Grandparents-Add Yourself to the FACS Mailing List
Don't miss the good news. If you are not receiving our school publication, Legacy, which is mailed out four times during the school year, please provide your name and address to the development office by emailing dwade@facsmemphis.org. Please list in your email the names of your grandchildren who are at FACS so that we can connect you with the correct students in our database.
Health Issues
FACS students must have parent authorization to take medications during the school day.
Download the Parent Authorization for Medication form»
The attached documents are provided by FACS School Nurse
Janet Adair:
Helpful Head Lice Information for Parents»
When to Keep Your Child Home from School»
Strep Throat Information and Advice»
MRSA Information Sheet (Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aurreus)»
E-Card on Flu Shots from the CDC»
Germ Detective Chart for Kids»
The use of performance-enhancing drugs is growing among high school athletes. To learn about the effects of such usage, go to www.healthycmpetitiontn.org.
The following links discuss inhalant abuse among teens:
http://www.inhalants.org/about.htmhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBOi6MiMs4o
The following links are about calcium in childrens' diets:
http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/calcium.asp
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/calcium-full-story/index.html
The following link is for the "scrub club":
Family and Parenting Issues
The FACS Guidance Department provides counselors who work closely with families in helping students work through issues important to healthy growth and development. From time to time, the Guidance Department and the PTF work together to provide special programs or guest speakers to address topics important to familes.Here are some other on-line resources families may find helpful:
Focus on the Family, Colorado Springs, Colorado»
Family Life Today, Little Rock, Arkansas»
National Center for Biblical Parenting»
Bullying:
Get some helpful tips on dealing with this issue »
Access A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety at:
http://www.fbi.gov/publications/pguide/pguidee.htm
Educational Issues
FACS Student Showcase
Elementary student poems, essays and artwork»
Secondary student worldview essays»