Clearspring Howl

This week's Husky Howl provides information for the upcoming week to help you feel organized and prepared to support your students. Have a great week!

Our Huskies are off to a great year. Thank you to everyone who was able to make it to Back to School Night. We enjoyed watching you "race" around Clearspring and engage with our teachers the way are students do on a daily basis. Over 120 families completed our "race." On the Monday morning show this week we pulled two winning race tickets that earned Ms. Naismith's Class AND Ms. Cox's Class donuts this week. Thank you for everyone who attended and made Back to School Night so memorable.

Thank you for returning permission slips and funds to support our students going on field trips this year. These are our upcoming fall field trips.

• Friday, October 11 - Pre-K to Sharps Farm
• Thursday, October 17 - 5th Grade to Mt. Vernon
• Monday, October 21 - Kindergarten to Gaver Farm
• Tuesday, October 22 - 4th Grade Camp Flintlock
• Thursday, October 24 - 5th Grade to Strathmore

We are partnering with the upcounty hub to provide weekend food bags for any families that are interested in a little extra support over the weekends. Please complete the form below to indicate that you are interested in your student (s) receiving a bag each Friday to bring home.

The Angel Tree program is designed to help qualifying families living in Montgomery County, MD, receive Christmas assistance in 2024 through donor given gifts for their children. *Wish list items are NOT guaranteed.

In-Person Registration Sept. 16th-17th: 4:00 p.m. Sept. 19th-20th: 9:00 a.m. Sept. 30th: 4:00 p.m. Oct. 1st: 4:00 p.m. Oct. 3rd-4th: 9:00 a.m

Location: The Salvation Army Montgomery County Corps 20021 Aircraft Drive Germantown, MD 20874

Please Note: registration each day will end once the first 90 families are served. Line begins 1 hour prior to the start of registration.

The following documents are required for registration: Picture ID (proof of MD residency) Birth Certificates for all children, birth to 12 years old. Proof of income (60 days) Proof of Montgomery County residency (current lease or rent receipt) If you are not the lease holder, please bring a letter stating that you and your children live there and pay $X amount for rent. You also must have other mailed documents (i.e: proof of income, pay stub, W2, school enrollment verification, etc.) at that address. If you are residing at a shelter you must bring a letter from the shelter stating that you and your child reside there.

The safety of our MCPS community is critical, and being able to communicate with students, staff, and families during severe weather or other emergencies is of the utmost importance. Use this link to find all the ways you can connect with MCPS to receive emergency operational information from the school system. The current operating status options for the school district appear on the MCPS website and on individual school websites. In the event of a change in operational status, this link will provide more information about the MCPS Operating Status options.

Registration for the George B. Thomas Sr. Learning Academy, Inc., also known as Saturday School, is open for the 2024–2025 school year. Saturday School provides K–12 academic support programs in math and English/Language Arts.

The mentoring and tutoring program in Montgomery County will begin classes on Sept. 28 in nine locations, and also will provide a virtual option. The curriculum is aligned with MCPS and is taught by certified teachers. The locations are: Montgomery Blair, Albert Einstein, Paint Branch, Springbrook, Wheaton, Gaithersburg, Clarksburg, Rockville and Northwest high schools. The annual cost is $85; $40 for families eligible for Free and Reduced-price Meals (FARMs).

Registration for Saturday School, Grades 1–12 is here (English) and here (en Español). Kindergarten registration is here (English) and here (en Español). For an additional cost of $150 for a five-week session, Saturday School also offers classes in Coding and Robotics (English) and here (en Español).

Call 301-287-8980 for general information.

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You can also access club information on the Clearspring Website <------------

Grades 1-2 Lego Club Information

Grades 3-5 Lego Club Information

After School Spanish Club Information

After School Yoga Club Information

September

• 25 - Spiritwear Sale ends

October

● 2- Urban Air Fundraiser 4-8pm

● 11-17- Book Fair

● 15- Book Fair Night Hours until 7 and Food Truck Spirit NIght

● 25- Talent Show

● 27- Trunk or Treat- 2pm -3pm

Don't forget to joing the PTA this year. We look foward to working together with our amazing PTA to continue to make memorable experience throughout the year. You can reach out to your PTA Board anytime with comments, questions, suggestions Clearspring.PTA@gmail.com

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