Kindergarten Newsletter
July 27, 2022
Welcome to Kindergarten!
We are so excited to welcome our new kindergarten students to Middletown Primary School! MPS is a great place to come and learn! At MPS we encourage students to be Safe, Kind, and Hardworking. Kindergarten is such an exciting time as students begin full day school and learn so much including reading, writing, math, science, social studies, and social emotional skills.
Our entire team at MPS works together to ensure all of our students feel welcomed and that they belong here as an important part of our learning community. Kindergarten is full of fun and learning and we can't wait to see our students grow this year.
As kindergarten students have been enrolling, and continue to enroll, we work to place students with a kindergarten teacher. Our entire kindergarten team is experienced in early childhood education. They are amazing! Please know our team considers many factors as we place students. We cannot accept specific teacher requests due to the complex nature of placing so many students in classes. You are always welcome to share the characteristics of the type of teacher you feel would be a good match for your student. Students who have already enrolled and have come for a visit with our literacy specialist have already been assigned a teacher for the upcoming year. We are confident that each student will have an amazing experience with the teacher they are assigned.
It continues to be an honor for us to serve the students, families, and staff of Middletown! Our Knight Pride is strong and we are so grateful for our community relationships.
Please see important opening information below including a presentation for parents.
Kindly,
Sandy Fox
Principal
Courtney Borne
Assistant Principal
Important Dates
Monday August 1st- Kindergarten class placement letters will be mailed.
Thursday August 4th- Families will receive a systemic email from from FCPS (both primary and secondary guardians) with student schedule.
Monday August 8th- Schedules will be visible in Schoology. Parents of new kindergarten students can use the provided student ID number to access Schoology.
Friday August 12th- MPS Open House, 2:30-4:30; students and families can meet teachers and visit classrooms!
Wednesday August 17th- First day of school!
School hours are 9:00am-3:20pm. Our front doors open at 8:30am to welcome students into the building.
Wednesday August 17th- Friday August 19th Kindergarten students will attend a staggered start schedule. Small groups of students will attend either Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday. Assigned staggered start days will be listed in your Kindergarten class placement letters.
Regular pre-k students (Mrs. Prichard's class) will NOT attend these days. Parent conference sessions will be scheduled. More details will be included in your welcome letter.
PM Inclusive pre-k students- 4 year old's (Mrs. Hall's class) WILL attend school beginning Wednesday August 17th.
AM Inclusive pre-k students- 3 year old's (Mrs. Hall's class) will attend Wednesday August 17th OR Thursday August 18th, depending on the day of the week your student is assigned for the AM session.
Monday August 22nd- All Kindergarten students will attend together. Normal school schedules begins for all kindergarten students.
Monday August 22nd - Tuesday August 23rd- Regular pre-k students (Mrs. Prichard's class) will attend staggered start. Half of the class will attend on Monday August 22nd and half of the class will attend on Tuesday August 23rd. Your assigned day will be included in your welcome letter.
Wednesday August 23rd- All regular pre-k students (Mrs. Prichard's class) will attend together. Normal schedule begins for these pre-k students.
Monday September 5th- Schools and offices closed in honor of Labor Day.
Middletown Primary School
Email: sandra.fox@fcps.org
Website: www.fcps.org
Location: 403 Franklin Street, Middletown, MD, USA
Phone: 240-566-0200
Twitter: @PrincipalMPS