
White Marsh Elementary School
2022 - 2023
Week of September 26 - 30, 2022
B Week
Greetings, White Marsh Families!
Our Spirit Wear Sale continues this week, but don't delay- it ends on Friday! See the flier below for information! On Tuesday, we welcome Superintendent Smith and Student Board Member Manasa Iswara to our school. They will be meeting with our fifth grade Bears! We look forward to a full week of learning with our Respectful, Responsible and Ready to Learn Bears!
Don't forget- WMES Text Alerts are a great way to get quick reminders about early dismissals, school activities and late buses. If you have not signed up for Text Alerts, the information is below.
Have a great week!
-Mrs. Steele
Earbuds Needed!
Required Forms
Picture Day is October 4, 2022
Parent Conferences
Volunteering at WMES
A reminder that all Volunteers (including Field Trip Chaperones) must be approved through SMCPS. Beginning this year, this will be an annual requirement. At WMES, those volunteers being asked to support students and teachers in the building will be required to complete a site based training session.
Any volunteer with an interest in supporting classroom activities, Field Day, Book Fair, copying/laminating for teachers must attend the WMES Volunteer Training Session prior to working with students. Please note- participation in the Training Session does not ensure that you will be needed to support an individual classroom. Teachers will reach out to you if school based volunteers are needed.
Future training dates are less than 30 minutes long, and have been added to the WMES event calendar.
WMES Spiritwear Sale- Ends on Friday!
The White Marsh Bears Spiritwear Sale is underway! This year you have two ways to order; 1. Fill out and send in the paper order form that was sent home with your child on September 14th, or 2. Order your Spiritwear online at https://whitemarsh22.itemorder.com/
Please forward this email to any family or friends you think would like to help support White Marsh Elementary and show their White Marsh Bears Spirit.
The sale will only be open through September 30th, so don’t wait, order TODAY.
Acceptable Use Policy
ALL students in SMCPS must have a completed Acceptable Use Agreement on file for School Year 2022-2023.
These are due by September 15th.
Elementary (PreK-5th) Link: https://bit.ly/22022-2023_Elementary_AUPForm
PTA News
Please consider joining the PTA; the membership form is here.
Upcoming Events:
Oct 3 Bear Crawl! (for August and September)
Oct 4 Fall Picture Day
Oct 10 2 hr. Early Dismissal, Parent Conference Day
Oct 12 Running Club Begins! Pick up at 4:20
Oct 14 Kindergarten Field Trip
Oct 14 WMES Volunteer School Based Training, 3 pm
Oct 17 - 21 WMES Book Fair
The following are general reminders:
Lunch Changes
Chronic Absenteeism
Chronic Absenteeism: Students are chronically absent when absent 10% or more of the school days while enrolled at that school. For example, a student who is registered to attend a school for 30 days and who is absent 3 of those 30 days is considered chronically absent.
WMES will follow up with chronically absent students through the Pupil Services Team, Pupil Personnel Worker, and the Department of Student Services. In order to reduce the number of our students with Chronic Absenteeism, incentives to encourage good attendance include participation in the Bear Crawl, Running Club, and School Dance.
Exciting Events for the Bears!
We also hope to bring back the Running Club, and School Dance! Both activities are after school, and will require parent pick up. Limited spaces are available for each, so it will be important to be on the lookout for future information and return permission slips quickly. Student participation is related to good behavior and attendance.
Student Attendance
Schoology for Parents
SMCPS 2022 - 2023 Student Handbook and Code of Conduct
Proper Care of Electronic Devices
Text Alerts
SMCPS Text Alerts are a great way to get information quickly. They are not sent often, and usually only in the event of an unexpected school delay or closure. On occasion, WMES will send a text alert about a late bus, substitute bus, or school event. Click the link for information about registering for text alerts.
Update Any Changes to Personal Information with the Main Office
Mrs. Julia Steele, Principal
Email: jwsteele@smcps.org
Website: schools.smcps.org/wmes
Location: 29090 Thompson Corner Road, Mechanicsville, MD, USA
Phone: (301)472-4600
Twitter: @wmes_smpcs