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

Dear Lisbon Families,

We enjoyed celebrating our Lisbon family Veterans and the Mount Airy Patriot Guard Veterans on Veterans Day this past Monday! It was great to spend the morning celebrating with them and chatting with our Veterans over breakfast. A big thank you to our PTA for partnering with us so we could provide a hot breakfast for all our visiting Veterans and their families.

Happy National School Psychology Week to our amazing school psychologist, Mr. Verghese! We are thankful for all his hard work and dedication to support staff, students, and families!

We look forward to our continued partnership in your child's education, and we are excited to see you in school next week during American Education Week!

AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK 2024

Together for Safe, Just & Equitable Schools

Invitation to Visit Your Child's Class During American Education Week

As part of the celebration, we provide parents and guardians with the opportunity to visit their child’s classroom during this week. Please see below for the designated days and times for each grade level's visitation day. If you cannot make it to visit on the particular day your child's grade level event is, you are welcome to visit your child's classroom any day during the week. Please refer to the LES Master Schedule below to help you guide your visitation.

Kindergarten: Thursday, November 21st - 11:45 - 12:15

1st Grade: Thursday, November 21st - 10:30 - 11:15

2nd Grade: Monday, November 18th - 10:15 - 11:15

3rd Grade: Monday, November 18th - 12:45 - 1:45

4th Grade: Tuesday, November 19th - 10:30 - 11:30

5th Grade: Thursday, November 21st - 1:45 - 3:00

What to Expect When You Arrive

When you visit, please be prepared to sign in at the front office. Please be sure to have your driver's license with you for identification purposes. We do not allow younger children or siblings in the classrooms when parents visit. Additionally, we ask visitors to refrain from using their phones in the classroom. Please put your phone on silent or vibrate. Unfortunately, due to privacy and confidentiality, we do not allow photographs! If you need to use your phone or device for any reason, please go to the front lobby or outside the building.

Have a Wonderful Weekend,

Mrs. Anoff

Mr. Scobie

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

November

• 18-22 - American Education Week

• 21 - Picture Retake Day
• 21 - Conference Scheduling Window Closes, 4:00 p.m.
• 22 - School-Wide Spirit Day - Crazy Hair/Hat Day
  
• 22 - Community Night, 6:00 p.m.
• 22 - Spiritwear Orders Due
  
• 25 - Joe Corbi's Fundraiser Pick-up, TBD
  
• 25 - Parent/Teacher Conferences IN-PERSON, schools close 3 hours early (12:45 p.m.)
• 26 - Parent/Teacher Conferences VIRTUAL, schools close 3 hours early (12:45 p.m.)
• 27 - Parent/Teacher Conferences VIRTUAL, schools closed for students
• 28 - Thanksgiving Holiday, schools and offices closed
• 29 - Thanksgiving Holiday, schools and offices closed

December

• 4 - CogAT Testing for 3rd Grade
• 5 - CogAT Testing for 3rd Grade
• 6 - CogAT Testing for 3rd Grade
  

• 10 - Give Back Event at Walker's Tap and Table, 11:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.
• 12 - Winter Orchestra Concert, 7:00 p.m.
• 17 - Winter Band/Chorus/Handbells Concert, TBD
  
• 23-31 - Winter Break, schools closed

January

• 1 - New Year's Day, schools and offices closed
• 2 - Schools reopen
• 15 - Give Back Event at California Tortilla, 11:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m.
  

There will be no printed 2024-2025 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 will be welcoming Classic Photography back on Thursday, November 21st for Picture Retake Day. This is an opportunity for students who were absent on Fall Picture Day in October to have their photos taken. In addition, any families who were not satisfied with the original photo may choose to have a retake done.

For those students who were not present on the original day (due to absence or not yet being enrolled) and are having their picture taken for the first time this school year:

• Print this order form for your child to bring with them on November 21st.

For those students who need a retake because you were not satisfied with the original photo:

• Your child should bring the original photo package, including the original envelope and all picture products, to turn into the photographer when they come to sit for a new picture. You do not need to fill out a new order form.

If you have any questions, please contact the main office.

This year, the Howard County Public School System will be administering the Cognitive

Abilities Test (CogAT) to all students in grade 3. The CogAT is a group-administered abilities test that measures students’ reasoning abilities, which they develop through in-school and out-of-school experiences. It is not designed to test a student’s academic achievement, but their potential.

All students in Grade 3 will participate in the testing. The CogAT will be administered on Wednesday, December 4th, Thursday, December 5th, and Friday, December 6th. No special preparation is required. Just send your child to school ready to learn as you do daily.

The Gifted and Talented Education Program will use the data from the CogAT as one criterion for placement into fourth grade Gifted/Talented mathematics classes and middle school Gifted/Talented content classes. Students’ individual scores will be reported to parents in late February/early March.

This year we are excited to provide a meal for our teacher's on conference night and a Grab and Go breakfast the next morning!

Please use the provided sign up link to help provide items for these meals!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0B4FADAA2BA75-53163128-lisbon#/

Please click HERE to place your order.

Parent teacher conferences will be held in person on Monday, November 25th. Teachers will hold all conferences in person and parents may only attend their scheduled conferences in person. Conferences will be held virtually only on Tuesday, November 26th and Wednesday, November 27th. During this conference window you will be meeting with your child’s Language Arts teacher. Mrs. O'Connor, our GT Teacher, will be meeting with 4th grade GT math students during this conference window. These conferences offer an excellent opportunity to discuss student progress, learn about their school day and address any questions you may have.

Beginning Friday, November 8th at 8:00 a.m., you can log into HCPSS Connect to view and select from the time slots provided by the teacher on the days identified above. If you do not have access to HCPSS Connect, please call the school for assistance at 410-313-5506. You will have access through Thursday, November 21st at 4:00 p.m. to schedule your child’s conference.

Each Related Arts teacher will have a limited number of conference times available if you have a specific concern regarding your child’s progress. In addition, each related arts teacher will provide open office hours if you have any general questions or concerns about their specific instructional area. These times will be posted in the Lisbon Lines in the next few weeks.

Scheduling Instructions (beginning Friday, November 8th, at 8:00 am):

Log in to HCPSS Connect to view and select your time slot:

1. Go to hcpss.org/connect.
2. Select “Conference” from the left menu.
3. Choose “Parent Scheduled Conferences” at the top right.
4. Pick a convenient time slot.

The scheduling window will remain open until Thursday, November 21st, at 4:00 pm. If you cannot access HCPSS Connect, please contact the school at 410-313-5506 for assistance.

The Howard County Literacy Association invites students in grades 1-5 to submit their original poems and/or short stories to the annual writing contest called The Young Authors' Contest. Please see the attached Young Authors’ Contest Guidelines for information about the rules and guidelines. All entries must have a completed YAC Cover Sheet sent as a PDF. Submissions may be emailed to your teacher by December 20, 2024. Contact jacqueline_meiklejohn@hcpss.org or alicia_hansen@hcpss.org with any questions. All Young Authors’ Contest information can be found on the HCLA website. Howard County Literacy Association welcomes parents as members. Visit the HCLA Welcome Page for information about joining.

Parents can email LESabsence@hcpss.org to report a student’s absence. Please include your child(ren)’s full name, parent’s/guardian’s full name and phone number, the date your child(ren) was absent and the reason. Parents may instead choose to send in a paper excuse note to their child’s teacher with the same information when the student returns to school.

For families requesting local discretionary absences, please complete a Local Discretionary Absence Request Form and submit it to the front office at least one week in advance.

President: Elizabeth Hall

1st Vice President: Elizabeth Dudley

2nd Vice President: Diane Byrne

Treasurer: Kate Weiss

Recording Secretary: Tarah Theoret

Community Night is just around the corner! During Community Night we come together to build Thanksgiving baskets for those in need in our local community. These baskets are a complete Thanksgiving meal along with items for breakfast the next morning. Our hope is to be able to provide the community with 100 baskets.

There are many ways to donate! Please try and drop off all food items to school by end of day, Monday, November 18th. If you can’t get items in by then please reach out to us! We hope you will join us Friday, November 22 from 6-7:00 p.m. to assembly these baskets for those in need in our community!

Consider something off our Amazon Wish List

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/TOGERYH2NPFU?ref_=wl_share

Sign up to shop for non-perishable items and bring them to school

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409094FA4A62AABFA7-52443647-community

Make a monetary donation to go towards the purchase of needed food items.

https://lisbonpta.givebacks.com/store?limit=21&live=true

**We are collecting empty gallon milk jugs for a special project for our winter dance! Please save them for us! There will be a collection box outside the office! **

Dates to Remember!

November 22nd - Community Night, 6:00 p.m.

December 11th - PTA meeting in person - Holiday Party along with our meeting!, 6:30 p.m. (Media Center)

January 24th - Winter Dance, TBD

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.

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http://www.hcpss.org/community-news-and-programs/