Roadrunner's Digest

Good evening Farquhar Families and Staff,

This is the last Roadrunner's Digest of the 2023-24 school year. It has been an incredible year marked by so much positive growth and change, both in our students and as a school community. It's been my honor to serve Farquhar this year as your principal, and I look forward to many more with our amazing staff, students, and families.

Our Roadrunners enjoyed their last Open ROCK with beautiful weather celebrating their accomplishments on IXL this year! Thank you to Unique Dreams Inflatables, KidsCo Play, and WickedUncle.com for providing attractions and prizes for our kiddos!

The last day of school is this Thursday, June 13, and it is an early release day. School will be dismissed for the summer at 12:30pm. If you're the parent of an 8th grade student, please read the Hershey Park and Promotion announcements carefully, and we'll see you at Good Counsel for the big ceremony on Tuesday!

Roadrunner's Digest will pick up again in August. Thank you, as always, for your continued support and collaboration, and have a safe and amazing summer!

In this week's newsletter you will find:

• This week's schedules
• This week's Roadrunner Shout Outs
• NEW: Springfest @ Blake HS
• TIMELY: Last Chance to by a Yearbook
• 6th/7th GRADE: Final days for 6th and 7th graders
• 8th GRADE: End of Year Announcements

Need to get back to an previous edition of the Digest? Find them in the archive on our school's website: https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/farquharms/.

Thank you to the following Roadrunners who have made a positive impact on our learning community!

• Owen Johnson
• Leianna Dixon
• Mr.Crickey
• Mr.Brennan

Would you like to recognize a student, community member, or staff member?

Submit a SHOUT-OUT!

Thanks to your generosity, our Amazon Wishlist for Color Wars has been completely fulfilled. We appreciate all that you do for our students and staff every day, and we can't wait to celebrate a great year with our 6th and 7th graders with this awesome tradition. You ROCK!

Going to Blake next year? Be sure to check out Blake’s SPRING FEST! It's community fun for the whole family. There will be a variety of food trucks, henna painting, popcorn machine, athlete signings, giveaways, dance and music performances featuring Blake students. The event is on MONDAY, June 10th from 5-8pm @ Blake HS (300 Norwood Rd, Colesville, MD 20905).

Our yearbook has finally arrived! We have about 100 copies for sale for $45.00 each. If you have not yet purchased a yearbook, please go to yearbookforever.com and place an order. Once they are sold out, there will be no more available. Please purchase them quickly as they will be distributed on June 10 to 6th and 7th graders. Please direct any questions to Ms. Gramkow at Amber_M_Gramkow@mcpsmd.org.

All students in 6th and 7th grade will be cleaning out their lockers on Tuesday, June 11, and students will be taking home all of their belongings for the summer.

On June 12 for Color Wars, students should only bring a refillable water bottle with their name on it, and lunch (if they pack).

Departure: 8:30 am (All registered students must be at school by 8:15 am. We cannot hold the buses for a late student!)

Return: 8:00 pm (All students MUST have transportation home. Transportation must be at FMS at 8:00 pm. If we are running late, students will call to inform parents)

Food/Money: The registration fee does NOT include meals. Students must bring additional funds (suggested $40 or more) for food and games. Not outside food and beverages are permitted in the park. Students will NOT have access to the bus until we leave Hershey Park.

**Hersheypark is now cashless and accepts all major credit cards, and debit cards, as well as Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, and Google Pay. For guests who may not have credit/debit cards, they can convert cash to prepaid debit cards at the Cash-to-Card kiosks stationed around the park. There is no fee to load cash onto a card at these kiosks.

Attire: Please adhere to the MCPS dress code. For those students that plan to visit the water park, please note that swimwear cannot have decorative metals or other adornments. Swimwear is ONLY appropriate in the waterpark area. See the Hersheypark website for acceptable swimwear and other information about park rules.

Weather: The trip is scheduled for rain or shine. Students should monitor the weather forecast for Hershey, PA to determine how to dress.

Other: Remember to bring sunscreen and wear comfortable shoes.

Ticket Pick up for Promotion: Allocated tickets are available for pick up in the FMS main office during the week of June 3 or will be at Will Call on the day of the Ceremony. Specific dates and times will be communicated.

Location: The ceremony will take place at Our Lady of Good Counsel HS Performing Arts Center.

Arrival: All students must arrive at the Performing Arts Center by 12:30 pm. Students should enter the school via the doors indicated by the orange 7. Please be sure to park in the lot that is indicated by the green 6. (See the map)

Theater Restrictions: The following items are not allowed in the Performing Arts Center: balloons, blow horns, or other such devices, as well as, no food or drinks.

Certificate Pick-Up: Parents can pick up certificate folders in the Performing Arts Center lobby either before or after the ceremony.

Transportation: All students must arrange for their own transportation to and from the ceremony.

Feel free to contact me anytime and follow Farquhar on Twitter!

Email: Angelica_L_Smith@mcpsmd.org
Phone: 240-740-1200
Twitter: @farquharms