Sandra Anderson, Assistant Principal

Kelly Grenzer, Assistant Principal

Website: ples.hcpss.org
Location: Phelps Luck Elementary School, Old Stone Court, Columbia, MD, USA
Phone: 410-313-6886
Facebook: facebook.com/phelpsluckelementary
Twitter: @hcpss_ples

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This week was American Education Week. It was wonderful to welcome parents/guardians to our school to visit classrooms.

Parent Conferences will be held next week, and school will dismiss three hours early on Monday, November 25, and Tuesday, November 26 (12:15 p.m.). We are very pleased with your response in scheduling these important meetings with your child’s teacher. We are eager to describe our programs of instruction and provide information about your child’s progress so far this year. Please remember, even though those two days next week are half days, they count as full days for attendance purposes. Please send your child to school both days!

Happy Thanksgiving

This is the final Falcon Flier newsletter until December 6. Thanksgiving is almost here, and our school year is moving along quickly. At this time each year, we often reflect on all of the things that we are thankful for. We are grateful for all of the wonderful people at Phelps Luck Elementary School. We have wonderful students, amazing staff, and supportive parents. Our school is such a wonderful place because all of these people are willing to work together towards achieving the goal of success.

On behalf of the entire Phelps Luck Staff, we wish you and your family a very Happy Thanksgiving.

Mr. Cosentino, Ms. Anderson, and Mrs. Grenzer

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

November

• 25 - SPIRIT DAY - Wear athletic gear
• 25 - Turkey Trot (3rd, 4th, & 5th Grades)
• 25 - Book Fair - 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
• 25 - Parent-teacher conferences - Schools close 3 hours early, 12:15 p.m.

• 26 - SPIRIT DAY - Dress like a... (teachers for kids, kids for teachers)
• 26 - Book Fair - 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
• 26 - Parent-teacher conferences - Schools close 3 hours early, 12:15 p.m. (VIRTUAL ONLY)
  
• 26 - Cozy Cafe - Thanksgiving Pie Sale
• 27 - Schools closed for Parent-teacher conferences
• 28 - Schools and offices closed for Thanksgiving
• 29 - Schools and offices closed for Thanksgiving Holiday

December

• 2 - Inclusive Schools Week starts
• 3 - The Charmery Dine Out Night
• 4 - PTA Meeting, 7:00 p.m.
• 11 - 3rd Grade field trip to Baltimore Aquarium
• 11 - Red Robin Dine Out Night
• 12 - PK Coral Reef Parent Visit
• 12 - PTA Winter Workshop
• 17 - SPIRIT DAY - Blizzard Day, Wear White
• 18 - SPIRIT DAY - Holiday Sweater Day
• 19 - SPIRIT DAY - Holiday Hat Day
• 20 - SPIRIT DAY - Pajama Day
• 21 - Winter Break Starts through January 1. School reopens January 2.

To subscribe to the PLES calendar on your smartphone, electronic device, or email system, click the plus sign + at the bottom right-hand corner of the Google Calendar or click this link.

The Green Team is starting a bottle cap collection drive. The goal is to collect enough bottle caps to help earn an Upcycled Bench for our new garden area in the front of the school building. Please send bottle caps into school and have your child deposit them in the designated location in the front of the school.

Reflections is a Nationwide PTA program that is a creative and fun way for all students to engage in the arts. The 2024-2025 PTA Reflections Arts Program has a new theme, "Accepting Imperfection," which is intended to inspire students to express their creativity while embracing their unique perspectives.

For more info please visit: https://www.phelpsluckpta.org/reflections

E-mail completed Student Entry Form and art by Friday, November 29, 2024, 8pm to plesreflections@gmail.com

We are looking for volunteers to help us with our 2024 Scholastics Bookfair. All profits go back to the Media Center and classrooms at Phelps Luck as books. Let's gift our school with new pages filled with adventures as you help students pick the books they would like to buy.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050B4FA4AC2CA4FF2-45740699-ples#/

Please find the Spirit Day Schedule for the year below. We hope this helps in the planning and participation in our fun spirit days this year.

To ensure smooth end-of-day procedures, please plan to pick up your child no later than 2:45 p.m. This helps us maintain a focused learning environment and ensures the safety and smooth dismissal of all students. Picking up students after this time can disrupt classroom activities and interfere with dismissal procedures.

We appreciate your cooperation in helping us provide the best possible environment for all students!

If your student is absent or will be absent, please contact us at the following email address to explain the reason: PLESabsence@hcpss.org. In the email, please Include the following information:

• Student First and Last Name

• Grade

• Reason for absence (e.g., illness, bereavement, observance of a religious holiday, lack of transportation)