
Husky Family News
January 16, 2023
2023 Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Award Recipient
Emergency Lunches
Please read to learn more about our plan to serve meals when schools are closed for multiple days due to inclement weather.
Fun Activities with Frederick County Parks and Rec
Registration Open Now for the Science and Social Studies Fair
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
Volunteer at Hillcrest
Hillcrest welcomes families to volunteer in the school. Together we make a difference!
Link to Complete Volunteer TrainingLearning English
Judy Center
Play Groups for Children at Hillcrest PRC
Wednesdays <> Judy Center Toddler Play Group 9:00 - 10:00
Thursdays <> Judy Center Play Group 9:00 - 10:00
Call Michele Lucena for Details 240-236-3285
HES School Improvement Plan
Parent SIP Hotsheet HES SY23 - this reference sheet will review each area of our school improvement plan as well as share ways you can help at home. If you have any questions on how you can help, please reach out to your child's teacher.
COVID INFORMATION
FCPS has shared the following COVID procedures for the 2022-2023 school year.
FCPS COVID-19 Procedures
- All persons who test positive for COVID-19 or who have suspected COVID-19, regardless of vaccination status, are not permitted in schools or offices.
- Individuals and parents are responsible for following our screening guidelines if they or their child have primary COVID-19 symptoms or are positive for COVID-19. Primary COVID-19 symptoms include:
- Fever of 100.4 or higher
- Sore throat
- Cough
- Difficulty breathing
- Diarrhea or vomiting
- New onset of severe headache
- New loss of taste or smell
- FCPS is enforcing isolation of positive/symptomatic individuals and will continue to send ill individuals with Primary COVID-19 symptoms home and require isolation or testing before they return. FCPS is accepting the results of COVID-19 Home Test Kits.
- All individuals who test positive for COVID-19, regardless of vaccination status, are to isolate at home for at least 5 full days from the onset of symptoms. If returning before the 11th day of symptom onset, a face covering must be worn at all times when indoors on days 6-10 except while eating or napping. Those who are unable to mask may return unmasked with documentation of a negative COVID-19 test on day 5 or later.
- Class letters are sent home when a report of a positive case of COVID-19 in the classroom/cohort is received.
- The Maryland Department of Health confirms COVID-19 outbreaks in a school community. An approved COVID-19 outbreak communication is then sent, via Find Out First, to that school's community.
- FCPS is no longer contact tracing or requiring quarantine of close contacts regardless of vaccination status. If you or your child have been in close contact with a positive individual please follow the CDC recommended masking guidelines when inside FCPS schools and buildings.
Hillcrest Elementary School
Email: justin.mcconnaughey@fcps.org
Website: https://edu.fcps.org/hes/
Location: 1285 Hillcrest Drive, Frederick, MD, USA
Phone: 240-236-3200
Facebook: facebook.com/HillcrestHuskies