FQMS Attendance Policies & Procedures For Distance Learning
Please email your absence notes/questions to: FQMSabsence@hcpss.org. The email should include the child's name, the date(s), or period(s) if absence is a partial day, of the absence, and the reason for the absence.  The email must be received within 5 days of the absence.  See HCPSS Policy 9010 for attendance policy details.

For Discretionary Absences (up to 3 per school year) see the form here: http://fqms.hcpss.org/sites/default/files/Discretionary%20Absence%20Form%20%28FILLABLE%29.pdf 
Please email the completed form to: FQMSabsence@hcpss.org.

For Religious Observances see the form attached here: http://fqms.hcpss.org/sites/default/files/religious-absence%20form%20%28fillable%29.pdf. Please forward this completed form to: FQMSabsence@hcpss.org.

NEWS FROM FQMS

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

We continue to be so grateful for our wonderful students, families, staff and community.  We are in this together so please don’t ever hesitate to reach out - as a reminder, beyond calling school or emailing- my cell phone number is 443-766-2044.  Ms. Hewitt and I work to remain as accessible as possible to support our school family!

This week we are very proud of our school community for a variety of reasons. In our SEL class this week students created cards electronically that administration is printing and mailing to residents of local nursing homes.  Student artists are leading our lunch bunch on 12/4 to make cards that can also be mailed to local nursing home residents.  We are so proud of our students for making a positive impact and spreading love and kindness this holiday season.

Next week is Inclusive Schools Week -  Staff and students worked hard to plan several opportunities.  Teachers have materials that can be used in classes to promote inclusion AND students worked with staff to plan several lunch bunch opportunities to promote inclusion and belonging.  They are:
Lunch Bunch - Use code: FQMS Inclusion
Thurs. 12/10 11:30 - 12:00: Student run ALStar lunch bunch
Tues. 12/15 11:30 - 12:00: Staff run Viewing Party: "Difference and making judgements before getting to know the true person inside."
Thurs. 12/17 11:30 - 12:00: Staff Run Paddlet Activity "What makes me special and unique"

We want to hear from our students! Record a 5 - 10 sec. video of yourself describing what one of these topics or you can do both!

1. What makes you unique?
2. What actions can you take to be more inclusive?

FQMS staff will then compile all these student videos into one. Videos must be in one of the following formats MP4 (mp4, m4a, m4v, f4v, f4a, m4b, m4r, f4b, mov) and email them to Kristie_Kay@hcpss.org by Monday, December 14th.

For more information on Inclusive Schools Week please click HERE.

Student Services - Our student services team, health teachers, and administrators are planning a Well-being and Mental Health Supports Family Information Night in January - details will be released soon!   In the interim, we strongly encourage students and staff to read the newsletter that our counselors send out each month.  Check here for additional resources.  Please don’t hesitate to reach out to any school staff member if we can be of support.  We would also love to know what topics might be most helpful for us to address at our January event.  Please feel free to reach out to me directly!

Have a wonderful and safe weekend!  Your school family appreciates and is here for you!   

Megan Chrobak
Principal

December is "Return ALL Overdue Books" Month! We have more than 200 books still overdue from last school year.  We need to get these books back on our shelves and inventoried.  Please help by bringing all overdue books to Folly Quarter Middle School and dropping them off in the box outside the main entrance.  Emails were sent to parents last week.  Notices will be sent by snail mail soon, so to save trees and postage, please return the books as soon as possible.  Thank you.

Career Academies Virtual Information Sessions:  Click here for information and registration.

Programming Workshop  Programming Workshop.pdf 

The next  FQMS PTSA meeting will be January 11, 2021 at 7pm.

FQMS Positive Staff Shout-Out Link

HCPSS Technology Help

Please see our website for technology help resources.