The Fulton Flier

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Dear Fulton Families,

This week is going to be exciting! We have Kindergarten Open House for parents/guardians on August 24th, followed by Open House for all of our students on August 25th. Please see below for more details.

Also, we hope that you and your family will join us for our annual Twas the Night Before School Starts read aloud. Use this google meet link to join us: Twas the Night Before School Starts

https://meet.google.com/djz-vkra-cbq

Warmly,

FES Admin

It is time to update your child's Family File information in HCPSS Connect! Family File provides emergency contact and other important information for students within the Howard County Public School System. Completing Family File also ensures you are receiving importation information and updates for HCPSS and Fulton Elementary Elementary. This information must be updated EACH school year for EACH child.

A video tutorial that explains the Family File process and written Family File directions can be found below:

• Video Tutorial at this link
• Family File Directions at this link
• Spanish Version at this link

If you have not completed your Family File for the current school year, please complete the following as soon as possible:

• Log in to HCPSS Connect https://www.hcpss.org/connect/
  • Select the Family File tab
  • Then click on Family File

Once logged in, parents/guardians will be asked to provide or update the following information:

• Student information
• Parent/guardian contact
• Emergency contacts
• Medical information
• Arrival/dismissal procedures
• Media release (photo approval)
• Data confidentiality
• PTA/PTSA directory

Changes of address may not be made through Family File. If you have recently moved, please contact FES at 410-880-5957 as soon as possible as we need to update your address in our files as well. Parents who have forgotten their login credentials for Family File may click the “Forgot Password” link on the sign-in page. If you need additional assistance, please call the school at 410-880-5957.

HCPSS no longer will use Nutrislice for school menus or MySchoolBucks for meal payments. LINQ Connect is a secure, online portal that allows families to view breakfast and lunch menus, make online meal payments, monitor their child’s account, schedule automatic recurring payments, set up low balance alerts, submit a Free and Reduced Meals program application, and more. Details and informationLinks to an external site. are available online.

August

• 23 - Class Assignments open in Family File; PTA Kindergarten Play Date, 5:30-6:30 @ Schooley Mill Park
• 24 - Open House & Informational Session - Kindergarten Open House (Parents/Guardians only)
• 25 - Open House

• 10:00-10:30 RECC AM Open House & Popsicle Party RECC Playground

  10:30-11:00 1st-5th New Student Orientation

  11:00-11:30 K-2nd Open House & 3rd-5th Popsicle Party Outside

  11:40-12:10 K-2nd Popsicle Party & 3rd-5th Open House

  12:00-12:30 RECC PM Open House & Popsicle Party RECC Playground

• 27- 'Twas the Night Before School Starts Read Aloud with Admin
• 28 - First Day of School, K-5th grade
• 31- First Day of School, PreK/RECC
  

September

• 4 - Labor Day - Schools and Offices closed
• 12- Back to School Night 1st-3rd Grade

• 5:00-5:30 G T& RA Info Sessions for Primary Learners

  5:35-6:50 1st-3rd Grade

  • 5:35-6:15 Session 1
  • 6:20-6:50 Session 2
• 13 - Back to School Night

• 5:00-5:30 GT & RA for Intermediate Learners

  5:35-6:50 4th and 5th Grade

  • 5:35-6:15 Session 1: 4th Grade Parents attend Homeroom, 5th Grade Parents attend Math
  • 6:20-6:50 Session 2: 4th Grade Parents attend Math, 5th Grade Parents attend Homeroom
• 15 - Rosh Hashanah - Schools and Offices Closed
• 25 - Yom Kippur - Schools and Offices closed
• 30- PTA Fall Fest

There will be no printed 2023-2024 calendars. Staff, students, and families may add our online calendar to their own mobile/online calendar by

1. Going to https://www.hcpss.org/calendar/
2. Scrolling down to Subscribing to a Calendar
3. Right-clicking on the calendar you wish to subscribe to
4. Selecting Copy Link Location/Address/Shortcut
5. Adding to your calendar of choice (See your calendar for specifics on adding a new calendar)

You also may view and/or download printable PDFs of the full calendar and/or important dates only. Updates to the PDFs will be noted on the HCPSS calendar page.

PLEASE NOTE! The calendar is subject to change. The online calendar reflects the most recent version.

Calendars in Spanish, Chinese, and Korean

Calendario en español

西班牙语日历

스페인어로 된 달력

• Still need school supplies? FES SY23-24 Supply List
• If you ordered school supplies through PTA in the spring, your child's supplies will be on their desks at Open House.
• Need financial support to purchase school supplies? Please email Mrs. Beth Shields (elizabeth_shields@hcpss.org) and we’ll make sure your child has a set of school supplies.

We encourage you to drop off your school supplies during Open House on August 25th.

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with our Arrival and Dismissal Procedures.

• Be mindful there will be increase of walkers and car riders
• For safety, we are reducing access to the RHS parking lot. Abide by Do Not Enter signs and cones.
• LKMS will be dismissing 20 minutes earlier than FES. As such, it is important that parents/guardians do not line up too early- you will be in the middle of dismissal.
• Ensure that you follow the intended carloop path to Cedar Lane to turn around. Do not use the LKMS parking lot to turn around, this will add congestion with their student and staff dismissal.

Please join us in wishing the following staff members good luck in their next adventure:

• Ms. Laura Barkow
• Mr. Ronnie Bianchi
• Mrs. Caitlyn Gudenius
• Ms. Nia Hamilton
• Ms. Jessica Heck
• Ms. Michele Hill
• Mrs. Erin Kerber
• Mr. Antonio Mack
• Ms. Kari Reitz
• Ms. Sonia Violette

We also are excited to welcome to the following new Falcons to our staff:

• Ms. Nicole Brown, 4th Grade teacher
• Ms. Kara Miller, .6 Speech Language Therapists
• Ms. Carly O'Hara, 2nd Grade teacher
• Ms. Melissa Ruff, Local Special Educator
• Ms. Jordyn Shumaker, 4th Grade teacher
• Ms. Katherine Stagg, Speech Language Therapist Intern, RECC
• Ms. Elizabeth Woodring .5 Reading Specialist