MYES Family Newsletter
WEEK OF 5.3.21
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
Wednesday, May 5: Bedtime Story at 7:30 pm (myes-reads)
Wednesday, May 12: Asynchronous Learning Day
Wednesday, May 12: Bedtime Story at 7:30 pm (myes-reads)
Wednesday, May 19: Asynchronous Learning Day and Two Hour Early Dismissal for Elementary Students
Wednesday, May 19: Bedtime Story at 7:30 pm (myes-reads)
Monday, May 31: Schools Closed
In Person Instruction
We are excited to welcome more students into school 4 days per week for in-person instruction starting Monday, May 17. In order to allow time for teachers to set up classrooms and make adjustments for more learners, we have scheduled two asynchronous days. On Wednesday May 12 and May 19, teachers will assign work for students, but there will be no live google meets.
We will send communication regarding your child’s 4 day schedule on Wednesday, May 12 (via Find Out First and Schoology). If you did not complete the survey requesting a change to the days per week your child will attend in person, your child will remain in their current schedule (i.e., all virtual or 2 days in person). Please be on the lookout for more information in the coming days.
MYES Night of the Arts
Thank you to all who attended our Second Annual Night of the Arts! We were so excited to share with you all the hard work your students have been doing in art and music! If you missed the Google Meet the show is still live until May 13th!
https://artome6.com/myersvilleelementary21773/
The scavenger hunt is also available now on the website. A link to the directions are on the page as students will be looking through the artwork to find staff bitmojis! Prizes will go to students who fill in the correct answers on the google form!
Thank you again for all of your support in the MYES Arts programs!
- Ms. Romagnoli and Mrs. Wolen
PTA Request for Grade 5 Families
Online enrollment is open for students NEW to Frederick County Public Schools!
Please note, parents/guardians of existing FCPS students who will be changing schools within the county for next school year may begin to process in-county transfers using the online portal AFTER July 1st.
Parents may enroll their child in FCPS by creating an account here in English or here in Spanish.
Additional information is online at https://www.fcps.org/student-services/enrolling-a-student.
All new enrollments, including pre-kindergarten (pre-k) and kindergarten, occur online in a secure virtual environment.
Those enrolling a child also upload required documents and photo identification online.
Required enrollment documents are as follows:
For immunization and health records, provide BOTH of the following:
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene form 896 Immunization Certificate and
- Documentation of a recent physical exam, recorded on the Maryland Schools Record of Physical Examination
For proof of date of birth, provide ONE of the following:
- birth certificate
- physician's certificate
- hospital certificate
- baptismal or church certificate
- parent's affidavit
- passport/visa
For proof of residency, provide ONE of the following:
- current property tax bill
- current rental bill
- current utility bill for water, gas, or electric
Also provide the parent/guardian photo ID.
Transportation Reminders
Car Rider Waves - Families picking up multiple children, please arrive at 2:00. Families picking up one child, please arrive at 2:15.
School dismissal: If there is a change in the way that your child travels home from school, please send a note that morning to inform the school of the change or contact the front office by 1:30 pm. You may also submit the change via this link.
School bus delays: In a perfect world, our buses would run on time every day. But for a variety of reasons, buses can run late from time to time. Did you know we have a webpage dedicated to providing updates on late buses countywide? If a bus will be 10 minutes or later, it is posted here.
Hybrid Learning Model 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
We are excited to announce that the USDA has approved FREE meals for all children 18 years old and younger!
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 will be individually wrapped or compartmentalized.
Free breakfast and lunch meals will be available to children in cohort A on Mondays and Tuesdays while they are in school and to children in cohort B on Thursdays and Fridays while they are in the school. On these days when students are learning in a school building, they can also take a free to-go meal home for supper that same day.
Due to the amount of food being distributed for the remainder of the days, we encourage families who want additional meals for the days when students are not in the school building learning (virtual days at home, weekends, holidays) to pick up the additional meals at the child’s school on a day when they are learning in the building or visit one of the open community sites on Wednesdays and/or Fridays from 11am-1pm to pick up the additional meals.
Need help during the school day?
Learning Lab mentors will be available daily for any student who needs extra support from 9 am-4 pm. 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
Tutoring Virtual Hotline for Families
A staff member is available to assist families from 4-5 pm on Monday-Thursday. Go to meet.google.com and enter team-myes for technology assistance or student academic support.
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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