Friday, March 1 is Child Find Day. From 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. FCPS early childhood special education staff will be offering free screenings for preschoolers ages 2 to 5 who reside in the Frederick County and Winchester City school divisions.

J. Edward Ford and 4 Hearts Illusions perform fantastic magic show for the students at NREP.

NREP welcomes Tabitha Reeves as the new Assistant Program Administrator.

Students earned a fun-filled, hour-long event that provided them with the opportunity to go outside and use colorful chalk to draw positive images on the sidewalks and tennis courts as a means to express themselves.

Baby Doll Circle Time is part of the Conscious Discipline research-based comprehensive self-regulation program and classroom management system that combines social and emotional learning with discipline and guidance.

FCPS is helping students become good digital citizens by providing monthly tips on media and technology. This month's tip, focused on relationships and communication, was developed by FCPS school counselors who serve on the Digital Citizenship Task Force.

For the 18th consecutive year, H.N. Funkhouser & Company has partnered with the ExxonMobil Educational Alliance to present each of Frederick County’s 20 schools with a $500 grant to support math and science programs.

Congratulations to the winners of the Frederick County Public Schools Spelling Bee that was held Thursday, February 7.

The School Board has approved a middle school rezoning plan that will take effect at the beginning of the 2019-20 school year and impact James Wood and Frederick County Middle Schools.

FCPS Instructional Technology Coach Scott Lewis has been named a semi-finalist in the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) NextGen: Emerging EdTech Leaders Program.

The first phase of kindergarten registration for the 2019-20 school year begins February 4. Kindergarten registration is being conducted in two phases this year. Parents with a student already enrolled in FCPS should register their rising kindergarten student between February 4 and March 1. The parents of a rising kindergarten student who have no other children currently enrolled in FCPS should register their child from March 4-8.

The latest edition of Frederick County Public Schools’ E-newsletter FCPS Focus is now available.

The Frederick County Board of Supervisors has approved the School Board’s request for approximately $1.3 million to fund Phase II Safety and Security Construction Upgrades to a number of school facilities.