Taneytown Elementary School

Brie Bower,

Principal

Michele Becker,

Asst. Principal

Dr. Melanie Carter,

Asst. Principal

Taneytown Elementary Kindness Week!!!

Monday, 2/24

- Judy Center Playgroup @ 9:15 to 10:15 a.m.

**Kindness Week** - Hats off to Kindness!

Wear up favorite hat while saying a special thanks to

your teachers, bus drivers, custodians, or any TES Staff!

Tuesday, 2/25

- TES Food Pantry @ 3:30 to 4 p.m.

- Judy Center Playgroup @ 9:15 to 10:15 a.m.

10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

**Kindness Week** - T-Shirt Tuesday

Express your gratitude with a T-shirt that shares a kind message or wear blue!

Wednesday, 2/26

**Kindness Week** - Crazy for Kindness!

Celebrate your uniqueness by wearing your wackiest outfit!

Praise someone's creativity style.

Thursday, 2/27

- Judy Center Playgroup @ 9:15 to 10:15 a.m.

**Kindness Week** - Brighten someone's Thursday!

Shine with brightly colored clothes!

Give a compliment to at least 10 people.

Friday, 2/28

- Judy Center Playgroup @ 9:15 to 10:15 a.m.

10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

**Kindness Week* - Dreaming of a Kind World!

Say good morning to others while wearing your favorite pajamas.

- Marking Period 3 - MidTerm

TES Food Pantry every Tuesday @ 3:30 to 4 p.m.

Additional hours: 1st Tuesday of each month between 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Door # 7

Our Taneytown Dance Fit event today was amazing! Thank you to all of our volunteers who made this an awesome experience for our students.

We had a school-wide challenge to hit a goal of $15,000 to go toward three Buddy Benches for the playground and a book for every student.

As a school, we have raised $ 9,585.22! 🎉 We know we can make it even further.

Our fundraising platform, MyBooster.com, will remain open for one more week!

Thank you again for your support of our Taneytown Dance Fit fundraiser!

March 24th through March 28th

Your student must be five years old by September 1, 2025.

Kindergarten Packets will be available outside the front

entrance doors.

There will be specific instructions in the packets. If you have any questions,

please feel free to call the school office and ask for

Debbie Middendorf, 410-751-3260.

There is an increase in respiratory illnesses reported in the community, but not at our school.

Part of my job is monitoring illness in school and reporting any potential outbreaks to the Carroll County Health Department.

Unfortunately, not many parents and guardians report why their child is absent or just give a general excuse as "sick". It would be helpful to have more specific information such as symptoms when you are reporting your students' absences.

Please contact the school whenever your student is absent and I encourage you to share their symptoms especially fever, coughing vomiting and diarrhea.

Nichole Graham, RN

Conferences that were scheduled for February 6th, will now be held on Thursday,

March 13th.

If you were scheduled for the February 6th conference and can't attend on March 13th,

please contact Michele Stonesifer at 410-751-3260, email MicheleStonesifer@carrollk12.org.

Conferences will also be held Thursday, April 3rd, use the following link:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D45A8A728A3FBC52-54028561-april

Please sign up for the April 3rd conference by February 27th.

K-4th grade conferences are scheduled every 15 minutes beginning at 4:00pm, with the last conference scheduled at 6:45pm. Grade 5 conferences are scheduled every 10 minutes beginning at 4:00pm, with the last conference scheduled at 6:50pm.

For your convenience, parents/guardians will sign up for conferences by using SignUp Genius.

(Scroll down the list to find your child’s teacher and input your student’s name into one of the time slots, select save and continue, and then you will be prompted to input your name and phone number.)

If necessary, please utilize Home Access Center to determine who your child receives instruction from which is not necessarily your child’s homeroom teacher.

TES PTO is asking for your feedback.

Please click on the link below to complete a quick survey.

https://forms.office.com/r/pzR6uNBzeM

Help our school while showing off your school spirit. Our spirit wear store is open all year long. There are new sales and discounts every week. Remember your grade level colors when ordering.

Grade Level Colors

Prek - Orange

K - Blue

1st - Purple

2nd - Red

3rd - Light Blue

4th - Yellow

5th - Green

Substitute Opportunities

Carroll County Public Schools is currently recruiting and hiring daily and permanent substitute teachers for the 2023-2024 school year. Substitute teacher applicants must have a high school diploma or GED to work as a substitute teacher. In order to work in a high school, substitute teachers must be at least 21 years old. Substitutes are required to work a minimum of 5 days per semester, totaling 10 days per school year. Substitute teacher applicants must have three professional references.

Hiring Information - Carroll County Public School District (carrollk12.org)

Greetings from Title 1

We will be offering family engagement activities to keep you connected to your child’s learning and will be sharing ideas and resources to help support your family. Our Title 1 educational engagement events are free and open to all TES families.

Michele Stonesifer, Parent Liaison, MMSTONE@carrollk12.org

The federal "Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)" of 2015 requires all school systems to notify parents of their right to request information regarding the professional qualifications of their child's classroom teacher and any paraprofessional providing services to the child. If you would like information regarding the certification and/or licensure qualifications of your child's teacher(s), please visit this Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) site . If you are unable to access the link or need information regarding your child's paraprofessional(s), please submit a written request to the individual listed below:

Director of Human Resources

Department of Human Resources

Carroll County Public Schools

125 North Court Street

Westminster, Maryland 21157

Consent And Release

Permission to Photograph, Videotape or Audiotape

Throughout the school year, the Carroll County Public School System frequently covers school activities and may use your child’s photograph, video image, or voice for educational, informational, or public relations purposes, with or without identification by name.

If you do not wish to have your child’s voice reproduced on tape or to have his/her image appear in such things as a video or a photograph, or on the school or school system website or social media, please notify the school principal in writing. It is assumed that parents and guardians consent to their children being audiotaped, photographed, videotaped, or having their image placed on a school website or social media by the school system unless such notification is received.

There are also occasions when the media cover certain school events (such as when a government leader visits a school). If you do not wish to have your child’s name or likeness published by the media, you should address your concerns directly to the school involved so that the media is advised. Please be advised that the school system has no control over the media when they are covering activities such as sporting events and musical programs that are open to the public.

Use of Student Work on Websites or in Publications

There may be times throughout the year when the Carroll County Public School System wishes to display student work on school websites, social media, or publications. If you do not wish to have your child’s art, poetry, writing, etc,. appear on school websites, social media, or in publications, please notify the school principal in writing. It is assumed that parents and guardians consent to their child’s work being displayed on school websites, social media, or in publications unless such notification is received.

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Revised 6/30/17