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

AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK 2024

Together for Safe, Just & Equitable Schools

What is American Education Week?

During American Education Week, November 18—22, 2024, Americans nationwide will join the National Education Association (NEA) in raising awareness about the need to provide every child with a quality public education. The celebration highlights the importance of bringing together educators, parents, students, and communities in a unified effort to build great public schools. It also reflects NEA's vision of calling upon America to provide public school students with quality schools so that they can grow and achieve in the 21st century.

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.

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

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

November

• 8 - Report Cards Issued
• 8 - Conference Scheduling Window Opens, 8:00 a.m.
• 11 - Veterans Day Celebration, 9:30 a.m.
  
• 11 - Give Back Event at E.W. Beck's, 11:30 a.m.-9:00 p.m.
• 13 - PTA Meeting, 7:30 p.m. (virtual)

• 18-22 - American Education Week

• 21 - Picture Retake Day
• 21 - Conference Scheduling Window Closes, 4:00 p.m.
  
• 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

• 10 - Give Back Event at Walker's Tap and Table, 11:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.
• 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

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Student report cards will be available for parent view after 4:00 PM on November 8th. Directions on how to access report cards through HCPSS Connect can be found HERE along with report card templates and documents to help you better understand student report cards. The Parent CANVAS Course is also linked to provide you with any additional information you may need to access and understand student report cards. Please be aware that Related Arts Teachers report grades by semester. Therefore your student will not be receiving grades in those classes for the first quarter.

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.

Quarter 1 report cards will be available online November, 8, 2024 (How to access your child's report card (screencast). We want to remind families that the PreK-2 report cards were updated last year, and the grades 3-5 report cards are new this year. These report card shifts are due to HCPSS implementing the Standards Based Instruction and Reporting (SBIR) process, per Policy 8010 – Grading and Reporting: Pre-Kindergarten Through Grade 5. With the shift to SBIR, grades are based on the student's proficiency with the grade-level curriculum standards.

The Standards Based Instruction and Reporting Family and Community Resources Canvas course provides important information about SBIR. This includes documents to assist in Understanding Your Child's Report Card.

Academic Performance Codes represent what has been learned - where the student is in relation to the expectation of the grade level standard. It is intended to reflect the progress toward meeting the Maryland College and Career Readiness Standards for their current grade level.

For students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), detailed progress toward IEP goals is provided in the Annual Goal(s) Progress Report that is sent at the same time as the HCPSS report card. A student’s IEP goals address the identified skills that support their progress toward meeting grade level standards.

If you have any questions about your child's report card, please reach out to the homeroom teacher.

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

Thank you and Happy Friday!

Thank you to all those that attended our Annual Fall Festival last weekend and our first annual Trunk or Treat! It was a great time. We can't thank Elizabeth Dudley enough for spearheading the event!!

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!

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

Dates to Remember!

November 11th - Restaurant Give Back at E.W. Beck's, 11:30 a.m.-9:00 p.m.

November 13th - Virtual PTA Meeting, 7:30 p.m.

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

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.

The link below will take you to community notices are neither sponsored nor endorsed by the Howard County Public School System.
http://www.hcpss.org/community-news-and-programs/