Lisbon Elementary

Mrs. Debra Anoff, Principal

Mr. Bradley Scobie, Assistant Principal

15901 Frederick Road
Woodbine, MD 21797

(410) 313-5506
(410) 313-5508 - Fax

les.hcpss.org

Battle of the Books is a yearly reading opportunity for 5th graders. They read 10 predetermined chapter books that were selected by the Howard County Library System. They get into teams and work with their coach to prepare for Battle of the Books. The competition took place Friday night at Merriweather Post Pavilion. It was a long night but filled with fun and excitement.

Thank you to the students who were not competing but came to cheer on their friends. That was so thoughtful.

Thank you to our parents who, not only supported their children, but helped with costumes, snacks, other supplies and cheering so loud! We appreciate your support and allowing your child to participate in this program.

A shout out to our amazing coaches this year. Thank you for giving your time throughout the year to make sure your teams were reading their books and help prepare them. Thank you for giving your Friday night (until almost 11 pm) to cheer on your team and support them throughout the competition. This demonstrates great dedication to our students. We can't do this without you. We really appreciate you and your efforts.

Congratulations to the following 5th grade students for a FANTASTIC showing at this year’s Battle of the Books competition!

Genre Geniuses

Charlotte Ashmore

Nola Bonolis

June Brinker

Brielle Ludwig

Colin Rhee

Book Zombies

Patrick Bopst

Jacob Lambert

Christopher Reyes

Edward Em

Pages in Pajamas

Katherine Wolter

Hailey Jones

Bria Augustin

Kora Brendel

Layla Yates

Literacy

Shaun Yang

Manny Garzon

Zaman Ali

Drew Schultz

Nerds

Ainsley Singleton

Ensley Adeyemo

Shahzadi Barranco Martinez

Victoria Rolfe

B.O.B. Ross Booksters

John Metzler

Sidd Avutu

Giovanna Khaksari

Olive Selimis

Delaney Ritthaler

Wild Readers

Adeline Roman

Olivia Jones

Evelyn Winn

Maeryn Hahn

Carmen Romano

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

May

• 3 - 5th Grade - Simulated Congressional Hearing, 9:25 a.m.-3:55 p.m.
• 3 - School-Wide Spirit Day - Wear Red, White & Blue
  
• 3 - LES Staff vs. The Harlem Wizards @ Glenelg High School (doors open at 5:30 p.m.)
• 6-10 - Golden Lion Week
• 7 - Orchestra Concert, 6:30 p.m.
• 8 - Plant Sale Pick-Up, 4:00-7:00 p.m.
  

• 14 - Primary Election Day - Schools and Offices closed
• 14 - Give Back Event at TeaTop, 11:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m.
  
• 16 - 1st Grade Visits Rose Hill Manor, 9:40 a.m.
• 17 - Professional Learning Day - Schools close 3 hours early (12:55 p.m.)
  
• 23 - Kindergarten Visits Toby's, 9:30 a.m.
• 23 - Band/Chorus/Handbells Concert, 7:00 p.m.
• 24 - 5th Grade Visits Howard County Conservancy, 10:00 a.m.
• 27 - Memorial Day - Schools and Offices closed
• 29 - Give Back Event at Chipotle, 4:00-8:00 p.m.
• 30 - 5th Grade Visits Glenwood Middle School
• 31 - Field Day

June

• 5 - Professional Work Day - Schools close 3 hours early (12:55 p.m.)
• 6 - Field Day (Rain date)
• 12 - 5th Grade Promotion (10:30 a.m. ceremony)
  
• 12 - Schools close 3 hours early (12:55 p.m.)
• 13 - Schools close 3 hours early (12:55 p.m.)
• 14 - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL - Schools close 3 hours early (12:55 p.m.)
  

There will be no printed 2023-2024 calendars. Staff, students, and families may add our online calendar to their own mobile/online calendar by

1. Going to https://www.hcpss.org/calendar/
2. Scrolling down to Subscribing to a Calendar
3. Right-clicking on the calendar you wish to subscribe to
4. Selecting Copy Link Location/Address/Shortcut
5. Adding to your calendar of choice (See your calendar for specifics on adding a new calendar)

You also may view and/or download printable PDFs of the full calendar and/or important dates only. Updates to the PDFs will be noted on the HCPSS calendar page.

PLEASE NOTE! The calendar is subject to change. The online calendar reflects the most recent version.

Calendars in Spanish, Chinese, and Korean

Calendario en español

西班牙语日历

스페인어로 된 달력

We have a few adult volunteer positions we need to fill for our Wizards Fundraiser. Volunteers only do not need a ticket.

**** Driver - We need a driver to pick up 1 or 2 players from The Marriott near BWI at 8:15 a.m. and bring them to Glenwood Middle School for the Assembly and return them. Last year's parent and student LOVED riding and talking with Wizards player. You are permitted to stay and watch the assemblies at Glenwood, you just need to sign in at the office. Please contact Cathydatz@yahoo.com with any questions.

Souvenir sales - The Wizards will provide an iPad and you will be working with Glenwood Jr. Scholars volunteers at the souvenir table. You will be able to watch the game with your family however we will need coverage at halftime too. Please arrive at 4:30 p.m. for set up and training from the Wizards.

Security - These positions are to make sure no one but players enter the locker rooms before, during (standing by the door in the gym) and after the game. If we have multiple people sign up you will be able to spend time with your family.

Door - These are before game positions and will hand out wristbands, lanyards, or hand stamp pre-purchased ticket holders or ticket sales.

Water & Snacks - We need water bottles, Gatorade, and snacks (granola bars, power bars, snack size treats) for the Wizards as well as our Lisbon and Glenwood staff for before, during, and after the game. PLEASE drop off to either school by Wednesday, May 1st.

Set-up and Clean-up - We need help setting up the gym and tables as well as cleaning up after the game.

Truck - We are in need of a truck to transport 6 tables and the American and Maryland Flags from Lisbon ES to Glenelg HS. You can pick up anytime on Friday, May 3rd, but we ask they are delivered to Glenelg by 4:00 p.m. We will need the items brought back to Lisbon ES after the game at 9:00ish.

Volunteer Sign-up

We appreciate everyone's help in making sure that our school is as safe as possible. All exterior doors are locked at all times. To maintain safety and security it is important that we all do our part:

• Do not let anyone in through exterior doors around the school.
• All visitors or anyone arriving late needs to check-in at the front lobby using the buzzer. We know it is in our nature to be nice and hold the door, but please do not let in people you do not know. The front office staff will be focusing on groups coming to the buzzer and ensuring that all parties check-in properly.
• Doors should not be propped open.
• If you see something suspicious, report it to a teacher, administrator, or other staff member.

Thanks for doing your part to help keep our school safe.

Join us as We Embark on a Magical Adventure Treating

our Lisbon Staff to

the Happiest Staff Appreciation Week on Earth!

During the week of May 6th, staff will be treated to tasty meals, treats, games, prizes and much much more!

Along the way, there will be many opportunities for students and their families to participate in celebrating our Lisbon Staff!

Currently, we have a Sign Up Genius to help us organize donations for a breakfast and a lunch! Our lunch will showcase International meals and treats from around the world. The Sign Up Genius has guided suggestions to ensure we have a variety of countries and dishes represented. However, please know we absolutely welcome all international dishes especially ones that are a staple for your family!

In addition to the Sign Up Genius, we also have an Amazon Wishlist. Many families have expressed interest in contributing to the week but requested more guidance. The items on our wish list will contribute to the treats staff will enjoy in addition to prizes that staff will have an opportunity to win throughout the week. Classes will also have the opportunity to work together to win prizes for their classroom throughout the week. *All games, puzzles, and youth books are items that we are requesting for these classroom prizes.

We hope that you will follow along on our Magical Adventure showering our Lisbon Staff with our appreciation during the Happiest Staff Appreciation Week on Earth! Be sure to like the Lisbon PTA Facebook Page to see our journey unfold!

Sign up Genius

Amazon Wish List

We kindly ask that you sign up for donations by Wednesday, May 1st to allow the PTA time to purchase unfilled items.

Dear Parents/Guardians:

As we get close to the end of this school year, we are in the process of planning for the 2024-2025 school year. One important piece of that planning process is input from you about your child.

No one knows a child better than his/her parent(s). With that in mind, I encourage you to complete the Lisbon Elementary Helpful Hints form below. The purpose of this form is for you to share specific information or helpful hints with the staff that will give next year’s teachers some information from you about your child.

When placing students, the staff, and administration utilize a wide range of criteria that are supportive of the Howard County philosophy of heterogeneous grouping. Some of these criteria include, but are not limited to:

- the personality of the child

- the gender balance in each classroom

- math strengths and needs

- written output

- test results

- reading strengths and needs

- special education requirements; IEP goals

- structured versus non-structured needs

- information from previous teachers and school counselor.

Administrators, your child’s current teachers, and your child’s 2024-2025 teachers will read the form you fill out. With that in mind, PLEASE DO NOT use this form for any of the following:

1. Specific teacher requests

2. Comments (positive or negative) about staff members

3. Grouping with friends

4. Isolating students from other students

Your input on this form will be used in our planning for your child rather than a letter requesting a specific teacher. Your response is OPTIONAL but is a very valuable source of information to the school staff and to the next teacher.

Please fill out and return the below form by May 3rd via email to christine_johnson@hcpss.org.

Thank you for your input and continued support,

Mrs. Anoff, Principal

From May 6th - 10th, the Lisbon Community will be celebrating Golden Lion Week!

Each day, students who choose to display the days’ desired behaviors, will have the opportunity to earn golden coupons. Each earned golden coupon will be placed in a grade level bucket. At the end of the day, 5 students, from each grade level, will be awarded a Golden Lion Award, get their picture taken, and be displayed on one of the hallway bulletin boards. Students will also receive a Golden Lion swag necklace to keep! Families are encouraged to remind their students of each days’ desired behaviors.

We look forward to congratulating all of our Golden Lions!

The Art Room is in need of donations of regular black sharpies! Thank you!

Parents/guardians whose children are eligible for bus transportation are asked to register to receive bus service each year to help the school system plan for student transportation needs. The transportation registration process will open at 9 a.m. Monday, April 8 through May 31, and will be completed online via HCPSS Connect Synergy. Registration must be done for each eligible child.

To be eligible for bus service, your child’s home address must be outside of a school’s walk zones. You can verify address eligibility in the HCPSS School Attendance Area Locator. After inputting your address, a window will appear that will indicate either bus or walk for each school level. Please note, the attendance area locator also includes a link for the bus stop locator, which is set for the current school year. Bus stop information for the 2024-2025 school year will be available in August.

You do not need to take any action if:

• Your child is not eligible for bus transportation
• Your child receives transportation as part of their Individualized Education Program (IEP) or 504 Plan, or
• Your child is a graduating senior

Details on bus transportation registration, including a guide to register and scenarios families may see when registering, can be found online.

Our annual Field Day will take place on Friday, May 31st with a rain date of Thursday, June 5th.

Each year, we require many parent volunteers to run our events. Please indicate below if you would like to assist us. There are 3 options for volunteers; AM/PM or ALL DAY. The AM shift is from 10:00-12:15, the PM shift is from 1:00-3:15 and the ALL DAY shift is from 10:00-3:15. Please indicate which time slot you would like to volunteer for and if you are available for the rain date. Due to safety, we cannot have spectators, which includes siblings. If you would like to be here with your student the day of Field Day you must volunteer. Thank you so much for your understanding in this matter.

All volunteers will need to complete the volunteer requirements. The volunteer requirement links are below. Please make sure you have completed BOTH links and the volunteer certificates below. We cannot let anyone volunteer without completing this. If you have already completed it this year you do not have to complete it again.

Field Day Volunteer Sign-Up

Volunteer Requirements

Child Abuse Volunteer Requirement

Volunteer Certificate

Child Abuse Volunteer Certificate

Field Day is Friday, May 31st. We need to pre-order lunch to make sure that we have all the lunches bagged and ready to go since the students will be eating in their classrooms. Please fill out the form for each student that is buying lunch on the day of Field Day. Lunches need to be paid for by May 15th! You can charge your student's account or bring in $2.80 by May 15th!

Please complete the form by May 6th!

Field Day Lunch

MCAP Assessments are designed for online administration and are given in 40-70 minutes sections. Students take four sections per content area.

The test is designed to allow students to use the same computer-based tools that are used during instruction. Students with special needs will receive the same accommodations for MCAP that they do for their regular instruction.

Below are the testing dates for each grade level:

3rd Grade:

Math Assessment

Monday, April 29

Wednesday, May 1

4th Grade:

Math Assessment

Monday, April 29

Wednesday, May 1

5th Grade:

Math Assessment

Monday, May 6

Wednesday, May 8

Friday, May 10

Thursday, May 16

You can locate all of our events on the Lisbon PTA Website . Please take a moment to join the Lisbon PTA, look at our calendar of events, and find ways you can volunteer.

Event: Harlem Wizards Basketball Fundraiser

Date: Friday, May 3, 2024

Time: Doors open @ 5:30 p.m.; Game tip-off @ 6:30 p.m.

Location: Glenelg High School

Purchase tickets links

http://harlemwizards.com/tickets/gleneigmd

Concessions including pizza will be for sale at 5:30 p.m. benefits the Glenelg HS Marching Band.

Please click the link below to sign-up to volunteer for Walking Wednesday.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B044AA4A72EA64-44313764-walking

Open position candidates for Lisbon PTA will be nominated at the April general membership meet. Elections will be held at the May general membership meet.

President – 2-year term. Presides at all meetings of the PTA. Attend district PTA council meetings. Coordinate the work of the officers and committees of the PTA. Communicate with the principal on all PTA events. Communicate with Maryland and Howard County PTA when needed. Oversee events and fundraisers chaired by other PTA members. Meet with the treasurer and the principal to go over budget and expenditures. Communicates with the membership and community via social media, website content, fliers, and Lisbon Lines. Maintains the PTA calendar.

1st Vice President – 2-year term, steps in for President if needed, head of the School of Excellence Committee and actions, Maintains the meeting agendas, helps all committee and event chairs as needed.

Treasurer – 2-year term, maintains budget, financial information, handles all bank transactions, and issues PTA checks. One of 3 authorized signatures with our bank. Financial experience helpful. Works closely with the PTA president.

Recording Secretary – Keeps the minutes of PTA general membership meetings and keeps PTA by-laws.

PTACHC Representatives – 2 year term 2 positions, this position is Lisbon’s PTA representation at the Howard County PTA and is a parent advocate at the County level. PTACHC Reps are a great opportunity to advocate for your child and all children.

Please contact Cathy Datz if you would like to be the 2023-2024 PTACHC representative or any of the open 2024-2025 positions to be nominated. Please email Cathy at cathydatz@yahoo.com if you have any questions or would like more information.

Are you ready to show your Lisbon Lion Pride? Join the PTA!

Benefits of Membership:

· *NEW* $5 discount on Fall Festival Wristband and Snow Ball Wristband.

· Supporting your ROARsome Lisbon teachers, staff, and students.

· Allows your PTA to host fun family events and activities.

· Voting is permitted by members on PTA business.

· Discounts from National PTA from businesses and services

· Member of Howard County, Maryland (FreeState PTA), and National PTA

Volunteering is not a requirement with membership; however, we would love to have you!

Paying by credit card https://lisbonpta.memberhub.com/store

Paying by cash or check return the membership flier with payment (made out to Lisbon PTA)

by mail or drop off at

Lisbon Elementary School

15901 Frederick Road

Woodbine, MD 21797

Attn: PTA

Lisbon parents who are HCPSS employees regardless of work location are $10.00

A few committees and events need members, LisbonPTA.org has time information and what each committee or event entails.

If you have any questions, please contact Cathy Datz at Cathydatz@yahoo.com or the Activity Chair.

Reflections – Jade Blevins Chair - needs 3 for 2024-2025

Snow Ball Dance – Cathy Datz – needs chair for 2024-2025

Fundraising – Kate Weiss - chair needs 3

Wizards Business Sponsors – Emily Metzler - chair needs 1

Staff Appreciation – Caitie Miller - chair – no limit

Nominating Committee – needs 1 person.

Community Night – Elizabeth Dudley - needs co-chair

Wizards Game – Elizabeth Hall/Cathy Datz - co-chairs

School of Excellence – VP1 is Chair needs for 2024-2025

In alignment with Howard County Board of Education Policy 10010, Distribution and Display of Materials and Announcements, the following announcements have been approved by the Public Information Office for distribution. Please visit Distributing Community Information through the School System or contact the Public Information Office at 410-313-6682 if you have any questions.

The link below will take you to community notices are neither sponsored nor endorsed by the Howard County Public School System.
http://www.hcpss.org/community-news-and-programs/