Ferndale Early Education Center

105 Packard Avenue Glen Burnie, MD 21061 410-222-6927/6928 www.aacps.org

Principal’s Message Dear Parents,

Our school is continually looking for ways to advertise the learning that occurs throughout the day, as well as upcoming school and PTA events. Ferndale has a Twitter page! If you have a Twitter account, please look up our school and “follow” us. If you don’t have a Twitter account, it is easy to create one and it’s free. Periodically, we will be posting announcements, as well as many learning opportunities from various classrooms, pictures, and examples of student work and projects. Our Twitter page is: FerndaleEarlyEdCenter (@FerndaleEarlyEd). It also has a picture of the front of the school. We also have a Facebook page. You can search “Principal Rice.” The same announcements are posted on both sites. And lastly, you can also find information on our school webpage, as well as checking your child’s take home folder each and every day.

American Education Week is coming soon. It is November 13-17. This is a great time to visit your child’s classroom. Visitation will be from Monday, November 13, 2017 through Friday, November 17, 2017 from 9:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. We look forward to seeing you during this week!

On behalf of all of our teachers, I would like to thank you to the parents that attended the October parent teacher conferences. It was a good time to meet with your child’s teacher and learn about their progress thus far. If you were not invited to attend the October parent teacher conferences, you will be invited in December.

The weather has started to turn chilly and cold. Please send in an extra change of clothes for your child in case of accidents. Items such as pants, socks, long sleeved shirts, etc. Once this change of clothing comes in, we can send the summer clothes home. Also, remember that we do plan to go outside for STEM classes and recess, weather permitting. If the temperature is above 32 degrees, we plan to go outside. Please make sure that you send your children in with coats, jackets, gloves, hats, etc.

Ferndale will be having their Book Fair the week of December 4th. If you would like to volunteer to help with this event, please contact Colleen Nehman, our Volunteer Coordinator and Reading Specialist, or Erika Brown, our PTA President. This event will be even more successful with your support!

Thanks to the following businesses:

Panera Bread of Ritchie Highway, Glen Burnie for their partnership with the Cromwell/Ferndale PTA

Chick-fil-A of Ritchie Highway, Glen Burnie for their partnership with the Cromwell/Ferndale PTA

Thank you for your continued support. Have a wonderful November and Thanksgiving holiday!

Sincerely,

Lisa Rice Principal

Sincerely,

Lisa Rice Principal

DATES TO REMEMBER:

November 1 Picture Retakes 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Yankee Candle Fundraiser ENDS November 2 Flu Shots – Kindergarten Only November 5 Daylight Saving Time Ends

November 8 Color of the Week: Wear RED November 9 2-Hour Early Dismissal No P.M. ECI Class Kindergarten Grandfriends Day 9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Pre-K Grandfriends Day 11:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. November 10 2-Hour Early Dismissal No P.M. ECI Class PTA Bingo Night 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. November 14 PTA Meeting at Cromwell Elementary 6:30 p.m. November 15 Color of the Week: Wear ORANGE ECI ONLY Grandfriends Day Times will be announced later November 17 Football Spirit Day Continued on the next page…

November, 2017

Lisa A. Rice, Principal

Mission

Ferndale Early Education Center offers an early learning environment in order to create a strong academic, social, and emotional foundation. Through partnerships with students, families and the community, Ferndale Early Education Center empowers students to be successful individuals in today’s diverse society.

From the Health Room

Vision and Hearing Screening Parent

Volunteers Needed

We need parents who are able to assist during the vision and hearing screening, which takes place on Wednesday, March 28th and Monday, April 9th.

Volunteering duties include the following:

Escorting students back and forth from their classroom

Holding the occlude in front of a student’s eye during the examination

Maintaining a quiet environment

If you would like to volunteer, please contact our school office at 410-222-6927 and ask to be transferred to the health room.

Christina Steward RN BSN School Health Nurse

Music News

In music, students have been working hard for this first quarter understanding beat by moving and playing instruments. Most recently kindergarten classes have started learning rhythm, the sounds and silences on the beat, which they have read, written and played. Both Pre-K and Kindergarten began working with pitch to recognize the higher and lower sounds. We will continue to build on these concepts as well as the sounds of the instruments, and organization of music throughout the year. This year’s vision in the music classroom is to cultivate lifelong learners, creators and consumers of music. You can encourage your child by having them listen to music with you or write and clap rhythms at home.

Heather Kurdziel Music Teacher

SECURITY DRILL

Each month the staff and students

practice various security drills. In

October, our school initiated an

announced fire drill during the

morning. We were able to evacuate

the building in a safe and timely

manner. The staff and students also

practiced an Earthquake Drill and a

Severe Weather Drill and did a

wonderful job at both!

DATES TO REMEMBER (cont):

November 17 ECI/Pre-K Fieldtrip to Walkins November 22, 23, and 24 School Closed November 29 Color of the Week: Wear YELLOW November 30 1-2-3- Magic Parent Event 9:45am-11:00am

Updating Phone

Numbers

Updating home and cell phone numbers as well as current addresses are very important information for the school to have on file. In the event a child becomes ill and/or needs to be released early, information on other individuals to be contacted needs to be kept up-to-date. Thank you!

From the Media Center

Hello from the Ferndale Media Center! ECI, Pre-

Kindergarten and Kindergarten classes have

done a wonderful job of minding their library ninja

skills and learning checkout procedures. It's very

exciting to see how thrilled students are when

they get to take a book home. This November, all

classes will be discussing

authors, illustrators and MD Book Awards. We

will also identify the characters and setting in

books, while enjoying seasonal literature about

autumn and turkeys! Please help your child take

good care of their books and remind them to

bring books back on time. In December, we will

be having a book fair at Ferndale. Please look for

more information in the

upcoming weeks about this

event. It is a wonderful way

to support our school.

Thank you,

Kelli Knode

Media Specialist

Important Visitor

Information

For the safety and security of our students and staff, we ask that all visitors, for whatever reason, show a photo ID and sign-in to the main office. You will then receive a badge before leaving the office.

We also ask that if you would like to visit your child’s classroom that an appointment is made first.

We appreciate your cooperation and understanding with these procedures.

November 2017

Brain Tip of the Month

Brain Language

“Don’t tell your children they are smart. More than three decades of research shows that a focus on effort – not on intelligence or ability – is the key to the success in school and in life.”

- Carol Dweck, PhD.

Physical Education News

During the month of November students in Pre- Kindergarten and Kindergarten will be focusing on Relay Races, Healthy Eating and scooter activities. We will continue working on the proper way to gallop, skip, hop and jump. November is a great time to get outside and take walks with your families. Enjoy the weather and the beautiful foliage. Please help your child to remember their tennis shoes on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Boots (rain, cowboy, snow and UGG), crocs, sandals and shoes with heels are not safe or appropriate for our movement activities.

Shannon Overend Physical Education Teacher

PTA News

Thank you to all our volunteers who helped run the Book Fair at George Cromwell! We sold 776 books! That equates to 139,636 minutes of reading, plus fundraised dollars for things like the Scholastic Newsletters and new books for the library! Our annual Basket Bingo night is right around the corner on Friday 11/10. Flyers will be sent home shortly, we hope you can join us! We have some exciting events planned for the coming future, we hope to see you there.

November Dates to Remember:

11/6 CiCi’s Pizza 5:00 – 8:00 pm

11/10 Basket Bingo *Doors open @ 6pm

11/14 Chick-fil-A 5:00 – 8:00 pm

11/15 PTA Meeting, George Cromwell

Elementary 6:30

December at a Glance:

12/1 Family Movie Night, George

Cromwell Elementary

12/12 Chick-fil-A 5:00 – 8:00 pm

12/19 Chipotle Restaurant Night

Book Fair at Ferndale TBA

FEEC Counselor’s Corner

I would like to begin by thanking all of the

families who donated food items to Harvest for the Hungry! Our school collected six boxes of food to help Maryland families in need!

Our guidance lessons this month focused on Friendship Skills. In our Friendship lesson, students discussed characteristics of a good friend. Friends share, take turns, and give a helping hand. We also reviewed what to do if someone “is not nice” or says/does something that is not friendly. For example we could use our words “Please stop, I don’t like that” or choose to walk away.

In October, our PBIS team also kicked of our school wide “Kindness Campaign.” When a student is observed showing kindness (helping a friend, cleaning up e.t.c.) their kind act is read on the morning announcements. A heart is then added with the student’s name on our Kindness Tree located in the school’s main hallway. Look for those kind notes to come home!

As always, if you have any questions about our lessons or want to discuss an individual concern, please call me at 410-222-6927.

Thank you, Jennifer Billings

School Counselor

Positive Behavior Intervention

and Support (PBIS)

Dinky’s ABC Rules can be applied to school and home! The following are just a few examples: Act Responsibly

Classroom: We will follow directions, work quietly and do our best.

Cafeteria: We will eat our own food and follow the directions of the lunch monitors.

Home: We pick up our toys and put them away.

Be Safe

Classroom: We will keep our hands and feet to ourselves.

Playground: We will use equipment properly.

Home: We will look both ways when we cross the street.

Care for myself, others, and the world around me.

Classroom: We will clean up, take turns and learn new things.

Hallway: We will keep the hallway clean.

Home: We will help set the table for dinner. Encourage your child to follow Dinky’s ABC Rules everywhere they go!

News from the Cafeteria

Happy Fall! We are jumping into “Fall” with eating good each and every day. Here are some fall foods that our students have tried:

Roasted Pumpkin!

Acorn and Butternut Squash!

Asian Pears!

Golden Delicious Apples!

Available every day are our hot entrees, cheese and yogurt combos and entrée salads. Free breakfast is served each day as well. So don’t “fall” behind……healthy foods await all of our students here at Ferndale!

Human Relations Committee

Dinky says, “Save the date!”

We invite all students and staff to participate in

November’s School Spirit Day!

Mark your calendar -

Friday, November 17th

is

“Football Day!”

Show your support by wearing your favorite team’s shirt or jersey!

Thank you! Nancy Tyler Cafeteria Manager

Counselor’s Corner

Student of the Month Program

Every month a student is chosen by each classroom teacher as the “Student of the Month.” This is a student who acts as a role model for other students, always displaying positive school behavior. Please stop by the lobby of the school each month to see the bulletin board that features the “Students of the

Month.”

Congratulations to the following students who were “Students of the Month” for the month of:

Reading Notes

November’s Reading Tip

To help your child connect sounds to letters (breaking the code), point out letter/sound

relationships to your child. Use books, cereal boxes, magazines, environmental signs, etc.

For example, “Stop begins with the letter S. What sound does S make? What other

words begin with that sound?”

Place pictures on the floor. Roll your matchbox card to the picture that begins with the “S”

sound.

October 2017

Marly H. Mrs. Grady’s class

Lilliana S. Ms. Grady’s class

Mason M. Mrs. McCann’s class

Natalie H. Mrs. Marion’s class

Andrew L. Mrs. May’s class

Thomas F. Ms. Jeffries’ class

Michael O. Mrs. Raymond’s a.m. class

Selena C. Ms. Sachs’ p.m. class

Please remind your child that any student can be the “Student of the Month.” Please encourage them to work towards positive school behavior

each and every day!

Human Relations Committee

Dinky says, “SAVE THE DATE!”

Ferndale’s Human Relations Committee invites all

Grandparents and Grandfriends to participate in

Grandfriends Day!

Pre-K & Kindergarten

Thursday, November 9th

A separate flyer will be sent home with more information. Kindergarten Grandfriends Day

9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Pre-K Grandfriends Day 11:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

ECI AM and PM Classes

Wednesday, November 15th

Times to be determined. A separate flyer will be sent home with more information.

STUDENTS WITH PERFECT

ATTENDANCE

October 2017

ECI

Ms. Sachs’ AM Class Elliott B. Selena C. Samantha I. Jabari K.

Ms. Sachs’ PM Class Charnia J. Jack D.

Mrs. Raymond’s AM Class Liam J. Michael O. John O.

Mrs. Raymond’s PM Class Genesis S. John-Pierre C.

Pre-Kindergarten

Mrs. C. Grady’s Class Angel A. Aiden L.

Ms. L. Grady’s Class Faith-Hilan A. Christian C.

Mrs. McCann’s Class Kali B. Timothy O. Alexander P. Jaslyn Z.

September & October

Employees

of the Week

Each week a staff member is chosen

and highlighted on the morning

announcements. Here are the staff

members for September and October:

Sept 25th- - Rita Miller, Pre-K Asst.

Oct 2nd - Rhonda Jessie, Media Asst.

Oct 9th - Debbie Swigert, Health Asst.

Oct 16th - Rhonda Mackner, SLP

Oct 23rd - Heather Kurdziel, Music

Teacher

Oct 30th - Lauren Grady, Pre-K Teacher

Congratulations!

Thanks for

all you do!

Kindergarten

Mrs. Marion’s Class Jewel B. Blake B. Morgan M. Alyssa M. Melody M. Raymundo O. Gerardo O. Mia T.

Mrs. May’s Class Alexandra D. Aubrey L. Johana M. Lindsey M. Riya P. Gabriella W. Alexander Z.

Ms. Jeffreis’ Class Kaylynn D. Thomas F. Nicholas J. Joshua J. Kenneth M. Danielle N.

Fire Lanes

Fire lanes and bus loops are not to be utilized by staff, visitors, or spectators. Any vehicle parked in a fire lane MUST be moved to an authorized parking space. This includes if you are bringing your student in because they are late or if you are picking your student up for early dismissal.