LINTON'S NEWS & NOTES

Email: LSEAttendance@carrollk12.org
Website: https://lse.carrollk12.org
Location: 375 Ronsdale Road, Sykesville, MD, USA
Phone: 410-751-3280

Our Vision:

Linton Springs is a community of lifelong learners

who demonstrate academic excellence and outstanding character.

Our Mission:

Collaborate... Teach... Inspire... Support... Empower

Our Core Values:

At Linton Springs, we value:

Perseverance...Respect...Inclusivity...Community...Excellence

January 2025

January 2nd: Happy New Year! Schools Reopen

January 13th: Yearbook Groups Picture Day--there will be no make-ups

January 17th: Kids Heart Challenge Kick-Off Assembly

January 20th: Schools & Offices Closed--Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday

January 24th: End of Marking Period #2

January 25th: LSE's Robotics Club Competition at West Middle School

January 27th: Schools Closed for Students

January 28th: Parent-Teacher Conference Night #4

January 31st: Report Cards go home; Grades 3-5 published on HAC by 6:00 p.m.

January 31st: LSE Family Reads 2025: Books come home with youngest and only

February 2025

February 3rd: LSE Reads Chapters 1 & 2

February 5th: LSE Reads Chapters 3 & 4

February 7th: LSE Reads Chapters 5 & 6

February 10th: LSE Reads Chapters 7 & 8

February 12th: LSE Reads Chapters 9 & 10

February 14th: LSE Reads Chapters 11, 12 & 13

February 17th: Schools & Offices Closed--Presidents' Day

February 17th: LSE Reads Chapters 14 & 15

February 19th: 4th Grade Field Trip to the National Aquarium

February 19th: LSE Reads Chapters 16 & 17

February 21st: LSE Reads Chapters 18, 19, & 20

February 28th: Midterm for Marking Period #3. Progress reports will come home for K-2. Check HAC for grades 3-5.

February 28th: LSE Reads Culminating Activity at Eldersburg Library--more to come soon!

If your child(ren) will be absent from school, please remember to send an email to LSEAttendance@carrollk12.org and copy their homeroom teacher.

In the absence note, please indicate a reason for the absence. If no reason is provided, the absence will be marked as unexcused.

Office Phone: 410-751-3280; Lines are open from 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

General Inquires: LSEAttendance@carrollk12.org

Student Absences/Late Arrivals/Early Dismissals/Dismissal Changes: LSEAttendance@carrollk12.org and copy your child's homeroom teacher.

Please click here for our staff directory and bookmark our school website: https://lse.carrollk12.org

Please continue to bring in plastic for your grade level. Fourth grade continues to have a huge lead right now, but there is still lots of time to catch up!

First Grade: 28

Second Grade: 13

Third Grade: 91

Fourth Grade: 152

Fifth Grade: 90

Total: 374 lbs

On Saturday, January 25th, LSE will bring three teams to compete in the Roar of the Robots. The event will take place during the day at West Middle School in Westminster, Maryland. The event usually runs from around 10 am – 4 pm and is free to attend. Our 5th graders have been coding and creating a plan to solve real-world problems since the beginning of the school year. We are very excited to watch them compete and share their projects with the judges and community.

Our three teams consist of a total of 24 fifth graders. Mrs. Hudspeth and Mrs. Shanabarger wish these teams the best of luck! Let’s meet our teams:

We are very excited to welcome Amanda Baker back to the art room. Amanda was an intern from McDaniel. She joined Ms. Crum-Derr earlier this year in the art room. She will be back to student teach in January. We are very excited for the new projects she brings to share with the students. The projects are a secret until she gets here and reveals them to the students so be sure to ask your little artist what they are working on in art this winter.

Helping to Feed All in Carroll County

Families experiencing financial difficulty can apply at any time during the school year for free or reduced-price meals at www.myschoolapps.com. Despite this, many families who do not qualify have challenges making ends meet and charge meals at school. If you would like to donate to reduce this burden on families at your child’s school or any school with a need in Carroll County here is how you can make an unpaid meal charge donation to CCPS.

At the School Level:

Those wishing to send funds to reduce unpaid meal debt at a particular school location can send a check made out to the school with School Meal Debt Donation written on the memo line.

At the Central Office Level:

Those wishing to send funds to reduce unpaid meal debt can send a check made out to Carroll County Public Schools with School Meal Debt Donation written on the memo line.

Checks must be mailed to:

Karen Sarno, Food Services Carroll County Public Schools, 125 North Court Street, Westminster, MD 21157

2024 Book Fair

We would like to thank all the students, staff and parents that volunteered their time to make our book fair such a success this year. Your purchases enable us to provide new books for the media center and subscriptions to online databases such as World Book Online, BookFlix, PebbleGo, PebbleGo Next and many others for students to use for research. Due to your generosity, we were able to provide over $350 worth of books to students who otherwise would not have been able to purchase a book and over $500 of gift certificates to teachers to enhance their classroom libraries.

LSE Reads 2025

Be on the lookout for our 2025 book to come home on the last day of this month. We are very excited for our entire school to be reading together again. A reading guide will be emailed home as well as a packet with family discussion questions, vocabulary words and activities for each chapter at that time. The culminating activity will be held at the Eldersburg Public Library on Friday, February 28th from 6 – 8 PM.

The Carroll County Chamber of Commerce and the Carroll County Public School System are seeking nominations for the annual Outstanding Teacher Awards. The deadline for nominations is Wednesday, January 8, 2025.

The Outstanding Teacher Awards recognize the teachers of the Carroll County Public School System who represent excellence in the profession. Any full-time teacher, including specialists and resource teachers, in the Carroll County Public School System is eligible for nomination.

Any parent, student, fellow teacher, supervisor, school administrator, or community member may submit a nomination. Please click on the link below to access the online nomination form:

Award Nominations

Nominators are urged to nominate teacher(s) who exemplify the very best of the education profession and explain why their nominee deserves this recognition. Each nominated teacher will be notified of the nomination and asked to complete a brief biographical form.

We strive to be outside as much as possible, weather permitting. With the winter season quickly approaching and temperatures falling, we strongly encourage all students to dress warmly for outdoor recess.

Hats, gloves, and coats are highly recommended--even for those who insist on wearing shorts in the snow! :)

Please be sure that all items are properly labeled so we can return missing mittens to their owners!

Safe Schools Maryland is an ANONYMOUS and FREE reporting system available to students, teachers, school staff members, parents, and the general public to report any school or student safety ​concerns, including mental health concerns.

Safe Schools Maryland is Maryland’s only ​official anonymous reporting system. Safe Schools Maryland operates twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, and 365 days a year.

Your anonymous report can be submitted by calling the tip line (1-833-MD-B-SAFE / 1-833-632-7233), completing an online form (below), or downloading the free Safe Schools Maryland app from the App Store or Google Play.​

All tips submitted for Carroll County Public Schools are carefully reviewed and monitored by the CCPS School Security Office. More information can be found here: Pages - Report a Tip (maryland.gov)

CONSENT AND RELEASE

Permission to Photograph, Videotape, or Audiotape

Throughout the school year, the Carroll County Public School System frequently covers school activities and may use your child’s photograph, video image, or voice for educational, informational, or public relations purposes, with or without identification by name.

If you do not wish to have your child’s voice reproduced on tape or to have his/her image appear in such things as a video or a photograph, or on the school or school system website or social media, please notify the school principal in writing. It is assumed that parents and guardians consent to their children being audiotaped, photographed, videotaped, or having their image placed on a school website or social media by the school system, unless such notification is received.

There are also occasions when the media cover certain school events (such as when a government leader visits a school). If you do not wish to have your child’s name or likeness published by the media, you should address your concerns directly to the school involved so that the media is so advised. Please be advised that the school system has no control over the media when they are covering activities such as sporting events and musical programs that are open to the public.

Use of Student Work on Websites or in Publications

There may be times throughout the year when the Carroll County Public School System wishes to display student work on school websites, social media, or in publications. If you do not wish to have your child’s art, poetry, writing, etc. appear on school websites, social media, or in publications, please notify the school principal in writing. It is assumed that parents and guardians consent to their child’s work being displayed on school websites, social media, or in publications unless such notification is received.

NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATION

The Board of Education of Carroll County does not engage in discrimination that is unlawful or contrary to Maryland State Department of Education guidance on the basis of age, color, genetic information, marital status, mental or physical disability, ancestry or national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.

The Board of Education of Carroll County is firmly committed to creating equal employment and educational opportunities for all persons by providing an environment that supports optimal academic achievement and productive work and is free from any form of unlawful discrimination, including access to school facilities, educational programs, and extracurricular activities.

The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Director of Human Resources, 125 North Court Street, Westminster, Maryland 21157, (410) 751-3070.

NOTICE OF ASBESTOS

The Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) management plans for all buildings owned or leased by the Board of Education of Carroll County are available for review at the individual Carroll County school locations and at Office of Plant Operations, located at 191 Schaeffer Avenue, Westminster, Maryland 21157. Management plans are required by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and depict the location, amount, condition, and response action projected for any asbestos-containing materials, if any are located in the school building.

MOMENT OF SILENCE

It is the policy of the Board of Education of Carroll County that all schools are required to have a moment of silence or meditation for approximately one minute each school day. During this moment of silence, the Carroll County Public Schools shall neither advance nor inhibit silent religious activity. Following the pledge of allegiance to the flag and before the completion of the opening exercise, all students will observe approximately one minute of silence, before continuing with the day’s activities. In exercising his or her individual choice, each person may meditate, pray, or engage in any other silent activity which does not interfere with, distract, or impede others in the like exercise of their individual choice. The following is a list of inappropriate activities: (1) talking or any audible sounds, and (2) gesturing, using sign language, or writing notes for the purpose of person to person communication. Administrators shall enact appropriate administrative procedures in the event that individuals do not follow the established policy.

ADA ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT

Carroll County Public Schools (CCPS) does not discriminate on the basis of disability in employment or the provision of services, programs or activities. Persons needing auxiliary aids and services for communication should contact the Communications Office at 410-751-3020 or publicinfo@carrollk12.org, or write to Carroll County Public Schools, 125 North Court Street, Westminster, Maryland 21157. Persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, may use Relay or 7-1-1. Please contact the school system at least one (1) week in advance of the date the special accommodation is needed.

Information concerning the Americans with Disabilities Act is available from the Director of Facilities Management, (410) 751-3177, or the Communications Officer, (410) 751-3020, 125 North Court Street, Westminster, Maryland 21157.