Husky Family News

• December 12th <> 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM Parent Husky Club
• December 23rd <> Winter Break Begins

Thank you for saving the dates for Inclusive Schools Week at your school. All schools

are invited to participate in this system-wide week of fun. Post pictures of staff and students

participating in spirit days and other classroom celebration activities. Don't forget to use the

hashtags: #FCPSWeBelong, #InclusiveSchoolsWeek, #ISW2022, #InclusiveSchools

Spirit Days

• Monday, December 5 - Hats Off for Inclusion (Hat Day)
• Tuesday, December 6 - Tie Dye Tuesday
• Wednesday, December 7 - Wacky Wednesday
• Thursday, December 8 - Be Comfortable, Be You (Wear PJs)
• Friday, December 9 - Wear School Colors to show we are all ONE
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Supporting language in the kitchen

The kitchen offers many language opportunities. Cooking or baking with your child is a chance to encourage language development while you make something delicious to eat. Counting, weighing, and measuring are all part of a baking experience. And it also supports math. Baking cookies with soft dough to roll and cut out is probably one of the best baking activities for children of any age. It also strengthens fine motor skills. After you have baked your cookies you can get creative and decorate with icing and sprinkles. Don’t forget to discuss colors, flavors and designs.

Finish off your baking with a tea party and share your cookies with the rest of the family.

Hillcrest Elementary SIOP Website

Raising or Working with Bilingual Children

Supporting Literacy Development at Home

How Children Learn to Read

Students in the OWBI program recently completed the Lectura reading assessment to measure their Spanish Literacy. The results of the assessment will be reviewed by the teachers so that they may more comprehensively support the students’ biliteracy development. Individual student reports will be sent home with recommended family activities that can help support and grow your child’s reading skills.

Math Home ~ Helping our young mathematicians find everyday purposes for math!

Measurement ~ Consider measuring the length of a variety of things around the house. Then compare the lengths of different items.

Improving Literacy at Home

Spanish Improving Literacy at Home

Please read to learn more about our plan to serve meals when schools are closed for multiple days due to inclement weather.

Emergency Lunches

Parent Husky Club <> December 12 <> 9:00 - 10:15

Norma Claro * Keisha Rose * Erin Boss

Please RSVP

Learn English for Adults <> Monday and Wednesday 9:00 - 10:30 Call Michele Lucena for details 240-236- 3285 All are welcome.

Spanish Foundations for Spanish Speakers <> Tuesdays and Thursdays November 8 - December 13 <> 9:00 - 10:45 Call Michele Lucena for details 240-236- 3285 15 spots available

Play Groups for Children at Hillcrest PRC

Wednesdays <> Judy Center Toddler Play Group 9:00 - 10:00

Thursdays <> Judy Center Play Group 9:00 - 10:00

Call Michele Lucena for Details 240-236-3285

English

Spanish

Parent SIP Hotsheet HES SY23 - this reference sheet will review each area of our school improvement plan as well as share ways you can help at home. If you have any questions on how you can help, please reach out to your child's teacher.

FCPS has shared the following COVID procedures for the 2022-2023 school year.

FCPS COVID-19 Procedures

• All persons who test positive for COVID-19 or who have suspected COVID-19, regardless of vaccination status, are not permitted in schools or offices.
• Individuals and parents are responsible for following our screening guidelines if they or their child have primary COVID-19 symptoms or are positive for COVID-19. Primary COVID-19 symptoms include:
• Fever of 100.4 or higher
• Sore throat
• Cough
• Difficulty breathing
• Diarrhea or vomiting
• New onset of severe headache
• New loss of taste or smell

• FCPS is enforcing isolation of positive/symptomatic individuals and will continue to send ill individuals with Primary COVID-19 symptoms home and require isolation or testing before they return. FCPS is accepting the results of COVID-19 Home Test Kits.
• COVID-19 Home Test Kit Form and Instructions
• Formulario de Prueba y Instrucciones de COVID-19
• All individuals who test positive for COVID-19, regardless of vaccination status, are to isolate at home for at least 5 full days from the onset of symptoms. If returning before the 11th day of symptom onset, a face covering must be worn at all times when indoors on days 6-10 except while eating or napping. Those who are unable to mask may return unmasked with documentation of a negative COVID-19 test on day 5 or later.
• Class letters are sent home when a report of a positive case of COVID-19 in the classroom/cohort is received.
• The Maryland Department of Health confirms COVID-19 outbreaks in a school community. An approved COVID-19 outbreak communication is then sent, via Find Out First, to that school's community.
• FCPS is no longer contact tracing or requiring quarantine of close contacts regardless of vaccination status. If you or your child have been in close contact with a positive individual please follow the CDC recommended masking guidelines when inside FCPS schools and buildings.

Operational Guidance for K-12 Schools and Early Care and Education Programs to Support Safe In-Person Learning | CDC

We are the Husky PACK. Daily we demonstrate Pride, Academic Effort, Citizenship and Kindness. We are proud to be a husky! #ALLIN

Email: justin.mcconnaughey@fcps.org
Website: https://edu.fcps.org/hes/
Location: 1285 Hillcrest Drive, Frederick, MD, USA
Phone: 240-236-3200
Facebook: facebook.com/HillcrestHuskies