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Ilana Simhon

@FCES_Principal

Fox Chapel ES Principal

 Germantown, MD
montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/foxchapeles/
Joined August 2022
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Loved our Back to School Bash! Welcoming all our foxes back to the den 🦊
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Fox Chapel at the Back to School Fair 🦊
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Professional learning during preservice week. Our teachers are gearing up!
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Amazing week of meet and greet events with our PreK, Kindergarten and incoming grade 4 CES students. Welcome to Fox Chapel 🦊
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Huge success at our World Cup sticker trading event! ⚽️🦊
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Official first day as Fox Chapel ES principal🧡 Ready to serve our students, families and staff!
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Harriet R. Tubman Elementary School welcomed historian Anthony Cohen, marking the nation’s 250th anniversary by walking to Canada with a Harriet Tubman statue. He shared insights on the journey to freedom, and students had the chance to visit the statue.
Group of diverse children and adults posing outdoors in front of a large statue on a sunny day.

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A large group of children seated on a gymnasium floor listening Anthony Cohen with a microphone near a basketball hoop.

ALT A large group of children seated on a gymnasium floor listening Anthony Cohen with a microphone near a basketball hoop.

Three people, including Anthony Cohen, stand in front of a Harriet Tubman Elementary School statue depicting her leading a child to freedom.

ALT Three people, including Anthony Cohen, stand in front of a Harriet Tubman Elementary School statue depicting her leading a child to freedom.

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So honored and excited to serve the Fox Chapel community!
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Ty the Tiger was excited to welcome our students back to school today after the extended closure! Quarter 3 has started strong!
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Full house @HarrietTubmanES this morning for our VIP & Me Breakfast! Our Tigers enjoyed a special morning together with a very important person in their lives. We loved celebrating all the special stars in our Tigers’ lives! @CSconnect_MCPS @MCPS
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Not sure why there was so much excitement in the building on Friday when we walked by 🤷🏽‍♀️. Just your average twin day with the coolest admin team! @Simhon_MCPS!
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Thank you to our team members at Tubman and @UpCountyHub, @Yamilrx, @SidneyKatz4MC for the collaboration in ensuring last night’s family market was a success! @Simhon_MCPS @TubmanCSL @CavenaGriffith
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Our teachers engaged in meaningful professional learning at our staff meeting yesterday afternoon. Learning various types of scaffolds to support our students! @HarrietTubmanES
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Back-to-School Night was a huge success!! Pizza dinner, resources, interactive activities, the book fair and visiting classrooms🧡 @HarrietTubmanES
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Transition Day+New Caregiver Breakfast+Open House+Back To School Party= A day of #ThrivingTogether thanks to #TeamTubman 🪴💙🧡 @CavenaGriffith @Simhon_MCPS @TubmanCSL
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What an amazing week together! Targeted whole staff and team specific learning, recognitions, and our annual staff BBQ! We can’t wait to see our students next week! #thrivingtogether 🪴💙🧡
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Our core team is connecting and ready for an amazing year at @HarrietTubmanES! @Simhon_MCPS @TubmanSDT @TubmanES_RS
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Day 3 of ILT elevated math achievement, special education leader learning, and of course, team building! #thrivingtogether 🪴 @TubmanSDT @Simhon_MCPS
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