Summer is quickly coming to an end. We hope that everyone had a wonderful summer vacation and that our amazing students are ready to return to school. We have missed you and are looking forward to a great year together.
A parent newsletter will be created and sent out each month in order to inform our families of important dates and information. As events approach or timely information needs to be shared, we will be utilizing school messenger as the communication tool. Our goal is to keep you well informed without overwhelming your mailboxes.
A few changes as we embark on the start of the new school year:
MoES Phone Number: 227 - 203 - 1520
MoES Fax Number: 227 - 203 - 1521
2024 - 2025 Building Hours
Front Office: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Student Arrival: 8:45 am - 9:15 am
Student Dismissal: 3:40 pm - 4:10 pm
Reminder: Monocacy Middle School students will not be permitted on our school grounds at dismissal this year without prior written permission from Mr. Barnes. This is a result of the change in dismissal times leaving 45 minutes for MoMs students to be unsupervised on our property. In order to ensure everyone understands the expectation, consequences, and responsibilities of being on our campus; permission must be received.
We look forward to welcoming everyone back to our newly renovated building. The project is coming along and finishing touches are being applied. A lot of improvements have been made and it looks new (except hallway tile).
Please reach out with any questions, concerns, or support needed.
Sincerely,
Troy Barnes
Principal
Tuesday, August 13th: Evening in Park (Country Hills Playground @ 6:00pm & Applegate by Pool @ 6:45pm)
Wednesday, August 14th: Evening in Park (Willowbrook Playground - 350 McClellan Drive @ 6:00pm & Amber Meadows (201 Amber Drive)
***Evening in Park Purpose: meet students and families in the neighborhood (Rita's Itailian Ice provided), provide information on importance of attendance, provide needed school supplies, and answer any questions our families may have)***
Tuesday, August 20th: Block Party at MoES 5:30 - 7:00pm
***Block Party Details: park at ICC (bus shuttle provided), come anytime between 5:30 - 7:00pm to see the building, meet your teacher, check out your classroom, receive important information and community resources, and spend time with friends (DJ and Kona Ice as well as Hero's Pizza slices for sale)***
Wednesday, August 21st: First Day of School (Kindergarten Staggered Start and PK Conferences: information in welcome back letter)
Thursday, August 22nd: Kindergarten Staggered Start and PK Conferences
Friday, August 23rd: PK and K staggered start
Monday, August 24th: PK staggered start
Tuesday, August 25th: PK staggered start
Friday, August 30th: Fire Drill
Monday, September 2nd: No School
Thursday, September 12th: Back to School Night 5:30 - 7:00pm (RSVP will be sent out in late August with details)
Friday, September 13th: Fire Drill
Monday, September 16th: 8:45 - 10:00 (Community School Event) details coming in late August
September 16th and September 17th: Hearing and Vision Screening
Wednesday, September 18th: Community School Event: 8:45 - 10:00
Thursday, September 19th: 2 Hour Early Dismissal (1:40 dismisal)
Friday, September 20th: 3.5 Hour Early Dismissal (12:10 dismisal)
Monday, September 23rd: Community School Appreciation Day
Thursday, September 26th: Interims Sent Home
Week of September 30th: School Safety Week: Practice ADD, Evacuation, Reverse-Evacuation, Lockdown, Shelter in Place, Severe Weather, Bus Evacuation, and Drop/Cover/Hold Drills
Volunteers play a crucial role in the success of our school and truly help to build a strong home-school partnership. Mr. Fowlkes will be coordinating volunteer efforts this year and connecting interested parents with teachers in order to support within and outside of the classroom. If interested in volunteering; please follow the steps below.
In addition, field trips are an important part of our students' learning experiences. In order for us to go on field trips we need chaperones. Chaperones must also complete the volunteer training as indicated below. If you may want to chaperone this year, please complete the steps below so that we can have enough chaperones to attend field trips. Please consider doing this well in advance of a field trip as it will take 72 hours to process after completion of your training. We don't want to be put in a situation because we don't have enough chaperones for trips 3 days in advance.
Steps:
Click here for for directions to complete volunteer training (Spanish directions at bottom after English)
Complete volunteer training through Unified Talent Platform (approximately 1 hour)
After training is completed; you will receive an email with the next steps
Complete 72 hours prior to volunteering or chaperoning (earlier the better)
Mr. Fowlkes or the classroom teacher will be in contact to coordinate volunteering or chaperoning field trips
Please be sure to complete the back to school forms.
--Student Information Sheet will be emailed to families, please complete as soon as possible.
--CHIC (health forms) will be part of the Student Information Cards, but you will be provided time during our Block Party to complete as well)
If your address, an emergency contact, phone number, or email address changes at any point in the school year, please call 227-203-1520 or email larizza.viado@fcps.org.
Reminder: Front office will be available from 8:30am - 4:30pm. If you call outside of these hours you will be prompted to leave a voice message. If you have a change of dismissal for your student please send a note into school with your child or call the school 227-203-1520 before 3:00pm to ensure your child gets to the correct dismissal location.