MONTPELIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
9200 Muirkirk Road
Laurel, Maryland 20708
www1.pgcps.org/~mtpelier
Mrs. Carla Furlow, Principal Telephone: 301-497-3670
Ms. Denise Mahdi, Assistant Principal Fax: 301-497-5431 PARENT BULLETIN
April 4, 2014
MARYLAND SCHOOL ASSESSMENT (MSA)
We want to thank parents, students and teachers for their hard work, support and cooperation during our MSA efforts. We are extremely proud of our students and are looking forward to their outstanding results. Special thanks to Mr. Morrison, School Testing Coordinator, for all his hard work!
HONOR ROLL PROGRAM
Our 3rd Quarter Honor Roll Assembly will be held on April 25th. Grades 2 and 3 will be honored at an assembly beginning at 9:30 AM and Grades 4 and 5 at the 10:15 AM assembly. We celebrate student achievement by recognizing Citizenship, Most Improved, and/or academic excellence. Students who have earned Perfect Attendance awards will be honored in the individual classrooms.
FIELD DAY TEE SHIRTS – orders and payment due April 11th
Remember to order a field day tee shirt! Each grade level has chosen a color to represent their grade. Custom designed tee shirts will be created in these colors especially for Field Day on May 28th. This custom designed tee shirt may be worn to school on casual Fridays, as well. You are not required to purchase these high quality shirts but your child will need to wear the color selected by his or her grade on Field Day. Order forms were sent home in the Friday folders last week. They are also available in our Main Office.
JUMP ROPE FOR HEART ♥
For many years, Montpelier students have supported a very special community service program and this year is no different. On April 9th, we will host a Jump Rope for Heart event. Jump Rope for Heart events are held nationwide and help students learn about the benefits of regular physical activity and heart health while they raise funds to support vital research and educational programs. All donations are welcomed but, if your child donates at least $5.00 by April 9th, he/she will have a non-uniform day on April 11th! Our goal this year is to raise $4,500. Won’t you support this life-saving effort?
MONTPELIER SCIENCE BOWL
The Science Bowl team did a wonderful job at their final competitions. In the first game against Berwyn Heights, the final score was Montpelier-280 and Berwyn Heights-145. In the second game, the lead kept going back and forth between Glenarden Woods and Montpelier. Glenarden Woods correctly answered the last two questions resulting in a final score of Montpelier-170 and Glenarden Woods-235. Thanks to Haris Chaudhry, Katie Godshall, Allison DeMik and Disomi Okie for a fantastic run and to Ms. Clamage.
PREKINDERGARTEN & K REGISTRATION – Opens April 7, 2014
Applications are being accepted for the 2014-2015 school year for children residing in the Montpelier Elementary service area. Registration is open from 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM, daily.
Prekindergarten registrants must:
- Be 4 years old by September 1, 2014
- Be income eligible (proof of income required)
- Reside within Montpelier Elementary’s attendance area
Present your child’s birth certificate, current immunization records, photo ID, and proof of residency to register along with your proof of income. Go to www1.pgcps.org and follow the links to the Parents' Page and Registration Information or Parents’ Page and Early Childhood Programs for more information.
If your child is 5 years old by September 1, 2014, then your child is eligible for KINDERGARTEN and must be enrolled prior to the start of the 2014-2015 school year. Please present your child’s birth certificate, current immunization records, photo ID, and proof of residency to register. For more information, contact our Main Office (301-497-3670) or the Office of Early Childhood Education (301-808-2707).
CAREER DAY
The Montpelier Elementary Career Day was held today, April 4th. The objective for this day was to introduce students to the world of careers. Thank you to the volunteers who visited in our classrooms and shared information about their professions. Special thanks to Dr. Conn for organizing this wonderful event.
BLACK SAGA
The Black Saga competition was held on March 15th at Towson State University where both the regional and state rounds were held on the same day. The team did very well. They scored six points in the regional round. This was two points and one question away from participating in the final round. We want to congratulate the students, Justin McGill, Savyon Stokes and Emy Nwadiaro, for their endurance. The coordinators, Ms. Cuthbertson and Ms. Burgess, would also like to thank all of those who helped facilitate the team’s success.
MIDDLE SCHOOL REGISTRATION for 5th GRADERS
We are in the process of middle school registration. Blue registration forms (PA-14) were mailed along with a letter explaining the need to provide current proof of residency and updated registration information. This is required prior to the student’s advancing to middle school at the end of this school year.
BEHAVIOR INCENTIVE
In March, over 400 students received a special treat of cotton candy spun by Mr. Donnie Phillips of the Hyattsville Family Preservation Services. And, the Behavior Incentive for April will be provided by Papa Johns Pizza. Papa Johns is donating coupons for a personal pizza for each student who is identified as having good character. Congratulations to all!
PERSONALITY PORTRAITS
Strawbridge Studios, Inc. will be coming to Montpelier to take school pictures on Monday, May 5th. If you would like your student to be photographed on May 5th, complete an order form (order forms will be sent home later this month in the Friday Folders), select your photo package, place payment in the provided envelope and return to your child’s teacher. Participating students are not required to wear uniforms and may wear school appropriate clothing on Picture Day.
APRIL IS MATH MONTH
We are very excited here at Montpelier Elementary because April is Math Month. The students have completed wonderful math posters which are on display all over the school. We also will have jars of different items (candy, bouncy balls, Oreo Cookies, small toys, etc.) that the students have to guess the number in the jar. If they are the closest, they win the jar!!! Every morning, the students are learning and reviewing a math vocabulary term and learning about a book or website that teaches about that concept. Also, we will have a problem of the week to solve, and students will demonstrate how to solve it in different ways. Additionally, teachers will be partnering up and their students will be playing math games on April 11th. Please ask your child all about the wonderful math activities we are promoting here at our wonderful school.
Please take a moment to view a sampling of the posters in our lobby showcase. The winners were:
PRE K / Demi Adeyemi(AM) / Janiyah Hall (PM)KINDERGARTEN
Jason Du
(Ms. Davis’s class) / Jiovanni Coleman
(Ms. Fraser’s class) / Audrina Haghtalab
(Ms. Seay’s class) / Sarah Loberto
(Ms. Wiehl’s class)
First Place / Second Place / Third Place
GRADE ONE
Ms. Cathell / Yael Trillo / Marvin Gomez-Martinez / Marcel Ward
Ms. Corddry-Werner / Braxton Onya / Uri Tzul / Carter Simmons
Ms. Fominaya / Scott Fomukong / Rylee Smilardo / Yewande Akinwande
Ms. Stepp / Shauna Cosmas / Danielle Agyei / Samuel Nwadibia
GRADE TWO
Ms. Burgess / Boris Sai-Palm / Clara Garrick / Lauryn Sample
Ms. Campbell / Gavin Wilson Fernandez / Travis Morgan / Ronald Payton
Ms. Young / Jaylen Lewter / Malachi Boskent / Alaijha Brown
GRADE THREE
Ms. Bourne / Taejon Douglas / Trinity Steele / Matthew Walters
Ms. Clamage / Dunamis Esuola / Mary Garnes / Ahsan Dawood
Ms Manthei-Hernandez / Ethan Greaves / Rene Ngobi / Tyra Liverpool
Ms. Sliko / Ryan Hope / Sydney Alexander / Adrean Bejarano
GRADE FOUR
Ms. Dolan / Divine Enyi / Chisom Amaikwu / Myjoi Aiyegbusi
Ms. Patel / Jamie Reyes / Jermaine Thomas / Delvon Beam
Ms. Willis-Reid / Talyiah Jerry / Alana Gigger
GRADE FIVE
Ms. Cuthbertson / Adrian Strasser King
Ellis Steide
Savyon Stokes / Katie Godshall / Ryan Mesidor
Ms. Haney / Danasia Hill / Gabrielle Bailey / Joshua Henson
Mr. Putiri / Johanna Villafuerte / Amanda Santos-Llamas / Jordan Walker
OUR ANNUAL BUY ONE…GET ONE FREE BOOK FAIR!
Get ready! It’s coming! Our annual BOGO book Fair will be open from May 15th -May 23rd in our Media Center. With every book purchased, you receive a book of equal or lesser value for FREE! This is a great way to build your student’s home library or to help our classrooms by donating to the Class Wish List program. This is always a very popular event at Montpelier. If you would like to volunteer to help, please email Mrs. D’Aria at .
DATES TO REMEMBER
April 4 Career Day
7 Registration begins for Pre K & Kindergarten
9 Jump Rope for Heart
11 Release of 3rd Quarter Report Cards
14-21 Spring Break/Easter Holiday – School closed
25 Honor Roll Assemblies (9:30 AM-Gr 2-3 / 10:15 AM Gr 4-5)
May 2 We Love Our Moms! (Don’t forget Mothers’ day on May 11th!)
5 Picture Day
7 Spring Instrumental Concert (9:30 AM – Multi Purpose Room)
14 Montpelier’s 1st Annual Showcase Night (more information on this exciting event soon!)
15-23 BOGO Book Fair
22 Recorder Club Recital (9:30 Multi Purpose Room)
28 Field Day
30 International Day