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Good morning Fulton Families,

As we near the end of the first quarter, it's a great time to reflect with our students about what they have learned, ways in which they have grown, and areas to improve. HCPSS report cards will be issued on November 8th.

In preparation of receiving your child’s report card and for Parent Teacher Conferences, we'd like to share some resources provided by HCPSS to support you in understanding your child’s report through the Elementary Standards-Based Instruction and Reporting for Families Canvas page.

Lastly, we want to give a HUGE thank you to all the parents/guardians for helping to keep our Coffee Bar alive for our staff. We had an overwhelming response and we are grateful for you!

Warmly,

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

At FES, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and welcoming environment for all our students and their families. In alignment with our school system's strong commitment to equity and inclusion, FES will implement the following guidelines surrounding the celebration of Halloween:

• Halloween-related activities like parades and parties will not occur during regular school hours.

• Instructional materials related to Halloween will not be utilized in the classroom.

• Both students and staff are kindly requested to refrain from wearing Halloween costumes to school.

We genuinely appreciate your understanding of the decision to forgo Halloween activities during the school day. Your support is instrumental in our mission to create an inclusive and supportive learning atmosphere for every student at FES.

We hope that your child will join us in a fun Fall Spirit Week this week.

FES is celebrating Veterans Day on Friday, November 10, 2023. We will read information about Veterans Day on the morning announcements and we would be honored to host our veterans for a light breakfast and assembly. Please RSVP here by November 3 if you plan to attend our event. Due to space, we only ask that our veterans join us for this event. In honor of our veteran family members, we would love to highlight people in your life who have served our country. If your child would like to share information about the Veteran(s) in their family, please help them to create a mini poster. The students can do this electronically with this google slide or can create their own! Please note that these will be on display and may not be returned. If you do not have access to a color printer, please email to Velicia_James@HCPSS.org by Nov 7 to ensure time to print the finished product.

On Thursday, your child brought home information about our Square One Art fundraiser. Each child completed a piece of art in school. Now this art can come to life and be captured on a keepsake! The flyer that is coming home will have a QR code for you to scan in order to access the website. If you are interested in ordering, all orders are due by Nov 10.

If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Liwosz. Thank you!

It’s back!! The Howard County Literacy Association invites students in grades 1-5 to submit their original poems and/or short stories to the annual writing contest called The Young Authors' Contest. Please see the attached Young Authors’ Contest Guidelines for rules and submission requirements. All entries must have a completed YAC Cover Sheet sent as a PDF. Submissions (and cover sheets) may be emailed to Mrs. Menikheim, Cassandra_menikheim@hcpss.org) or we will also except paper copies. The due date for the entries is December 11th.

Young Authors’ Contest information can also be found on the HCLA website.

Parent-Teacher Conference time is quickly approaching! Conferences with Homeroom/Language Arts teachers will take place on November 20-November 22. Please note the schedule below:

• In- person conferences will be held on Monday, Nov. 20th only
• Virtual conferences will be held on Nov. 21st or Nov. 22nd only

To schedule your conference, please access your HCPSS Connect account. You will be able to schedule your child’s conference beginning on November 6th at 8:00 AM through November 16th at 4:00 PM. Please click this link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AflvnekdMybJRsoEa2gAHMlkf0EUeReu/view to find step-by-step scheduling instructions.

Parents of students who are enrolled in 4th Grade GT Math ONLY- please sign up for conferences with your child's homeroom teacher as well as your child's math teacher. All other math conferences will happen during winter conferences.

Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Conferences:

• Be on time for your conference, as they are only 15 minutes in length. Teachers will not be able to give you additional time past your scheduled 15 minutes.
• Be prepared: Be familiar with your child’s first quarter report card grades. Respectfully bring up any questions or concerns.
• When signing up, we suggest a 15-minute buffer between conferences to allow for travel time around our building if you are meeting in-person on Monday.

Three members of the Fulton Falcon community dropped off the first batch of socks from our #Socktober drive to Grassroots this weekend. We provided 200 pairs and are still collecting! Way to go, Falcons! #FEScares #givinghearts #socktober #makingadifference

11/5 Falcon Trot Fun Run

Shirt Pick-Up 11/4 • 10-12pm • ML Community Center

Less than a week away!

Join us for the run, activities, sponsors, a medal and delicious food for purchase from Achiote Mck and The Daily Crepe.

🏃🏾Register now! https://app.memberhub.gives/fesfalcontrot2023/Campaign/Details

Can you help? Volunteer: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/9040C4AA8AB2DA1FE3-44508274-fulton

11/8 General PTA Meeting + Presentation and Discussion with FES Staff

Join us for an important presentation on behavior management at FES.

Save the Dates!

11/7 Maiwand Kabob Restaurant night

11/8 General PTA meeting 7pm

11/15 All Pro Dads 7:45am

Conclusion of the Pumpkin Patch

Our last day of the FES Pumpkin Patch was another picture perfect day!

We hope all of the students enjoyed the pumpkin patch this year!

Huge thanks to Jennifer Meyer who coordinated and negotiated and placed all 1,000 or so pumpkins. She even had her kids and family helping put pumpkins out week after week at 7:30 in the morning. Another thanks to Nilam Gosai who was the PTA Board POC and worked alongside Jen, also setting up week after week. Thanks to all of the volunteers who also supported our efforts - we couldn’t have done this without you! We appreciate you all for making this possible!!

Support Parent/Teacher Conference for Staff

Fulton Elementary School Parent/Teacher Conferences are approaching in late November and we are getting an early start on donations. Our goal is to keep the teachers’ lounge stocked with snacks during conferences so teachers can go grab a snack throughout the afternoon and evening; in addition to providing desserts for the catered dinner we have planned during evening conferences on November 20th.

Please use this form to sign up!

October

• 10.30 Jersey/Sports Day
• 10.31 Pajama Day
• 11.01 Backwards Day
• 11.02 Multiples Day
• 11.03 Team Color Day
• 10.31 3 Hour Early Dismissal/End of 1st Quarter

November

• 11.05 PTA Falcon Trot, 9-11
• 11.06 Vision & Hearing Screening
• 11.07 PTA Maiwand Kabob Restaurant Night
• 11.08 Report Cards Issued; PTA Meeting
• 11.14 Vision & Hearing Screening
• 11.17 SGA Character Day
• 11.20 3 Hour Early Dismissal/Parent Teacher Conferences
• 11.21 3 Hour Early Dismissal/Parent Teacher Conferences
• 11.22-11.24 No School
• 11.30 Fall Picture Make-ups

Staff and students, with November quickly approaching, we want to know what you celebrate during November. Please, fill out the form here!

Community members, we want to know what you celebrate during the month of November. Please let us know, here!

All students in grades 1-5 have now finished taking The Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) assessment in both Reading and Math. The results should be visible to parents by Friday, October 27. Directions for accessing student's scores can be found using this link.

On Friday, October 27th, all students will attend an assembly focusing on Kindness, one of our FES Values. The assembly is titled Kindness Grows, “Let’s Celebrate Differences”. Please see the description and resources that can be used as a follow up with your student at home.

As we are settling into the new school year, we are restocking our coffee bar for our wonderful staff.

Last year the coffee bar was a simple pleasure, and they were so appreciative of your contributions.

We appreciate any donations you are willing to provide for the FES Staff Coffee Bar.

Click on the link below to view the requested donations.

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/29418UBL6XQ5R?ref_=wl_dp_view_your_list

Please ship all items directly to Fulton Elementary School 11600 Scaggsville Road, Fulton, MD 20759 to the attention of ATTN: FES Coffee Bar

Nothing Bundt Cakes, located at 10730 Little Patuxent Parkway in Columbia, is offering a special incentive for students. “Books and Bundts” is a youth reading program through which students can earn a free Bundtlet and an award certificate for each month they read 400+ minutes. Students should track their progress on the attached form below and bring the completed tracker to the store to receive their sweet treat. Happy reading!