What's the News @ "The PARK"

TWO MORE DAYS!

I want to take a moment to express my deepest gratitude for your unwavering commitment to our students and school community. Your dedication, creativity, and resilience inspire not only our students but also all of us who are privileged to work alongside you. Thank you for making a lasting impact every day—you are truly the heart of our school!

Let's continue to keep pushing ourselves to make our classrooms places of curiosity and challenge. Let's transition to the second R of our 3Rs: RELEVANCE. Make sure that you continue to keep the main thing, the main thing, and that is teaching and cultivating the whole student as a whole person, using the 3Rs.

Please remember to take time for yourselves and each other. Supporting one another and staying connected as a team strengthens our school community.

During the day, ESPCIALLY THIS WEEK, we need your support! We have shared the duty roster, and we need all hands on deck to continue the momentum of our new traffic flow, especially during first and third period. Please ensure that no one has a hoodie in your class. We realize that when we transition at 7:30 am, it is difficult to catch everyone coming in because of the volume of students coming into the main office lobby.

I will continue to maintain the 3 Cs of leadership: Compassion, Consistency, and Celebration.

This school year, I am charging you to adopt the 3 Rs: Relationship, Relevance, and Rigor in their instructional practice!

We are educational warriors! Owning our practice, owning our students, and owning our legacy. This is #ourgwynnpark, and don't you forget it!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Your Purposeful Principal,

Ms. Hopkins-Vinson

#TogetherweSWARM #OurGwynnPARK

• Teachers will enter through Door 19 or Door 2 from 6:30 am to 7:15 am
• Students will ONLY enter through Door 1 or Door 2 from 7:00 am to 8:00 am.

AFTER 8:00 am, all will enter through Door 1

STUDENTS SHOULD ONLY ENTER THROUGH SPECIFIED DOORWAYS!

PLEASE REDIRECT AND REPORT ANY OTHER BREACHES OF SECURITY.

NO HOODIES!!! Students have been told not to wear hoodies and will be told this in the morning. No hoodie should be worn during the day..

Please continue to maintain your duty stations throughout the day.

An announcement will be made at 7:30 a.m. every morning for teachers to report to their doors and duty posts to receive students. Your cooperation is appreciated in setting the tone for a safe school through collective action and support!

Winter Sport Began on Friday, November 15, 2024

Students need a 2.0 GPA and to register on aktivate.com with a current physical in order to try-out. GPHS has basketball, wrestling, swimming, indoor track and bocce.

PTSA is Fully Accredited and Accepting Dues NOW!

Attention Parents, Teachers and Students! Great NEWS, PTSA is now fully able to accept payment for dues of $25. For fully voting rights in this week's elections, please submit payment via Cash app $PTSAGwynnParkHS. If anyone has questions, they can send it to ptsagwynnparkhs@gmail.com or contact the PTSA president, Dr. Small at (301) 602-2520.www.ptsagphs.org

Parking Enforcement

All parked cars need a parking pass. Staff parking passes are free and available in the main office. Towing will be enforced for the remainder of the school year. All visitors to the school can receive a parking pass from the main office.

Where do I Go?

Here is a link to a help document of where to go for what at Gwynn Park.

• No Movement in the first 15 and the last 15 minutes of classes.
• Only one student out at a time. Look at this document for bathroom designations for your room.
• Green passes are needed for students to have permission to move throughout the building (the main office has more if needed)
• Students will be dismissed by PA.They will start in 3rd period class.
• Hall Sweep all week for 2nd, & 4th periods.
• Complete the School Messenger Training Self-Paced SchoolMessenger for Teachers course to send home bulk communication about tardies and class-cutting

Student Learner Profile Document

Instructional Framework Document

Administration Organizational Chart

Bell Schedule

EAP Support

ADay Duty Roster

BDay Duty Roster

BOY/ SGM Presentation

Pre-Service Agenda

Attachments - Google Doc/Editable

Field Trip Google Site

• November 27-29, 2024: Thanksgiving Holiday

• December 4, 2024: SBMT will be Rescheduled

• December 18, 2024: Faculty Meeting at 2:45 pm

• DEcember 20, 2024: Last Day of School for 2024

Days that School is OUT this YEAR:

November 27, 28, and 29th Thanksgiving Holiday

December 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31st Winter/Christmas Holiday

January 1, 2, 3, 20th Winter/MLK Holiday

February 17th Presidents Day

March 31st Eid al Fitr

April 14, 15, 16, 17, 18th and 21st Spring Break

May 26th Memorial Day

June 19th Juneteenth

Just in Case

Effective 6/4/22: Employees exposed internally or externally to COVID-19 do not need to quarantine. If you do quarantine, you will need to use your own leave.

For Child Quarantine Requests

Please provide the following information and documentation

• EIN
• Work location and job title
• Provide your child’s status letter or test results (Letters and Test results must include the child's name and birthdate).
• State if your child is vaccinated or unvaccinated
• State if your child is symptomatic or asymptomatic
• State if you are able to telework while your child is quarantined
• What was the last day you worked either in person or from home?

1. EIN Number

2. Provide your work location and your job title.

3. Select one of the following:

_____ Have been vaccinated & boosted

_____ Unvaccinated

4. Provide a copy of your test results. Your test results must include your name and the test date. If you use a home test, use a sharpie or a pen to handwrite your name and the date the test was taken on the test result.

--- Do not type information and Do not write information on a separate piece of paper --

5. Do your symptoms prevent you from teleworking?
6. What was the last day you worked either in person or from home?

Quarantine leave effective date - The date the test is reported/printed will be day 0. Your quarantine leave will begin on the next calendar day. Quarantine leave is based on calendar days which includes weekends, holidays, and non-duty days.

Website: https://www.pgcps.org/gwynnparkhs
Location: 13800 Brandywine Road, Brandywine, MD, USA
Phone: 301-372-0140
Twitter: @GPHS_PrinHopVin