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Good morning Fulton Families,

We hope that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family. As we reflect on the Thanksgiving holiday and look into December, we take this quote from Melody Beattie with us:

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life

We are grateful to serve our Fulton community and appreciate your partnership as we work together to help each of our students soar.

Warmly,

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

At our first PTA meeting, admin shared where we were as a school in terms of demographics, student achievement, etc. and asked parents/guardians to help partner with us to help all students' be successful. To support this endeavor, we will be sharing strategies in our newsletter on how to support your child at home. Check out Fulton's Math in Our World!

Welcome to Math in our World! We hope this will help your child think mathematically outside of the classroom. When you go shopping or to a restaurant, think about ways you can engage in your child in math.

Try this out to help make percentages come to life!

Going to get a hair cut this week or in the near future? Look at prices for haircuts in the local paper, on-line, or call a local salon.

• Identify the cost of a basic haircut. You want to tip the stylist 10% of the cost of the hair cut. How much tip should you give the stylist? What was your total cost including the tip?

• What would the cost be if you and your sibling both got a basic haircut? What would be the cost of the tip for you and your sibling?

• What is the least expensive service they offer, and how much does it cost?

• Write a problem that someone else in your family can solve.

• Write an explanation to explain how you would figure out 15% of the total cost of your haircut. How about 20%?

Helpful Hints

• Find the equivalent decimal for the percent (example 10%=10/100 10/100 is the same as 10 divided by 100 or .10). Multiply the decimal by the cost of the haircut. For example if a haircut is $18.00, you would multiply this by .10. See if your children can discover that you just move the decimal over to the left one space. Then see if they can explain why the tip is $1.80. Ask them: Can you use this to figure out 15% and 20%?

Picture Retake Day is coming! Thursday, November 30. Students who were absent will take their picture on this day or students who need to retake their picture. Students should return their original package on Picture Retake Day. Information will be sent home on 11/16.

Holiday Shoppe!!!

Mark your calendars and sign up to help our students shop. Please find details below on this much anticipated (and strictly optional) recess event!

The link for sign up is :

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4EAFAA2CA1F5CE9-45953423-holiday

(Some parents prefer to volunteer during a different time slot than their student shoppers)

When:

During their class’s pre-assigned day, during RECESS, students can go inside to shop.

What:

An in-school store to give students a chance to independently shop for members of their families (and/or themselves).

There is a large assortment of small gifts, each conveniently priced at 💲2. (This also is a fundraiser!)

Important:

If you want your student to participate, please send MONEY in an envelope LABELED with your student’s name, staff will keep track of the money during the day, until they shop. This is essential to make sure they are called to go shop instead of go to recess.

For a complete list of dates and events visit https://fes.hcpss.org/calendar.

November

• 11.30 Fall Picture Make-ups; 6:00 Science Olympiad Fun Night

December

• Week of December 4th: 3rd Grade CoGAT (more information to come)
• 12.19 1st Grade Gingerbread Houses
• 12.20 3rd Grade Cookie Decorating
• 12.21 1st Grade Winter Party
• 12.22 5th Grade Winter Party

On December 16 from 9-10:30 a.m., parents and families are invited to attend a virtual session regarding how to effectively support students in maintaining positive Social and Emotional Well-Being and prevent substance misuse. Representatives from HCPSS and community partner organizations will provide resources for social and emotional development and education on prevention, risk factors, and warning signs of substance misuse. This session is for families of students at the elementary, middle, or high school levels and will be held virtually. To register, please complete the registration form linked here

On Friday we had so much fun for Character Day. Our students engaged in a parade as well as fun activities with parents/guardians for American Education Week. Thank you to all those who were able to come and have some fun with us! We also had the opportunity to celebrate our Educational Support Professionals on November 15th.We are fortunate to have such an amazing and dedicated ESP staff.

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!