Blake Updates
April 14, 2019
Senior Parent Meeting
Senior Parent Meeting
All senior parents are invited to attend this important meeting. At this meeting we will be reviewing the end of the year dates and events, especially graduation and prom! Families will be able to confirm that seniors have completed their SSL hours and have no obligations. Information was mailed home to all senior families earlier in April. This information that was mailed home can be accessed below.
Tuesday, Apr 23, 2019, 07:00 PM
James Hubert Blake High School, Norwood Road, Silver Spring, MD, USA
MSDE Student Climate Survey
Dear parent/guardian:
Recent state law requires that all public schools in Maryland survey students about school climate. The purpose of the survey is to gain valuable information about the quality and character of each school’s learning environment so that schools can promote a climate that supports student learning.
Students will take the survey during regular school hours through their mathematics classes during the week of April 22nd. The survey will ask students about topics such as student engagement, interactions with adults and with other students in the school, the school environment, bullying, and safety. The survey will not ask about a student’s personal experiences, and students will not be asked to provide any information that might violate his or her privacy.
The survey is confidential and school personnel will not have access to the responses of specific students. The responses your child provides will be combined with the responses from other students in the school, and results will be reported for each school and district.
We are eager to receive this very important information about your student’s school and about schools across the state.
If you have any questions about this survey, please contact Mr. Sinclair.
Visualizing Blake
Blake's String Quartet @ the Humanities Festival
April 16 Report Card Distribution Schedule
Take Your Child to Work Day
Advanced Placement Exam Dates
State Testing Schedule
Parent Information Meetings on Boundary Analysis Scheduled
Earlier this year, the Montgomery County Board of Education adopted a resolution asking the superintendent of schools to utilize external consultants to conduct an in-depth review and analysis of how existing school and cluster boundaries support or impede the effective use of school facilities in MCPS. To help gather input from the community regarding the scope of work for the consultants, the framework for the assessment of the district’s school and cluster boundaries, and how the consultants will focus their efforts and analysis, MCPS is hosting four regional community conversations.
These conversations will be held from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. on the following dates and locations:
- Tuesday, April 23: Walter Johnson High School, 6400 Rock Spring Drive, Bethesda
(Please note: No specific boundary recommendations are under consideration. The purpose of the conversations is to obtain feedback to inform the work of the consultants.)
To help us prepare for the event, please RSVP at mcpsweb.wufoo.com/forms/boundary-assessment-community-conversation/.
If you are unable to attend, but would like to offer feedback, you can provide input online at www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/publicinfo/boundary-analysis/.
Learn About the Equity Accountability Model at Upcoming Community Meetings
Members of the community are invited to join staff from the MCPS Office of School Support and Improvement during a series of community meetings to learn about the MCPS Equity Accountability Model and other strategies the district is using to monitor and report student achievement.
The meetings will take place on:
Wednesday, April 24
7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
- Paint Branch High School
- Watkins Mill High School
- Montgomery Blair High School
Monday, May 13, 2019
7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
- Rockville High School
- Quince Orchard High School
- Springbrook High School
For more information and to RSVP, visit mcpsweb.wufoo.com/forms/equity-accountability-modelcommunity-meetings/.
Special Education Summit Set for April 27
MCPS parents/guardians, staff, and community members are invited to the sixth annual Special Education Summit, Leading the Way Today, Partnering for a Better Tomorrow. The summit will take place from 8:15 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 27 at Quince Orchard High School, 15800 Quince Orchard Road in Gaithersburg.
The keynote speaker is Lisa Dieker, Ph.D., Pegasus Professor and Lockheed Martin Eminent Scholar Chair, University of Central Florida, College of Community Innovation and Education. Dieker holds a Ph.D. in special education and curriculum and instruction from the University of Illinois.
There is no cost to attend the event, which is open to parents/guardians, educators and community partners. Childcare, a light breakfast, and interpretation services are provided. More information is available at: www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/special-education/events/.
Key Dates
April 16- Report Card Distribution
April 17, 18, 19, 22- Spring Break
April 23- Senior Parent Meeting (7:00 pm)
April 24- SMOB Voting- Through English Classes
April 25- 10th Grade Parent Meeting (7:00 pm)
April 25- Take Your Child to Work Day
April 26- Dance Concert (7:30 pm)
April 27- Classes of 2020 & 2021 Yard Sale
April 27- Bump it Up
May 1- Orchestra, Percussion & Jazz Concert (7:30 pm)
May 3- World Language Honor Society Induction
May 6 - 17- AP Testing Window
May 7- Choral Concert (7:30 pm)
May 9- Band Concert (7:30 pm)
May 17- Junior / Senior Prom (8:00 pm)
May 20 - 23- State Testing Window
May 21- Athletic Awards
May 22- Academic Awards
May 23- Minority Academic Gala
May 24- Last Day for Seniors
James Hubert Blake High School
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Email: Robert_Sinclair@mcpsmd.org
Website: http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/blakehs/
Location: 300 Norwood Road, Silver Spring, MD, United States
Phone: (240)740-1400
Twitter: @Blake_Principal