Fox Meadow New Families Information

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Welcome Fox Meadow New Families!

Below are important links to get you acquainted with your new Fox Meadow Elementary School.

• Register with Fox Meadow Elementary/Scarsdale School District
• Join the PTA (opening after 5 pm EST August 18th)
• Volunteer for a PTA Committee
• Subscribe to FM Calendar and Newsletters
• School Hot Lunch Program
• Dismissal Manager (Fill out if child will be late or absent)
• School Directory (PTA Membership Required)

Terms You May Encounter and What They Mean

• ASC: After School Club Program run by the PTA.

• EBLAST: The weekly newsletter from the PTA the highlights upcoming relevant dates and events. 

• DISMISSAL MANAGER: The app that parents use to inform the teachers/administration/buses what your child's dismissal plan is for that day. The app is also used to report absences/late arrivals/early pick-ups.   

• INFINITE CAMPUS/PARENT PORTAL/CAMPUS BACKPACK: The website that the Scarsdale Union Free School District uses to communicate with families. This is the website where class lists and report cards are posted and where you will schedule parent/teacher conferences. 

• MTK: Membership Toolkit (THIS SITE 😄) is the site that that the FM PTA uses for EVERYTHING. It's where you will find our school directory, register for ASCs and and register/pay for all PTA events.  

• NUTRISLICE: The app is used to order lunch. The menus are available here.

• PTA: Parent Teacher Association

• PTC: Parent Teacher Council, the umbrella organization over all seven Scarsdale PTA units. The PTC informs and advises the Scarsdale PTAs as they fulfill their mission of promoting the welfare of Scarsdale students.

• SCARSDALE REC: Please see the Scarsdale Recreation Department website to learn about town programming including recreational sports, summer camps, and swimming pool access and to sign up for the Recreation Department's e-mail list.

• Y.W.W.: Young Writer's Workshop - YWW is a longstanding tradition for our 3rd-5th graders, and it is the Scarsdale PTC's biggest fundraiser of the year. Children, parents, and community members from all five elementary schools come together for a day with a keynote author and various fun writing workshops. 

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Vice President of New Families, Melissa Jordon.