
The Falcon News
Volume 4, Edition 4, September 3, 2023
Attendance Reminder
Dismissal Reminder
As a reminder, dismissal is at 3:20 p.m. Please send a note/email to your child's teacher before 3:00 p.m. if you plan to pick up your child before the dismissal time.
FRES PTA 2023-2024
Hi! My name is Sandra Toledo, and I am the President of the Fields Road Elementary PTA for the 2023-2024 school year. I would like to introduce you the rest of our board:
Angela Liu – Vice President
Michelle Beauregard – Secretary
Kim Mlynarski – Treasurer
We are looking forward to an amazing year, but we will need your help to pull off all the exciting events we have planned! More details will be shared soon at the “Sneak Peek” and Back to School Night.
The PTA membership link is up and you are able to join here: https://fieldsroadpta.memberhub.com/store?limit=21&live=true
Finally, I want to thank the outgoing board members, Justin Silbert and Katie Howard for all their amazing work the past couple years as well as Ms. Williams and the staff at Fields Road for their support.
I look forward to meeting you all and having the best year yet!
Sandra Toledo
Sign Up For ParentVUE to Stay in Touch With Your School
Families new to MCPS are encouraged to sign up for a ParentVUE account at the beginning of the school year. ParentVUE is the online parent portal that serves as the primary communication vehicle for schools to share information regarding grades, attendance, scheduling, access to myMCPS Classroom and more.
ParentVUE provides a way to view school-related information and data for students. Register for athletics, special programs, communicate with teachers and verify your student information annually.
ParentVUE also allows access to Canvas/MyMCPSClassroom, a digital learning platform. Parents and guardians can view instructional information and resources, and get alerts about assignments and grades.
ONLINE FARMS APPS ARE AVAILABLE NOW!
is NOW OPEN for parents to complete and submit
the 2023–2024 Online application for Free and Reduced-Price Meals!
FAMILIES CAN APPLY NOW & AVOID LONGER PROCESSING TIMES IN SEPTEMBER!
MCPS NEWS
MCPS Moment: First Week of School 2023–2024
MCPS opened its doors on Monday, Aug. 28, welcoming more than 162,000 students to the start of the 2023–2024 school year. We were also thrilled to introduce Cabin Branch Elementary School, the 211th school in MCPS, and to celebrate the opening of four newly renovated school buildings across the county.
Watch a recap and check out a photo gallery from the first day.
MCPS Schools Implement Remind, A New Communication Tool
What Is the Remind App?
Remind is a messaging platform that will be used to communicate among MCPS schools, teachers, students and parents. School staff, central office staff, students and parents will all have Remind accounts to enable them to send and/or receive messages using a preferred mode of communication, such as text message, email or phone call and in their preferred language.
When and How Will My School Use it?
By winter break, schools will be transitioning to and regularly using the Remind app. When your school makes this transition, parents and older students will receive a text message or email notification from the teacher(s).
For Parents
Parents can log into their Remind account via the web or using the Remind app.
For Students
Students 13 and older will be able to reply to teachers’ messages. All students can log into their Remind account via the web using the Log in to Google option, which uses their MCPS Google apps credentials. Students 13 and older who have a mobile phone can download the Remind app and log in using the “Log in to Google” option as well.