The Fulton Flier

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Good morning Fulton Families,

A huge shout out to our Media Team: Mrs. Cerand, Mrs. Comer and Mrs. Berstein for all of their hard work and dedication to help make this such a wonderful book fair for our students. Additionally, we want to thank PTA for your continued support as well as Ms. Dunkle, Ms. Meyers, Ms. Courtemanche and Ms. Horvath for ensuring that every student in our school had the opportunity to purchase a book or two of their choosing.

Warmly,

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

We wish a Happy Ramadan to our families who observe and know that many of our students will be fasting during the school day. If you would like to request an alternative activity during the lunch period of Ramadan please email our school counselor, Ms. Courtemanche samantha_courtemanche@hcpss.org and your child’s homeroom teacher. Ms. Courtemanhce will coordinate alternate activities for our students during this holiday time.

We would like to congratulate Sahib A. for earning 2nd Place in the Howard County Young Authors' Contest for 2nd Grade Poetry, Silly Animals! We are so proud of you Sahib!

Grade 5 students will take the MISA Assessment on March 5, 6, 7, and 8th .

The Maryland Integrated Science Assessment (MISA) is administered to all students in fifth grade, eighth grade, and high school. The MISA is aligned to the Maryland Next Generation Standards (NGSS). The NGSS integrates three dimensions necessary to understand science. The dimensions are the Science and Engineering Practices, the Crosscutting Concepts, and the Disciplinary Core Ideas. To assess the three dimensions of the NGSS, a set of interrelated items is required. All items on the MISA are part of an item set. This assessment provides educators, parents, and the public with information on student progress towards science literacy.

Test Preparation and Practice

The following link provides resources that can help students prepare for the MISA.

• Grade 5 and 8 Practice Tests - No username and password required. Click the “Practice Tests” link.

Families of children who will be five years old by September 1, 2024 should enroll their child in kindergarten or submit a kindergarten waiver. Families can find more information about enrolling children in kindergarten, as well as resources to support kindergarten readiness, the kindergarten waiver, and more on the HCPSS website here: https://www.hcpss.org/enroll/kindergarten/ Please share this information with your neighbors and friends!

The Fulton Elementary School Regional Early Childhood Center (RECC) prekindergarten programs are making preparations for classes for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year. These classes include children with and without disabilities. The program’s focus is helping all children develop communication, literacy, math, problem solving, motor, and social skills. Parents of children who will be 3 or 4 by September 1st, applications will be available and accepted in mid February.

In alignment with Maryland’s Blueprint for the Future, a limited number of new applications for students turning 4 by September 1 will be available. The Howard County Public School System continues to offer a prekindergarten program for income eligible children who will be four years old by September 1. For additional information contact the school or visit: https://www.hcpss.org/schools/pre-k-programs/

HCPSS is committed to providing instruction based on the statewide Early Learning Standards which are in alignment with Kindergarten Readiness. The fees listed in the application will be collected monthly regardless of the learning model determined by HCPSS throughout the upcoming school year (virtual, hybrid, in person, or class quarantine). If you have any additional questions , please contact Jessica Lifson at (410) 880-5957.

March is........

Irish History Month:

Learn more about Irish History Month here

Women's History Month:

Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9PEv5Nz5ac

Looking for resources? Visit this link

Disability Awareness Month

Activities for kids

Falcon Follies - this Friday March 8

Come out and support your fellow Falcons in our very own talent show! We can’t wait for the Follies Talent Show with 40 acts and returning MC’s Mr. Han and Ms. Watson. Snacks will be available for purchase.

Donations Requested

The PTA is providing lunch from Maiwand Kabob for the teachers and staff and we are hoping for donations of some additional items. If you are able to donate drinks, desserts or paper goods, please sign up here:

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/60B0F4FAEA92BA1F85-48285752-spring

DEI Committee MLK Capture the Dream Art Contest

It was so nice to have all of our entries on display at the well-attended PTA Meeting. The students worked so hard and it showed!

A big congratulations to all of the winners - your work was creative and inspiring!

Thank you to all of the organizers and judges who made this a reality!

Book Fair

Thank you to everyone who made the book fair and book drive possible and successful!

Thank you to the organizers (parent volunteers- Mi-Young Ryee, Erin Dunkle, Jenn Meyers, Rachael Schwartz, Elle Choo, Kavita Pasumarthy, Mina Kang and Board Liason Grayce Kim and school and media staff) who transformed the media center into a book store! You not only ensured we had trained volunteers but you were there for the entirety yourselves.

Thank you to those who came in to volunteer and helped kids pick books out, figure out how much they could buy (including taxes), and so much more!

We are still calculating the totals but we can assure you, as a result of this fundraiser, we will be able to purchase a lot of new and refreshed books!

We hope you and your family are enjoying your purchases!

March

• 03.04: Kindergarten and PreKindergarten Registration Begins
  
• 03.05: Welcoming Schools National Day of Reading ( Check out this linkLinks to an external site. to learn more about this day!)
• 03.06: 4:30 FES Tour for New Parents and Guardians
  
• 03.07: 4:00pm PTA's Falcon Follies Dress Rehearsal
  
• 03.08: Spring Picture Day; 6:00pm PTA's Falcon Follies; "Spring into Reading" wear spring colors - yellow, pink, light blue
  
• 03.10: Daylight Saving Time Begins
• 03.13: Professional Workday-Schools close 3 hours early. No half-day Pre-K
  
• 03.15: "Lucky to be Readers" wear green or something that makes you feel lucky;
• 03.25-04.01: Schools Closed for Spring Break
  
• 04.02: Schools Reopen
  

Are you interested in birds but need the equipment to do it? Then this is the contest for you! The Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) and Howard County Bird Club (HCBC) have teamed up to provide you the opportunity to win a backpack, a pair of binoculars, a bird book AND a free one-year youth membership in the HCBC by completing a short essay (no more than 300 words) telling us how this would help your interest in birds! Please write an essay telling us how you could use a backpack, a pair of binoculars, and a bird field guide to improve your birding. Entry form: 2024 YMOS Backpack Contest Entry Form

Dates: March 1- March 31, 2024. Entry must be received by March 31.

https://community-programs.hcpss.org/2024-02/young-birder-mos-backpack-essay-contest

Come out and enjoy a week of art making. These art camps are designed to enhance the skill levels of each individual. Explore and learn about different mediums and techniques. Each camp includes all new art experiences and will not repeat activities for campers who are interested in participating in more than one camp.

Click this link to learn more!