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Dear Franklin Sherman Families,
Yesterday, we honored and celebrated the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his dedication to equality and serving others. It's a time for each of us to reflect on how we serve our community.
One way we serve our community is to continue our mitigation practices to keep those around us safe and healthy. At this time FCPS requires everyone, regardless of vaccination status, to wear a mask inside our buildings and on our school buses, except when alone in a room. This includes staff, students, and visitors.
Outdoor masking is recommended for anyone who is not fully vaccinated in crowded settings or during activities that involve sustained close contact with others.
FCPS is conducting a nationwide search for a new superintendent to lead the school district when Superintendent Brabrand's contract expires at the end of the 2021-22 school year. Your input is an important part of the search process! Please attend a Superintendent Search Virtual Town Hall to provide feedback on the characteristics and personality traits you would like to see in the new superintendent.
The town halls will be hosted on Zoom tonight, January 18. Visit FCPS’ Superintendent Search webpage to register.
Finally, with potential inclement weather in the forecast Wednesday night, all students will bring home laptops in the event that Thursday becomes a virtual snow day. Have a great week!
Sincerely,
Kathleen Quigley
Principal
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Longfellow Curriculum Night - Recording
Thank you all for your patience as we shared the updated link this evening. We apologize to those families who were unable to attend the Longfellow Curriculum Night due to the issues with the original link. A recording of the presentation is linked here (passcode: jVS4Ldtpm$).
We will be hosting a follow-up event in the near future to answer any additional questions that you might have about Longfellow, Academic Advising and the transition to middle school. Please visit our Longfellow Website to learn more about our core courses, academic advising information, electives and to view the course catalog! In the meantime, if you have any questions please reach out to Katie Madigan, kemadigan@fcps.edu or the elementary counselor liaison for your school. Thank you again for your patience. We look forward to meeting you all in person in the near future.
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Tech Adventure Camp
FCPS and the office of Career and Technical Education are once again planning Tech Adventure Camp (TAC). This is a weekly exploratory camp designed to give students the opportunity to explore STEAM, culinary, health, trades, business and marketing areas. The camp is open to students in grades 2-6 during the 2021-22 school year.
Scan the QR code for more details or see the flyer.
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Cultural Heritage Celebration
Orthodox Epiphany (January 19)
A joyous Orthodox Epiphany to those in our community who celebrate! Orthodox Epiphany celebrates the baptism of Jesus rather than the arrival of the Three Kings. #OurFCPS @FCPSnews #OurFCPS @FCPSnews
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News from the PTA
PTA General Meeting (Virtual)
Thursday, Jan. 27, 7:30 p.m.
Save the date for our third general PTA meeting next week. This virtual meeting will provide an update on our accomplishments so far and future planning. A Zoom link will be sent out in next week's PTA newsletter.
To learn more about the Franklin Sherman PTA visit our website.
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Reminders
Virtual Learning Snow Days
These will remain a possibility for the remainder of the school year and we will need to be prepared. Franklin Sherman ES teachers teachers and staff will make sure students have the devices they need and will continue to practice using the tools and routines students will need to access virtual instruction should the need arise.
We can not do it without the help of our families.
- Review the Student Technology Readiness Checklist with your child and complete all the at-home readiness steps
- Report problems by using the links links or contact numbers listed at the bottom of the Technology Support for Families page
- Visit the Franklin Sherman Virtual Snow Day page for more information
- If you do not require your child in grades K-2 at Franklin Sherman to carry an FCPS issued device home with them for potential Virtual Learning Days please respond to this survey(this option is not available for students in grades 3-6)
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Make sure students return their device and charger to school on the very next in-person school day. Fully Charged!
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Thank You for Sharing Your Pictures
Please share your school related pictures with us. Use the webform found here (this link is not compatible with iPhone uploads) or upload your pictures in the "Share School Related Pictures" album of the FSES All Parents Course in Schoology (iPhone compatible).
Please follow FSES_Pandas on Twitter. You can also tweet your pictures @FSES_Pandas.
Because of FCPS Policies in place for the 2021-2022 school year, we can only share new pictures where appropriate masking and social distancing practices are in evidence.
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