Weekly Update
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Good evening, Farmland families, It's Staff Appreciation Week! The PTA has organized theme days for this week's celebration honoring our amazing staff! We're hoping students will jump in on the excitement to demonstrate how much we value everything our staff does for our community.
Below are this week's updates:
Fifth Grade Spring Chorus Concert Who: 5th Graders who participate in chorus When: Wednesday, May 22 - Participants must be at school at 6:40 p.m. The concert begins at 7:00 p.m. Where: All Purpose Room at Farmland ES Additional Information: 5th-grade chorus members should wear any combination of black and white Spring Instrumental Music Concert Who: 4th and 5th Grade students who participate in instrumental music When: Thursday, May 16 - Participants must be at school at 6:40 p.m. The concert begins at 7:00 p.m. Where: All Purpose Room at Farmland ES Additional Information: 5th-grade chorus members should wear any combination of black and white All students are expected to be present. Please notify Mr. Poet directly if there are any conflicts. Congratulations to the National PTA Reflections Program winner from Farmland! Congratulations to Elliott Cheung who received the Award of Excellence for his film, "Hope for a Cleaner Environment" in the Film Production category. You can watch Elliott's film by clicking here. Elliott will have his artwork featured in the National PTA virtual exhibition and will receive a Young Artist Scholarship of $200. Way to go, Elliott! For a full list of all National PTA winners click here. 2024-2025 Kindergarten Registration and Orientation 2024-2025 Kindergarten registration for the 2024-2025 school year is now open. Children who will be five by September 1, 2024, are eligible. Registration will be online through the ParentVUE portal. If your family is new to MCPS, you will need to create a ParentVue account here. For more information about eligibility and the registration process, please visit the MCPS Kindergarten Enrollment webpage. Registering your child as early as possible is important. Kindergarten Orientation will be held in the morning this coming Friday, May 10. Only students who are fully enrolled will be invited to Orientation. If you have specific questions you can email our school registrar, Kari Auel at kari_r_auel@mcpsmd.org. Parent-Teacher Association Updates PTA Auction Information PTA Auction Fundraiser is Live Online! Bidding ends this Friday, May 10 at 12 p.m. This is our biggest fundraiser of the year - thank you for your support! The community is welcome to bid on gift certificates for local businesses, summer camps, classes, birthday parties, local experiences, an entire YEAR of Kids After Hours (KAH) care, and memorable Farmland experiences such as Principal for a Day! Bidding ends Friday, May 10th at 12:00 noon. Go to the auction site to see all the great items: https://www.32auctions.com/FarmlandPTA2024auction. Spring Festival Family Event and Fundraiser is May 10 Join the PTA behind the school on May 10 from 5:30-7 PM for the annual Spring Family Event and Fundraiser. Enjoy:
Purchase your admission now here. Admissions purchased in advance are $20/family or $5/individual. (On-site will cost $24/family or $6/individual.) Family admissions include 1 raffle ticket (additional raffle tickets available for purchase on-site). To ensure a fun, successful event, we need help! If you can spare a few minutes of your time to help with setup, cleanup, the raffle, and a few other tasks, please sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040B45ADAE2EA2FC1-49459825-spring Many slots are available for middle- and high-schoolers for SSL hours. Thank you for your help! Donation Drive for Harmony Hills Happening This Week Now through May 10, we will be collecting warm-weather items for adults, children, and babies: clothes, shoes, bathing suits, etc. We will also be collecting baby items like diapers, formula, and baby accessories. Look for the box outside school and at the Spring Festival. PTA Meeting this coming Tuesday, May 7 Join us at 7 p.m. this coming Tuesday for the next PTA meeting to get PTA and school updates. Please use this form to submit questions for the PTA and/or Mrs. Longest so we can have answers ready. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87917199357?pwd=b0lNUjlBVTJ4NzF0M2NtUFltRVZrQT09 Meeting ID: 879 1719 9357 Passcode: 628041 Submissions are open for Scarecrow's Corner All students are welcome to submit one or more poems, short works of prose, drawings, or other illustrations for inclusion in Farmland's literary and art magazine. All submitted works will be included, and there is no theme. For inspiration, take a look at last year's magazine: https://www.farmland-pta.org/scarecrows-corner-2. Email submissions to scarecrowscornerfarmland@gmail.com or drop off hard copies (must fit on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper) in the office in an envelope labeled "Scarecrow's Corner" by Friday, May 24. Include in the email/envelope the student's name, grade, and teacher's name, but please don't include those details on the artwork itself. We look forward to showcasing our Farmland students' creativity! Upcoming Important Dates Click here to access the event calendar.
Contact Information Mrs. Longest, Principal, April_D_Longest@mcpsmd.org Ms. Davis-Jones, Assistant Principal, Aara_L_Davis-Jones@mcpsmd.org Ms. Harrison, Administrative Secretary, Theresa_T_Harrison@mcpsmd.org Mrs. Auel, Registrar and Attendance Secretary, Kari_R_Auel@mcpsmd.org Best regards, April April D. Longest Principal Farmland Elementary School Office Phone: 240-740-0660
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