Roadrunner's Digest

Good evening Farquhar Families and Staff,

We have finally made it to June!! All of our major testing days are behind us, and we're entering our FINAL 5-day week of the 2023-24 school year. Students must submit any missing assignments, take advantage of any reassessment opportunities, and submit their final assignments of the fourth quarter. We can do this! Let's go!!

If you have an 8th grade student and didn't get a chance to review the end of year announcements, they are ultra-timely tonight! With promotion rehearsal this week, it is imperative that all students are prepared.

IXL Day, our final Open ROCK day, is this Friday! Students will enjoy over an hour of self-directed wellness time at the end of the day to celebrate a fantastic year.

Thank you for your continued support and collaboration, and have an excellent week!

In this week's newsletter you will find:

• This week's schedules
• This week's Roadrunner Shout Outs
• TIMELY: Earn a Gold Ticket for IXL Day!
• NEW: Yearbooks for Sale (Limited quantity!)
• 6th/7th GRADE: Color Wars 2024 on June 12!
• 8th GRADE: End of Year Announcements

Need to get back to an previous edition of the Digest? Find them in the archive on our school's website: https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/farquharms/.

Thank you to the following Roadrunners who have made a positive impact on our learning community!

• Mimi Feghali
• Annabelle Tust
• Joseph Mann
• Aerys Hernandez
• Valery Vega
• Ariel Callwood
• Ruth Asegu
• Ms. Hallmark
• Madison Wright
• Giselle Marquez Cruz
• Blen Asegu
• Ruth Asegu
• Alyssa Zadi

Would you like to recognize a student, community member, or staff member?

Submit a SHOUT-OUT!

Bravo to Mrs. Lipford and all of our instrumental musicians for their amazing performances in last week's Global Harmonies Spring Concert! If you play this well in middle school, the sky is the limit for your potential. Keep playing, Roadrunners!

Our last scheduled day for Open ROCK, June 7, will be extended to one hour and will be a celebration of all the hard work our students have poured into mastering their Math and ELA skills on IXL! While all students will enjoy the extended Open ROCK that afternoon, any student who has earned a Gold Ticket by mastering 60 skills on either the Math or ELA platforms by June 5, 2024 will earn access to outdoor inflatable attractions!

Want to know how many skills your student has mastered this year? Ask them to show you on the IXL platform directly, or email your student's Math and/or English teacher. We'd love to get as many students as possible to earn access on IXL day!

Our yearbook has finally arrived! We have about 100 copies for sale for $45.00 each. If you have not yet purchased a yearbook, please go to yearbookforever.com and place an order. Once they are sold out, there will be no more available. Please purchase them quickly as they will be distributed on Thursday, June 6 to 8th graders and June 10 to 6th and 7th graders. Please direct any questions to Ms. Gramkow at Amber_M_Gramkow@mcpsmd.org.

As we wrap up the school year, we are so excited to host our third annual Color Wars for the 6th and 7th graders on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. All students will be participating.

We are asking for donations in support of this student event. If you would like to contribute, we have multiple options available.

1. Monetary donation payable to Farquhar Middle School. Checks can be dropped off in the main office.
2. Drop off items (such as bottled water) to the main office labeled “color wars”.
3. Amazon Wish List with specific items, please click on the link to view the wish list: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3IX376SRFI27V?ref_=wl_share. All selected items purchased through the wish list will be delivered directly to the school.

Please submit donations by June 7th.

Thank you again for your continued support. We look forward to an exciting end-of-year celebration and this FMS tradition.

Promotion Rehearsal: 8:30 am. Please ensure your student arrives at FMS on time and is present in order to be fully prepared for our Promotion Ceremony.

IMPORTANT:

Students will be turning in their Chromebooks, Chargers and receiving their Class T-Shirts

Departure: 8:30 am (All registered students must be at school by 8:15 am. We cannot hold the buses for a late student!)

Return: 8:00 pm (All students MUST have transportation home. Transportation must be at FMS at 8:00 pm. If we are running late, students will call to inform parents)

Food/Money: The registration fee does NOT include meals. Students must bring additional funds (suggested $40 or more) for food and games. Not outside food and beverages are permitted in the park. Students will NOT have access to the bus until we leave Hershey Park.

**Hersheypark is now cashless and accepts all major credit cards, and debit cards, as well as Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, and Google Pay. For guests who may not have credit/debit cards, they can convert cash to prepaid debit cards at the Cash-to-Card kiosks stationed around the park. There is no fee to load cash onto a card at these kiosks.

Attire: Please adhere to the MCPS dress code. For those students that plan to visit the water park, please note that swimwear cannot have decorative metals or other adornments. Swimwear is ONLY appropriate in the waterpark area. See the Hersheypark website for acceptable swimwear and other information about park rules.

Weather: The trip is scheduled for rain or shine. Students should monitor the weather forecast for Hershey, PA to determine how to dress.

Other: Remember to bring sunscreen and wear comfortable shoes.

Ticket Pick up for Promotion: Allocated tickets are available for pick up in the FMS main office during the week of June 3 or will be at Will Call on the day of the Ceremony. Specific dates and times will be communicated.

Location: The ceremony will take place at Our Lady of Good Counsel HS Performing Arts Center.

Arrival: All students must arrive at the Performing Arts Center by 12:30 pm. Students should enter the school via the doors indicated by the orange 7. Please be sure to park in the lot that is indicated by the green 6. (See the map)

Theater Restrictions: The following items are not allowed in the Performing Arts Center: balloons, blow horns, or other such devices, as well as, no food or drinks.

Certificate Pick-Up: Parents can pick up certificate folders in the Performing Arts Center lobby either before or after the ceremony.

Transportation: All students must arrange for their own transportation to and from the ceremony.

Feel free to contact me anytime and follow Farquhar on Twitter!

Email: Angelica_L_Smith@mcpsmd.org
Phone: 240-740-1200
Twitter: @farquharms