Adult on Thursday, January 10th from 7:00-8:00 p.m. This PFC-sponsored event is one in a series of parenting book discussions that are always fun, informative, and inspiring. Copies of How to Raise an Adult (by Julie Lythcott-Haims) are available for parents to check out from the Fallon library and also available from online booksellers. Mark your calendar now and make this book your holiday read! 
CJSF Hunger Games Food Drive
CJSF is hosting the annual Hunger Games Food Drive competition to benefit the Alameda County Food Bank. Healthy, non-perishable food items may be dropped at the library before and after school beginning Monday, November 26th - December 14th. Every donation, large or small, makes a big difference. English classes will be competing on a per pound basis - may the odds be forever in your favor! Please find more information by clicking here. 
Backpack Help
Ms. Jennifer Lidster, the 6th grade counselor at Fallon Middle School is offering a backpack organization class called Backpack Search and Rescue to any and all 6th grade students who need help and/or support with organizing and maintaining a neat and clean backpack. The class will be offered on Tuesday's and Thursday's from 8:00am to 8:25am in room G5 beginning Tuesday, December 4th. If your child struggles with organization, this class is meant for him/her. Please feel free to email Ms. Lidster at lidsterjennifer@dublinusd.org if you have any questions. Students can come as many days as they need and the class will be offered through the rest of the school year. |
Upcoming events:
December 10: SSC @3.30pm PFC@6.30pm December 12: Winter concert-6.30-8.15 pm December 21 Minimum Day-12.30 dismissal December 24, 2018-January 6, 2019 Winter Vacation January 7, 2019 Classes Resume after winter break. 
Important Yearbook Information
The price of the yearbook will increase on December 7. The cost is currently $50 and yearbooks may be purchased at the ASB window or from the ASB online store. Unsure whether you have purchased one? Check the list outside of the ASB window. Don't miss out on this year's memories! Buy your yearbook today. Want to give your 8th Grader a special gift? How about a personal ad in the yearbook? Ad sales start this week and continue through Friday, January 18 or until all ads are sold, whichever is sooner. The cost of an ad is $35. Space is limited. Design your own and purchase online from your laptop or desktop (does not work on mobile devices). Go to https://yearbookforever.com/# and select Fallon Middle School. Ad sales are for 8th grade families ONLY; ads will not be permitted for students in other grades. One ad per student, please. 
Save the Date for 8th-Grade Promotion Ceremony
The promotion ceremony for this year's 8th-grade students will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 30th at Dublin High School. Please mark your calendars now for this annual event. Details will follow after the winter break. Fallon Enrichment
If you are interested in leading an Enrichment Program please visit our website at www.fallonpfc.org/enrichment for more information or email FMSPFCenrichment@gmail.com. IMPORTANT: Please read these Guidelines for participation in more than one enrichment program. 
Want to Receive Text Messages from Principal Sweeney?
Mrs. Sweeney operates two "Remind" accounts to keep parents apprised of both fun and important events at Fallon. Please text the message @eleanorm to the number 81010 on your cell phone for important announcements about school safety. Text the message @fallonpar to the number 81010 if you'd also like to receive reminders about special events and activities. 
Parking Lot Procedures
Please note the new drop off, pick up and other Parking Lot Procedures here. Violators can be ticketed by the Dublin Police. 
Can't Keep Them on the Shelves- Library Support Campaign
We are very fortunate at Fallon to have a large population of readers. Although we have more than one copy of the popular books, we still do not have enough for the high demand and many students are disappointed and on a long waiting list for the book of their choice. Our school has established a library donation program for these popular titles. Please click here to read more and donate. 
Looking for Parent Volunteers to help with traffic during pickup and drop off
Fallon Middle School is looking for 4 -6 parents for 30 minutes each day to help at different intersections to help with the morning drop off (8.10-8.40) and afternoon pick up (3.05-3.35) traffic. Parents will be provided with basic training, and safety vests. Please sign up here. Please contact Vice Principal Baligaya at baligayacandice@dublinusd.org if you have any questions. |
Company Matching Donation
Does your employer match donations? If they do, please share our form here with your company and double your donation.
Does your employer match donations? If they do, please share our form here with your company and double your donation.
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2018-2019 School Calendar
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