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Dear Fulton Families,

We hope that you had a restful Memorial Day weekend and were able to take time to honor the memory of the service members and their families who have sacrificed to protect the freedoms we enjoy.

Warmly,

FES Admin

SGA is still working on our service project with Mr. Smith. SGA is trying to collect 2,000 canned food items for the Howard County Food Bank. We have collected 523 items. Our last day to collect is Wednesday, May 31st. The food bank is in need of bags of rice, pasta and sauce, spices, soups, peanut butter, sauces and condiments, bags of beans, hot and cold cereal, 100% fruit juice, diapers (size 4+), and feminine hygiene. Let's restock the shelves for Howard County residents!

Mrs. Shields and Ms. Horvath, School Counselors, delivered school counseling lessons to each grade in the area of “Self-Management Skills” highlighting the essential curriculum objectives below.

1. Kindergarten

1. Identify words that describe a variety of feelings and discuss healthy ways of self-expression.

2. If You’re Angry and You Know It by Cecily Kaiser showcases the importance of understanding and managing feelings, actions, and reactions. Students will gain familiarity with recognition of emotions (especially big feelings) while learning about self-regulation, self-control, and coping skills.

2. 1st grade

1. Develop words and strategies to manage feelings and understand positive/negative consequences of choices.

2. Students identified things that make them feel frustrated and ways to help them calm down. Students listened to The Very Frustrated Monster by Andi Green.

3. 2nd grade

1. Develop an awareness of personal abilities, needs, interests, and motivations.

2. Second grade students learned the difference between put ups and put downs. Put ups are kind words that we say to one another and put downs are unkind words. This concept was demonstrated by crumbling a large red heart and showing how the put downs leave an imprint. Students then listened to Stephanie’s Ponytail by Robert Munsch, which highlights positive self-esteem.

4. 3rd grade

1. Identify strategies to increase self-discipline and self-control.

2. Students will gain familiarity with recognizing emotions as being in four feeling zones and will identify healthy/helpful coping strategies for each zone. (Zones of Regulation)

5. 4th grade

1. Demonstrate strategies to increase coping skills and the ability to assume responsibility.

2. Students demonstrated that they are able to identify a feeling they have experienced, rank that feeling’s intensity, and identify a constructive way of handling that feeling.

6. 5th grade

1. Demonstrate ability to manage transitions and ability to adapt to changing situations and responsibilities.

2. Each 5th grade class had a middle school transition lesson. We discussed common fears about moving up to middle school and differences to elementary school. They were able to ask any questions about middle school so that they felt prepared. They also practiced opening combination locks.

The elementary curriculum offices have compiled several activities and strategies for students to enhance their learning during the summer. The resource can be found on the Canvas Parent Pages. linked below. Resources can be viewed by grade level and subject. Additional resources and suggestions can also be found on the Parent Pages. These resources include games, strategy instruction tips, field trip suggestions, and much more.

• Prekindergarten
• Kindergarten
• Grade 1
• Grade 2
• Grade 3
• Grade 4
• Grade 5

Please visit or subscribe to the FES Calendar Webpage to view important upcoming dates.

• May 30th: No School/Memorial Day

• 05.30 EOY Countdown: "O" 'Oh Say Can You See" 6:45 Band/Orchestra Concert

  05.31 EOY Countdown: "P" Pop, Pop, Popsicles 3rd-5th grade

  06.01 EOY Countdown: "Q" Question Day

  06.02 EOY Countdown: "R" Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, I would like to dance with you!

  06.05: EOY Countdown "S" Wow, it's Bright! Sunglass Day!

  06.06: EOY Countdown: "T" Tride and True to our Ol' Red, White, and Blue- SCH

  06.07: Early Dismissal Day; EOY Countdown "U" Uniform Day

  06.08: EOY Countdown "V" Vanilla or Chocolate!

  06.09: Last Day for ALL of RECC: EOY Countdown "W" White out Day

  06.12: Early Dismissal, EOY Countdown "X" Excited for Summer!

  06.13 Early Dismissal, EOY Countdown "Y" Yes, School's Out for Summer Admin Read Aloud

  06.14 Last Day of School, EOY Countdown "Z" Zip up your backpacks and Zoom into Summer

School Supply Sale

Order today to receive before school starts next year!

Cross one thing off your busy summer schedule by pre-ordering a curated school supply kit on https://www.shopttkits.com/! The supply lists were provided by FES team leads and guaranteed to be what your student will need.

📓 ✂️📏📒🖍✏️

It’s as easy as 1-2-3!

1 enter school account number (14333)

2 add your student’s grade kit to the cart

3 check out!

The River Hill High School Boosters are sponsoring summer camps at River Hill High School. The camps are designed to help young athletes improve their fundamental athletic skills. Weekly camps begin on June 12th. Over thirty different camps are offered this summer, including football, tennis, soccer, baseball, softball, lacrosse, field hockey, volleyball, basketball, cheerleading, weight training, wrestling, Allied sports, Youth sports, pickleball, and dance. We also offer an Art camp and two different Video Production camps. Camp schedule and registration can be found at www.riverhill.org.

As we are having an increase in events at this time of the year, please be mindful of our safety procedures:

• Ensure you check-in at the front office or check-in table, if applicable.
• Wear your badge at all times.
• Remain in the location you have signed up to visit. Do not venture throughout the building or to visit other children, unless you have permission to do so.
• If you are coming to pick up a student for early dismissal, you must show your ID.

Thank you in advance for helping to keep our community safe.

SGA is presenting Splash into Summer! Come out Friday, June 2nd from 6:45 to 8:00 to participate in the end of school year dance. Tickets are $3.00 per person. Students need to attend with an adult. There will be drinks and snacks available. Tickets are on sale until Friday, May 26th! https://osp.osmsinc.com/howardmd/ Limited number of tickets. There will be no tickets available at the door.

We had another wonderful week at FES! This past Thursday, we opened our doors for students to show off their work! Gifted & Talented Displays were in the gym along with student presentations, a Lego Challenge in the Media Center, Mall Art Panel in Mrs. Stroter's Room, Science Inquiry Projects in the cafeteria and numerous student projects, art work, etc. exhibited throughout the classroom. A huge shout out to Mrs. Ciliberti, Mrs. Cassara, and Mrs. Gainer-Lee for all of their hard work in planning and leading this night.

On Monday we are excited to honor Reservoir High School graduates and former FES alumni as they prepare for graduation. RHS gators will be walking the halls for our students and staff to clap them out followed by imparting advice and wisdom onto our 5th graders.

We look forward to welcoming our Jr. Falcons (rising kindergarteners to FES on Wednesday, May 24th. This will be a time for Jr. Falcons to visit kindergarten classrooms, tour FES and begin building relationships with peers.

On Thursday, May 25th- our 4th and 5th grade Chorus will be showing off everything they learned with our spring concert. And we conclude the week with Field Day!

Tanisha Burks, Principal, tanisha_burks@hcpss.org

Justine Sillers, Assistant Principal, justine_sillers@hcpss.org

Meaghan Liwosz, Assistant Principal, meaghan_liwosz@hcpss.org

Email: tanisha_burks@hcpss.org
Website: fes.hcpss.org/
Location: 11600 Scaggsville Road, Fulton, MD, USA
Phone: 410-880-5957
Twitter: @hcpss_fes