The Fulton Flier
Week of January 18th
I hope that you had an enjoyable weekend and stayed warm. I enjoyed engaging my own kids in picture books around Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr and teaching them who he was and his legacy.
Tonight, we have our Band and Orchestra Virtual Winter Concert at 7:00pm. We hope you can join us!
Warmly,
Dr. Burks
National Alliance for Mental Health Presentaiton
You can access the presentation here:Children and Mental Health Presentation and feel free to reach out to our School Counselors or Ms. Giuliano (information is on last slide).
A huge shout-out to Mrs. Wilson-Carr for organizing this!
Late Bell Reminder
Message from our Health Team
If your child tests positive for Covid-19 or is a close contact to a positive case, please email the following information to the Health Room staff (christina_toler@hcpss.org and Kathleen_Wurstner@hcpss.org) and Dr. Burks (tanisha_burks@hcpss.org) regarding your child's absence:
Positive Test:
- Date tested
- Date the symptoms began (if any)
- Vaccination status
- Type of Covid test taken and date
Close Contact to a Positive Individual if not Vaccinated:
- Date of exposure (if close contact)
- If your child is a household close contact - can the positive family member completely isolate from the child?
- Has your child had a confirmed positive Covid-19 test within the last 90 days
Updated Covid Mitigation Link:
Support for Student Prize Cart
An integral part of our PBIS program is our Prize Cart. Students earn Falcon Feathers for demonstrating positive behavior being Respectful, Responsible, and Ready. They can then redeem their Falcon Feathers for various prizes from the Prize Cart. If you would like to help support this program, please consider purchasing items for the Prize Cart from our Amazon wish list. Thank you for your continued support of our school!
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/23PW1GYHUKPIM?ref_=wl_share
Freddie Wears a Mask Appropriately
Please share this with your child.
Please be Mindful of Parking
The PTA Perch
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River House Pizza Kits and Frozen Pizzas
Now accepting orders for delicious pizza kits, frozen pizzas and pizza cooking supplies from Ellicott City’s River House Pizza Co! It’s an easy way to involve your students in dinner prep with these convenient, delicious pizza kits or have a meal ready to go in the freezer with their frozen pizzas. Visit https://fulton.memberhub.com/store to order!
Spirit Day at Chick-fil-A
Tuesday, January 25 is spirit day at Chick-fil-A!
Visit the store between 6am-10pm Hopkins Drive Location and mention FES. Good for drive-through, mobile ordering, curbside and dine-in.
Calling all Volunteers!
Recess monitors are needed to help keep eyes on all our kiddos! Have a half hour? Please sign-up to help with active supervision on the playground, your role involves assisting students who need help and interacting with students - if you notice a student alone- encourage them to sit at the Buddy Bench or to play with someone else, scanning the parameters of the playground and help moving lunch carts. We need all hands on deck: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/70a084faaab2eaaf49-recess
Send your questions for BOE Member Vicky Cutroneo
We are pleased to welcome HCPSS Board of Education Member Vicky Cutroneo to our February PTA meeting! Have questions for her? Please feel free to submit them here: Questions for Vicky Cutroneo - Google Forms.
And don’t forget to save the date: Tuesday, February 8 for our virtual meeting.
Upcoming Dates
Please visit or subscribe to the FES Calendar Webpage to view important upcoming dates:
January 17th: Martin Luther King Jr. Day- Schools and Offices closed
January 18th: 7:00pm Instrumental Music Winter Concert
January 19th: School closes 3 hours early; No 1/2 day PreK/RECC
January 21st: End of 2nd Quarter
January 24th: Schools Closed for Students- Professional Work Day
January 25th: PTA Chick-fil-A's Restaurant Night
January 31st: Quarter 2 Report Cards Issued
February 1st: School Closed for Students- Professional Work Day
Happenings Around our Fulton Community
2022 Summer Programs Preview
Online enrollment requests for currently enrolled HCPSS students will open February 1 at 6:00 p.m. for the following programs:
- BSAP Summer Institute (Entering Grades K-9)
- Gifted and Talented Summer Institutes for Talent Development (Entering Grades 1-8)
NOTE: Invitations for eligible HCPSS students for Academic Intervention and Extended School Year Special Education programs will come directly from the school or special education team during Spring 2022.
Please contact the individual program offices with additional questions.
- BSAP Summer Institute (SummerInstitute@hcpss.org)
- G/T Summer Institutes for Talent Development (GTSummer@hcpss.org)
Worth Repeating
Outdoor Lunch
As a mitigation strategy in congruence with HCPSS, we have been hosting outdoor lunch between the temperatures of 50° and 90°. With the increase of cases throughout the County, we want to ensure we are still offering outdoor lunch as an option.
As such, if you would prefer your child to eat lunch outside daily with temperatures between 40° and 49°, please complete this form by Wednesday, January 12th.
If temperatures are 50° and above, we will continue with our class rotation, so all students have an opportunity to eat lunch outside at least once a week.
Attention 5th Grade Families - New Family Information Nights
This month, Lime Kiln, Hammond and Murray Hill Middle Schools will be hosting New Student/Family Orientation Information Nights. These presentations will be held virtually. These orientations will provide information to the families of students entering 6th grade in the fall of 2022.
Murray Hill Middle School: Wednesday, January 12th, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Snow Date: 1/25/22
Lime Kiln Middle School: Thursday, January 13th, 6:00-7:00pm, Snow date: 1/19/22
Hammond Middle School: Thursday, January 13th, 6:00-7:00pm, Snow date: 1/19/22
2021–2022 Academic Calendar Updates
To provide staff with additional time to address their increased workload and to support employee well-being, the Board of Education approved several 3-hour early dismissal days during the remainder of the school year. View the HCPSS calendar.
From our Belonging & Culture Team
This month at Fulton, students are thinking about how they want their 2022 year to look! They will be working on goals and resolutions in their classrooms! Do you have any goals you think Fulton students should strive for this year? If so, feel free to let us know by filling out this link for the announcements and our bulletin board at the front of the school!
Happy New Year!
Fulton Falcons enjoying the Snow!
Enjoy some pictures of our Fulton Falcons enjoying the snow. And a huge shout out to Mrs. Greta Luhar for putting this together.
Fulton Elementary School
Justine Sillers, Assistant Principal, justine_sillers@hcpss.org
Leslie Brickner, Assistant Principal, leslie_brickner@hcpss.org
Email: tanisha_burks@hcpss.org
Website: fes.hcpss.org/
Location: 11600 Scaggsville Road, Fulton, MD, USA
Phone: 410-880-5957
Twitter: @hcpss_fes