April 19 Newsletter

April 2019 Newsletter

FES is a School-Wide Title I School Principal: Dr. Yolanda Holloway Assistant Principal: Todd Nichols Webpage: federalsburgelementary.weebly.com FES Twitter: FES_Falcons@FederalsburgES Follow FES on Facebook @FederalsburgFalcons Save The Date April 5- Early Dismissal April 8- No Pre-K for Pre-K/Kindergarten Registration Day April 8-12 Autism Acceptance Spirit Week April 12- No Pre-K/ Staff Development April 12- PTA Family Fun Night/Silent Auction April 17- 3Q Report Cards released April 17- 5th Grade Panoramic Picture April 17- Class Pictures April 19-22 School Closed-Spring Break April 25-26 Pre-K Conferences/ No PK April 22-26 Every Kid Healthy Week April 23-May 7 State Assessments 3 rd-5th May 1- Spring Concert at CRHS 6:00pm May 10- Career Day May 17- Q4 Interims Issued May 27- No School -Memorial Day May 31- Field Day

Autism Acceptance Spirit Week th th April 8 – 12 .

PTA NEWS On April 12, 2019 FES PTA will hold a Family Fun Night and Silent Auction Fundraiser. The event will be held from 5pm to 8pm. We will have 3 food trucks Pete's Peteza, Dixie's Hometown Cooking, and Vanderwende Ice Cream. There will be carnival games the kids can play (for a price) and tons of awesome prizes they can win! Each class will have a theme basket that will be up for auction! The class basket that sells for the most money will win a special surprise! We plan to also have a Tricky Tray and 50/50. Please come out to support FES PTA so that we may give back to this wonderful school and community! Any questions please contact Joanna Durando at [email protected]

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8 Monday: Hat Day! Some Individuals with Autism use a hat to comfort them as a sensory tool. Let’s show support by wearing a hat! th 9 Tuesday: Sports Day! There are many ways for individuals with Autism to participate successfully in sports. Autism creates specific challenges in sports but also opens up many possibilities! Let’s show our pride by wearing our favorite sports team! th 10 Wednesday: Wacky Wednesday! Be an individual, we are all unique. Dress as unique as you can today! th 11 Thursday: Sports Hero Day! Nearly two-thirds of children with Autism between the ages of 6 and 15 have been bullied. Let’s change that! Be a hero, be a friend!! th 12 Friday: Where Red, Yellow, or Blue for the Autism Ribbon!! Individuals with Autism do not only want people to be aware but they want to have acceptance. Acceptance by definition is, “the action or process of being received as adequate or suitable, typically to be admitted into a group.” In 2018, the CDC determined that approximately 1 in 59 children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Pre-K Registration Pre-K Registration is scheduled at FES on April 8th. All students turning 5years of age need to have their 2nd MMR/Varicella immunization for school requirements. New entrants to school should have an updated physical, current list of immunizations and lead certificate if age appropriate. Should you have any questions please feel free to contact the nurse at 410-754-5722.

YEARBOOK ORDERS Order your FES yearbook. The cost of the yearbook is only $17.00. You can send cash or check payable to FES with your order form by April 15th. ***No Orders will be accepted after April 15th. *** 1

Successful Scholastic Book Fair We would like to thank everyone that came out and bought a book at our book fair from 3.11.19 through 3.19.19. Overall sales were close to $9,000 with a portion of that coming back to FES and our students. Read Across FES was on 3.15.19. We had a Dr. Seuss Breakfast in the morning! All of the items were a big hit! FES had the most visitors we have ever had at a book fair event...131 people! We sold over $2,500 in books during that time. Many readers read to classes throughout the day. The day was definitely a WIN for FES with a number of positive comments from the readers and community members that visited FES. EVERY KID HEALTHY WEEK FES will be celebrating the national observance of Every Kid Healthy Week April 22 thru April 26. We will be promoting increased physical activity and healthy lifestyles. There will be combined specials that week so please make sure your child dresses appropriately to participate in a week of fun activities. Encourage good eating habits at home since the parents are the best role models. There will also be bring your parent to breakfast on April 25th.....Save the date, more info to follow.