Route 40 Elementary School
Jacqueline Hawkins, Principal
September 13, 2024
"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you’ll go.”— Dr. Seuss
Changes to Transportation
Please remember that if there are ANY changes to your students transportation, you must send a note in with your child or call the school at 301-689-6132, please make sure that you speak to someone, do not leave a message. If the phones are down, the messages don't always come through until later. We ask that you please DO NOT email Mrs. Bolden or your child’s teacher with the change, we may not see the email in time. If you have questions please contact Mrs. Bolden.
PowerSchool
Please remember to set up your parent portal for powerschool. Follow the steps to set up School Messenger. School Messenger is a communications tool that is used by the Garrett County Public Schools. The school system uses School Messenger to communicate a number of items ranging from school cancellations, major system wide events, to other various announcements by way of phone call, email, and/or text. Report cards are also sent by school messenger. To utilize School Messenger, a parent needs to log into his/her PowerSchool Parent Portal account. The Access ID and Password were handed out at back to school or sent home with your child. If you did not receive one or need assistance setting up your account please contact the school.
Yearbooks
If you missed ordering a yearbook last year, we have extras! You can send a note to school with cash or check made to Route 40 Elememntary PTO. The yearbook will be sent home with your child that day. The cost of the yearbook is $20.
We also have a few extra schoolwide panormic photos for sale, $17 each.
Parent Volunteers Needed
Parent volunteers are a vital part of our school routine. We host a regular work session to help prepare supplies on Thursday afternoons from 1:00 – 3:00. If Thursdays don’t align to your schedule, please feel free to call and set up another time to join us. We value the assistance volunteers can provide to our educational program.
🥛🧇Weekly Breakfast & Lunch Menu 🍔🍟
SEPTEMBER HAPPENINGS:
September 18th - Staff Development - 12:15 Dismissal
September 20th - Grades 2 & 3 to Hickory
September 30th - Kindergarten to GC- I Can Swim
- 5th Grade to GC - College & Me
October Happenings:
October 1st - 3rd
- Kindergarten to GC - I Can Swim
- 5th Grade to GC - College & Me
October 3rd - Qtr 1 Midterm
October 10th - Staff Development - 12:15 Dismissal
October 11th - Autumn Glory - Schools are Closed
October 25th - Fall Pictures
- Halloween Social 7:00-9:00pm