MYES Family Newsletter

Email: dana.austin@fcps.org
Website: https://education.fcps.org/myes/
Location: 429 Main Street, Myersville, MD, USA
Phone: 240-236-1900
Twitter: @MYESFCPS

Thursday, December 15 and Friday, December 16: PTA Sponsored Holiday Gift Shop

Schedule here

Monday, December 19: Winter Band Concert for Grade 5 at 7 pm at MHS (Band students report at 6 pm)

Friday, December 23-Monday, January 2: Schools Closed for Winter Break

Tuesday, January 10: End of Term 2

Wednesday, January 11: Schools Closed for Students

Thursday, January 12 and Friday, January 13: Hearing and Vision Screenings

Monday, January 16: Schools Closed for Martin Luther King Birthday

Tuesday, January 17 and Thursday, January 19: Grade 5 Geology Fieldtrip Days

With temperatures turning colder and inclement weather in the forecast this week, this is the perfect time to remind the community of how we share information when snow and ice prompt inclement weather delays and closures.

A reminder that any closures related to inclement weather this month would be traditional snow days with no virtual instruction.

Timing of decisions

Closure and delay decisions involve careful evaluation of a variety of factors in a short time period. FCPS Superintendent Dr. Cheryl L. Dyson strives to give the community as much warning as possible for closures or delays so families can plan. Based on the forecast and existing road conditions, a decision is made by 5 a.m. whenever possible.

Once a decision is made, the FCPS Maryland Public Affairs team quickly communicates the closure or delay using several communication tools.

Please note the FCPS Public Affairs team is planning a test of its inclement weather software Tuesday, December 13.

How to find out

FCPS swiftly updates several platforms with the inclement weather decision.

Social media: FCPS on Twitter and on Facebook.

Online: All inclement weather closures and delays will be posted to the home page via FCPS.org. By visiting, www.fcps.org/alert, the latest alert message will be posted.

Email/Text messages: FCPS will share email and text alerts of inclement weather via OneCallNow. These messages will be shared in English and Spanish. Families and staff with cell phone numbers and email addresses entered into PeopleSoft will receive the texts and emails.

FCPS-TV: FCPS will post inclement weather closures via FCPS-TV.

Updating the media: FCPS notifies approximately 20 local and regional TV and radio stations. It is not possible to guarantee the news media will announce this information accurately. Be sure to check our platforms to ensure accurate information.

After-school and weekend activities

Generally, when schools are closed due to inclement weather, school-sponsored after-school and evening activities are cancelled or postponed. On non-school days, when the Snow Emergency Plan is in effect in Frederick County, all FCPS programs and activities are cancelled or postponed.

More information

FCPS Regulation 400-02 shares all details about inclement weather closures or delays.

Hearing and Vision Screening will take place for Myersville Elementary students on Thursday, January 12th and Friday, January 13th for new enterers to the Maryland public school system or any student who missed a previous screening due to COVID-19 school closure or absence. Maryland State Law mandates this screening. The re-screen date is Friday, February 3rd for students that did not pass this initial screening or were absent.

Parents/guardians who have an objection to this screening based on the tenets and/or practice of their church or religion must submit a written request for their child to be exempt from the screening. All written requests must be submitted to the health room BEFORE the day of the screening.

Please make sure if your child wears glasses or contacts that they have them on the screening days. If you have any questions, please contact the health room at 240-236-1880.

MYES Families,

The Myersville PTA is hosting a Holiday Gift Shop for MYES students. During the shopping days, Thursday, December 15 and Friday, December 16, classes will take turns visiting the shop and students will have the opportunity to purchase inexpensive, but meaningful items for their loved ones.

This week, students will receive information in their folders with more detailed instructions on how to prepare for and participate in the shop. On the student’s shopping day (see here for class schedule), parents will send cash in a provided envelope that lists who their child is shopping for and any price limits per person. Gift items range from $.25 to $12. Students will shop and presents will be wrapped and labeled to take home that day. Note that The Holiday Gift Shop is cash only.

The PTA is also still looking for a few final volunteers to help out during the shopping days. Click here if you are interested in signing up for a volunteer shift.

We look forward to sharing the gift of giving with your students.

Happy Holidays!

The Myersville PTA

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. Order today, the price will increase on January 1st.

Browse the Bookstore

You don’t need a degree in education!!

You can work in education and support the children and staff in your community. There are so many reasons to help!

* Job flexibility – choose the days you can work and the schools you would like to go to.

* Get your foot in the door at FCPS by networking with staff.

* Add some valuable skills to your toolbox (problem solving, flexibility, etc.)

* Schools are exciting places to be and you can learn amazing things from the students and staff

* The demand is real, the appreciation is overwhelming

* Following the lesson plan and working with students helps to make the day go by quickly

* Gain an appreciation of how much work goes into running a school

* Your community needs you – we can’t do this alone

* Make a difference. What could be more valuable than being a positive influence to the children of Frederick County

Apply now at https://www.fcps.org/about/work-for-fcps

Teacher Substitute; must have 60 college credits. $21/hour

Special Education Instructional Assistant; must have a high school diploma. $15.36/hour

We also have opportunities for long term Substitute positions that last at least 11 days.

Join our team and see the rewards!

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.

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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