Cedar Grove Friday Flash
January 19, 2024
Dear Cedar Grove Families:
We hope you have been safe and well over this past week given the snow and very cold temperatures. With the three school closures this week, we know that there is the possibility that MCPS will move to virtual learning should we have additional closures due to snow. If this occurs, it is important for children to have a device from which they can access learning on those days. If you do not have a device at home, this is the time to order one from our central office, as Cedar Grove will not be sending devices home. Please complete the Chromebook Form to Distribute to Families to request a home use Chromebook. It takes some time to get the home use device sent to Cedar Grove to distribute to your children, so please consider that when you decide to request a home use device.
The school closures this week has also caused the need for us to reschedule two of our upcoming family events. Our winter concert has been rescheduled to Friday, January 26 at 7:00 p.m. at Clarksburg High School. In addition, our Read-a-Thon Reading Night, also called Pajama Story Time, will be rescheduled to Thursday, February 1st from 6:00 until 7:00 p.m.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Mr. Wynne and Mrs. German
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Grade Level Newsletters
Parents, please click on your child's grade level to view class weekly newsletters. Any questions regarding the content of the newsletters should be directed to your child's teacher. Thank you.
December 2023 Composting Update:
During the month of December, students were able to divert 649 lbs of food from landfills and incinerators!
Damascus High School Mattress Fundraiser
The Mattress Fundraiser benefitting the DHS Music Boosters is this Saturday! There will be 30 different styles of beds on display for customers to try. The beds are new, brand name, made to order, available in all sizes, and cost less than retail stores. In addition to beds, there will also be luxury pillows, premium sheets, mattress protectors, and even adjustable power bases!! Please share this information with family and friends!
Visit the Facebook event and click “GOING”, INVITE YOUR FRIENDS! SHARE OUR POSTS: FACEBOOK EVENT LINK. Check out THIS VIDEO to see how you can help! We look forward to seeing you at the fundraiser!
From Mrs. Hirschhorn, Media Specialist
The January Media Monthly has been updated with all kinds of information, especially meeting times and schedules thanks to our unexpected snow days! Our read aloud night has been rescheduled, so please save new the date for our Readathon Read Aloud Night! This event will give participants double reading minutes! Please remember, they need to not only log their minutes read, but also the titles of their books on the paper reading log. This is important because when we start our special event, we will know by the title what genre your child is reading, and they may get double points for that!
The first event is reading fantasy titles yesterday and/or today (Friday, Jan. 19). Students will clock their actual minutes read, Mrs. Hirschhorn will check their titles on the reading log and if they're in the fantasy genre, will award the double minutes. The weekend event is reading nonfiction/informational books - Saturday and/or Sunday. Again, students will clock their actual minutes read, and Mrs. Hirschhorn will check their titles on the reading log and if they're nonfiction, will award the double minutes.
We hope your readers enjoy participating in these special events! Monday, January 22 is graphic novel day, so any minutes read from a graphic novel will count double.
Our next minutes check in will be Friday, January 26, to see how our readers are doing and also to get data to put on our bulletin board! We hope your families enjoy this wonderful event, which also helps benefit Cedar Grove!
Please be on the lookout for the Science Expo application packet. This details all the information you and your student need to complete a successful project with a testable question. The completed packets are due on February 2. We are also looking for grownups to be our visiting scientists who have conversations with our young scientists during the Expo, which will be March 22. If you're interested, please fill out that section on the permission slip.
Art, Music, and PE Newsletter
Please click the link below for the January overview of what your students will be doing in Art, General Music, Instrumental Music, and Physical Education. We hope you will take a few moments to read what is happening during these instructional spaces.
From Our PTA:
News and Upcoming Events
Read-a-Thon
When: NOW - Friday, February 2nd (We extended a few days for the snow days)
What: We are so excited for this event. It is a fundraising event which will go towards grade level field trips, but we are also holding a side contest to get the kids excited to READ!! The grade level that averages the most minutes read/student will WIN A MOVIE & PIZZA PARTY! Click HERE to register your student! We have 218 students registered so far! Registration to participate is FREE!
The genre of the day is FANTASY! If your child reads a fantasy book today, they will get double minutes! Make sure to log the book on your paper log sheet. Since there was no school today, log sheets should be handed in on Monday. We will log their bonus minutes in the dashboard!
The genre of the weekend is NONFICTION! If your child reads a NONFICTION book on Saturday or Sunday, they will receive double minutes!
Click HERE for a copy of the log sheet!
If you have any questions, please email Jessica Lorey at vpcommunications.cedargrovepta@gmail.com
Family Paint Night feat. Mrs. Kim!
When: Friday, February 23rd 6:30PM
What: Back by popular demand...the PTA will be hosting a Family Paint Night again this year featuring our Special Guest Star, Mrs. Kim! Mrs. Kim will offer step by step instruction to help create your MASTERPIECE! There are ONLY about 10 seats left, so click HERE to reserve your spot!
We are also looking for volunteers to help run this event. If you are interested, please sign up HERE! Thank you in advance. None of these events can happen without you. :-)
STEM / Science Expo Night
When: Friday, March 22nd, 6:30PM
What: The Science Expo is BACK! Get your thinking caps on if you think you'll want to participate. We will also have vendors demonstrating all the different parts that make up STEM! If the Information Packets weren't sent home today, they will be sent home on Monday
Spirit Wear
Show your school SPIRIT! Click HERE to get your spirit wear now!
Yearbook
If you have photos from school events that you would like to make available for Yearbook use, you can upload them HERE! Thank you!