Happy December and welcome to the season of celebration! How do you “holiday”? Do you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Three Kings Day, Diwali, Chinese New Year, Las Posadas, or another holiday? Students will be exploring lots of ways in which families celebrate the holidays. We are eager to learn about the holiday traditions and the meaning behind them for all of our MVM families. If you would like to share with your child’s class, please reach out to their teacher.
From FCPS: “Inclusive Schools Week is celebrated annually the first week in December by families, schools, and organizations in the United States and abroad. The week highlights and celebrates the progress that schools have made in implementing inclusive practices to ensure a quality education for an increasingly diverse student population.” Although MVM students participated in Spirit Week during American Education Week, students are invited to also participate in the Inclusive Schools Spirit Days as well.
Attendance Please provide a note if your child is not able to attend school. Email your child's teacher as well as the MVMPCS Attendance email address MVMS.attendance@fcps.org.
Lost and Found Teachers will take students to view the lost and found inventory over the next couple of weeks as we try to tidy up the building before winter break. Parents, please encourage your child to be on the lookout for any missing items. We have quite the assortment of jackets, clothing, water bottles, and other items.
Breakfast & Lunch Menus and meal prices can be found here.
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Blessings in a Backpack is a food program that provides weekend snacks for students who may need them. If you would like your child to be included in the Blessings in a Backpack distribution on Fridays, please contact Cindy Green for more information at 240-236-6123 or cynthia.a.green@fps.org. This program also accepts financial donations of any amount to help support its mission. More information on donating can be found here: https://frederick.blessingsinabackpack.org/donate/.
Right before Thanksgiving, we received a donation of Tech Tubs from FCPS's Department of Technology Infrastructure (DTI). These Tech Tubs are being set up (9 of the 19 are brand new!) and deployed to our classrooms and offices. Each Tech Tub, which is made up of two square units stacked together, can charge 10 Chromebooks at once. Inside they have a shelf for each device and space for cord management/storage. We are grateful to have this new-to-us equipment.
http://education.fcps.org/mvmpcs/ 217 Dill Avenue Frederick, MD 21701 240-236-6100 Fax: 240-236-6101 Principal: Amy Dorman