ADMINISTRATIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Mid-term for Term 3 was Friday, March 1.
Term 3 Interim Grades will be distributed on Monday, March 11.
WEEKLY ATTENDANCE: Urbana Middle School has an attendance goal of 96%. Good attendance leads to success and increases graduation rates!
DID YOU KNOW?
PARENT UNIVERSITY OPPORTUNITY FLYER.
LINGANORE-OAKDALE-URBANA REDISTRICTING STUDY was launched in January. Enrollment growth at FCPS has led to the need for more schools. To help the Board of Education (BOE) balance enrollment and determine attendance areas for the new schools, FCPS has launched a redistricting study that involves our school as one of 18 in the Linganore-Oakdale-Urbana (LOU) study area.
In its earliest stages, the LOU redistricting study was launched in January to help the BOE determine attendance areas and feeder patterns for:
Family and community participation are essential in the LOU redistricting process, particularly in helping the BOE determine which factors should weigh most heavily in the redistricting plan:
By sharing what factors matter most to you, you’ll help shape the options. Using all feedback, the CropperGIS consultant and FCPS staff will develop a range of possible options. Then they’ll come back to the community for refinements to help create and identify a few of the best choices that the Superintendent will propose in September for BOE review. Your participation is vital. At every stage, FCPS seeks to hear your views, concerns and ideas. Community engagement is more than sharing information; it’s also bringing the community together to share your ideas and unique perspectives. The BOE will make its decision in November 2019 to enable bus routing and staffing to begin in time for Sugarloaf Elementary’s opening to its attendance area in 2020 when Urbana Elementary re-opens.
Please visit www.fcps.org/louredistrict to learn more and see the timeline and calendar of meetings plus links to videos and special Facebook and Twitter accounts: https://www.facebook.com/LOURedistrict/ and https://twitter.com/LOURedistrict/. And share your views at the meetings, via social media and email to LOURedistrict@fcps.org.
SPRING MUSICAL - Rehearsals for our upcoming Spring Musical, "Law and Order: C-Rhyme & Pun-isment" are underway and this year's show is sure to be a belly-buster, comedic H-I-T! Mark your calendars NOW for the upcoming productions as you do NOT want to miss the FUN!
Interpreter Requests for an ASL Interpreter or a Foreign Language Interpreter for any school event, parent conference, 504 Meeting or IEP Meeting, may be made by contacting Tammy Mitnick at tamera.mitnick@fcps.org or 240-566-9290. Requests should be made at least 10 days prior to the event.
Our UMS newsletter is published monthly on the 1st Thursday of each month. For time sensitive information, we will continue to send FOF Notices. The monthly newsletter will also include a calendar of UMS events. All of our newsletters and notices are archived on our UMS website. Our next newsletter will be published on April 4, 2019
*Please join us at our next PTSA General Meeting, Tuesday, March 19 @ 7 PM in the UMS Media Center.
Attention FAMILIES!!!!! SAVE THE DATE: Urbana Community Heritage Night: March 14th @ UMS.
The UMS, UES, and CES PTSA volunteers are in the midst planning the Inaugural Urbana Community Heritage Night! We are very excited about joining our three schools to organize this multicultural celebration!
WE NEED YOU!
Please help us celebrate the many wonderful cultures in our great community by sharing your talents, recipes, and cultural artifacts—Anything that will highlight your beautiful heritage!
Follow this link for Heritage Night Information.
OR open this link https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0d4aaea82fabfc1-2019 to learn more about participation and sign up!
For details about events, volunteering, daily morning announcements, and fundraisers, please visit www.umsptsa.org
http://education.fcps.org/ums/
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