MYES Family Newsletter
Week of 1.23.23
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
Important Dates
Tuesday, January 24: Report Cards distributed
Wednesday, February 15: Two Hour Early Dismissal
Thursday, February 16: Middletown Middle Parent Orientation Night from 6-7 pm
Friday, February 17: Valentine's Day Parties
Monday, February 20: Schools Closed for President's Day
Learning at Home Days for Inclement Weather
Frederick County Public Schools (FCPS) has been approved by the Maryland State Department of Education to implement up to three virtual instructional days in lieu of systemwide closure during inclement weather. While not necessarily the first option, the Learn @ Home days provide FCPS flexibility in responding to various weather emergencies. In developing the FCPS plan, our goal is to: mitigate disruption to learning mid-year; minimize additional days that often need to be added at the end of the school year; and keep students connected to learning in the event of an extended closure. Additional information can be found here: https://fcps.ezcommunicator.net/edu/frederick/upload/0/18781.pdf
As a result, our school has been engaged in planning and preparation for this possibility, to ensure full readiness if a virtual instruction day were to be implemented. Here’s what you need to know and how you can help your child prepare:
Instructional Activities: All assignments will be independent and self-paced (asynchronous). You can expect approximately 20-30 minutes per subject area that students can complete at a time that works for them or the household. Assignments and activities will be review and practice, not new content. In many cases, students will have a choice in selecting the instructional activity. Please note that the design of these instructional days does not require students to follow a typical school or “live” virtual schedule.
All assignments will be posted in Schoology, for digital access or for a copy of printed packet that will also be available.
Assignments will include instructional activities aligned to the curriculum, as provided by FCPS or assigned by your child’s teacher.
Grades K-2: The default format for PreK–2 is a printed packet, which will be sent home with your child. For students with access at home, assignments will also be posted in Schoology and may include options for accessing digital instruction through programs such as i-Ready and Lexia.
Grades 3-5: FCPS Chromebooks will be distributed to your child prior to the implementation of a virtual learning day. Assignments will be posted in Schoology. Printed packets will be available if requested by student or parent/guardian.
Attendance: Students will be counted as “present” by logging into Schoology on the virtual learning day or turning in assignments upon return to school. Students who were unable to access the instructional activities during the virtual learning day will be provided with additional time.
Support: During a Learn @ Home Day, our staff will be available to provide “live” support to students during the day via Google Meet, in an Office Hours format. This is optional for students and not required. See schedule below. In addition, students needing support can also send an email to their teacher, call the front office, or send their teacher a message through Schoology. All staff will be responding to communication via these methods throughout the school day.
Please note that in the event of a virtual instructional day, FCPS will provide communication and notice well in advance of any predicted inclement weather to ensure that schools, students, and families are aware of this possibility and are fully prepared. Again, this communication is to assist in planning and preparation for this possibility that may be utilized in the future based on a multitude of factors. I will keep you fully informed as we move forward in planning.
Kids Heart Challenge is Coming Soon to Our School!
Hi Myersville ES Families,
Our Kids Heart Challenge is around the corner – We are getting ready to kick off our event on 1/27. Our event will run until 2/27. Get a head start and go online to register to take a Challenge to Move More or Be Kind. Once you Register you get a FREE torch wristband. We want to have the best year ever and get lots of students registered online! We can do it!
Click here to find our school: http://www2.heart.org/goto/MyersvilleElementarySchool
Night of the Arts
Dear Myersville Families,
We are very excited to be hosting the night of the arts again this year! ! We will be having a school wide art show on May 11th! This art show will be a part of the “Night of the Arts” paired with the spring chorus concert.
This year is a little different than the past. The company we used to mat and frame the artwork has gone out of business. Instead we worked hard to find something just as exciting! Each student will create a piece of art that will be transferred onto a tile. The tiles will be assembled on a wall in the cafeteria for a permanent installation! Families are welcome to the show to check out the new tile wall, participate in the photo booth, and listen to the chorus concert!
This event is a fundraiser for the Myersville art department to support all students in their art classes. Families may purchase a reproduction of their students' artwork on a tile. Multiples may be purchased. The price is $20 each. If you do not purchase the artwork the students will still be getting their paper version back. You do not have to purchase the artwork, just come out to see the show!
This is a save the date, keep a lookout for more information on this event! Please feel free to contact us with any questions.
Volunteer/Donation opportunity: We need to install the tile wall with grout. If there are any volunteers who would like to donate their time and materials it would be greatly appreciated! Email Sarah Romagnoli or Dana Austin if you can help out.
Thank you!
Maggie Wolen and Sarah Romagnoli
PTA Corner
Tickets for OZ are now on sale for all MYES families. There are still a few tickets available for Friday, March 10 and Sunday, March 12. Performances are at MYES. Tickets won't be around for long so get yours today!
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/f89ca7b2-994e-46a1-955b-535df6aa1b90
Yearbooks are officially on sale! We are using Classic Photography and Imaging (the same company we are using for photography) for our yearbook this year. The yearbook staff has been busy taking lots of photographs and we are hoping to add some more pages to the yearbook.
Empty Bowls Banquet
THE 29th Annual Empty Bowls Banquet will be held on Thursday, March 16, 2023 in the Middletown High School Cafeteria at 6:00 PM. There will be a silent auction, live music by Fertile Soil (bluegrass band), Dinner (catered by Fratellis and South Mountain Creamery), and guest speakers. This event donates all funds raised to the Middletown Community (Middletown Valley People Helping People and the Middletown Valley Food Bank). Tickets are available beginning February 1st. Please contact Alisa Gibson (alisa.gibson@fcps.org ) or Gretchen Martin (gretchen.martin@fcps.org) for more information
For Tickets - Please complete this link: EMPTY BOWL TICKET PURCHASE
or contact Alisa Gibson at Middletown High School - alisa.gibson@fcps.org or 240-236-7561
Plans Announced for FCPS Science and Social Studies Fair
FCPS is excited to announce the return of the Elementary and Secondary Science Fair and the Elementary Social Studies Fair. Both will be held on Saturday, March 25, 2023 at Tuscarora High School.
Elementary science and social studies events will occur from 9:30 a.m. until noon. Elementary school students have the option to participate in both the Science and Social Studies Fairs. The secondary science fair judging takes place from 9 a.m. to noon.
A free STEM Showcase, with hands-on science, technology, engineering and math activities is also open to the public during the elementary science fair. The STEM Showcase is open to students of all grade levels.
Registration is now open! It closes for the Secondary Science Fair on March 5 and for the Elementary Science and Social Studies fairs on March 20.
Click on the attached links below for more details on the 2023 event:Register for the Elementary Science Fair here: www.tinyurl.com/ScienceFair2023
Register for the Elementary Social Studies Fair here: https://sites.google.com/fcps.org/ssfair
Arrival and Dismissal
Arrival- Students can begin to arrive between 8:30 and 9:00 am. For the safety of our students, students cannot be permitted in the building prior to 8:30 am. Instruction begins promptly at 9:00 am.
Walkers are asked to enter the building at the Kindergarten doors. Car riders should be dropped off in the back lot in the car rider loop between 8:30-9:00 am. Please remain in a single file line.
Dismissal- Walkers and car riders will be dismissed at 3:30 pm. Walkers exit from the main entrance while car riders are dismissed in the back of the school. Students will wait inside the school in the gym. Please remain in your vehicle while waiting in the car rider loop.
Car rider pick up will be in two waves in order to minimize traffic on Main Street. Please do not block the crosswalk on Main Street if you are waiting. If you have multiple children at MYES, please arrive at 3:30. If you have only one child, please arrive at 3:40. Your adherence to these times will greatly support our school dismissal- thank you in advance.
Transportation Changes
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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