June 13, 2019
Dear Falcon Families,
As the school year comes to a close we are sad to be losing some of our staff but joyful for their promotions and new beginnings. Thank you to Mr. Jay Corrigan for all his work with North Frederick Elementary. Mr. Corrigan has been promoted to principlaship at Orchard Grove Elementary School. We wish him well and welcome Nicole Bell as an experienced assistant principal to our staff from New Midway/Woodsboro Elementary. Congratulations to Mrs. Ivins on her promotion to Assistant Principal at Waverley Elementary.
Thank you to Mrs. Wrinn, Ms. Ehmann, Mrs. Philemon, Ms. Worrrell and Mrs. Adesina for their services to North Frederick Elementary. We wish them well in their new endeavors. We welcome Clarke Hooper to our 2nd grade team from Mt. St. Mary's University and well as Laura Jones to the 4th grade team from Baltimore County Public Schools. Both ladies have already been into our school to learn about our children and prepare for next year. We are happy to have them on our team.
Class letters will be sent out the first week of August and we hope to see you for our Back to School night August 28th from 4:30-6:30.
We are here this summer Monday -Thursdays from 8:00-4:30. Please feel free to call or stop by if you have questions. If you need to see me a secretary in the fron office can schedule an appointment for you as I am out at differing summer meetings from time to time.
Please stop in for your child to have free breakfast or lunch as we are one of the locations for summer meals. More info below in the newsletter.
Happy Summertime Fun! Please practice math facts and read, read, read! Stop in for a Summer Pop-In! More info below in the newsletter
Mrs. Seiss
Looking Ahead
Last Day of School for Students (Students dismissed at 12:47), Falcon Awards and 5th Grade Clap Out.
Falcon award times:
2nd/3rd Grade 8:30-9:00
K/1st Grade 9:15-9:45
4th Grade 10-10:30
5th Grade 11:20-12:00
*Dates and times are subject to change.
Keeping You Informed
Attendance
Good attendance leads to success and boosts graduation. Our school goal is 96%.
2018 - 95.13% 2019 - 94.95%
Help us work on getting our attendance percentage back up to 96% next year!
Did You Know...?
Maryland Legal Aid attorneys are available to assist eligible individuals with their Maryland criminal record expungements. Read this flier to find out more. Read flier HERE.
Food Stamp Assistance - If you would like some assistance applying for food stamps please contact 1-888-808-7327 or at snapteam@mdfoodbank.org.
Announcements-
There is a lot of information below, and lots of pictures in the gallery, so keep scrolling!
Wednesday, June 19.
School will dismiss 2 hours early (12:47pm).
PTA needs your opinion!
There's still time to help
What type of After School clubs are your students interested in? Take this 3-minute survey to tell us what you hope to see in the next school year. Survey Link
There are a lot of items that have been collected over the school year that have not made it home. If you are in the building over the next few days, please come take a look to see if any of these items belong to your family. All items are in the main hallway near the cafeteria. We have a collection of towels, shoes, sweatshirts, jackets, lunch boxes, sunglasses, water bottles and books and more. Whatever is left after school closes for the summer will be bundled up and donated.
Thank you PTA for an AWESOME Spring Carnival!!!
We want to see YOU this summer!
POP IN to NFES in July and August!
Join the fun on the following
Wednesdays 2:00 - 3:00 pm in the Cafeteria
Media Center News
Media Center
Thank you to all families for helping your children take care of the their library books and return them on time. Please remind your children to keep their books in their backpacks when they are not reading them. This helps keep the books safe from pets and young siblings.
All library books are due!!!
Media Specialist: Sherri Thomas
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Health Room News -
Frederick County Health Department / Frederick County Public Schools
ATTENTION PARENTS/GUARDIANS
School is scheduled to close June 19, 2019
Students are not permitted to take their medications home at the end of the school year (FCPS
Regulation 400-23). An adult must pick up all medications currently in the health room by the
end of the school day on June 19, 2019 no later than 12 P.M.
Medication remaining in the health room will be destroyed on: 06/19/19 at 1:00 pm
PREPARING FOR THE 2019-20 SCHOOL YEAR
Medication/Treatment Orders from your Health Care Provider.
The appropriate medication/treatment authorization form(s) must be renewed at the beginning of each school year.
Forms are available online at www.fcps.org or at your child’s school.
Please be aware of the expiration date on the pharmacy label when bringing the medication to the health room with the new authorization form.
School health staff will determine medication expiration by the date printed on the pharmacy label. Note EpiPen’s, Diastat, Glucagon and inhalers
have an expiration date printed on the container in addition to the pharmacy label. Therefore, the container expiration date must be equal to or exceed the expiration date on the pharmacy label.
Please make sure the expiration date on the individual medication container exceeds the expiration date on the label before leaving the pharmacy.
To ensure your child’s medication needs can be met at the start of the school year, submit all completed forms and medications to the health room on August 26th, 27th, 29th, or 30th, between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
School health staff will review these items for completeness and discuss any issues at this time. Please do not send your child to school with medications.
It is the responsibility of the parent/guardian to arrange for the safe delivery of medication to the school health room;
and the parent/guardian must bring medications and forms directly to School Health Staff per (FCPS reg 400-23).
Thank you for your cooperation.
School Nurse: Bridgid Knott, RN Principal: Mrs. Kimberly Seiss
School Nurse: Bridgid Knott, RN BKnott@FrederickCountyMD.gov Health Room Technician: Nikki Riffle NRiffle@FrederickCountyMD.gov
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Counselor's News-
Dear Families!
June is Summer Safety Month at NFES and we are excited to tell you about our upcoming event scheduled for Monday, June 17th 8:30am-11:30am. Each class will have an opportunity to visit our community helpers; Fire , Police, Water Safety, and Bike Safety! Your child will be viewing the videos below and you can repeat them at home as well!
Let's think about Safety Together!
School Counselor,
Laura Vogtman
School Counselor: Laura Vogtman Laura.Vogtman@fcps.org
PTA News-
After School Club Survey – please take 2 minutes to tell us what clubs you want next year! We’ve had a great response, so here is the last call for your opinion to be heard. Survey Link
Hershey Park News!
Ms Wagner's class was our top selling Hershey Park ticket winners and will be celebrating this week with a pizza party!
There are still a couple families who have not picked up their Hershey park tickets yet, contact Ms Myers in the front office to pick them up.
Spring Carnival -
We had a great time at our Spring Carnival and hope you did as well! Thanks to Alicia Graves and Gabby Martinez for co-chairing this fantastic end of school celebration for our families. We appreciate all the volunteers who manned food stations, staffed games and helped set up/clean up. We are especially grateful to the many teachers and staff who pulled double shifts, and for the custodial team who lifted, hauled and left the grounds spotless at the end of the evening.
Please upload your photos to the PTA facebook page!
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Click the link below or search,
“North Frederick Elementary School PTA”
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PTA Board of Directors 2019-2020
President: Jasmine Sneed
Vice President: Alicia Graves
2nd Vice President: Amanda McNally
Treasurer: Sandra Camacho
Secretary: Gabby Martinez
Email: northfrederickpta@gmail.com
PHOTO GALLERY-
Bike Rodeo - 4th Graders learning bike rules/safety.
Bike and walk to School Day video
Gathering at Safeway
The bike parade leads the way!
Favorite Book Character Dress Up Day
Miss Nelson Series- Ms. Lambert & Ms. Perry
One Fish, Two Fish... 2nd Grade
Wizard of Oz - 4th Grade
100 Acre Wood - 5th Grade
Miss Frizzle - Ms. Thomas
Dorothy Twins!
The Wild Robot - Ms. Carlisle
Olivia and Madeline - Ms. Ivins and Ms. Pallansch
Ms. Waltons 3rd Graders
PTA Spring Carnival
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