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Good morning Fulton Families,

A huge thank you to our PTA for hosting our annual Falcon Trot. It was a beautiful day for students and families to enjoy outside. My own kids ended up running and enjoyed the activities such as corn hole, putt putt golf, as well as participating in community organizations that stopped by to support. To top it off, every student was provided a medal and they were able to decorate as they wanted. Great job PTA on a wonderful family event!

Mrs. Beth Shields, one of our school counselors, recently welcomed a beautiful baby girl to her family and is out on maternity leave. If you need anything while she is out, please contact Ms. Horvath or Ms. Bello, Mrs. Shield's long-term sub, Christi_Bello@hcpss.org.

Warmly,

Dr. Burks, Mrs. Liwosz, & Mrs. Sillers

Last week we celebrated the great work of our Occupational Therapists, Mrs. Kaye and Dr. Karp. Thank you for all you do!

Mrs. Shields & Ms. Horvath, School Counselors, joined each classroom in the beginning of the year and conducted individual “Minute Meetings” with each student where they asked get to know you questions. Throughout the year, Mrs. Shields and Ms. Horvath will be delivering at least 4 classroom lessons in the areas of Social Skills, Social-Management Skills, Learning Strategies, and College & Career Readiness. In the fall, the students received classroom counseling lessons that demonstrated the essential curriculum objectives in the “Social Skills” behavior standard as stated below.

1. Kindergarten

• Exhibit words and behaviors to actively engage with staff and peers in the educational setting.

• Students practiced the “Golden Rule”, treating others the way you want to be treated. They loved the play on words story, Do Unto Otters, and role played when students say please, I'm sorry, excuse me, and thank you!

2. 1st grade

• M 2. Sense of acceptance, respect, support and inclusion for self and others in the school environment

• B-SS 5. Ethical decision-making and social responsibility

• B-SS 8. Advocacy skills for self and others and ability to assert self, when necessary

• In honor of Anti-Bullying month, we learned that when problems are NOT dangerous, we use different strategies to solve them on our own. To help us remember those strategies, we learned the acronym DEBUG related to how we can assert ourselves when necessary. We also learned about the Boo’s of Bullying, how to be a Bucket Filler, while listening to the story “Have you Filled a Bucket Today?” which highlights how to choose kindness over bucket dipping.

1. 2nd grade

• Identify and apply effective listening and communication skills to interact with others.

• 2nd grade students learned about I-messages. I feel _____when _____ . Could you please___________?

2. 3rd grade

• Identify and apply effective strategies to maintain positive relationships with others and promote social responsibility

• 3rd graders learned the acronym for Conflict Resolution TALKS

1. Talk about what happened

2. Act and talk politely

3. Listen to the other person’s side of the story

4. Keep trying to cooperate

5. Share in finding a solution

3. 4th grade

• M 2. Sense of acceptance, respect, support and inclusion for self and others in the school environment

• B-SS 5. Ethical decision-making and social responsibility

• B-SS 8. Advocacy skills for self and others and ability to assert self, when necessary

• In honor of Anti-Bullying month, we learned how to identify relational bullying through the story “My Secret Bully” by Trudy Ludwig. By learning about relational bullying as well as reviewing strategies such as DEBUG/T.H.I.N.K. and how to be an upstander. For added comprehension students completed a dual sided worksheet defining put ups vs. put downs and reflective questions related to “My Secret Bully.”

4. 5th grade

• Demonstrate social maturity and behaviors appropriate to the situation and environment.

• 5th graders read the book I can’t believe you SAID that by Julia Cook and practiced using a social filter. Students took time to filter out their thinking bubble thoughts to be socially appropriate.

In preparation of receiving your child’s report card and for Parent Teacher Conferences, we'd like to share some resources provided by HCPSS to support you in understanding your child’s report through the Elementary Standards-Based Instruction and Reporting for Families Canvas page.

FES is celebrating Veterans Day on Friday, November 10, 2023. We will read information about Veterans Day on the morning announcements and we would be honored to host our veterans for a light breakfast and assembly. Please RSVP here by November 3 if you plan to attend our event. Due to space, we only ask that our veterans join us for this event. In honor of our veteran family members, we would love to highlight people in your life who have served our country. If your child would like to share information about the Veteran(s) in their family, please help them to create a mini poster. The students can do this electronically with this google slide or can create their own! Please note that these will be on display and may not be returned. If you do not have access to a color printer, please email to Velicia_James@HCPSS.org by Nov 7 to ensure time to print the finished product.

Parent-Teacher Conference time is quickly approaching! Conferences with Homeroom/Language Arts teachers will take place on November 20-November 22. Please note the schedule below:

• In- person conferences will be held on Monday, Nov. 20th only
• Virtual conferences will be held on Nov. 21st or Nov. 22nd only

To schedule your conference, please access your HCPSS Connect account. You will be able to schedule your child’s conference beginning on November 6th at 8:00 AM through November 16th at 4:00 PM. Please click this link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AflvnekdMybJRsoEa2gAHMlkf0EUeReu/view to find step-by-step scheduling instructions.

Parents of students who are enrolled in 4th Grade GT Math ONLY- please sign up for conferences with your child's homeroom teacher as well as your child's math teacher. All other math conferences will happen during winter conferences.

If you would like to have a conference with your child's Related Arts teacher (e.g., media, PE, art, technology, music, Band, Orchestra). Please contact your child's Related Arts teacher and they will be happy to meet with you.

Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Conferences:

• Be on time for your conference, as they are only 15 minutes in length. Teachers will not be able to give you additional time past your scheduled 15 minutes.
• Be prepared: Be familiar with your child’s first quarter report card grades. Respectfully bring up any questions or concerns.
• When signing up, we suggest a 15-minute buffer between conferences to allow for travel time around our building if you are meeting in-person on Monday.

11/8 General PTA Meeting + Presentation and Discussion with FES Staff

Mrs. Dudek, one of our kindergarten teachers and Mrs. Sillers, one of our assistant principals will be presenting on Fulton's school-wide behavior program. We hope you can join us!

Save the Dates!

11/7 Maiwand Kabob Restaurant night

11/8 General PTA meeting 7pm

11/15 All Pro Dads 7:45am

Support Parent/Teacher Conference for Staff

Fulton Elementary School Parent/Teacher Conferences are approaching in late November and we are getting an early start on donations. Our goal is to keep the teachers’ lounge stocked with snacks during conferences so teachers can go grab a snack throughout the afternoon and evening; in addition to providing desserts for the catered dinner we have planned during evening conferences on November 20th.

Please use this form to sign up!

November

• 11.06 Vision & Hearing Screening
• 11.07 PTA Maiwand Kabob Restaurant Night
• 11.08 Report Cards Issued; PTA Meeting
• 11.14 Vision & Hearing Screening
• 11.17 SGA Character Day
• 11.20 3 Hour Early Dismissal/Parent Teacher Conferences
• 11.21 3 Hour Early Dismissal/Parent Teacher Conferences
• 11.22-11.24 No School
• 11.30 Fall Picture Make-ups

On Thursday, your child brought home information about our Square One Art fundraiser. Each child completed a piece of art in school. Now this art can come to life and be captured on a keepsake! The flyer that is coming home will have a QR code for you to scan in order to access the website. If you are interested in ordering, all orders are due by Nov 10.

If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Liwosz. Thank you!

It’s back!! The Howard County Literacy Association invites students in grades 1-5 to submit their original poems and/or short stories to the annual writing contest called The Young Authors' Contest. Please see the attached Young Authors’ Contest Guidelines for rules and submission requirements. All entries must have a completed YAC Cover Sheet sent as a PDF. Submissions (and cover sheets) may be emailed to Mrs. Menikheim, Cassandra_menikheim@hcpss.org) or we will also except paper copies. The due date for the entries is November 11th.

Young Authors’ Contest information can also be found on the HCLA website.

Three members of the Fulton Falcon community dropped off the first batch of socks from our #Socktober drive to Grassroots this weekend. We provided 200 pairs and are still collecting! Way to go, Falcons! #FEScares #givinghearts #socktober #makingadifference

Nothing Bundt Cakes, located at 10730 Little Patuxent Parkway in Columbia, is offering a special incentive for students. “Books and Bundts” is a youth reading program through which students can earn a free Bundtlet and an award certificate for each month they read 400+ minutes. Students should track their progress on the attached form below and bring the completed tracker to the store to receive their sweet treat. Happy reading!