Route 40 Elementary School
Jacqueline Hawkins, Principal
Pre-K Survey
We are asking for the communities help. If you have a child that will be Pre-K age (3/4) for the next school or know someone that has a child this age. Please fill out the below survey. We greatly appreciate it.
January Happening:
January 26th - End of Term 2
January 29th - 91st Day, Professional Day (Floating) Asynchronous *
January 31st - Parent/Teacher Conferences 11:00-6:30 *
*Dates may be adjusted due to inclement weather days.
Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held on Wednesday, January 31, 2024 from 11:00 am - 6:30 pm.
Conferences will last approximately 15 minutes.
Parents of students in Kindergarten, 1st grade, and 5th grade will meet with their child's full day teacher.
Conferences for students in the split grades will be divided as follows:
- Parents of students in 2nd grade will meet with Mrs. Tice.
- Parents of students in 3rd grade will meet with Mrs. Lapp or Mrs. Tice by homeroom and schedule availability.
- Parents of students in 4th grade will meet with Mrs. Hawkins.
Letters with your time for conferences will be sent home early next week.
🥛 Weekly Breakfast & Lunch Menu 🍕
Schools are open on Thursday, January 25.
Breakfast: Breakfast Pizza, Cereal, Mandarin Orange Cup, Fruit Juice, Milk
Lunch: Spaghetti, Pizza, Chef Salad
Tossed Salad, Orange Wedges ,Corn
💡 Reminders
Changes in Transportation
Please remember that if there are ANY changes to your students transportation, you must send a note in with your child or call the school at 301-689-6132, please make sure that you speak to someone, do not leave a message. If the phones are down, the messages don't always come through until later. We ask that you please DO NOT email Mrs. Bolden or your child’s teacher with the change, we may not see the email in time. If you have questions please contact Mrs. Bolden.
Absences
If your child is absent for any reason, GCPS requires a note be sent within 3 days of returning to school. This way the absence can be coded appropriately. After the 3rd day the absence is unexcused. Please send a note in with your child to be turned in to their teacher or you can email Mrs. Bolden about the absence.
Advance Absence Approval
If your child will be absent for personal reasons(vacations) and you know in advance, there is a form that needs to be filled out and signed by the classroom teacher and Mrs. Hawkins. You can email Mrs. Bolden or send a note and request the form be sent home with your child a week prior to the absence. Any questions please feel free to contact the office.
School Messenger
As we head into the winter months, please take a moment to double check your contact information in school messenger to ensure that you will receive a phone call or text for delays and school closures. Instructions can be found on the Garrett County Schools Website. Please let Mrs. Bolden if you need assistance.
Recess
As a reminder we still try to take the students out for some fresh air during the winter months. If the temperatures are above 32 degrees we will attempt to out. Please have your students wear a jacket and maybe gloves and hats.
You can shop at the following link for a school spirit wear. Orders will be delivered to the school.