The Fulton Flier

October 16

School closed for students: Staff Workday

October 28

School closed for students: Staff Professional Learning/Workday

October 30

End of Quarter 1 Celebrations- During the school day! More information to come!

November 1

PTA Fall Fest- Information below!

November 3

Schools and Offices Closed- Election Day

November 6

Fulton Friday- Wear your Fulton gear or colors!

November 16 - 20

American Education Week- More Information to come!

November 23 & 24

Parent/Teacher Conferences- See below.

November 25 - 27

Schools & Offices Closed for Thanksgiving

Friday, December 4th

December 9

Schools Close 3 hours early- Staff Professional Development

December 16

Band/Strings/Chorus Concert at RHS

December 24 -January 3

Winter Break

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Parents and guardians are their child’s first teachers, and your insight is essential to helping your child succeed. When families and educators work closely together, students benefit. MSDE has created this guides for families. The link is below.

The Family Guides for Student Success outline the key literacy and math skills your child will learn from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. These guides show what students should know by the end of each grade and support your child in meeting Maryland’s learning expectations. Your partnership with your child’s teacher makes the biggest difference. Stay in communication, ask questions, and reach out for ideas or activities to support learning at home.

MSDE is currently updating the Family Guides on this website to ensure they meet federal accessibility requirements and to provide clearer vocabulary and concepts in the math sections.

https://marylandpublicschools.org/about/pages/dcipl/family-guides.aspx

Maryland's Ready to Read Act requires that students at risk for reading difficulty receive timely, targeted intervention. Beginning with the 2026–2027 school year, Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) is putting this into practice through Student Reading Improvement Plans, or SRIPs.

Please visit the Fulton PTA website for more information: https://www.fespta.org/

Staff Lounge Donations

November conferences will be here before we know it! We’re getting a head start on stocking the Fulton Elementary staff lounge with snacks, drinks, and treats for our amazing teachers. Please consider signing up to donate!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0B45A4AD28A0FE3-65430364-fulton?useFullSite=true#/

FES Favorite Things

Are you curious about what your child's teacher's favorite snack is? When their birthday is? Check out a list of their favorite things!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lNr9RpT5wW1Dt-8QHMwoBnKypi3qOOPL2twi2uAph4Y/edit?gid=418399895#gid=418399895

Upcoming Dates

Pumpkin Patch

10/12, 10/19, 10/26 • Fulton Elementary

Monday is the second day of our Pumpkin Patch! Students will get to visit their very own pumpkin patch right here at school and choose a pumpkin to bring home and decorate. Kindergarten & Fifth Grade — you’re up next! We can’t wait to see all the pumpkin fun!

Bruster's Fundraiser

10/16 • 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. • Bruster's Maple Lawn

Come enjoy delicious ice cream and support Fulton PTA on October 16th from 5-9 p.m. Treat yourself for a great cause! 15% of all sales goes back to the PTA!

Chick-fil-A Fundraiser

10/27 • 6 a.m. - 10 p.m. • Chick-fil-A

October 27th is Spirit Day at Chick-fil-A! Stop by anytime from 6 a.m.- 10 p.m. to support Fulton- 20% of all sales will be donated back to the school! Be sure to mention FES when you order!

Fall Fest
11/1 • 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. • Fulton Elementary

Join us for the much-anticipated Fall Fest on November 1 from 1- 4 p.m. at Fulton! Purchase your Fall Fest tickets in advance and save. Join us for an afternoon of fall fun, including bounce houses, a candy bar walk, gaga ball, pumpkin ring toss, a glow party, and so much more. Bring your whole family to this community event! https://app.givebacks.gives/fesfallfest2026/Campaign/Details

Fall Parent/Teacher Conferences

The Parent-Teacher Conference scheduling window will open on November 6th. Conferences will take place on November 23- November 25.

Schedule

• In- person conferences will be held on Monday, Nov. 23rd only

• Virtual conferences will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 24th and/or
  Wednesday, Nov. 25th only depending on teacher availability

• For fall conferences:

• Homeroom/Language Arts teachers will be available for all grades.

• Our advanced academic teachers will also be available for Math conferences for 4th Grade
  GT Math only. (Math conferences for all other grades/teachers will
  be held in February.) This will help allow for more teacher
  availability to meet with families.

Families will sign up for conferences using Synergy beginning November 6th. Here’s how to schedule a conference:

Log in to HCPSS Connect to view and select your time slot:

• Go to https://www.hcpss.org/connect/

• Select “Conference” from the left menu.

• Choose “Parent Scheduled Conferences” at the top right.

• Pick a convenient time slot.

Please view the following helpful guides:

https://www.hcpss.org/connect/guides/

https://help.hcpss.org/when-and-how-can-i-register-for-parent-teacher-
conferences

If you cannot access HCPSS Connect, please contact the school for assistance.

The scheduling window will remain open from Friday, November 6th, at 8:00 am through Thursday, November 19th, at 4:00 pm. After Nov. 19th, families must call the front office secretaries directly to check availability and schedule a conference.

Fulton Friday's are back! Fulton Friday is a day for our school community to show their Fulton pride and if your student wants to participate, your student can wear Fulton attire or the school's colors blue and/or raspberry. Fulton Friday is the first Friday of each month.

Fulton Fridays will be:

Friday, November 6th

Friday, December 4th

Friday, January 8th

Friday, February 5th

Friday, March 5th

Friday, April 2nd

Friday, May 7th

Friday, June 4th

The Howard County Health Department will offer free flu shots at multiple community events this fall. See the flyer for more information.
Howard_County_Flu_Clinics.pdf

Emergency Information

HCPSS utilizes Family File for families to complete emergency information. Parents/guardians can now access and complete Family File by logging in to HCPSS Connect, selecting the Online Registration/Family File at the top right of the page and then selecting Family File Verification. Parents/guardians must verify and/or update information for each child, each school year