One PAC, One GOAL

• Our kindness links are growing! We continue to encourage our students to be kind and recognize the acts of kindness happening around the building. Thank you for encouraging your student to always feed the good wolf!
• We have seen an increase of students arriving late and leaving early. Our instructional day begins promptly at 9:25 a.m. with dismissal starting at 4:05 p.m. Thank you for your support with having your student arrive on time and stay for the day.
• As a reminder students may not bring candy to school for Halloween or a big bag of candy after Halloween as we cannot have students sharing food due to allergies.

It is time to participate in our annual Federal Impact Aid Survey! Federal Impact Aid supports funding for local school districts with concentrations of children who have parents/guardians in the uniformed services or parents/guardians employed on eligible Federal Properties. Last year, your cooperation with completing and returning this form supported Calvert County Public Schools with receiving Federal Impact Aid funds.

Please follow the directions below to complete your form online. The direct link to access Home Access Center (HAC) to complete your form is Login (calvertnet.k12.md.us).

If you have technical difficulty, you can complete and return a paper survey with your child. A blank form is posted on our website at Impact Aid Program Survey - Calvert County Public School District (calvertnet.k12.md.us). This link is found by navigating to the parent tab/forms & applications.

Kindly submit your completed form(s) no later than October 31, 2024. It is important that all CCPS parents/guardians complete and sign this form for each child; even if you are not active military or a civilian working on federal property on September 30, 2024.

All information collected is confidential and used only for the stated purpose. The Impact Aid grant application provides only collective information on the numbers and locations of our federally connected students.

How do I get started?

• Log in to your HAC account using this link: https://ccpses4hac.calvertnet.k12.md.us/
• Navigate to the Registration Section.
• Click on Update Enrollment (Note: This tab is only available to Guardians 1 or 2 marked as living with.)
• Click Start to the right of the “Impact Aid Program Survey” form.

Any questions on the information, please reach out to your child's teacher.

We are excited to welcome Maryland Book Mobile and Constellation Energy to PAC on October 30, 2024.

• October 21-November 1: End Hunger Food Drive is happening here at PAC please send in canned goods to help with our food drive.
• October 28- November 1- Red Ribbon Spirit Week
• November 1- 2-hour early dismissal
• November 5-No school for students and staff
• November 8- Report Cards Available

In honor of Veteran's day, we are partnering with DAV's Field of Flags. Our students will plant flags on the field between the buildings on Friday, November 8th.

Please consider donating to an organization that is committed to providing life changing services to our veterans in need, as well as their families. Every donation counts!

Click here to learn more and donate:

Patuxent-Appeal Elementary - Fundraising For Disabled American Veterans (dav.org)

Please review the PAC Family Handbook and complete the brief survey indicating you have read the handbook.

• School hours are 9:25 a.m. to 4:10 p.m. Doors open at 9:00 a.m. Kiss and Go line will close at 9:20 a.m. Morning openings begin promptly at 9:25 a.m. Students are expected to be in class and ready to go by 9:25 a.m.
• Dismissal begins promptly at 4:05 p.m. We ask if you are arriving early to sign your child out before the end of the school day, you must arrive prior to 3:50 p.m. In order to minimize disruptions during the end of the school day, students will not be called for an early dismissal after 3:50 p.m.
• If your student is being picked up early, please send in a note or an email to PACAttendance@calvertnet.k12.md.us letting the office know about the early departure. If someone other than the parent/guardian is picking up a student, written permission is required.

We are happy to tell you that Patuxent-Appeal Elementary School is a part of a program called:

Heart F.E.L.T. (Feeding Empty Little Tummies)

This program is offered through some of our local churches. Your child is eligible to receive a small bag of food for the weekend every Friday. The food is provided to you at NO cost. Contents will include small meals/supplemental items and snacks for the weekend.

If you have any questions about this program, please feel free to contact a member of the Behavioral Health Team, Mrs. Repass at 443-550-9721 or Mrs. McDermott at 443-550-9682.