The Falcon News Nest
April 2025
Team FES, Better Together
PBIS
The House System at FES
Falcons rock the HOUSE!
Have safe hands and feet
Offer help to others
Use kind words and actions
Stay in your assigned area
Earn your education
Gooooo, Falcons!
Academics
The Literacy Link
Spring has Sprung and FES Reads is still going strong! March proved a great time to get lost in a book. We had 54 readers complete their nightly reading sheets. April's sheets will be distributed on Tuesday, April 1st. Keep reading Falcons!
OSOB is about to conclude this week! Students are loving the school adventures of Rip and Red. They have been answering the Trivia Questions and lucky ballers have received a mini-basketball each day of this school wide activity. This will end just in time for grades 3, 4 and 5 to embark upon this year's ELA MCAP assessment.
Finally, Tier 2 Interventions are in Round 5 and students are looking good with their phonics skills. There are only 5 students, in grades 1-5, working on their Letter Names and Sounds. We have 110 students who have mastered their grade level phonics skills and are improving their fluency and accuracy ability with grade level texts.
KEEP READING !!!!!!!!!
The Calculation Station
Shout out to our Third, Fourth, and Fifth Grade students who have been diligently working at home and in school to master their multiplication facts! We are up to 57 Mathletes so far this year! Our Kindergarten, First Grade, and Second Grade students have been hard at work on their addition and subtraction understanding as well! They are all Mathletes in our book! Way to put in the work, Falcons!!!
Did you know that April is Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month? What a perfect time to highlight some of the many ways math is prevalent in our everyday lives! Helping children to learn to understand and to love math is especially important as it helps develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and logical reasoning skills. Feeling confident in math helps young people develop their potential to change the world.
Some examples of math in the "real world" are below. Try to take some time this month to discuss these (and other examples you think of) so that we can see how math is truly EVERYWHERE in our world!
Counting:
Counting how many toys, snacks, or objects.
Keeping score in games or sports.
Measuring:
Measuring ingredients while cooking or baking.
Measuring distances or lengths (e.g., how far to walk to school).
Measuring time (e.g., how long a movie is).
Time:
Telling time and understanding schedules.
Calculating how long it takes to get somewhere.
Money and Shopping:
Understanding the value of money and making purchases.
Calculating change and discounts.
Comparing prices.
Understanding sales tax.
Games & Activities:
Playing board games that involve counting or strategy.
Playing with blocks or building materials, which can involve shapes and measurements.
Playing sports, which can involve counting, measuring, and strategy.
Cooking & Baking:
Measuring ingredients.
Following recipes.
Understanding fractions.
Building/Art:
Measuring and cutting materials.
Understanding shapes, colors, and sizes.
Music:
Understanding beats and tempos.
Counting measures.
Attendance
The Wellness Center
Upcoming Events
FREE Event: Student Art Exhibition at The Foundry in Denton
In collaboration with the Caroline County Council of the Arts, a student art exhibition is scheduled for April 11, 2025, from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm at The Foundry, 401 Market Street in Denton. The exhibition will feature a diverse range of mediums and subjects, created by our students and curated by their art teachers. Admission to the event is FREE! Attendees may explore and purchase artwork, which will be on display throughout April.
Empty Bowls Food and Fundraising Event
Don’t miss this delicious opportunity to support the food-related charities in Caroline that actively work to end childhood hunger. One in four children in Caroline County experience food insecurity on a regular basis.
Event: May 3rd, 4-5:30pm or 6-7:30pm
512 Franklin Street, Denton
$40 per person
Tickets - tinyurl.com/4m8mndvj
Proceeds from this fundraiser will go directly to these Caroline County non-profits:
Aaron’s Place
Caroline Helping Hands
Food for Learning
His Hope Ministries
Martin’s House and Barn
Maryland Special Education Survey
Important Information
Immigration
Caroline County Public Schools is aware of concerns regarding recent changes to U.S. immigration policy and enforcement. The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) has provided guidance which reinforces our own belief that every student—regardless of immigration status—receives the support they need from our educational system. Please visit the CCPS website for complete information.
Change of Student School Assignment
The 2025-2026 Application for a Change of Student School Assignment is available online from March 1 through June 1. Please visit the Caroline County Public Schools webpage for requirements and application.
Enrollment Open For All New Students
The enrollment process is now open for eligible Prek and Kindergarten students, and all other students new to Caroline County Public Schools.
Please note:
If your child is currently in PreK-4, there is no need to enroll again.
If your child is currently in PreK-3, they need to be enrolled for PreK-4 at their school of residence and requalified.
The enrollment process is explained on the Enrollment & Attendance page of the Caroline County Public Schools website. Families are encouraged to begin the process as soon as possible.
For more information about PreK and Kindergarten, please visit the Prek and Kindergarten page of the website.
