Cedar Grove Friday Flash

Thank you to all of our families who attended Back to School Night last night. We hope you enjoyed connecting with other families and hearing about your child's learning experiences. Please note that you will find additional information specific to your child's grade level in the newsletter section below.

We are once again participating in Project Happy Feet, which is a student-run organization with a goal of making sports equipment accessible for students in lower income areas. Between now and October 16, we will be collecting new and lightly-used shoes and sports equipment, which will be donated to Title I schools. A box will be inside the main entrance foyer if you would like to make a donation. For more information, please click on this flyer.

Our families are invited to attend Family Movie Night at Damascus High School. The DHS Drama Club is hosting a screening of Encanto in the DHS Auditorium on Friday, September 20th. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and the film will start at 6:00 p.m. Admission is free; however, donations to benefit the performing arts at Damascus HS will gladly be accepted. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Please email Mr. Kachadorian at Steven_R_Kachadorian@mcpsmd.org with any questions.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Mr. Wynne and Mrs. German

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As we end our third week of school, our students are getting back into great media habits. They are for the most part remembering their books before they're overdue and using strategies to find the books they want to read (please check out this month's media monthly to find out when your student's books are due ). We had our first general daily news meeting and our first practice with the Orange Crew. We will record the daily news on Monday and I'm sure everyone will do a great job. The Book Fair is in the media center, so although I will continue to teach media lessons in the classrooms, students will not be able to check out books this coming week. I hope to see you and your students at the Book Fair and at Movie Night!

Please click the link below for the September 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.

September 2024 Specialists' Newsletter

PTA Membership

When: OPEN NOW

What: PTA Membership registration has officially opened! The Officers and Board have worked hard all summer to plan out all the special projects and events for an amazing school year. We can't do any of it without ALL OF YOU! You can join the PTA or renew your membership by clicking HERE. A Family Membership is $25. The membership fees will go towards our amazing family events, curriculum enhancements, student needs, supplies for our teachers, special projects for our school, and much more. JOIN THE PTA!

Scholastic Book Fair - ONLY BOOK FAIR OF THE YEAR!!

When: September 16th-20th 9:30a-3:30p with special evening hours during our Movie Night (info coming soon) on Friday, September 20th from 5p-8p

Where: CGES Media Center

What: Students will have an opportunity to shop at the Book Fair during the school week. If you do NOT want to send cash in with your child, you can set up an e-wallet by clicking HERE.

We are in NEED of volunteers to work at this event. Please consider signing up for a time slot by clicking the link below. Any help would be appreciated.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4AA8AA23A3FFC52-48544477-cges

Silent Auction

When: Bidding OPENS on Monday, September 23rd @12p and CLOSES on Sunday, September 29th @ 9:30p

What: We are excited to announce our Second Annual Silent Auction! You can preview the wonderful goods, services, gift cards, and tickets donated by many generous businesses by clicking HERE. In addition, some of our amazing CGES staff members will be donating "experiences" to our auction that you won't want to miss. Items will continue to be added until the day the auction starts, so keep checking back.

ALL proceeds from our auction will go towards events and student enrichment initiatives run by our PTA. We are raising money to help fund field trip transportation, support the new reading curriculum, and help support our other school community needs.

Fall After School Clubs begin in a few weeks. Click HERE to see what clubs are being offered and how to register!

Visit https://cedargrovepta.org for more information!