Cougar Connections
May 21, 2021
Mark your Calendar!
- Monday, May 31- Memorial Day- No School
- Friday, June 4- 2021-2022 Decision Form Due (FOF sent on 5/21/21)
- Sunday, June 6th- Roar Like A Lion Day from 1-4 PM @ Thurmont Community Park
- Wednesday, June 16th- 2 HR Early Dismissal- Instruction/Google Meets will end at 11:40
- Thursday, June 17th- Last Day of School for Students
Dear Families,
This was such an exciting week having more students in the building for 4 in-person days of learning. It was great to see everyone engaged and you could hear the chatter down the halls. Thank you again for everyone's patience and flexibility as we worked behind the scenes to make this happen.
Today you should have received a FindOutFirst Message for your 2021-2022 School year decision. Please complete this survey by Friday, June 4th. We have included the message below as well.
As we have more students scheduled for in-person learning, we would like to ask families to communicate absences with the office and/or teacher ahead of time when possible. We will be making phone calls to families for our absent students to check in if we have not heard from you. With more students here, some classrooms are able to have all students face to face and are not planning for on-line google meets, so communication is essential. These teachers will be communicating with their families if this is the case. We ask that families continue to keep children home if they are experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms or have had been exposed to COVID-19.
Let's finish the school year STRONG with STRONG Attendance, STRONG Engagement and STRONG Spirit!
Spirit Week- May 24-28th
Monday -Red, White and Blue day
Tuesday - Sports day (Wear you sports attire, or if you don’t play a sport wear the colors of your favorite team)
Wednesday - PJ day
Thursday - Crazy hair/hat day
Friday - Miss match day (Wear miss match clothes)
This will be a challenge! Which class will have the most participation?
There will be a winner for each grade and then a winner for the entire school. Whichever class wins for their grade level, will get extra recess. Whichever class wins for the entire school, will get to choose their class reward.
2021-2022 Decision Form
Dear FCPS Parent/Guardian,
FCPS needs your decision on whether your child will attend school next year in person five days per week or enroll in the newly created FCPS Virtual Program*. Your response to the form will be your official decision for your child for the 2021-2022 school year. If you do not submit the form, your child will automatically be enrolled (by default) to attending in person. If you have more than one child enrolled in FCPS, please complete one form per child.
Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SY20212022_ParentDecisionForm
It is important that you carefully review and understand all the details regarding each option. Please contact your child's school if you have any questions regarding the options.
The form will close at midnight on Friday, June 4.
*Note: The FCPS Virtual Program is a newly created program and will operate differently than the prior virtual learning model. Currently, the FCPS Virtual Program is not available for students enrolled at charter schools.
City of Frederick Parks & Recreation
PTA for 2021-2022 School Year
Are you interested in becoming more involved in your school community? Do you want to help enhance your child’s learning experiences? If so, we need YOU!
We are looking for committed, caring and collaborative individuals to help serve on a Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Board. We believe a PTA plays an important role in the lives of the students, families and staff in our schools. We know that building a strong PTA will benefit our entire school community.
Please contact Heather Putnam (heather.putnam@fcps.org or 240-236-0900) if you are interested in supporting our Thurmont Elementary & Primary Schools (TEPS) PTA.
Thurmont Elementary School
Email: amy.schwiegerath@fcps.org
Website: https://education.fcps.org/tes/
Phone: (240) 236-0900
Facebook: facebook.com/ourschool
Twitter: @ourschool