March 5, 2020
The MCAP Maryland Integrated Science Assessment (MISA) is a measure of student achievement in science instruction aligned with the Maryland Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) in grade 5 (assessing content from grades 3, 4, and 5).
The MISA will be administered at North Frederick to students in grade 5 at the end of March.
Nicole Bell Assistant Principal North Frederick Elementary School
School closings or delays due to inclement weather can be found in multiple ways- 1) FCPS will send out a Find Out First with the information as early as possible, 2) you can check on www.FCPS.org, 3) TV and local radio stations. We respectfully request that you use these ways to be informed. The school front office is not informed sooner than Find Out First and at times struggles handling the volume of calls with weather questions. Thank you for your help!
Blessings in a Backpack is looking for Volunteers here at NFES to help pack weekend food for our kids. We pack on Thursday mornings beginning at 8:30am in our Cafeteria. Please use the Sign Up Genius below so that we know we are covered. We pack for 340 of our students! Sign Up Genius
Looking Ahead
*Dates and times are subject to change.
Keeping You Informed
Attendance
Good attendance leads to success and boosts graduation. Our school goal is 96%.
2019 - 95.6% Our Attendance Year to Date is 95.7%. Our goal is 96%.
Please help us meet our goal by sending your child to school and on time.
Help us keep our attendance percentage above 96% this year!
From the Front Office:
- We require all transportation changes, both daily and permanent to be provided in writing via a note or email for safety reasons. Emails can be sent to Jennifer.mathers@fcps.org. We appreciate transportation changes to be submitted by 2pm if possible.
- Morning Car rider line- If possible, please help us by having your child able to exit out of the car on the curb side to keep everyone safe and help to keep our line moving efficiently. Thank you!
- The front office is closed from 2:30-3pm every day to allow the front office to dismiss all children in a safe and timely fashion.
- Please remember to bring a government issued photo ID when visiting the school and/or signing students out of the school.
Thank you for being so understanding and helping NFES keep our students safe.
Come see our Stars shine in:
Opening Night Friday, March 6
Doors open at 6:30, Show starts at 7
2nd Showing on Saturday, March 7
Doors open at 5:30, Show starts at 6
Sponsored by NFES PTA and Directed by MET
Lunch with Loved Ones March 17
Scholastic Book Fair March 17-20
NFES Fashion Show April 4
Spring Carnival May 29
The NFES Science Fair and STEM Night are coming! How can you prepare?
-Our NFES Science Fair and STEM Night will be held on Tuesday March 31st in the school Gym
-The FCPS County Wide Science Fair is Saturday, March 28th. This is optional. You can register online. You will need to complete your project sooner if you plan to participate in this.
The links below have the Timeline to follow
Science Fair and STEM Night (English) Science Fair and STEM Night (Spanish)
Numbers 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 are approximate dates to assist you in planning.
Numbers 1, 2, 8, 9, and 10 are exact dates.
New news from our School Counselor and School Social Worker
And Pictures from Dr. Seuss Day
North Frederick is a PBIS school and staff members teach kids academics along with how to act/react in different settings. Rather than expecting kids to arrive at a school knowing how to behave, our school teaches correct behaviors. This year, all students are being taught lessons using the PATHS curriculum.
North Frederick focuses on teaching what TO do by giving clear directions, being calm and patient, modeling expected behaviors, setting a good example, using positive recognition and reinforcement, and setting consistent and reasonable limits. Our school staff knows that adults get more of what they focus on. If adults place all the focus on kids fighting instead of cooperating, that’s what they’ll see more of. If adults focus on teaching and reinforcing cooperation, they’ll end up seeing more of those types of behaviors. While this shift in focus doesn’t remove the necessity of responding to and taking action when kids behave inappropriately, it does substantially reduce many misbehaviors.
Between teaching PATHS lessons and teaching our school-wide expectations, we are proud to announce that we have seen a decline in Support calls and Referrals. Students are learning about their feelings, how to appropriately handle the uncomfortable feelings, and how to effectively interact with others.
How might these ideas apply to more peaceful relationships in your family?
PATHS®
Daily PATHS® lessons continue in all classes each week. We encourage you to think about ways you can reinforce these skills and concepts at home.
Do your children ever have difficulty calming down? You can use the steps in the control signals poster as a way to help your child get control of their behavior.
Using the same steps at home that students are learning for problem solving at school will help your child remember and follow these steps more often when they have a problem. Helping your child solve their own problems builds self esteem!
Students are learning how to "do the turtle" as part of PATHS lessons. This includes using a body movement which mirrors that of a turtle going into its shell (hands on head and tucking your chin towards your chest). As students move into the turtle position they work through the steps on the poster shown above. This process promotes their ability to identify their emotions and self-regulate their response to something that has happened. This is first step in the problem-solving process.
Students are learning to use a stoplight approach to problem solving. Stopping to recognize the problem and how they feel about it (part of doing the turtle) is the first step. Then students begin to think of ways to solve a problem and what might work best. Finally, students select the best solution to the problem and then evaluate how it worked. Teachers are supporting students in using control signals during times problems arise individually and as a class.
Students use feeling faces cards to identify comfortable or uncomfortable feelings they may have during the day. Recognizing emotions is an important step in communicating how you feel and what you need when problems arise.
Did You Know...?
You can put money on your child's lunch account online! - If you would like to update your child's lunch account, please visit: http://www.myschoolbucks.com.
BUS DELAY INFORMATION
FCPS has a Transportation Delay Board that you can access easily when you wonder why your child's bus hasn't arrived yet.
Bus Delay will let you know!
This can also be found on the FCPS.org website under "Our Schools" tab. The Bus Delay link is on the right side under "Quick Links". It updates often, so keep checking. This is faster than calling your child's school!
PTA News-
Tickets on sale Feb. 12th - March 13th.
Hershey Park Information and order Form (English) Hershey Park Information and order Form (Spanish))
Save the Date!
Spring Book Fair coming Monday, March 16-Thursday, March 19
Sign up to Volunteer HERE
Great News!!! We have an online store for you to shop and the school earns 25% of all sales! Please visit the online store by clicking HERE The online book fair is available March 11th-24th
Please “like” our PTA Facebook Page to keep up to date on all events!! Click the link above, or search“North Frederick Elementary School PTA”
BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION Do you know that NFES earns $.10 for every clipped box top? Thanks for remembering to clip, save and send them in with your student. We are still collecting Box Tops, so keep them coming! Learn More
Counselor's Corner-
Dear Families,
We can never have enough calming tools in our tool boxes when it comes to helping our children cope appropriately with stress. On the Falcon News Show students talk about the PATHS program techniques to help calm themselves down like, Using the Control Signals, or "Doing Turtle." Check in today with your child and find out what else they are learning each day to build important life skills. Also, please find 37 techniques to calm an anxious child in the attached article below. 37 Techniques
If you'd like to talk further about this topic or need any assistance please don't hesitate to call me or set up an appointment.
Laura Vogtman School Counselor North Frederick Elementary 240 236-2020 fax 240 236-2001
Laura.Vogtman@fcps.org
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Media Center News-
Media Center
2019-2020 Weekly schedules:
Monday – O’Hara, Sgouveakos, Porter, Stefkovich, Roland, Saunders
Tuesday – Mee, Winfield, Pruett, Riedesel, Maher, Lindsey
Wednesday – Hooper, Wenner, Moses/Hudson, Pallansch, Clas, Spevak
Thursday – Anderson, Roark, Prouty, Inkrote, York, Brown
Friday – Wagner, Jones, Bridges, Walton, Warrenfeltz
Media Specialist: Sherri Thomas
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Health Room News -
School Nurse: Bridgid Knott, RN BKnott@FrederickCountyMD.gov Health Room Technician: Nikki Riffle NRiffle@FrederickCountyMD.gov
Social Worker's Suite -
March is Social Worker Month
You may not realize it, but wherever there’s a need, social workers are there. They’re in libraries, in hospitals, mental health facilities and clinics. They place the sick and mentally ill on the path to recovery. They support our courageous military personnel, veterans and their families. They are in schools, helping students overcome issues that prevent them from getting an education and, when warranted, they protect children who have been neglected or mistreated.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, social work is one of the fastest-growing professions in the United States and is expected to rise 11 percent in the next decade.
This year’s theme—Social Work: Generations Strong—highlights the fact social workers have been working for generations to improve the lives of every single American. As NASW marks its 65th anniversary, we’re paying homage to social workers, many of whom are responsible for the countless benefits Americans enjoy today—including more and better access to health and mental health care, Social Security and a minimum wage.
All of which is possible because of the work of social workers and others. Social work is also a profession that allows people across many generations to make a profound, positive impact on the lives of millions of people daily. You will find social workers from The Silent Generation and Baby Boomers to Millennials and Generation Z who are doing the hard, often unsung work to make our nation and the world a better place. During Social Work Month, we urge you to learn more about the intricacies of the social work profession and how it’s evolved over the years and how you can help members of this great vocation continue to make this nation better.
Ayana White, LCSW-C
Licensed Certified Social Worker ~ Clinical
Maryland State Certified School Social Worker
North Frederick Elementary School
Direct line: 240-236-2006 email: ayana.white@fcps.org
For more information please check out www.mindfulschools.org
Photos-
Dr Seuss Day at NFES!
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