MYES Family Newsletter
Week of 9.20.21
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
Follow Myersville on Twitter and Instagram @MYESfcps!
Due to current weather conditions and road closures, Frederick County Public Schools will be closed Thursday, September 23, 2021. All extracurricular activities are canceled or postponed.
Important Dates
Friday, September 24th: 3.5 hour early dismissal for students
Tuesday, September 28th: Schoology Virtual Refresher at 5 pm
Tuesday, October 12 and Wednesday, October 13: Open 4 Hours Late
Arrival begins at 12:30 and Instruction runs from 1-3:30 pm
Parent Teacher Conferences in the evening
Thursday, October 14: Dismiss 3.5 Hours Early
Dismissal begins at 12 pm
Parent Teacher Conferences in the afternoon
The MYES sign up genius for Parent Teacher Conferences will be sent out to families next Tuesday via Find Out First. Parents will have the option of an in-person or virtual conference.
Family Schoology Information Night: Tuesday, September 28 at 5:00
If you are new to Schoology or would like a refresher, please attend our VIRTUAL Schoology Training for MYES Families!
Directions to access:
log into a device using your child's FCPS account username and password
open your web browser
go to https://meet.google.com/
click the green "join or start a meet" button
Join: Meet.google.com
Code: MYES-Schoology
Schoology Resources
Schoology is Frederick County Public Schools selected learning management system to support course management, mobile learning, communication and collaboration opportunities PK-12. During the school year, all teachers will use the Schoology gradebook. Assignment grades will be visible for PK-12 while course averages will be available for Grades 6-12.
Parent Quick Links:
Student Support:
Student View Videos for Parents and Daycare Providers
This playlist of 10 videos covers many of the important functions that students will need to know when they start using Schoology.
Additional Supports to help Students:
- Schoology Troubleshooting Document for Students, Parents and Daycare Providers
- Submit Photo of Student Work from Chromebook
- Submit Photo of Student Work from IOS App
- Submit Photo of Student Work from Android App
Parent Connectivity and Support:
How to Create a Parent Account: Video Directions Written Directions
One Call Now for Attendance
Please provide a note if your child is not able to attend school due to illness. Email your student's teacher or message them via Schoology.
Beginning on or around October 4th One Call Now messages will be used for our school. The intent is to communicate with families if their child has been marked absent for the beginning of the the school day. This call is automated and it is possible that if a child enters school later in the day the call could occur in error. As always please feel free to call our front office if you feel you have received a phone call in error. This call will be scheduled for the person noted as the primary caregiver for your child. If you wish to opt out of this or any of the One Call Now calls you receive, feel free to listen to the message through to the end for directions to push a code to opt out.
Teachers will take attendance each day right after arrival. It is critical that students arrive to school on time. As a reminder, arrival is between 8:30 -9:00. Instruction begins at 9:00.
Join the PTA
PTA Meeting at 6:00 pm in the media center on Thursday, September 9th
Face Coverings Required
Please consider joining the PTA this year: Membership Form
For more information, visit our PTA Page!
PTA News
The Race will be held on Friday, October 22nd. Please make sure to visit the website at this LINK to check out the prizes for the top ten earners and classes as well as the leaderboards.
Donations must be in by 10pm on Thursday, October 21st to count toward the prizes. Thank you to all who have given thus far. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Dawn Murphy at dawn.murphy8@yahoo.com.
Myersville Elementary is participating in Walk to School Day on Wednesday, October 6th!
Join children and adults around the world to celebrate the benefits of walking and bicycling.
ALL MYES students are invited to experience the fun and joy of walking or biking to school!
This one morning of the school year, parents of car riders and bus riders are encouraged to drive their children in, park at the Myersville Town Hall and join the group walk. Regular walkers and bike riders are welcome to gather in town and share their daily experience!
It’s COOL to WALK to SCHOOL – TOGETHER!
8:00 a.m. Gathering & Parking at the Myersville Town Hall at 301 Main Street.
8:10 a.m. Councilman Daniel Long of Myersville Message
8:15 a.m. State Highway Administration (SHA) Message
8:25 a.m. Group walk – Students and parents* walk together from Town Hall to MYES
(*Students must be accompanied by an adult)
8:40 a.m. Arrival at School – Refreshments for all!
This is a MYES PTA event.
To volunteer or for more information, please contact Dan Cowell: 240-626-5480
Food and Nutrition Services
Frederick County Public Schools, Food and Nutrition Services announces participation in the Seamless Summer Option (SSO) for the 2021-2022 school year. SSO is part of the National School Breakfast and National School Lunch Program and has been approved by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to allow all children enrolled at Frederick County Public Schools to receive meals for free.
PLEASE NOTE THAT MILK AND SNACKS ARE NOT FREE. YOU MAY ADD MONEY TO YOUR CHILD'S ACCOUNT BY VISITING: https://www.fcpsnutrition.com/index.php?sid=1496937421390&page=prepaidacct
To reduce the number of close contacts and potential exposure, parents will not be allowed to visit in the lunchroom. We will monitor health metrics and school data and share when this restriction can be lifted.
Bus Delay Information
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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