The Fulton Flier
Week of January 31st
The Parent/Teacher Conference is now open. Please click here for directions to schedule a conference for February 10th or February 11th with your child's math teacher.
This year the 2022 Lunar New Year is on February 1, 2022. Ms. Kang, one of our parents shared this with us so we can all have a better understanding of Lunar New Years. Enjoy!
The Lunar New Year is celebrated by many Asian countries as one of the biggest holidays. It's called the Lunar New Year because it begins with the first new moon of the lunar calendar. Many people don't realize so many Asian countries also celebrate the Lunar New Year and that it is inaccurate to call this celebration the Chinese New Year.
We will share a presentation that Ms. Kang created over our morning announcements this week.
Warmly,
Dr. Burks
Access Quarter 2 Report Cards Today!
Parents/guardians will have access to view report cards as of 5 p.m. on January 31. Parents/guardians may view/download report cards by taking the following steps:
- Log in to HCPSS Connect Synergy using parent/guardian credentials
- Select More Options from the left panel
- Select Report Cards from the middle
- Select the report card you wish to access
Understanding your child's Report Card!
Message from our Belonging Team..
Starting tomorrow, 2/1, we will be celebrating African American/Black History month!
All grade level canvas pages will have these interactive slides uploaded by Tuesday, February 1st
Please use this link to fill out a google form about African American/Black History Month! The responses will be shared on our morning announcements!
Enjoy these extra resources as well!
Students will also get to participate in an interactive bulletin board at school where they will get to guess the famous hero!
School on Monday, February 21st- Mark your Calendars
Message from our Health Team
Thank you so much for informing me that you will be keeping your child at home. I have recorded the excused absence for today. Please note, if your child has any of the following symptoms (regardless of vaccination status), they should be evaluated by a physician and must receive a negative PCR or alternate diagnosis before returning to school:
● Fever
● Sore throat
● Cough
● Difficulty breathing
● Vomiting or diarrhea
● New loss of taste or smell
● Severe headache
Documentation must be provided to the attendance secretary at FESabence@hcpss.org prior to your child's return. Please reach out to our School Nurse (christina_toler@hcpss.org) or Health Assistant (Kathleen_Wurstner@hcpss.org) at our school if you have any questions related to your child's health or return status. Thank you for your continued commitment to keeping all of our students and staff healthy and safe.
QUARANTINE AND VACCINATION STATUS UPDATES
Quarantine is required for close contacts who are:
Unvaccinated.
Ages 5-11 who have not completed a primary vaccine series.
Ages 12 or older and completed the primary series of the recommended vaccine but have not received a booster shot when eligible (5 months after either Moderna or Pfizer).
These persons should:
Quarantine at home for 5 days (quarantine count starts the day after last exposure).
Test on day 5 if able.
Return to school day 6 IF well and able to maintain strict mask use around others for an additional 5 days.
Return to school day 11 IF well and unable to maintain strict mask use around others.
If symptoms develop, the person should stay home and test.
No quarantine is required for close contacts who are:
Ages 12 years or older and have completed primary vaccine series AND a booster dose.
Ages 5-11 years and completed the primary series of COVID-19 vaccines.
Diagnosed with COVID-19 within the last 90 days (with positive viral test).
These persons should:
Mask for 10 days.
Test on day 5.
If symptoms develop, the person should stay home and test.
The PTA Perch
Final Days to Order!
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 or scan QR code in flier below to order!
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: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfweT9QeFQlKPyXONclyeZlZUJG6hLEo3vJd-NHdoMS5rQt_w/viewform.
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
Save the dates!!
- Tuesday, February 8 is the next virtual board meeting with BOE Member Vicky Cutroneo! Have a unique opportunity for a candid conversation with a BOE member!
- Wednesday, February 9 is Spirit Day at Maiwand Kabob!!
Upcoming Dates
Please visit or subscribe to the FES Calendar Webpage to view important upcoming dates:
January 31st: Quarter 2 Report Cards Issued @ 4:00pm; Superhero Spirit Day
February 1st: School Closed for Students- Professional Work Day
February 2nd: 6:00pm Parent Book Club; Dress up like a Twin for 02-02-22 Spirit Day
February 8th: 7:15pm PTA Meeting
February 9th: PTA Maiwand Kabob Restaurant Night
February 10th: Early Dismissal at 12:55 ; Parent-Teacher Conferences
February 11th: Early Dismissal at 12:55 ; Parent-Teacher Conferences
February 16th: Early Dismissal at 12:55
February 21st: Schools Open
Happenings Around our Fulton Community
Upcoming Vaccination Clinic
Where: Swansfield Elementary School, 5610 Cedar Lane Columbia
What: Pfizer (5-11) first dose vaccine
*Schedule an appointment and complete the online consent form
Kids on Campus Summer Enrichment Programs
The 2022 Kids on Campus, Howard Community College (HCC), summer registration opened January 27th for ages 6-17. Our program runs from June 22 through August 19 with both half and full day options. We offer many unique and imaginative summer courses. In addition, we offer before and after care options for working parents. Brochures are in the front office at Fulton, or you can find more information at https://www.howardcc.edu/programs-courses/continuing-education/courses/kids-on-campus/. Scholarships are available for qualifying students.
Some courses include:
Advanced Robotics, Cartoon Academy, Creative Writing for Elementary School, Day in Court-Mock Trial, Investigating Invertebrates, Math Olympics, Mosaic Masterpieces, Oooo Goo and Sticky Too: Gross Science, ROBLOX Coders and Entrepreneurs, Super Suds: Soap Making
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)
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COVID-19 Contact Tracing Updates
FES will resume contact tracing at the school level, beginning this week. As a result of this, we will contact parents/guardians as well as staff members of anyone who is considered a close contact of someone who has tested positive with COVID-19.
To help us with these efforts, please take a moment to complete this OPTIONAL form, regarding your students' vaccination status. If you have already submitted your child's Vaccination status to our Health Team, please disregard this form.
Congratulations to The Council of Elders Celebration of Academic Achievement Awardees!
February Parent Conferences
Parent-Teacher Virtual Conferences February 10th & 11th
- Due to the limited number of available time slots, please schedule a conference if you have a concern or question in the area of Math.
- Scheduling opens in Synergy ParentVue on Friday, January 28th and closes on Friday, February 4th.
- Conferences are 15 minutes and will be with your child's math teacher.
- Click here for directions to schedule a conference.
- If you would like to have conference with your child's Related Arts teacher, please email them directly to schedule your conference.
Logging onto Google Meet for your Conference
- You will use your child’s HCPSS credentials to join the conference.
- To prevent “overlap” of conferences, teachers will be using Google Meet room joining security features. You may have to wait to be admitted into the Google Meet room.
- Google Meet Codes: You will see the meeting code for your conference in Synergy when you sign up for a conference. You will receive a reminder email with the room code from the Synergy system a few days before your conference.
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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