The Falcon Flier

Sandra McGraw, Assistant Principal

Jennifer Stairs, Assistant Principal

Website: ples.hcpss.org
Location: Phelps Luck Elementary School, Old Stone Court, Columbia, MD, USA
Phone: 410-313-6886
Facebook: facebook.com/phelpsluckelementary
Twitter: @hcpss_ples

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Happy New Year! I know that 2024 will bring great things to the Phelps Luck Elementary School Community. Hopefully, everyone had a great Winter Break making many fond memories and spending time with family and friends.

A new year signifies the ability to make new goals for ourselves and it is always a good idea to set goals with your children, perhaps something that they want to improve on, such as: improving on math, reading more books, using fewer electronics, etc. When goals are set, children can work hard to accomplish their goals and feel good about what they have done! With two more weeks left in the second quarter, it is an excellent time to set those goals and end the quarter strong!

Mr. Cosentino, Principal

For a complete list of dates and events, visit ples.hcpss.org/calendar.

January 2024

• 11 - Food Pantry
• 15 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Schools and Offices Closed
• 16 - Kindness Week Begins
• 16 - Spirit Day - Wear something with patterns (Make kindness a pattern)
• 16 - Ellicott Mills MS 5th grade Parent Information Night, 6:00 p.m. at EMMS
• 17 - Spirit Day - Wear clothes with numbers (Make kindness count)
• 17 - Schools close 3 hours early, 12:15 p.m.
• 17 - Winter Concerts, Band, Strings, and Chorus at Long Reach High School, 7:00 p.m.
• 18 - Spirit Day - Wear Colorful or Tie Dye Clothes (Show peace, love, and kindness)
• 19 - Spirit Day - Wear sunglasses (shine bright with kindness)
• 19 - End of 2nd Quarter
• 22 - Schools closed for students - Professional work day
• 25 - EMPOWER Family Involvement Night #1, 5:00 p.m.
• 25 - Bonnie Branch MS 5th grade Parent Information Night, 6:00 p.m. at BBMS

To subscribe to the PLES calendar on your smartphone, electronic device, or email system, click the plus sign + at the bottom right-hand corner of the Google Calendar or click this link.

Our two feeder middle schools, Ellicott Mills Middle and Bonnie Branch Middle will host parent information nights in January. Please save the dates below.

Approximately 85% of our 5th graders are assigned to go to Bonnie Branch Middle School, and 15% are assigned to Ellicott Mills Middle School. What middle school are you assigned to? You can look up your assigned school based on your address. Please use the following school locator link for your middle school assignment.

DEI Meeting January 9th at 7 PM

Our next DEI meeting will be January 9th at 7:00 pm. Join in-person in the PLES Media Center or online through the PTA meeting Zoom link.

Texas Roadhouse Dine-Out Night January 17th

Save the date for dinner at Texas Roadhouse on Wednesday, January 17th. A portion of sales will be donated to the PTA!

Staff Amazon Wishlists

Help out a staff member by picking up an item from their wishlist: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MM6RUV2tm6FqJGIJ9ZqKFtTdxFPpM_qa_Z9wmPBUpbA/edit?usp=sharing

Parents/guardians: save the date! HCPSS will host Road to Kindergarten info sessions, covering expectations for school readiness, the HCPSS kindergarten program, and more. The first session will be held Jan. 18 from 6:30-7:30pm at Centennial High School

Recently, we have had several situations where we have been trying to reach parents and found that either their voice mailbox was full or not set up receive messages. We also have several cases where the emergency number(s) we have on file is/are no longer in service.

We would appreciate it if you could take a moment and make sure of the following:

1. Please have a voice mailbox in place that can receive messages. If need be, please clear the messages in your mailbox so that your mailbox can receive new notifications.
2. Please take a moment and update any emergency numbers that may need to be updated in Family File.

This is very important, especially if we have an unscheduled emergency closing.