Summer Update

Website: https://education.fcps.org/myes/
Location: 429 Main Street, Myersville, MD, USA
Phone: 227-203-1500

Wednesday, October 7

PTA Sponsored Walk to School Day

Friday, October 16

Schools Closed for Students

Thursday, October 22

Grade 3 Fieldtrip to ESSL in am

Friday, October 23

PTA Sponsored Run for Education Event

Monday, October 26

Schools Closed for Students

The days for Elementary School Conferences are October 28, 29, and 30.

We are using Sign Up Genius for scheduling. Please choose the date and time that is best for you. If you need an interpreter, please let the front office know asap.

Go to:

https://www.signupgenius.com/findasignup

Search using Marsha Meredith's email- marsha.meredith@fcps.org

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to the front office at 227-203-1500.

Myersville Elementary operates a school store for the convenience of families and students. The hours of operation are 8:40-8:55 am on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Payment is cash only.

Our Fall Festival Parties will be held on Thursday, October 29th in the afternoon. Students can come to school dressed as book characters in costume for the day. Costumes must be school appropriate:

• No scary masks or head coverings
• No weapons or lookalike weapons
• No inflatables

The Office of Special Education and Partners for Success are offering feeder pattern IEP Information sessions to families for the 2026-2027 school year. During these sessions, families will have the opportunity to learn more about IEP basics, connect with other parents in the feeder area, and ask special education related questions. Click here to see the flyer with feeder pattern dates and locations.

Dear Parent/Guardian,

Frederick County Public Schools uses SchoolCash Online as our preferred method of payment for school fees — from field trips and yearbooks to athletic fees and more. It's free, secure, and takes less than two minutes to set up.

Get started here: https://frederickcounty.schoolcashonline.com

How It Works

SchoolCash Online is the industry-leading platform for safe and secure school fee management, trusted by schools across North America. After you create a free account, you will be notified automatically of all your child's associated fees — so you're always in the loop. You can then browse, purchase, and pay online at any time, from any device.

Register in Under 2 Minutes

Visit https://frederickcounty.schoolcashonline.com and click Register. You'll need your name, email address, and your child's school details.

Please take advantage of the options to prepay your student's meal accounts. The student's name and ID number are required to set up your account on LINQ Connect.

Prepayment of meals protects against forgotten or lost money and allows students to move through the serving lines more quickly. Parents with multiple children in the school system can also go to LINQ Connect to transfer money between sibling's accounts.

Parents can also send cash or a check to their child’s school cafeteria to pay for school meals. Parents can indicate “Meals Only” on the check if they prefer their child not purchase a la carte items. When a check is received indicating “Meals Only,” a notation will be made on the child’s account to alert the food services staff.

Frederick County Public Schools (FCPS), Food and Nutrition Services announces participation in the School Breakfast Program and National School Lunch Program for school year 2026-2027.

Free and reduced-price meal benefits are available at all Frederick County Public Schools. Online applications for the 2026-2027 school year are available at https://linqconnect.com.

We encourage families who think they qualify or are unsure if they qualify to complete the free and reduced-price meal benefits application (MBA), to determine your child’s eligibility. Eligibility for free or reduced-price meals is based on the following annual income eligibility guidelines effective from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027.

Find the all the information including the income eligibility guideline chart here.

IMPORTANT: Families must be approved each new school year. Even if your student has been approved every previous school year, please contact the FNS office to verify current meal benefit status. Last year’s benefits only carry over for the first 30 school days. Without a 2026-2027 meal benefits approval, your student(s) will have to pay for meals starting Thursday, October, 1st.

 If you received a 2026-2027 NOTICE TO HOUSEHOLDS OF MEAL BENEFIT APPROVAL or NOTICE OF DIRECT CERTIFICATION Email or Letter, do NOT complete an application. IMPORTANT: Contact the FNS Office to verify 2026-2027 Meal Benefits status of any children in your household NOT listed on letter.

 If any children in your household receive SNAP or TCA BENEFITS, do NOT complete an application. IMPORTANT: Contact the FNS office by phone or email to verify 2026-2027 meal benefit status.

Interested in volunteering this school year? FCPS has launched a new volunteer registration process that combines the required training and application into one convenient online experience. There is no separate training platform or additional account to create.

Before beginning, please note that the required training video must be viewed in its entirety before the application becomes available. The training takes approximately 25 minutes in English and 31 minutes in Spanish.

Apply today:

• English Volunteer Application

• Spanish Volunteer Application

Once approved, contact the school to learn more about volunteer opportunities.

Questions? Contact the FCPS Volunteer Center at FCPSVolunteers@fcps.org or visit the FCPS Volunteer Webpage for additional information.

Maryland Law requires that a written excuse be provided each time that your child is absent. The excuse should include the date of the absence, your child’s first and last name, and the reason for the absence. Please either send in a handwritten note or you can email MYES.Attendance@fcps.org.

Absences considered lawful and therefore excused, as described in the Public School Laws and Code of Bylaws of the Maryland State Board of Education, are:

• Illness of the student

• Death in the immediate family

• Court summons

• Hazardous weather condition

• Work or activity accepted by the school authorities

• Observance of religious holiday up to 3 days

• State emergency

• Suspension

• Lack of authorized transportation

• Health exclusion

• Other emergency (judgment of Superintendent or designee)

FCPS attendance policies will be fully implemented and parent notification will be sent for any student who is on track to becoming or is already deemed chronically absent or tardy. Notification will begin at 5 days and when a student accumulates 10 or more absences within the school year. Chronic absenteeism is defined as missing 10 percent or more of school days due to absence for any reason- both lawful and unlawful. This amounts to 18 absences total in a single school year.

Myersville Elementary is a place where students and staff are engaged learners. They feel safe to take risks and all contributions are valued. Here we have fun while we learn in our school community.