January
9
2nd quarter report cards released
January
10
MSA After school tutoring 3:45-5:45 p.m.
January
11
MSA After school tutoring 3:45-5:45 p.m.
January
12
MSA After school tutoring 3:45-5:45 p.m.
January 16 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Observed Schools and Offices Closed
January
17
Market Day orders due to school
MSA
After school tutoring 3:45-5:45 p.m.
January
18
Market Day orders due on Internet before noon
MSA
After school tutoring 3:45-5:45 p.m.
January
19
MSA After school tutoring 3:45-5:45 p.m.
January
20
PBES Progress Reports go home
January
24
MSA After school tutoring 3:45-5:45 p.m.
Market Day order pick-up 6:30-7:30 p.m.
January
25
MSA After school tutoring 3:45-5:45 p.m.
January
26
MSA After school tutoring 3:45-5:45 p.m.
CHANGE IN
2005-2006 CALENDAR
In response to changes at the state level in the Maryland School Assessment (MSA) make-up dates, the parent/teacher conference day scheduled for Monday, March 27, has been changed to Friday, March 31st. Students will attend school on Monday, March 27th and will have Friday, March 31st off so that parent teacher conferences can take place.
STATEWIDE
ESSAY CONTEST FOR FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS
The Maryland Municipal League (MML) and the Maryland Mayor’s Association (MMA) is inviting fourth grade students to participate in an “If I Were Mayor, I Would…” statewide contest.
The essay contest is open to fourth grade students enrolled during this current school year. The contest allows students an opportunity to creatively use their cognitive and grade-specific language arts skills as well as civics and social studies knowledge to address problems as Mayor of a city. For more information contact your child’s teacher.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE
PERTAINING TO PROMOTION AND RETENTION
Promotion and retention
will be considered annually in terms of the best placement of an individual
student according to Prince George’s County Policy.
Promotion is effected when the student has demonstrated appropriate
levels of achievement and would benefit from the curriculum designed for the
next grade level.
Retention is considered when the student has not
demonstrated appropriate levels of achievement, in response to interventions
based upon his/her needs, and would benefit from additional experiences with the
curriculum at the same grade level. When
retention is determined to be the appropriate course of action, at least one
conference will be held with parents or guardians, prior to the retention.
If the parent and school personnel cannot reach an agreement relative to
the retention, the principal will make the final decision.
MATH
Students
should be able to apply rules they have learned in other tested topics to solve
word problems. The four parts of this topic — problem solving, reasoning,
communicating, and connecting — are interrelated. A good problem solver will
make connections to past learning, try out various kinds of reasoning, and
communicate his strategies for finding an answer to a problem.
Patterns
exist everywhere in our world. Find patterns in architecture, art, and clothing,
and ask your child to draw the patterns that he or she sees. For example, your
child might recognize a complicated pattern in a brick wall. Drawing the pattern
will help your child to observe and understand the relationships among the
shapes that make up the pattern.
READING
Your
child probably loves to talk about her favorite things, such as sports, foods,
or games. How did your child learn to play baseball or to make a sandwich? Most
likely, someone showed her the necessary steps and explained the process,
step-by-step. How-to guides do the same thing. In writing her own how-to guide,
your child will need to focus on presenting and ordering facts clearly and
logically. These skills are critical for understanding anything that she reads.
Decide on the
subject of the guide. Will your child teach a friend to play her favorite game
or to make a sandwich? How would she explain this activity to someone who has
never tried it before? What materials or equipment are needed for this task?
What is the first step? What comes next? What is the last step? It might be
helpful to call attention to words that show the reader how to move from one
step to another, for example then, next, or finally.
Encourage
your child to make a list of the steps (an outline) before she begins to write
out each one. Once she has a rough draft, point out to her the places where she
can work in sequence words (particularly if she has a lot of and then... and
then... and then...). Once the guide is finished, help your child find
someone who can use it!
HOWARD B.
OWENS SCIENCE CENTER
Howard B. Owens Science Center
located at 9601 Greenbelt Road, Lanham, holds programs on the second Friday of
each month unless otherwise indicated. Doors
open at 7:15 p.m. and programs begin at 7:30 p.m. Call 301-918-8750 during school hours to confirm program
topic. Cost is $4.00 per adult and
$2.00 for students or seniors. This
month’s program is on January 13th and the topic is:
The Planets
These “wanderers” hold fascination over us, from the simple beauty of watching them “dance” in the night sky to the intense beauty magnified through advanced photography. How can we put this fascination into words? Do we even need to? Come for an evening of enjoying the planets aesthetically – through music, visuals, and poetry. We’ll prepare you for future discoveries, as our show date corresponds with the launch window for the New Horizons mission to Pluto!
COLLEGE PARK
ARTS EXCHANGE
The College Park Arts Exchange is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, funded in part by the City of College Park, a grant from the Prince George’s Arts Council, PGAC Super Circle, and the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission, along with a grant by Target Corporation. Listed are the activities planned for January.
AHA! For Kids: GYMKANA
Sunday, January 8, 2006, 3:00 pm, at Old Parish House
Fun and Fitness for Kids--come roll, tumble, bounce and learn cool gymnastic
tricks with Scott Welsh, coach of the University of Maryland Gymkana troupe.
Remember to come dressed to move-- wear comfortable clothes and sneakers.
Registration is appreciated.
YOUTH CHOIR CONCERT
Thursday, January 12, 8:00 pm, at Berwyn Presbyterian Church
(6301 Greenbelt Road, Berwyn Heights, MD)
A Concert for Community, Friends and Family -- 30 young voices proudly sing out
at the culmination of the Youth Choir’s fall semester, under the direction of
Dr. Philip Silvey from the University of Maryland. The youth choir will perform
historical art music and folk song in four languages from around the globe.
They will sing works from Germany, Canada, Brazil, Africa, and the United
States.
YOUTH CHOIR AT MLK CELEBRATION
Saturday, January 14, 3:00-5:00 pm
at the Clarice Smith Center, University of Maryland
The Youth choir will take par! t in celebrating our civil rights hero, Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. (Please check our website for details as the event
nears: www.cpae.org)
ARTS DROP-IN
Sunday, January 22, 2:00 pm, at Old Parish House
Winter Wonderland! Make winter-themed dioramas using sticks, glue, glitter,
cotton balls and other items. Arts drop-in instructor Aaron Springer leads
an imaginative and creative free-form arts afternoon that children and parents
will enjoy. This free program is ideal for children ages 3-8; all children must
be accompanied by an adult.
If you have any questions, you can e-mail CPAE at info@cpae.org
or call 301-927-3013. For a more
extensive calendar of events, please check the website at www.cpae.org.