Lucy V. Barnsley Elementary School

14516 Nadine Drive

Rockville, MD 20853

Main Office: 240-740-3260

School Website: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/barnsleyes/

Parent Handbook: https://secure.smore.com/n/4cuaf

I hope everyone enjoyed our first snow storm last week. We were happy to welcome our Bears back in the building on Thursday. We are hopeful that we will have a full week of learning this week. This week our 5th graders start the week with an in-house field trip with Mad Science. We look forward to sharing some pictures of this fun event in our bulletin next week.

As a reminder, next Monday, January 20th there is NO SCHOOL in honor of MLK's birthday. MCPS annually recognizes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) with a week of service projects and acts of kindness in schools from Jan. 13-21, 2024. This year, we will be trying a new project that aims to encourage a love of reading in all of our students. Our Reading Specialist, Mrs. Sandler, has created a Canvas classroom where students and staff can share book recommendations! More information will be shared with students this week! We are excited to see everyone's book recommendations!

Office Staff:

Christine (Chris) Robertson, Principal

Gillian Jablonski, Assistant Principal

Danielle Jones, Administrative Secretary

Candice D’rozario, Attendance Secretary

Office Hours

8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Staff Hours

8:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.

School Hours

Students Enter the Building/Breakfast

9:10 a.m.

Instructional Hours

9:25 a.m. to 3:50 p.m.

Early Dismissal Time

1:20 p.m.

English:

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org//siteassets/district/calendar/2024/2024-calendar.pdf

Spanish:

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/district/calendar/2024/2024-calendar-sp.pdf

Please use this new link to find the Barnsley ES lunch menus each month.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Z9h8G76yo8ikbhE3M6Y4A0ylyINePUc0zYKIEivHlXg/edit?usp=sharing

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h5fFpsmd3qCQWvG-Wzf0v9SZggRF-3PJRjbT1OKuOV4/edit?usp=sharing

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GOTR is coming back for our spring season. We are in need of a few parents of students in grades 3-5 to be coaches this year. Please contact Ms. Kelli Riley if you are interested and/or have any questions. Please follow the link below for more information.

https://www.canva.com/design/DAF2BUhl2Qc/fNBNMnxeptKcrvu5T8cVAA/view?utm_content=DAF2BUhl2Qc&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=viewer

We have entered another testing season. During the months of January and February, LVBES will be administering MAP testing for students in grades K-5 and ACCESS testing for our EML students in grades K-5. Students in K-2 will be taking DIBELS assessments (reading) and MAP-P (math).

Students in grades 3-5 will take both MAP-M (math) and MAP-R (reading). It is very important that students are at school for these assessments. If you have any questions about the dates, please contact your child's homeroom teacher. Thank you for your support with this.

As the weather begins to get colder, please know we do go outside almost every day. We stay inside or go inside when weather does not allow for recess due to rain or temperatures and/or wind chill go below 30 degrees. Sometimes we may begin outdoors and shift to indoors if the weather changes. We try to go outside as often as possible. Please make sure your child is ready with the appropriate weather gear such as a coat, hat, and gloves.

For more information about the MCPS guidelines for recess, please visit the website: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/facilities/safety/playground/#recesstemp

We are excited to welcome volunteers to support our students! Please know to volunteers must complete the mandatory online voluntary training, sign in at the main office. Currently, we are providing opportunities for lunch support; however, we are working closely with our Instructional Leadership Team to develop a menu of items for each grade level where our parent volunteers can be more helpful. We will share this information as soon as it is finalized.

More information about MCPS volunteering requirements: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/student-leadership/volunteer

LVBES Lunch Volunteer Sign-up

With winter weather just around the corner, remember that MCPS offers numerous ways to learn about school closures, delayed openings and early dismissals when there is inclement weather. Learn more about how weather decisions are made and how to receive information about any changes. Please see codes for more information.

In accordance with Maryland State Law students in Montgomery County Public Schools are screened for possible vision and hearing problems. Trained hearing and vision screeners will be screening students new to MCPS, students in Grades K and 1st grade and students referred by teachers because of possible signs of hearing or vision problems. The screeners will be at Lucy V. Barnsley ES on Jan 24, Jan 27, and Jan 28.

Children who do not see clearly or are unable to hear what their teacher and classmates are saying have a harder time learning at school.

You will receive a referral form, via US mail, to take to your child’s doctor if your child fails the screening. If your child is already under care for a hearing or vision problem, or you do not wish your child to be screened at school because of conflicts with your religious beliefs, please notify the school nurse in writing.

If your child wears glasses or contacts, they should wear them every day and bring them to the screening.

School based vision screenings may not detect every vision problem. To learn more about possible vision problems and symptoms or health conditions that may require additional evaluation go to Montgomery County Government’s website at this link:

https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/HHS-Program/PHS/SchoolHealth/HearingVision.html

Contact your school’s nurse if you have questions about your child’s screening.

Chipotle flyer - English

Chipotle flyer - Spanish

It's not too late to sign up for Big Learning winter after school programs! There are many spots left in Chinese (grades 2-5, Thursdays) and and STEM (grades 3-5, Wednesdays) and other classes also may have spots available. Classes start this week and run through mid-March. Register here (Click on All Classes, then search for Barnsley under locations): rmd.me/d5snQG8hU0b

Big Learning Languages Flyer

Big Learning STEM Flyer

Save the date for our Skating Night fundraiser at Cabin John Ice Rink, on Saturday, February 1st, 6:30-8 pm. More info to come this week!

For the latest updates, please visit www.barnsleypta.org or join the Barnsley PTA email list by signing up for the Membership Directory!