Church Lane Elementary Technology School
Newsletter
May/June 2016
Judith Callanan Devlin Beth Abraham
Principal Assistant Principal
Principal’s Message
From the Principal:
Spring is a wonderful time of year and with it comes even more demands on your children’s time and your time. Longer days, more time outside, baseball, lacrosse, softball and family picnics can make it harder to maintain the effort it takes to do a good job with school work.
As you know May brings testing and once again our 3rd, 4th and 5th grades will be taking end of year PARCC Reading and Math assessments. The schedule is included. Please make sure that your child (ren) is/are present, well- rested and at school by 9:10 a.m.
We have included the calendars for May and June in this newsletter. Our students are hard at work practicing for our Spring Musical, “The Wizard of Oz”. Please put the June show on your calendar and thank you in advance for all your help with practices, costumes and all the rest.
STUDENT REPORT CARDS COME HOME ON THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL. ALL IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR AUGUST, 2016 WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT CARD.
Cordially,
Judith Callanan Devlin
Judith Callanan Devlin
Principal
Church Lane’s STEM Night!
Math Facts Mastery
This has been a banner year for our children in Math. Over 95% of our fourth and fifth grade students have mastered all of their addition, subtraction, multiplication and division facts in a timed setting. This success was made possible by the effort, and the support of parents and staff.
Another byproduct of this endeavor was the pride of accomplishment our children felt after completing all 6 levels of this task. Please look for math facts reinforcement packets to come home and to be completed over the summer. We hope to continue the facts mastery program next year.
Thank you.
4th & 5th Grade Teachers
Masters of Math
New from the Guidance Office:
Many thanks to the following middle school students that participated in our first Middle School Transition Panel. These students were extremely helpful in easing fifth graders’ worries and in answering their questions. Thanks for helping in the transition process!
Deer Park Middle School
Hector Thomas
Sudbrook Middle Magnet School
Isaiah Lewis
Bryan Gambrill
Sara Klugs
Abigail Longo
Old Court Middle School
Jayden Matthews
Elden Phileston
Reign Tucker
Haleemat Adenuga
Moryan Tchoumi
Calendar of Events
May & June 2016
May 2016
May 2nd - May 25th / PARCC TestingMay 2nd – May 6th / Teacher Appreciation Week
May 12th / PTA Meeting – 6:30 p.m.
May 14th / BCPS Countywide STEM Fair – Parkville High School
May 17th / Vision & Hearing Re-Screenings
May 21st / Fun Run - PTA
May 25th / Band & Orchestra Recital at 7:00 p.m.
May 25th – June 6th / MAP Testing – Grades Kindergarten – 2nd Grade
May 30th / School Closed – Memorial Day
June 2016
June 9th / Wizard of Oz Spring MusicalJune 15th / 5th Grade Farewell – 9:30 a.m.
June 16th / Kindergarten Celebration – 9:30 a.m. – School Closes Half Day at 12:40 p.m.
June 17th / Last Day of School – School Closes Half Day at 12:40 p.m.
Important!
Ear buds for devices: students are given the first set of ear buds free. If broken or lost, the fee to replace is $5.00
Identification cards are given to all students free of charge. However, if lost or damaged, a replacement fee of $5.00 will be required
Lost or damaged library books – there is a $10.00 replacement fee.
All students who attend field trips with their class must ride the bus to the event and must ride the bus Back to school.
In Other News:
Guidance:
Lost & Found: If you child is missing clothing or other items, please check the Lost & Found in the lobby. Unclaimed items will be donated to needy children after January 17th. Also, parents if you have any gently used coats you would like to donate, please see Ms. Scherr, Guidance Counselor or Ms. Cynthia Johnson, School Nurse.
PTA:
Please remember to join the PTA. The membership is $10.00 per person and extended family can join. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO ALL OF OUR FAMILIES JOINING AND SUPPORTING OUR GOAL OF 100%! JOIN!!! JOIN!!! JOIN!!!
Our esteemed PTA officers are:
ü President – Philip Daniels
ü Vice President – Sharon Campbell
ü Secretary – Keisha Glenn
ü Treasurer – Mr. Eric Brown
Church Lane Elementary School Rules & Tips
SCHOOL TIMES
8:55 – School doors open for all students
9:10 – Students must report to the office for a late pass
9:10 – All doors will be locked to ensure our students’ safety
3:40 – Dismissal
Students enter the school building from the front doors.
Universal BREAKFAST
Breakfast is served from 8:55 a.m. – 9:10 a.m. in the classroom for all students!
ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL
- STUDENTS SHOULD ARRIVE NO EARLIER THAN 8:45 a.m. SUPERVISION WILL NOT BE PROVIDED BEFORE 8:45 a.m.
- ANY CHANGE IN YOUR CHILD’S DISMISSAL PROCEDURE MUST BE DOCUMENTED WITH A NOTE TO ENSURE HIS/HER SAFETY.
EARLY DISMISSAL
Written Requests for early dismissal must be given to the child’s teacher. No student will be dismissed from school without written communication from the child’s parent or guardian.
Important: For security purposes, no student will have early dismissal after 3:15 p.m.
EMERGENCY SCHOOL CLOSING OR DELAY
In the event of weather delays or closings we ask you listen to the stations listed below: TV channels WBAL, WMAR, WJZ, FOX and the Educational Channel 73. You can also listen to radio stations: AM 1090, 1470, and 680. On FM tune to: 101.9, 105.7, 102.9 and 93Q.
Delayed openings and early closing times are listed below:
1 HOUR LATE – school opens at 9:55
2 HOURS LATE – school opens at 10:55
1 HOUR EARLY – school closes at 2:40 p.m.
2 HOURS EARLY – school closes at 1:40 p.m.
3 HOURS EARLY – school closes at 12:40
MEDICATION
The following guidelines are required to ensure your child’s safety and health.
1. A parent/guardian must bring medicine to school with the doctor’s order. The parent/ guardian must pick up any remaining medicine or it will be destroyed.
2. Medication must come in a pharmacy prepared bottle.
3. Over the counter medications have to be accompanied by a doctor’s order.
4. In the absence of a doctor’s order a parent/guardian can come to the school and administer the medicine.
5. Students may not carry medicine (for e.g., Tylenol, inhalers, etc.) unless their doctor has written that on the order.
6. DISCRETIONARY MEDICINES: A small supply of over-the –counter medicines is kept in the Health Suite. The administration of these medicines requires a signed parent/guardian permission EACH YEAR. These medications are for occasional use. If a student requires medicine more often, a doctor’s order plus a supply of medicine will be requested.
7. Medication orders may be faxed to 410-496-0473
VISITOR POLICY
ALL VISITORS MUST REPORT TO THE OFFICE and DISPLAY THEIR PASS W HILE THEY ARE IN THE BUILDING. We welcome you and require this to ensure everyone’s safety.
IMMUNIZATIONS
The law states that all children must adhere to the Baltimore County Health Department regulations. Please make sure that your child’s immunizations are up to date. If you have any questions, please call our nurse Mrs. Johnson.
CAFETERIA
The school lunch is planned by trained dieticians and costs $2.90. Snacks are 50 cents. Milk costs 50 cents and Juice is 60 cents. Free and reduced meal applications are available in the office.
FIELD TRIPS
Field trips are wonderful experiences for our students. In order to participate children MUST HAVE SIGNED PARENT/GUARDIAN PERMISSION. Please plan to join your child for a field trip this year!
NO WHEELS ON SHOES ARE ALLOWED IN SCHOOL AT ANY TIME!
SANDALS, FLIP – FLOPS, OPEN –TOE SHOES – CHILDREN WHO WEAR THESE TYPES OF SHOES TO SCHOOL WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN OUTDOOR PLAY. THEY WILL ACCOMPANY THEIR CLASS OUTSIDE TO ENJOY RECESS; HOWEVER, RUNNING, JUMP ROPE GAMES, USING THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMNET, ETC. ARE NOT SAFE WHEN WEARING THIS FOOTWEAR. THANKS!!
DISCIPLINE SCHOOL RULES
All students will be given a Student Handbook during the first weeks of school. The Code of Conduct was also introduced to our students. Each afternoon teachers will conduct lessons that will encourage our students’ success with this program and your children will be talking about it at home. Each night your child must have their daily calendar signed by you. Take time to discuss their success as well as to address those areas of their behavior that might need some attention. A parent handbook for the Code of Conduct was sent home for you to review with your child. After you have done so, please sign the parent page and send back to school. The Behavior Handbook was reviewed with all students by the Principal and the Assistant Principal. Students will return a signed page of the handbook that indicates that each child’s parent/guardian has reviewed the handbook. Church Lane has high expectations for student behavior. The school rules are explained to our students and each week all of our students have the opportunity to be part of the Friday Reward Celebration.