NEWSLETTER #15 301-599-2442 December 4, 2015
WE LOOK AHEAD
December 2015
4 Shop and Drop 1:55 – 8:30 p.m.
7-11 PTO Holiday Gift Shop
9 2 Hour Early Dismissal (11:55 a.m.) – Professional Development Day
11 4th Grade Band/Chorus to DAR Constitution Hall 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
17 Winter Concert at Mattaponi ES 7:00 p.m.
22 2nd Quarter Progress Reports Released
23-31 Schools Closed – Winter Break/Christmas Holiday
January 2016
1Schools Closed – Winter Break/New Year’s Holiday
4 Classes Resume
5 PTO Meeting 6:15 p.m.
6 1st Grade to The Baltimore Aquarium 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
18 Martin L. King Jr. Day – Schools and Offices Closed
21 End of 2nd Quarter
22 Grading/Teacher Planning – Schools and Offices Closed
PRINCIPAL’S CORNER
Dr. Janice P. Hay, Principal
Mr. Stephen Green, Acting Principal
Clothing to Cash Recycling Program
Congratulations to our Mattaponi Family for your hard work and dedication to the "Clothing to Cash - School Recycling Program" initiative!!! Becauseof you...MattaponiES had 905 lbs. of clothing and wonfirst place for the month of November!!! Please continue to help Mattaponi Elementary stay in first place by donating your new or used textiles. Acceptable items are clothes, shoes, blankets, curtains, sheets, towels, pillow cases, etc.
Mattaponi/Brandywine Lions Club Food Drive
The holidays are fast approaching, and this season provides an opportunity to emphasize the importance of giving. The Mattaponi Family has participated in the collection of canned and non-perishable foods for many years, and our efforts have brought joy to many families during the holidays. Students in each class may begin bringing items immediately. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to share the meaning of joyful giving with your child. The food-drive will endThursday, December 17th. Please help! The class in first place at the end of the Food Drive will receive a pizza party!
Box Tops for Education
We continue to raise money for our school by collecting Box Tops for Education! Please remember to send in your Box Tops.
Lost and Found Articles
The Lost and Found is located outside of room 9. There are many coats, jackets, hats and lunch-boxes in the lost and found. Please have your child check this location to retrieve lost items. All items will be donated to a local shelter on Tuesday, December 22, 2015.
Arrival Time
Children should arrive at school no earlier than 7:30 a.m. to enter the school building for breakfast or to report to class to prepare for the school day. School begins at 7:45 a.m.
Very Important Reminder for Change of Dismissal Plans
Any changes in your child’s regular dismissal plan MUST be in writing. We will no longer accept a phone call to make a dismissal change. Also, no students will be called for early dismissal after 1:40 p.m. Parents who need to pick up their child(ren) must do so before this time. We will not remove students from school buses once dismissal has begun. This is an unsafe practice and interrupts the bus schedules for our school and all subsequent schools serviced by our busses. Thank you for your support in keeping all our students safe!
How to Contact a Staff Member
Mattaponi’s school office hours are 7:15 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Teachers are available for phone calls from 7:15 a.m. - 7:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Calls will be sent directly to voicemail during instructional time and staff members are asked to return phone calls within 24 - 48 hours, if possible. All conferences must be scheduled with teachers before coming to the school to discuss your child’s academic program or any issues that may need to be resolved. Thank you for your understanding.
Lunch Accounts
The cost for lunch is $2.75 and $1.60 for breakfast. If a student does not have lunch money, the cafeteria will provide a cheese sandwich and a drink. Parents may pre-pay for school meals and monitor account balances at .
Counselor’s Corner – Ms. Underdue
Congratulations to our newly elected student Government Association Officers:
President - Jayla Hunter
Vice President - Anaya James Grier
Treasurer - Jade Johnson
Secretary - Micah Massey
Parliamentarian - Christa Etienne
The SGA officers and candidates hadtheir first meeting/celebration on December 3rd. They will meet again onThursday, December 10thto discuss protocol, Robert’s Rules of Order and discuss projects and activities for the remainder of the school year. Thank you candidates and congratulations officers, you are commended for a job well done!!
PTO Corner – Mrs. Spencer, President
What a great turn out foreveryone who attended thelast PTO meeting for 2015!It has been a busyschool year thus far and without the support of our Mattaponi Family we would not be the success story we are.To our dedicated members, volunteers, parents and staff, thank you and we look forward to your continued support in the New Year!Kudos to Mr. Puglia and Mrs. Reed for their Science Fair Help Night!! A lot of helpful information was presented as the Science Fair projects are reaching their due date.
It's Holiday Season and the PTO is hosting our annual Holiday Gift Shop for Mattaponi Students to purchase gifts for family and friends!! The shop will run next week Monday-Thursday,8 a.m.-2 p.m.with a family night heldTuesday, December 8, from5 p.m.-8 p.m.Friday, the shop will open from8 a.m.-12 p.m. Our Holiday Shop will be CASH ONLY. We look forward to your support!!