We are looking forward welcoming our students back on Tuesday, April 2, 2024!

We hope you've had a terrific vacation. We're all looking forward to the final quarter of the year, with all the excitement it brings. Let's Go, 4th Quarter!

Read down for our upcoming April and May events, and remember that you can always stay up-to-date by checking our school website.

• The last day to order a yearbook will be tomorrow, April 3rd. Please get your yearbook today!! Click the link here to order.

• Report cards will be sent home on Wednesday, April 10th.

• Spring picture day is coming on April 10, 2024! Click the link below for ordering. Thank you!

• Please RSVP for our upcoming Title I STEM Night on April 11, 2024 with hands on activities with the Science Guys of Baltimore, hotdogs, chips, and KONA ICE! We hope you can join us for an evening of fun!!! Click the link here to RSVP so we have enough food for all!

• Purple UP Day for Military Kids and Families is April 19, 2024! Wear Purple to show appreciation and support! Thank you!! ❤️💚

• Parents or guardians of children receiving special education and related services were mailed the Maryland Special Education Parent Involvement Survey from the Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Special Education/Early Intervention Services during the week of February 12, 2024. Parents are asked to complete the survey and return it in the postage-paid envelope by May 24, 2024. The Survey may also be completed online. Your feedback will help guide efforts to improve special education and related services in your local school system. Your voice can make a real difference for your child and many other children across the state of Maryland. To learn more, please visit https://www.mdparentsurvey.com.

Wishing you well,

Dr. Contina Quick-McQueen

Principal

GO OWLS!!!

• 📸 April 10th - Picture Day (more info below)
• 📝 Wednesday, April 10th - Report cards visible to parents and sent home with students
• 🔭 April 11th - STEM Night (more info below)
• 💜 Friday, April 19th- Purple Up! Wear purple in honor and support of military kids and families
• 📄 Spring Testing Window - April 1 - April 30
• 🙋‍♀️ For questions about our state testing, click here.

Students will have pictures taken during school hours on Wednesday, April 10th.

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Order using the link here and enter the Access Key Above. Thank you.

Only students who pre-order or complete an order form will be photographed.

Pre-K Parent & Family Engagement Events

Save the Dates! Pre-K students, their families, and local private providers are invited to attend the second event on Monday, May 6, 2024, from 6:00-7:00 p.m. and focuses on the Transition to Kindergarten. Both events will occur in the Dohrman rooms at the Dr. James A. Forrest Career & Technology Center. Please refer to the flyer here to register and learn more details.

Conscious Discipline Family Event in Spanish

Parents of Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, and local Childcare Providers and their families in the Spanish community are invited to participate in the last FREE virtual Conscious Discipline workshop for the winter series. Session #9 is a Spanish session with Lead Instructor, Lety Valero (flyer here). You may use the links on the flyer to register.

Pre-K Parent & Family Engagement Event Pre-K students, their families, and local private providers are invited to attend Language, Foundational Literacy, and Math Skill night scheduled for Thursday, April 4, 2024, from 6:00-7:00 p.m. at the Dr. James A. Forrest Career & Technology Center in the Dohrman rooms. Please refer to the flyer here to register and learn more about fun learning stations, icy treats, goodie bags, and more!

Pre-K Application 2024-25

The application for Pre-Kindergarten for the 2024-25 School Year is expected to open on April 11th. Please encourage anyone you know to investigate this full-time schooling option. Program acceptance is based on income factors, but anyone with a child who turns 4 on or before September 1, 2024 may apply! Look on the SMCPS website for more details.

Applications for STEM 6 will open on April 2 and close on April 30, 2024. No late applications will be accepted. The online application will be found on the Academies page of the SMCPS website.

The annual Academy Open House will be held virtually on Wednesday, April 10th starting at 5:30 pm. More information is available via the Academy Open House Google Site.

Summer Sports Academies

• SMCPS and SMC R&P have partnered to offer the new Summer Sports Academies. Campers will be instructed by area high school coaches. Camps are held Monday -Thursday. Click below for more information. Registration begins March 1st. Don't miss this opportunity.

• https://www.stmaryscountymd.gov/recreate/camps

• https://www.stmaryscountymd.gov/docs/thescoop.pdf

April

10- Report Cards and Narratives sent home

11- Title I PFE: Hands on STEAM Night with The Science Guys of Baltimore

19- 2 Hour Early Dismissal

19- Purple Up Day for Military Kids and Families- Wear Purple!

22- Earth Day

May

10- 2-Hour Early Dismissal

14- Primary Election Day- School is closed for students

17-Field Day

27- Memorial Day- School is closed