Cedar Grove Friday Flash
February 17, 2017
We hope that you have a wonderful three day weekend!
Mrs. Jones
Thank you, Ms. Zabetakis!
County Council member Hans Riemer to Host STEM Summit
Parents, students, educators, and business and industry leaders are invited to attend the county’s first STEM Summit from 1:00 to 4:00 pm on Sunday, February 26th. The summit is being hosted by Montgomery County Council member Hans Riemer. The goal of the summit is to create a vision for an effective STEM engagement strategy for Montgomery County.
The summit will be held at the Silver Spring Civic Center (1 Veterans Place). The event is free and those interested in attending can RSVP online.
Applications Now Available for Immersion Programs
Elementary school language immersion programs begin in Kindergarten and are offered in Chinese, French, and Spanish. Applications for students entering Kindergarten through Grade 5 in the 2017–2018 school year are now available.
For more information about elementary immersion programs and to download the Immersion Interest Form, click here. Forms are also available at elementary schools. The application deadline for the 2017–2018 school year is Friday, May 5th. Notification letters will be mailed to parents in May. For more information, contact the Division of Consortia Choice and Application Program Services, at 301-592-2040.
Saturday School
KidsCo and Summer School
Registration for the Cedar Grove Summer School is due Wednesday, March 1st. Incoming Kindergarten students and current kindergarten through fourth grade students are welcome to participate. The cost for Summer School is $300. It will run from July 10th to July 28th from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm each day. Bus transportation is available for a limited number of students within the Cedar Grove boundary area. If you are interested, please visit our website to access enrollment information on the main page. Completed forms can be sent in to the main office. Please contact the main office with any additional questions.
To assist families who are interested in enrolling their children in the CGES summer school, KidsCo will be offering Summer Camp before and after Summer School at Cedar Grove from July 10th – July 28th. The Summer Camp will offer morning childcare from 6:30 am to 9:00 am and afternoon childcare from 12:00 pm to 6:30 pm. The cost is $503 payable to Kidsco for the same three week period as Summer School. More information and registration for Summer Camp can be found here.