Read down for our events, and remember that you can always stay up-to-date by checking our school website.

FUNDRAISER REMINDER ANNOUNCEMENT

Sales end 1/17. Delivery date is 2/6.

Students should have received their fundraising packets.

Funds earned will benefit students and our school!

Register to Create your Pop-Up Shop for your student! Click this link. Our Organization ID is 7079

Register Participant - Joe Corbi's

Or return your summary sheet and total money due from brochure orders. Checks can be made payable to Greenview Knolls ES.

Earn great prizes!

That’s It! Let’s have a great fundraiser! Thank you for your support.

GKES:

Testing for Lead in Drinking Water Information and Results. Attached is a copy of the recent lead water sampling results, next steps and action plan to remediate. These results are also posted on the SMCPS Maintenance website. Click here.

Maryland House Bill 636 (School Buildings - Drinking Water Outlets)

1/23 5:00-6:00 Join us for an unforgettable evening of food, excitement, family-time, and the thrill of the win at Book Bingo! Winners will get to choose a new book to add to your home library! We will have mystery special guest Bingo callers! Please RSVP using this form: https://forms.gle/MpJVTNUoC51TgRrj6

Become A School Volunteer

Both new and previously registered volunteers must complete a new volunteer application every school year. All volunteers must review the Child Abuse and Sexual Harassment (C.A.S.H) training and the Volunteer Manual annually.

CLICK HERE after you've completed the trainings in order to access the volunteer application.

Process of connecting student Schoology accounts

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1EiKjQesy7_7ATfp0aj1Suxg3ufpVKcjj5TaBv08uUmw/edit?usp=sharing

Please complete the meal benefit application.

Online Meal Benefit Application

Menus for School Meals are visible through Nutrislice. Check it out!

Negative Lunch Balance- Please visit My School Bucks or call the school to find out your child's lunch balance. We will serve the students even with negative balances so please continue to check the account.

Transportation reminders-

AM Car Riders-If you arrive to GKES after 8:05 am, please bring your child through the front office. If car rider staff is still outside, they will ask you to go in through the front office.

Cell Phone Policy- Phones must be OFF and AWAY!!!

Please view THIS presentation and this VIDEO.

Code of Conduct can be found here.

GKES Attendance Matters - December grade level winner is 1st grade!!

Pre K 91.83%

K 94.23%

1st 94.44%

2nd 94.1%

3rd 91.26%

4th 93.67%

5th 93.46%

GK Total 93.39%

0-9 Days Absent = 95-100% = Attendance Very Good: Best chance of success. Gets your child off to a solid start.

From Nurse Farr!!!!!

Please report any communicable diseases to Nurse Farr for tracking purposes (COVID, flu, pink eye, strep, etc.), it would be greatly appreciated. If you have any questions feel free to reach out to Nurse Farr. Thank you!

What to do if your student is ill

While school attendance is vital to your student’s education, a sick child belongs at home. Please review the Sick Day Guidelines below to assist you in making that decision.

KEEP ME HOME IF...

• I have a temperature higher than 100°F.

• I'm throwing up or have diarrhea.

• My eyes are pink and crusty.

SEND ME BACK TO SCHOOL WHEN...

• My symptoms have significantly improved or resolved.

• I haven't had a fever or fever-reducing medication for 24 hours.

• I haven't thrown up, had diarrhea or had medications to control these symptoms for 24 hours.

• If antibiotics have been prescribed, I have been taking them for at least 24 hours.

CALL THE DOCTOR IF...

• I’ve had a temperature higher than 100°F for more than 2 days.

• I've been throwing up or having diarrhea for more than 2 days.

• I've had cold symptoms for more than a week and they aren't getting any better.

• I still have asthma symptoms after using my asthma medicine (and call 911 if I'm having trouble breathing after using an inhaler).

The School Based Health Center has 2 locations and is a great resource and is open to all SMPCS students and staff. To enroll to receive health care services through the SBHCs, please click here or give the location center a call to make an appointment.

https://smchd.org/sbhc/

SMCPS Mental Health & Awareness website for Elementary School Students: Elementary Health & Wellness

From Ms. McFalls

The Zones of Regulation is a curriculum used to teach students how to regulate their emotions. You may hear conversations or comments from your students at home about the Zones Colors (red, green, blue and yellow) so we would like to take this opportunity to share with our parents/guardians some basic information.

Self-regulation is something everyone continually works on, whether we are cognizant of it or not. We all encounter situations that test our limits from time to time. If we are able to recognize when we are becoming less regulated, we are able to do something about it to feel better and get ourselves to a better place. This comes naturally for some, but for others it is a skill that needs to be taught and practiced. This is the goal of The Zones of Regulation through the association of color visuals.

Ms. Broom's Bitmoji room

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1HcrlfP4B9up3NXuq8pwFCQofd1wopaY8X43Wg1x0ZE4/edit?usp=sharing

🗓 Coming Up!

January

17 End of 2nd marking period and Joe Corbi's sales

20 Holiday - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - All Schools and Offices Closed

23 Book Bingo

28 Report Card distribution

31 Professional Day – No School for Students

The vision at GKES is to create a nurturing environment for all students that promotes lifelong learning where students work hard to become respectful, responsible, and resilient.

The mission at GKES, in partnership with parents and communities, we believe that every Students Success Story becomes a testament to their determination and our unwavering commitment to fostering their academic, social, and emotional wellness.

GO OWLS!!!