Bulldog Bulletin

October was a month filled with fun activities and solidifying routines. We are so grateful for our PTA for organizing and running Trunk or Treat! It has been so wonderful watching our Bulldogs grow and challenge themselves as the school year rolls on.

We are happy to continue to share our new newsletter tool, Smore! Families can translate our newsletters into 100+ languages, including Myanmar (Burmese), in just one click!

Have you taken the Needs Assessment survey? We need your input and this survey is vital to how we acquire and allocate resources for our school. Below are links for the Needs Assessment Survey:

Family Member Survey - English

Community Member Survey - English

Family Member Survey - Spanish

Community Member Survey - Spanish

On November 19, we will have a Resource Room set up for parents/guardians to browse through after meeting with teachers. If you want resources on a specific topic, please let Ms. Zalucki know. You can contact her via email (ezalucki@bcps.org) or phone/text (443-472-0213).

https://www.lashmaryland.org/lash-vision-program/

If you have received a letter home from the Health Dept. Vision Screening here is a resource to apply for a vision voucher. This is through the Lions Association for Sight and Hearing.

The LASH Sight Coordinator will review information provided and, if client is eligible, send a referral to the local LensCrafters store with copies to client and referring club coordinator.

LensCrafters will not accept an individual without this referral. The referral is valid for 30 days. If the appointment is not met within that time, a new referral will be needed.

Below are parents letters explaining the counseling lessons for each grade level. Each grade will focus on a different aspect of Relationship Skills.

The December classroom counseling lesson focuses on Personal Safety. The week of November 11, your child will bring home a yellow letter from me explaining the lessons. Please contact me if you have any questions.

Kindergarten:

Now that the weather is changing, please make sure the change of clothes in the classroom are weather appropriate.

Physical Education:

Our annual Turkey Trot is going to be held on Friday, November 22nd! All students will race their peers in hopes to win one of the coveted prizes. Third place finisher will win a can of cranberry sauce, second place will win a pie, and first place will win a frozen turkey! All are welcome to cheer on their favorite racer!

Race times:

9:20-10:15 2nd grade

10:20-11:15 1st grade

11:20-12:15 Pre-K & 5th grade

1:00-1:55 Kindergarten

2:00-2:55 3rd grade

3:00-3:55 4th grade

November:

1: No school for students.

5: Election Day - No School

PTA Restaurant Night- Sorrento's of Arbutus

7: PTA Meeting (In-person and virtual) 6:30 PM

12: Picture Re-Take Day

Listening Session with Ms. Zalucki - 10 AM (RSVP here: https://forms.gle/6ETW4w1t5SVtx6WBA)

18-22: American Education Week (9:30 AM - 11:00 AM)

• 18: Parents/Guardians of Grades 4 and 2
• 19: Conference Day and Resource Room
• 20: Parents and Guardians of Grade 1
• 21: Parents and Guardians of Grades 3 & 5
• 22: Parents and Guardians of Kindergarten and Pre-K

27: 3 Hour Early Dismissal - Beginning of Thanksgiving Break

28-29: No school - Thanksgiving Break

We are excited to host you for American Education Week! We ask that you use this form to RSVP to give team a head count so we can be prepared with chairs, but you may still attend even if you don't RSVP.

18-22: American Education Week (9:30 AM - 11:00 AM)

• 18: Parents/Guardians of Grades 4 and 2
• 19: Conference Day and Resource Room
• 20: Parents and Guardians of Grade 1
• 21: Parents and Guardians of Grades 3 & 5
• 22: Parents and Guardians of Kindergarten and Pre-K

The Bullying, Harassment or Intimidation Reporting Form should be used to report alleged incidents of bullying, harassment, or intimidation that occurred during the current school year on school property, at a school-sponsored activity or event off school property, on a school bus, on the way to and/or from school, or through electronic communication on or off school property. School staff will address incidents that occur at school or have a connection or nexus back to the school setting that create a risk of harm to other students while they are at school or interfere with the educational environment.

If you are a student, the parent/guardian or caregiver of a student, a close adult relative of a student, a school staff member, or a bystander and wish to report an incident of alleged bullying, cyberbullying, harassment, or intimidation, please complete this form, and return it to the school principal.

You may contact the school for additional information or assistance at any time. (Bullying, cyberbullying, harassment, and intimidation definitions are provided below.)

Definitions:

Bullying– is unwanted, demeaning behavior among students that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or is highly likely to be repeated, over time. In order to be considered bullying, the behavior must be intentional and include: 1) An imbalance of power (students who bully use their physical, emotional, social, or academic power to control, exclude, or harm others), and 2) Repetition (bullying behaviors happen more than once or are highly likely to be repeated based on evidence gathered).

Cyberbullying– is bullying that takes place over digital devices like cell phones, computers, and tablets. Cyberbullying can occur through texting, apps, or online via social media, forums, or gaming where people can view, participate in, or share content. Cyberbullying includes sending, posting, or sharing negative, harmful, false, or hurtful content about another student. It can include sharing personal or private information about someone else causing embarrassment or humiliation.

Harassment – includes actual or perceived negative actions that offend, ridicule, or demean another student with regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, immigration status, family/parental or marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, ancestry, physical attributes, socioeconomic status, physical or mental ability, or disability.

Intimidation – is any communication or action directed against another student that threatens or induces a sense of fear and/or inferiority. Retaliation may be considered a form of intimidation.

• Arrival time is 9-9:15 and dismissal time is 4-4:15.
• AES Arrival Dismissal Procedures.pdf
  

• Walkers in grades PK-1 (and older siblings) will dismiss from the library door

• Walkers in grades 2-5 will dismiss from the breezeway doors. Adults must scan the QR code and fill out the form before their child is called.

• All walkers must be checked out with the teacher on duty by their authorized pick-up person.

• If someone else is picking up your child, the adult must be in the system.

• If you received notice from Nurse Graham about missing vaccinations, please attend to it as soon as possible. This will avoid your child being withdrawn from classes.
• Please keep your child home if they have a fever or sign of illness.

• Breakfast and lunch are provided to all students at no cost. Students may bring lunch from home. Meal Information.pdf
• Snacks and beverages will be available for purchase. To add funds to your child's account, visit https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/getmain?requestAction=home
• If your student is celebrating a birthday during the school year, please do not send in food treats. Treats such as: Pencils, erasers, stickers, etc. are allowed.

• Students are expected to bring their charged BCPS-issued Chromebook to school everyday.
• New students will be issued their Chromebooks as soon as possible.
• Tech Support: https://www.bcps.org/cms/One.aspx?portalId=2828&pageId=66765365

• We are a cash only school, no checks or credit will be accepted.

• All chaperones must be 21 or older and complete the volunteer application and training.
• To volunteer: go to the Community tab for Volunteers at https://www.bcps.org and follow the steps. All potential volunteers must complete this process annually. Please submit completed application and certificate of training to ezalucki@bcps.org

Our mission is to provide a safe, positive, and effective educational environment that is student centered and focused on individual growth and achievement to prepare our students for college and career opportunities in a multicultural, technologically advanced, global society.

Email: smaile@bcps.org
Website: https://arbutuses.bcps.org/
Location: 1300 Sulphur Spring Road, Baltimore, MD 21227
Phone: 443-809-1400
Twitter: @ArbutusES

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