Good afternoon Students and Families,

As was shared a few weeks ago, we are now in Maryland State Testing season. Next week, our eighth grade students will be completing the Maryland Integrated Science Assessments (MISA) on the mornings of Tuesday, March 4th and Wednesday, March 5th.

To ensure their best performance, it is important that students get a good night's sleep, arrive to school well-rested and on time, and avoid scheduling appointments during these dates. Also, students will need to bring their charged FCPS Chromebooks & corded headphones for use during this assessment. If you have any questions or concerns about the testing process, please don't hesitate to contact Mr. Hinson at joseph.hinson@fcps.org.

Thank you for your attention this important information and for supporting your child’s success throughout the testing season.

Mr. Kibler

Principal

Urbana Middle School

Mar 3rd: SGA Fundraiser @ Chipotle 4pm-8pm

March 4th & 5th: MISA Science Testing (8th Grade Only)
Mar 27th: End of Term 3
Mar. 28th: School Closed
Apr 14-21: Spring Break - School Closed
Apr 22-25: ELA MCAP Testing
May 6th & 7th: Social Studies Testing (8th Grade Only)
May 14th & 15th: Math MCAP Testing

On Monday, March 3rd at the Urbana Chipotle on Bennett Creek Ave from 4-8 PM Chipotle will be hosting a Urbana Middle School SGA Fundraiser! I hope you will attend and mention you are supporting UMS SGA at the checkout or use code JX6FE92 if you are using the app! This fundraiser will be a key opportunity for the UMS SGA to raise funds to attend school leadership trips, host 8th Grade formal, and help us redo our outdoor classroom which has fallen into disrepair.

Thank you for your support in helping to keep our SGA running and improving our Urbana Middle School!

During the month of Ramadan, UMS will have a no food area and a place to pray during each lunch shift in the library for students who wish to use it. If your family needs additional support during this time, please reach out to your child's grade level counselor.

6th Grade Counselor: Ms. Kreiner - samantha.kreiner@fcps.org

• Lunch 11:22 to 11:52 AM Monday; 11:10 to 11:40 AM Tuesday-Friday

7th Grade Counselor: Ms. Williams - dawn.williams@fcps.org

• Lunch 12:09 to 12:39 PM Monday; 12:00 to 12:30 PM Tuesday-Friday

8th Grade Counselor: Ms. Farrell - jillian.farrell@fcps.org

• Lunch 12:56 to 1:26 PM Monday; 12:50 to 1:20 PM Tuesday-Friday

The UES, SuES, CES, UMS and UHS PTSA volunteers have been busy planning the fourth Urbana Community Heritage Night! #OneUrbana

Our Theme: Many Cultures One Urbana, Community Heritage Night

Event Date/Time: Thursday, March 27, 2025 from 5:00 - 8:30 pm (end of term, no school on the 28th)

Event Location: Urbana High School Cafeteria

We are very excited about joining all five schools to organize this multicultural celebration - and we need participants to showcase the MANY beautiful cultures in this great community! There are three sign ups listed below. Please take a look and sign up for one or multiple options.

For students interested in making trifolds and/or sharing food, please click on the Sign

• Up Genius link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090A4FACAD2DA0F85-54967273-uhn2025
  
  

• https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4EAEA92BA3FCC25-55100675-uhn2025

We sincerely acknowledge that this event falls during Ramadan and regret any inconvenience. While this was the only available date, we deeply appreciate the understanding and participation of the community.

Thank you!

Urbana Heritage Night Committee

February is National Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month, a time to recognize the incredible opportunities CTE provides students in developing hands-on skills and preparing for future careers. As we enter the final week of CTE Month, we’re excited to highlight a few outstanding students who have been nominated by the CTE Department for their dedication, curiosity, and passion for learning!

Click here to see those who were nominated by our CTE department for a student spotlight.

FCASC took part in our annual Advocacy Day in Annapolis.

Students from across Frederick County spent the afternoon and evening meeting with Delegates and Senators from the Frederick County Delegation. They outlined their stance on a number of bills before the General Assembly this session. They also advocated for new legislation to support voting rights for the Student Member of the Board of Education.

Kanish Agrawal and Ethan Xu represented Urbana Middle and did a wonderful job.

Thank you for your continued support of these wonderful opportunities to grow the student voice.

Congratulations to the Urbana FIRST LEGO League [FLL] Team that became Maryland State Champions this past weekend – February 22, 2025.

The Urbana Lego Team, known as the LEGO LATTES, beat out 70 other FLL teams for the title.

Our LEGO LATTES team consists of the following students:

* Shreya Nandal (8th grade)

* Ksheera Vooturi (8th grade)

* Sloka Vooturi (6th grade)

* Shanvi Nandal (5th grade)

The LEGO LATTES will now compete at both the National and World Championship!

The FUNBOTS, participated in the Robotics State Championship this weekend, and secured an impressive 5th place out of 70 competing teams. This has earned them the opportunity to advance to the invitationals, placing among the few distinguished teams selected for this honor. Please congratulate the following team members:

Arunit Roy, 7th grade

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