Bulldog Bulletin

We are happy to continue to share our new newsletter tool, Smore! It will include all important updates and information and families can translate our newsletters into 100+ languages, including Myanmar (Burmese), in just one click!

Look for our next Bulldog Bulletin on May 6th!

The classroom lessons this month are about identifying and using coping skills. A link is listed below for each grade's lesson.

• PreK Lesson.pdf
• Kindergarten Lesson.pdf
• Grade 1 Lesson.pdf
• Grade 2 Lesson.pdf
• Grade 3 Lesson.pdf
• Grade 4 Lesson.pdf
• Grade 5 Lesson.pdf

Mrs. Susanne Olsen

School Counselor

Arbutus Elementary School

Direct line: 443-809-8116

Do you want to have a better understanding of your child's Math unit? If so, please refer to your child's grade for a Math At Home Practice link which contains fun games, and the Family Resource link for skills, strategies, practice problems, videos and more.

Kindergarten: Unit 6 Three-Dimensional Shapes and Numbers Beyond 10

Math at Home Practice: Set 6 | Math At Home (mathlearningcenter.org)

Family Resource: Grade K BCPS Unit 6 Family Resource.pdf (sharpschool.com)

Grade 1: Unit 6 Figure the Facts with Penguins

Math at Home Practice: Set 6 | Math At Home (mathlearningcenter.org)

Family Resource: Grade 1 BCPS Unit 6 Family Resource.pdf (sharpschool.com)

Grade 2: Unit 6 Geometry

Math at Home Practice: Set 6 | Math At Home (mathlearningcenter.org)

Family Resource: Grade 2 BCPS Unit 6 Family Resource.pdf (sharpschool.com)

Grade 3: Unit 6 Geometry

Math at Home Practice: Set 6 | Math At Home (mathlearningcenter.org)

Family Resource: Grade 3 Unit 6 Family Resource Supplement.pdf (sharpschool.com)

Grade 4: Unit 6 Multiplication & Division, Data & Fractions

Math at Home Practice: Set 6 | Math At Home (mathlearningcenter.org)

Family Resource: Grade 4 BCPS Unit 6 Family Resource.pdf (sharpschool.com)

Grade 5: Unit 6 Graphing, Geometry, & Volume

Math at Home Practice: Set 6 | Math At Home (mathlearningcenter.org)

Family Resource: Grade 5 Unit 6 Family Resource Supplement.pdf (sharpschool.com)

Advanced Grade 5: Unit 4

Family Resource: Math 67A - OneDrive (sharepoint.com)

BCPS has partnered with Amira Learning in support of our Kindergarten through Grade 5 readers. Amira is a digital reading tool that leverages Artificial Intelligence (AI) to assess students’ reading mastery and coach them through new reading skills.

For login instructions for your computer, tablet, or phone at home, please click the red button below.

Sharon Shumway

Reading Specialist

Dear Grade 5 Parents,

We are happy to announce that Instrumental Music class will begin soon for our fifth grade students. Please click the button below for dates and important information about this exciting time.

Thank you,

Ms. Xinyi Huang

Music/Instrumental Teacher

Field Day will be here before we know it! Field Day is scheduled for Friday, May 24th (rain date-May 31st). This is a day that relies heavily on volunteers! Volunteers will be used to lead stations for our students. The games will be simple and unintimidating! ALL VOLUNTEERS MUST BE VOLUNTEER APPROVED FOR THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR! If you are an approved volunteer and would like to volunteer on Field Day, please sign up by clicking the link below. Thank you so much!

Click The Superintendent's Gallery: West School Zone Exhibition to visit the virtual art exhibition featuring pieces from Baltimore County Public Schools in our west zone! The student work in this show was completed during the 2023-2024 school year and reflects their creativity, artistic voice, and enthusiasm for making art. We are so happy and proud of our artists engaging with the creative process to create their masterpieces!

Also, selected pieces will be featured in the Student Art Show at The Arbutus Branch of the Baltimore County Public Library during the month of April! This exhibit will highlight art created by students from local Baltimore County Public Schools including Arbutus Elementary. Stop by during their normal operating hours to check out the displays!

Victoria Rozek

Art Teacher

Arbutus Elementary

Happy Spring! Along with the budding trees and flowers come runny noses and sneezing for some. Please click the red button below to learn more about seasonal allergies and what you can do to help your child.

Mary K. Graham, RN

Arbutus Elementary School

School Nurse

443-809-1489 (Nurse's Line)

443-809-8113 (Nurse's Fax)

We’ve all been there. Lovely spring finally emerges after a long, dark winter; the weather gets nicer, and it feels harder and harder to motivate students to show up to school. New research from Jing Liu, Monica Lee, and Seth Gershenson shows that while all absences matter, spring absences are more harmful than fall absences because of the increased rigor in those spring lessons. Building and expanding upon the groundwork done in the fall, missed lessons in the spring means losing more substantial learning opportunities. (from EveryDayLabs.com)

If you need help, talk with your child's teacher or Mrs. Olsen (school counselor) for ideas and suggestions. There are attendance success plans for prek-grade 1 and a different success plan for grades 3-5 to help you.

Spring is here, which means Spring Clubs! Please click the red buttons below to:

1) View the Spring Club flier.

2) Register your child for Spring Clubs.

For the full BCPS '23-'24 calendar visit: https://www.bcps.org/

April 5th (Fri): School Closes 3 Hours Early - Third Marking Period Ends

April 5th, 12th & 19th: Orange/Baseball Team Friday

April 10th (Wed): School Closed for Students - Professional Development Day

April 16th (Tue): Report Cards Distributed

April 17 (Wed): PTA Meeting & PTA Board Elections (Hybrid) at 6:30 p.m. - GM Code: AESPTA

April 26 (Fri): School Closes 3 Hours Early for Students and Staff

April 26 (Fri): Class Color Day (See Above for Class Colors)

April 29 (Mon): No School for PreK and Kindergarten Students - Conference Day

April 30 (Tue): No School for PreK Students - Conference Day

May 14 (Tue): School Closed for Election Day

• Arrival time is 9-9:15 and dismissal time is 4-4:15.
• AES Arrival Dismissal Procedures.pdf
  

• Walkers in grades PK-2 (and older siblings) will dismiss from the library door

• Walkers in grades 3-5 will dismiss from the breezeway doors.

• All walkers must be checked out with the teacher on duty by their authorized pick-up person.

• AES Carline Diagram '23-'24.pdf Car tags will be distributed at Peek at Your Seat and during the first week of school.

• Please keep your child home if they have a fever or sign of illness.

• Breakfast and lunch are provided to all students at no cost (no application needed). Students may bring lunch from home. Food and Nutrition Flyer 23-24.pdf
• Snacks and beverages will be available for purchase. To add funds to your child's account, visit https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/getmain?requestAction=home

• Tech Support: https://www.bcps.org/cms/One.aspx?portalId=2828&pageId=66765365

• Label lunch boxes, water bottles, bookbags, jackets, and coats with your child’s name.

• We are a cash only school, no checks or credit will be accepted.

• All chaperones must be 21 or older and complete the volunteer application and training.
• To volunteer: go to the Community tab for Volunteers at https://www.bcps.org and follow the steps. All potential volunteers must complete this process annually.

Schoolwide Title I Fact Sheet.pdf

Policy 1270 Community Involvement.pdf

AES Family Engagement Plan 23-24.pdf

AES Home School Compact 23-24.pdf

FY24 Right to Know Letter - English.pdf

FY24 Right to Know Letter - Burmese.pdf

FY24 Right to Know Letter - Spanish.pdf

FY24 Right to Know Letter - Chinese.pdf

FY24 Right to Know Letter - Urdu.pdf

Our mission is to provide a safe, positive, and effective educational environment that is student centered and focused on individual growth and achievement to prepare our students for college and career opportunities in a multicultural, technologically advanced, global society.

Email: swhite13@bcps.org
Website: https://arbutuses.bcps.org/
Location: 1300 Sulphur Spring Road, Baltimore, MD 21227
Phone: 443-809-1400
Twitter: @ArbutusES