Foster City Elementary School

TK/KINDERGARTEND TOURS: 

* Please see dates below

* Proof of full vaccination or negative COVID test with 48 hours for those attending an in-person                 meeting.

                                   Scholastic Book Fair

Hosted by our PTA Book Fair Committee, this event is an opportunity for students of all ages to build their home libraries and further their love of reading. As always, a portion of all purchases benefit our school.

We look forward to welcoming students and families back onto campus for this event! The fall Book Fair will be a familiar, welcome, and safe event for our students. It will be held in the MPR this year and masks will be required while attending. Also, hosting this event in the MPR will allow more space than in our library.

The Book Fair will be open for the following times:

November 13 (Saturday) from 9am - 1pm. Special story time with Principal Goll and country carnival family games!
November 16 (Tuesday) from 6pm - 8pm. Come in pajamas!
November 15 - 18 from 12:30pm - 4pm

november

8 - 19  Parent-Teacher Conferences (12:30 DISMISSAL EVERY DAY)

11 -  Holiday - NO SCHOOL

13 - 18  Scholastic Book Fair

22 -26 -  (Thanksgiving Break - NO SCHOOL)

December

12/8 -   2:00 - 3:00 pm (VIRTUAL INCOMING KINDER TOUR:  2021/2022)

12/8  - 5:00 - 6:00pm (IN PERSON INCOMING KINDER TOUR - MPR:  2021/2022)  Proof of full vaccination or negative COVID test with 48 hours for those attending an in-person meeting.

20  -1/4 -  (WINTER BREAK - Dec 20 - Jan 4)

POOLED TESTING - A LETTER FROM SUPERINTENDENT OCHOA

Please see the link if you have questions regarding pooled testing: POOLED TESTING

SAFE RETURN FOR ALL - DISTRICT AND SCHOOL PROCEDURES

Implementing a safe return to in-person instruction for all is our priority. We are encouraged about increases in San Mateo County vaccination rates and yet we remain cautious about COVID-19. Vaccination remains the leading prevention strategy to address the spread of the COVI-19 pandemic. 

Foster City School is following the Travel Pandemic Recovery Framework.pdf for unvaccinated people, which suggests getting tested with 3-5 days after travel AND staying home on self-quarantine for a full 7 days after travel.

INFORMATION TOOLS

ATTENDANCE LINE

Please call the attendance line @ 650-312-7520.  It is important that you call this number when you are calling your child is sick or absent.  It is a 24-hour hotline so you can leave a message at any time of the day.  When leaving a message, please leave your child's full name, classroom number, and the reason for your child's absence.

COVID-19 TESTING RESOURCES  SAN MATEO COUNTY:

For the most comprehensive and up-to-date information on testing available in San Mateo County, visit the SMC COVID-19 Testing website:  COVID TESTING WEBSITE

COVID 19 TESTING RESULTS

Please upload the results of your COVID-19 test. If your child tests positive, or someone in your household tests positive, please contact us immediately. 650.312.7522 or agoll@smfcsd.net        COVID 19 SUBMISSION FORM

POOLED TESTING 

 In the San Mateo-Foster City School District, we seek to maintain a safe environment for employees, students, families, and the community. To support those goals, the district has partnered with Concentric by Ginkgo to provide an optional and free COVID-19 pooled testing program.  Participating in this program will help safeguard the well-being of our community.  We are planning to launch this program on September 20, 2021.

Pooling can test 25 people using one test and provide results within 2 days. The testing is simple: students in a class will swab their own noses and place their swabs in a single tube (that’s the pooling step). The samples in that tube are then run as a single sample, using one test. If a positive test is received, Concentric staff will return to individually rapid test the pool to locate the positive individual(s). The pooled testing will take place weekly, on Mondays and Tuesdays, with any necessary rapid follow-up testing on Thursdays or Fridays.

Only students with completed consent forms are able to participate in testing. We strongly encourage your child’s participation because the pooled testing program is a valuable tool in slowing the spread of COVID-19.  Pooled testing allows students, teachers, and staff to come to school with peace of mind.

Your child’s principal will send you information about how to sign-up for the pooled testing program.

Learn more about pooled testing in the SMFCSD by checking out our Pooled Testing Plan.  Additionally, you can click here to be directed to pooled testing resources available on the District website. Our Youtube Town Hall's briefly covered pool testing, view those conversations here.

For more information, visit Concentric by Ginkgo’s website. Any further questions can be directed to:

 E-mail:  covidtesting@smfcsd.net

Phone:  650-312-7345

LONG-TERM INDEPENDENT STUDY (LTIS), 2021-2022 

Long Term Independent Study -  SMFC DISTRICT

For Access to Aeries, please click onto the following link: 

AERIES PORTAL LINK