MYES Family Newsletter
WEEK OF 6.7.21
Myersville Elementary School
Email: dana.austin@fcps.org
Website: https://education.fcps.org/myes/
Location: 429 Main Street, Myersville, MD, USA
Phone: 240-236-1900
Twitter: @MYESFCPS
Calendar Updates
Friday, June 4: Return all library books and math manipulatives provided at beginning of year
Tuesday, June 15: Fifth Grade Celebration at 9:30 am
Wednesday, June 16: Move Up Grade Level Google Meets at 9:15 am
Wednesday, June 16: Two Hour Early Dismissal (Instruction ends at noon)
Thursday, June 17: Last Day for Students (Report cards sent home with students)
Thursday, June 17: Final Spirit Rally at 9:15 am
Thursday, June 17: Clap Out for Grade Five Students
Fifth Grade Celebration
Families will be able to view the program virtually as it will be live streamed from MYES on this you tube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtvobuZOI1n-f2ZYKHYgLow
The live stream will be recorded and you will be able access it on the YouTube channel after it is finished.
Move Up Meetings- Wed June 16 at 9:15 am
Google meet names:
For K students: go to myes-future1
For Grade 1 students: go to myes- future2
For Grade 2 students: go to myes-future3
For Grade 3 students: go to myes-future4
For Grade 4 students: go to myes-future5
Chromebook Collection
We are committed to ensuring all students have access to instruction through the last day of school, Thursday June 17. Any student who is attending FCPS Elevate Summer program should keep his/her FCPS issued device. If your child is not attending Elevate, please follow the process outlined below.
For students attending 4 days a week, if your child needs his/her FCPS issued device to access instruction on Wednesday June 16, we will collect the device on the last day of school, June 17. Please have your child bring his/her device to school on Thursday June 17. However, if you have a device at home that your child can use to access instruction on Wednesday June 16, we ask that you return the FCPS issued device to school on Monday, June 14 to allow time for end of year cleaning and inventory. Students attending 4 days a week will not need devices at school the last week of school.
For virtual students or students attending 2 days a week, if your child needs his/her FCPS issued device to access instruction from home during the last week of school, we will collect the device on the last day of school, June 17. Please return your child’s device to school on Thursday June 17. However, if you have a device at home that your child can use to access instruction the last week of school, we ask that you turn the FCPS issued device to school on Monday, June 14 to allow time for end of year cleaning and inventory.
Summer Office Hours
Happy Fourth of July! All offices are closed Monday, July 5, in observance of the July 4th holiday.
Services for Families by Appointment:
From June 28 to July 29, families can conduct business by making an appointment with school and central staff. These appointments can be in person or virtual. Virtual services can be conducted by phone or via Google Meets. Please contact your child's school to schedule an appointment during the hours outlined below:
- Central Office: 8:30-4:00
- Elementary Schools: 8:00-5:00
- Middle Schools: 8:00-5:00
- High Schools: 7:30-4:30
Walk In Services for Families:
From June 28 to July 29, families can conduct school business via walk in services during the hours outlined below:
- Central Office: 8:30-1:30
- Elementary Schools: 8:30-1:30
- Middle Schools: 8:00-1:00
- High Schools: 7:30-12:30
Transition Weeks to Prepare for 2021-22
Two weeks this summer (June 21-25 and August 2-5) have been designated to allow school staff to focus on shifting from the hybrid model to full, five day per week programming. Staff will also be supporting our comprehensive summer program offerings. During these two weeks, limited appointment opportunities will be available, but families may reach staff via email with responses provided within two (2) business days.
Summer Exploring from the MYES Library
A learning option for students this summer is available from the media center homepage. The Virtual Camp Adventure provides a wide variety of fun and engaging activities for students to explore. Also on the media center homepage is a new link to summer reading lists and the summer reading challenge from the Frederick County Public Library. Students have the opportunity this week to learn about these sites during their media. We hope students have fun exploring all these sites have to offer!
Click on the media center homepage image below to visit the media center homepage.
Once you are at the media center homepage, click on the two icons and start exploring!
Chorus and Instrumental Music Recruitment Show
Hello Myersville families!
Check out this year's 5th Grade Honors Chorus video here. This was our first ever virtual concert, and our students did an excellent job. This year's honors chorus members from Myersville were Cooper Ball and Zoe House. Congratulations on a lovely virtual concert!
Families with 3rd and 4th graders should click here to watch the Instrumental Music Recruitment Show. This fun and entertaining show will help students to choose an instrument to play next year if they are interested in joining our instrumental music program. Sign up forms and more information will come from our instrumental teachers, Mr. Cheston and Mr. Jones. If there is a particular instrument that your child is interested in, here are the time stamps:
Instrument - Song and Video Location (Minute:Seconds)
Intro - Star Wars 00:21
Clarinet - Mario 01:47
Flute - Happy 03:47
Saxophone - Imagine Dragons 05:58
Trumpet - Havana 08:45
Trombone/Baritone - Seven Nation Army 11:18
Violin/Viola/Cello - Turkey in the Straw 13:07
Finale - We Are Family 14:45
Have a musical summer!
Learning Lab Times
Learning Lab mentors will be available daily for any student who needs extra support from 2:30-4 pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays as well as from 9 am- 4 pm on Wednesdays. Go to meet.google.com and enter team-myes.
Also, check out this guide for troubleshooting tech tips:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1luIE44b-l8yHKvtSDQF_Vvd_g0kt2dg4/view
Four Day In Person Updates
Car Rider Arrival
Car riders should be dropped off between 8:30-8:55 am in the back lot. At 9:00, the gate will be closed and late students will need to be walked in by parent using the front doors.
Car Rider Dismissal
Car rider pick up will be in two waves in order to follow social distancing guidelines: If you have multiple children at MYES, please arrive at 2:00. If you have only one child, please arrive at 2:15. **Please adhere to wave times.
We will begin to use two rows for car rider dismissal. You will be given a row number. Please follow staff directives to make our dismissal as smooth as possible.
Bus Transportation Updates
In order to determine your child's updated pickup and drop off times, please go to the following link by the end of the week: Transportation Bus Routes.
In Person Instruction Reminders
Safety Measures:
Mask Expectations: Everyone in the school building will wear a face covering while at school. The information linked here is intended to provide clarity about the FCPS requirements for wearing face coverings in school buildings.
Daily COVID-19 Screening Questions: Each week, parents will receive a communication that contains daily screening questions prior to coming to school. Direct emails and/or calls will be sent using the contact information in our Student Information System. Reminders for students will also be communicated in Schoology. The screening form is linked for your convenience here.
Virtual Attendance in the Event of Mild Symptoms: If students are experiencing any symptoms of illness, they should stay home and parents should follow up with their child's health care provider. Students are encouraged to attend virtually any day they are not in school if they feel well enough to do so (even if it is a day for which they are scheduled to be in person). Please provide a note if your child is not able to attend in person or virtually due to illness.
Close Contact and Quarantine Details for Parents - What to Expect: When a positive COVID-19 case is confirmed, FCPS will conduct a case investigation to determine if there was any close contact with other individuals. Close contact means that an individual was within six feet for a prolonged period of more than a cumulative of fifteen minutes over a 24-hour period. All identified close contacts will be immediately notified and asked to quarantine for ten days and monitor for potential symptoms. If the close contact becomes symptomatic, the individual should seek assistance from their healthcare provider.
Quarantine means:
- Stay home except to obtain medical care.
- Your child may not participate in any in person school activities.
- Avoid public spaces and practice physical distancing of six feet or more from other people.
- Wear a mask at all times around other people.
Monitoring means:
- Watch for fever. Check temperature twice a day, at least 6 hours apart and record in a log.
- If your student or anyone else in the household develops symptoms such as a fever, cough, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, chills, muscle pains, sore throat, or a new loss of taste or smell, contact your healthcare provider immediately.
For further details, the FCPS guidance for Student Health and Safety and COVID-19 Response Plan can be found at this link.
Reducing Visitors to the School Building: For the protection of our staff and students, we will significantly limit visitors in the building. If you need to speak with administration or with someone at the school, please call the office in advance (most meetings will be held via phone or Google Meet). All students are afforded access to a free breakfast and lunch each day, so there should be minimal need for food to be dropped off for students. If you need to drop off or pick up anything else at school, you will be asked to leave it or pick up in the vestibule (thus limiting traffic in our front office).
Health Metrics Dashboard
FCPS provides regular updates about health metrics throughout the county. Our health metrics dashboard allows families to track confirmed COVID-19 outbreaks by school and by community. The dashboard is updated weekly on Mondays.
Free Breakfast and Lunch for Hybrid Students
2020-2021 SCHOOL BREAKFAST AND LUNCH
FCPS is serving breakfast, lunch and supper (to-go) for FREE to all children learning in school buildings on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
All meals are individually wrapped or compartmentalized.
Effective Wednesday, May 19, the schedule for to-go meal service at all 19 FCPS schools open to the community will change to WEDNESDAYS- ONLY from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
May 14 will be the last date that children in the community (who are not physically in a school building) can pick up to-go meals on a Friday. After that, the next pick up day in all 19 schools open to the community will be Wednesday, May 19 and every Wednesday thereafter from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Meals will be provided seven days a week.
MYES Vision Statement
Myersville Elementary is a place where students and staff are engaged learners. They feel safe to take risks and all contributions are valued. Here we have fun while we learn in our school community.
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