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Seahawk News
December 2, 2023
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Sunderland Promotes Integrity, Responsibility, Independence & Trust
New This Week- Need to Know
- Thank you to all who came out to spend time in our classrooms with students on VIP Day! We welcomed 597 VIP visitors who made balloon floats, read stories and solved some "new" math! We appreciate all the efforts to pre register and the time each person took to visit our school. Our community support is just one of the many things that makes SES a wonderful place for children!
- Please see the Counselor's Corner for ANGEL TREE details.
- The FSO is sponsoring Letters for the Holidays. Please see the interactive flier link and click at the bottom for more details: 2023 Letters for the Holidays (canva.com)
- 15 Days of December: During the month of December, we will be having a special event each day! Students will be working towards an ice cream treat as they focus on being Respectful, Responsible, Ready to learn and Accepting of Differences each day. To clarify, the activities are optional for students. Students will have a punch card and will receive one punch each day that they are being Respectful, Responsible, Ready to learn and Accepting of Differences. These activities support our PBIS program! We are looking forward to a great countdown to Winter break!
- The Departments of Special Education and Student Services are sponsoring an event!!. Join us on Saturday December 9, 2023, for a day of presentations by Ross Greene Associates where you will learn how behavior is a form of communication and how to talk to children/students about behavior to find solutions together. Parents and Guardians of CCPS students as well as Staff of CCPS are welcome to attend. Please RSVP using the methods in the flyer. Questions can be directed to the Department of Special Education at 443- 550-8400.
- CCPS is seeking Bus Drivers! A flier is attached. Please spread the word.
PBIS at SES
See the calendar for the Splash Cash Cart days and Celebrations!
♥️Volunteers♥️
EVERYONE must reapply for being a volunteer. The system was cleaned out and you must reapply. Remember, if you want to be a chaperone or work events, you must be approved. If you are an employee of CCPS, you still need to complete the volunteer process for participation in events at school.
Even if you are not sure if you will be able to attend anything, please sign up early. Here’s the CCPS link of info:
Become a Volunteer - Calvert County Public School District (calvertnet.k12.md.us)
General Information about Sunderland Elementary School
· Instructional School Day - 9:25AM – 4:05PM
- Arrival window for cars and bus: 9:15AM-9:25AM
- Dismissal window for Daily Car Riders- 3:50PM-4:05PM
- Dismissal window for bus: 4:10PM-4:20PM
· School Colors - Blue and White – Friday Spirit Days- Classes are assigned a Flock color as well. More to come on that!
· School Mascot/Motto -“SPIRIT” the Seahawk -Sunderland Promotes Independence Responsibility Integrity and Trust
See the attached information regarding meals and more!
Counselor's Corner
From Ms. Hilton and Ms. Shade: December 2, 2023
• It’s time to select “angels” from our Angel Tree! We have a Sign-Up Genius available to select from the Angel Tree. All UNWRAPPED gifts must be dropped off at the front office no later than Wednesday, December 13th. Please contact Ms. Hilton (443-550-9387) or Ms. Shade (443-550-9474) with any questions.
o https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0A4EACAF23A5FE3-46130400-sesangel
• Our Character Trait of the Month of December is HONESTY! We will continue to teach, emphasize, and reinforce the importance of being honest throughout the month!
• Our classroom counseling lessons will involve career exploration! Students will have opportunities to discover, investigate, and research different career fields!
• SES is officially a No Place for Hate school! No Place for Hate’s focus is to improve our school climate through anti-bias and bullying prevention education. Students will state and sign our pledge to commit to doing their part to make our school No Place for Hate.
• SES has joined with Friendship Community Baptist Church for our HeartFELT (Filling Empty Little Tummies) program. The HeartFELT program provides qualifying students with meals and snacks each weekend. If you would like more information or would like your child to participate in the HeartFELT program, please contact your student’s school counselor to sign up.
• Should your family need assistance with school supplies (now or during the school year), please contact your child's classroom teacher or counselor.
Michele Shade, School Counselor, Last Names A-K, shadem@calvertnet.k12.md.us 443-550-9474
Danielle Hilton, School Counselor, Last Names L-Z, hiltond@calvertnet.k12.md.us 443-550-9387
Calendar of Events
Please note that new items are added to the calendar as they are planned. It includes updated field trips and other events. Please note the change of the FSO mtg to Nov 14th.
Attendance Notes
- When a student is absent, doctor notes should be sent within 3 days of the absence. If you need to email the note, please send attendance notes to sesattendance@calvertnet.k12.md.us This email will be monitored by Ms. Bozman. Please let us know if you have any questions.
Community Resources and Fliers
The following link includes events, activities, and opportunities for young people offered by organizations in the community.
These events and activities are not sponsored by the Calvert County Board of Education or Calvert County Public Schools. We provide equal opportunities to outside agencies to distribute materials that offer opportunities to students and/or their parents, but that permission should not be considered a recommendation or endorsement by the school district.
Repeated from Last Week
- There will not be a newsletter next week. However, we will send the 15 Days of December calendar home after the holiday.
- Our FSO is sponsoring the annual Winter Wonderland event on December 9th! Click the link below to the interactive flier that includes links to register and volunteer. Here's the payment link: https://square.link/u/bbB6gzoI--
If your child took CogAT this year, you will receive their reports before Thanksgiving. They will come home in their take home folders. Be on the lookout for them!
- We have 5 Teams of GATE students who are competing in Destination Imagination! Thank you to Meagan Jeffries for her leadership with the teams! This fundraiser will benefit any CCPS team that participates in the Global competition.