The Judy Center at FES
May 2025
In addition to our agreements, our Family Advisory Committee would like to add the following group norms for the 2025-2026 program year:
- We all should lead with kindness.
- Everyone should have helping hands.
- We should work together.
- Cell phones are to be used for pictures and emergencies only.
- Everyone should treat the Judy Center property as if it were your own.
It was agreed that the Agreements and Norms should be shared at events and will be revisited and possibly revised as needed throughout the year by the committee.
Do you want to be part of the committee? The next meeting is on January 21, 2026 at 12:30 pm.
The meeting minutes from the family advisory committee (FAC) meeting will be shared with families that are regularly attending Judy Center programs such as; playgroups, family engagements and family empowerment opportunities. Anyone attending programs is eligible and encouraged to serve on the FAC. That email will also contain a nomination form for a chairperson and secretary. Nominations must be completed by November 7 and voting will open on November 10 and ballots counted on November 20th. An FAC member is requested to attend the FES Judy Center Early Learning Hub steering committee meeting on November 24th either in person or virtually. These are exciting an fun times as we celebrate our parent leaders!
FES Reading Night
What: Join the FES Falcon Family for Reading Night. We will kick off our One School One Book reading initiative with a pajama party and laser show! Everyone who signed up prior to October 27th reserved their family reading blanket. You can still join us if you are signing up now!
When: Thursday November 13, 2025 from 5:45 - 7:00 pm
Where: Federalsburg Elementary School
This is a Community Schools, Title I and Judy Center Early Learning Hub event. All children enrolled at Federalsburg Elementary School and participating with the FES Judy Center are eligible! Do you need more information? Call 410-479-3050 today! Use the QR code or access the registration form here: https://forms.gle/TVHUpJRoRzxJdC8y6
Healthy Bites: Healthy Smoothies
A collaboration with our partner Choptank Community Health Systems. We will make and taste test healthy smoothies using the blender bike! Each family will leave with a blender, a cookbook and ingredients to continue the learning and fun at home. Limited to 14 families so register today!
When: Saturday November 8th 10 - 11 am
Where: 323 S. University Avenue Federalsburg, MD 21632
This event is for children 0-5 years of age and their family that reside in the attendance area of Federalsburg Elementary School or any child residing in Caroline County with an active IFSP/IEP or experiencing homelessness.
Use the QR code or access the registration form here:
All About Faces
What: Join us for All About Faces, an Arts for Learning social-emotional learning presentation. We will create a song, sing and dance as we learn about facial expressions, body language and our emotions.
When: Friday November 14th 11am - 12pm
Where: 323 S. University Avenue Federalsburg, MD 21632
This event is for children 0-5 years of age and their family that reside in the attendance area of Federalsburg Elementary School or any child residing in Caroline County with an active IFSP/IEP or experiencing homelessness.
Use the QR code or access the registration form here:
https://forms.gle/fAxRTYbNQynPjw8K6
Family Learning Camps
What: Join us for virtual the first Family Learning Camp of the 2026 program year. Register for this parent training and we will deliver a pizza for dinner! Then you just log on and have fun learning with other parents.
When: Tuesday November 4th 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Where: Virtual
This event is for children 0-5 years of age and their family that reside in the attendance area of Federalsburg Elementary School or any child residing in Caroline County with an active IFSP/IEP or experiencing homelessness.
Use the QR code or access the registration form here:
Ages and Stages: A new group is forming now!
This is a fun interactive learning experience for expecting parents and parents of children up to 6 months of age. Come learn about the stages of pregnancy and infancy.
- What: Join the Caroline County Health Department, Babies Born Healthy program
- Where: The Judy Center Early Learning Hub 323 S University Avenue Federalsburg
- When: 2nd and 4th Tuesday each month, 1:15-2:30 pm.
- Call: The Caroline County Health Department at 410-479-8185 for more information.
This is open to any Caroline County family expecting a baby or Caroline County family with a child up to 6 months of age. Judy Center eligible families, attendance counts toward your 12 meaningful interactions for the year!
The smile says it all! Continuing with our animals and pets conversation, our friend L is using various tools to give the animals a bath.
Playing in water automatically makes learning more fun! Our friend R showed us how he filled the cup with water, then added an animal and the water spilled out. In a few years he will make a very important connection in his STEM learning, but for now it is just fun exploring!
Sitting up unassisted was a milestone but now M is coordinating balancing and moving as she reaches for a moving ball from a seated position. It's a baby workout!
We went to JZ Farms and our Judy Center kids were easy to spot in the crowd! Our largest field trip to date, 29 adults and 44 kids!
Our FES Falcon Family joined together for STEM night. What does STEM stand for? Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. We had a 0-5 Judy Center space set up for our family to explore hands on STEM activities.
The Maryland Science Center brought STEM activities for PreK through 5th grade. Everyone had fun moving between stations and taking part in experiments.
The Aaron's Place Food Pantry at the Federalsburg Elementary School Judy Center Early Learning Hub is open to any Maryland resident. Located at 323 South University Avenue, Federalsburg our typical hours of operation are Monday through Thursday, 9 am - 3 pm. Note: We follow the Caroline County Public Schools calendar. For more information call the center at 410-479-3050
Laundromat Resources and MRDC Enrollment!
We want to grow our Judy Center and MRDC Head Start family! Will you help us spread the word? We will be setting up an information table at the Coin Laundromat located at 3338 Hayman Drive Federalsburg on Monday November 10th from 3-5 pm for both the Judy Center and Maryland Rural Development Corporation Head Start programs! This event is for families with children 0-5 years of age that live in the attendance area of Federalsburg Elementary School or that reside in Caroline County and have an active IFSP/IEP or experiencing homelessness or are eligible for Head Start. Eligible families that sign in with us requesting more information about the Judy Center or MRDC Head Start will receive free laundry detergent and softener!
Fall Produce Bags
Attend a Judy Center event between October 1 and November 14th and you can register to receive a fall produce bag valued at $20.00! This event is for families with children 0-5 years of age that live in the attendance area of Federalsburg Elementary School or that reside in Caroline County and have an active IFSP/IEP or experiencing homelessness. Register and attend an event and the registration for the produce outreach bag will be sent to you.
Maryland Food Bank
What: Shop the Truck
When: Thursday November 6th 12-2 pm
Where: Bethlehem Wesleyan 5330Bethlehem Road Preston, MD 21655
Maryland Food Bank
What: Shop the Truck
When: Thursday December 11th 12-2 pm
Where: Bethlehem Wesleyan 5330Bethlehem Road Preston, MD 21655
MRDC Head Start is Enrolling!
What: Head Start is looking for children that are at least 3 years old and will not turn 5 before September 1st 2026. Is that your child? Are you interested in enrolling them in Head Start?
When: There are openings now!
Call 410-754-3453 ext 116 today! You can scan the QR code on the flyer or click here to start your pre-application. https://pre-app.cleverex.com/?globalid=2805
More info, flyers and registration information to come but mark your calendars for :
Aaron's Place Food Distribution November 20, 2025 11AM at 401 Aldersgate Dr Denton, MD 21629
Aaron's Place Food Distribution December 17, 2025 10AM at Preston Lions Club 114 Williamson St Preston, MD 21655
December 18th 4:30 - 6:30 A Judy Center Family Traditions Dinner
REGISTRATION AND RECIPE COLLECTION FORMS TO BE SHARED SOON!
January 6 5:30-6:30 Family Learning Camp #2 Virtual
January 15th time/TBD FES Falcon Family House Bingo
January 21 12:30 Family Advisory Committee
January 30 2:30-3:30 pm YMCA Family Engagement
Future Dates:
Virtual Family Learning Camps #3 March 3, and #4 May 5
Family Advisory Committee April 22, July 15
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Judy Center programming is developed with funds from the Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Early Childhood